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The times., 1898-11-13
CROKER THE CAUSE.

To Richard Croker. and to him alone. belongs
the responsibility for the Democratic defeat in
the State OF New York.-New York Timgs.
Croker was in evidence in it to an extent
which, while it expected to compact the c-ty
forces of his party. had the effect TO weaken its
power elsewhere. The Democracy Of the State
i not yet prepared to accept him as a DICTATOR
Boston Herald
Roosevelt owes / is success TO the support Of
Independents and Democrats. who. he says.
put the welfare of the STATE first" Thous lnds
Of these voters decided TO support him on this
basis during the closing days of the campaign,
being imPellGd 10 that course by the stupid con-
duct OF Croker in revealing completely his char
sete- and purposes as boss. II was the raising
Of this purely local issue, the question Of s.ths
welfare Of the State" whith saved Col Roosevelt
from defeat. Everyone who followed the cam
raigu step by step knows this to he the fact.
His prospects were poor a fortnight after he
had opened his campaign with national issues at
tie front that hope in his election had well-nish
disappeared Croker then came To his aid with
his assault upon the bench ard with his ssser-
tion of his right to control the conduct of is
occupants. This unconscious revelation OF W at
rlmmany bossisn really Is, Of what Croker
meets OF all his candidates, came at a very
critical momsnt-New York Evening Post.
Mr.. Croker has broken his lance His assump-
ton of leaders, ip Of the State Democracy was
almest unresisted. He named his candidate, die
tated the platform, and organized the campa2n.
Ills chariot rolled in triumph over all opposit on
Up TO the entrance Of the polling booth. There
it was halted by the votes of the un-Tammanyiz,d d
,itizens north OF the Bronx. 1t will be a relief
% his fellow-citiZens to know that there is
bound to this unscrupulous mans power. When
I New York City Dem at has become leader
Il his party in the State it has been heretofore
the confidence OF the eo-rupt country
vcte.-New York Commercial Advertiser
The times., 1898-11-13

of the family. If the farmer owns his
farm, he has at least'a roof over his
head in case of sudden disaster. but it
is growing to be more and more COM
monty the case that the small farmers
do not own their farms, but are mere
tenants. There is something to be said
in favor of both modes of existence. but
it is practically certain that If the
farmer understood how to make the
best of his lot, he would be better off
than the mechanic, clerk. or laborer in
town. His chances of happiness would
be immensely increased with good
schools. libraries, and reading rooms in
every village, for the best and the hap
piest of our American people have al
ways been the village dwellers who have
time to study history, literature. and
current events without the hundred
distractions of the city dweller, and
have with their moderate opportunities
for culture the healthful air and good
food of the country.
In the case of this particular farmer,
it is rather hard to- see how he could
better his lot. The probabilities are
that if he planted less cotton and more
vegetables and small fruits, he would
make quite as much money and he and
his family would live more comfortably.
The South of the last generation grew
rich because it was on a sound eco
nomic basis. 1t had diversified indus
tries. The cotton crop furnished the
ready money, but all the food for the
plantation owner and his laborers aad
their wives and children was produced
on the premises. There was no middle
man to share the profits. Each planta-
ton had its own mechanics and shoe
makers and dressmakers, and all the
money which came in from cotton was
untouched cash. That condition has
passed, never to return. Something like
| it. however. might be profitably arrang-
ed as an experiment in the South of to-
day. The tenant in question might be
able to sell his chickens. his fruit. and
his hogs for more than he could get for
| his cotton. Whatever he did not sell
could at any rate be eaten, and nobody
can eat cotton. Four-cent cotton seems
to be the result of an production,
| and it looks very much as If some of
| the small farmers would do we'll to stop
raising that staple article and try some
thing else.
The times., 1898-11-13
cERvERA,s FLEET.

