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A Question OF Dignity.

II MIR. SETH Low were merely a private
person or an ordinary politician seeking po-
litical office by means of a boom directed by
a political organization devoted to the In
terests Of his candidacy, there would be
little disposition to c~riticise unfavorably the
means and schemes by which that candi-
dacy was promoted. If the friends of Mr..
JAMES ]. MARTIN, for instance, or of Mr..
n ID. PURRoY. or of Mr.. FREDERICK
SEYMOUR GIBBS were booming him with
all industry for Mayor, 1t would appear
perfectly natural that no means of ad-
vertising and drumming-up of voters
should be neglected. Those gentlemen are
primarily and secondarily politicians, and
there would be nothing surprising If all
the arts and exercises known to the man.
ual of politics should be used In their
behalf. They might be wise or foolish,
hut they would not excite any remark ex-
cept possibly expressions of horror from
the Goo Coos and member of the better
element. Far different is 1t with Mr..
Low. As President of Columbia Univer-
sity he occupies a post OF peculiar dignity
and duty. He would scarcely be expected
to do anything or lave anything lone
in his name which would invite rldicule
upon him OF impair the public respect for
him. He has a perfect right to seek office,
subject to his obligations to the university,
but 1t Is queer to see him seek it In a man.
ner calculated to detract from his personal
dignity and to reflect injurlously upon
the university of which he Is the head.
The silly and undignifed proceedings of
the Citizens Union men who are booming
Mr.. Low for Mayor have reached a point
where they need to be checked II Mr.. Low
does not wish to become ridiculous. 1t was
his wish to be convinced thai his nomina-
ton for Mayor would prove a unlfying
force. The bosses of the Citizens Union
have used and are using his name simply as
a ~disorganizing force, and they nave been
hunting for supporters In a h~elter-skelter
fashion, which combines the greatest
amount of advertising with the least
amount OF deliberation. The boroughs of
New York have been showed up with
petitions, asking the voters to vote for the
nomination OF Mr.. Low for Mayor. The
voters arc not asked who would be the
strongest and most acceptable candidate,
but to vote for MIR. Low, as II he were the
only possible candidate. OF the cheap
devices, the straw votes. 1t is not pleasant
to speak. To see perspiring messenger boys
strowing the streets with the name of the
President of Columbia University is a most
extraordinary sight.
Nh. Low is at perfect liberty to act as he
likes In matters concerning himself and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29
The Altogether.

Into the forum of the one-sided but fu-
rlous debate upon the relative merits Of
strokes, the Lehman stroke. the Cook
stroke, the Courtney stroke, the English
stroke, or the American stroke, THE SUN
modestly declines to enter. Toour mind the
evidence on strokes is too varied, and too
complicated with factors Understandable,
to justify a positive Judgment, even with
the material Of many years for observation
There have been very many great oars
men OF many styles. KELLY Of England,
who left u champion HAMILL hull
down, was one Of the most elegant
scullers ever seen. Still, RENFoRTu,
though far clumsier in his style, wa a
greater man than KELLY. Within the last
twenty years the ~scullers from America
and Australia, for England has been rather
out of IL for hat time, have been ex-
traordinarily numerous, and from among
them we have never heard Of q particular
stroke being chosen as the crown Of oars
m%anship. Probably the most finished set
of professional rowers ever seen were the
Taylor-Winship crew from the Thames, who
fourished in the days of the WARD brothers,
and the Paris crew of st. John but the Rem
forth-helly crew were too much for them.
Possiblythe Cornell crew won their glorious
victory Of last week with the best stroke
after all; but their great superiority, the
advantage which enabled them, with Yale
and Harvard collapsed in the rear, to indulge
in an extra squirt after the race was won,
out Of pure enthusiasm for rowing, was that
they rowed together. Whatever they did,
and however they did it, they did 1t in unison
soperfect that the boat had speed, and speed
made the pull easy. This was the first and
great secret of success.
There were eight men in the Cornell crew
with but a single thought. and one single
and habitual mode Of expressing it. To
transposc into music, the Cornell chorus
was more exact and rhythmical than that
Of Yale and Harvard. Upon that we are
prepared to stand, leaving to others and
to the future the question as to which of
the crews sang the best tune.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29

