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earlier conception of Shakespeare as a
wild, irregular and IaWle6a genius. And
it is just this profound conviction OF
the organic order and unity OF Shake
speare's work, and the exposition, at
once learned and enthusiastic, Of the
grounds of his belief, that raises Cole
ridge above all preceding Shakespear-
can critics.
OF COleridge's contemporaries and
disciples, Hazlitt and Lamb, we need
not speak at length. HazlittS work IS
marked by unbOuRded enthusiasm and
keen critical insight, but marred on the
other hand by the intrusion OF person
alities and political reflections, and
quite wanting in moral depth He de-
voted himself especially to the exposl-
ton of the characters of Shakespeare's
plays and his work is one OF the most
valuable contributions IN English 10
pure aesthetic criticism.
Charles Lamb, more than any Of his
contemporaries, devoted himself To the
revivincation of the age in which
Shakespeare lived His Specimens Of
English Dramatic Poets Contemporary
With Shakespeare may be said to
have restored Marlowe. Haywood, Web
ster and a host Of forgotten worthless
to English literature. But his peculiar
love for these victims Of unjust oblivion
did not blind him to the SURPRISING
merits Of their master. His design in
/ the Specimens" was. he declared, at
once TO show how much Of Shake
s9eaFe shines in his contemporaries and
how fan in his divine mind and man.
ners he surpassed them and all man
kind" His Tales from Shakespeare"
threw open to childhood the doors of
an enchanted world, and his letters and
essays are starred with subtle and
| sympathetic criticism Of Shakespeare 5
/ plays and their interpreters upon the
stage. And if at times the note Of
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work. Even in the last century Capell
lamented the lack Of a critical life OF
Shakespeare which would trace the de-
veIOpment of his genius. Such work,
however, was imposs4bl so long as the
chronological succession Of his plays
was unknown. But the labor of score
of editors has practically established
this, and the evidence as to the poets
development which may be drawn from
the order Of his plays has been supple
mented by the photographed element
in the SOunets. The story contained in
these was curiously disregarded by the
older critics and even by the romantic
school. But since the early years Of
this century a vast amount Of ink has
been shed thereover, with, we must
confess, amazingly little result. 1t was
long ago recognized that the greater
part Of the Sonnets was addressed
to q youthful friend of Shake
speare's, a smaller number to a woman,
commonly known as the Dark Lady.
Drake in 1917 proposed TO identify the
friend as Southampton. Bright III 1919
was the first to suggest the name Of
William Herbert. The apparent alIu-
sion in the SOnneta to an intrigue be-
tween the poets friend and his sweet
heart has lately been taken up and de-
veEoped with great detail by Mr. Tyler,
who processes to have discovered the
identity Of the Dark Lady with Mary
Fftton, a maid Of honor to Elizabeth.
Upon this basis he has constructed a
plausible and undoubtedly attractive
theory Of the tragedy of Shakespeare s
life, a story Of love, betrayal, suffering
and forgiveness. But Mr.. Tyler's the
DRY has been so rUdely challenged by
Sidney Lee and Lady Newdigate that
even the faith OF those who were readi-
est to give it cTedence has been shaken.
Mr.. Lee, in fact, asserts that there is no
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-06
THE GIRL WITH THE HOSE,

