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Mr.. Fitch,

II the Hon. THEODORE w. MYERS Is the
estute person we believe him to be. he will
not be induced by the fiattering representa-
lions OF political amateurs to run for Comp
troller against the regular candidate Of the
United Democracy.
The men who are trying to persuade Mr..
MYERS that there Is anything In the situa-
ton to justify his appearance as an indie
pendent candidate with Republican support.
or anything in the public interests to re-
Quire it. are rendering him q very doubtful
service at this time.
We assume that Comptroller MYERS Is
not blinded by disappointment or personal
ambition. Looking at the matter from his
own point Of view. he must see. as man
OF sense. that there Is only one possible sit
uation that could warrant the course now
suggested to him by the enemies OF his par
ty. II the candidate nominated to succeed
him as Comptroller were unfit for the office
or were a person who in point OF charac-
ter and ability would suffer by comparison
with the present incumbent, then Mr..
MYERS might regard it as u public duty
to invite the comparison in the city's in
terest. and might honestly believe there
was chance Of success.
That situation does not exist. Mr.. FITCH
10 known widely. perhaps far more widely
than Mr.. MYERs. as a Democrat OF ire
proachable character. untiring energy, and
flrst-rato brains. The citys interests will
be as safe In his hands as they have been
In those Of any Comptroller who shall
have preceded him when he goes into
office. His intellectual qualifications are
doubted by nobody. His personal indie
pendence is that OF the honest and educated
gentleman who understands himself and
respects himself. His integrity has been
questioned by no man. and it will be ques-
toned by no man during this campaign.
He has recently earned the gratitude
of every Democrat. and proved the quail
ity Of his eyes and backbone. by his
remarkable services in the investigation Of
Davenportism. leading to the passage by
the House of the Federal election law re-
peal. Apart from that. he has shown that
he possesses habits Of mind and training
In affairs which give him special fitness for
the duties Of the Comptroller's Office.
Why. then. should Mr.. MYERS deem It i'm
portant to measure his record against the
record Of the Hon. AsHBEL p. FITCH?
These remarks are suggested by consld-
Grafton for Mr.. MYERS, rather than by the
remotest solicitude for the success OF the
regular ticket Politically. it will make lit
tie difference to the Democracy whether Mr..
MYERS chooses to stand in the way. or out
OF the way. OF Mr. FITCHs election as
Comptroller. The result will practically be
the same in either case: the damage OF the
mistaken enterprise will fall on Mr.. MYERS
alone. He will go permanently to the dis
NAL shelf that is reserved for ineffective
and broken tools OF spite.
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Lucy Stone.

This distinguished woman died at Boston
on Wednesday at the age OF seveuty-fiye
years. AS a pioneer in the movement for
the legal and political elevation of women
she mad lived through ridicule. obloquy,
and even persecution. until at last she was
honored and reverenced as the heroine Of a
great, beneticent. and actually accom- plished
revolution.
The young people of this generation can
not properly appreciate the persistent cour-
age displayed by LUCY STONE and her SIS
ter women's rights agitators. when they
started out In that movement forty years
ago. All the prejudices OF society were
against them. They We're looked upon
as monsters. as women who had I'M
sexed themselves, and as enemies OF
every conservative social institution. They
were jeered. hooted. mobbed. and insulted.
LUCY STONE was a name OF derision. She
was dospisod and objurgated. The sight OF
woman as speaker on public platform
or as an officer OF a public meeting pro-
voked establishment and contempt. At this
time when every right advocated by LUCY
STONE Is granted to women, and is exer-
cised by them as a matter OF course, such
unreasonable and tumultuous opposition
at period SO recent seems inconceivable.
Complete woman suffrage exists In only
the two States Of Kansas and Wyoming,
but in thirty-two States OF tho Union some
degree OF woman suffrage is allowed. and
in all OF them women can have every po-
litical privilege on an entire equality with
men whenever they ask for It.; and they
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-20
Tho Ballots for tho Constitutional
Convention.

