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To THR EDITOR or THE suN-Sir. I road TIE
suN daily and admire the force and skill with
which facts and arguments are marshalled TO
sustain the side It advocates but in tho discus.
sion OF the Issues Of tho late election think IL
has embraced SO closely one phase of the contest
as to miss seeing others equally or moro i'm.
portant, like man turning n grndstone with
his head 30 close to tho stone as to be unable 10
sec over the top ofit.
Allow mo In your independent journal to state
brieny one or two points overlooked:
First-The Republican party is on record as
advocating n separation OF municipal and local
from national issues. The party was instru.
mental in changing the time of national cleo
tions from State and city elections, so that
on municipal questions we should not be over
shadowed by outside national influences; 1t be.
came law OF tho State. Why, thcn was tho
party not loyal to its own principles
Tammany Hall was shrewd enough to GO into
the contest on that basis keeping national ques-
dons out OF its platform. 1t did not bring
Bryan here to advocate its cause, as the Re-
publican managers dragged the name of Nc
Kinley into 1t.
Secondly-The Republican party was largely
opposed to the Greater New York charter until
some important amendments could be made.
Tho Union League Club sent committee to
Albany to rem rnstrato before the Governor
against his signing the act. Mr.. Tracy was
there In advocacy Of 1t. Mayor Strong wrote
urging delay, II only for ono year, so that the
amendments might be duly considered. 1t was
all in vain. Gov. Black signed tho bill and 1t
became a law.
Now. wa not that enouGhi Should not this
outside domination have then ceased-have
| kept their hands Off Had they done so the Re-
! publican party would have suffered no defeat.
| even II Tammany had carried the election, be-
cause national issues would not have been in 1t.
Is 1t not plain that the Republican machine
| dug the ditch, and made 1t 30 wide that the
party had not in Its thnned ranks strength
| enough left either to jump or bridge the chasm
All experience has conclusively shown that
the Republican party, pure and simple. all told,
has never been able to carry the city on national
issues, and never will. Why. then, the folly OF
thrusting them into this important city elec
toni Is 1t not plain that a municipal party
composed Of the best citizens, without regard
to national party issues. can alone secure good
| government to Greater New York;
| ISAAC TOWNSEND SMITH.
UNION LEAGUE CLUB, Nov. IL.
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tify Republicans in defeating Gen. TRAcri
Perhaps no. IL Republican deserves to be
stabbed by his party for supporting Re-
publican measure. But what effect could
defeating Gen. TRACY have on the charterf '
It was law, and the late election was held
under It. 1t was not an issue OF the cam
paign. Something seems to be out of gear
In tho logical apparatus OF the Consul
General OF Siam.
Mr.. SMITH wants to know IL 1t Is not
plain that the Republican machine dug the
ditch into which it fell. The Republican
organization simply followed the usual
course In nominating candidates In the
usual way, and they were defeated only
because Mr.. SMITH and the rest Of the Re-
publican rebels voted against them. If
there had been a Republican rebellion
against Mr.. MCKINLEY in the last cam
paign because of the "bossism" OF Mr..
HANNA, and he had been defeated in conse-
ouence of 1t, who would have dug the ditch9 2
Mr.. MoK1NLEY's nomination was not less
the work of the Republican machine I"
than Gen. TRAoYs. Both MCKINLEY and
TRACY were regularly nominated candi-
dates of their party.
Finally, Mr.. SMITH puts in the plea that
"the Republican party, pure and simple,
all told, has never been able to carry the
city on national issues, and never will !"
yet It is a matter Of record that the Repub-
lican party carried the city last year on ma
tional issues. and 1t could have carried 1t on
no other issues. Even IL his assertion were
true, how could it help his case7 II the
united Republican party could not carry
the city, how were its chances improved by
dividing itf
If the pleas presented by the Consult Gen.
eral of Siam are sound as arguments, the
Republican party should disband forth
with and leave individual Republicans to
make up their own tickets according to
their varying fancies. If a city convention
cannot put forward candidates and policy
for the party without tyrannical domina-
tion, neither can national convention I;
there can be no party organization and
every Republican must be left to go as he
pleases, while the organized Bryan De-
mocracy marches over the ruins of the Re-
publican party to overwhelming triumph
In 1900.
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The Forsakcn Defender.