NO relation to the Man With the Hoe.)
Bowed with responsibility, she stands.
Gripping the nozzle ike some serpent
dread.
Determination dwel1s on her fair face.
And -seriOuswise her rosy lips are set
Who put that pipe perniciOus in her paws
Once. wont to rout the restful neighbor-
hood
Humping rag-time romanzas by the
hOuT2
It must have been the brother to an ass
To trust th2t aqueous gun unto a girl.
A gazeb0 Of deyilish intent.
Behold her swerve the silver streaming
With wobbly hand and half averted eye!
She aimeth at the garden bed where
bloom
Old-fa- htoued flowers a-dying for a. drink.
But the bhthe iceman. beaming Der his
Getteth it in the neck and grows profane.
As he spirits shelterward. And still
The stream pursues its fearful game of
It routs the dreamy watchdog from the
And swatteth a passing infant on the
patel
Now has the thing passed out of her con-
troll
A source. OF. devastation and dismay!
r en- the blithe Simpkins swinging up the
street
(Nhose arm is wont to go about her
waist
When lights are DIM is smitten sore.
Loseth his silk hat and gets a slap
Back of the ear that sendeth him to grass
All spraddled OUT Whereat she swoous
And is scant saved while speeding sewer
ward
From being washed out of weary world
Oh. husbands. fathers. brothers, lovers
all,
Was this a thing to trust to female
handS2
What shall you answer when the sum-
mons comes
And victims soak YOU hard for damages
e. D. PIERSON, in n. Y. Sun.
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to undertake. it again: that two Of
them are now in washington trying 10
make some bargain or other with the
national Republican committee; and
that apostles and counseloTs have al
ready begun to wink and whisper over
the state.
But The Herald does not believe such
methods viii ever win again in Utah.
The people have outgroWn them The
present head Of the church, whatever
may be thought of some Of his eoun-
selors. seems determined to remain
neutral himself and tG keep the church
out Of politics altogether. If hints,
winks and pretended messages are
borne about it will be safe to denounce
them as being without the sanction of
Lorenzo Snow.
Then the coming campaign viii be
political. In any other year it might
be peraonal with but two candidates
before the. people. It is too near the
national campaign, however, for voters
to ignore national issues. It viii be
preliminary skirmish. For the infiu-
enee it will have on goldbugs in the
east the national Republican organiza-
ton viii be anxious to have ReDub-
Hcan elected in Utah. For the eneour-
agemenE it will give silver men in the
east, Mr.. Bryan's friends viii make an
extra effort to carry the day
@ . .
AS The Herald said yesterday there
is no occasion for Democrats to look
for anything but victory. While it
behooves them to put up the best avail
able candidate, there are a hundred
Democrats in Utah any one Of whom
ought TO be elected if nominated.
There are a hundred who deserve the
nomination, but as only one can be
nominated. the ninety and nine viii
have to stand aside There should be
no factions. no petty differences, no
unseemly scramble for the place. The
party isn't looking for savior. There
/ is no individual absolutely essential TO
/ its existence. If any candidate THINKS
so he should strive to Danish the
thought from his mind.
Delegates to the convention, members
( Of the Democratic party and people OF
/ the state in general should keep IL
mind: First the state. its interest II
free coinage. its record on the question
/ its influence upon the cause. Second
the party, its position on the issue OF
bimetaHism, its fight to restore silver
to the place it held before the Repub-
lican crime of 1873, the gradual anc
continuous growth of silver sentiment
! in the east. Then, with these things II
lind, select a candidate who can WORK
for the party, who can organize for The
/ fight. as well as discuss the issues II
an intelligent manner.
/ Organization is needed more thar
oratory. Four years ago the people
had to be educated on the fEancia
question. This year they Will have Il
buckle down to business and do worl
for which they were neither equipped
MOI. enabled to do in 1896.
Let the welfare Of the cause Of bi
metaIlism, the best interests Of thu
state. the harmonizing Of the party b.
kept in mind rather than the ambition
Of any individual.
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AMENDED THE TREATY.