1t appears from divers newspapers in
Kansas that the Hon. JOHN c. SHEEHAN has
invited divers silver editors in that State to be
present at the Tammany celebration OF the
Fourth Of July. The invitations seem to have
been declined, but thoy have served to impress
Popocratic Kansas with the zeal OF Tammany.
Tho radicals OF Kansas and the radicals
OF Tammany stand on the sumo plat
form. but there are obvious local reasons
why Mr.. SHEEHAN and his partners In Tam
many cannot declare that hatred Of this
city which Is ono of the characteristics of their
allies In Kansas. Mr.. SHEEHAN's thouRhtful-
ness In remembering his Kansas associates must
have touched their hearts. The distance from
East Fourteenth street to the land of the sun.
flower is great, but nothing can separate n band
OF brothers standing on the Chicago platform
and thence shouting defiance at plutocrats, octo-
puses, and good money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29
The County Omces.

At no previous election since the estab.
llshment of the county of New York. which
dates from 1883, more than a century be-
fore the admission of the State into the
Union, have all the elective offices been
made vacant by law ON the same day, as is
the case this year.
At the election of Tuesday, Nov. 2, when
n Mayor for the enlarged New York, a
Comptroller, and a President of the Mu-
nicipal Council will be voted for, there
will also be elected each of the county
officers. A District Attorney will be
chosen in place of WILLIAM NJ. X. Oh
CoTT, the first Republican District At
torney since DANIEL. G. ROLLINS, who left
that Office to become Surrogate of this
county. A County Clerk will be chosen in
place of HENRY d.. PURRoY. the last County
Clerk Of New York to hold that post for
w successive terms since the election of
1870, and II there be anything certain in
municipal politics, which is sometimes a
matter of doubt. it Is probably about as
certain as anything can be that Mr.. PURRoY
will not be a candidate for reelection for a
third term on the Tammany Hall ticket.
There will also be elected In November q
Sheriff in place Of EDWARD j. Fl. DAMsEN,
n by a wise, provident, and humane
provision Of the State Constitution that
ludicrous individual cannot be chosen
to succeed himself. though a like pro-
vision does not bar the chance of re.
election Of EMIL W. HoEBER, the German
American Coroner, the associate and
colleague of DAMsEN in the German.
American Reform Bund. IIoEBER may
be reelected, but not DAMsEN. The
three other Coroners who may be re-
elected or whose successors will be chosen
In November are THEODORE X. TUTHILL,
Republican, elected in November last over
the Tammany Hall candidate by u majority
of 5000 on a straight-out fight between
Organism on the one side and anti
Bryunism on the other EDWARD T. FITz-
PATRICK and WILLIAM II. DoBDs, otherwise
known rs "Old BILL" DoBBs. the Sycamore
OF Tammany. There IL to be a Register
elected in place of the Hon. WILLIAM
SoHMER, named In many places us a posi-
BILE candidate for Mayor on a tickle such rs
the Hon. OSWALD OTTENDoRFER would
courageously N consistently support IL
Enthusiastically binding obligations" were
given by him hat he would be a "unifying
force In opposition to the enforcement of
laws against beer drinking and beer selling.
Two Supreme Court Judges are to be
chosen, In place of CHARLES II. VAN BRUNT
and GEORGE 2. ANDREws, elected in 1888 (;
two City Court Judges, in place of JOHN II.
MCCARTHY and EDWARD T.. O'DwYER (;
three Civil Court Judges; and an Alderman
In each OF the Assembly districts of the
city, to the number of thirty-lve.
Every one of the county offices In New
York, irrespective and regardless of its en-.
largement as a municipality, will be filed
by the voters this year by virtue of
that provision of the State Constitu.
tion which was designed to secure
. total severance between State and 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29

