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New-York tribune., 1902-09-08
BP. GOLFER At HONE.

THE Brooklyn Eagle" the most important
organ of Democratic opinion in Mr.. Colers
home community. refuses TO believe that that
well advertised statesman has been agreed upon
by Mr.. HILL Mr.. Tim" Sullivan and Mr. Nc
Laughlin as the Democratic candidate for
Governor. 1t is prepared to concede that Mr.
Mclaughlin is friendly TO him, and that MI
Dry Dollar" Sullivan is his baeker but'
pinning its faith TO the well known craftness
of Mr. HILL It cherishes the notion that the
State leader has not yet yielded to the wishes
OF his associates. 1t is perfectly true that Mr..
Hill may to-day declare Mr.. Coer to be the
most available candidate and predict his noml-
nation. and tomorrow may see different light
and tell Mr.. Sullivan and Mr.. Mclaughlin that
a change of plan is necessary. Nothlng IS SET
tied in politics, and the combination which Is a
fact to-day may be broken up next week The
fact is that. failing TO induce Chief Judge
Parker to turn aside from his Judicial duty
which he engaged with the people of NeW-1ork
TO perform, Mr.. Hill did accept the Coler views
of Mr. Sullivan and Mr.. Mclaughlin. Possibly
he may change them if he attends to the senti-
ments of The Eagle" for the interesting and
significant feature of its comments on the Coler
Doom is not its seepticism of the combination
but its dissatisfaction thereat
The Eagles close home view OF Alr Coler
Is not one which Mr.. Coler's long established
and hard worked literary bureau would be
hkeiy to make use of. From il. indeed, we
learn that Mr.. Coler is principally literary
bureau; at least. that the noble. unterrifed and
thonghtful statesman of the Coler myth is
something far from lifelike The Eagle"
thlnks that if Mr.. Hill has made combination
with Mr. Tim" Sullivan TO accept the candi-
oate or the gambling combines" friend, no
congratulations need be sent 10 Wolfert'S
koost- 1t refuses 10 believe that Mr.. Coler is
OF subernatorial size" and threatens. if his
DOOM grows, TO make some interesting state
ments on that point. THE Eagle" has on for
mer occasions, when Mr.. CoIer threatened to
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08
NO NEW THING At MANILA.

