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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-04
The Vanishing Quaker.

from LfpDlncOtfS Md0nEihe.
Only lately. writes Thomas Wharton. have Phila-
~delphiSns begun to realize and reflect upon the disap.
pearance OF the Quakers as we knew them; only
lately has It been brought homo TO US that a gradual
obliterat!on OF the old Incorporating orthodoxy has
set In which means the ultimate absorption OF the
sect, Even now, rare as Ia the old garb on the streets
where 1t was such a common sight not so many years
ago. the assertion that the society is diminishing
would meet with doubt and hesitation. We are
30 familiar with the Quaker. he is so necessary and
potent a type in Philadelphia. that We would not ac.
cept the warrant even OF Statistics; yet, now that tho
visible limit has been reached. what can we do but
awake TO the change? We see few broad.bT!mmed
hats and drAb bOnnetS where we once saw many; OF
those who wear them the most are old and trembling.
II there are young Quakers. how are we 10 recos.
nice them Not by their dress. at any rate. Aud
why? Because tn, society is losing its control over
Its younger meinbers2 because its rigid rules no longer
Sufice to hold In check tho human spirit, with Its
unoOnquerAole love OF freedom7 This u the com
A0a exDIAnAtioR-
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communities, which spurns Organism In
1895 and in 1897 embraces 1t.
Very naturally the markets arc depressed
after such a political deeauch. The out
side world looks on the crazy demon
s~tration with astonishment. II sanity
had prevailed instead of insanity, IL Gen.
Tracy had been elected and the Repub-
iican party put in power. II the decision
of last November had been reaffirmed and
emphasized last Tuesday, how different
would be the feeling in the town to-day
1t has been a craze, started and whipped
nm in the interest of a mediocre and COM
monplace candidate, who in real ability
was almost the weakest in the field and the
least fitted for the duties Of the Office to
which he aspired. Whatever evil comes
upon New York as the result Of it will be
well.deserved, for the debauch was widest
among social elements for which this polit-
ical Transformation holds the power OF
greatest modification and injury.
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Gong. ON All Rubber.rred yeh,cre..

To THE EDITOR OF THE sus-Sir: TIE Sun a few
mornings ago published a despatch from Cleveland
which told OF the exploits OF highway robbers in that
neighborhood. 1t seems that the men were assisted
In their work by having rubber tires on their buggy
and rubber shoes on their horses. making their ap-
proach noiseless. Attention has repeatedly been
called to the rapidly increasing number of accidents
duo to the noiseless approach over asphalt OF car.
raRes having rubber tires. and the despatch above
referred to is q good text to take for this subject.
Until recently the noise made by tho hoof OF tho
horse as IL strikes the pavement has been sufficient to
warn foot Passers. but now that rubber horseshoes
are coming into general use this safeguard has gone,
The ~bicyclists have done well In compelling horse
owners to put lamps on their carriages at night. Now
the city should pasS an ordinance compelling horse
owners who drive horses shod with rub er shoes and
carriages with rubber tires TO he equipped W tn a
gong for protection or warning to pedestrians. There
Is no more reason why n bicycle should carry n gong
than q noiseless carriage. 1t is evident that these
modern improvements" have their disadv antaEps
ns well as their advantages. and some steps should be
taken to protect people who have to walk.
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Gen. Merritt and tho Artillery.

1t was to be expected that with the trans.
fer Of Gen. WESLEY MERRITT to the CON-
mand Of the Department of the East his
attention would be turned oward the
needs of s~eacoast defence. His first annual
report in his new command will therefore
occasion no surprise in its urgent appeal
for increasing the artillery.
One special point of interest is his rec
o~mmendation for concentrating effort on
the instruction of the heavy batteries in the
care and handling of the new h~igh.power
guns, even IL some modification must be
made in the programme of instruction in
small arms. Col. RODGERS, the Artillery
Inspector of the department, dwells on the
same point, and, in addition to proposing ad-
d~itional pay for men who qualify as gunners
and gunnery specialists, makes this sugges-
tion: 1t is believed that the time has arrived
when the status of the heavy batteries
should be defined in regulations as a special
arm of coast artillery warfare, and their in
struction confined strictly to the duties of
their own arm"
While this is a matter that must be left
In great part to the determination OF ex-
perts, it is clear that a leading military
need of the country is the strengthening of
the artillery.
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The s0ldIers' Home.

