The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07
SOME OF THE NEW
BOOKS REVIEWED.
Democracy and Social Growth II
America, Bernard Moses.
SOCIAL FACTS AND FORCES
Interest af the Lectures Mainly Eth.
cal''-"TO Discover I'm What Man.
ner the Well. Being of People is
Affected by Changes in Life.

| DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL GROWTH
IN AMERICA. -Four Lectures by Bern
ard Moses, Pm. D., Professor IN the Uni
versity OF California G. Z. Putnam
Sons, New York. London. For sale oy
the George ". West Company.
The social problems which a nation In
any generation has 70 face cannot be
solved by the pure intelligence OF that
nation as manifest IN that generation
| truly says Mr.. Moses in his concluding
| chapter. "The knowledge OF the buk OF
any community Is only half-knowledge.
| and is inadequate 20 Social Control
| France, In the Revolution, cut loose from
religion. rejected her national tradition,
and relied ON the immediate Intelligence
| Of her people. The outcome was ndsco,
and after the Revolution had dealt its
first blow. at the past, there was no
hope OF progress Tor tho nation TIL ira
dition with It's halo OF religion had been
rehabilitaled. The temporary failure
| here observed was such a failure as Is
bound TO appear whenever reform pro-
ceeds solely on the conclusions OF in
telligcnce. We are not determined In the
| larger part of our action o. non-action
! by the Investigations and decisions Of
our intelligence. bat by tradition which
operates through our instincts, and
most Of the cases on which We are called
10 act. II We work not all the evil We
might do o. IS not because our intelligence
si, I'm judgment on every proposed act,
but because we are moved in our own
conduct by tradition by en- inheri-
lance Of impulses which are able 10 make
themselves effective IN our lives by the
fact that they were involved IA the re-
hsion o. our ancestors. It is this sancti-
| fed inheritance which maintains society,
in its evolution true 10 Itself, and en-
ables II 20 preserve what is best IN Us
experience and the noble features Of its
ancient ideals. II is this which enables
a nation 90 carry itself steadily forward,
ia spite OF the vagaries Of immature
thought, and the observations OF tenn
pOrary passion
This quotation. concluding this volume.
has ln &c the kernel OF the arguments
which the author makes at length ia bis
fourth strong and concise essay. and 10
Is pleasant 10 ind vigorous powers Of
reasoning like his allied 90 reverence for
the spiritual We have read this last
OF the series 1.-THE Preservation OK the
Democratic Spiri-' with special interest.
Ia it Mr.. Moses draws attention TO one
fact which has been the subject Of sar-
castle Witticisms from the European
tinguished uOveiists; our conspicuOusness
among the nations for our lack Of SIM
plcity in living IT'S origin In a desire Tor
social distinction: and the fact that as
nation we especially emphasize wealth
as the measure OF She distinction 10 be
accorded. 1.-THE ambitious German or
Englshman.' says Mr. Moses, "dares 10
live simply. because his society lays
stress on other crteria OF distinction
f..ra Do
countries Intellectual cultivation and
achievement balance nobility On giving
social distinction, but in the great society
Of America there IS little 10 balance thu
possession OF wealth. There IS therefore,
a powerful sUimuious 10 action IN one di-
recti0n only. Tho highest, the non-com-
mercial pursuits. consequently appear un-
attractive and comparative neglect az
tends these phases of life on which alone
rests nations glory. We are
returning to the social conditions of the
Roman Emi ire. in which vast accumula-
lions OF wealth were used 20 promote
rivalries in the magnihcence o. persona
luxury
The essay ON Education and Democ-
racy" is also keenly interesting because
OF its fine reasoning based opon close and
thoughtful observation Of conditions
which are a menace 10 the country. on
the whole Mr. Moses Is % be heartily
congratulated upon his admirable boob.
IT,
SOCIAL FACTS AND FORCES; THE
FACTORY. THE LABOR UNION;
THE CORPORATION; THE RAIL
WAY. THE CITY; THE CHURCH. BY
Washington GLADDEN.. O.. Il. Putnam IS
sons. New York. London. For sale by
George IT. West company.
This volume contains the SIX lectures
given by Or. GLADDEN. in Chicago, on the
RYDER foundation and repeated before
students of Iowa College. AS the preface
states their interest is primarily ethical
-"G0 discover Cd what manner the we'll
being OF the people is affected by the
changes which are taking place IN our
Industrial and social lifo' is the authors
chief aim.
THIRTY YEARS OF AMERICAN FL
NANCE By Alexander Dana NOyes.
G.. T. Putnam Sons. New York. Lon-
don. For sale by the George ~ West
Company
Air. Noyes point OF view is that OF the
gold standard or sound money man. and
his presentation Of facts accurate and
very valuable. The title page indicates
very ccuciseiy the scope OF the volume
"a short financial history Of the Cow
ernmcnt and people OF the United States
since the Civil War-ls65-f>gG" The at
tempt ifs made 10 narrate the series Of
events which influenced American hnan-
cial history between 1865 and 1897. and 90
make clear the relation of those events
90 one another" The successive chapters
deal with the imitation period the strug-
rlo for Resumption, Resumption OF SPEC
cie Payments. the Silver Problem. the
SURPLUS Revenue OF lHN the two laws az
$50. the Expulsion Of Gold. the Panic OF
1899. the Government Loans and tho Tar
on OF 1904, ard the Bond syndicate OPP
eraucns.
The Critic comes t0 as this week FOR the
first time in monthly form, and we con-
graduate the editors upon the mechani-
cal make up. as well as the variety and
interest Of ils contents. There are IS IL
Illustrations The l7tter-pr1ss has all o.
the weekly Critics quality. There is an
article bv Miss Edith d. Thomas, called
"An Aiabaster r. r." On which She directs
attention iu melodi0us prose and verse,
20 a young East Indian poetess whom
she met in London, last year. Another,
with n0rtralt etc. tells OF Mrs. Deland
AT II me-" 4 description OF the burial
of Poe g. given by the man who buried
him. An article on the popular actors,
Nfr and AIrs. W. j. lie Moyne Includes
an account by the latter OF a reading 10
Browning and Bret Harte. Some perth
rent comments on "The Literary Agent"
are made Gy Miss Glider and there are
about thirty pages of reviews Of the more