The few and funny anti-imperialists are hav.
ing a glorious jubilation over Governor Taft's
recent speech before the Manila Chamber OF
Commerce. 1t was, they say, a noteworthy
speech in It's enunciation of startling new doc
trines quite reversing the former policy of this
government and conceding the chief demands
of the anti-imperiaIists. Chief among such ut
terances was his impressive, epoch making
declaration that I'VE are here to benefit the
Filipinos and not for selfish exploitation. -
Wherefore, sound the loud timbrel! Manipulate
the tunefuI heweag! Make the wild echoes
hump themselves! For at last, at last, at last!
this wicked imperialistic government has yield
ed to the moral stress Of Tooley Street and has
accepted the cardinal principles Of the anti-im-
perialist creed.
II is not agreeable to play the part of a kill
Joy; least of all. perhaps. to dash the Joy of
those who have so little of It. Yet candor COM
pels US TO remind the exultant few that that
admirable utterance Of Governor Taft's was
really no new thing. 1t indicated no new de-
parture. 1t was nothing more than the repeti-
ton of an utterance made repeatedly and long
ago, and indicates nothing more than the main
tenance OF policy long ago established. AS far
back as the latter part of December 1898, be-
fore the ratification Of the treaty of peace with
Spain which completed our title to the Philip
pines President Mckinley declared that 1.-The
authority Of the United States is to be exerted
''for the security Of the persons and property OF
the people of the islands. and for the con-
"drmation Of all their private rights and rela-
''tons." Early in April. 1890. the first Philip
pine Commission, in Article " of it's proclama-
ton to the Filipinos, announced that honor,
Justice and friendship forbid the exploitation
"of the islands, The purpose of the American
Government is the welfare and advancement
''of the Philippine people" Again. at the be-
ginning Of February. 1900. that same Commits
siOn In its report 10 the President strongly
recommended the government OF the Filipinos
by the Filipinos and for the Filipinos to the
largest possible extent Once more in April
1900, President Mckinley. in his instructions
TO Governor Taft and his fellow Commissioners
declared that the government of the Philippine
Islands sis designed not for our satisfaction or
for the expression Of theoretical views but for
the happiness. peace and prosperity of the
people of the islands,"
When President Mckinley made those dec
larations, what then did these anti-mperialists
say? They sneered at them as hypocrticaI and
rallied against their author as a criminal ac-
gressor and wholesale murderer. YET now
when the man whom President Mckinley an
pointed to be Governor Of the Philippines con-
sistently carrying out President McKinlev's
policy, repeats President McKinley's own words
OF instruction to him. what do they do? They
shout for joy, that he has abandoned McKin-
ley's wicked policy and come over to their own
truly righteous side,
VIII somebody kindly pass the civet?
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08
NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-The Firninist gunboat Crete-a-
Pierrot flagship OF Admiral Killick, was sunk
IN the harbor OF Gonaives HayJ by the Ger
man gun boat Panther, which had been ordSrtO
by the German Government to capture the nay
4ian vessel; the crew Of the Crete-a-PleTfo'
abandoned the vessel, after setting fire 70 her,
before she went down. - The autumn
rnenoeuvres of the German army viii begin On
Tuesday between Posan and FrankfoIt-on-OoeI;
thev viii be on q grand scale, 92OOU men taxing
mart in them. There are ruInors IN LorQon
thar Lord George Hamilton viii resign the sec
1-etarvship for India in Mr- Balfour's Caolnet
and viii be succeeded by Lord Balfour OF Bur
leigh
DOMESTIC President was the guest Of
.rhaftanooga: the battlefelds Of Chickamauga,
Missionary Ridge. Orchard Knob and LOOKOUT
Mountain were visited. - The return OF SEN
ator Spooner 10 the Senate seems TO be assured
Mr Cable, Of Illinois, had a talk with
Chairman n Griggs y lliCh did not promise Well
appe rently. for party harmony. - II IS IN
tended 10 hold the meetings Of the G. A r. in
a large tent at Camp RooSeTelt - a govern
rnent powder magazine at Fort winthrop, Gov
ernor's Island. Boston, exploded; one man was
killed and five were injured - Much uneasi-
ness was caused in the Pennsylv wanna coAI re-
gions by the rumors Of a strike settlement
CTTY-Senator Platt denied that any COM
bination was being formed 20 prevent President
Roosevelt's nomination in 1904 on account Of the
Presidents utterances on trusts - Efforts 70
make Devery withdraw from the night in the
Ixth were met with the declaration that he
represented the Bill" Devery party and
that there would probably be q record breaking
first day attendance at the opening Of the schools
to-day
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest, "a
degrees; lowest 81 degrees.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08

is being gradually turned to spring samples IN
the Northwest there is unusual movement OF
heavy winter goods, large crops and hign prices
making the agricultural population HDeral GUS
toners
Manufacturing operations are large, the iron
and steel industry occupying the position Oh
greatest prominence but still menaced by the
scarcity Of fuel. Some increase IN dehVerles OF
coke is reported. and a few idle furnaces have
been able TO resume, yet in many cases there Is
not more than two days supply of fuel, instead
of the accumulated stocks that grow more desir-
able as the advancing season brings greater
demand for Transporting facilities in other direc-
tions Domestic consumers are turning TO for
efgn markets with increasing eagerness. and
liberal imports of pig iron. blllets ana olher raw
or Dar+l,, manufactured iron and steel pur-
chased for remote delivery indicating that pres
ent conditions are not consldeTeo temporary.
Woolen mills have sufficient business IN sight
to assure activity for some Time ana recent no
eral purchases have supplied abundant raw ma
terial which makes the wool market quiet, yet
there is no sign of weakness. Cotton mills have
received more inquiries since the agitation in
the cotton market but spinners are slow to
undertake contracts extending beyond supplies
in sight Shoe shops are behind with shipments,
and forwardings from the East are now at
about the same rate as year ago.
Staple products command higher prices. Corn
is very slow to reach rational figure, the latest
support coming from frost at the Northwest and
an estimate that the European crop will be
much smaller than last year. This promises to
provide a market for the domestic surplus while
practically exhausted stocks at all points will
also need replenishng Exports for the last
week fell to the lowest total in many years.
According to the Hungarian Minister the
x-ia1d 0f
all records, but wheat and flour exports have
increased and receipts unsatisfactory both
as to quantity and quality. Hence there is no
weakness. Widely divergent views are expressed
regarding the official estimate of cotton condi-
ton. The fall from percentage of % at the
opening OF the season to 64 on September L
seems almost incredible. considering the fact
that no serious disasters have been reported. |
At first prices rose cornmensurately. but subse- |
quently traders became incredulous and rains !
accelerated the reaction.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

