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Evening star., 1902-04-12
The New York Reformers

There are disquieting signs of trouble in
the ranks of the fusionists who constitute
the municipal administra ton of Greater
New York The aggressive district attor-
ney is not we'll satisfied with the position
taken by the mayor and his chief of police
on the excise question. The mayor has
offended some of the bureau chiefs by his
changing attitude toward the rapid transit
terminal bills which have lately been
drawn The corporation counsel, it is now
reported, has proved himself officially a
discouragement by his method of handling
his office, the distribution of patronage and
the naughty manner of his reception of the
people. Various minor causes of friction
are occasionally being reported The police
problem proves a constant source of
worry. and there are many signs that the
municipal family Is not altogether happy in
its new home.
This is highly unfortunate if true. The
men who formed the fusion ticket in New
York last year are among New Yorks most
honest and most capable men. They stand
for what is best in the demand for clean
city government. Mayor Low sacrificed his
personal preferences to accept the office
Others swallowed their partisans in or
der to associate with political opponents
city. If they cannot succeed in breaking
down the barriers to good government, who
can? There is little hope for non-partisan
city administration if these officials fall out
and fail in their performances
The police problem in the big city is un-
questionably veXatious. The laws and the
system stand in the way of immediate
clearing out of the evil conditions. The
public undoubtedly is unduly impatient for
results In so great a city as New York a
fair minority of the people can make much
noise in advocating one or another propo-
sition. The excise question, for instance,
can be sadly mixed by the claims and de-
mands and protests Of one set of people or
another. Yet the bigger the community
the more swiftly the populace, intent upon
reform. demands results, forgetting that
large bodies move slowly, and that years
OF Iammany entrenchment have raised a
breastwork in front of vice and crime and
corruption too high for immediate demoli-
tiOn.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
The Prospective Commissioner.

Mr. Ware. chosen by the President to
administer the pension Office as H. Clay
Evans successor, is by no means to be
ehvied in his undertaking. The highest
nonor attached to faithful execution of the
laws seems inevitably in this office to be
embittered by the sacrifices of personal
comfort and peace Of mind which such
performance involves. The pension COM
missioners who have sought to administer
the pension system fairly and legally have
been assailed by the claims agents On the
other hand to the extent that any commits
sioner has attempted to make his office
comfortable by yielding to their dema nds
he has left the place without the approval
OF the general public. 1t remains to be
seen whether Mr.. Ware prefers a clear
conscience or an easy berth. His sobri-
quet. "1ronquill," suggests force of char
acter. There is need in the pension office
OF a more strenuous temperament than
that of tine poet. But the new commits
sioner is lawyer and man of affairs as
we'll as literary craftsman. 1t is to be
hoped that he will justify the Presidents
selection by proving himself worthy sue
cessor to Mr.. Evans. who has given the
country clean and most efficient term Of
service as pension commissioner
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Light in Pennsylvania.

To those republicans of Pennsylvania
who have brought Mr.. Quay to declare
against the candidacy of Mr.. Elkin for
governor the country owes a salutation of
profound respect. They have performed a
service of far more than statewide mo-
ment- They have lifted themselves in
matter of state concern above the every
day partisan view and temptation. They
have insisted so loudly and strenuously for
better order Of things at home that
they have forced from ears long Indifferent
to their appeals attention and respect. 1t
has been hard and protracted battle but
well fought. and the result ought to prove
OF very great value. not only to the people
of Pennsylvania. but to men everywhere
who are in arms against unworthy meth
DDS In public life.
In taking this position it is not neces-
ssry TO accept Mr.. Elkin personally at the
valuation of his extreme opponents. He is
a man OF ability, and he has done the state
some service. His talents justify his ambi-
ton to fill the Office he is seeking. But he
stands In the public estimation for Influences
which have too long dominated the polit-
ical affairs of that great commonwealth
His election as governor, 1t is felt. would
perpetuate those Influences. and continue
the supremacy of a most Objectionable ma
chine Pennsylvania deserves good gov
eminent. The pick of her people demand
good government, and the time has at last
arrived when their wishes must be needed
They are so very much in earnest, indeed
that disregarding their wishes In the mat
ter of nominations by the party in power
might lead to disaster at the polls this
year. The signs are so plain that Mr.
Quay bows to the requirements and sug-
gestions of the occasion.
MIR. Eikin is reported as undismayed by
Mr. Quay's deliverauce. but it is reason
ably certain to influence the situation
against the Elkin program. At the outset
Mr.. Elkin was accepted as Mr.. Quay's can
didate. and much of the strength he has
exhibited in the race for the nomination for
governor has grown out of their intimate
association. Presumably, therefore the an
nouncement that Mr.. Quay desires a differ
ent choice made will affect sentiment in the
state wherever his influence prevails
But much remains to be done even with
Mr. Elkin defeated. AS a bad nomination
would be risky. the best possible nornina-
tion is advisable. 1t is. indeed. imperative
The reasons that rule Mr.. EIkin out rule
the strongest man available in. The field
OF selection is excellent. Upon whom will
the choice fall?
Evening star., 1902-04-12
The South and the Chinese.

