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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30

Tho Demand for n National Anthem, Law,
To ME EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: I was glad to read
your editorial article Hail Columpia in :oday's
Sun. You say: I'VE do not how It can be de.
tsrmined whether the tune OF Hail Columbia or that
OF America shall be the national American sumo with.
out the Intervention Of Congress- Congress has the
right and tho power under tho Constitution declare
which tune shall be It, and which is to be performed in
official ceremonies" Then let have tho interven.
ton OF Congress" Tho Hon. Amos j. Cummings will
cheerfuly Introduce bill and Congress will
gladly pass It, declaring Hail Columbia" to BIO our
national anthem. 1t is high time such a bill. were
passed. for We have sung the OF "God Save the
Queen" for nifty years simply because It Is mis-
called America, National Hymn" In the Boston
Academy Collection. published In 1886 We don't care
to sing IL any longer Therefore lot the stupeudous
blunder be rectired by Congress-
10 certainly Of sufficient importance to be brought
before Congress. 1t most assuredly serious mat.
ter. when nation OF 60 900 Americans can be
heard singing the national tune of England and sing.
ingi on all occasions when celebrating the an.
niversares OF victories gained tho English a.
we do on every Fourth OF Juy yes and even when we
celebrated our hundredth anniversary of freedom
country. the tune of God Save the Queen
Iniscailed America"
Could anything be more ridicuously absurd
In the bill declaring Hail Columbia to be our ma
liberal prize TO an American composer for The best
music 70 tho words. My country. Ills OF thee" the
mttee appointed by Congress. The Americ an.born
composer who can create such music will quickly re-
spOHi when proper incentive Ia offered for We havs
mn,cal talent capable 9f Creating as soulsttrinX
The dsy on Which congress- passes III. s,,,on,, A..
them bill should be declared a national HOLIDAY when
has decided Tat tic music Of ssp. e1v
Queen shall not be regarded as tho national air Of
LAssisGsvEoH. Oct at W.
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m.n,.l prlnclple Of u. p.mocrs.Ie party. a.

mental principle Of the Democratic party. a.
affirmed at Chicago.
There are several possible tariffs which
would answer this description: II IL for the
House Com mittee on Ways and Means to re-
port. and for the Democratic Congress to
enact auch . bill The general and essential
principle to be observed is that there must
be no protection. Protection. direct or incl
dental. must be eliminated as a factor in
the composition OF the bill. 1t must be such
n bill as n board OF Competent statesmen and
tax experts. not necessarily Americans or car
ing anything at all about the prosperity OF
American industries. would draw up II they
were commissioned professionally to devise
q purely revenue measure.
This Information for Mr.. CuTTRELL Ia good
for Monday. Oct. &c. and for every other day OF
the calendar until the Democracy has re-
deemed the promise and pledge made de-
liberately last year at Chicago.
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II Is tho Same Mr., Eynrts.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: noticed
at the head Of the published list OF the Vice.
Presidents Of the Cooper Union meeting. held
last Thursday night Tor the purpose OF de-
nouncinG Judge Maynard. the name OF Will
liam NJ. Evarts. Is this the same William NJ.
Evarts who in 1875 and 1877 acted as counsel
Tor Chandler. Sherman. Garfield and Com
pany in the stealing Of the Presidency OF the
United States from Samuel J. Tilden? Is it
the same Mr.. Evarts who argued before the in
famous Electoral Commission In favor of the
perpetration Of the monumental crime Of
American history. and took his pay In stolen
gooda In the shape Of an appointment as Sec
rotary Of State. from rutherford b. Hayes?
NEW YORK. Oct %. FITS.
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seems big price to pay 500 for cup OF tea and
a macaroon; hut those articles are what secrst,rv
Carlisle got at his reception last summer by tbs
OF Lady Managers OF the Worlds FAIR aud $500 ia to
amount he was required 10 pay for then TIE lad,.,
finances are in mudde. and the tradesnen who su,.
Piled tho tea aud the maeAroon besides little lunch
con and corsAge bouquets for the Ceremonies Com.
m''es refused 10 walt any longer for their pay With
characteristic want OF consideration for their fair
Pa'foneAses. and in accordance with their vulgar
notions OF proproty the caterers sent their accounts
to the Secretary and tho latter CALAMITY footed the
bills out or his private sxchequs Tho ad.e, to
20 ANtu'y NICE to tho Secretary. and in measure
they were successful Al any rate they hAy. mad.
thsmssivsS very dear to him; financially at Isas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30
Tho Political White Cans.

