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Neither Queen VICTORIA nor Premier
GLADSTONE can pick out any British poet
who Is worthy OF the laureateship, in sue
cession to TATE PYE, ana TESNYsoS. There
are reasons against the selection OF SWIM
BURNE. NORRIS. young Mr.. WATSON. or any
of the other aspirants. Consequently. the
Office has remained vacant ever since Ten
NYsoN's death.
We can make q suggestion in the case
Let laureate be elected by universal suf-
frage. That is the very best way of rellev-
ing the Lord Chamberlain, and filling the
office. which Is public Office and a salaried
one of the most desirable kind. The peo-
Pile of England. including the Anarchists,
must pay the laureato's wages. and why
should they not have a voice in his ST.
lection The admirers OF the various
poets would nominate their candidates, and
then the electloneering would begin. What
campaign 1t would be A speaker on tho
hustings would show up the badness, or. as
the English might say. the beastliness. OF
the poetry Of every candidate In the field
excepting his own favorlte. An advocate OF
WILLIAM NORRIS, for example. would prob
ably quote ALGERSoS SwINBURSE's worst
pieces, or some Of the doleful idyls OF
ROBERT BUCHANAN. or dive into the horrors
Of that London rhymester who recently had
the grip. The speeches would certainly be
Interrupted with roars Of laughter. There
would probably be fighting among tho
crowds In Hyde Park.
Why should not the English laureate be
chosen at popular election? He Is pub
lie functiOnary.
We suppose there would be at least a
thousand candidates for the once. There
are nearly that number OF poets in London
alone. The title Of poet is becoming I'M
desirable there.
Which Of the English poets would stand
the best chance OF winning II the election
for laureate were held this Year, Not Sir
EDWIN ARNoLDi Oh. no. We are inclined
70 guess that the winning CANDIDATE would
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
why !. the Truth AbsndonedY

Hundreds OF false Democratic politicians
in Congress and out, are tolllng TO fool the
people with lies about the Democratic
doctrine respecting the tariff: and one Of
the most conspicuous utterances OF tho
kind is the pretended Democratic platform
on which the people OF Pennsylvania have
Just aflxed the brand OF condemnation
Just listen to this condemnation OF falsehood :
every eon.dsr.tion Of political honor fidelity and
szpsdsney demands that the pledges upon which the
victory OF 1897 shall be faithfully and fully
kspt and that the Democratic Congress shall revise
she tarif BY promptly passing the wiLsoS bill We call
upon our Representatives. Congress act and
promptly determine this issue In accordance With
Democratic promises and Democratic Professions"
This mass OF untruth Is not an expression
Of ignorance. Its authors know the Demo-
cratic platform, and they know that tho
WILSON bill is the absolute denial and re-
versal OF Its doctrine. II ever set OF poll
ticans were Justly punished. the authors
Of this imposture were punished by the
voting OF last Tuesday in Pennsylvania.
Il is most impressive circumstance that
during all the discussions in Congress hard
ly q single voice has been raised to advocate
. constitutional aud sincerely Democratic
tariff bill such as the following:
l.
the United states from any foreign country there
snail be levied import duty OF thirtynvs per cent
81 vaiorem.
IL There shall be exception to this ratio OF duty.
bot shall be levied snd collected In the every
article Imported. saving only gold and silver
bulliop. and the goods OF foreign Ministers who mar
Be accredited TO the United ststss.
III. whenever At the end OF any fiscal year the ar
sreras revenues derived from import duus, shall
ssed By Nifty millions OF dollars the necessities OF the
Government. whom honestly and economically admin.
istersd. the President shall DO authorized to Issues
procamation reducing the rate OF import duty all
articles thereafter imported from thirty ave per
10 thirty per cent ad valorsm.
~. This act shall take effect the nrst day OF
April 1894
No other sort OF bill can fulfil as perfectly
- this the pledge Of the Democratic plat
form: no other 30 fully realize the principle
Of tariff for revenue only. Yet not single
official representative OF the Democracy
has proposed or advocated such a bill
Is there no truth In them' Have they
been practising fraud from the beginning3
Did they never believe the doctrine they
advocated up to November. 1892? And do
they now expect TO escape the indignation
OF deluded and outraged people? What
do they think OF the recent elections In New
York and Pennsylvania
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A Very Natural Feature.

