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The evening times., 1897-07-01
ohin.s Shining Mark.

It was an easy matter for Mark Hanna
TO gloss over and vaguely generahze the
Cuhan question in his Toledo platform.
The Republican State convention was his
private property. and he had a right to do
with it a. he chose On the whole, it
probably VIII appear that he was doing
an excellent if unintentional service TO the
nation ia suppressing everything like u
true American expression Of sympathy for
the Cuhan republic among his party CO.
borts His action in that regard viii stand
out prominently in contrast with what the
platform OF the Ohio Democratic convention
contains on tie same ject:
We demand the immediate recognition
OF tire belligerent rights of the lepublic of
Cuba an act of justice to an American
nation struggling for liberty against foreign
oppression, and we denOunpe and protest
against the action of Senator Hanna IN
voting TO nuIlifY the memorial presented
to Congress unanimously by the legislature
of Ohio in favor of the cuhan patriots.
That is the right kind of sentiment and
expressed ia terms which every american
lover Of liberty viii heartily indorse.
M Hanna evidently does not believe That
national opinion in regard 10 Cuba is al
advanced and forceful as he and al hers like
him wiz find it before long. In fact, he
stm appears 20 think il cnly a rhilanIiropic
and fleeing fad, which he can ignore or
defy with inpunlty. Having suppressed
the Executive and one house OF Congress,
in behalf Of the Spanish bOndholders and
the Sugar Trust, perhaps he does not see why
his peculiar methods should not be SUCCESS
ful in sInothering the voice of the people.
II is mistake common enough 10 peo-
pie in lhs position II is the sane kind II
mistake that 10y sometimes makes when
he blows down the muzzle OF gun, unoon-
scious that il is loaded.
The evening times., 1897-07-01

Hawaiian annexation still holds an i'm
portant place in national thought Al
though the proposition has been before
the country but a few days, there
has been a rapid change of position and
sentiment In quarters originally bitterly
opposed to the idea The sugar inter
ests recognize the fact that public opposi-
ton to annexation would lead TO
degree of trouble for them
that they do not care to meet. The
other interest In opposition only one
important, as likely to affect Legislators
is the British financial power, whose
business il is TO promote Englands COM
mercial greatness. That interest has its
paid agents in the Capitol, and very pow
erful voice in our foreign office Every
body familiar with public affairs can guess
who its representatives are, and an indie
pendent American paper could name them
if il were worth while TO defy the ethics
Of the libel law All this being so, never
theless, the best opinion seems to be that
the European coacertr viii not sing to us
above a Whisper on this subject, and that
Hawaiian annexation viii be ''un fait ac-
compl'' within ten months
The evening times., 1897-07-01

This is warm and murky weather, but IL
does not seem especially conducive 10
violent sensations Both foreign and do
meStic budgets are without any unusual
feature. One thing is queer: We do not
hear anything about the Graeco Turkish
settlement, and have not for a number of
days. For anything that the cable brings
US Greece might have joined the lamented
Mr. McGinty at ''the bottomof the sea" " 1t
is possible that Russia and Germany may
have suspended Anglophobic movements
temporarily, out OF respect to Queen Vic
toTia; but this strange silence is not alto
gether reassuring. The Sultan has half a
million troops IN the field, and that must
cost pretty penny. tits not for nothing,
we may be sure
The evening times., 1897-07-01
Ministers and soctnlngr.

Hints have been floating about in the
atmosphere of late to the effect that we
have too many ministers; that there are
80 many ministers that they cannot get a
living, anQ 50 on. 1t is alleged that many
young men go into this profession merely
because il is bIoadcloth and white-hands
profession. and that some OF them are not
fitted to grappie with the serious ethical
problems of the day. And among other
things it has been suggested by some of
the religious papers that the young man
who feels called to preach should make a
study OF sociology.
This is combated vigorously by secu-
lar journal The gist Of this papers edi-
torial on the subject is tnab minister has
no business with sociology any more than
he has with the N-ray or the blast furnace:
that has business, in short, is not with this
life, but with the life 70 come
The trouble with this argument is that
sociology has essentially an ethical and
spiritual side, which the x-ray and the
hast furnace have not. All preachers of
power have been pretty good sociologistS
in their day. The only difference between
their day and ours is that the conditions
are much more complex. The time has
passed When all the work a minister had
to DO in the world was to prepare his
parishiOners for eternity, jest as the time
has passed when doctor was only called
to attend cases of serious Illness. The
modern minister and the modern doctor
have TO fit people TO live, and keep them
alive anc useful in the world as long as
there is work for them TO do; and the fu-
ture life may then be trusted to take ca re
OF itself. In all ages the great physician
and the great preacher have recognized
this, and have tried TO understand the
causes OF moral and physical disease, and
to reconstruct theological and social sys.
tens so as TO give health.
In spite or the feud which has sometimes
existed betwene science and religion, the
two run in parallel lines, and the object of
science, In the physical world, is exactly
the same as that OF reli igionin the spiritual
woTld-the good OF humanity. The scien-
fist can talk OF the greatest good Of the
greatest number, but no doctor kills a pa
tent who is suffering from an interesting
disease, SO that he can find out about that
disease and cure his next patient. The
minister may talk about the beauty of
discipline, but IL he is good minister he
VIII try 10 arrange matters so that as little
discipline as possible may be needed. He
The evening times., 1897-07-01