Mr.. Simmons of North Carolina in some
observations delivered in the Senate on
Monday on the subject of the Chinese ex-
clUsion BILL said:
That he should vote for It, but reluc-
tantly, because he was not altogether salts
fed that the best interests of the country
considered as whole. required its passage
He should vote for 1t. reluc cantly more es-
pecially because the cotton manufacturers
% his state and of the south generally were
appealing to Congress and protesting
against its passage. The cotton planters
feared that retaliatory action would be
taken on the part of China and that the
Chinese market for their cotton would be
destroyed: and for that reason they were
against the passage of the bill. He did
not agree with them in the belief that its
passage would have any such effect But
another appeal had come to Congress for
the passage of the bill and he found him.
self unable to resist it, Ii was the appeal
OF the people on the Pacific coast--the peo-
pie who had to deal with the Chinese aues-
ton"
IL Is strange that the cotton planters and
spfnners of the south should be unable to
apply the lesson of the negro tc the case of
Che Chinaman-
u was their planting industry that in
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Speculation About the Canal.

Much contradictory speculation plays
about the canal bill. Now you see it, and
Row you don't. Now the prospect is bright
for action by the Senate, and now it APP
pears to be pretty dark. Some of the most
experienced of the observers of congressfon-
al proceedings refuse to make positive
prediction as to the outcome.
Today there is a spirit of hopefulness
abroad. The Senate Is disposng of its more
important business in shorter order than
common. Oleomargarine is now out of the
way. The vote on the Chinese exclusion
bill Is set for next Wednesday. The Philip
pine civil government bill has been re-
ported. and the bill for reciprocity with
Cuba has yet to be sent over by the House.
but neither of those measures need lead
to prOtracted debate. So far. no disposition
to delay any measure has shown itself in
that body at this session. Why not canal
bill. then? Why is there not time enough,
if the Senate will but continue Its indus
trious fit to dispose of everything on the
cards?
There would not appear to be a text for
Illuminating debate in the canal question in
its present shape. The engineering prob
Ism does not appeal to senators. The mat
ter of title to the belongings of the Pana-
ma Company Is one which but few senators
have prepared themselves to discuss. 1t is
well understood that only the great railroad
interests are opposed to a canal at all. The
great majority of the American people have
repeatedly expressed themselves on the
subject, and have declared in favor of such
d waterway. In fact 1t is not too much to
say that this Congress, by the vote of No
vembeT. 1900, stands instructed to choose
route and make an appropriation for be-
ginning the work. The same would have
been true had the democrats carried the
day at that election. The House has acted,
and its bill. favorably reported by the Sem
ate committee, now lies on the Senate'S
table. Why not make way for It. and once
it is taken up bring it speedily TO vote?
As The Star has once before pointed out,
the contest is not sharply or strictly drawn
between the Nicaragua and the Panama
routes. 1t Is rather between the Nicara-
qua route and the Spooner amendment to
the bill, leaving 1t to the President to make
the choice between Nicaragua and Pana-
ma No senator seems yet to have de-
clared for Panama Internationally. 1t is
generally conceded that the Panama title
calls for very careful Investigation. and
nobody wants Panama chosen IL litigation
would follow. But let's have vote in the
Senate II Nicaragua has the votes they
ought to be thrown for the House bill. If
the SpoOner amendment has the votes, pass
thai
Evening star., 1902-04-12