Mrs. Mary A. Livermore's Advice to q Wounded
Soldier Terrorized by an Evangelist

Soldier Terrorized by an Evangelist
From the Indianapolis Journal.
asked Mrs. Livermore II she had ever seen
any one afraid Of death, or that which would
follow death, at the actual hour of dying.
Never but once" she replied. "and then ID
was the fault Of an evangelist. 1t was after the
fight at Fort Donelson. Eighty MORALLY
wounded men had been brought into my ward
at the st. Louis Hospital. among them a soldier
with both legs and an arm shot of. This man
was lying in that stupor that usually precedes
death. when an evangelist entered. and, bend
peace with Godii II not, You viii be in hell in
less than an hour
the most horrible fright. Pray for me- no
speaPee hurled i eao ont to ot SI1s I Sis pr the Gspiy n as the
ssH this n new snd T terrible BEN id Haa T shs s6l aaGsFe sees
I have been wicked man! was his repeated
wall. His cries aroused and excited the other
groans and screams and beseechings. In vain /
urged and the surgeon commanded quiet. !
Of the ward. and got upon the bed Of the man
who had first been aroused. Taking him by the
s ssia: Stop sP PSis 's ssfanmi s1E" al 6nes tH'0 his. his e{e an
going to heliV he cried. Wei, II You must go to
bell hell ! go e like WS E mani N cbI replied: But WIZ must
who has stood up to he riddled and torn and
Ihle for his country, is going to helll 1t is a
" had despatched a messenger for n chaplain.
When he came ! said: Don't say q word. hut
sing and gradually peace settled over the ward,
Ny Soul There'll be No More Sorrow There
Rock Of Ages and many other comforting
hymns. / kept my place on the bed, softly re-
gcating prayers and reassurinG PASSAGES OF
Scripture till my patient whispered Il do be
heye Jesus will save me- He died that night.
THE overzcalous evangelist received sum
mary treatment Mt the hands Of Mother Bicker.
dyke. When he began to question her boys
she approached him with the words: Look
here. You leave this ward quick or I'll take you
by the nape OF the neck and pitch you out"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29

Mr.. SHAFRoTH, q silver philosopher Of
Colorado, introduced into tho House Of Rer-e-
sentativos yesterday q bill ITO encourage the
economical administration Of the Government"
The encouragement Is to be made at the cost OF
tho ofloeholders, with tho exception of mo
President and the Justices Of tho Supreme
Court. Whenever at tho end of q mortk
the expenditures Of the Government have
been greater than the receipts for that
month, 20 per cent. Of the salary Of each
ofncoholder who gets moro than 5000 q
month and 10 per cent. Of the salary Of every
oficeholder who gets less than 5000 a month
arc to DO retained in the Treasury. Mr.. SHAr
ROTH has frequently shown himself a greaL
man. and this bill is necessarily great. He seenis
to think that It is in the power Of the employees
to keep tho expenses down. II he Is right, they
ought to have a share Of tho surplus, Whenever
there is one again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29
Our cont, aporary, the atlanta Constitu.

Our cont, apornry, the atlanta Constitu-
tfon, has reached q lower level than we had
supposed possible. There is no room within
the Democratic party" 1t says in this June Of
1897. for an advocacy of protection" Is tho
Constitution as great a humbuR as GROVER
CLEVELAND and his followersl While it prac.
tices protection, will 1t still insist on preaching
against it!
The Democratic party. which was elected In
1892, advocated protection from the moment 1t
in Congress. and 1t passed n protective
tariff bill. The revenue only" principle was
formally stricken out Of the Democratic plat
form in Chicago in 1896. Yet tho Atlanta Con-
s%tftmtion has waited for a Republican protective
measure before raising a protest. II our contem-
porary were not n Bryanite VIC should fcel sure
that it was a gold medal Cuckoo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29
The fusion among the Democrats, Popu.

The fusion among the Democrats, Popu.
lists, and free-silver Republicans of Iowa seems
to lack Conference. A collection of Populists
bolted from the fusion convention last week. ana
Yesterday the Chairman of tho Populist State
trumpeted loudly to the faithful and
called a State Convention to nominate a full
State ticket In September. Tho Hon. +. K.
WHITE, the fusion candidate for Governor, will
have to employ a good deal of his shatterinR
and calamitous eloquence to bring the errinR
brethren back to the fold. He cannot be elected
without the aid OF the Populists. and a good
many OF them arc disinclined TO aid him. This
is their year to be skittish. although most of
them were meek enough last year. Still, tho
address OF the Chairman OF the State Commit
tee contains only 1900 words. 1t Is impossible
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29
Since the National Civic Clubs straw