%spondent "Veteran" charges the Captains. sergcants.
and subordinate employers OF this branch as being
"hospital buns. "bis %loafers," an able. bodied. ignor.
ant lot. Now let me call your attention TO the roster
OF daily work performed by one OF those so-cailed
Captains. His company consists OF $50 to $50 men;
the larger companies arc entitled to a Lieutenant,
who receives no pay for his services; the Captains
salary Ia ais and eco per month, according to
strength OF his command; lie Is required 10 keep a
roster. make out his monthly report. daily morning
report TO AdJutant. morning pass list in duplicate,
pension list and mn out pension, vouchers, for his
men; q blacklist and sentences" n detail book, -
".furlough list. :, . clothing book and company
directory. y and Is allowed eight hours liberty every
fourteen days. II "Yeteran I" thinks he can hll the
bill OF those duties for the prescribed pay. he can
easily obtain a Job; let him hle his application with
the Governors; n he Is u sober man and anxious to
earn this stipend, he will not have long to wait.
NATIONAL SOLDIERS HONE, Nov. J.. "EoS-CoA."
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Striking Politics in Africa.

On July % last a treaty was concluded
between Germany and rance which would
show hat the two countries are on fairly
friendly terms. This treaty is for the ECU
lation of 1.-THE Franco German frontiers in the
Hinterland of Dahomey and Togoland in
West Africa, and has been published in the
official ReichsanzeiDer of Berlin.
The first article defines the details Of the
new boundaries, but the second contains
stipulations of an important character. By
it Germany comedies to France for n term
of four years the right of free passage
for her troops and war material on
the Kuande road as far as the right
bank of the Volta River, and on the
Kuande Pama road by way of Sansanne
Mangu. In view of the naval and mill
tary preparations reported as being made
by the English Government on the Niger
to arrest the extension of French intu.
ence in that part Of Africa, this con-
cession by the German Government to the
French is an act of high political signif'
icance. Not only are %gunboats of special
construction to be sent up the Niger, but
English marine artillery and n large Haussa
contingent is to accompany them. The OBJ
ject of the English Government, it appears,
is to prevent the Say-Barra line, which the
French claim as the southern boundary OF
Tunis and Algeria, from becoming the
northern boundary of the Hinterland OF
the French possessions In Dahomey on the
east and of Grand Bassam on the west OF
] the English territories on the Gold Coast,
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roMAx SUFFRAGE CONVENTION.
nswarhs NJ LiIiie .. BiaEc, Alice stern Biaeh-
well. and sunan u. ~anihony.