Our neighbor. the Herald. is making an
able and pertinacious assault on the income
tax provisions OF the WILSON bill, now un-
der examination In the Finance Committee
Of the Senate. Its efforts against 80 perni-
cious measure OF class legislation are well
directed. The income tax OF that bill Is q
tax devised in malice. envy. and a socialis-
tic spirit OF robbery and extortion.
Hence the Herald is rendering good SER
vice to the Democratic party by warning
the Democratic leaders in the Senate that
" II they wish to save their party from pop
ular condemnation" they must " see to it
that the income tax Is cut from the bill, !"
for tho people will neither forget nor
forgive any party which forces upon them
a monarchical imposition foreign to our
institutions and repugnant to American
sentiment"
"Strike OF the Infamous rider and pass
the Tariff bill at once!" cries the Herald.
But suppose the pestilent income tax is not
stricken on? II was made plain that in tho
House. Of all the features OF the WILSON
bill the most attractive was this very tax.
Nor has anything come from the Senate
Finance Committee 10 indicate different
sentiment. Among the rumors OF changes
TO DO made in the WILSON bill. there has
been none suggesting the possibility Of the
elimination Of that extortion.
As 1t looks now. II the unconstitutional
WILSON bill Is to go through at all and be-
come law. the infamous rider" will DO a
part OF IL. The class Legislation of the in
come tax has natural place in bill which
Is class legislation throughout.
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a PATHETIC APPEiL.
Let the Polish nad Russian dew. Leave the
Name OF Gordon Alone:

To THE EpIToE OF THE suS-Sir: II IA,
perhaps. an unusual favor which venture to
ask OF The SUN. Tut will you not cast some
light on mystery which more or less de-
presses the sensitiity OF the American rcpre-
sentatives of an old and super Scottish clan
Why. pray. do the Israelites OF this town
when sloughing of either in social or other
aspiration the patronymics they nave brought
with them from Poland and elsewhere assume
with more or less nattering insistency the
name OF Gordon? Surely there is nothing to
LeiGIiGnr; or Laubsheimer OF the historic
Gaelicized. Norman. French. Gourton. or
Sor SH y And yet there abound in the streets
shadows OF whish Turk dark proved dealers in
shoes shoes and PAPER collars and secondhand
other no doubt useful but certainly unro-
mantle and upheroic commodities.
We poor reckless Hieiandmen have had to do
deal OF uphill fighting at odd times for our
own heads Surely this time II will he uuite
disposed 70 see our very Kits Striped on
US as II they were WORKOUT trousers. ut only
Moses 10 Welcome to our too often emnty
sporrnns; but. Tor goodness sake. 10, him spare
I, feel. somehow. tina. the all.mercifnl and
nll;h-nlennnt SuS will come to our help and
will uphold our plant against heing con-
dens. the iansiansrs. tho Rubvstonas. the
Gre-nhills. tie Redheahs; the Goatclirs ths
hhWkcraRN. anu the BOleeata who. either
with or without the assistance o! the LeGisia-
ture. assume the nppelation. II not the garL
Of the old and martial sent from which we are
all proud to he descended.
Imagine, vsntureto ask. the feelings Of the
shades Of bertrand de GourdOn. the Norman
arrher who shot nm English King OF Admiral
Gordon. who laid the foundations 81 modern
Russia; OF Charles Gordon, who. after Euhdm-
ing The TAe- pings. iramped, walk ing stick in
hand through the wilderness 10 defend KhAr-
tonm against the MAhdi; Imagine the feelings
with which they must hear themselves falsely
ApOEtToDhiz@d as few Won men family" hy
some eaRle- visARed exile 81 Oriental origin in
the bazHar ot Baxter street "
In the name d our defrauded and helpless
clan. besssch tbs SIN to at least adm onish
litigious Moses. and Levi. and Abraham, and
Isaac. and Jacob Gorions s0,- bsdhf to Keen
the secondhand patronymie they have so
cheaply acquired. a. IatrOnymic which be-
comes their personalities about as well as a
Kilt or Glengzrry wouli. out OF the courts Of
Justice in which they love TO exhibit them
selves aud their diamonds.
A Moses. Hermann. or an Israel Gordon
cluster diamond stud and all resisting the
suit OF schatchen Tor the payment OF a re-
pudated fse-Isiigs (i,ipssII1isil
ARCHIBNID DOUGLAS GoRpoN
PORT RICHMOND. Feb. %.
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any Democratic triumph should turn out to
Je unsubstantisl. But the underlying
principle which governs the appointment
OF democrats to public Office by Demo-
cratic Administration, Is Of more importance
than n solitary Supervisor In Board which
stands 10 to5.
The people Of Virgil, and especially the
Democrats Of Virgil, know a real Democrat
when they see one. Their satisfaction
took, IL appears. tho somewhat injudlcious
form OF electing him TO another Office for
which he Is not eligible: but how significant
is their expression OF Partially. Could a
cuckoo Postmaster be- elected to any other
post. with his commission to sort post
age stamps and classify weekly news
papers still In forcc2 Could q MuRwump
dyspeptie be elected Could protested
opponent OF regularity who waits. like
Mr.. PEcKHAM. for a circular to acquaInt
him with election dayp
wo think not. Tuesday was n day OF
Democratic defeats. Many OF the strong
holds OF the party we're carried by the Re-
publicaDs. The loss OF Enston, Heading.
and Allentown in Pennsylvania was q seri-
Gus reverse. So. too. was the totally unex-
pected loss OF Schoharie county. the old
Gibraltar OF New York. which. for the first
time In its history. went Republican. But
against these losses. and offsctting them to
some extent. was the Democratic triumph
In the town Of Virgil. a vote OF confidence
In tho CLEVELAND Administration for
appointing a Democratic Postmaster. fol-
lowed by the appointment. the next day.
OF another Democrat in the same county.
There Is no cloud. 80 1t Is said. without q
silver lining. and the result in Virgil on
Tuesday was the silver lining TO the cloud
OF Republican successes. A few more such
victories might put heart OF hope into the
hosts OF the temporarily demorallzed De-
mocracy. provided the candidates they
choose are eligible. rs HoLToN wasn't. to
the offices to which they are elected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
Mothers and Daughters.

