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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17

Tho Hon. JOHN GRANT Otis. the Populist
thinker who represents the Fourth Kansas
district In the present Congress, records
In his brief autobiography in the Congress
siOslai Record that since the war closed
he has been most uncOmpromsngG Green
hacker and advocate of Il new American
monetary system in the interest of the in
dustrial classes" The result of Mr.. OTIs's
twcnty-sevcn years Of brooding over tho
problem of industrial money was fully dis
clos d to mankind last Tuesday when he
introduced into the House bill "to change
our monetary system. reduce interest. fix
tho unit OF value. supply the States with Il
circulating medium. and for other pur-
poses" These comprehensive aims remind
US Of that great syndicate of powerful
financial talents, the Wage Workers
Political Alliance Of tho District Of Column
bia. The Alliance has rival in Mr.. OTIS
We cannot penetrate into all the folds and
windings OF his magnificent schome. but
the great outlines seem to be these:
l. OTIs money not "A promise, but absolute
g. All gold and silver Of the Government
to BE- coined at once.
8. ST. 800. 100000 OF paper money to he
printed at once.
T. An amount Of paper money not to ex-
cesd 30 per cent. Of the assessed value of
the real estate OF the United States to be
held in tho Treasury as the States in.-
provcment fund. and paid out only on
order Of the Governors of the respective
States. Tho States to pay per cent on
sums drawn from the fund. and to keep ian
exchange and general deposit department
ut the capital Of the State"
The Hon. JERRY SIMPSON got deserved
reputation as i'nancier by his proposition
to found sufficient national currency by
issuing drafts upon the unopened and un-
mined treasures in the bowels OF the earth
Mr.. OTls's plan for giving everybody MS
much money as everybody deserves. coneid-
ering the actual value OF real estate in the
United States and especially in western
Kansas. is perhaps triiie less ingenious.
less practical than the SIMPSON plan. Not
that both aren't as practical as perpetual
motion and the squaring OF tho circle. and
some other designs entertained by the
Amplest intellects and repulscd by an I'M
imaginative world. OTIS money would be
q boon and boom 70 paper makers. but
unless wood pulp farms could be made to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
Not Good Plan of Pension Reduction

Not Good Ilan OF Pension Reduction
An intelligent correspondent proposes Il
new plan for the reduction Of the cnor.
nous and manifcstly excessive expenditure
In pensions. He would stop the further
grant of pensions. and would provide by
law that existing pensions be scaled dow,
ten per cent. of their present amount each
year for ten successive Years.
II the question were one of mathematics
only. and equity and justice were not liz
volvcd. this scheme would accomplish It's
purpose. About the beginning of the mex,
century we should be back where we were
In 1872, when Gen. GARFIELD declared that
tho annual pension roll OF less than
S25.0Oo.COD had reached the maximum con-
sstCnt with n reasonable and honest appli-
cation OF the principles OF tho system.
After ten years all pensions now existing
would be wiped out altogether. and for all
really worthy cases Congress would have
to provide by new legislation.
The trouble with this plan is that It hits
The honts t rcnsi0ncr too hard, and lets of
too easily the shams and frauds whose
names swell the present list to its amazing
Dimensions.
There are thousands and thousands of
disabled veterans and dependent widows of
soldiers who are receiving to-day too little
rather than too much from the Govern
ment. The reason they are receiving too
little is because So many hundreds of thou
sands are drawing pensions without good
claim to dollar or II cent from the na-
tional Treasury.
The problem is difficult. We do not now
see how it can be solved byany method less
onoroLs than a discrimination Of the cases
on their merits. under radically changed
legislation covering the whole subject.
Tho first step required seems to he a
Thorough and impartial investigation Of all
the pensions paid in certain specimen cities
or counties. The results thus reached
would indicate by tho laws of average about
what proportion Of the present pension
list Is honest and what proportion is sham
or fraud.
As to the physical possibility OF going
through the vast list again t" purify it. We
have in evidence the proud boast Of Com
missioner RAUM in his last annual report
that in little over three years and half
from March 4. 1889. to Oct. 81. 1892. the
bureau passed aiilrmatively upon not less
than $50 .jG5 cases. How many were rejected
Is not stated. The same industry applied
on honest principles under new legislation
would work wonders in three years in tho
way OF pension reform.
Keep always in mind tho fact that pen
sion reform is in the interest Of tho worthy
pel6iOner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17