GENEVA, N. Y, Nov. 3.-The twonty ninth
annual convention of the Now York state
woman Suffrage Association mot here to-day.
Az the Executive Board meeting all standing
committees reported. At tho general meeting
M. f. Blaine delivered the address of welcome.
In hor reply Mrs. Mariana W. Chapman Of
Brooklyn, President of the State Association.
sAid:
''Tho bill to change school officers to town
officers, and thus remove the only franchise
possessed by woman, can only be considered as
q red rag In the face of the state Association.
in municipalities, said: A mon are born hun;
ory. Because OF that he is aggressive and
nnRnacious, fighting for food or for office.
Women arc aitruistlc and affectionate, home
loving and Mt peace. In the recent election In
New York city women took an active part for
Citizens Union wero. non-suffragists ana
thought they ought not to indulge in politics
because they might, you know. meet mon ;,
Alice Stone Blackwell of Boston said: ~ is
m fact, provcd IN twenty-threc states, thai
Ignorant and dcbnsod women are not neal Sc
apt to vote as moro Intelligent and refined
women. This is most marked In States ENJOY
ing the fullest suffrage
Miss Susan Il. Anthony said: II was arrested
here in Geneva fifteen years ago Tor voting
Next year will complete the hall century since
a handful OF men and women, among then
John and Lucretla Mott, met IN Seneca Fall
to make that first grand declaration. JUS
admission to all other colleges in this country
was admitted to tho medical department q
Hobart College In Geneva, the first woman ad
mittod TO O college within the United states.
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thus putting final limits to further British
expansion In that part Of Africa
1t lie stated that English traders have
been furnishing the redoubtable chieftain,
SAMoRY, and his hordes with modern
weapons In considerable quantities. which
have been turned against the French, and
1t Is very probably in consideration OF
this that the German Government has
afforded the French the facilities 1t has.
There is not only the defeat which
q French expedition has suffered at
the hands Of SAMoRY's warriors to
be avenged, but French prestige has
to be ~reestablished at brief delay all
over that part Of Africa. Meanwhile Ger
man and French Commissioners are to be
sent to delimitate the frontier line, and
the exchange Of Publications is to be
effected in Paris within ak months from
the signing of the treaty.
1t would appear that a conflict similar to
that which was waged between France and
England during the last century on the
American continent Is about to begin In the
interior of Africa. There IL this important
difference, however, in the present case,
that, whereas in the last century France
had neither friends nor allies in her strug-
gle against England, she has now the good
will of moro thar one of the great Euro
pean powers, which may be transformed
into active assistance in the event OF an
appeal to arms.
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The Battle Lost. but Honor Saved.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUNSET: We have
fought a good fight and are beaten. Tho only
surprise Is the number who were deludcd into
voting for Mr.. Low One would despair OF the
success of republican institutions had we not
had equally disheartening experiences.
1t is better to be right than victors. The Re-
publican party can afford to be defeated, but 1t
can never afford to throw its honorable mantle
over so despicable n hypocrito as Mr.. Low. n man
who has proved in his public career that in his
idolatry OF himself he would bow to any god
and stoop to any deception. 1 confidently an
ticipate for him the oblivion he 80 well deserves.
The Republican party, however, Is stronger
to-day in New York than before. 1t has estab-
lished that improvement can only be secured
through its fundamentally, and 1t has repu-
dated forever the idea that a man without a
character and an honorable public record can
be forced upon it as its representative and its
candidate. The preservation of the right and
safety Of property and of every right .guaran.
teed by tho Constitution will again drive all
good citizens to the Republican line, and while
1t continues to represent the best interests of
the American people it is immortal. 1t owes
gratitude and support to THE Sun for Its mag
nifcent fidelity TO principle through the recent
campaign.
the interests of the people require again our
labors we shall offer them freely and ask and
expect the assistance and cooperation OF all good
citizens. II. q. HARRIs.
NEW York, Nov. 3.
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THE SUN extends It's sincere sympathy to
the Hon. THoMAsF F. GRADY. He has an unchAl-
lenged right TO feel sore.
If Spain should really secure the Esme.

If Spain should really secure the Esme.
ralda and the O'Higgins. which the ARMSTRONG;
are building for Chill, she will have two Of tho
best armored cruisers afioat.
The Esmeralda il a fine combination of
armor, armament. and speed. She Is said to
have reached % knots on her trials with nat
ural draught alone. Her armOr belt and trans
verse bulkheads are six inches thick, and tho
former, which IL seven feet deep, extends
through nearly ave.sixths Of her length. She
has in her main battery two S-inch and sixteen
6.inch guns. and the remarkable thing about
them is that they are all rapid fire, even the
S-inch. SO that she can throw a tremendous
weight of metal within a few minutes. And all
this is accomplished on a displacement OF 1920
tons. or nearly 200 tons less than our New
York's.
The OHiggins is shorter, broader and deeper,
ana more like a battlcship, Yet her contract
speed Of Ola knots under natural draught
would carry her into the cruiser class. Her
Harveyed water-line belt is seven inches thick
and her main battery contains four s-inch, ten
6-inch, and four 4.7.inch rapid fire guns, 80 that
both in armor and battery power she surpasses
the Esmeralda. The third cruiser is a smaller,
craft of less importance.
1t remains to DO seen whether Chill will give
up these hne vessels, and also whether Spain
has the cash for them.
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The Union Pacific Foreclosures.