Undaunted by the probability of tight money.
leading interests in the stock market started a
campaign for hgaer prices immediately after
Inc holiday, and attained some sensational re-
suits Natural laws and logical influences yera
disregarded, numerous securities reached noucb
| higher quotations than ever before and tha
daily average number of shares sold was the
largest in four months. Abundant funds
Tor legitimate needs were available at the
opening of the season. but 1t was emma
sized by the best authorities that anv ab
normal speculative movement would rAduce
reserves beyond the point of safety Aid from
the Treasury was not necessary and tbA ar
rangements for expanding banknote circulation
were only conservative safeguards II was av
pected that western reserves would be with
drawn from local banks when the crons beg,,,
to move freely. and correspondents here r,ada
every necessary preparation. In the same 1vaal,
last year local bank reserves were reduced ono
half yet at this critical period the situation has
become complicated by deplora BILE expansion OF
borrowing on Stock Exchange collateral
The latest statement of total money in +ba
hands Of the people shows a moderate incraasa
10 S2S 80 per capita while the gross gold in GOV.
ernment vaults has reached a new record -.
SoI2SI92J0 The leading foreign banks have
materially strengthened their position the R.nl,
OF England showing the highest reserve of tba
year. and many 1nanciers look abroad for relief
Of the local financial stringency The disnar5+,,
as 10 rates must look attractive to forAiep o
italists, but our obligations in connection with
exchange loans have already reached a 1arga
total 1t does not appear desirable to add m o,,r
Indebtedness abroad in order to facilitate stool,
market speculation. Imports of gold on regular
exchange operations are not imminent aItboreb
there is an increasing supply of commercial hills
owing to the more liberal outgo of grail, .rd
cotton international trade balances are unfa
vorabiy affected by the heavy merchandise i'm
ports, especially Of iron and steel and kindred
lines.
That business in general is established nv .
solid basis is evidenced by many reports. LOSSES
through insolvency are much smaller than .
year ago. yet bank exchanges are baar,iar .,a
railway earnings make favorable cornnarisons
although no coal roads are included among the
latest returns available. Success is also ipd,
Gated by the largest dividend disbursements
ever distributed in September The urgency of
dealers in leading lines of merchandise to securs
immediate deliveries points Enthusiastically to re-
duced supplies. which promise well for sustained
demand and frequent duplicate orders. Buvars
are still in the large markets although the hulk
of fall contracts have been placed, and attention
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08

become OF serious political consequence, made
known pretty clearly its low opinions of his
ability and stability and it will plainly take no
satisfaction in supporting, if. indeed, it will
support at ALL Mr.. Sullivan's protege, in case
Mr. Hill should stick by his plan and make
him a candidate
1t is hardly fattering to Mr.. Coler for the
most powerful newspaper influence at his
home thus TO discredit him. Neither is it
promising for the success of his candidacy.
What will people in other parts of the State
think of Mr.. Coler when they learn that con-
servatfve Democrats who really know him
gard him as a self-advertising mountebank?
How will his reputation as an enemy of com
mercialism in politics. wear wnen it is re-
called by THE Eagle a little later that when,
subsequent to his criticism of Mr.. Croker he
wanted Mr.. Crokers help for another office. he
explained that his famous article on the sub
ject was all joke: What chance is there for
a united Democracy in Kings to roll up big
vote for Mr.. Coler if The Eagle" continues to
tell its faithful readers there of his weak
nesses? All these are interesting questions for
the Observation-Disclosures combination.
They may think it wise to ignore this voice,
lust as the party thought it wise to ignore it
last year, and nominate a Brooklyn man for
Mayor. whom The Eagle had omitted from
it's list Of acceptable candidates and announced
that ii did not omit by oversight. "The Eagle"
and the organization in Brooklyn do not, it
seems, habtually think the same way. The
Coler combination, therefore, is probably all
right in spite of its objections. Mr. Shepard.
by the way was not elected Mayor of New
York; and he did not carry Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08

some technical point OF order and easily 'hoked
the opposition off.
Falling in the same week with the remark
able exhibitions of issue Juggling given in Ohio
and Iowa, Wisconsin's effort to do little para
mounting is both significant and instructive.
1t win contribute little, however. to that unfit
cation of sentiment which seems destined 10 be.
for the present at least in Democratic politics,
an '.iridescent dream"
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08
amusrmcnrs-

