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To the Dissatisfied.

Letters accumulate upon our hands from
Democrats who are dissatisfied with tho
ticket made ut Chicago. They como. rs n
rule. carrying tho writer's signature. and
containing internal evidence Of deep and
sincere concern for tho future OF tho De-
mocracy. They are not all from New York
Democrats.
For example: Mr.. FRANCIS LEE Of this
town writes " 1t requires no prophet to
foretell the defeat Of GROVER CLEVELAND
at the next election. Not even the grim
spectre Of the Force bill can save him." Mr..
S. S. DECKER of Havana. New York. writes ::
" I do not like CLEVELAND stock. and there
are thousands Of tho same opinion In
tho State. The Democrats are going to
show the Mugwumps in November that
1t takes Democratic votes to elect. Those
that were for HILL are HILL men yet. We
cannot stand n Mugwump Administration"
Mr.. HENRY GR1MMEL of Brooklyn writes {:
What is the matter with THE SUN2 We
Democrats would like to see you fight the
Mugwulnp candidate to finish and show
no quarter. know q good many Demo-
Gratis who will not support CLEVELAND ut
the polls next November on account OF his
being IL third-time candidate"
These specimen extracts will serve our
purpose as we'll as hundred. They show
that In the Democracy Mt the present time
all is not hurrah. band music fireworks.
and flag finging. The spirit which inspires
such communications In considerable num-
Der exists and must be taken into account.
Those enthusiasts who try to persuade
themselves that 1t does not exist or that
il it does exist it signifies nothing. should
go and live In FOOLS Paradise.
To all such Democrats. dissatisfied with
the nomination OF Mr.. CLEVELAND. and
now disposed to carry their dissatisfaction
with them when they so to the polls In
November. we have this to say:
What will you gain for yourselves or
for the Democracy by refusing to vote
the Democratic ticket Will you thus
reverse tho action Of the party ut Chicago
Will you put into the White House Demo-
crat whom you would rather see there than
Mr.. CLEVELAND 1t Is no longer Ques-
ton OF choice between CLEVELAND and
HILL. or between CLEVELAND and Bo1Es.
or between CLEVELAND and any Democrat
whom you may have favored for tho nomi-
nation. 1t Is question between De-
mocracy and tho Republicanism that Is
pledged to fasten upon the people OF tho
Southern States the evils and tho horrors Of
Negro Domination: the Rcpublicanlsm that
is ready to follow up its success at the polls
with Force bill menacinR the liberties.
the property. and the happiness Of millions
OF your fellow Democrats who live In great
and now prosperous section Of our common
Union.
Whit loyal Democrat can hesitate when
his ballot counts In tho decision Of this
supreme question? No Democrat, We hope,
In the Empire State Democracy. which stood
shoulder to shoulder with the solid South
in the last fight against Force bill.
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A Foreigner Justln-s Mckinley.
from ne RAJ NH Goseft

foreigner can e made to pay q portion OF the
taxes levied on his, goods, You are unable to
the Americans intend still to compel ioreinn.
crs TO ray y lortion, OF their taxation" We
sell crnIcS Tor tho Norwich Grape Company.
Franz" n directors of that company instruct
" 10 So at. or nearly at, the prices at which
p"r cent. was put on them. They wisely do
thi-. rs they say II We once lose our position Il
viii cost us 10 per cent to displace our oppo.
craues are within n little Of English makers.
Tn" Norwich makers simply give 4 ner cent.
o nj and SO p2 Per cent on sbent sso6oo
tmward the taxes In France. You may say.
Why do ~ Try to keep the machinery going
sufficient. Yours faithfully DAVID EVANS.
l WOOD STREET.
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The Pestifcrous Mugwump Enemy,