A serious difference of opinion exists as
to the cost of the destruction of Cerve-
ra's fleet. says Leslie's Weekly. Hud-
son Maxim, the well-known expert on
explosives. in a paper recently read be-
fore the Franklin Institute, of Philadel-
phia. said that the American fleet ex-
pended 100000 in firing projectiles at
Cervera's fleet, and that only 8 per cent
of the shots hit the mark The ord
nance officers of the Navy Department
laugh at these statements, and say that
the cost of the ammunition used by
Schley in destroying Cervera's fleet, and
by Sampson In his bombardment of San
tiago. did not aggregate s1o9->. and that
Dewey used only $4,000 worth of ammu-
| milton to destroy the Spanish feet in Ma
Mia.
| Mr. Maxim may have been wrong in
his figures. but he is right in his susges-
ton that the United States Government
| should. be little more spry in securing
| the latest inventions in the line OF de-
structive weapons. He says that smoke
\ less powder, the possession of which
gave the Spanish considerable advan-
tage over us In the recenc struggle, was
| first offered to the United States Gov
/ ernment, but because OF the latterS eX-
actness and penuriousness" it was re-
jected. Mr.. Maxim believes that future
wars will see the development Of the
| aerial torpedo. He wants the Govern
ment TO spend 100000 in experimenting
with his new aerial gun. which he be-
lieves could sink the combined navies of
the world. No nation has ever yet sue
ceeded that has not had talent for in
vention. Wars are becoming shorter as
time passes. because each generation
produces some new and more deadly i'm
plements of destruction. The man who
can make the best gun. as well as the
man who is the best gunner, performs
the best service for his government, but
he must also have the best ship. The
cost of war is so enormous that the ex-
/ penditure of n liberal sum for purposes
of experiment for new inventions is just
| ly warranted.
The times., 1898-11-13
notion. About the Ynnke..

ttrom the New Orleans Times Demoerat)
''I greatly amused" said 4 New Orleans
citizen who has lately made visit abroad ''to
notice how the term Yankee widens in appii-
cation as one gets farther and farther away
from the habitat Of the real thing
IN New York Yankee Is commonly sup
posed TO be native OF Connecticut, Vermont
or Massachusetts, and | have noticed that the
name is applied to mean skinfints rather than
to the people in general. In St. Louis Yankee
is understood loosely to be anyone from the
extreme Northeast Here in New Orleans the
term includes pretty nearly everybody above
Mason and Dixon's line-in short. 'No-therner'
and Yankee are more or less synonymous Now
comes the really absurd part of it. although quite
in line with what have just remarked While
was in London / found myself continually re-
ferred TO a Yankee by natives VINO had
learned l from New Orleans 4 think you
Yankees arc very charming people said a big
wholesaler who wanted to be extra pleasant 7
know several from Your State | tried TO ex-
plain at fist, but ! soon got tired of that I
sure TO be greeted by stare of amaze
ment. But / thought all Americans were Yam
KEGS, doncherknow. would be the usual protest
Later on | met a very intelligent hotel keeper
at Berne. in Switzerland. and in the course of
conversation he remarked that he had an ex-
tremely agreeable countryman OF mine staying at
his house the previous season. AS you are both
Yankees he said. you may by chance know
him. Where does he lives l asked. In Buenos
Ayres, replied the hotel keeper.
The times., 1898-11-13
The Redemption of North caroIIna

(From the Atlanta Journal.)
The best o; the whole record is the redemption
Of North Carolina from the domination Of isnor
ance, vice and corruption.
For two years past that State has suffered
under government which has tried the patience
of its people very sorely, ard which had we'll
nigh driven them TO desperation. The contest
in North Carolina was for white mans govern
ment. The lines were so clearly drawn that men
who had left the Democratic party and men who
had been Republicans all their lives Joined with
the organized Democracy to rescue the State and
to secure for it the blessings of decent govern
ment. They triumphed.
The good news from North Carolina is far more
than compensation for every defeat the Democrats
sustained We Congratulate the people of that
good old State and We congratulate the people
of the whole South on The prospect that the
youngest child in this country will not live long
enough 10 see the government OF any State in
this Union EAss again out of the hands of its
white citizens. The experiment has been made
more than once; it has never been made with
out bringing disgrace and disorder where it was
tried. 1t will never be made again
The times., 1898-11-13
Insects and Disease.

