The sun., 1903-12-20

| was easily nominated by the Democratic
! National Convention of that year, and that,
| too. despite a united written protest on the
part of every member OF the New York State
| delegation.
The State Of New York has law requiring
| candidates to file statements of their CAM
| paign expenses. as follows
| Every candidate who is voted for at any public
| election held within this State, shall within ten
| days Of such election, file an itemlzed statement
| showing In detail all the moneys contributcd or
expended by him. directly or Indirectly, by
himself or through any other person In aid of his
election.
| Virginia has a similar law. and yet in the
latter State recently thrty-five members
elect OF the lower House and nine members
elect Of the Senate failed to comply with the
provisions of the law At last accounts
their certificates had been withheld from
them.
The New York State law and the Virginia
law are based upon the Corrupt Practices
act passed some years ago in England to
prevent bribery and corruption at Parlia-
mentary elections. II Is related that Mr..
Gladstone's majority Of 2ll in Midlothian
In 1880 cost him e., ,693 l2s. Sd. or an average
of fi2 los. Sd. vote. The Duke of Devon
shire who was then known as the Marquis
in the same year for campaign expenses
f4.sl7. Lord George Hamilton and Oc-
tavius Cooke in Middlesex disbursed Eli sos.
Herbert Gladstone, defeated in the latter
constituency paid E6,377. An English Par
lamentary seat cost, before the adoption OF
the Corrupt Practices act $4,000. The aver
| age now is ei 900.
The Peoples party, which polled over a
"a
OF 1892. demanded in that year an increase
OF the per capita money volume of the country
to $50 1t was then only about s2l 1t Is
announced from Washington that the circu-
lation had risen on Dec TO $50 2l. which
IL the largest ever known in the United States.
From 1892 to 1895 there was a reduction in
the per capita circulation from s24 90 to s2i "A
1t rose steadily to nearly s27 in 1900 and to
S2S. Al in 1902
Chief Judge Alton b. Parker OF the New
York State Court Of Appeals holds that under
no circumstances should he discuss political
subjects while holding his present place
Here is what he says:
Il shall have nothing Whatever to say on
political subjects. personal or general. while
holding judicial position"
Delaware at present is The chief exponent
OF the whipping post in the United states.
At the prison conference of the New Century
Club, held in Wilmington recently. the warden
of the New Castle County Workhouse testified
Since Nov. %? 1901. ifty-four men have
been whipped the second time, fourteen the
third time. four the fourth time and one the
NTH time. at least. This. ! am sure. Is no.
where near the full number. for the convlcts
come back under assumed names. and in many
instances l am unable to tell If they have
previously been punished"
Henry Labouchere. commenting on the
free trade tariff scheme Of the Right Hon.
Joseph Chambe OF England. insists that
some arrangement should be made to ex-
clude American girls from Great Britain.
Mr. Labouchere insists that the American
girls compete with the British article under
most unfair conditions. and adds:
Their parents, by means of trusts and such
pernicious associations. are able TO give
their daughters vast sums OF money and in
this way they are able to compete unfairly
for the best home customer in the matri-
monial market"
Big Tim sullivan. Representative in Con-
gress for the Eighth New York district, said
the other night is ne hurried 20 board the
midnight train TO Washin gton.
II don't like my present job very much but
I've got it and l am going to be in my seat
every day"
This question has come up. If Chief Judge
Alton Is. Parker of the New York State Court
of Appeals is nominated by the Democrats
for President will it be necessary for him to
resign his place OH the bcncht Article VI,
Section 10, OF the State Constitution says:
The Judges Of the Court of Appeals and
the justices OF tho Supreme Court shall not
hold any other offlcc or public trust. All votes
for any of them. for any other than n judicial
Office. given by the Legislature or the people,
shall be void
Some say, though. that the trainers of this
article in the Constitution did not mean that
it should prevent Judge from being Presi-
dental candidate. An eminent Albany lawyer
says upon this interesting point,
The language Of the Constitution is very
clear. 1t would have required Chief Judge
Parker to have resi- gned from the bench if he
had been nominated for Governor and had
accepted the nomination. In that case the
people would have voted for him directly
Tor the Office.
As u candidate for President he would
be in an entirely different position. The
people do not vote for the Presidential or
Vice. Presidential candidates. They vote for
Electors who. if elected vote to elect the
President and Nicc-Prcsident.
While each party nominates its candi-
dates for President and Nice-P President,
for persons never nominated for the offices.
While 1t Qht be necessary for ,Iudy Parker
to resi- gn as Chief Judge of the Court of APP
peals before he could he voted for by
the Electoral Colege-I do not say that it
would be, for have not considered that
question. he certainly would not have to re-
sign to be a candidate for President.
Charles j. Folger. appointed Chief Judge
OF the Court of Appeals to MI the vacancy
caused by the death of Sanford u. Church.
resigned to become Secretary of the Treas
ury. As the Republican candidate for Cover
nor in 1852 Foigcr was beaten by Cleveland
by $4,000 plurality.
A bill has recently been introduced in
Congress providing for another national
holiday. 1t is proposed to make Oct, IL.
the day on which Columbus discovered
America. national holiday There are some
extremely practical people who might say
that we already have too many holidays.
A wag asked Gov Odell the other day il he
was ito head the next Polar expedition"
Another funny man. commenting on the
wondrous similarity OF that portion of Pres-
dent Roosevelt's message relating 10 bribery
and the published remarks of Circuit Attor-
ney Folk of st. Louis on the same subject,
insists that the President has good defence