New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-10

have been well directed and fruitful
What ais the Texas? Incompatibility pe-
tween English model and American flag? Or
iust Main. every-d "hoodoo"? Ought to be
some explanation. surely. for her many trouoies'
Yesterdays the steenth Of the lot
An ingenious statistician reports that Boy
Bryan made speeches during the late campaign
in ninety-two cities scattered through twenty
five States Four years ago those cities gave
Cleveland plurality Of 155 100 This year they
gave Mckinley a plurality OF 45O.oo2. Repub-
lican gain Of 6O5,s17. Juvenile oratory was evil
IDENTIFY not a success at vote-gettng.
How Weyler must envy the Chinese COM
mander in Kan 500. An average Of l.6OO rebel
heads chopped off every day. That beats all
Cuban records.
The effect Of VI. Hanotaux's speech upon the
Sublime Porte shows that a strong. authori-
tatlve word from the right source was all that
was ever needed to stop the Armenian horrors.
England's speaking could do no good. for Russia
was on Turkeys side. and the Porte knew Eng
land would not go TO war with Russia Tor
dozen Armenlas But as soon as Russia's
friend and ally, France. speaks out. the Porte
yields
This is no time to lose Scholarships In close
States through personal prejudice or factional
fcuds.
Canadian Ministers take a more just view OF
the effect Of McKnley's election upon trade and
commerce than people in most other foreign
lands. They appear to realize that Protection
does not mean prohibition. and that Reciprocity
means an enlargement OF trade with benefit to
both parties.
4 correspondent. referring to some post-elec-
ton structures upon Mr. Bryan protests against
hitting "A hard fighter when he is down" Cen
orally speaking. the protest Is we'll founded.
Bu; when the hard fighter has been attacking
the integrity OF the Government and the faith
and honor Of the Nation and has been doing
so by foul means we'll as fair II Is difficult 10
see how he is entitled to much consideration.
The cause he represents should be so completely
discredited and crushed that IL can never again
he rehabltated into menace TO the Nation. and
the leader who identified himself with the cause
must share It's fate. For any man who advo-
Gates the abomnable propositions made in the
Chicago platform and urged upon the country
by William j. Bryan no political future should
be possible. until he has repented and abjured
his great sin against his country. Treason
must he made odious"
Judging from the comments In the German
press the prospect Of some tariff changes in
this country. 1t might be imagined that German
tariffs were always framed for the sole adyan-
tage Of other nations
It not at all bad thing to call Major Nc
Kinley 'Prosperty's Advance Agent" II seems
In fact. to have been an uncommonly good IT.
il we may judge by the number of factories and
works OF all kinds that have started up since the
election was held week ago.
There can be question as to the course which
the Brooklyn Board Of Education should take at
It's meeting this afternoon In reference to the
book on American Literature" by Hawthorne
and Lennon. which has beer the subject Of no
little discussion OF late. What can be thought of
literary criticism which afrms that Lowelrs
nature has a vein OF coarseness, which
appears occasionally In his writings. but
(Which ordinarily only serves to give char
"acter and flavor to his culture? Or again.
is 1t wise for the boys and girls In the high
schools OF our cities and towns to be taught
that Whittier was ''uneducated. narrow and
prejudiced" because Of his inipassloned denuncia
lions OF slavery? The work Of two different and
inharmonious hands is shown In the statement
In another part or the DOCK, that Emerson never
showed marked intellectual power" while we are
assured few pages further on that upon the
whole. Emerson stands OF the few great
original forces in literature" or Wendell Phil
lips the authors say. Patriot he cannot he
termed; and Garrison they set down as belong
Ing TO "a violent party at the North that insisted
ION the abolition of slavery without regard to law
"or Constitution" Few II any copies OF this book
are In use In the schools OF Brooklyn: but II
stands on the official list Of textbooks that NAV
be used in the several high schools OF that civ.
1t should be stricken off without forma,,tv or
delay.
Several cases Of injury to the hand In conse
quence OF frequent and prolonged exposure 10 X
rays have been reported during the last few
months. The sufferers have BEEN almost with.
out exception. persons employed In giving EXHIBIT
lions OF phenomenon which Is now ranid,v los
Ing It's novelty In no case has patient whose
maady was being diagnosed by the apparat,s
which Rontgen has given to the medica, nro,e,.
sion been harmed thereby Nevertheless u 4. q, |
interest to record that an English victim a, tho
new disease has apparently found a snec,ac IN
iahohn' an oil obtained from Sleeps wool. Hia
theory a. communicated to Mature" n that IN.
= lAS' se' IKE concentrated sunburn. He there. |!