The reported condition of the Defender
must be sad news for yachtsmen. She is
corroding. Bronze and aluminium do not
agree, and at the points of their juncture in
the hull Of the famous sloop there is clear
evidence of decay. If the reports are
correct, it may be said that the De.
fender is In consumption. The work
that she was designed to do she did
well; but there is an impression among
many yachtsmen that she is still practically
an untried boat 1t may be that she never
had a chance to display all her power and
all hers good points Certainly Valkyrie ILL.,,
or, rather, Lord DUNRAvEN, never gave her
that opportunity. and there was nothing
that was not expected in her repeated VIC
tories over the Viglant.
There are those who believe that in a
strong wind the Defender is the most won
derful craft aaoat. 1t is pity that she did
not get chance to cross the ocean and
compete with British boats.
When the Defender went over the course
on the day that DUNRAvEN sulked many
people were disappointed and surprised
that on a broad reach 1t took her nearly
two mortal hours to cover the distance,
fifteen miles, to the outer mark. The
trouble was not with the boat; 1t was with
the wind. The yacht wants wind and plenty
of it, notwithstanding her enormous spread
of canvas. A few days before the cup races
she went down the bay for probably her
last training test. 1t was memorable
spin. There was a fierce northwest
wind. The yacht carried her mainsail.
staysail, and jib. She stood up like
church. Indeed she might have
carried her topsail, but probably it was
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Tho Postponement in the Thorn Case

Tho Postponement in the Thorn Case.
"No person." says the Constitution of
New York, "shall be subject to be twice
put In jeopardy for the same offence"
There Is q similar provision in the Fifth
Amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States.
At one time 1t was supposed by many
persons, and seriously asserted by distin-
guished lawyers, that this Constitutional
prohibition, which is found in the funda-
mental law of most of the States, was bar
TO the second trial of a person accused of
crime, II the first trial had broken down,
like the recent trial of the case of THORN
In Long Island City. by reason of the illness
Of Juror.
This view, however, is not now enter
tained anywhere, SO far as we are aware.
Its correctness Is denied by the leading text
writers on criminal law. and It has been
rejected by the courts in many jurisdic.
tions. The Supreme Court of the United
States, speaking through Mr.. Justice
SHIRAs, In 1894, declared 1t to be the law
of that tribunal "that courts of Justice
are invested with the authority to dis
charge q jury from giving any verdict
whenever in their opinion, taking all
the circumstances into consideration,
there is manifest necessity for the act,
or the ends of public justice would other
wise be defeated, and to order trial by
another jury; and that the defendant is not
thereby twice put in jeopardy within the
meaning of the Fifth Amendment to the
Constitution Of the United States" In
the case where this doctrine was laid down,
the jury on the first trial were discharged
before its conclusion because the presiding
Judge discovered that one of the jurymen
had been a member Of the Grand Jury
which found the Indictment against the de-
fendant, and was therefore legally disquali.
fed to sit on the petit jury which tried him.
There are number of decisions by State
courts OF last resort upon the precise point
involved in the case of THORN, affirming the
proposition that the discharge Of the Jury
In the course OF the trial, on account of the
sickness of one of its members, does not
deprive the State of the right to bring the
prisoner to trial before another jury. In a
leading case on this subject the Supreme
Court Of Vermont has said:
But in the the Jury or court or prison.
In the progress OF ths trial become unable to
with the trial his jeopardy at ceases II It were
known when the trial was entered upon that the
Judge would be stricken down or die so that there
would be no competent to nnish the trial; or
that the panel would become disqualified by the sick
ness or death OF one OF the jurors that the Jury
would be unable TO And q verdict; or that the rs.
Spondent would be unable to proceed with the trial
because OF sickness or eScape from custody the ro
Spondent would not be put in peril or jeopardy by
such commencement OF the trial"
The Jeopardy, In other words, depends
upon the presumption that the tribunal
will continue legally organized until the
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from the Raleigh NeiDs and Observer.
II the Clevelanus and Hills and whtneys could
control him. they would favor Bryan with straddle
platform They know. however that Bryan is a
platform in himself. and that he Is the embod ment
OF those principles which the money power fears.
Therefore 1t Is In their plan to spread abroad the
old lies that Bryan Is not sAfe "oh. yes. Bryan Is
Agood sort OF man. but too extreme" and Bryan
cannot appreciate changed conditions" with ri..
hope OF weakening him as successful leader. That
is the programme that has been arranged
Tho battle ground In 1900 will be the same as m
1895. the issue will be the and the leader VIII
be the same incorruptible, brave and manly leader
who knows no discouragement in battling for tho
right.
Tho Democrats OF New York will fall In line and In.
yite Hill and Flower 10 come along provided they
accept tho "arbitrament OF the national conveD.
tion" II they cannot do that they sulk In their
tents to help out the Republicans Most OF them VIII
come along when they ind that the party is in no
mood for straddle platform unknown candidate
The day for "straddles" and for "stradders" has
passed
FroBI the Denver Times.
The gold standard preSs OF the county would
doubtless be very wel pleased TO make II appear
that Tammany had compromised with them IN the
New York election. but tho facts are bly,
against them. twas cleancut victory for the Tam
many Democracy, and tho TammAny Democracy has
been. is to-dRy. and undoubtedly viii In the future be
allied with the national party platform including the
free coinage OF silver 30 far bmetalc interests
are concerned the triumph OF TAmmAhy Ia the great
est victory won since the Chicago Convention.
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No Reciprocity with Canada.