(from the LONDON Hospital)
Nothing could more strikingly illustrate the
importance of small things than the large role
which is now attributed to the mosquito in the
ctology OF sosme OF the most serious and wide
spread diseases to which the human race is sub
iect 1t is truly said that what prevents the
successful colonization Of many tropical countries
and what throws the greatest obstacle in the
way of civilization of and good government in
vast regions OF Central Africa is not climate, not
distance from home. and not unfriendlness on tn
part Of the natives. The obstacle is malaria. an
now find that the prevalence Of malaria 8
far as man is concerned. depends on the ms
quito and that this pestient little insect, in
addition to irritating and annoying, is the means
by which the poison OF malaria is propagated and
distributed. For years hack bctanists hav
known the important part played by birds in
the scattering OF seed. and OF insects in tn
distribution of the pollen of plants; and it sem
not unlikely that patholcgists will have 10 rec
ognize. in much larger degree than has
lately been done, the large part taken by the sub
ordinate forms of life by which we are surrounde,
our cattle, our horses. our dogs and cats, !
flies. our mosquitoes, and perhaps even cur heas-
in distributing disease from man to man, and.
is stated in regard to the mosquito and
laria in deciding whether the extension of ou
empire over great areas OF the globes surface
shall be possible or not.
The times., 1898-11-13
The Carter Case.
l. L. ~ LII !

tFTOm Inc BOSTON HeTaIu-1
1t is very fortunate for Capt. Carter that h
was tried before n military instead OF a eivi'
court for having been instrumental in the cheat
ing of the Government out of millions OF dollar
W colusion with dishonest contractors. II HI
:uilt had been established in civil court, as ii
was by court martial, he would undoubtedly hav
Aeen sentenced to a long term of Imprisonment,
nd Justly So As it is, powerful Influences hav
Seen brought to bear in his favor, and by direc.
ion of President Mckinley the sentence of tn
military court is modified so that the guilty o.
scer escapes any other punishment than di
honorable discharge from the army and $500
me. 1t looks like a most fragrant miscarri:g
# justice through political pull.
The times., 1898-11-13
LIFE IN THE BRITISH ARMY.
1t. Social Side interestingly Por-
trayed.
(From Harper's Weekly.

From Hatper's Weekly.)
There Is an air of subdued excitement
about the married quarters today, and on
inquiry We find that tomorrow the annual
outing OF the soldiers families is to come
Off and the whole party is to be conveyed
IN brakes to some picturesque ruins a few
miles off. where there will be all sorts
of games for the younger members and a
substantial tea for the matrons The
whole entertainment Is managed by the
iadies OF the regiment, presided over by
the colonels wife, assisted by some of the
married officers, and one or two of the
more doeile bachelors The funds are
provided partly from the canteen, part
ly by subscription among the officers
and the festival is looked forward TO
from year to year with the greatest in
terest by the children of the battalion.
Christmas also is time of festivity The
annual regimental tree, followed or pre-
ceded by the inevitable tea. is an event
of great Importance. In one respect this
event may be said to fix in some manner
the social standing of the occupants of
the married block. the women of highest
standing being genedally taken into con-
sultation by the coloners wife. and per-
mitted TO assist at the arranging of the
presents for the children and of the usu-
al seasonable gifts for their parents"
rootoaH Is the soldiers game after
ALL says the same writer, speaking Of
the games the soldiers play. "It gives
more scope for strength and activity. ana
does not demand the continual practice
and the quick eye. necessary to success
in cricket. AT all times of the year the
soldier will play foot ball. Even after
hard days route march. you will see the
usual number kicking foot ball on the
square. and on manuevers 1t is extraor-
binary, the celebrity with which the ball
which has reached the camp in some
mysterious manner. makes its appear
ance after the work of the day is over"
The times., 1898-11-13