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-S:15-Rohin Hood
AMERICAN THEA ATRE-s- -l5-Ihe Fata4 Carc-
RIJOU EEaTRE-s-EiearIs Ahsne-
BROADWAY THEATRE-S-Sally IN Our Alley
CASINO-S.I5-A Chinese Honeymoon.
CIRCLE ACDIlORIIN-S- -30-Concert
CRITERION THEATRE-S.l .l5-DaVlo t1arurl ry--.
EMPIRE THEA TRE-S. .36-The Mummy snc ihe HUH
ming Bird. -.
soI-RT'EcE-NT4 STREET T9EATRE-s-Eobert E-aIleL
SsRRICK TFIEATRE-S- -aO-The New Clown
EFRaI.D SQUARE THEATRE-S-l5-The Emerald Is!e
KETTH'S-l0S0 z. 1919 = n--Conln1o4s fe--
zNIcKER cocker Observation-Disclosures Brothers in
MANHATTAN REACH-S -5o-s;3 ;3fG-Shannons 90 tesi
rueai Band
MADISON SQUARE ROOF GARDEN-7.So-Japan oy
srI-RRaY F5ItI TEEATRE-2-s-Jane Eyre.
NF5w SAVOY THEATPE-s. .15-So!5iers o. Fortune.
NEw-YoRK THEA ATRE-s liking HighbaL
PARADISE ROOF GARDEN-2:l5-S. .l5-N aUdeVille
PASTOR 'S-C0niinI5Us Performance
PROCTOR S-ContrECus Performance
ST. NICHOLAS GARDEN-S-l5-Surnnaer Nights baIa1
Carniysis.
WAII-ACFE SIS :8O-1Irs. Jack.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08

!
suggesting possible remedies -herefor My at
tention has been drawn to the subject in con-
nection with the past and present representa-
tion of Massachusetts. 1t furnishes an object
lesson at once instructive and suggestive
Here, and IN Washington, have been in fair
ly close touch. with the politics of the State Tor
a good while-nore years, indeed, than l care
to specify; and I feel reasonably competent
to compare its existing representation in Con-
gress with those which have preceded For
present purposes I might leave the Senate out
of the question; but. generally, taking hoth
bodies into consideration, 1 cannot say that so
far Massachusetts is concerned 1 see any
marked deterioration. Indeed. under all the
circumstances of the case the matter Of sur
prise to me is that the State, especially in the
House, is as fairly well represented as 1t is.
And yet it is far less ably represented than II
ought to be; or. under another system ana
other usages naturally would be. Its best ma
terial is not utilized.
Conf1ning the question to the House of Repre-
sentatives, the reason of this. moreover, is not
only obvious. but. under our present system, as
I shall presently show. the state Of affairs COM
planned of is. in largest degree irremed1able- IL
is something have got to accept as an incl
-
put up with as best we may What is our na-
tional House of Representatives? Under our
constitutional system and political methods it
is little more than a species of kindergarten
our training school Of craftsmanship. Contrast
it with the British House of Commons, ana
both the fact and the reason OF 1t are plain
In Great Britain the House Of Commons is the
sun1u1it-at once the aim and end-of the pub
lie mans ambition. To be anything, he must
get there; TO continue anything, he must stay
there. From Il there is no promotion III.
for any reason-age or the exigencles
of public life including therein the desire to Gre
ate vacancy or retire an official who has out
lived his usefulness-a man is promoted to the
House of Lords it is we'll understood that he is
promoted downstairs and out Of the front door
of public life. The world so considers 1t; he
himself knows It to be so. To get into the House
of Commons is the first step toward a political |
career; going out OF il is its close. A man Of !
rising mark in Great Britain may also find his /
seat they call it-anywhere, OF |
a seat may be found for him remember well. |
some years ago, Mr. Chamberlain, the present |
Colonial Secretary. telling me that he was the /
only prominent political character in the entire /
House of Commons who found his constituency |
In the place of his residence. Every other mem
Der of any note represented what we here would
consider constituency foreign to him. Thus
the political ability and parliamentary expert
ance Of Great Britain is to a very large degree
stored up In the House OF Commons. and re-
mains there stored up. II Is there boarded and
Utilized; for in that body men come to the front
,nly as the result of proved ability and long
raining.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08