Not long ago we called attention to an
article in an English magazine in which
Mrs. CRACKANTHoRPE described 1.-The re-
volt OF the daughters against the author
ity OF their mothers as 30 violent at the
present day, that 1t indicated n social revo-
luton OF u very startling kind. The re-
volt, she said. is against the restraints
put upon daughters by the old-fashioned
maternal prudence and solicitude which are
prompted by dcsile to have the girls sat
isfy the conditions OF the marriage mar
ket;" and for that reason she expressed
sympathy with 1t.
Mrs. CRAcKASTHoRPE charges that the
mothers are stupid and sordid In opposing
the greater freedom desired by daughters
OF this day, simply because 1t lessons their
chances OF making good marriages. The
marriage ring" she said. lis the author
ity which mothers acknowledge and obey.
although not for one moment will they ad-
init it." One English mother, however. now
rises to make the admission freely and
proudly. She Is Lady JEUNE. a woman
who has contributed to English magazines
some Of the frankest. most intelligent, and
most sensible discussions OF social questions
which have appeared OF recent years. She
tells Mrs. CRACKASTHoRPE that 1t is non
sense Ito deny that marriage is the object
OF woman's existence" She contends that.
within limits. "the influence the mar
riage market has on mothers Is n
good one" OF course. every good
woman wants her daughter TO marry.
says Lady JEUNE. and lin training her
daughter for that career. and In doing
what she feels will facilitate that object.
she is only doing her duty and seeking
her girls welfare" 1t is mere sham and
false and mawkish delicacy" to pretend
differently. Let us be quite honest"
she exclaims, land say we care more
about that subject than almost any
other. and that we want our girls to
marry. and marry we'll. and marry tho
best men. because We know that they will
be the happier and better women for it."
Let us not hesitate to declare and acknowl-
edge that everything a good mother can
do to minS about this qualification OF her
keenest desire "she will do. and he justi-
fed" Accordingly. in the training OF her
daughter she will pay constant heed to the
preiudices and predispositions Of men. as
expressed in the customs and conventions
OF society touching the decorum proper for
the girls they would wish to have as wives.
Lady JEUSE can see no "a reason for shame
In making the admission" and there is
none. No mother need excuse her desire
for the prosperous and happy marriage OF
her daughter, and no mother Is censurabe
for trying to crafty so unselfish an ambi-
ton. The marriage OF girl is step OF
momentous consequence for herself. her
family. and the race: and there is no parent
al obligation stronger than the duty OF
guiding the child and shaping her social
surroundings and companionship so that
she shall not enter upon her appointed
career under the direction OF blind and dan
gerous chance only.
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NO DICTAIox ~ THIS LAND,
The UseTainess OF - Six Years Sonata
Against "a Four Y~nrs' Presidsa..