Tho Reform Club OF this city, rs II Is
called. Is a mutual admiration society OF
Nugwump free traders. 1t Is important
only in its own esteem. and usually Is a
harmless enough collection Of hobby riders.
1t becomes mlschlevous. however whom
it seeks to force Its uuwelcome alliance on
tho Democratic party and has tho impu-
dence to push its way into tho Democratic
column: for In spirit, In theory. and In pur-
pose 1t is utterly undemocratIc. It Is the
enemy Of Democracy and the friend of
Itself alone. AS BoURKE COCHRAN said OF
Mugwumpery In general In his men,
orable speech at Chicago. this club does
not want TO enter the Democratic party. It
wants to own 1t. 1t will not follow. 1t
wants to lead. With such ambitions and
prctensions 1t now puts itself forward ut
the beginning OF tho great campaign for
Democratic principles. wherein will DO
needed the energies Of tho united and har-
monious Democracy to achieve victory.
insignificant as this Reform Club is, IL
can make great deal OF noise. for tho
whole band shout together and shout I'M
ccasingly. They occupy conspicuous seats
on platforms. They cannot get people to
listen to their dull and drcary speeches, but
they can print them. and scatter them
among the Democratic voters to produce
confusion and cause irritation. Undoubtedly
the Republicans would gladly replcnish tho
club treasury whenever 1t runs short. for
really the concern Is an annex to the Repub-
lean party. so far as Its influence goes, II
Is for the benefit OF Republicans and not
Democrats.
This club of MuGwump cranks has
presumed to "ratify" tho Democratic
ticket and platform as II they wero of It's
own selection. devsing. anil construction.
1t met at dinner at its Fifth avenue club
house on Tuesday evening and celebrated
the result Mt Chicago as Its own peculiar
victory! The Mugwump L. ELLERY AMBER
son presided and boosted that at Chicago
the Reform Club had done what tho
politicians had failed to accomplish "Tho
movement for tho nomination OF Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND" he declared. had boon organized by
members Of the club According to him,
tho Mugwump Reform Club ran the Chica-
go Convention. This little band OF free
trade cranks did the whole business.
Mr., CHARLES S. FAIRoHILD followed him
In the same strain, He reported to the en-
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Among English shutters there is an un
usual amount OF interest In the religion OF
MoHAMMEp and in Buddhism. There arc
many pieces about these Oriental systems in
the English periodicals. and we occasionally
hear OF an Englishman who would like to
think he is Mohammednn or would like to try
10 become buddhist. We are entertained by
these things. We observe. however. while
looking at tho English. that tlcre is stronger
tendency toward agnosticism or skopticism
on tho one hand, and toward msthetic theology
on tho other hand. than there is toward my
religion that stands out against Christianity.
We arc amused while noticing the phenomena
OF this aRnosticnl and nsthetical age in Eng
land. The English arc bothered by tho sheer
Ing OF the French Voltaireans and the bag.
Cling OF the German hagglers. We must
smile at thcm. We can tell them that arohnm-
mechanism won't do for them. and that Bud
dhism won't do. AS for nstheticism. 1t isn't
religion at all.
In these blessed United States. true and solid
religion Is flourishng.
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Tho New Ballot Law Means Hard
Work for Democrats.

Some OF our contemporaries have tum-
bled into the error of supposing that the
new Electoral law will make easier for the
Democracy this years fight In New York
city. This confidence Is misplaced. 1t
arises evidently from ignorance Of the terms
and conditions OF the new law. under which
this years Presidential election in New
York will be governed and directed. Far
from assisting the Democracy. the now
ballot law will operate to the benefit Of the
Republicans, and on this account more vigil
liant efforts than were put forth in 1888 will
be needed to Offset the injury done byit to
Democratic interests.
Tho last election held In New York under
the ballot law which prevailed Mt tho last
Presidential election was that Of 1889. Tho
present ballot law went into effcot In 1890,
but there was no State election. Last years
election was held under it, For tho pur-
poses OF comparison. and for the cnlighten-
ment OF oil observers. We give below tho
vote cast In those wards Of Now York
which are wholly or chiefly below Hous-
ton street. at tho last State election
hold under the old system, and Mt the
only State election yet held under the new
system. These arc the districts which
have the largest floating population: whore.
II anywhere. colonizers" are to DO found.
where tho lodging houses which engage
the curious attention Of magazine writer's
arc situated and where tho lees Of the
clty's needy. destitute. depraved. criminal,
scnfarng. desperate. and ignorant inhab-
iants arc most numerous. This is the
region OF trades" and the subject of
Mugwump jereruatls.
Here Is tho vote Of this region under the
old system f voting and tho new:
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TO COME TO AMERIC4p
The Finest Private Library Extaat to -
Sold,

