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The sun., 1898-01-03

Mr.. ALEXANDER II. REvELL tells the
Federation Of Educational Associations that
"in the great colleges there secms to be fixed
prejudice against commercial life." where did
Mr.. REvELL obtain his Information on the sub
jecti The original purpose Of the old American
COLLEGES was TO train men for the ministry.
Practically that was the only learned profession
In the early colonial days, and II kept its pre-
emnence until q time within living memory.
Meanwhile the practice OF law and medicine
began TO offer career. and In our time these
professions have crowded theology out from
the very schools where II was once su-
prome. In the last few years, II our observa-
ton ls TO be trusted, the number OF college
graduates who enter into business has become
considerable. and It Ia increasing. As compared
with their competitors they are at a disadvan-
taGe in that they don't 20 into business until
they are twonty-ono or moro years old. On the
other hand, they seem 40 q class to be prosper
Gus beyond the average. Apparently they have
learned to learn quickly, II they have learned
nothing else. The "hxed prejudice against
commercial life" must exist, II It exists. among
the small and indolont squad which has fxed
prejudice against labor Of any kind.
The sun., 1898-01-03

a measure avowedly based In its main lines
upon Mr.. PLUNKrrT's proposals. Al the
instance, however, of the Chancellor Of the
Exchequer q provision was inserted by
which the funds for working the scheme
were to come out of the Irish instead of the
common purse. This, Of course, made the
bill unpopular, and IL failed to pass.
While seeking remedial Legislative meas
ures, Mr.. PLUNKErT and his coadjutors
have not placed undue reliance on the eff
cacy Of State aid. Three years ago they un'
dertook to start q system Of self-help, and
an association called the Irish Agricultu-
raj Organization Society was formed TO
provide funds for carrying on the move
ment. Owing to tho influence OF this phil
anthropic association there are to-day ITO
farming societies IN Ireland scattered
throughout thirty-one Of the thirty.two
counties, with an aggregate mcmbership OF
about 1900. These societies embrace
every branch Of the farming industry. For
Instance, they cheaper production by the
Joint purchase of seeds, manures, tmple-
ments, machinery, and other requirements
Of the farmer. In districts adapted to dairy
purposes they erect creameries and have
shown themselves able to operate them for
their own account. They Jointly sell what
they produce with view to saving the
profits Of middlemen. In many districts
these societies apply the principle Of CO.
operation to agricultural finance, and have
thus secured great reduction Of Interest
upon farm loans. It appears, In fine, that
they are generally prosperous, the percent
age Of commercial failures being practical
ly nominal.
1t is Mr.. PLUNKETr's conviction that only
by agricultural organization can tho agri-
cultural industry In Ireland be saved. He
points out that the Irish farmers, who for
merly had to compete only with their fell
low workers In the United Kingdom, are
now brought into competition with the
farmers of the whole world. Consequently,
In his Judgment, the time has como when
they must apply intelligently to their in
dustry those methods Of combination to
which recourse has been made by those en-.
gagged In every other industrial undertaking
and by farmers In all other countries. That
is why he means to persist, he tells US, In
pressing upon Parliament the need Of
giving State aid to Irish agriculture, the
advancement of which will be tho first step
In Ireland's economic programme.
The sun., 1898-01-03

Mention 10 made of Kentucky gentleman
who asked Senator DEBoR to send him copies OF ali
documents ever issued by the United States Govern.
ment-Roshestsr Post tErprsss.
In Justice to a great public character mention
should be made that the Kentucky gentleman
with tho longing for tho interesting library in
question 10 Col. JACK CHISN. Since his sonor-
Gus entrance upon the political boards, Col.
CHIEN has had to devote himself almost con.
tinuously to tho task OF boosting tho Hon. Jo-
sEPH CLAY STILES BLACKBURN. Having more
than done his duty TO that reserved Statesman.
Col. CHiNN has resolved to improve himself.
He considers. and with reason. that Government
publications are tho hardest reading that can
be found; and tho difficulty OF the conquest
allures him. Besides" says the Colonel. 81
have hopes that even now 1t is not too late to
pump little Information into JOE BLACKBURN"
The sun., 1898-01-03
The Hon. Tin su,l,,an's Tan shoes.