Good government clubs" as they call
themselves. are sending out circulars and
postal cards to the registered voters in diff
ferent election districts of the town, giving
advice to the electors as to the candidates
for whom they should vote.
These volunteer advisers OF their neigh
bors are organized on the plan OF the White
Caps. who take on themselves the regua-
ton OF the morals OF the communities In
which they carry on their operations. 1t ia
the plan of meddling in other peoples bust
ness. and enforcing the whims. caprices. and
prejudices OF band OF lawless individuals
against the general judgment OF society as
expressed In the social organization.
Good government. according to the DO
htical White Caps. requires the election Of
the men they favor. and the rejection
OF the men they do not favor. Pro-
Tossing to he bipartisan. they assume to
establish a standard of personal character to
which they subject candidates for office. op-
posing those who fail to meet their require
ments and clectioneering for those who
suit them' without regard to purely politi-
cal opinions and qualifications. Actually,
they seem to he pushing Republican rather
than Democratic candidates in this cleo
tion' pnt on whichever side they worked
their Interference would be vicious.
Good government. according to the es-
serce Of our institutions, is government in
accordance with the political principles OF
the majority of the people. tits not merely
government by good men individually. 1t
Is government by principles and by policies
which commend themselves to the majority
as good Even bad men with good political
principles servo this essential purpose OF
popular government. and good men with
pau p"!'tlca. principles cannot be elected To
Once Without violating IL.
Henco the substitution OF purely moral
Test FORA rigid political test of candidates
iof e'cction Is contrary TO our theory of
representative government. The first and
esSebt!Gi requirement Is that they snal!
represent the political principles OF the ma
Joflty legislature is not PRAYER meet
inS composed Of the spiritually elect
chosen because it is believed that they
can read thoir title clear to u man
Sion in tho skies. 1t Is body of the
POLITICALLY elect. whose title to their Office
's mat they represent the will OF a
majority here on earth rs to the prin-
cipics "f mundane and temporal govern
meat. Tho people OF Now York have great
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30

At session Of literary club In this town
not long ago, Mr. HAMILTON W. MABIE under
took to teach the young men what to read To
the question. How much time would you ad-
wise to be spent In reading the daily newspa-
pers ?" he promptly replied:
Just I" little as possible after getting the news"
Then he went on to suggest to his youthful
clients perusal Of SPENsER 1t appears to US
that the literary adviser who 10 capable Of ad-
vising young mon Of the last Of the Nineteenth
Century to skimp the daily newspapers in
order to get time to read SPENsER 10. to put
the case plainly. a katakrinokouphslog.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30
Mr.. II. y. Oakley RhIneIander aud Misc
Edith Sands Engaged.

One OF the latest engagements ann ounced is
that OF Mr.. T. J. Oakley Rhinelander. son of
Mr.. William Rhtnolander and cousin OF ex-
State Senator Lspenard Stewart. and Miss
Edith Campbell Sands a daughter OF Mrs
Charles Edwin Sands, whose home has been
Rhinelander. who Ia one Of the best-known
young men In fashionable society. is a gradu-
old. He Is a member Of the Metropolitan.
Country: Union. Seventh Regiment Veteran.
Of Sons Of the Revolution. Mr. Rhineander ia
also n member Of Company X. Seventh Regi-
ment. Miss sands was introduced into society
about two winters ago at n reception held in
her honor by her mother at the Hanover apart
mcnt house. Her sister. Miss Letitia Lee
Sands. Is soon to become the wife OF Mr. Ma
turin Livingston Delafeld. Jr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30
Our Flag Officers and Our Flag.