From ne dutio'ie Tdioa asd Tine.
II has become fashionable in these latter day. IA
abuse he upper House Of Congress but the recent
ample which the senate gave OF incorruptib!e indie
psndsnes as against the influence OF Executive power
has shown that ak years Legislature successful
ly check four years President. The ClevsIand-Il
night stripped OF all personal and partisan features
rsdIeibis to th!S Granting all that the friends OF
Hornbower and PeekhAm have said in their favor II
Is nevertheless the judgment OF out of every
impartial observers that neither OF these
would ever have been selected merely because Of hi.
merits Ths factor that decided their prsrsrmsn Mt
their deadly hatred OF ssuArGr Hill The question then
arose IN the Tninds OF those who held the power OF
continuation whether the President wa. iusiinsd In
using nominations to great and bonOrsd orness OF
tie republic. in order TO insult. humiiate and a.
consequence. rain senator ot sovereign state The
Sns~sr SAs an emphatic ana crushing negative twice
adm Mustered.
fhis - well! Every nov aud then q President
drunk with success and Adu alton. dreams for q mo
ment that he possesses dictAtoTa power but sooner
or 'iteF he hhds some clause OF the Constitution TO
block his will aud foii his agsressona Compared with
the admirable fsATesansss OF senate the trucking
snaGsrvleney Of the so called Popular 10 er uouss
OF Congress Is contemplate indeed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
A Separate Appropriation for the New
York Post Office.

The Hon. CHARLES W. DAYTON. the Post
master OF this town. Is attending with en-
ergy and intelligence to the interests Of the
postal service so far as they come under his
charge. He has proved his administrative
ability by the establishment OF the great
branch in Forty-third street. and the Or
ganization OF Its vast business, with view
to relieving the congestion ut the down.
town Office. The effect has been immediate
and very beneficial.
The next step that Is necessary for tho
public good is In the line OF Postmaster
General BIssELL's plan for separate and
direct appropriations to the larger Post
Offices OF the country. We believe that tho
plan. which is now under consideration by
the House Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads, contemplates separate and
definite appropriations for some ten
Offices, according to the size OF the cities In
which they are situated. The evil Of the
present system of lump appropriations for
all OF the offices, Is that when the money
runs low and a curtailment OF expenses be-
comes necessary. the offices that suffer are
just those where n great many men are
employed and where any reduction of the
service Is most detrimental to the general
interests: here at New York, for instance.
or course. II the proposed plan were
adopted by Congress In its annual Post
Office appropriation. tho very first thing
would be to secure adequate provision for
the New York Post Office. the most impor-
tant In the country. The relations OF the
New York office to the postal business In
every part OF the Union are exceptional and
fully recognized: and 1t ls not merely a
matter Of local concern. but for the good of
the service generally. that a specific and
adequate appropriation for this Office
should be made.
Tho change proposed by Mr.. BIssELL
ought to be effected by Congress. Beyond
that. Postmaster DAYTON ought to have the
strong support OF public opinion In all OF
his endeavors to improve the service at
this great centre OF mail distribution.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
Small Consultations.

Cortland is an interior New York county,
noted for hops. the manufacture OF wagons
and carriages. Republican majorities, and
DAN LAMONT. On Tuesday last. local cleo
lions were held In the fifteen towns which
make up the county. and on Wednesday. the
next day after. Mr.. CLEVELAND appointed a
Postmaster for the town OF Cortland. Ordl-
narily there is no clear connection between
township elections and Postmaster appoint
ments. but in the case Of Cortland the cir
eumstances are peculiar. BENTON JONES
IL . Democrat. He Is a regular DEM
ocrat. He is Democrat OF the EDWARD
DOUGLASS WHITE. not OF the HoRNBLowER
and PEcKHAM. variety. He is a Democrat
who supports the regular ticket. There is
nothing OF the Mugwump or cuckoo about
his brand OF politics. His selection by Mr..
CLEVELAND tn be Postmaster. with the APP
pearance OF his name among a batch OF
snti-snap aspirants. is said In Washington
20 be surprise to the two Democratic SEN
stors from New York.
On the same day that Mr.. CLEVELAND
was choosing. as the Washington de-
spatches declare. regular Democrat for
Postmaster OF Cortland. because. as they
aver. there are no anti-snappeTs in that
town. the sovereign electors OF the town OF
Virgil elected WILLIAM HoLToS TO the post
OF Supervisor, thereby eonfounding the Re-
publicaDs. Virgil is Republican town.
and Democratic victories are rure in It's his
tory. Tuesdays may be barren one. for
IL appears that Brother HOLToS is the
Postmaster OF the place. and according 10
the law. as interpreted by our nelghbOr. the
1Ftbssss. "he cannot hold both Offices"
Here we have two encouraging incidents
occurring almost eontemporaneously the
appointment by Mr.. CLEVELAND OF a yeri-
table Democrat in Cortland. and a hearty
and eOrdial ratification of his appointment
OF another New York Democrat as Postmas-
ter Of Virgil. That ratification took the
form Of the election OF the Democratic Post
master as Supervisor.
Il Is unfortunate. In these days OF sweep
lag Republican victories. and Of rare. iso-
lAtsd and slender Democratic success. that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
MUST an ophN FREAK Occur,
The Value Of the Pennsylvania Lessou-wui
Mr.. tleveinud H~sdI;f