The Hon. Timothy Sullivan who is Q nephew OF the
Hon. "Dry Dollar" Sullivan. q New York ate
Senator. 10 famous host upon q picnic barge In tho
summer, or In The unconven entonal assembly OF
the Tenth ward the side. At those functions
the evening dress 10 unknown, those are dressed In
the height or fashion who the long tailed Prince
Albert coat, the sprng.bottom trousers, the tooth.
pick and the red scarf made dazzling by alleged
diamonds. In such q costume Mr.. Sullivan would
have been at home, but he had the OF the even.
ing dress which Ia said oharacterize an
Bailey. However. ha could not dine with Richard
Croker unless he wore one. Shortly before dinner
Mr.. sullivan sent for friend to come to his room.
and he said when the friend came. Nike. how do
look2 feel like pair OF tongs in . ohanois skim"
"You look like one. Tim. but II you behave well
as you look Croker will be satisfied. But what is
that you have your feet Tim2 Tan brogans. as
am Tammany man. The boys have been queering
you; the boss will put you out II you into
dining room with allowtail coat and brogans
on" For . moment or two Mr. sullivan looked sadly
highly polished shoes then. last he sAid
" Then viii take my dinner by myself; can't eat
unlrss my feet and II the boss kicks those
shoes pack up and go home"
Mr.. Sullivan wore his tan shoes into the dining
room Croker looked aueerly at him us he marched
down the aisle but Croker had been warned OF MIR.
sullivan's unconventional evening dress he was pre-
pared for incongruity. that instead OF rebukng
his subordinate he only smiled upon him.
The sun., 1898-01-03
No Politics In the Pension Question.
From fha RrnokInn Ennlr

THE SUN is conducting an admirable cam
paign for the purging OF the pension rolls. Op-
position to such q purging can come only from
politicians. from pension attorneys, from pen
sioner who are receiving Government money un-
worthily. and from old soldiers who arc so jeal-
Gus of their rights that they would rather hun.
dred mon should receive pensions without de-
serving them than that ono worthy soldier should
be unjustly deprived Of his deserts. The objec-
tions Of tho last class merit respectful consider
alton. If these men can be convinced that there
10 no intention to do injustice to any worthy
man. they will join with others in demanding
that the names which were put on the rolls by
fraud be cut of. The objections Of the fraudu-
lent pensioners and of their attorneys are not
worthy of serious thought The tmidity Of the
politicians may prevent tho accomplishment of
the desired end.
To charge fraud is not enough 1t has been
done with each change Of administration in
recent years and the number of names on the
roll has continually increased. The charge of
fraud must be backed up by facts. THE SUN is
printing these facts.
Tho Democratic politicians are no better than
the Republican. They are afraid that II they in.
sist on o purging Of the rolls their Republican
opponents will charge them with hostility TO the
old soldiers and will attempt to revive the feel
ing that kept tho Democratic party In the North
in minority for many years after tho war. The
Republicans arc In power to-day. They can
take a stop in the right direction by ordering
publication of the rolls. This was done in the
days Of President Arthur and 1t should be done
again. No harm can come from 1t. 1t 10 an
honor to an old soldier to have his name worthi-
ly on such roll. There is enough knowledge in
every community to distinguish between tho
worthy and the unworthy pensioners when the
names are disclosed. But II nothing is done it
will be because Of the tmidity OF tho politicians.
and not because OF the belief that there is no
need for remedying pension abuses.
The sun., 1898-01-03

A Washington desratch states that the Presi-
dent has asked senator QUAY to select for
the ofcs United States Mars al in th- Western Dis
trict OF Pennsylvania The Federal Constitution pro
consent OF the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors
other public Ministers and Consuls Judges OF the su
preme Court and all other ocers OF the United states
whose appointments arc not herein otherwise pro
vidsd for and which shall DO established by law"
The or1co OF United States Marshal Ia established by
law aud appointment to Il 10 not otherwise provided
for In the Constitution. Consequently. would seem
TO be the duty Of President MCKINLEY not Of Senator
QUAY. to appoint select the United States Marshal
for the Western District Of Psnnsylvanin-PhtGde!.
phta Ledger.
Is there anything in tho Federal Constitution
which forbids President MCKINLEY to ask the
advice Of Senator QUAY or Of any other citizen
well informed as to tho qualifications Of west
ern Pennsylvanians for oflcei Is there any
thing in the Constitution which prevents the
President from following Senator QUAy's ad-
vice II tho advice is good and tho President
likes it,
The sun., 1898-01-03