While the Clayton BulWer treaty has
not been formally abrogated, it has
been amended in such a manner that
the isthmian canal can be built and
maintained without British partcipa-
ton.
Thus the chief obstacle to the con-
structiOn OF an inteT0ceanic waterway
is removed after many years of inter
national pickering and bargaining. This
treaty was made for the purpose Of
facilitating the construction of the
canal, neither government caring at
that time to undertake the work alor5a,
Instead of achieving that purpose it
baked and thwarted it. Having de-
feated its object the sole reason for its
existence was destroyed. In go far as
the agree...eut applies TO anything be-
SIDES the canal il has long been a dead
letter. Why stress should be laid on
the fact that aside from the waterway
the treaty remains in force is hard to
understand.
The treaty never accomplished any,
thing. It was a dog in the manger. It
prevented either nation from doing
work. Both wanted a canal. After the
demand seemed to justify the under
taking neither party to the contract
cared to take the other into partner
snip. It was necessary for the treaty
to be abrogated and desirable that the
canal should be owned and operated by
the United States.
However, while the letter is nullided.
the spirit of the treaty is preserved.
The object sought was the neutraliza-
ton Of the project. This can be secured
without joint construction and partner
ship control. The Suez canal furnished
Us an illustration in point. It is neu-
tral yet practically under British con-
troll In our war with Spain it was
freely opened. in accordance with its
fixed rules, TO the Spanish fleet as it
was to our own So will the isthmian
canal, under our control, be open to
both beIligereuts in any war in which
we are not directly concerned-that is,
in which we are a neutral power
Every reasonable principle embodied
in the Clayton BuIwer treaty, though
expressed in a rather maladroit manner
of observance. can be far better en-
forced under present arrangements.
Great Britain has aseertained that
the canal can be constructed only by
Americans and under American control.
As the canal viii mean a great gain for
her it was The part Of wisdom as well
as a sign Of thrift for her to consent
TO allow this government to proceed
unhampered with its construction A
London journal expresses surprise that
Pauncefote exacted nothing in return.
A New York newspaper surmises that
an Alaskan port has been conceded TO
Great Britain. But why should anything
have been asked or given? Great Brit
ain win share the commercial benefit
and all she has done has been to cut
the string. that held the dog in the
Manager
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uTA H AND THE ISSUES.

The outlook for Democratic success
in the special congressional election is
particularly bright, There can be no
question about the result
Utah is not in favor of establishing
by law the single gold standard. Utah
is not in favor of destroying Ss46, O00, GOO
greenbacks. Utah is act in favor of
canceIng every lawful money contract
in this country and replacing it with
an unconscionable contract calling for
gold. Utah is not in favor of extending
the authority Of national banks in
creasing their control of the currency
and reducing their taxes as is proposed
in the bill now pending. Utah is not in
favor of vesting the secretary OF the
treasury with greater powers than he
already claims, which entities him to
so to the relief Of Wall street gam
biers and SPECTATORS every time they
suffer for their own financial excesses
and misdeeds. Utah is not in favor Of
bestowing special favors upon the
Standard oil syndicate to get rid Of
funds collected from the people by an
unnecessary war tax continued almost
two years after the end of the war
for which it was levied. Therefore,
Utah cannot afford to endorse these
measures by adding to the strength of
the party which advocates and. sup
ports them.
Standing at the threshold of another
presidential campaign, Utah cannot at
ford to desert bimetallism and et=poase
the cause OF gold, no matter with what
success. Bishop H. b, Clawson and
John Henry Smith may meet in their
conference with Mark Hanna.
g O 9
There is only one thing that could
cnange & majority such as Bryan re-
ceived in Utah four years ago to q
majority for Mckinley and gold-is il
the use Of ecclesiastical influence in
politics. the whispered word pugDOTt-
ing to be from church headquarters
that the brehren desire the people to
get into line with the administration
This has been known TO do its wors
in the past. Ii Is believed that prom
fnent Republican church men are about
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TRUE TO BIMETALLlSM.