this Winter the chances are that his re-
ward fund would vanish. The anti-Quay
people, 1t Is said, propose to continue the
fight against him up to the last, but
from present Indications, the odds would
seem to be on Mr.. Quay.
julius Caesar Burrows Is going to have
a hard fight apparently to get returned
will have more than two-thirds ma
jority in the Michigan legislature Gov
crnor Pingree is leading in the opposition
TO Burrows, and his influence with the
legislature is very strong. The program
or the anti-Burrows people Is said TO be
to oppose the holding of a caucus. II
they are strong enough to prevent the
holding of a caucus. the chances are
that Burrows will be defeated. There are
several retiring Michigan millionaires
who would like to step into Mr. Burrows's
shoes. In the meantime. IL Senator Nc
MILAN resigns to go as ambassador to
England and make a place for Alger, 1t
will complicate the senatorial situation in
Michigan greatly. In the general mix-up
both Alger and Burrows might find them
selves outside the breastworks
Chairman Babcock of the Republican
Congressional committee, who has re-
Gently announced his candidacy for the
senatorship from Wisconsin, will leave for
his home today to enter actively into the
senatorial campaign.
Chairman Babcock who has Just been
elected as representative to the Fifty
sixth Congress. will have several active
opponents in his senatorial contest.
The times., 1898-11-13
Let the Negro Alone.

QFrom the Baltimore Sum-
II Northern politicians and Northern Republi-
cans desire to know the true remedy for the
race trouble in the South, they can easily dis
cover it. 1t lies the surface. 1t consists in
their abstaining from encouraging and stimulat-
ing them. II they will stop giving aid and coun-
tenance to the low white seallawaes and carpet
baggeIs in the South, who make it their business
to poison the minds of the negroes against the
whites. Northern friends of the negro will have
no occasion for further solicitude about him. Re
publican fanatics, sentimentalists and unscrupu-
lous politicians are responsible for every col
lsion between the races in the South. The latter
are especially responsible for it, because in their
greed for office and their fear that the co,orei
vote may drift away from the Republican party,
they are always actively engaged in keeping
alive negro antagonism.
The times., 1898-11-13
The Tnmmnny Nuisance.
(From the Brooklyn Eagle.)

That Col. Roosevelt was barely elected, or that
Judge Van Wyck was defeated by so slight a ma
jority against him, is fortunate. 1t shows that
even when concededly the argument on real State
issues is with the Democrats, the Republicans
carry the State by artificially making Tam
many State issue. They only make Tam
many State issue. even artifcally, when Tam
many makes or aims to make itself dominant
power in State Democracy. Even that could have
been neutralized had not the cruel and coarse
quality of Tammanys power been exhibited by
the DAILY incident. Without that incident, in
elusive always of the reasons assigned for it,
Judge Van Wyek would be governor-elect today,
on the admission of everybody not responsible
for the incident itself.
The times., 1898-11-13
Does it need riot and massacre in Ha-
vana to stir the Administration at Wash
ington into movement?

The London newspapers have taken a
fresh hold on common sense and are ca
ger to persuade Americans that the vague
suggestions of Lord Salisbury about the
American acquisition of the Philippines
did not mean anything. The intention of
the London press is kind, but nobody but
the Schurz class of shriekers will pay any
serious attention to the matter. of
course they will welcome 1t as proof
of the substantial foundation of their own
fears
The times., 1898-11-13

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Election Fraud. in Philadelphia.