The urgency Of the Hawaiian question is
greatly augmented by the events of the past
month.
The political value of the Hawaiian ISL
knds to any European power engaged In the
scramble for Chinese territory is quadrupled
~ the new situation in the Pacific.
Tho potential value Of these islands to
1tngland, particularly, is increased tenfold
~ the new situation.
( N II annexation fails now for any reason,
me first thing we shall hear from Honolulu
- that plans are on foot for restoration
\ VI monarchy In q mild form, with KA1u.
t.ANr on the throne, and British interests
consequently in control.
Y This is no fanciful prediction. 1t 10 tho
1Dkio Of the case.
During the next century, with tho broad
Pacific crowded with the keenly competing
commerce Of all civilized nations, our own
lbDmmerce Included, Hawaii will either bo
IN outpost for US, or an outpost against us
md menacing us.
X Ours or theirsa These islands arc now
ours for the mere taking, and common
oense II not dead In Washington.
The sun., 1898-01-03

en- vrtns uptoun - M e chr-fnnt s,rsse md %
yan Of that year several orranirnsbs were n the
great crowd inst gathered about rndspsndsnos sil-
On Friday night most Of the Shooters'
clubs gave balls, and before midnight they
began their parades. On Saturday they
walked for cash, prizes. and glory. The
Philadelphia PTsss tells Of the Silver Crown
Association coming down Chestnut street
in the rain on Friday night, GLORIOUS for
q day in silk and tlnsel, with kings,
clowns, women, and the usual typical fol.
lowing Of mummies [stc.l, preceded by q
brass band !" and Of the "Captain Robert
Newton Club, "the Captain giving painful
evidence of the hardship Imposed upon
him by the ten yards train to his regal
robe, despite the assistance Of eight small
trainbearers." The Penn Treaty Club,
bursting upon Kensington with 500
paraders, $4,000 worth of togs, and four
bands Of music, must have been the most
gorgeous collection Of Shooters. In Ger.
mantown the Shooters seem to be a sort Of
survival of the Christmas "waits," for
they "went from house to house, singing
songs, for which, in many instances, they
received New Year's pin money"
But the glory Of Kensington and the Moy-
amensing and Southwark districts grows
dim. Already the Alexis Clubs Kazoo
Band seems to play on spectral instru-
ments, and the Hoodoo Wheelmen belong
not to earth, but air. Even for Philadel-
phia the spacious times of great ELIZA
BETH are lost. The Shooters are doomed.
The sun., 1898-01-03

In a moment Of rashness the st. Louts
Republic has declared that "the champion
tall man" is Mr.. A. A. POWELL of Grand View,
Tex. Mr.. POWELL islands seven feet six
inches in his socks, and when he has on his
shoes and shining silk tile which adorns the
top Of his pericranium. he looks at least six
inches taller" without going 30 far as to say
that the man from Grand View is positively
stunted, we must point out, In tho interests Of
accuracy. that he is not in the class with the
Hon. CY sULLowAY Of New Hampshire who
stands seven feet eleven In slippers without
heels. or with the Hon. CYCLONE DAVIS Of
Texas whose height. as attested by the Geodetio
Survey. Is ninety.seven inches. We trust that
Mr.. POWELL hasn't got his growth yet.
The sun., 1898-01-03
sixteen to Ono at Radford.

Radford, Radford in the mountains, is
il very small dot on the large map Of
1he State of Virginia. but it enjoys the
Aistinction of being the home Post Office
u .. HoeE TYLER, the new Governor Of
the Old Dominion. It was from Radford,
tn Thursday, that Col. TYLER started for
) che capital as Governor-elect, accompanied
~ his family and "retinue" in Virginia
fityle. The travelling agent Of tho road
which bore the triumphant party to Rich.
tnond paid the Colonel what is described
eb the unique compliment" Of OBTAINING
Tho train at Radford until sixteen minutes
- one. out Of regard to tho pronounced
kilver views Of the Colonel"
The train was held until sixteen minutes
% one to emphasize the triumph Of the
4ssixteen to one" principle at the recent
Alection, when Col. TYLER was chosen by q
biurality Of 90, 900, not over his Republi.
ban competitor, for the Republican party in
Virginia was split squarely in two on the
huestion of running O candidate for Govern.
~, but over one of the nominees. Presi-
s Dent MCKINLEY. for whom no trains were
\ fetained ut sixteen minutes to one or any
other hour, polled in Virginia 1876, 900
votes in 1896, and II the Republicans
shnd their honest money Democratic allies
.4pf Virginia had respected in 1897 that
record of courage and fidelity, tho vote
&ast for Col. TYLER would have been
R6, 900 below the Republican poll, instead
of $1,000 ahead of 1t. But the Repub-
1tcans made no such battle as the exigen-
oies of the case demanded. They let the
nght 10 by default. They acquiesced in
the choice of Legislature at Richmond
having $50 Democratic members and only
4 q Republicans; and by retiring from the
held and furling their banner in the first
State election succeeding the national fight
A which they had shown such great power,
they invited the unique compliment"
which was paid to the representative of tho
Silver cause ut Radford.
It is explained in part justification Of
L che conduct of the railroad agent that,
though paying a compliment to the sill
Ferite Colonel, he himself is gold man.
That probably accounts for the fact that
hhe train moved as it did and reached Rich.
Enond, as 1t did, on time. From Radford to
Richmond there were no exciting incidents
bf the silverite Governors ride. He reached
he latter town, officially, and there won't
! Sc an election for Governor In the Old Do
fninion again until 1901.
The sun., 1898-01-03