Eigh R,re.m' Ri.noy H. {. pot,r.
RH'AHtNps SIR. have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt ~ yours OF Dec Is 1t seems to me as though
your criticism upon mo for making my letter public
was not well taken for the following reasons:
You have been freely quoted for weeks II not hs
by the opponents Of tn. sabbath and those favorable
to opening the XXI Osi,On on the Lords Day as in
favor Of such an opening. aud Dissertation of the
sabbath.
second This letter. in which your name 10 used BY
the President OF the World Exposition as an endorser
ana which has been sent to all the members OF Con
Eress. WAS not issued in The editors of tho
Religious journals were conversant OF 1t some. time
since. and the chicago Ancr had an editorial upon
the SUBJECT Of that letter in their issue Of Dec J.
have not cory Of that paper AT hand but am conf
dent hat your name whs referred to in that ssue as an
enorser of sunday opening: that and other ne III.
bers OF Congress had right to suppose that the same
was used with your endorsement and approval; and IL
you have been misTepresen oil by the friends Of Sun.
day opening for weeks and mon,hs it was your duty
might not he used against the friends tho Christian
sabbath. There is time when silence is golden
but this occasion not such one.
an pleased now to learn although It 10 tardy) from
your letter of the 18th that your name in this con.
necton was used without authority. It shows tn at
those who would violate the Fourth Commandment
Remember the Sabbath day to keep 1t holy" &C.
easily disobey the Ninth "Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighbor."
My letter contained no attack" but pre.u nposed
what it seems Is true that this public use of your
name was unauthorized and asked TOR public denial
which seemed to me to be desirable and necessary
Very respectfully. ELIJAH A MoRsr
CANOE. Mass Dec. II. 1902.
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CORNELIUS rANDERB1LT SENDS s5,ooo.
The poftce Pension Fund Accents II with
Tbanks-SextonN uyier's $50 declined.


Chnuncey NJ. Depew visited rolicc Head.
quarters Yesterday on n charitable mission
He had evidently been thero before. for in an
effort to avoid publicity he entered tho build.
ing through tho back door on Mott street.
But the smallest hoy on Che street knew him.
and raised cry Of
"Hully chloe! dcrc goes Chuunccy pcrcv,
DR.. Dcrew went to President Martins room
IL have Christmas Kilt for tho Police Pen.
sion Fund from Mr. Vanderbilt" said the Doc
t.r. handing Mr.. Martin mourning cnvrlope.
Tho resident opened 1t aud read
IN, ni r5 S,t hnG%.ti ra'o n yHsys 'g o1
The check was there ana Mr.. Mrtintc-
turned thanks on behalf ot the dcru,ttIi,rt.
After short cha;. llr Drrrw hurried away
di'ion lust now, out the last Legislature iuu,Ie
nr1yisl"n ,Ior the est in,n,"d shortage yNloutrI
Iriaie S1O,uuOto meet it. Tho a,, rui.irii'u.
,"m ~ 10 o the G,s SI amd Hya Nqprrtn was
sent in his check for 5000. Ihr Ast"tS law.
ir% %n" 'hr IN" W e. mriWus occasions, On
triu,ei $500. nnT on NAVY nx J. i s rIn,
s4r m A a. gave 10000 The nttcralso says
The Police Board retired the to,ovt,,
policemen yesterday on $500 pension niul"r
tho twenty years service rule:
Joseph Halliday "f the torE,ll,e rour, squad ARA
yasn, If ~ We, s,oSt station, AM j.. n
Kelly or the Merger street station "
Another check was sent TO the Commissian
ers nj he neetin which was not SO gracious.
~ receiveu. IN Tact was not received at ALL /.
was Tor SaO. and came f,om \. |. iuylrr s.x-
ton Of DR.. Iarkhurst's church. tomI.issiCner
Mctlave said:
As l understand IT, Mr.. Bradford w Hitchcock a
brother OF IN late Commander lnswc u liIirrrIrk
Jr.. told Commander frhcn at IL" Navy Nn,l Thar ~.
police escort to his brother. funeral h,i cn,i soma
tnhg 10 tho FAMILY. The money vas rad 10 S.>,on
i,MNier ,ommander Erhcn wfoD" t., SUPERINTENDENT
ByrnrS about the AFFAIR ana he lnNrsiiynt.d IL wns
fuvnd That sexton Iiuver had not and lie IN cn,y T.,
tile police. and after the story wa. T. h,.hrI in tho
newspapers he runy civ cd IN. idea That II wuuII he
y"nl hns 10 ."nl donation 70 the pension fund Ton
GAYS after the iuiera! he send, US Is rhcrk think
he was trying to place the pjl,cr ~ a fn>e iivnt and
therefore move that the check be dee lined.
President Martin said:
think he ought to have sent II to IN, Park hur,t
society. - " " "'''
Sexton Huylcr W.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
FROE. BRIGGss FRIENDS ALERT
A Plan TO Control the General Assembly Al.
tributed to Them by Their Opponents.