The election returns for the city of Philadelphia
bear upon their face the proof of wholesale,
desperate unblushing fraud. No man can go
over the figures and remain unconvinced. No
honest man who belongs to the Republican party
to any other party, can reflect upon the COM
mission and the consequences Of such criminal
assault upon the right of free people to govern
themselves without alarm for the future. Honest
government has been murdered in the shadow of
the Hall Of Independence.
The times., 1898-11-13

The statement of General Miles's plans
for the equipment of an army shows how
the worst evils that befell our soldiers
would have been avoided IL he had been
allowed the authority his training and
good sense warranted. The Intervention
of the civilian Secretary of War was the
fatal thing.
The times., 1898-11-13
Hanna Has Been There

tFrom the BALTIMORE HcTaId-l
Senator Quay's reelection seems 10 dcp;nd upo
he attitude OF certain legislators who are OBJ
to the caucus nominee. No doubt Mark Ha-n
IN be prevailed upon to give the Pennsylv=n
mis- recipe for the treatment of bolters.
The times., 1898-11-13
Ann, omcers Are Tonsus-ried.

From the Cincinnati Commeleisl Tribune. Rep)
The whole investigation IS regarded by t-e
fieers Of the army a. farce. They speak Of II
; '.whiteyash committee" 1t is well known
hat the officers in the army cannot ahord 10
ritici the morem MS and policy OF their su-
,eriors They know that there are ways l.
-hich TIE superiors can even up the score lft@'
n. For this reason. if 70 other, they have little
ith that any good viii come OF the investis7i
ION.
The times., 1898-11-13

The one cause of regret over a Repub-
lican House is that Secretary Algers
scheme of reorganizing the army in the
interest of the politicians may be carried
The times., 1898-11-13

Mr.. Choate is not enough of political
worker ever to get into the United States
Senate. Besides, Senator Platt does not
fancy him.
The times., 1898-11-13

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Mutual Surprise.

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PROV "A 'cy--Fpw surprised We would be il "
siild see ourselves oth1-s see us.
r'sr} Yves. but think how surprised II
I'D he il they could see Us as We
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One naturally looks for freshness on
the part of "tenderfoot'' members of
Congress. Their antics, from blowing out
the gas to other strange doings. would
fill good many large volumes, but there
is no instance on record in the past of
a gosling representative announcing him
self as q candidate for the leadership of
his party on the floor OF the House be-
fore he has even taken the oath of office.
Such sublime gall would even cause
Quigg. Rowland Blennerhassett Ma
hany or a James Hamilton Lewis to hide
his head with envy. shame or something,
1t really doesn't matter what. One of NJ.
Croker's fledglings in New York, however,
states that he has decided to take The
leadership of the Democratic party on the
floor of the F'ifty-siXth Congress. So
many of his friends had urged it upon
him. he states. that he has found 1t M
possible to refiise them The name of
this interesting person is Levy. Jefferson
M. Levy. Mr.. Levy is a millionaire. and
most of his life has been spent in Wall
Street He has never held any public Of
fee before, and is about as we'll qualified
tn act in an advisory capacity to the
Democratic party as Russell Sage, J.
Pierpont Morgan, or +. Z. Bened CT
Some years ago Mr.. Levy purchased the
home of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello
Senator Quay has consented" to be-
come a candidate for reelection to the
Senate. and 1t is pretty safe bet that
Mr.. Quay has satisfied himself that n
majority of the Republican members of
the Pennsylvania legislature will vote for
him. Mr.. Quay has forestalled Mr.. Wan
amaker and his friends by offering re-
ward of $4,000 for evidence to convict
anyone of an attempt to bribe any mem
ber to vote against him. Mr.. Quay adds
that he has deposited the $4,000 in bro
ker's Office in Philadelphia. If the market
should happen to so wrong for Mr.. Quay
The times., 1898-11-13
Il. I.

Republican control of the next House is
now admitted by Democratic leaders
everywhere. Little regret is being ex-
pressed by the majority of the Demo-
cratic statesmen over that fact. They
are OF the opinion that Democratic pros
poets In 1900 are materially enhanced by
reason of the fact that the Republicans
will have complete control of every
branch of the Government and will
therefore, have to assume the sole re-
sponsibility for everything that happens.
and many things are likely to happen
during the next two years.