=, For some time. past it has heen rumored that
called tho finest private collection in the
world. was about to be soil. and now the an
noune.ment Is made ui"r authority. It is
bored to t" Ia, # en- b1r hut should that NOT DO
tbs sS nns, fa WI, DC pat up TO %uct2n Selling
RIGS y lump cnn mean only one thing-soii-
I'M. it to America. W. trust that may not
th"tpncn; since Lord srspfors collection con:
n nriho many soinncs whlch 1t Is national
tho famous Taldarfnr, = Boccaccio." Which
Lord l'iandforl cd from The second Earl
srencer for f2.IDo. to be ultimately bought for
al epoch making sale. for this great library
r"nt"ins some 10000 volumes. mostly price,
nlnan.,,r, mpPgn'gcent printing. and DAZZLING
these nrc its rl:sies. Many, Of the books. to-.
touch nf the Iompadour or Of Diane de Poi
tiers; or the elrsant GRASP Of Francis I. There
productions Of CnSton to say nothing OF the
famous Mrnlz psnlt.r. n copy 81 which has
fetched $1,000. To sell the Althorp library.
in is "m%st as though W. Wero to sell
partment of tho British Museum
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THE RHODE ISLAND PORTS
The Need Of suitnbio Dcfeuces Tor the En-
trance to NnrrnKnnsett Bay.

WASHINGTON. June aa.-Noarly two centuries
nave passed. since the importance oil Nara
gansett Bay caused forts to be erected at New
port for protection against naval attack. In
the Revolutionary war tho British showed
thor appreciation OF the value VI this place by
occupying ii. and the history of tho war bears
testimony in other ways to that value. Since
then Newport hns always been u military and
naval station. garrison under COL Menden-
rartmcnt has there It's torpedo station aud
tho naval war college:
Tho Notifications Board OF 1850 put Maria
dcfendod updor Tho now sys,om q, cnost ,r,.
.sa.,a ' uu n,u 'no now SYSTEM o' so"ss pro
lection. II being @S placed eleventh IN order OF
oniv bv barbe,te and mor,or ra,taries and
bn w. - a ,,,,, liza ~, ,.,a 10" "na
which should carry pair OF big lJ-inch 10
ton guns. and by providing IL also with half n
dozen torpedo boats. In addition to giving it
coosts. tho noorI also ,,seneI 70 ~ tnn
l2-inch and ten 1O-inch guns and forty
eight Pinch mortars. Thcy estimated tho
cos. Vi ,he masonry anu ear'h"ork needed at
Sl.AV.OOO; that OF tho armor. ut S45O.O0O:
that OF tho structural metal. Mt S15O.OOO;
that Of the guns and mortnrs, at sl,3IOOO
with S45O O,Uj more for on rrjnros Id n
600 for submarine mines and s3jO 600 Tor tor
pedo boats and tho total is 81 Dbl 900 The
estimate for torpedo Donts was no doubt too
small, and n the other items Mood no revisinn
the. aggregate cost would probably 10 about
81, 5UO.OOO.
IL this seems n creat sum. IL Is we'll IN Ioo,,
Mt what is to be- Jefrnded II ia pretty much
all Of Little Ilhody and part of Massac husetts
In the first place. MS n writer in thu Prnvin cnrc
Journal shows. there ia Newport which not
only contains tho Important naval stations
lust spoken OF. but many costly residanc,s
which would make easy the cXtortion of n rich
ransom from their owners or from tho CITY no
representing thcm Then there is tln town Of
Bristol containing large mnnnfnc,nrinr
works including tho plnnt OF the HcrreshofTs
where torpedo Toats are turned ont 4 jittic
further on il the great manu- cturinv town nj
Fall River. one Of tho most IN nous and impor
tnnt In New England. The towns ~ SomnrSat
and Taunton would hardly oscane sho,iiI the
invaders take the trouhm to send mn oynnji.
tion against them, Willie li1ht- drnurht vessefs.
CARRYING Iong-rnnre euns could throw THAR
shells into Providence. '0''
1t is, therefore clear that n properlv couinnsd
feot could make great havnn In fho wntnrS ~
this famous bay, lined with busy and nroinr.
tive Industries of many sorts And bestdas tho
destruction OF pronorty we must THO into
account the strntrric ndVantnpn vhIch thc
possession OF this Inv would rivn 70 M nnam nv
There he would find excellent anchornp" and
a naval rrn,iozvnua of hi,,h ~, -, -, ~ ~ II
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Tho New Secretary Of State.

