New-York tribune., 1896-11-28

ti0n OF essays, some Oh "HISh "o~
the light in different periodicals. The nrst paper
10 . history ~ tho Monroe Doctrine. and its most
interesting feature is an appendix made up OF
extracts from English newspapers that III 100
cordially approved the declarations OF President
Monroe. OF course. IL always makes dinerehoe
whose OK is gored. The proper medicine for
the Holy Alliance in Cannngs time is not equal
" welcome to the England Of Lord Sasburys
time For example. England is not as ready TO
sell Canada now as were some of her editorial
writer's about three quarters OF century ago.
ard she has not even made an offer of Guiana.
The latter would be a good investment. There
is mountain there that surpesses any o'her
natural curiosity In the two worlds. ana "a
waterfall to which Niagara Is not circuh-
stance for height. In the rainy season vast
volume of water pours over a cliff 100 feet high.
There would he more money In these two freaks
Of nature properly managed by persons whom
the English occasionally describe as Yankees.
than In all the Venezuelan gold mines But
England was well enough pleased with the Mon
roe Doctrine when II first cnunciated ana
the years that have elapsed since December -
1S23 when President Monroes message was read
to Congress have brought with them accumu-
lative evidence Of the wisdom of The Fathers
in thus squarely resisting the Holy Alliance at
face Of the kings. and locked; and it is well that
each generation Of Americans he instructed to
keep those gates closed and doube-locked. The
past is not all good to Professor McMaster. He
shows that modern politicians have come
honestly by their tricks. and that some Of 'Th"
Fathers could give them points" Another in
teresting essay is n study Of the career of the
w-Nothngs. The papers in the volume are
not in quality. but they Will all bear
perusa'.
Southern Quakers and Slavery" IS sober
book in which the growth and decay Of the So
cicty OF Friends in the Southern States re-
viewed with minutcncss Its defect is that the
Significance of the bewildering multitude of facts
collected is not fully shown by the author. The
reader is left TO draw his own conclusions. The
impression gets is that while the Friends
were opposed to slavery. they were not strenuous
enough to affect the political societies In which
they lived. and that their iniluenc" was lesscned
as the Nation approached the crisis in It's life.
Southern Quaker influence proved greater in the
population which IL sent TO the West than at
home OF the miscries which the Quakers en-
dured in times the author says little. but
that subject has been covered In recent volume
by Of their number
Another volume in Quaker history is Judge
Rogers's brief but suggestive biography Of Mary
Dyer The little narrative with its appendices
is an admirable bit of antiquarian study. People
now may think tha. they never would have been
guilty of the deliberate cruelty Of tho Massa
chusetts authorities. bu! frank student Of hu-
man nature would he apt 10 say that he could
not trust them in the face Of similar tempta-
tions. Read this little book carefully and soc
what you would have done II you had been an
officer Of the law at Boston I'm the year OF grace
1000
Mr. Steiner has made a minute and interesting
study Of citizenship and suffrage in Maryland.
one Of the most significant points in which Is the
circumstantial proof that the voting Of the no
groes was not race question until II had become
a political difficulty. Under the Constitution of
1916 the suffrage was universal But IN 11S3
slaves subsequently made free wer" forbidden to
vote. hold Office. or give testimony against
whites II was tho growth ~ slavery. not the
growth of the negro race. that made this pro-
vision necessity. The reality Of race prejudice
is often taken for granted In modern discus
sion Of negro suffrage that II is we'll to rcmem-
Der every fact which shows the prejudice 10 have
an artificial. not "A natura,. origin. Mr. Stcin~r's
work Is that of "A lawyer rather than Of n popular
writer. and IL IL all the more safe by way ~ au-
thority for that reason.