The reported change OF Admiral SKIER.
RErT from Honolulu to the command of the
Aslatic station. the ordering home OF Admi-
raj IRWIN from the latter staticn. In view
OF his approaching retirement with prob
able filling out, however. OF his active SER
vice In command OF the Pacific. and finally
the need OF flag officer in the South
Atlantic to take tho place OF Admiral
STANTON. constitute n series OF important
movements which may well excite the in
terest Of naval circles.
Aside from the personal and professional
considerations involved. these changes sug-
gest how important, part In public and
International affairs the naval officer In
command OF one OF our foreign stations
may play. The flag officer Of the Asiatic
station, for example. has to do with af-
fairs In China. with which country our
own Government Just now sustains delicate
diplomatic relations. involving not only the
treatment OF Cinnamon here under the
GEARY law, but the treatment Of American
missionaries In China. The commanding off,
Ger In the Pacific has such matters to super
wise as the Behring Sea patrol. the affairs
OF Samoa, American interests in the revolu-
tions occurring from time to time along the
western coasts Of Central and South Amer
ica. and. above all. our relations with
Hawaii. Indeed. this present reported ex-
change between Admiral IRWIN and Adj
miral SKERRETT inevitably suggests that
affairs at Honolulu may be at the bottom OF
it, and that an able officer. who will remain
continuously in charge there. is before long
to be sent thither.
The unfortunate salute Of Commodore
STANTON at Rio. which not only spoiled his
own recent good fortune. but might have
seriously compromised the United States
with the friendly Government Of Brazil.
furnishes another illustration Of the great
Importance which attaches to the functions
Of our naval officers in foreign waters. For
this reason care will probably be taken that
the permanent successor OF Admiral STAN
TON shall be a man not only Of thorough
discretion. but one possessing a good
knowledge Of international law. The sud-
den ordering Of the powerful armored
cruiser New York to Rio Is fresh evidence
Of the Importance attached to having a
strong naval force there.
Our American fleets in foreign waters so
fully represent the flag that they need to
be commanded by officers OF exceptional
ability. patriotism. and judgment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30
Mr.. C. CurrREnh of New York asks us to

Mr. c. CUTTRELL OF New York asks us to
tell him IN THE Sun OF Monday. Oct. 30. what
kind OF tariff bill should DO enacted by Con-
gress to carry out the tariff plank o! the
Democratic platform adoptod at Chicago
in 1892"
This being the day specified. We proceed to
inform Mr. Cor RELL that the tariff bill which
10 called for by the Democratic platform is
a bill repeating the Mckinney larlfr. and
substituting for that eliminating atrocity
OF class legislation tariff devised
0olely with view to producing revenue; for
the Democracy has declared that the Govern
mont has no constitutional power to impose
and collect customs duties. except for the
purpose OF revenue only. Any attempt to
shape the tariff so as to promote or foster
or encourage domestic manufacturing indus
tries. or TO make 1t easier for American manu-
factnrers to compete with their for eign rivals,
is unconstitutional. according to the funda-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30
rHK FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS.
Many Republicans In 1871 ThouEht Ther
Unconstitutional

N
! U,sn,.,,,,,,o.,,
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: The Hon.
! AmosJ Crnrtn,s,s ht.torr -, ,ho n.,nsnsad
/ hp.,,i,aa a. So, ~. - An, I,,i
IN is to pass tno ,ooS
/ aided that ,Its en,,.n,ont was t,a lat str, ~
to many Republicans who had uncomplaininG-
/ ly upheld the radical reconstruction policy OF
Congress- with tho bone that the.o sx,rsmo
measures would prove only temporary and be
! done away with when their n nnorent necessity
ehueo' !! was demanded by tho extreme sup
porters OF President Grant as means TO make
certain Republican rule for all time to come
ny ,eue,". in"rSha's were Ill hep"pncahs'
and though they were required to appoint rs
this ,yos roooon,.oS -, I'M" =, Nv. y. 80 30 !.
,n1s was r0s"snzea as It has proven to be-
support OF at lcast mart of tho tick Of To which
tbsv woro nnr,in.u,, w. sao T,.. ,,is
needless Federal interference with elections
has resulted in n pettv decentralization as one
OF Its michierous effects.
1871 believed this law to se unsens'saton.
Inc power to regulate elections In the states
is not enumerated in the grant OF powers to
constitution. 1t must. therefore. by the law
mens to ths oy So has
to The Stntes resparixaIy o me ,n tSa nsnnIe
The plea OF constitutonality for The Federal
/ of the Consiiiutiop' nanalye Va "'''s''
Tho tn 49, ..'', . =, s,,,,, .,.,,,o,.
for senators ana ,ha bn gstsssrSsd
Rres- may any time by law make or alter such resu.
i"tions except the places OF choosing senator's
This seems n apparently a contradictory grant
secondly to the ConSress. This Ia az niaineS in
the debates in the 9onstitutinnai Gopvsntionu
1t was feared by some that IL this matter Of
Representation we're left unreservediy to the
States eoma ~ them n,iyht nouiact fha m aana
for mnintainps Observation-Disclosures as bnS e been te
some extent the case under the CONFEDERATION
This peculiar grant OF power first TO tho State
and secondly to Congress was Intended to
meet such cases New York was one Of the
States tina. hold out longest against giving
this mower to Congress-: hut IL is left on record
Federalists agreed that tn, power WAS never
to be used except after the state ieCislature
had continued 10 neglect the means for secur-
Supporters Of ConcressIunuI n ajnst Esecu-
tive Reconstruction OF the south after the war
were familiar with this argument It was ON
400. 900 majority of the popular vote in the
Congress- elections OF 1861 But preciseiy
because they believed that the Congress-
and not the Executive should prescribe the
conditions on which the States Should he
they Protested against this interisrenee by
after had been
age it's own affairs accordne 70 its own man
ment exclusively" as was demanded by the
Republican platform on which Abraham Lin
did these Republcans of 1874 87 protest
against the Southern policy OF President Grant
in maintaining Executive control Of the South
The decision of the United States Surname
Court in 1874, declaring the Civil Rights law
constitutional, is based on an arrument
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30
a Cordage Presidency offered TO Comptro,,er
MNers.