Since the National Civic Clubs straw
vote showed the Hon. PATRICK JEROME GLEA-
Son of Long Island City as second choice the
soul OF that original statesman has been elate
and his smile has urged all the vegetables ia his
borough to unusual growth. No Citizens Union
is seeking to boost him into office. The printers
arc not working day and night in the attempt to
get out petitions enough to give the people q
chance to imploro him to be a candidate .or
Mayor. No messenger boys are scurry ring
about, poking into peoples hands and faces
requests that he be nominated. No bands are
footing for him; no eminent citizens are taking
less eminent citizens by the buttonhole and
forcing them to sign petitions in his favor. No
clergymen are preaching for him. No ncws-
papers are booming him. And yet he is second
in the running, and is represented as being very
much g%ratiied because he is second. Mr.. GLEA-
SON is modest, but we'll he knows that the Hon.
SETH Low had a narrow escape. The next
straw vote may show GLEASON first, Low second.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29
Large Cities in Two Great Countries.

We learn from the new census of the
Russian Empire, which was taken in Feb
ruary of this year, that Russia has but one
city with q million inhabitants, the city of
st. Petersburg, which, with It's suburbs,
has 1907, O23. The next largest city there
is Moscow, after which comes Warsaw.
In the United States the cities in the
foremost rank are moro numerous. The
population of New York exceeds 3,OOO,-
600. Then come Chicago and Philadelphia,
each Of which has over a million.
Apart from the three Russian cities
already named, there is no city in the Cars
empire hat has a half million inhabitants
In the United States, on the other hand,
St. Louis, Boston, and Baltimore have
passed the half-milion mark while. per.
haps, as many as ten other cities have
passed the quarter-million mark.
From the new Russian census we learn
that there are now in Russia twelve cities
each of which has a population running
between 100, 900 and ITO, 900. Seven years
ago, at the time of the last United States
census, we had about the same number of
cities of that size; but In the year 1897 we
have, at the least, twenty cities, the inhab-
itants Of each of which number between
one hundred thousand and two hundred
thousand. We may have twice as many as
Russia has.
By the new Russian census it appears
that the subjects of the Gar. dwelling in
the great empire, now number very nearly
13O, 0 DOC. This is a population more
than twice as great as was that of the
United States at the time of the census of
1890; but our country has now nine or ten
million more inhabitants than 1t had seven
years ago.
The population Of the United States and
that Of Russia is not, as is that of the
British empire, scattered over all the
world. The Russian people, embracing
many races. dwell together in one country,
and the American people dwell together in
another. Besides the white men and the
black, we have some red Indians and a few
scattered thousands of yellow Chinese. 1t
is for the happiness of Russia and the
United States that they ave always been
good and great friends.
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his fool friends only, II indeed they
are his friends and arc not rather
merely haters Of the Republican party.
But as a good citizen, he owes 1t to this
community to avoid doing anything to
divide the ranks Of good order and sound
money in this city and to strengthen Bry-
anism. In the hands of the Citizens Union
his candidacy has become, as it was in
tended 1t should become, not q unifying but
q disunifying force.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29

From the Cleveland Plain

rToW inc CtopeldHd Rain Dealer.
Twas years ago that Mark Twain wrote
A line that nlled him with despair,
For through his brain It long did nOat,
"a pink'trlp slip for q o'cent fare"
That Jingle oft comes back TO mo.
Like TO a half forgotten air,
Its rhythm, halting though II he
Long held me with Its Jingle rare.
But now, at last. l have cut loose
FROM Marks Old.faShioned rhythmic snAra.
Because I'm caught In Kipling's moose,
"a rag, q bone, and Q hank Of hAiHIN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29

There ought to be wild hustling at the
Ohio Democratic State Convention. which meets
at Columbus to-day. The convention will be full
and running over with free silver. and there
are nineteen known candidates for tho nominal
tion Of Governor. A large area of disappoint-
ment is preparing for q dozen and a half OF en-
thusiasts. and perhaps a still larger area for the
successful man. who may chance not to be sue
cessful on election day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29

1.-THE only remedy Is a simple although
perhaps q radical one. and that is the issue by
the Government of a poremptory Injunction
against the shipment of COIN" This Is tho
solemn opinion. on the financial question, Of tho
United States Financial and Commercial Er.
amfner OF New Pork Cftv. a journal devoted
to money finance. insurance, and tho mercantile
interests OF tho United States. In spite of tho
majestic authority of this financial expert, Its
plan Is incomplete. An injunction against tho
shipment OF coin will DO futile unless tho law
prescribesa penalty for melting coin into bullion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29