The New York Sun is trying TO have
a little fun at the expense Of the So
called gold Democrats "a class
which, it contends, has no more claim
TO recognition than have Republicans
who profess to believe in bimetallism.
Commenting on the efforts of Ger
tain assistant Hannaites to force other
issues than the financial issue to the
front. the sun observes:
TIE Hon. William Jennings Bryaan, who,
whatever else, is not a coward, has re-
piled to the Hon. BOurke Cockran's ap-
peaiing proposition TO let other issues
than silver come 10 the front that he
BRYAN. IS 'as staunch a supporter of the
rs 10 doctrine as ever" and that he will
not consent to anything in the shape of a
truce.
There viii be no compromise. The
principle of bimetalliem is as sacred
now as it was in 1896. The silver issue
is paramount. Pending financial Iegls-
Iation has made it SO.
If those VINO renounced the party of
gold four years ago are as true to
principle as Nj Bryan is they VIII re-
ply to the Establishments Of influence
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and set themselves res0lutely TO eS-
tablish the fact that his plays were not
only delightful in themselves, but ad-
mirable as the products Of a master
mind working along definite principles
of dramatic construction.
This note Of revolt was soon caught
UP in England, primarily by ColeriGge,
whose blended poetic and philosophic
powers eminently fitted him to be the
prOfoundest and most sympathetic Of
Shakespearean critics He and his fol-
lowers give VOicc to the romantic re-
action against the cool, common sense
criticism of an earlier generation. and
if at times they ran into eXtrava gance.
as when COieridge preached the doc
trine of Shakespeare's infallibility and
upheld even his puns as the "emana-
tons of genius, they nevertheless
played a most important part in rails
ing shakespeare fame above the crit
zeal balance scales wherein Pope and
Johnson had weighed It, Since Cole
ridge wrote and spoke no Englishman
at least has dared to sit in judgment on
Shakespeare. The task Of later criti-
cism has been a reverent attempt to
penetrate the poets meaning, Illustrate
his thought and discover, If possible,
the personality hidden behind his work.
Yet the euIOgy Of Coleridge was no
/ blind rhapsody of praise We may say
of him. as HaZlitt did Of Schlegel, that
TO previous critic had shown either
the same enthusiastic admiration Of
Shakespeare's genius or the same phil
osophical acuteness in pointing out
his characteristic excellencies And of
these excellencies, the greatest, in Cole
ridges mind, was ShakeSpeare's judg-
ment. THE consummate judgment Of
Shakespeare" he says, in his Table
Talk" not only in the general con-
struction. but in all the detail Of his
dramas. impressed me with even great
| er wonder than the might of his genius
or the depth of his philosophy" And
again. Shakespeare was a great poet,
acting upon laws arising out of his
own nature, and not without law.
| Here is a change. indeed, from the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-06

An envious suburban contemporary,
whose inability to understand how The
Herald was able to move to the heart
of the city without missing ar issue or
an item If news. gave vent TO its feel
ings yesterday. The Herald's sympa-
thy goes out TO its disconsoIate con-
temporary which can only vail in des-
olation and sigh for the days that will
never return The Herald is moving
forward at a pace which is highly graf
flying 10 all who are favOrably concern
ed, It is the pace which kills compe-
titfon.
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physical delicacy and extreme sensi-
tiveness.' too weak to endure the rough
mans life Of Elizabethan London, a
victim of insomnia, and the slave Of
sensual passion-in short, q modern
neuropath. It were better to leave
Shakespeare wrapped in the cloud than
to present the world with such fig-
ure.
And in fact a reaction against this
school is already visible. The latest
life Of Shakespeare, Sidney Lees, is
remarkable for its Gogged inslstence
upon the known facts and its complete
avoidance Of conjecture. Il gives Us
what is known Of the poets outer life,
bit makes no attempt to elliz9 his per-
sOnality. The pendulum has swung TO
the other extreme.
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SOCIETY NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Pollock have
invitations out for an informal val
entine party.
&, 3 D
The members of the Ladies' Literary
club will celebrate the birthday of the
club Friday afternoon. An interesting
programme will be given, one of the
special features being a series of
tableaux, in which a number of prom
inent girls pose as Gibson pictures.
@ D o
Mrs Addison viii entertain the la
dies of Unity circle at a KensingtOn to-
morrow afternoon at her home, 541
Elizabeth street. An invitation is ex-
tended to friends of the circle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-06

The Standard Oil syndicate seems to
regard the United States as a silent
partner in its banking business. So far
as a division Of profits is concerned the
government is not only silent but in
visible 1t is a queer partnership in
which the people of the United States
furnish part Of the money and the
Roekefellers take all the proceeds of
the business.
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THE HERALD LEADS.
Cssrpets Democrat )

tSaEpete DemOcTat.J
The Salt Lake Herald mas moved into
new quarters on Main street. to give
their business room to develop. The
Herald is today tke very best morning
PAPER between Denver ard San Fran
cisco. It is getting there" with both
feet. II has no competitor that even cuts
close.
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Conclusion.