Ear. hceu EF
WASHINGTON. Feb. pa Maryland Demo-
crat who has assisted to max 9 the state secure
for the Democracy. and to keep such mon rs
Senator German at the front for n good ms ny
years. said at tho Capitol yesterday: Were
an election to como of next week In that State
It would GO against the Administration and
the Wilson BILL" This assertion was rsspon d ed
to by a number OF Democrats from different
States. who affirmed that it was equally true
German fully realize this. and live 10 the
hope that something short OF an open break
with Mr. Cleveland will be found TO save the
party. Even Senator Voorhees, will not deny
that the Democratic ship 10 fast nearing the
rocks under Mr.. Cieveiand's seamanship
Clear-headed men like German regard the
Pennsylvania election as likely to do good in
instructing the President as to tho where
abouts OF the vessel and OF the perils before It
A Democrat who saw Mr.. Cleveland very
lately reports that he seemed to have no con-
Germ about the future or much regard for the
present. aud was chiefly Interested in the
question how test to have a good time for
some days where no would not be annoyed by
anybody or anything.
in reality the Presidents proposed absence
at such time as this has caused no little in
Guiry as to the reason for what to most per-
sons Is strange performance. The selection
OF tho Dolphin Is q departure from what has
been understood was ssttle ed purpose not to
use Government vessel for junket a cir
cumstance that tends TO prove that Mr. Clsve-
and has changed in more than one respect
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A Word to Our Hawaiian Friends.

One danger. and only one danger. threat
ems tho future OF Americanized Hawaii
otherwise assured by the patriotic endeav-
ors and conBummate political ability Of the
men who have led In the march to freedom
That danger does not arise from the hos
tillty OF Mr.. CLEvELASD's Administration.
or from any other outside source. 1t pro-
ceeds solely from the possibility OF fractional
divisions in Hawaii itself AMONG the pro-
motors and supporters Of the successful
revolution.
We do not say that the evolution OF fac
tons In the party Of Jan. II has gone far
enough to constitute u serious menace, or
that 1t mas yet impaired In any respect the
working efficiency OF the machinery Of
progress. We say only that a little rift
which may widen has made its appearance.
and that its appearance Is enough to call
for word OF friendly warning.
The Sun believes that 1t has tho right to
speak plainly to Its Hawaiian friends.
Self-government implies party lines and
rival ambitions: but for the present there
IL room In Hawaii for only one party. the
party OF Hawaiian patriotism. This Is no
time for the question whether this club or
that league shall prevail in the councils OF
the Government. or whether this personal
influence or that personal influence shall be
the dominant factor. The sincere we'll
wishers OF Hawaii In this country regard
the party OF Hawaiian patriotism as a
unit. and desire TO continue SO to regard It,
Postpone factional politics till the future
10 secure. Follow with absolute trust and
patriotism the leaders who have already
proved themselves worthy Of confidence
Stand together. and stand close togetherl
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The Hon. WASH HEsING arrived at the
Chicago Pest ONCE from Washington. pinne cd
a carnatlon upon his breast. and offered this
instructive observations:
by the way the President Is much pleased with the
outcome OF his contest with the New York Senators
anu regards the confirmation of Senator wBrrk a.
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court as q victory
Twas famous victory. Come out door
and will lick tho dressing out o. you." said
THOR ODINssoN. shaking his fist at the
Troll in tho church window. II decline to
come out on those terms" replied the Troll
solemny; and ever afterward ne boosted OF
his notable victory.