duced the men Of the south originally to In
vest in the negro. They wanted cheap Ia
Dor and plenty of 1t, and the African slav-,
ers supplied them. No thought seems to
have been taken Of the future; of what
must In time inevitably follow the pursuit
of such a policy. The controlling consid-
Grafton was that Of money. But In the end
they paid more dearly for their labor than
any people upon whom the sun ever shone.
They filled their section with members of
a strange race; they were impelled by their
money interests to support and defend hui
man slavery; and at last over that abhor-
rent institution civil war broke out which
drenched the land In blood. If those early
southern planters could have foreseen what
must result from the introduction of the
negro into their affairs they would have
turned from the proposition with horror.
Time has passed, and the men of the
south have added manufacturing to their
planting industry. Again as in every COM
Tercial competition money is the leading
consideration. They want larger market
for their cotton goods, and China Is in
their eye. For fear Of offending her, there
fore, and In the hope Of selling largely to
her. these southern men want the ports of
the United States thrown open to China,
and her people of all classes and conditions
admitted to the opportunities of this coun-
try.
If the whole Of the trade of the Chinese
Kingdom were obtainabe. we could not as
a people afford to secure it on such terms
No amount of money could compensate us
for the admission OF Chinese without re-
striction within our borders. If the gates
were once opened the stream through them
would be continuous, and in quarter of a
century We should have race problem on
our hands more difficult of solution than
any ever before tackled by civilized people
on a large scale But We shall lose MOTH
ing in the way of trade by keeping the
gates shut The Chinese who long to pour
through live in South China, while our trade
Is with North China. And the people of the
two sections care as little about each other
as though they lived millions of miles apart
Evening star., 1902-04-12
The Chinese and the Missionaries

II is evidently going to be hard to per-
suade Cinnamon that the western mission
aries do not gouge out the eyes of children
as materials for the making Of ointment
for mystic purposes. Such reports, involv-
ing even greater alleged cruelties, were diii-
gently spread by the Boxers and indeed by
anti-foreign elements before the Boxer
days. and were believed by the people. The
passing of the Boxer crisis brought SUBJ
sidence of the wave OF suspicion against
the missionaries. perhaps because those re-
llgtonists who escaped death had been
pretty well driven out Of the country They
have gone back in some numbers since
peace was restored, and already the eye
gouging story has been started on Its
rounds and has caused an anti-foreign OUT
break at Ning-Po. 1t must be remembered
Evening star., 1902-04-12
N Next!

pause not to ask for the wings of dove,
Which tire In a short space of time.
I'd soar more securely to regions above
In search of sensations sublime
l ask not for yachts, for my tastes do not
run
To sports Of nature marine:
By the modern and novel alone am won,
1 sigh for a flying machine.
For man is pet and creature of whim
Whom science endeavors to please;
And his joy in toy soon grows careless
and dim
And his preference shifts like the breeze.
So don't want a wheel nor an automobile,
More swiftly long to careen.
I've yearning which vainly l strive to
conceal.
I sigh for flying machine.
Evening star., 1902-04-12

that the news travels slowly In China when
1t Is based upon the truth and swiftly when
1t carries a malicious lie. Corrections Of
falsehoods seem never to reach the ears Of
the people, 1t Is difficult enough in these
climes. with the newspapers appearing at
frequent intervals. to catch a lie once
started. The obstacles which the truth
must overcome in China may well be i'm
agined. This Is especially so Of statements
which seek to set straight the repute of the
missionaries Of whom the people want to
believe the worst
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Democratic Variations,
From the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post.
A new daily about to appear in Memphis
has announced that it will be democra tic
in politics. A Greenville. Miss. paper asks
for more information. 1t says: Right
here the trouble comes in-the question of
brand We have the Bryan or bust 18 to
sort, the Louisiana sugar protective. the
imperial paramount. the German steel and
iron. the Francis-Bailey Standard Oil, the
Jones Round-Bale Cotton Trust. the gold
bug traitors-how can we shake all of these
out of the same box?"
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Tell the News.
From the Rutland Wt.) Herald.

From the Rutland Vt.) Herald.
As a general proposition the power of the
press lies IN its ability and courage In Civ
Ing truthful story Of the days doines,
The temptation to he yellow" arises from
mistaken notions of the function OF news
paper. To be smart, melodramatic and
Iurid seems To- be the ideal OF some editors
but In the long run such publications do
not carry moral influence enough to direct
the truth about 1t. as Samuel Bowies used
to say, is the sum Of newspaper wisdom.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
See the Sights.

From the Boston Journal.
"On to Washington. Now is the time to
see Congress In session. Yes, and certain
grave and reverend senators tearing around
the Capitol grounds in 81. 900 automobiles
Evening star., 1902-04-12
SHOOTING STARS,
A Bold Innovation,

L hate to do it, said Mr. Stormington
Barnes, but it Is the public taste; not
mine'
What are you contempiating?'
"A few changes In Hamlet. People de-
mand topical illusions, and as the scene
Is laid in Denmark. I'm going to work in
something about Captain Christmas and
the Danish West Indies"
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Looks Small.
From tine Philadelphia Ledger.