According to cable despatch to the Mon
treal newspapers, it is suggested In London
that cit might not take much in the way OF
friendly Washngtonian overtures to Can.
ada. to induce Canada to substitute equal
tariff treatment Of England and the United
States for the policy OF pro-British prefer
ence which is now In vogue.
II an impression exists in the Dominion
that we could be persuaded to admit Cana
dian goods into our markets, duty free, In
return for the poor privilege Of competing
on equal terms with British manufacturers
In Canada, 1t is entirely unfounded. Such
n proposal would be much less tempting
than the so-called Commercial union ad-
vocated some years ago, or than the "unre-
stricted reciprocity" subsequently urged by
Canadian Liberals. Even those projects
had no chance Of acceptance on this side OF
the border where the conviction is now
widespread and deep-rooted that, IL the
Canadian provinces covet the privileges Of
interstate free trade, which are possessed
by the members of our Union, they must
assume like responsibilities by applying
for admission to our federation.
1t will be remembered that only partial
reciprocity was secured by the treaty which
was negotiated by Lord ELaIN, and which
at the end Of ten years was denounced by
cur Government. Under the provisions of
that convention the raw products of Canada
were admitted to our markets duty free,
while our manufactures were barred out OF
Canada. The commercial union" scheme
proposed absolute free trade in all products,
raw or manufactured, between the United
States and the Dominion, and also the i'm
position by both countries Of identical
tariffs upon commodities coming from all
the rest of the world. Obviously, the effect
of such an arrangement would be to dis
criminnte against British manufactures in
our favor. The unrestricted reciprocity"
project, afterward put forward by Sir
RICHARD CARTWRIGHT and others, also
provided for the free interchange Of all
products, raw or manufactured, between
the two countries, but left each Of them to
make its own tariff regulations.
Under this plan, Canada, of course, would
be at liberty to discriminate against Eng
land IL she chose, but she would not be
bound to do 80. "Unrestricted reciprocity"
was, consequently, less acceptable to us
Uudu COhuutTCldl SNoW VIC aAo
told that Sir WILFRID LAURIER will posi-
lively refuse to discriminate against Brit
ish commodities, and that the utmost he
could offer would be, in exchange for our
opening q continental market to Canadian
raw products, to let our manufacturers
compete In the Dominion on equal terms
with those of the United Kingdom.
"Thank you for nothing !" would be the
appropriate answer to such an overture.
There is, as we have pointed out repeat
edly, just one way in which Canadians can
obtain the precious privilege of free trade
with the United States, and that is by
severing their connection with European
monarchy and by becoming citizens of the
great American republic. That way lie
dignity and prosperity; under any other
political conditions the lot of Canada will
be hopeless one.
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Tho Three Gifts.