Tho President sent to the Senate yester-
day tho name of the Hon. JOHN WATSON
FOSTER OF Indiana to be Secretary Of State
In place OF the Hon. JAMES c. BLAINE.
Mr.. FOSTER is a man OF varied experience
IN private life and public Office. Ho has boon
soldier. IN editor. n Postmaster. n Minister
OF the United States at Mexico. st. Peters
burg. and Madrid. and an attorney
practising before tho courts In Wash
ington. He has held commissions signed
by LINCOLN, GRANT HAYES. ARTHUR. and
hns been con1dentlally employed by HAIR
RIsoN: and Mr.. CLEVELAND sent him
back to Spain after tho refusal OF tho
Senate to ratify the commercial treaty
which he had negotiated In the last days OF
ARTHUR's Administration. with instruc-
lions to. procure tho assent OF tho Madrid
Government to modification of tho trcaty
as originally proposed. That mission failed.
A remarkable story was recently told by
Mr. MICHAEL Fl. DE You've OF San Fran
cisco. 1t represented Mr.. FOSTER MS hay
Ing forced tho resignation OF Mr.. BLAINE
by insulting him Mt conference with
tho Canadians who were In Washington
seeking reciprocity. Mr. BLAINE expressed
certain views concerning the subject under
consideration. "Thoso are not tho Pre5i-
dents views" remarked Mr.. FOSTER curtly.
according to Mr.. DE You've. Mr. BLAINE
at once terminated the conference and
wrote his letter Of resignation.
This disngreeuble story has been denied
BY the Hon. MACKENZIE BowELL. the Cana
dian Minister OF Customs. who was pres
cnt at tho conference where tho Incl
dent WAS said to have occurred. To
those who know Mr.. FOSTER and are
aware Of his refinement Of manner and
extensive diplomatic experience. it was
Inherently improbable that no should have
treated the Secretary Of State with gross
disrcspect. Mr.. BowELL's denial Is forti-
fled by tho choice of Mr.. FOSTER as Mr..
BLAINEs successor. II the story were
true. how could Gen. HARRISON ever have
made up his mind to insult Mr.. BLAINE
further by such nomination
Tho Hon. JOHN WATSON FOSTER is the
second FOSTER to go into Gen. HARRIsoN's
Cabinet. An interesting. although perhaps
not IN important question. Is whether he
will figure there as FOSTER the First or
FOSTER the Second.
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There Is no physical reason why Mr..
GLADSTONE should not live to he 2CO years Old"
In the opinion OF that eminent English medi.
cal authority. DR.. CLARK. In few years more
GLADSTONE will reach tho end OF tho first CEN
fury OF his existence. II no live through these
few years. and then. II he BIO still In good
humor. he will start out on the second century
OF his life 1t Is to DO presumed that he will
not surrender his political leadership; that no
will hold on to tho Liberal party: that he will
continue to stir UP the popular interest in tho
Irish question; Tint he will at every Parlia-
mcntary election ask tho Midlothian electors
to return him to his sent that no will maintain
his classical studies and preserve order at
Hawnrden. The prospect Is alluring. and the
world will view his career with pleasure. 1t
is sixty years since he first entered Parla-
ment. and tho English people havo had him
before them through all these years. which.
according to DIR. CLARK. may be merely pro-
limiDary to hundred years more OF peegng
away. He has seen three generations OF Eng
lishmen since he came into tho world. and he
has chance OF seeing yet three more.
There are two things which lead us to doubt
that GLADSTONE will live 200 years. We do
not hear all tho time OF his chopping trees
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now In the old style. and this would seem to
show that his physical powers are less demon
strative than they used to be. which is bad
sign Again We do not hear 80 much from him
nowadays about HOMER ms wo heard In other
times. and this would seem to show that his
mental powers are less demonstrntive than
they used 10 be. which is one moro bad sign.
ict. on the othor hand. we hear OF his tramp
ing around on foot. and we also know that no
Keeps up his reputation as the most trcmen-
dous sreechmaker Of the age We must,
therefore. refrain from giving any decided
opinion about his prospects OF life.
We hone that Mr.. GLADSTONE will live 300
years. II he desires to live so long. and we
trust TINT In tho year 81 90 he will be as happy
as he was in the year 1909.
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HOW to Keen \: a deira.

To THE EDITOR THy suS-Sh; have noticed re-
peatedly In the New York city newspapers that In
ferrng TO choice old Madeira wine they hatituay at
the same time refer TO the cellar the place where
such nectar kept and whence It Is taken to the table
Even Mr.. Cummings In q recent Admirable letter ia
tyr slH OF last sunday. has done this
Now, can " be that any here In New York. with
the money and the civilization to POSSESS ana apprc
cnte Odd Madeira wine has at III. same time been
80 Ignorant OF The proper way TO treat II to
lodge eth er cnsk or bottle Of such wins IN cellar
70 the roo" and datn n ana gh Iy.n M ha
should be OF white glass. and before being bottled
Madeira IL pens.bly improved raised in quality b.
long voyage IN n ships hold through warm and trop
ical seas: To c"nsieh such wine LOT n day TO u cellar
were . dow nrig ht barbari,y x T. 4
ll6 East Twssrr.urTH STREET, INV YORK.
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whittier the Flannel Shirt?