In Rh ode Island:
When ono begins to tell a story. II ono 10 on .
train the story is likely to be finished in another
State. When woman puts out n clothes line
she has to be careful lest one end of 1t s tied in
smother county.
When man says he lives in Rhode Island he
10 not often asked where. There are only few
towns where he could live. and II he doesn't live
In town he must live close to one.
Some Of the railroad towns are so close to-
gether that sometimes the locomotive will be at
one station while the rear car Of the train will
be at the other.
II the atmosphere is clear and one can get up
a few hundred feet one can most of the State
in whatever direction one looks.
II q baby runs away he is apt to get into an.
other county before he stops II he is good
runner
II one goes from Providence, for instance. to
Boston, one gets to Boston almost before one
gets out of Providence
You can stand in your own yard in any town
In the State, and throw rocks at your neighbor
in another county. and. II you are a good throw
er. you can hit man in Massachusetts, or Con-
necticut
This is the way 1t seems to man when he
makes his first trip into Rhode Island.
The sun., 1898-01-03
According to our esteemed contemporary,

According to our esteemed contemporary.
the Boston Record. the Hon. JOSIAH QUINCY.
Mayor Of Boston, who has been writing his
inaugural address BY moonlight and repeating
II 10 the winking lamps on Charles street, has
penchant for working over proofsheets, and
would like nothing better than being proof.
reader. for Q while at least, II he had only his
own inolinations to consult" This Is addi-
tionsl testimony. although superfuous. to the
Hon. JOSIAH QUrNoY's passion for correctness.
But the trait ascribed to him is not an idiosyn-
orasy. but q general characteristic OF the people
OF his city. Every Bostoni'n 10 o moral and
mental proofresder. 30 to speak. He wants to
inspect, revise. and correct the opinions and tho
habits Of bis fellows. and scatter deles with an
unsparinG hand. To edit his brother man: that
10 the delight of MIR. oUNoY's subjects and
brethren.
The sun., 1898-01-03

Unquestionably the boldest Of the rebels
aEainst the existing Sunday regime Is the
Turf. Field and Farm. "Mayor VAN wYcK
cannot repeal oppressive laws on tho statute
book. says our contemporary. with its eye ON
the restrictions Of the Raines Law, "but he can
make dead letters Of them."
To defy from tho City Hall Of New York tho
regulations for tho liquor tratfio established by
the State 10 proposition Of very largo dimen.
sions. even II tho advocates Of such policy are
imposing In numbers and hercoly earnest
"Will Mayor VAN WYoK do itr is tho cues.
tion Of tho Turf. Field and Farm. We can't
think that he will.
The sun., 1898-01-03
me Irish question in a New Light

\. The January number of the North Amer
Ncan RevieU contains an article by the
Might Hon. HORACE PLUNKETr, M. p. in
Rhich an account is given Of the efforts
lately made by the Irish Agricultural Or
kanization Society to further the interests
of ireland by the development of her eco
nomic and industrial resources.
The writer of this article Is not an advo-
eate Of home rule, but he does not hesitate
~ admit that If the average Irish elector,
who is moro intelligent than the average
British elector, were also as industrious, as
1 prosperous and as we'll educated, his de-
mand In the proper constitutional way for
home rule would very likely result In tho
experiment being one day tried" In other
\ words, solve the economic problem, and in
\ the process the Irish people will be 80 ele.
pAted and strengthened that they will be
able to solve the political problem for
\ Ezhemselves. AS Mr.. PLUNKETT has been
Earnestly engaged for some years in pro-
faoting the prosperity Of his countrymen.
\ they are scarcely likely to quarrel with him
4 5ust now about his political opinions.
M What Mr.. PLUNKETT and his co-workers
are trying to accomplish, with or without
Eesovernment aid, is the rehabilitation of
IRELAND from an agricultural and industrial
point Of view. He points out that Ireland
z poor country, practically without man.
ufactures, except for the linen weaving and
y 1hipbuilding of the north and the brewing
md distilling Of Dublin; and that. although
mainly dependent upon agriculture, she
has an imperfectly titled soil, a decreasing
nreA under cultivation, and diminishing
population destitute of technical skill. This
nntoward state of things is attributed, not
20 racial defects or any other unalterable
conditions. but simply to misgovernment
I n the past. 1t Is for that reason that Mr..
4 RLUNKETT deems it but Just that the i'm
perial Government should establish a De-
partment of Agriculture and Industry for
\ IRELAND. headed by a Minister who will be
/ airectly responsible to Parliament. He
has for some years labored to this end. 1t
< wns an essential feature of his scheme that
ttlo department should be endowed ade.
onately from the imperial treasury for the
ftprpose Of administering State aid to Irish
aericulture and industry. In the last ses.
lion Of Parliament the Chief Secretary TO
SsAb Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland introduced
The sun., 1898-01-03
rrrEor or rrx,Tor aouNrrrs.
Tsnnersee Farmers. ss Peusioners, saId e
Have Ipecotr,e nhtfttess