How should tho ballots for delegates to
the Constitutional Convention be printed
Can the names OF the fifteen delegates at
large be properly placed in two columns, or
must they be printed in single column?
Section 80 OF tho Election law provides
that the names on each ballot shall be In a
single column. except that the names OF
candidates for Presidential electors and the
hames Of the inspectors Of election. II ten
OF more. shall be In two columns.
The act to provide for Convention to
seylse and amend the Constitution declares
lhat all laws not inconsistent Herewith
regulating the printing Of the ballots and the
ranyass OF the votes for State officers at
general election shall be applicable to the
printing OF the ballots and the canvass OF
the votes for delegates at large, and that
the names Of the fifteen candidates shall be
printed upon the official ballots.
Unless there is some other Legislation on
this subject. 1t would seem that the names
OF the candidates for delegates at large to
the Constitutional Convention should be
printed on the official ballots In a single
column. The last Legislature. however.
was guilty OF 80 much bungling work In law
making that it may we'll be that the session
laws OF 1898 contain somewhere some other
provision on the subject which will author
ize the County Clerks to adopt the more con-
venient method OF printing the names in
two columns. This Is matter which
ought to be settled before election.
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A Strange story Told In Court.


LINCOLN. Neb. Oct. 13-The Probate Court
to-day to, decided cpriously romantic will case.
Thirty years ago Mary +. Wallace was engaged
to marry an old schoolmate. They quarreiled
and parted. The girl. alter. her lovers mar
riage to another woman. in the course OF time
became the keeper of n notorious house in
lincoln under the name OF Lydia Stewart
Four years after his marriage her old lovers
vile died IN giving birth to daughter. and
the lover dying two years later tho child was
placed in a home for wallis in Chicago
-, The facts came to the ears OF Miss Wallace
She went to Chicago. and. formally adopting
the child. placed her In the hands OF friends.
the girl being afterward educated in convent.
all knowledge of her foster mothers vocation
or her own Earentage being carefully kept
when she married J. L Klotz OF Omaha two
years ago. In August asst Miss Wallace died
after a long illness. during the latter part OF
which she made will giving Mrs. Klotz ST 900.
the BALANCE OF her $4,000 estate being given
to the testator's sister. Mrs. Bailey OF Chicago.
Mrs klotz began a contest. and to-day the
the sister had used undue influence when the
testator WAS mentally decrepit. and that the
heriting her adopted daughter.
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From Eir.rohd Cmhofic Missions 10, O4os.r.
DR.. Leonard Freeman OF Cincinnati has been on a
visit to Mookai lie spent two days In the leper col
ony and IN tho course OF long account OF his obser
vations he says There several other churches In
the colony besides the Methodist including Catholic
church and Mormon church: but the Catholics seom
to be doing the mort OF the real work others take
II out largely in talk.
There are nine sisters Of Charity. all from Syracuse
n. Y, and two Fathers The buildings in which thew
live are neat and clean aud by gardens
and banana trees. These noble women are sacridcinR
their lives TO great and loving WORK under the most
Encouraging circumstances How sweet good and
gentle they were to the epors some have been IN tho
colony hve or six years without having once left A.
The priests Fathers ConrarI md enuelin Tbev
have taken up the work LAID down by Father Damien
and are carryingi on with the same aids OF divine
grace to the same end.
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Again Drectum compels us to compare
him with Nancy Hanks as a candidate for her
place at the head OF tho list OF record holders.
How do Nancy's 2:04 and Dirsctum's 2:O5s
look when examined side by side?
The mare went against time alone trained
and warmed for the ono great effort. Dr.
rectum was a competitor in a race with two
other horses and was obliged to 60 two heats
in 2:14 and better before being free to cut
loose. As such warming up is no proper pre-
liminary for an extreme test OF horses pow
ers. 1t is fair to say that II Drectum's mile
wasn't better than Nancy's at least 1t was as
good. And Directum is a four.year- old. I'm
less his legs are pounded from under him. he
will beat 2:0+ next season as sure az he eats
oats this winter
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SUSBEAMS,