The trial OF Prof. Briggs for herosy has
brought to this city many Presbyterian minis.
tiers who follow tho arguments OF both sides
with great interest. II may be said, on the
authority Of several members Of tho New
York Prosbytcry. that some OF those out. Of
town ministers have como here to confer on
the subject al Prof, BriGgs's future status in
the Church. They are fiiondly to Prot briggs.
and. whlo not adopting his views, they be.
lieve he has right to hold them and remain
in the Presbyterian Church Some Of these
ministers arc the Rev. Tennis q. Hamlin OF
Washington. tho Rev. Samuel NJ. Hamilton of
Louisville, the Rev. Andrew V. v Raymond o,
Albany. who had m active part at the recent
meeting OF tho New York Synod supporting
The appeal made ny I'rof Brggs's friends. and
ths ls.y Dr. Charles Wood Of Germantown.
Tuesday evening ut the residence Of the Rev
Henry Van Dyke, the pastor Of til" Brick Pres:
were present. and tho Rev Lewis Lampma H
pastor % u Newark church. who has been men
TIm@n i%r TIE vacant airsc.TrshG in Union
George Alexander and tho Eay Wilton 1s ne Serc
:; Hastings. President of / Mon Seminary. was
also said to have been present. This dinner
M Ws ar e; to hS very private aar but
position to Prof briggs are authority for the
sta'cmeht that a plan OF campaign for tho de-
discussion.
Tho last two General Assem- hies were over
whulmingly opposed to Prof Briggs's tcnch-
ing. IL the next General Assembly. which
meets ~ Washington in May. 1888 and to
VIII apIeal; according TO the result Of tho
present trial is similarly constituted. there il
no question hat Prof. Briggs will be cast out
81 a. the Church, The purpose of the meeting ut
Dr. van lyke,s house 1T is said, was to ar
d.ncIcs could he sent rs delegates from the
pr. Van DYKE has stated his own vicws to 10
that the Presbyterian Church should be broad
enough to include such men as Prof Briggs
on ono side and DR.. Birch. who is leading the
other. WV
The question Of influencing the action on the
revision OF the Westmin ster Confession. it is
said, was also discussed. The diner. are said,
on the authority Of some OF their fellow minis.
tiers. to have expressed themselves In favcr OF
a short working creed: and OF rejecting the
proposed changes in the Westminster Con-
tcssion. which are now before the Presbyteries
In the form of overtures from the General As
sembly for final adoption or rejection.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
lr,.uny to Coin TOT en-, Dollars.