A problem to which scientific men have
remained singularly Indifferent is. What
becomes Of the flannel shirts BY the aid
OF statistics and the doctrine Of chances the
savants have determined. to a fairly satis-
factory degree of accuracy. what percent
age Of the yearly output OF buttons will be
dissolved by tho chemicals OF the labor
saving washerwoman. the number that
will be swallowed by babies. how many
will fly Off into space while their wear
ers are laughing at the antics OF the
Mugwumps. and the quantities that will
disappear during tho fiscal year In various
other ways: and thus 1t is made plain why
button making may be expected to remain
live industry. The same with hairpins.
They fall out in street cars. They are used
for cleaning out the clogged drains OF
kitchen sinks. They drop down behind
dressing cases and are shaken out of car
pets at house-clcaning time. carted to the
dumps. and left finally by the garbage
scows to bleach In the ship channels of tho
worlds harbors. And thus the constant
demand for now hairpins Is explained.
Similarly science has grappcd successfully
with the mystery Of the disappearance OF
other necessary and seemingly indestructi-
Bile trifles. But the problem OF the dsap-
pearance Of flannel shirts remains to this
day unsolved.
The basis OF the flannel shirt Is wool.
Everybody. from tho humblcst citizen OF
the republic up to the tariff reform doc
trinaire. knows that wool is al important
and substantial article; yet when it has
been made into flannel shirt 1t becomes
like the wnnIrpuS fahriou
ethereal skcins by Invisible spirit hands in
dark sennces. and the shirt gradually fades
Into nothfngness. The buyer. partly aware
OF this remarkable property. allows lib
orally for shrinkage. and II tho colors DO
rather cheerful he sallies forth In
his new flannel shirt, as conspicuous
MS Mount Hood when it is lighted
up by the colored fires OF the Oregon
Alpine Club. On the occasion OF It's first
trip to the laundry this ample garment be-
gins to disappear. not in sections, but all
over At length tho buttonholes become
microscopic. and tho buttons stand edge
wise for want Of room. A few trips more
and the garment comes back with yarns for
sleeves and meagre skein for the body.
wearing 1t rs an article Of apparel has
become impossible. and the owner thinks
OF saturating 1t with turpentinc and putting
1t on to keep of contagious diseases. In
some way 1t gets into the wash once more
and comes back mere spcck Of wool that
floats In the air. settles upon the coat sleeve.
escapes the whisk broom. and finally Is watt
edaway by one OF the four winds of the earth.
What has become OF the flannel shirt?
Wo ask this question not for tho unwor-
thy purpose of adding to tho mystihcatlon
OF an already sufficiently bcwidered hu-
manty. but in the hope that it may engage
the attention OF specialists In the realm OF
scientific investigation and calculation.
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considerable factor In the national legis-
lature. He has alicnated tho National Lib
erals. and can now count npon only luke
warm support from the Conservatives. In
his anxiety to obtain the cooperation OF the
Ultrnmontanes no offered them School
bill marked by inordinate concessions which
aroused storm OF protest from the whole
OF Protestant Prussia. and which he was
finally compelled to withdraw. At present
the Kaiser and Chancellor CAPRIv1 aro all
at sea as regards the combination OF parties
with which they Gun manage to shape legis-
latlon Mt the next sessions OF the Rcichstag
and the Lnndtag.
These are facts. and the only question is
whether 1t was patriotic In BISMARCK to
proclaim them. No one certainly would
impcnch his patriotism on this score II
strictly parliamentary government OBJ
taincd In Germany: that is to say. II the
Ministers were solely accountable to tho
peoples representatives. Then 1t would
BIO BIsMARcK's fundamental and sacred
duty to dcnounce the faults Of his cue
ccssor in office. Unfortunate indeed the
country where such criticism is inexpedient.
II 1t be true that in Germany under her
present political system 1t Is unwise and
unsafe for her foremost statesman to tell
the truth about political misconduct. then
the sooner she acquires n parliamentary
government OF the English type the better.
1t may DO that BISMARCK. who during his
long lease of power opposed the principle
Of Ministerial accountability to Parliament.
is destined in tho hour OF his ostcnsible
eclipse to crown the services OF lifetime
by establishing tho principle whose value
is at last revealed to him.