| The largest hsh-largest by 100 pounds-that has
been caught off the western coast OF this country this
year was jewish that weighed 800 pounds and was
SIX feet long Tho successful fisherman Mr.
Hervey Lindey OF Avalon Cal. Tho meat OF the jow
nsh 10 edible.
"A pleasing feature OF railway stations In ana
about New York Is q smiling colored matron at.
tendant in tho ladies' room. These nearly
always popular. unfanxly courteous and apparently
honest TO penny They make part Of their business
to care for packages and they accept the smallest
with smile and thanks that make the giver regret
that the amount was not thrice as large.
Although steel pens are made in some hundreds n
varieties only n small number OF pens attain great
popularity Pens Of fancful form have been patented
again and again. only TO fail OF public reception and
10 exceedingly difficult to make place for any pen
that greatly differs from the few forms now widely
used. A downtown Etationer who retailing pens
far below tho usual market price said in answer TO
customers question: Yes. they are good pens. Int
they not known to he public, and they DO
sold at market rates IN large quantities"
Tho Italians OF this town. unlike tho young man
called john now as over dine In coors aud half tho
shabby splendors OF an Italian thoronghiars prove
when the bewi!dered eye has managed to It.
impressions. To DO owing to tho presence on street
stands OF many gorgeousIy colored vegetables. SOW
that the tomato Is disappearing the consequent loss Of
color Is made up by profusion OF long. slender red
peppers that hang adryng IN strings and fesooHs
doorways and under windows. Native cooks. ny the
and Italian fellow craftsmen touching the preparation
OF peppers for the table
An Engshman in Florida being forced for the'Nrst
time his iito os bread It'll his hands found
himself thrown daily in contact with American labor
ers His fellow workmen easly saw tIat Eo"wasnnt
accustomed to such work and that lie was man u
excellent education and rood bringing go They dii
not realize perhaps tina. he TOO, was taking silent
note of hair conduct when how.v.r fortune aygln
smiled pom him and he made his way TO New York 10
declared TO acouantances here that his late coInpau
ions were re mt emen every one They had shown hin
the utmos ration and they forbore with der
icacy he had not expected to ask questions touching
his m At ard IN. caure of his IN luck
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-20
THE INCOME TAX.
Prospect that II VIII Be Urged In Consre.s
ON The Plea OF NecesnIty.

Prospect TINT II VIII be Urged In ConEreaa
on the Plea OF Necessity.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10.-There is no LONGER
room for doubt that an income tax will form n
part of the financial policy OF the Admins
tration. This IS nothing new. although n de-
NAL was entered somo time ago. Certain
Democratic members OF Congress talked the
matter over then. and an income tax found
great favor among them. Chairman Wilson
being chief spokesman and other members OF
the Committee Of Ways and Means agreeing
with him. 1t was believed at the time. and
there has been no conclusive reason since TO
doubt II. that such n tax would have tho sane
ton OF Mr.. Cleveland Atany rate no one was
prepared to say that he would oppose It, That
he will sign 1t Is the present belief
As the revenues OF the Government have
continued to fall Off and the expensss
increase tho question of revenue has grown
In Importance An income tax has come
to be viewed as q necessity not only
by It's early advocates such as Mr.. Wilson
and certain Southern members OF tine Commit
tee on Ways and Means. but also by others
who will be prominent in shaping the policy OF
the Administration and who will act with a
knowledge OF Mr.. Cleveland's views An in
come tax and modelling OF the internal row.
enue tax will be depended on to get money
enough to supply the loss OF revenue from
sources that have heretofore yielded 1t most
largely and to meet increased demands from
legislation The new tariff for revenue only
is expected to supply all deficiencies, and per-
hAps to furnish surplus.
At the present time the question is how to
frame an income tax that will do it's share In
solving the problem that copfronts Mr.. Clsye-
lands Administration. The Treasury problem
Is growing more serious every day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-20

