Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


AMERICAN TAa,Ff CONTROVERSIES N THE
sssd, Iii 3 !Scxasiiaj. !. i sss volumes:
Woodward & Lothrop.
Despite the injection Of passing problems
into the national political campaigns, one
question still remains the supreme issue be-
tween parties III this country. that Of the
tariff. The final settlement Of the matter
of slavery left the tariff the paramount
item Of debate. II had existed for many
years before the slavery issue arose to a
climax. appearing and reappearing in
changing form. but with the same funda-
mental question: at bottom, that between
| the high and the low taxation of imports.
and furthermore. that between the impos-
ton Of import taxes for revenue alone and
for the protection OF industries. Mr.. STAN
wood traces these controversies in his
| scholarly history with a clearness and pre-
cision which mark him as an exact reader
| Of the records. He does not conceal his
| own preference in the premises He Is
protectionist, frankly avowing the fact In
his Introduction and maintaining that attt-
tude throughout his work. But he does not
of fair statement Of fact He does not
bring the story of the tariff down to the
| questions Of the day, including the promul-
cation of the Iowa idea and the modih-
| cations which are now confronting the re-
publican party as possible material for the
next national platform of the organization.
But he contributes to clear understanding
of these latter-day disputes over the tar1H
| by means of his systematic tracing of the
protection principle to its beginnings and
his demonstration of the elements which
have operated against it. In conclusion he
says:
1.-The American people are fully convinced
that under the conditions in which they
| have been living the protective system has
added immensely to their wealth, their
prosperity and their industrial independ
ence. They do not hold that the protective
system is absolute truth. 'Quod semper,
quod Unique. quod alb omnibus but that it
has been good for them, and that at present
1t is good for them. They do not maintain
that the present or any other tariff act is
perfect. sacred and Interchangeable, nor that
for their country. They legislate for the
conditions under which they find them
selves. They see no reason to abandon
policy under which the land has moved into
manufacturing nations. When the condi-
lions change and reconsideration Of poll
cies is required, they will be ready to face
the situation"
THE MASTER-ROGUE; the Confessions Of Croe-
sus. BY David Graham Phillips, author OF The
Grout New York: Mcclure, Phillips Il Co.
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
In the Golden Fleece Mr.. Phillips de-
picted one phase of the life Of the very
rich Of this country, as seen from the point
of view of the fortune-hunting foreign no
bleman. Now he shifts the picture and
undertakes to turn inside out the mind and
heart of a master of many millions, an un-
considerable tyrant who justifies himself at
every step Of his ruthless millon-accumu
lating career. The story has an unmistak-
able fascination even though it is palpably
overdrawn. SO subtly is the suggestion of
an intimate exposition of the multi-million-
aires thoughts carried out that the reader
is constantly seeking for fresh explanations
of his acts, and anticipating the next DEM
onstration of his power. He starts by
trucking into a sacrificing sale the merchant
who has given him start in life and made
him a junior partner. This gives him his
first million He declares that any man can
make a million dollars nowadays If he has
the right sort of stuff In him. Fortunate
ly not every man has the sort OF stun that
Mr.. Phillips suggests as necessary Cor the
| manufacture of a eplutocrat Satire though
1t plainly is, and relentlessly though the
portrait Is drawn, there Is yet enough OF
broad truth in the delineation of character
and motives to justify its acceptance in
good faith. 1.-THE Master-Rogue' will do
no harm ands itr may possibly do much
good .4a,zd, t.- --
FAMOUS AssAssINATroNs OF HISTORY; from
Ihp Of p fsacs 1asnson IT
iustrated Chicago: A. c. MeClurg & Co.
Herein is told the story Of thirty-one
crimes famous in history. including those
of a recent date WHICH will be so regarded
when the historical perspective Is estab-
lshed. The author has told of them from
the point of view of the student of events
and causes rather than as a specialist in
crime and horror. Indeed. the actual ac-
counts of the killings themselves are min
imized and thus the rendition does not
shock the sensibilites. The assassinations
chosen out of the great number OF such
crimes which darken the pages OF the
worlds history are those of Philip of Mace
don. Tiberius Gracious. julius Caesar, IT,
berius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Hypata,
Thomas a Beckett. Gessler. lnez de Cas-
tro, Rizzio, Darnley, William Of Orange.
Ivan the Terrible, Henry the Fourth of
France, Wallenstein, the brothers John
and Cornelius De Witt. Alexis, son of Peter
the Great. Peter the Third of Russia, Gus
tavus the Third of Sweden, Marat, Paul the
First of Russia, August Won kotzebue, the
Due de Berry, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander
the Second of Russia, William Mckinley
and Alexander / and Draga OF Servia. The
author himself notes the omission Of Presi-
dent Garfield from the list He says: 1T
was omitted, not from any want OF respect
or sympathy for the memory or our IL
lustrious martyr-President. but simply for
the reason that his assassination grew out
of the morbid alteration OF one diseased
mind rather than out of the general spirit of
the epoch in which he lived" On this ground
1t is difficult to understand why the assassi-
nation of President Mckinley was included.
Although hts slayer was an avowed anar-
chist, and claimed to have drawn his in
spiration for his crime from the teachings
of Emma Goldman. yet it is not today be-
lieved that he represented the general
spirit of the epoch" Notwithstanding this
lack Of consistency in the process Of selec-
ton, the brief accounts Of these bloody
chapters are well written and are instruc-
tive. The author has evidently addressed
himself closely to the research into the po-
litical and social conditions attendant upon
each of these crimes.
GOODBYE, PROUD WORLD. By Ellen Oney
Kirk. Boston: Houghton, Mifiin & Co. Wash
ington: William Ballantyne & Sons.
Mrs Kinks latest novel is calculated to
whet the appetite of her admirers for more
of the same kind, for 1t Is altogether an en-
joyable tale of commingled city and village
life which pleases in every aspect. There
are no harsh notes, even though the story
is laid upon q background Of desolation. hu-
ynflya tiop and daafh The inmadiata rreS-