The war in Cuba drags its slow length
along. 1t Is significant that weyler has
changed front A few days ago he vas
declaring that he would take the field with
10000 troops. aud put an end to The re-
put.lic in short order. Now he is quoted as
saving that he VIII not do much IN the open
during the rainy season, but viii pursue his
old policy OF concentration" starvation
aud butchery In Santiago de Cuba and Pu-
erto Principe, ana viii see what that may
accomplish. The truth is out al last JEat
weyler's enormous military force is mostly
on paper Unless he can secure 10000
additional troops he viii not attempt TO
Get Gomez OF Garcia far away from The
guns of his garrison towns. They, Oh the
contrary, are doing up his columns where
ever they can be encountered. 1t mag lie
taken for granted that the war Will not
last much longer, unless Spain can secure
more active Intervention by the Hanna Ad-
fulnistration, or aid from combination of
European governments. Agents OF the
sugar and tobacco trusts still continue
to buy up desirable estates in all the prov
inces. 1t viii take another month for The
people behind the movement to load up with
all this sort of property they desire. Then
we may look for an announcement OF Mr.
Hanna s actual Cuban policy
The evening times., 1897-07-01
CAPITOL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

1t Is not probable that definite action III
any sort win be taken by the Senate Com
mittc;' Oh Rules on Mr. Hale's amendment
to tie rules relative to lobbying by ey-
Senators. The mere introduction Of the
resolution las had salutary effect, and
has served Eotice upon ex-Senators who
visit the chamber for lobbying purposes that
their presence is not wanted One of the
chief offenders in this respect has not
ceased lis daily visits. but he does as
other lobbyists dc-sends in his card ana
sees tue senator in nc marble room. There
have been a half dozen eXSenators about
the chamber every day this session, and
every enc Of them WAS using his privileges
and past relationship as lever to force
through the enactment OF some measure IN
which he represented interested parties
Mr. Haie's resolution was like discharge
at coveyof quail every one of them scat
tered at the first sound
The evening times., 1897-07-01

Cleveland Whitney yBenedict-stetson Eyndi-
cate received a black eye and high tariff.
This was cold ingratitude on the part of
Mr.. Hanna. but Ii went. Uncut diamonds
and other gems managed to stay on the
free list, and there were other minor fea-
lures which do not particular y Interest the
public, siace the whole business Is n trust
and monopoly jug with one handle, and
the sooner 1t is out OF the way an,i the
people are allowed TO see its dire effects
tie better. The Hanna -Haveneyer combi-
nation appears to think that a final vote
on the infamy can be reached by Saturday
night. in which case the entire outfit viii
all dpsomaniate into geological darkness,
and Johannes will crown the beaker
The evening times., 1897-07-01

The case of Prainard II. Warner, jr.,
whose confirmation as consul to Leipsic is
being opposed by MT. Wellington OF Mary
land, is attaining Importance as involving
a principle which Mr.. Hanna does not dare
to ignore. The understanding is that the
sire of the young man was a liberal con-
tributor to Mr.. McKinley's election fund.
Now he insists upon foreclosing his small
mortgage, which is right from every Re-
publican point OF view. The elder Warner
is not only a stanch party man, but is
brave and leading member of the Maryland
g A. r. Mr.. Mckinley is worthy COM
rade in the same order. Gentlemen who
fought, bled and died together are ex-
pected to stand shoulder to shoulder. Mr.
Wellington is not and never has been sol
Gier, the fact of his military name to the
contrary Notwithstanding. How he can
expect TO stand out successfully against
q noble old soldier like Brainard Il. War
ner is past finding out
The evening times., 1897-07-01

viii not excite wrong feelings for the
purpose of furnishing them out OF a man;
he viii try to keep the man from having
those wrong feelings; in other words, keep
him in spiritual health. And how can he
do this without knowing his man, and
what made him what he is, and what
social conditions are brought to bear on
the class to which he belongs? The minis
ter who really has business in his pro-
he will therefore study sociology.
The evening times., 1897-07-01