Tho three Cit Assemblymen-elect who
proclaimed at the Chimney Corner on Fri
day night their independence of party and
their determination to upset things, mean
what they say and all they say, no doubt;
but their threats would be more serious to
Republican supremacy at Albany were 1t
not for the fact that the next Assembly Is
Republican by safe and sure majority.
The three Cit Assemblymen seem deter
mined to stand up and be counted. II they
persist in flocking all by themselves, there Is
no telling but all three will be entitled to
admission to the next national convention
Of third-party legislators.
There was one Populist in the last West
Virginia Legislature; one Populist among
90 members. There was one National
Democrat in the Connecticut Legislature
of 279 members. There were "three silver
Republicans" in the last Kansas Legis.
lature Of 1875 members. In the Mas.
sachusetts Legislature, of $50 members,
there was one Democratic Citizen" There
was one Independent, 80 self-styled, in the
last Nevada Legislature, and one "1nde
pendent" in North Dakota, among 90
members; and there was one Prohibitionist
in the Georgia Legislature, the total mem
bership of which was 219.
The three New York Cits, therefore, are
assured Of political companionship in any
action which they may take or in any
policy which they may determine to follow
How true It is that three intrepid states
men, three political musketeers, one for all
and all for one, could run the whole bust
ness Of the Assembly il the voters hadn't
elected 147 othersl
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In a communication respecting the pro-
duction Of beet sugar in the United States, Mr..
CLARENCE NJ. FENroN Of Buffalo finds fault with
an article on that subject, printed in The SUN
Of Thursday. He remarks:
"You take your cue from article in the Forum
written by EDWARD r. ATKINS. have been reliably
informed Mr.. ATKINS 10 grinding his own axe in
writing this article In the Forum he largely in
terosted in sugar plantations in Cuba and he Il
bright enough to that the building up OF the
American beet sugar industry 10 going to hurt his
Individual business in Cuba
"No patriotic American will deny the fact that the
building up OF the American tin plate industry
been accomplished in awonderfully short space Of
time. and has resulted in great good to amer peo
pie; and the building up OF the sugar industry in
America will likewise result in great good to Amer
can people.
at all right to talk about the universal brother
hood OF man. aud we ought to consider our brother
and cousins across the water in our commercial
manufacturing. and other business enterprises; but
is business and patriotism to look after folks
at homo nrst.
"Why don't you get on the right side OF the fence
and nstil q little more American sentiment In your
editorials? 1t would certainly please your readeri
very much better than the so-caled Independent -
but really Anglo. American sentiments that you con
tinually portray"
The editorial article to which Mr.. FENToN re-
fers stated the arguments and ideas OF Mr.
ATKINS on ono side of an interesting and i'm
portant subject. Mr.. FENToN will do moro for
beet sugar in America by meeting Mr.. ATKINs's
arguments and exposing the falsity of his state
ments Of fact II false they are. and tho unsound
ness Of Mr.. ATKINS conclusions. il unsound
they are. than by accusing him of a personal In
tereSt in the discussion.
But what sort Of sugar beet can it be that
demands "a little more American sentiment .
in the columns Of THE SUN and charges this
journal with "Anglo-American prejudicesi
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Navy star ana Line.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUE--Str: Tho editorial article
in THE Sun OF Nov the personnel OF the navy dis
s.oses prophetic insight into the dicutes surround.
ing the subject.
The report OF THE suE's Washington correspondent
the 9Th inst shows that the board in session
for the solution OF the dinicultes. and the bureau
chiefs who protested that their corps did not ask
actual rank do not comprehend the fundamental
principles OF military organization. All military or.
ganLatons OF civilized peoples rest gradation OF
their ofncal forces and the grades limited and
substantially alike while having corresponding desg
nations In all languages. This is phosophic truth
which furnishes key to the solution OF stan rank.
All commissioned ocers OF all corps must be classed
with those grades n they have any rank This truth
10 recognised In the United States Statutes. Com
mAnds spring from Constitutional authority vested in
the President as Commander.in Chief. The law OF
1871 on stan rank hKed the grades OF all tho stan
corps to correspond with those OF the line from Cap
tain to Ensign.
The Navy Department has never executed the law
hence most OF tho confusion resulting. b.
NEW YORK. Nov. o. 1897.
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What does Mr.. G. G. WILLIAMS, the
President Of the Chemical Bank. mean by stig.
matizing our fve-cent pieces as worthless.
dirty nickel coins" and "a disgrace to our cir.
culation"i They are not worthless, and they
are no more dirty than tho silver half dimes
would be- which Mr.. WILLIAMS proposes to sub
stitute for them. Besides. the silver half dimes
would be too small to be counted conveniently.
and would be easily lost In the pocket. The
nickels are good enough. Let them remaini
The sun., 1897-11-14

u our friends rho5arV- .s Nth manuscripts for
sbIoation tcish to haze rejected articles ref"rned
Nsv must IN all cases send stamps for that purpose
The sun., 1897-11-14