WAsHISGToN. Dee. 1G-1ha Bureau Of tho
American Republics is informed Mat the COY
eminent Of Uruguay has accepted III" ofle! y
DR.. Juan Au.ustin Barriga for tho coinage 4
100000 silver dollars. as au'hori2cl IS the
recent law. ari tho contract has been -'.r-d:
This contract IL Tor the Immediate coin rse II
only ,OtrutOn with the option tOcoin S..NuI.
600 more when rIecmnd convenient. The rrir"
arranged Is at - cents gold fIr each -llvrr
UU0 on each elWU.DU coined. Tho culuat..
il to take pace in the national mint Mt SAINT
ago. undrr tho supervision OF thu Iruguy4n
Minister In hill, and tho dies made for I .
coinage Of ruguayan silver In laris In 1881
are to be usei
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
,SALT W.ITER UNDER PRESSURE
That Company Says II Doesn't Want All the
Street. II Asked For.

About ono hundred persons either inter-
estcd in tho New York Power Company or in
knowing what il is and what il wants 10 10
with the franchise which it asks tn" Aldermen
to give it. gathered in the Council Chamher OF
tho Board yesterday afternoon There wore
present W. l.. Saunders. President Of the com
pany: r. ". Rarne. and T. A. Hopkins. tho
three directors Of the COMPANY and j. Murray
Mitchell. the company : counsel III" h"hiiu.
by tho Adermens Committee on Streets was
postponed to Monday afternoon. but the rep,
resentatIveS Of the Power tomrany eNrIaiIsi
company il to establish a Iian' on III" rih"r
front and to furnish hydrau ic power from sea
water under pressure. which l. "Nr" ''I - 100
used by small manufacturers and .or hI>iInS
purposes. Tho water could a." J." y-'h IN
case of fire. They said that ih"y nav hbi"t
of laying mains in Erun Wal az u f".t""LId'
districts, though they ash PERMISSION ''"' 90
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17

A Large Exodus OF Canadians from "A Single
County.

HALIFAX. Doc. 1G.-The exodus from the An
napois and CORVALLIS valleys to the United
States has reached large proportions this fall
1t Is difficult to get accurate statistics. but it
is certain there has been a matcria! decline in
he population since the last census was
taken. At a way station on the Windsor and
Annapolis Railway. in Kings county. seventy
tickets were sold in eight weeks to persons
moving to the United Statcs. Scarcely any II
them came from outs side that district Al, all
OF them have gone to the United States with
the Intention Of residing there pnrmanegty.
II the exodus at other stations alon. tho lh.s
in this county was as great as ut the staff N
referred to-and there are strong reasons 10
believe that ii was-Over 1000 persons have
States,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
Pension Reform by n Sliding sc,,.

To rHE EDr0n OF The SrS-Sir Your editorial article
this morning on the Fighting Army and the Pension
Army" Is very forcibe and timely. 1t seems to mo
that the only View which will! square with the figures
is that the whole pension list is honey con bed with
spurious and wholly unworthy claims believe that
plan OF reexamination OF each claim is and
that tho only remedy Ia the knife. suggest that a
law be framed forbiddng further grant Of
under existing laws. and further providing that each
existing pension be reduced ten per cent of its
present amount each year for years This plan will
clear the situation on sliding scale. which will pre-.
vent any sudden hardship. and Congress can give
individual relief in any really worthy case.
NEW YORK. Dec Ii. WIsrHRoP PARkxp
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17

Supplement- currency Of this kind with
national and State laws providing that all
debts not owed to Populsts shall be abol-
ishcd on and after April |. ard the demand
for money in the trecless and rainless
lands will be satisfied. and JOHN GRANT
OTIS can cease to churn his brains and can
return 20 the dairy business which he has
loved and followed, next to currency max
ing, for twenty years. If lie gives to butter
and cheese the earnest thought which he is
now applying to finance. the days Of cows
are numbered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17