1t Is reported that whore the soil is rich
a man does hot dare stand ON one foot
for any length OF time lest one of his legs
become longer than 1t really ought to be.
other queer yarns about the growth OF
things are reported, but though the corn
Jacks bcanstaik, so that even a Bostonian
would not know his favorite vegetable, this
growth is ali vertical Oklahoma will not
grow sidewise and take US all in.
The evening times., 1897-07-01
Mckinley and Platt.

Just as We ccntemn and despise the
burying alive of Uncle John Sherman by
the party whose present predominance is
due to his individual conduct, so we de-
nounce all Republicans hypocIites who af-
feet osce ything wrong in Mr Mckinley's
Endorsement of Senator Platt in the latter's
machine campaign in New York.
Why, for heavens sake, should not the
paign against deccncy within his own
party and Democracy without? We like 10
see people consistent. IL would be The
height OF folly f0r a man In MI. Mckinley Is
position, reaching IL Though tire means
and methods he did, 10 ignore and "pEt se
in . local campaign the kind of organization
aud monetary influence that caused tis
owA accession To power
Citizens OF Greater New YORK who
want Seth Low for ma yor and good govern
nient, speedily ought to be impressed with
the iiiosto OF their position. They cannot,
aud know they cannot, secuIe a policy
Of deoent government under Republican
auspices. In making the attempt they
rule themselves out OF the party. They are
not Republicans in any proper sense of
ther term. senator Plattis the real, Simon
pure Republican. Heisof and FOR the trusts
and monopolies; he Is OF and for everything
that stands for Republican rule TO The de-
struction of the people!
Mr.. Mckinley stands by Senator Platt be
! cause he is allowed to. The philosophy OF
machine rule in New York of the Easy
Ross rs the philosophy of The Hanna Ad-
Ininistratien Why should motifs chief clerk
and advance agent give his cierkly hand
and seaiin Endorsement of Senator Platt?
The evening times., 1897-07-01

prominent Republican from Pennsyl-
vania discussing the tariff bill said: ''Om
party comes out OF the tariff debate in bad
shape -AsiGe from sugar complications
the general treatinent of the Dingiey bill
by the Senate Republicans furnishes the
best OF Democratic material for future use.
When the hill passed the House the Demo-
Gratis charged that il was bad measure
and, as If to make this charge good, the
Senate Republicans Immediately began
changing it, ard when they submitted it
amended TO the Senate il was altered more
Then, as If that were not enough, the
Senate recedes from nearly every important
amendment, thus makingit appear that the
Republicans OF both houses are unfit to deal
with the tariff
I'VE have swapped places with the Dem
ocrats- We l,areaoBe all the laundering and
can work To advantage only as minority.
Whoever saw such luck as we've had since
March 4 last? We stand divided on every
issue. Poth houses disagree on the tariff
On silver Mckinley has sent ENJOYS abroad
! at great expense to see il bimetalI;sIn
can be had, thus admitting the assert on pf
| the Democrats that birnetallism is needed
Ly the country. Even on Cuba we cannot
get a cnance to get on the popular side.
| j can't recall three months of such dsas-
trous results to the Republican party in
the twenty years ! have belonged to it,"
The evening times., 1897-07-01

The New York Herald gives Capt. Chap
man big, cold lump of good advice to
drag net to the masculine loafers who
hang about street corners ami make things
unpleasant for women, even in broad day
light. Mr.. Chapm an might begin by ar
resting himself He has made things un-
pleasant for number of good, honest
women N the last few days.
The evening times., 1897-07-01