MI. SAMUEL L. CLEMENS has thought
fully and tactfully come to tho aid Of our dis.
tressod contemporary, the Herald, by declining
to be the beneficiary of its Mark Twain Fund,
and requesting that any money that had been
subscribed thereto DO returned. This viii
be q great relief to tho Herald, as tho subscrip.
ton was a complete failure, owing to no lack Of
sympathy for MARKT TWAIN. but to o distinct and
woll-founded distrust of tho Herald a. q trustee.
The ice has cast an enduring chill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29

Alienist annals Of the future may record
that In one OF tho last years OF tho Nineteenth
Century a peculiar collection OF citizens under
took to find out tho most popular candidate for
Mayor of Now York by u straw vote" In the
highways and bywayB. II no. the alienist annals
will DO wrong. Tho real purpose of the straw
vote was to cram a distasteful candidate down
tho throats OF the Republican party.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29

1t is amusing to see how sympathetic
with the Citizens Union movement against tho
Republican party are the Journal, tho Bryanite
organ, and the World. the organ Of tho destruc-
tion Of society. honor. and decency, the two
types OF the debased and debasing new Journal
Ism. Naturally, tho NeD Fork Times and the
Evening Post arc eager in urging the Citizens
Union fellows to keep on fighting the party
which tho Mugwumps hate, the more because
they are deserters from It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29

We hope the hysteria with which the
poor Evening Post is now afflicted so sorely will
not be conveyed to its readers. many OF whom
are worthy and useful people In their walks of
life. But let them be on their guard. Hysteria
is catching. and 1t is the most distressing of
maladies. 1t may lead to confirmed lunacy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29

10 believe that any Populist Of real power and
impetuosity would deign TO limit his vocal out
put to such beegarly Dimensions. A Populist
Chairman Of any force ought to DO good fer
100000 words at any hour Of tho day or
evening.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1897-09-27
CUBAN LEAGUE.
President Allen Declares the
Hour OF Victory Is Come

New York. Sept. 20
President Ethan Allen of the
Cuban League of the United
States today issued the follow
ing address to the members
of the league: "A year Of pa
triotic work is about to end
in grandest results. Last
spring nearly every Governor
of this Republic at our request
by the Legislature Of his State
spoke for Cuban independ-
ence.
Many hundreds Of thous-
ands of citizens responding to
the appeal Of this league have
made it manifest that public
opinion is on the side Of the
Cuban insurgents. Now the
hour of emancipation for Cuba
is at hand. The commanding
voice Of the nation has at last
reached the executive. Though
the delay has been much too
long, still the retribution at
hand viii excuse past delin-
quency. Our minister in
Spain with a patriotic pres
ident behind him will do that
which shall end the murder,
plumber ard tyranny in Cuba,
allowing is entry as a sover-
eign State. The nation is
ready with guns if necessary.
Every member Of this league
should be alert to uphold the
President in such a policy.
Let all say to him: "All divis-
sions end at the waters
edge"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1897-09-27
A SENSATION AT MADRID
Gu account of the Attitude of
the United Ststee.

Paris, September 23.-A dis
Patch 10 the Temps from Ma
drid says: The attituds Of the
United States has caused a
great sensation at Madrid be
cause opinion has been lurea
on by the Dessimistic commu-
nication OF the Spanish minister
at Washington upon the char
acier and duration of the cor
rect attitude of the United
States, and thar, too, despite
several warnings from Mr.
0lney and Mr. Cleveland 5
message. Tie Official balIe,ins
Of Captain Genera! WeylsF
have. a:so recesred TOO much
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1897-09-27
GOLD FROM FRANCE.

New York, Sept. 28.-La
Touraine of the French steam
ship line, which sails from
Havre Saturday, viii bring to
this port SI.ooo,ooo in gold.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1897-09-27
FEVER HOSPITAL
BURNED.

New Orleans, Sept. a.
bulletin, ? a. m.)-The Bour-
egard school building. which it
was proposed to use as a fey
er hospital and which a mob
threatened to burn down, was
destroyed by fire at I o'clock
this morning, although it was
guarded by police. It was
formerly a fine residence, oc-
eupying a square Ct ground
on Canal street.