From tine Philadelphia Ledger.
1t seems like rather small business for a
country as great and rich as ours to re-
Quire its representatives at King Edwards
coronation to pay their own expenses 1t is
not dignifed. and it is not In keeping with
the American idea. for 1t is virtual decla-
ration that this honor Is not to be given to
any worthy citizens, but Is reserved for the
very rich
Evening star., 1902-04-12

The Duke of Manchester has settled for
lbs. Cd. on the pound. If the duke were an
ordinary business man this would not be
considered much Of an achievement But
perhaps it is all that can be reasonably ex-
pected of duke
Evening star., 1902-04-12
A Source of Revenue,

''Kunnel." said the colored man. 'is dar
any chance of dis law foh electin' senators
at de polls goin' through"
mot Immediately" answered the states
man. Are you interested?'
''Yes. sub. 1 Is interested ve'y puhtickler
II de price Of meat an cohn keeps goin' up,
1 dunno what us folks is gwine ter do
unless we gets few mo- elections"
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Labor Mayors,

From the Rochester Post Express.
If Connecticut keeps on electing labor
mayors in her principal cities, that state
will soon be in a fair way to become the
New Zealand of the United States.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
James K. Was o. K.

From the Atlanta Constitution
If Senator Jones was such a harmless
leader Of democracy 1t Is funny why the
republican newspapers are so jubilant over
his defeat in Arkansas
Evening star., 1902-04-12

me OF the thrifty Beers derive satis-
faction from rejecting that while they are
hsLtinS IN the field the English have made
themselves responsible for the board and
lodging of other members OF their families
Evening star., 1902-04-12

No one has intimated that an American
mule trust Is interested in preventing any
action by this country looking to a cessa-
tion of hostilities in South Africa.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
The Meat Hold-Up,
be Syracuse Post-Standard.

From the Syracuse Post-Standard.
No explanation has SO far been vouch-
safed. intelligible to the ordinary mind ex-
cept the one explanation that the meat
trust Is resolved to relieve the consumer Of
all the money he can be compelled to pa rt
with. 1t looks like q hold-up
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Consoling.

Charley, dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins. that horse you bet on"
There's no need of bringing the matter
up. l know that my judgment was very
bad and all that"
"Oh, l wouldn't take it to heart The
horse might have been beaten worse. You
must give him credit for getting around
a head Of the horses who were entered for
the following race
Evening star., 1902-04-12
A Rise in Hash.

From tine Kansas City Journal.
few more advances in beef will make
hash quite a swell dish
Evening star., 1902-04-12

Mr. Quay's assurances of esteem do not
satisfy Attorney General Elkin. In politics
personal compliments do not count.
Evening star., 1902-04-12

If imitation beef were as easy to make
as imitation butter. there might be a better
chance of lighting the meat trust
Evening star., 1902-04-12

There are a few people who seem in
clined to complain because they are not to
be permitted to eat oleomargarine and
make themselves believe 1t is butter
Evening star., 1902-04-12
The Heart of Dixie.

From the Springfield Republican
South Cardinals welcome to the President
is exactly in line with the best traditions
of southern hospitality.
Evening star., 1902-04-12

Santos Dumont says he hopes to make
New York the air-ship center of the world.
New York has had good many inflated
schemes to take care of in it's career
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Coy.
From the Mexican Herald.


The Panama canal appears to be Colom-
bias last chance for a really fat grab But
Uncle Sam Is very coy.
Evening star., 1902-04-12

Having built his barn, Mr.. Bryan feels
that he has time to regulate the presidential
program of the democratic party.
Evening star., 1902-04-12

1t Is impossible to conduct a war in a
manner which will please the sticklers for
politeness on all occasions
Evening star., 1902-04-12

The trip to Charleston was highly sat
isfactOry incident. The south is pleased
and so is President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
lay Jar the Dons.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Oh. but won't 1t be chilly when the Gu
ban minister to Spain arrives in Madrid!
Evening star., 1902-04-12

Since the Tillman-McLauren episode as
perities in Congress have been held down
to the limits of polite repartee
Evening star., 1902-04-12

Several public men are now writing poetry
that they will probably be sorry for one of
these days.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Another Crime.

From the Baltimore American.
Chairman Jones may now add the crime
Of 'O2 to that other one of '73
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Woodward & LOthrOp.
New York-WASHINGTON-Paris.
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Evening star., 1902-04-12
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So rich and beautiful many novelties that their
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Evening star., 1902-04-12

Lieutenant Sinclair has had trial But
it looks as if he also needed a vindication.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
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After the Races.

Farewell to the horses that spin around
the curve!
Farewell to the bookies with .clamorous
nerve
Farewell to the grand stand, the rail and
the track!
Farewell to the dollars that ne'er will come
back!
Evening star., 1902-04-12

'Nebber talk about a man behind his
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carriers get through wifi what you said.
It's gwineter sound heap wuss dan if you
had told it to his face"
Evening star., 1902-04-12
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