New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-18
SOME MAGAZINE NOTES.
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH ELECTIorSs-A
MODERN GIRL.


Mr.. Sidney Brooks, in his paper in 'Harper's"
on English and American elections, says some
exceedingly handsome things concerning the
ordinary American citizen He declares that the
habitual self-restraint, good humor and fairness
of that same worthy citizen make Of the cleo
!, ton of our Chief Magistrate a most decent and
7 impressive proceeding-far more decent and i'm
pressiveS to his mind, than the election of an
English Parliament He calls this country the
paradise OF the political speaker, who is never
interrupted nor howled down, nor forced to ex-
plain things. nor dragged into argument and
who is, in fact. the despot Of the meeting. 1.-The
bigger the bore, he adds, "the more courteous
and attentive seems to be the hearing he re-
ceives. The audience sits and suffers uncom-
painingly, hoping for the end, but too polite to
hasten it." That this arniability is not good
for the orator our critic points out, and he re-
| minds US that American bonlbast and ford
rhetoric are not heard from the lips of the Eng
lish political speaker; that the English audience
instantly questions and suppresses the undue
enthusiasm which goes beyond the frontiers of
truth The Interruptions to which the English
speaker is liable are illustrated by this anecdote
Parliamentary candidate, now a member of
LORD SaIsburys Government, happened in the
course or his speech to mention the year 1892
A laboring man arose in the body of the hall
and insisted on knowing, before they went any
further, who was King Queen of England at
that time The speaker, obviously uncertain as
TO whether 1t George III or George " re-
fused to answer. The Of toll was not to be
put on 80 easily. He repeated his question and
demanded reply Nothing would move him
not the authority Of the Chair not the ieers Of
the crowd, not the efforts Of those nearest him
10 pun him back into his seat Until light was
/ thrown on me point he had raised he was pre-
pared to stand there, as he said IT'LL it's time
to vote! The chairman ruled out the question
as beside the mark but the inquiring scholar
would not bulge. The future M P grew angry
and fiustered, the crowd showing signs OF raIIv-
ing 10 the interrupter's support For nearly
nVe minutes the meeting was in an uproar but
eventually the workingman's thirst for his
torical knowledge had to go unsatisfied unless
Quench 1t. "
An encouraging paper on the Philippines fills
some pages Of The Forum" the writer being
recent visitor to those regions. A large num-
Der of schools the American system have
already been started, and the people are taking
great interest in them. AS for the labor prob
lem. he says: THE natives of the interior bava
always worked well as agricuturists while
those on the coast expert fishermen and
make good sailors. In the ports they do all the
hard work Of boatmen and longshoremen The
Manila Dagupan Railroad was built entirely nv
native labor. and all the subordinate positions
| in operating the road have been flledySv ma
tives. Although they may not, perhaps in the
AuNuieI NC IhcllHtu 10 WOrk Tor such small
as would satisfy the Chinese, having higher as
pirations in the direction of family life and in
regard to better living. yet by reason Of these
aspirations, they gre much more desirable citi-
zens than the lower class of Chinese coolies
Moreover. our efforts to elevate and educate
the Fipinos viii be thwarted If the islands
are TO be overwhelmed by the threatened flood
OF Chinese. In the interest of the Filininos az
well as of ourselves the United States should
firmly prohibit the incoming of more of those
people"
What does the modern woman think Of the
modern girl? One, who is student of man
ners, has this to say In the current Century:
at seems a trife unjust to the clever and
well bred American girl to dwell upon a familiar
type so much en- evidence as to overshadovy ALI
! the others and pass everywhere as representa-