To rnr EpiroR THr SrS-Sn. Will ron kindly pub.
lish in Tur SuN the enclosed article from the Wash.
ington Sur:
"wuh tho return Of the wintry senson comes the
overcoming question. What shall be done about our
churches Arc the people of tho nineteenth century
going ont with the nuisance undated and IN.
remcIird Are to continue to behold our old
and mothers and dear children seriously injured and
brought to deaths door at times by the foul sicken.
ing. POISONED air in our places OF Worship"
This applies TO churches In New York A. well a. in
Washington AMIR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17

THE Sun parades HENRY WATrERsoN az tho
author OF the tafn reform idea in the Democratic
party. This claim may be dspnted.-AtontiJ 3n,nni.
Who disputes itp And in whose favor Is it
disputed2 viii the Atlanta journal venture
to controvert the assertion that WATTsRsoN Of
the Blue Grass land first appeared rs the
hero Of tariff reform. and that beyond all
contrast he has been its aggressive and un.
faltering champion since tho agitation began 7
We think not.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
Kobcr. I.ou,~ Not In the Aston Library,

To TTr EprroR or Tar suN-Sir; There is not ono Of
Robert Louis Stcvensons works to be found in tho
Aston Library Why is this' His works are certainly
regarded with mach favor in England and had Al.
ways supposed that they were fayorites here Hut
! Hud that they cannot b. had IN New York's gre At
tree library. winch does not contain Dr Jek VII and
Mr.. hyde or any OF stevenson's other works
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17

ray In the Sunnower State. her deep-re-
volving and thought-worn citizens might
not get their share Of the wealth which
JOHN GRANT would allot to them. Even
the OTIS money would make It's way to
Government paper money granarcs or
other storage facilities OF tho plutocratic
East. The pampcrcd money powers OF
New York and Boston would get more than
their share. and Kansas would soon be
bowling for the Issue Of more paper money
at tho ratio of ten dollars for every dollar
OF real estate.
Tho OTIS plan Is great but 1t Is not final.
Out of the unlimited mouth OF Kansas the
last word of finance has yet to come. OTIS
10 doing his beet. SIMPSON is doing his best,
but the problem Is not yet solved. What
the Kansas Populist wants and will have.
as sure as east Is west. is u system OF
finance which will prohibit anybody but
Populsts from having any money at all.
They must forbid bankers and mauufac-
turcrs and owners of grain elevators and
gentlemen in the monopolist business from
binding the brown toilers OF the kaw with
putocrntic gives. (GyvcS is. wc think, tho
word.) How. then. shall tho gives be
busted and the Populist toilcrs DO cmanci-
patcd? Clearly by forbdding the wealthy
to uso money. To do SO would DO to do
nothing more in kind than to prohibit ten
der infancy from using cigarettes or to
make the carrying of concealed weapons
misdcmcanor. Mr.. Otis and his friends
IN sungunary Kansas haven't SO much
money as they think they ought to have.
ON the other hand. a few hundred or thou
sand persons have plenty of money. Do
the few use it rightly? Are they capable
Of using it rightly! Clearly not. or there
would have been no complaint from OTIS
a. SIMPSON. What is to DO done? What
do you do with people who have shown
their inability To manage their own proper
ty? Put them under guardianship.
There is the idea. JoHN GRANT. Develop
It. Mako Il trust estate of all the money,
lands, tcncments. and hCrcditaments Of the
niudicious persons who neglected or re-
fused to vote for WEAVER and--what was
the name Of the =. y. candidate for Vice.
President this year? Mako tho Populsts
the trustees. There will he money enough
in Kansas then, and JERRY SIMPSON can
have his bicycle trimmed with gold. As
for each and every plutocratic ccstut que
trust. if he wants to buy anything, charge
him 500 per cent. extra, and make him pay
in gold If on his account. and not as dis
ahlcd and an Incompetent plutocrat. he
wants to sell anything that you consider
valuable. lay him with an order like this:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17

good enough for tho swollen plutocrstie
money lender according to the Granger
theory. and yet the greenback Is good
enough for him. How's this1 And then are
the people THAT is. tho Grangersl to DO forced
to take the same money that the lcnthsome
lender takes? Why cvcry Granger ought to
have gold mine in his front yard. What are
the biologists and metaliurgsts at Washing
ton doipp2
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
On the Front Platform at Ones Own Risk.