Now. while many papers are charging the
French with preaching a crusade against Ger
many In their newspapers. ana with an at
tempt to turn the existing festivities In Paris
into challenge to the Triple Alliance. 1t is
case.
Two witnesses will suffice for the present.
the feue Kurs and tho Gazette de Turin. The
former 10 an influential German paper. and a
fayorite with Chancellor CAPRIyL The latter
is Ministerial Italian sheet. Here is what
the Neue Ktrs says:
Between US and the French there only one legiti
mate frontier from the point of view International
law. and that 10 tho one that formerly separated
AnSirasA and NeuGtria without speaking Of FianderA
In word We musI reeS;Absh the frontier OF the Ger
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The Change In the Pulpit.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. I have
been surprised lately at the persistency with
| which some Of our clergy seem to hunt for
crime in order that they may have q text for a
sermon. Sensational cases come up in our
courts. sensational novels are In demand and.
suppose. ministers OF the Gospel feel that
they should cater to the tastes OF the day.
In earlier and am inclined to think. better
times. We would hear n pastor telling us
kindly Of our faults. Now we arc much re-
lieved to hear Of others' wrongdoing. We are
beginning. in fact to be impressed with our
own sanctity. Yet in spite OF that We are
sorry that our ministers feel Obliged to go
down into tho depths Of crime in order to
more highly color their word pictures.
Evil has existed from the beginning. and
will exist to the end. We instinctiveIy know
that. but he who reads and believes the Bible
has double knowledge OF the fact. Why.
then. Is 1t necessary for any one. especially
minister. to 60 to places OF doubtful reputa-
tion in order to learn the details. It looks to
the irreverent person like an unhealthy curl
osity. Perhaps our clergy have not thought Of
1t In that light before. but it is SO. Such acts
never aid the cause to which they are devoted.
but rather hurt it. Religion. philosophy. or
science-I speak in general and therefore
loose terms-is as much known by its dis
c1ples as BY its principles. l might say. and
truly. better known. Careful indeed. then.
should the leaders Of the disciples be.
But not mindful OF this fact one in partlcu-
lar. in the excess of a misguided ZEAL has COM
mitted q moral crime in order to bring to JUS
tice offenders against moral and civil law.
Furthermore. in his efforts he has shocke ed all
decency. No right-minded man will create
evidence: mean by creating. inducing per-
sons to do evil In order to OBTAIN evidence.
Such an act makes him morally worse than the
criminals.
However much he may try. he cannot do
away with a result until he has eradicated the
cause. This cause Is the natural tendency OF
mankind to evil II he changes that tendency
his object will be accomplished at once. His
present method. however. in which. to say the
least. there is wonderful lack Of judgment
not only will Illustrate the end he seeks, but
will bring about state Of affairs similar to
that on the Continent s.
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IRON aorRnxon sroNE
Authertio Dental OF Current Report, or
white Cap ontrnRes In Mis.,ssippi.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
JACKSON. Miss. Oct IL 1SQ2

| EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
| JACKSON. Miss. Oct. Is 1893.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Ny etten-
tion has been called to an editorial in your pa
per OF the 10th inst. In which some harsh terms
are employed in denunciation Of the State
Governments OF Mississippi and Louisiana for
permitting organized gangs OF incendlaries
to terrorlze the community"
While knowJou have been imposed upon
by egregiously false representations. 1 cannot
hold you harmless unless you attempt to re-
pair the wrong you have innocently done the
people Of Mississippi and their State Govern
ment by the publication OF such ISLANDERS in
your esteemed and widely circulated paper
Ever since these lying publications COM
mepced. L have employed all reasonable means
to ascertain what foundation there is for them
and who the author. and l am fully warranted
In saying to you over my own signature that.
30 far as can be ascertained. not n gin or gin
house In the State OF Mississippi has been
burned by white Caps" or any other similar
organization. since tho ginning season Of 1893
commenced. Only one gin has ever been re-
ported even by the space writer to have been
burned by White Caps in this State: and tho
owner OF the gin. good and reliable citizen
promptly corrected the statement. and de-
clared that he had no such thought and that
there was not n White Cap In Claiborne county
NoWs HE Gun nhs always Deen looked upon
here as fair. conservative. and reasonable
paper. You have done US great wrong by
publishing these falsehoods. and you cannot
confer upon the people OF tho State o greater
favor than to furnish me with the name OF
your correspondent that it may he given to
the public and let the people OF Mississippi
know who their slanderer Is. They do not be-
lieve that The Sun would knowingly misrepre-
sent them. but they do know that they have
been grossly and wickedly misrepresented.
and J. for them. appeal to you for the name Of
the author
few gins have been posted. by whom no
one knows, possibly by some crank or harm
less sneak but it is fact that will not be con-
tradicted that not single gin that was posted
has been burned or otherwise mclested. |
by complying with my request you will con-
fer favor that will be duly appreciated. Re-
Epectfully yours.
J. NJ. STONE Governor OF Mississippi.
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Easy Enough.