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec 3l.-About 13 per
cent OF the money paid in pensions finds Its way
South. and the Knoxville Office is the chief dis
tributing point About 10000 pensioners In
eleven States receive their checks from here. and
5000, 900 is paid ut annually. The bulk Of 10
goes into the surrounding country, East Tennos-
sec having been the one region OF tho scccd-
ing States which remained distinctively loyal to
the Union during the civil war. There were, IL
is estimated, 10000 East Tennosseans who
wont into the Union Army. Most Of them had
to slip over the Kentucky line and enlist thero,
and thus tho records do not show so many, as
tho majority entered organizations OF other
States. The Confederate sympathizcrs were
equally as ardent, though fewer in numbers,
and at least 10000 went into that army.
On account OF the largo number Of Veterans or
dependents receiving pensions in EaAt Tonnsases
an opportunity is furnished of showing the
As far ms frauds are concerned II is not believed
that many have been practiccd in this region.
ceivcd pensions within radius OF fifty miles Of
Knoxville to come in on pension payment day.
only in ' tSeiT I iis,e town, but in this this city. h
While there were doubtless some frauds. the
pnmber is not thought 10 he large ,Mcreantils ere
occasions. and as soon as the p nsionor obtained
bis money he was the object OF solicitations
noted. The E,st Tennessee country, while
broken. Is fertile. and has been noted for its
thrifty, farming people. Travellers through 10
now claim they can pick out the place where
moralizatfon to the people to depend SO much
on the Governments patrimony. Where the
keen pinch of necessity does not spur to such
efforts as formerly. The .pensioner feels that
his wife after him.. While 1t would be un-
truthful to say that this was always the case, 10
10 nevertheless notable fact that many for
merly thrifty and industrious farmers who So
cured pensions have become thereafter shift
less. Some OF the students OF local conditions
20 so far as TO say that the country would bo
better Off II II did not receive dollar In
pensions. and taxed itself to support those who
were on the charity Of the communities
The sun., 1898-01-03
Ere. Llprar, Ticket with Every Dog License.
Nom the Topeka State JournaL

Some time ago tho Kansas City. Kan, Council
passed an ordinance giving the public library
censes This will amount to about $500 per
year. Tho membership fec TO the public library
bership scheme claim that by virtue OF the ordi
nance giving tho library half Of tho dog license
money the poor people Of tho city practically
rich people who keep dogs, but the poor CLASSES.
The license on female dog 10 $3.50. while It
claimed that 9S per cent. OF the money dery cd
from dog licenses comes from the lRboring peo-
pie, and, In nasmuch as their money supports tho
Institution. they think IL 10 no more than right
that they should be allowed free access TO the
library.
The ordinance will provide that when per-
Hon takes ont dog license the City Clerk shall
issue with II ono membership to tho library.
The sun., 1898-01-03

The Populist State Auditor at Topeka is ont
ous Kansas."--KaRsaS Guy Journal
He consoles himself with the belief that the
prosperity 10 only nominal and temporary an
illusion caused by conspiracy Of the money
kings. He still hopes to come up again. drip
ping with disaster. and to see Kansas forced to
1.-Two upon rabbit scalps and PopuliSt resolutions.
The sun., 1898-01-03

Kansas 10 o wonderful State. There are Mrs.
LEAsr, JERRY sirrsoN WILLIAM 4. PErFER, and j. j.
lEoAILs, o quartet OF statesmen which has never
been eQualled.-Estecned Contemporary.
Mr.. PEFFER 10 . retired Statesman. Mr.. In
CALLS 10 . retiring statesman. Tho Hon. MARY
ELIZABETH LEASE has announced her unalter-
able purpose Of retiring Mr.. SIMPSON. and Is
not statesman. but the foremost and most ao-