from the itisfon Idilg GiobS
Tho decision of the full bench of the Supreme Cour.
as 10 tho liability of corporations, in Of death or
accidents to people voluntarily riding npou the front
platforms Of electric cars 10 quite important to The
public.
Now people who insist npon standing on ths front
platforms Of electric cars when there need Of 1t,
understand that 1t is done al their own rlss ard
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
PhilOlOSIcnl Comfort.

First Msidrn-llow nice to bs ab,o to read the last
chapter OF novel hrst and get the gIst ~ " story
Second Maiden Vasshr. H;,)--Yes. and how ss' W.
should lie that ws aro not ancient Hebrews Tue"
novels began at the back Of the b""I'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
bishop Pottcr's sharp Reply to Congress-
man Morse.

HNN. T7filH 4. WOIV.
MY DEAR SIR: The use OF my name in the circular to
which your letter Of Dec refers was not
10y me, and you had been governed by the courteses
which obtain among gentlemen you would have given
me an opportunity 60 before attacking IN I'm tho
public prints As it the course YOU have seen nit 10
take puts It out of my power to reply to your letter
inrter than 20 say that If you make public OF this
note must request that do without mutilation
OF abbre Walton. Very truly yours H. C. ror1kR
NV loRk. bee. IL. lS.,c
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17

At the further request of the Hon. ELIJAH
A. MORSE. we print Bishop PorrER's reply to
tho Congressman's extraordinary communi-
cation respecting the Sunday opening or tho
Chicago Exposition. We cannot quite under
stand why MIR. MORSE asrires TO further pub
licity In this affair. but he seems to think that
the severity Of tho Bishops rehukc will be
mitigated IL his own rcjoinder goes along
with It. II there is any balm for his mind in
this beiief. we are disposed to crafty the dis
tinRuished relative OF the ADAMsEs to this ex-
tent. We cannot do anything moro for him.
however until lie tells us whether the cholera
pestilence. which In his opinion the Divine
Wrath will launch upon this land in case tho
Fair Is opened on Sundays. may be expected
to strike down the advocates and the oppo-
nents OF Sunday opening inliscrimin ntely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
Wouidn't stand in Ills Way.

I,or, H.opqinI. Il "g d a. N" nm
How did YOU come - b!cIk on 20 en-
gagement with TwiIling:'
10 told me ho wanted 10 get marreJ,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17

CINCINNATI. Dec 1&-Dr Henry Preserved
Smith. convicted OF heresy. said to-day that
he will not remain in the Presbyterian Church
as n lavmnn. hut that II his appeal goes
against him he will consider cnlls from other
denominations. lie prefers the Baptist Church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17

From M, E,s"I F'ni''''
Istood on the street At midday
The busiest street ~ town.
And viewed VITA iiIuiT-ll""
The trailingo tie gown
isaw the bright reelection ,,
l the eyc.sl tnr hf""lm nai'a"e'
Ana mo g"a'h "l III H,,nlayed.
Insw.ep,nc the pave So clesnly
The cros.Ing. and dusty doors
or The nil'Inrrt I-weIiUr-, stndloS
And ali tge fashionable stores,
How often oh. how often
In the days that are .ois gone by.
Had they wle.iei w vi ovu Nv n,re
But tn. women have come TO- elp them
And they with glain'ss Ian
The lovely new inreniIhn-
The gown with as"tepinE lfail