The legal proceedings in the foreclosure
suits against the Union Pacific Railway
Company, ended, for the present, on Tues
day, in the sale of the main line of the
railway to the Reorganization Syndicate,
under the first mortgage. On Monday, the
same property was sold to the same Syn
dictate under the Government second mort
gage. The sale of the Kansas Pacific
Division has been postponed to Dec. Is,
and it is a question who will then become
it's purchasers.
BY an agreement made between the At
torney General and the Reorganization
Syndicate last January, the main line and
the Kansas Pacific Division of the railway
were first to be put up at auction under the
foreclosure of the Government lien. and the
Syndicate agreed to bid at hat auction not
less thar $40, 754 900 for the property, in
Guiding the Sinking Fund. This agree
ment was approved also by the Government
directors of the railway company.
Pursuant to the agreement the courts
ordered the sale of the main line on Nov. l
under the Government second mortgage,
and on Nov. 2 under the first mortgage.
That of the Kansas Pacific Division was set
for Nov. 8. Acting upon the assumption
that the contract would be carried out in
good faith, the Reorganization Syndicate
deposited 81, 500, 900 in cash with the Cen
trail Trust Company of this city as security
for the fulflment of their part of it, and
proceeded to obtain the cooperation of the
b%ondholders and stockholders Of the Union
Pacific Railway Company in raising the
rest of the necessary money,
Suddenly, at the last moment, the cry
was raised that the bargain it had made
was a losing one for the Government, and
parties than the Reorganization Syndicate.
The Government, yielding TO the clamor
against it, threatened to %repudiate it's
contract unless the Syndicate would agree
to pay 5 100000 more than was
originally stipulated for. This exaction
the Syndicate submitted to. A little later
a demand, under the same threat, was
made for more money, and the Syndicate
agreed to bid for the main line an addi,
tional SIS, 200, 900. This it has done, and it
has become the owner of the main line, free
and clear of all mortgage liens.
1t now remains to sell the Kansas Pacific
Division. and in order to pay the entire
debt due the Government on that division
it must bring $12,OOO,OOO. This is much
more than it is worth to the new owners OF
the main line, and it is commended that they
are not obliged to buy it at all, since their
agreement to do so, made last January, has
been broken by the Government. Whether
nevertheless, they will feel bound in honor
to protect the holders of the mortgages OF
the property is a matter for them to decide,
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PUIITZER,S FAKE MILL BUSY.
Pref. James Bryce Exposes Another or the
Braxen .world'so Tapestries.


Braxen .world'so Tapestries.
On Oct. 4 the World published what purported
to DO an interview with Prof James Bryce. au-
thor of The American Commonwealth Prof.
Bryce was quoted as describing the kind of a
Mayor the Greater New York ought to have,
and his portrait accompanied the interview.
much Of which was printed in heavy, black type.
He concluded his alleged interview by express
ing the hope that tho citizens OF the Greater
New York would display q kccncr interest in
municipal affairs than has prevailed among
them heretofore, and incidentally he was alleged
TO have said n good word for Seth Low.
All this looked very we'll in print. and some
persons, not familiar with Uorid methods,
may have been impressed, by it. Now; how;
ever, it is shown. to be only, another IRorld
fake. The following letter from Prof. Bryce
was published in yesterdays Erening Post and
explains itself:
81 To the Editor Of the ErentnD Post.
"SIN: I have just received from q friend a copy
Of the New York World of Oct. 4 containing q
| report Of an interview which 1t states one OF Its
reporters had with me in Now York.
"Will you permit me to state that no such In
teryiew ever took .placel All that I am re-
ported to have said is an invention from begin
ming to und. l saw no reporter Of the Wor!d or
Of any other newspaper when ] was In New
York: now nearly a month ago. ! am. sir. your
faithful servant, JAMES BRYCE.
"ABERDEEN, Scotland. Oct. co."
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Palmer Now.