Senator Mason has recons.dered him
self Upon reflection he has decided that
he VIII not throw down the gage Of
battle 10 Senator Cullom over the Southern
Illinois appointments. Senator Cullom has
refused To indorse Billy Mason's candidate,
DR.. Kerr, for consulate IN Switzerland.
and Mr. Mason took this means OF co.
ercing the Senator. Senator Cullom is
reported 10 have sa ld that he would see
Mason ''eIsewhere't before he would in
dorse DR. Kerr, and proceeded To make
the confirmation OF these men q personal
matter Some kind friend wired MFR. Mason
d few cold, hard facts. and Mr.. Mason
promptly telegraphed back to Mr.. Hoar
to withdraw his protests.
The evening times., 1897-07-01

this coveted independence, which is the
natural right OF every man? Some thirty
years ago there was terrible war waSed
between brothers for the emancipation nf
negro slaves in the Southern States. The
unjust taxation imposed upon Cuba, and
the present barbarous treatment these poo-
pie are receiving at the hands OF the Span
lands, we should think would create at
least some stir in the veins of the men
who were ready to shoot down their own
brothers few short decades ago in order
to free the blacks. How Major Mckinley
can reconcile his conduct then with his
present course is a problem not less il,tri-
cate than that Of scuaring the circle.
CHANDLER.
The evening times., 1897-07-01
A Way to Kill the Beetles.

To the Editor of The Times:
Your article on the elm beetle in this
mornings issue is timely and should COM
Inand action by the authorities. Allow me
to suggest an additional mode to that Of
spraying.
Prepare tent or tents to be placedover
the young elms, and tightly closed, and
burn sulphur beneath. l think the fumes
weald destroy beetles and eggs and not
in jure the trees. 1t would be well to try
the experiment on small trees. II found
successful larger tents adapted to cover
trees forty feet, or even more, could be
constructed and used This tent practice
is not new. 1t has been long praoticed with
fruit trees and is comparatively cheap.
SUGGESTION
Washing gtnn. Iune 80, 1897
The evening times., 1897-07-01

It begins TO look as if civil service reform
WAS to te attacked at both ends of the
Capitol, although the heaviest discharge
VIII come from the Senate In the House
Monday Nj. CrunIpacfe introduced
lali which provides that the provisions of
the civil service act shall not apply to any
place pa wing S6oo year or less In the
Senate an amendment TO the deficiency
Till is pending which removes from the
operation of the act all iaborers. The
Senate Committee on Civil Service reform
has favorably reportedthe amendment, and
Senator Fntchard believes Ii will 20
Though the Senate. If this is done 2S, GOO
places will al oace be thrown open to the
hungry AMI thirsty. OF course. none OF
them are OF importance. but 1t viii give a
good deal OF patronage that may he
judiciouay distributed among the little
fellows. 1t includes. not only latorers in
Washington, but in every city where there
is public building and unskilIed labor OF
any class is employed Many Congressman
who teIieve in the principles OF civil ser
vice ncform are opposed TO its extension 10
mere laborers.
The evening times., 1897-07-01
The Presidents Favor to Quay.

From the New York Evening Post.)
Senator Quay seems to have his way
as easily at the National Capital rs at
That Of his State. The announcement IS
made that he has Just Induced President
Mckinley to promote his son, who was
a lieutenant in the Army, to a captaincy,
although, to do this, the Executive had
to Jump the young man over the heads
Of 607 other lieutenants who had su-
perior claims to the place.
The evening times., 1897-07-01

According to custom, the suppressed
House CT Representatives. met today Tor
the purpose OF violating the Constitu-
tion Of the United States by "adjouming''
for period Of four days without the con-
sent of the Senate. In view OF coming
committee assignments the members"
stood it, as usual, and the country at
large seems able 10 stand almost anything
This attitude, however, perhaps, is SUBJ
ject to change.
The evening times., 1897-07-01

The cheruhic Mr.. Goodcldld has been
preaching a serlnon on Flirting In
which Ire speaks with al apparent expert
knowledge of the met bOds ana effects OF
the same. This is suspicious. Flirting
Is not one OF those things which can be
studied from books or statistics or obser-
walton Of other peoples antics. The man
who would treat it sliIllfuIIy must needs
be something of a flirt himself
The evening times., 1897-07-01

We did not expect Mr.. Hanna to print any
thing in his Ohio platform agreeable TO
is the same thing--but We did look for him
to do something for his Wall street friends
lie did not, an they are mad. Their organs
are jumping On him for ignoring the eur
rency question. DO they suppose that
Marcus A does not know a circular saw
when he sees it?
The evening times., 1897-07-01
Washington June 80, 1897.
The American People and Cuba.