When Comptroller Theodore ". Myers COOS
out OF office he may assume the Presidency of
the John Good Cordage Company. Of which he
Is large stockholder. Mr. Myers said to a
Sun reporter last night ~
Il have been asked to take charge OF the
company. but l have not yet taken any de
cislNe steps have been Very busy OF late and
have not had time to give the m after that con-
slheration 1t necessltates. Nothing is settled.
and cannot state definitely any OF NV nians
for the future. There will be no cOnsoIdatiup
o. the Good Cordage Company with NatIonui
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From The Huntington Capital
senator might have been seen on a certain night
this week holding cutglass lamp shades eight feat
above the ioor for young women to Kick at Faot 4.
he en- lie paid $40 for tho fun; bu. that isn,t
much when you consider that eight feet 10 a pretty
guod kick,
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These figures are for one month and they
show how slight has been the developme emit OF
mage, at its wharfs heing only one third OF
the North River tonnage. The Harlem River
figures are insignificant. but when the new
OF the river is finished. and the new bridges
are erected there will be- 1t IL expected, a de-
two piers on the East River and sixty eight
on tho North a total of 40. exclusive Of those
be materially increased.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30
Senator Hi.

Ir"m The Richmond Di.pd'ch
Senator IIil saw clearly the right path and he hesi
tated not a moment to wax therein. Mr. Halstea d
hardly exaggsraes tho fact when he says that Senator
Hin is the most interesting hgure In pubic l.f.."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30
TIL. sues...or OF Good Old Uncle Hannibal

From he WIShihgton C1pi,dL
Civil Service Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt uks
Hannibal Iiamlin, never wears an overcoat in tho
Washington climate, arguing that ought to have
energy enough to keep himself warm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30

S"n"inE = hedfor ! IN he Hurled Tom orroys.
The funeral OF Cunning S. Bedford who died
at the Windsor Hotel early yesterday morn
Ing will take place from 81. Patrick's Caths-
dral Tomorrow morning The Interment will
be II Woodiawn Cemetery. Many OF Mr.. Bed
lords friends called at tho hotel yesterday
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30

wore printed In TIE SUN on Friday and
Saturday told yet other things about
BRADLEY's schemes to get the oolored vote.
He has offered q silver ten-cent piece TO
every man. woman. and child who will sing
two Of his campaign songs In his presence.
despite the anti-bribery laws Of the State
He has offered 800 to the colored cause II
anybody con prove that colored people have
more rights on private property anywhere
than they have on his beach front. He
has cast another sheet to the windward
by declaring that the Jews. as we'll as the
negroes. will be protected in their rights at
Asbury Park. In his speech to the colored
voters there on Friday night, he ran from
prose to poetry as he shouted:
"The Democrats are trying to take your votes away
from me. Your votes belong TO me- member OF the
Republican party, which freed your race In the words
of the old negro camp. meeting hymns
"'I am wid YER
am glad that
lam wild yer
And will be vjd
Yer Till die"
It looks as though Brother BRADLEY OF
Asbury Park was going daft in his pursuit
OF the colored vote.
We do not see how any self-respecting
colored voter can give any encouragement
to this sort OF thing. or can cast his ballot
for a man who INDUCES in such tantrums
for the sake OF an office.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30

The old gentleman seems to let his tongue
70 OF at half cock small proyOchtnn. The inilrml-
ties OF age and the OF state to be telling
on Senator HARRs,-thItnno1yu Ttmsa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30
THE HUDSON EAR AHEAD.
Tables showing tho Relative Commerce of
New York's Three Rivers.

