The times., 1899-10-15
A Series of Fiaxeos.

fnf Lhe seventh time the Eolum bia-
Shamrock affair has been declared or
Day after day the expectant steamers,
newspaper tugs and other vessels which
form the audience OF this spectacle have
reported ut the Sandy Hook lightship. ana
day after day they have gone home again.
after the manner of the French king in
the nursery rhyme The sporting public,
on the first day Of the nautical drama,
lived with one ere on the bulletin boards
and hreathed economically because it was
saving ND its strength for a shout OF iubi-
lation. On the second day it took q fresh
breath and watched all the more sssidn-
ously. On the third day il began to get
impatient and say things. 1t has now
reached the stage OF resigned apathy.
III Sir Thomas Liptnn had realized the
state OF affairs be might have made ar
rRngements to syndicate and corral some
Of the wind which has been blowing wild
and free over our Western prairies, and
save il for the time of need There has
been plenty OF it, We have billiards. and
hurricanes. and cyclones, which deFastate
the country wherever they happen to
alight We have also the steady and per-
sflaEive flow OF the spelIbinder's elo-
duence. II the energy OF the blizzard
could be combined with the persistence Of
the political mouthpiece and both done up
il packages Of moderate size. TO be let out
as required. the yacht races would have
been finished il proper style. before Low
An Example of Evil Influence.
We have always regarded the New York
World" as the most evil thing in the way
OF "a vicious daily news publication thar
depraFed tastes, demoralize the youth of
the land with sensations that should be
unprintable, and TO distort and otherwise
manipulate facts to suit the purposes of
its control. But, until very recently, we
have not believed that it welded any in
fuence among the educated or cultivated
classes. no matter how superficial the edu-
cation or culture Of the persons exposed
to its infection might chance 10 be. The
following telegram. alleged by the World
10 have been received at its New York
Office, win go to show that we have hithsrto
underrated the toxic power of this journal
istic ophidian:
TO the Editor 81 the ''Worid~:
sign my name 10 any petition which may aid in
securing peace 10 the Borrx for II i insT 70 Them
and Eithhplds Great Britain froan 4 that must
stain her name ] wish such friendly mediation
could have restrained our Government TWO years
aEc. and earnestly hope that Mr. Mckinley may
oler a eooc e1aIIzple 10 Great Britain by speed
ay terminating tire unnecessary war we are NOW
SYDNEY p. EPEs,
Congressman from Virginia
Let us consider this Mr. Epes ex-
presses the wish that inpertinent interfar-
ence such as the YiddIsh editor seeks To
induce Mr.. Mckinley to bestow upon
England had been forced upon us two years
ago by some foreign State. Two years agc
was months before the Maine was blown
uP. We were at peace and in practical al
lance with Spain So much 50 that the
Administration was using the United States
Navy to help that Kingdom In its efforts 4
crush out liberty in Cuba But the national
offence TO which Mr.. EPes doubtless refers
and which should have been punished by
foreign interference, was the general rage
and riot among the masses over the hellist
conditions at our doors. and their constant
and insistent demands that our Government
should interfere to stop the saturnaila oi
blood and outrage which marked the Spar
ish rule almost within sight Of Us
III some kind combination Of European
powers had then stepped in and given us
timely warning that no meddling with the
domestic affairs Of Queen Regent Chris
tina would be tolerated by the Christian
nations Of the continent, we deduce from
Dir. Epes' few remarks that he thinks wc
might have beer saved from all the horrors
that have fallen upon us since. We might
have escaped Dewey's victory Of Manila
and the possession Of the splendid Eastern
empire that brought TO us. We might have
avoided Scbleys magnificent sea fight and
lis destruction OF cervera's feet of San
tiaEo. We would not now be struggling
under the back breaking load OF Porto
Rico and Guam. I'm short, we might be to-
day the same CID conEesFed, tariff-riddcn
home market Chinese provincial aggre-
cation Of Overproducing community. with
cut commercial outlet or hope Of progress
that the Grover Cleveland panic showed Us
we were Ia 1888. These would have beer
The beatihc results of that friendly media
ton which Mr. Epes wishes ..coHld have
restrained our Government tEc years ago.
AcE, as All amiahle, and probably pat
rictic gentleman. Mr. Epes would be quici
40 Vudo personal Rrong to anyone, which
he might Ne betrayed into committing
o. that Perfectly proper assumption we ar,