The most Important revelation OF the New
York election Ia the most easily seen. The
only way to prevent the city's administra-
tion from going into the hands Of Tammany
Hall was In putting at the front the ma
tlonal issue between Republicanism and
the Chicago platform.
Wise and Interchangeable as the Raines
law is, the spirit of hostility to it was very
intense. The crankiness n humbug Of the
Strong administration was like q milestone
on the Republican neck which It had tried
70 break. Nothing could save the Republi-
can side of politics against its difficulties
but the loyal support on the part Of all con
sentative citizens Of the triumphantpr inci.
pies of 1899, from which Tammany Hall had
fed with a resolution which was undimin-
ished BY the jeers and threats Of the honest
Organizes. Abandoned and reviled by their
deluded friends In broadcloth, the New
York city Republicans were left helpless
before the terminated tiger, and the spec
tacle Of their trouble deprived their party
of its natural strength throughout the EN-
pire State.
A Mugwump devotee Of his own vanity,
. little band Of bitter factionists, and a
number of highly respectable well-to.do
gentlemen whose craze for notoriety was
stimulated by lightness of head, have
turned New York from the party of hope
and confidence back to the crushing party
of Bryanism. Not being on speaking terms
with Tammany Hall, the energies of these
political amateurs rave been expended
against the party with which they had
been affiliated, to Tammany's profit.
For loyal Republicans the word Is the
same as II the Citizens Union had never
been heard of: Close up and go forward
Organize and prepare for victory! Folly's
turn is over.
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The Most Perfect Thing of tho Kind

Two eminent authorities on guerrilla
politics differ widely as to the practical
ability of the Citizens Union campaigners.
The Neu York Evening Post pronounced
the Organization" Of the Gifts to be. in the
fullest and best sense of the term, the most
perfect thing of the kind now to be found
in this CITY," That opinion was advanced
Just before the voting began, but 1t seems
to have survived the counting of the bal
lots, for the Post now throws the RESPONSE
bility for SETH Lows defeat, not upon
the candidate or his managers, but upon
SATAN himself.
On the other hand, the Hon. WILLIAM
LYsoNG STRONG declares between cxple-
tives that while the Citizens Union may
not go right to pieces, "the leaders OF that
organization have shown that they are not
capable of managing n campaign"
We are inclined to agree with the expert
of the Erening Post. The Citizens ma
chine was and is the most perfect thing OF
the kind to be found in this city, or in any
other city. 1t is the only thing of the kind
to be found anywhere.
No other set of campaign managers ever
started out in business with a pledged cap
ital of 1877, 900 voters, and, using that fund
as a nest egg to attract more votes, realized
on election day the magnificent total OF
76.S21.
If that does not indicate that the Low
managers were capable of managing a cam
paign, what in thunder does the Hon
WILLIAM LYsoNG STRONG consider as true
campaign talent Of the Citizens Union
VARIETY
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Gratitude to The sun.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr: I think It the duty
Of every patriotic citizen to thank THE Sun for the
noble and patriotic stand it has taken and for the
good work Il has done in the past campaign.
Let the rising generation be brought up to look with
honor on the paper which when the municipality
was sore distressed. when cyclists and notoriety
hunters sought to seize the reins of government OF
the second largest city in the world. fought in the
front ranks of the defenders OF integrity ana honor,
and worked with a mighty will to save our city.
This fight was not In vain; the defeated of to-day
are the victors of tomorrow. when the Presiden'
tial election Of 1900 rolls around 1t will find all hon,
est men fighting shoulder to shoulder for the glorious
cause OF honest government and sound money.
1853 WEST l26TH STREET. Nov, 8. FERpoS BUXTON.