There has been another lamentable race riot in
Mississippi. this time Tupelo. a village OF
some renown because ex-Congressman Allen. the
humorist of the fish hatchery. calls it home
Many shots were exchanged between white men
and black men. but Of course the negroes suf-
fered more severely than the victorious eau
casians and were routed and put to flight. Mr..
Allen as legislator in Washington, was noted
for his kindness of heart. Will he be able to
bring about lasting peace between the bellig-
erents? He can hardly apply himself to a task
more useful
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08

The scant supply Of anthracite and the high
prices of fuel Of every sort have stimulated the
ransacking Of peat bogs almost everywhere in
the East VIII the pungent odor OF peat smoke
become as familiar to American homes as it
has been for centuries in lowly cottages IN
Scotland and Ireland?
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08

simply being 'sized up" During his secons
| term he begins to tell. being measured by hi.
capacity application. managing faculty. =,
power Of making himself useful During "a,
third term he couats for what he Is vor,,
Thereafter he rapidly rises. until by force n,
seniority alone-if he has any measure of in
dustry, ability aptitu1e-he ranks high in nj.
committees, and influences results; countfn.
often for much more than those who knew hin,
at home think he is worth.
From a Washington point of view il fs ~,
rious to observe how this matter of seniorftv-
this custom Of retaining Representatives in thef-
seats-affects standing. Some States which bavs
from tradition by chance been in the babit
OF returning those who are willing and able tn
remain in public life, and who for one reason
or another have not been translated" entoy an
influence over legislation and public policy our
of all proportion to their size or political i'm
portance. Iowa and Maine are two examples f,
point. 1t is not too much to say that either 90
those States. factors in Congressional action
outweighs New-York or Pennsylvania: and this
is simply due to the fact that returning to Con-
gress a few men of somewhat exceptional abfu-
ty, although not of sufficiently marked ability
to cause them TO be transferred to other spheres
of usefulness, they have steadily kept those men
their Representatives. In Massachusetts it has
been otherwise; and to-day. for one cause or
another, the average term OF service of a 11assa-
chusetts Representative is only five years. while
the dean. so to speak, of the present delegation
boasts of only nine. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that man who has served in the House Of
Commons five years only can have as yet ac-
quired no great standing. 1t is doubtful whether
there is single member Of the present British
Ministry who has not occupied seat in Par
lament for a longer continuous period
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08

The prospect of the crops is SO abundant that
the demand for labor in the fields of the South
and the West is almost without precedent If
the idle coal miners could be transported to the
farms thew could earn handsome wages.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08
Bnslnrss Notllc.

Some Comparisons Are NOT "Odious.
comparison OF the circulation of The NeVYo-k ITa
for the months August 1901 1902. shows Al
Daily and Ia cent sunday ana Il
is stin forging ahead.
The moral Obvious.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08
The WANING OF THE Ma TION-
Al HOUSE OF REPRE-
.SENTA TITES.
MASSACHUSETTS AS AN OBJECT LESSON.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Much has of late been written and said
as to the deterioration of the House Of Repre-
sentatives of the United States and its steadily
diminishing influence as factor in national
politics. Some ingenuity has also been shown
IN assigning plausible reasons for the same and
suggesting possible remedies -herefor, My at
tention has been drawn to the subject in con-
nection with the past and present representa-
ton of Massachusetts. 1t furnishes an object
lesson at once instructive and suggestive.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08

The heetest OF the transatlantic steamships
are still showing astonishing speed figures. and
the rumors that ocean mergers might possibly
result in changing the system and reducing the
finest and swiftest vessels which cross the ocean
to a deliberate pace appear to be dis
credited Everybody who is impatient to go
over and come back within the smallest possible
number of hours will have ample opportunity to
crafty his desires for headlong velocity.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08

When Will detectives solve the Lattrner,
Brooks and other murder cases and bring the
slayers 10 the tribunals appointed to deal with
such crimes7 Before the millennium or after?
New-York tribune., 1902-09-08

An experiment IN sending a balloon across the
Desert of Sahara is be tried. and the only pas
sengers TO be pigeons plan OF that sort is
Infinitely more sensible than insane attempts to
reach the North Pole to cross broad oceans with
air ships carrying human beings.