To the Editor OF The Times:
How does it happen that under Re-
publican form. of government the wishes
of the people can be so utterly disresardsd
as is now the case with reference to
the policy of this Government toward Cuba?
IL it We're put to vote before the peo-
pie all would vote to acknowledge the bel
ligerency OF Cuba. | say all the people
would do this, and 1 am right. There
would be few sugar kings, a few Wall
street spectators, who would oppose it,
but what are these counted against the
millions who would vote in favor of Cu0a,
and would be ready toindorse their votes by
enlisting in the Army,to fight,if necessary,
to stop the murder and frightful carnage
now being waged on this island right at
our door.
In few days we will celebrate our
Declaration nofIndependence, and with what
sort OF concern are we regarding the heroic
struggles OF our next-door neighbor for
The evening times., 1897-07-01

1t causes us all intense satisfaction to
reflect that the Cornell crew won the boat
race with a strictly American stroke,
against Eaivards English methods, learn
ed from an English trainer
The evening times., 1897-07-01

The Cheyeuues and ArapahOes are to
lose their quarterly allowance OF $4,000
because they have indnlged in ghost dances.
Hereafter the ghost won't even walk, but
the red man may think that learning
American slang in this way is rather ex-
pensive
The evening times., 1897-07-01

Senator BakeT OF Kansas and Cy Leland,
national committeeman from that State,
have locked horns over the patronage, but
Up 10 date the Senator has had the best
or it. MI Baker made up a slate for
the pnncipal offices and in order not to
let Leland fall too hard, gave him the
Topeka pension agency. The balance OF
the slate are all Baker men. Leland, how
ever, IL making a fight against Mr.. Bakers
choice for ma sIshal, man by the name
OF Sterns. of Topeka, and the committee
man is coming here prepared TO show
the President good reasons why the slate
should be broken. Nj. Baker will not with
draw his man and says Leland ought to
be glad to have the best office IN the
State for himself The chances are that
the President viii sustain the Senator
The evening times., 1897-07-01

The President is long time making
up his mind about the nomination OF j.
Frank Aldrich, of Chicago, to be consul
general at Havana to succeed Gen. Lee
Mr.. Aldr;ch, however, is preparing for the
duties OF the position, and appears to be
taking his appointment for granted 1t is
said that he spends a great deal of his
tiIne at the State Department, reading up
the correspondence from the beginning Of
the war and posting himself generally rs
to the situation in Cuba He is also IA
miliRrizipg himself with tn geography and
topography OF the island Mr.. Aldrich
can tell with his eyes shut where Havana.
Matanzas, and Santiago are. and already
knows the names OF all the Cuban provinces,
although he does not feel quite safe In
pronouncing them 1t begins to look as
IL Mr. Aldrich would have ample time to
take course in Spanish before being
called upon to go to Havana.
The evening times., 1897-07-01

In the Senate yesterday the heat was
too great to permit OF much foolishness.
The question of the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty was avoided by restoring the House
clause. The pauper coal Of Canada and
Nova Scotia, largely controlled by the
The evening times., 1897-07-01

The comirg Greater New York directory
is to be relieved OF the names OF al the
common people. This VIII make things
easy for the directory men, but there will
be fnconyeniences connected with the use
OF the article.
The evening times., 1897-07-01

The G. A r. utilized trolley car at a
funeral OF one OF their members the other
day in Connecticut. Perhaps the l. A. w.
willoriginate the bicycle funeral, by and by.
The evening times., 1897-07-01

contemporary remarks that 'the ef-
fort to rescue children begun in Atlanta is
very admirable It is undoubtedly bad
for children to be begun in Atlanta, but
it is rather a large contract 70 rescue all OF
them.
The evening times., 1897-07-01
Passing IL Along.

(From the Montgomery Advertiser.'
If Mr.. Rockefeller really believes that
his immense fortune was the gift OF God,
as he claims, he SHOULD take Go heart the
fact that 1.-THE Lord loveth a cheerful
g:ver,'' and proceed to hand out Some
of hls surplus.
The evening times., 1897-07-01

Before learing Washington for The Summer
s,5scrsbs for THE TINES. The Morning
end ssnday Editions sci>. be mailed TO you
for thirfy fCe cents a paonth-the Morning,
Evening ami Sunday Editions for NIFTY. I'D
dresses clonoed as often as desired.
The evening times., 1897-07-01
Knives on Hand.

From the Chicago Chronicle)
1t was in Ohio ReprSucantpolitics that
the phrase of a mas with a knife up
his sleeve originated. From present In
dications, the secret knife will play a
murderous part in the Ohio Republican
campaign this year.