Tables Showing The Relative Commerce. OF
New YOrk's Three Rivers.
Public curiosity on the subject Of tn Q reia.
tive commerce Of the three rivers which en-
circle Manhattan Island is at last rewarded in
an official document which appears under the
hands and seal OF the Dock Commissioners
From this statement 1t appears that the tom
mage Of foreign commerce OF Now York city is
thus divided:
North or Hudson River............. s37
33,OR5
Harlem -. lO7S
The tonnage OF domestic vessels a much
more important item. is thus divided
North, or Hudson ....1
iast 55S. 74l
1853
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30

Since tho old gentleman sat down oil has
been forgiven.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30

Uotr friends Dho Idpor snitt rndnuserfptsJor
publication uish TO have rejected articles returned
e,ev muslin oil cases send stamps for hat purpose
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-15
PERSONAL.

Eugene Field has received the honorary
degree OF master of arts from Knox col
lege, Galesburg, Ills.
Count Reventlow, Danish secretary of
legation in ST. Petersburg, has been ap-
pointed minister to the United States.
Dr. William c. Prime of New York is at
bis summer villa at Franccnia, N. H.,
accompanied by his sister, Mrs Slawson.
Ensign Lloyd II. Chandler, Uni ted
States navy, a son of Senator William K.
Chandler, has been ordered to duty on the
coast survey.
Lord Lorn eceives 10000 year as gov
ernor and constable of Windsor castle.
Absolutely h only duty in this sinecure is
to sign receipt for his salary every quar-
ter.
Lieutenant Harry II. Hosley, United
States navy, OF Lebanon. N. H., has been
detached from the United States steam
ship Philadelphia, and granted three
months leave of absence.
Charles Ladd Norton, son of Tax Collec-
tor Norton Of Springfield, Mass, has been
chosen an instructor In the department of
physics in the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. The appointment is for two
years. Mr.. Norton is % years old, and
was graduated from the school last May.
Ex-Postmsster General wanamaker has
telegraphed ex-President Harrison asking
him to accept tho invitation Of the Phila-
delphia city council. to deliver an oration
at the Fourth Of July demonstration in
Fairmount park. The ex-president has
not yet reached a determination In the
matter.
The Emperor William will command In
person the Sixteenth army corps at the
autumn msneuvers. A novelty in the
maneuvers will be the appearance behind
the cavalry Of corps of sharpshooters,
armed with the new small caliber rifles
provided with smokeless powder and rid
Ing In steel clad, bullet-proof vehicleA
George Davis, a Penobscot Indian, who
has lived In Boston for number Of years,
Is working his way to Oldtown, Me- where
his tribe Is. He left Boston a week or so
ago and intends TO tramp all the way. He
IL 10 years old. straight as an arrow, and
has long black hair lie has lived away
from the tribe for 10 years or more, and
when he reaches Oldtown he will remain
there, he ssys the rest Of his life
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-15
RIGHT TO THE POiNT.

Ex-President Harrison at the Worlds fair
will be just as much courted by Americans as
If he were President Harrison.
tt
California Is making strong pull for win
ter edition of the Worlds fair.
/ tt
We have already seen enough of interna-
tional arbitration TO pr fer it to grim war.
The Viking ship Is somewhat unorthodox,
but she has numerous admirers just now.
: : :
The faxed MESSAGE from the deep is again
at work making general laughing stock out
of itself.
The counsel for the government In the
Borden trial ought TO be supplied with full
stock of court plaster.
Our distinguished regards 10 the passenger
committee of the Eastern trunk Hines '~heti-it
meets to face the exposition rate problem
next week.
The Kentucky colonies are viewing with
unfeigned alarm the success Of Michigan's
heterodox jag cure"
The college graduate is now graphing with
the problem of whether to become president
of a trunk line or chair roller at the Worlds
fair.
The Boston News died with its boots on
judging from its valedictory editorial.
"a
under ordinary circumstances" volun-
teers Governor Flower, 1.-THE people govern
themselves" IL the governor believes this he
should make haste to get ont.
The opening of the new gas well in Ohio
should not be confounded with similar feat
Of Ex-Governor CampDell's mouth.
Massachusetts, severely scores Governor
Russell for attending the fair on the Sabbath.
1t is easier TO keep government building
locked up than a governor.
I I
II this is sample OF Democratic apathy
where will the country be when the Demo-
Gratis awake from their winter sleep.
/
The Columbus statue craze has got beyond
the only original stage.