In certain church in Ireland young priest WAS de-
tailed 10 nTrhrh Jhs occasion was his hrSt appear.
sncs ana he TOOK for his teSt The Feeding u the
Mntlfuie" " '"~
lie sad And they fed ton PEOPLE with ten thousand
loaVes ~ bread and ten THOUSAND nthes"
An 9d IrishmAn sal' That's no miracle: begorrA
iSnuIh DO HAT nys.lf. which the priest overheard
The next sunday the priest announced the text
but he rad t. rght this time lie sad And they fed
fishes - N'
lie waited second and then leaned over the puIpit
and said, And could you do thht, Mr Murphy !"
Murphy replied. And sue. your reverence. I could"
50 And how could you do II ~ sal tho priest
And sure. YOUR reverence, could do II with what
was left over from last sunday"
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From n, TrE Ii,'d anil Farm.
There should be serious objection on the part O,
riders to putting sidewalk on til. Iare m River
front of the Speedway, provided ornamental trldgea
bull. A different points for the crossing OF pedes
trianS The owners OF fast horses will more keenIy
enjoy the sport when they feel that they are contrib.
ut,ng tho pleasure OF the public IL the people wish
TO promenade the river front and LOOK Mt tho horses
why rot let them do sol Make the Speedway as wide
possible and keep II absolutely free from MAYED
crossings, and Tho beraLiDinded road riders will he
content Tho main thing is to push tie Improvement
with energy and despatch
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To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir: I have the honor to
remark that don't where you blasted Yank and
rish.Americans urish d'a here. but not In England
thank Cod fnd basis for your blowing and Growing
over the defeat OF England in the recent yacht races
Tho Nalkyrie Is owned by an Irish lord W hose family
name Is puin. who has not drop o: English blon, IN
his bloody 7rihs. Il was designed by u Scotclnau
named Watson These are representatives OF Ihe
CONQUERED races Which go 10 make up tho
human beings. To look after AL these fellows and
keep them in their proper plsces leaves genuine Ling.
lishmen little time for frivolous yacht racing with M.
creations wax" A. L. HoRSLHSnyTuK
PHILADELPHIA. Dot. IT. 1898.
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To the Valkyrie.

Oh. English yacht
Oh. English yacht.
Great ScAcht.
But you've gAcht
Aswacht
In tho neck: nAcht
To say three swachI;
And your lAcht
10 nAcht
A happy one: you've EAcht
To brace up or go to pacht:
That's whAchtl
It's racht
To say that you will nAcht
Learn by experience; whaeht
Are you here forf You're Sacht
In your way. rs true. but hAcht
Beyond redemption. You've gacht
40 drop q centTeboArd in the slAcht
To wipe out the blAcht:
Then whAcht
WIN DO your lAcht
We wAoht
kGehtI
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ma, .mp,re such a. IL existed under tn. Emperor
| onArtSsv
AFTER the next victorious war We win take seven
departments from France the Nord' the heuss'
senrtne' the VosFss Hsutessone pouo'' "na 'af'-
That is pretty hard upon France. but 1t APP
pears that IL is only part OF the plan. The
Gazette de Turin doesn't mince matters. Here
is what It has to say:
Italy would wish to live in peace even with
proud, and very powerful Latin sister But how
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White Capper- Sentenced.
Lrnm n. Iadinnnro,i. s,ntfna

irnm ne IadnnOpo,s S>nffnJ.
SALEM. Ind. Oct. lh-Twenty years in prison, Such
sthe Judgment OF the for the aggregate punish
ment or the Ave Washington county White Cannsr.
tried for whipping Mrs Emane Dalton on the n gh OF
Aug g. which has been trial since last Thursday
The argument was concluded at noon TODAY
Elijah Dalton the husband of Emaline Dalton: Janex
DaItou tho brother Of Elijah. and George Hosspplo
each get five years Edward Boiling gets three y.ar.
and Arthur Barnetts gets Two yeara
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Free SIlvey.

TO TIE Fn,roR or THr suS-Sfr; Will you kindly ex-
plain The meaning Of free silverf" mink It is I'M
dersood by tho general reader that THE silver soma
tors are tRhtinR Tor free silver" but have sX.d
several people bow they understood It got
faction because they do not seem to unders and 1t
hhAe' &. Il. GARDINER.
1t means that any person having silver bull
ion may take it to any United States Mint and
have 1t coined into money without expense for
the mintnp