At the close Of the nineteenth CEN
tury Shakespeare fame stands higher
than it ever did before his influence
reaches further. One hundred and fifty
years ago he was hardly known outside
of his island. Toward the close Of the
last century he conquered our TeutOn-
ic kinsrIen. The nineteenth has seen
his triumphal entrance into Latin and
Salvic lands. His play holds the
boards in Paris, Rome, Budapest and
st. Petersburg as in the capitals of the
English-speaking race. Complete trans
lations of his works exists in German,
French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Mag
var. CZechish, Swedish, Danish and
Finnish. In Spain and Armenia trans
lations are now under way, and sepa-
rate plays have appeared in such wide
/ ~ scattered tongues as Welsh, Croatian
Hebrew, japanese and various dialects
of Hindostan. His influence upon the
life and thought of the civilized world
| it is simply Impossible to estimate. Nor
/ is this influence likely to grow less.
Even if our civilization should perish
| like that of Greece and Rome. the
works of Shakespeare would remain, an
everlasting memorial Of the greatest
mind of the strongest race Of modern
| times.
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Of
fee of the Weather Bureau.

SAT- Lake CITY, Fed. ., IYUJ-
Maximum temperature, A degrees; min
srnuun temperature. 28 degrees. mean tenn
perature. 50 degrees, which IS degrees
above the normal. Accumulated excess Of
temperature since 1st of month. IS de-
Erees: accumulated excess Of temperature
since Jan. J., 275 degrees. Total precipita-
ton from 6 D. m. to p. m, none; aceu-
mulated deficiency OF precipitation since
Isl of month, 20 inch; accumulated de-
ficieney of precipitation since Jan. 1, 10
ineh.
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and the threats of power as he has re-
Piled to them.
The approaching campaign Will
furnish an excellent opportunity for
avowed silver men to prove their 10y
atty
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-06

While the dispatches from London,
KY, indicate a state of war, they
should not be confused with those from
the other London which relate to an
other conflict altogether.
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Representative Thomas Of Newberne, N
c.. used to hear speeches in the house.
He was only a yOungsteT at his father 5
knee and from 1871, when he was IL
years old. till 1874. was allowed, as boys
are to this day, to sit near the Daternal
desk and listen to the proceedings. Judge
Charles r. Thomas, his father, represent
ed a district which is. in part, the same
that the son now represents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-06

When Taylor released Walker and
finally acknowledged that authority of
the state courts he descended quite
distance from the nigh perch he mount
ed at the beginning Of his instruction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-06

According to London Mail dispatches
from China the report that the en-
peror had been assassinated was, as
Mark Twain would put it, grossly ex-
aggerated.
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Note-Hamilton W. Mabie's paper on
How to Study Shakespeare" will be
published tomorrow. Examinations IN
this course will be set on Thursday,
Feb. s, and Monday, Feb. II, as basis
for the granting of certificates.
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XII SCHOOLS OF SHAKESPEARE
CRITICISM.
(Concluded)

Shakespeare and the Romantic School
of Criticism.
The great literary. revival of the lat
ter half of the eighteenth century pro
duCed a school Of criticism SO sharply
in contrast with the classical school
that it may most fifty be characterized
by the antithetical term, romantic.
The movement had its origin in Ger
many, where such critics as Leasing,
Goethe and Schlegel TevOlted against
the literary domination of the Franco
classic principles Of criticism. Against
the authority Of COrneille and Voltaire
they invoked the name of Shakespeare,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-06
POPULAR STUDIES IN
SHAKFCPEARE

Contributors to this course: DR.. Ed
ward Dowden. DR.. William J. Rolfe'
Or. Hamilton ". Mabie, Or. Albert :.
Cook, DR.. Hiram Corson, DR.. Isaac y.
Demmon, DR.. Vida D, Scudder and
others.
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The latest development in Shake
spearean criticism has been that of a
school which has sought to reconstruct
the personality Of the poet from his