PAnis-Kiosuue No. IT. near Grand Hotsl and
Mosque No. 10. Boulevard des capucinsn
The sun., 1897-11-14

Does ThiS GovornSF Eat Green's with . Knife =
From the Brawdon Neles
The Governor OF MiSaiSsippi Il accused Of eating
green's curnip greens) with knife.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-21

District of New Haven, SIS. Probate Court,
January 10th, 1897.
ESTATE of PHILIP Ii. HAHN, of New
Haven, in said district insolVent debtor,
After due hearing had of all parties in
interest, this Court has this day appointed
Dwight w. futile. of East Haven, and VII
liam A. Wright OF, New Haven, disinterest;
ed persons, commissioners to receive and
decide upon the claims of the creditors, of
said debtor against said estate and has lin
tied and allowed three months from the
date hereof for said creditors to exhibit
their claims to said commissioners.
BY order of Court,
JOHN CURRIER GALLAGHER, Clerk,
The said commissioners will meet at the
office of VIM. A. Wright, No, 715 First Ma.
tional Bank Building, on the 10th day Of
March, 1897, and on the 10th day of April,
1897, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of each
OF said days, for the purpose of attending
on the business of said appointment.
WIN. A. WRIGHT,
DWIGHT W. FUTILE,
Commissioners.
All persons Indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment to
JAMES d, DEWELL, Jr.,
ja20 BIT Trustee.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-21
MILFORD.

Jan, 20,-William NJ. Lane has sever
ed his connection with the firm of Lane
& Peters. William S. Ford takes his
place.
Henry j. Benjamin, better known as
"Jackador," was yesterday taken to
the insane asylum In Middletown by
Constable Brown. r
Mrs. L. M. Dowd of Madison, Conn,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John w, Cur
tiss on Broad street.
Mrs. John Baldwin of Westville is
visiting Miss Grace Hine on North
street.
A neighborhood whist party was held
at the residence Of Mrs. e. M. Beach
on Cherry street Monday evening,
about thirty being present. Vocal and
instrumental music was rendered, after
which dancing was INDUCED In until
a late hour.
John w. Curtiss is visiting in White
Plains, N. Y, for few weeks.
Mrs. Josiah l.. Nettleton, who has
been visiting friends and relatives in
Bridgeport has returned home.
James H. Warner of Meriden is visit
/
on Prospect street.
Miss Grace Bronson of Bridgeport
will meet the ladies of Milford this
week to explain the system of physical
| culture, which she teaches. Personal
invitations will be issued to a number
of the ladies, but everyone interested
will be welcome. The meeting will be
at the residence of Mrs. ]. w. King on
Broad street. The time and date will
be announced later Glasses win be
| formed for the ladies who desire to
avail themselves of the opportunity of
excellent tuition of Miss Brown.
A reception will be given on January
81 by the Milford Wheel club to the
ladies and gentlemen who so kindly
| rendered their services at the fair that
was given recently. The reception is
| to be given in the rooms of the club,
! and the guests are to be entertained
with a supper after which musical
entertainment is to be given. The
| following committee has charge of the
arrangements: Charles Wilhelmy,
Charles Benjamin, Robert Pike and
Edward P. Gordon.
First church notice.-The benevolent
union meets In the parlor of the church
of Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock for
work Tea at o'clock.
Friday evening prayer service at
7:45, Subject, "Our Partnership" The
girls class on Friday afternoon at
Ais.
Sunday morning service at 1890.
Preaching by the pastor, Rev. Fl. III.
Morse Sunday school at 1915. Junior
Endeavor at 3:15 Senior Endeavor at
$50 Question box meeting, led by the
pastor. Evening service at 7:30.
Monday evening January rs, quin-
tet of jubilee singers from Nashville,
Tenn, will give free entertainment
| in the church. Collection will be TAX
en- during the evening.