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The Washington times., 1904-02-06
WHITNEY ON THE TURF.

When a mans down and out and
needs a friend. that's the time ne wants
TO find just such man as William c.
Whitney"
The foregoing tribute to the states
man. sportsman. and business man who
died Tuesday is from James Bryan, of
l02 First Street northwest, whose place
OF business is near the Capitol His
knowledge of William c. whitney was
gathered on the race tracks at Saratoga
Sheepshead Bay, and Benning. When
Mr. Bryan heard of the death of Mr..
Whitney he said:
There's many poor devil who fol-
lows the turf and who perhaps has a
few horses in the running who Will
mourn the death OF Mr. Whitney. They
tell me he was worth many millions, and
that by birth and education he was an
aristocrat. but his special cars from one
race track to another have carried more
'deadiead' runners than they have the
horses of his own stables.
Il remember on one occasion. at
Sheepshead BAY. "A poverty-stricken
chap from the West, who had been
down on his luck, and was hardly able
10 buy fodder for the few skates that
remained in his stables. It was just be-
fore getaway day. and there was a big
jump In sheer desperation the strand
ed turfman approached Mr.. whitney in
the paddock and laid his case before
him.
Why. my man. you must never give
up the ship. said Mr.. Whitney, I've lost
too many races not TO know what the
game is. Cheer up; my cars pull out of
here tonight You cen put two horses
in each Of them and not crowd me i'm
the least If you have any trouble about
stable accommodations. tell my trainer
that l said to see you through and the
great turfman hurriedly scratched a few
words on his card, and handed 1t over
to the Westerner.
That's only one instance said
Bryan. but II you were 10 ask Green
Morris. John E Madden. ]. W. Rogers,
Chris Fitzgerald. the starter; Vosburgh.
the Handicapped; or any OF the we'll
informed men on the race track. they
would tell you that Whitney had the
biggest and kindliest heart OF any man
identified with the turf in this country
From the tiny stable boys to the chesty
and high-priced jockeys. there was no
one who In trouble could not approach
Mr.. Whitney and find a willing ear and
a helping hand.
Yes continued Mr.. Bryan, IF there's
any gratitude in this world, therell be
a big army Of mourners for William
Whitney, besides the 'swells' that Will
thrcng the fashionable church in New
York where his funeral will take place"
The Washington times., 1904-02-06
The Rock in the Wau.
A Question Which Confronts All Civic
Reformers.

Reform IN this country has reached
that stage In which it is not taken
quite seriously or quite as a joke.
The reformer is no longer laughed at
SO cordially as he was a few years
ago; the success of certain determined
men of common sense has made the
spoilsmen cautious, but still he is like
ly to be confronted with that typical
question Of the audaeious man who
has the public by the throat and
knows it:
What are you going to do about
TT"
Unless he is prepared to do some
thing about it, the reformer might
just as well talk TO the fishes as to the
average public Of this country. This
Is truth which many reformers are
beginning to realize, and Just in pro
portion as they are convinced of it
they will succeed. The first necessity,
III the case of anything wrong, is to
know that there is something wrong;
the next step is to know what it is the
third is to know what TO do about it.
The public may be told that thea
tiers and public buildings in this eoun-
Try have been constructed with a care
less disregard of safety; it may be
ted that rich men are lodging taxes
and undertaking the amount of their
possessions; that a hundred other
things are going on which are either
against the law or just on the edge of
lGwbreaking; and the public, eehoing
the offenders, will say:
what are you going to do about
it,"
The problem which is at present
crying for solution is that of getting
the streets and sidewalks clear OF
SLOW, when a few thousand property
owners prefer paying fine to clean
ing off the snow.
What are we going to do about it
The Washington times., 1904-02-06
BOSTON ART CLUB
ALARMED OVER PICTURE

: BOSTON. Feb. 6.-Members of the
Copley Society OF artists are very much
disturbed because of reports that the So
ciety was in a dilemma over the pros
poets of the appearance at the coming
exhibition OF the Whistler portrait of
Richard Garfield, the New York gam
bier. on the walls with pictures OF Mrs.
Jack Gardner and other leaders Of
fashion.
Information concerning the Garfield
exhibit was obtained from the official
list given out by the society. Garfield
lends seventeen Whistler portraits
among them his own
When asked whether the society would
raise objection 10 hanging CanfieIds
portrait. the president. Holker Abbott
said he was not sure that Garfield
would send IL. Then he was asked IL
in case Garfield sent his own portrait
with the others, the society would OBJ
Ject to giving IL the place
The reply was that he didn't know OF
any reason why he society should OBJ
Ject.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06
ATTORNEY CHASE KNEW.

Larceny of four TASKS containing half
n pint of whisky each was the charge
against Walter Ashton in the Police
Court yesterday. Frederick Frar HE.
the proprietor Of a ''grog shop" was
the complainant Ashton was sent 10
Jail for thirty days.
While the trial was in progress At
torney Chase. representing the prisoner,
aised a question as 10 whether the fluid
in the TASKS was whisky or vinegar.
Judge Scott admitted that he had re-
moved the cork from one Of the bottles
and had taken g smell
Il know. Judge" said Chase. Il saw
you smile. But 1 haven't heard anyone
say he would swear there was whisky
in those 'ticklers'
II don't know OF any way of determine
ing what they contain" said the judge.
IF your honor will pardon me-" said
Chase. I think 1 know a way" and
he forthwith removed the cork from one
of the TASKS. took a swallow. and then
the court that the '-ticklersr
did have whisky in them after all
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

Secretary Taft is just twice as big
a. his predecessor. Mr. Root The pres
emit Secretary OF War Weighs S30, and
Mr.. Root weighs Just $50 pounds.
After he had taken the oath yesterday
Secretary Taft walked into the private
office OF the War Secretary and sat
down in the chair which Mr.. Root has
occupied for many years. The chair
creaked ominously, and when Mr.. TAFT
got up the chair stayed with him II
was such close fit he asked a messen>
ger to summon a cabineimaker and
have a mans size" chair made for him
Then the new Secretary tried Mr.
Roots desk He could scarcely get one
leg under 1t. and when the cabinet
maker arrived he was also given an
order for a desk which would 1T ths
new head of the department.
Secretary Tafts 80 pounds does not
prevent him from being one OF the most
active men IN the Cabinet. Three rings.
the Secretary's call, Will seldom be
heard by the War Department elevator
conductors. Yesterday afternoon when
Secretary Taft left his Office he started
20 walk down the stairs A messenger
called to him:
This way to the elevator, Mr.. Secre-
tary.''
I'D rather walk down. Secretary
Taft replied as he ran down the steps
at a pace which would give War De-
partment messengers heart failure
The Washington times., 1904-02-06
MICHIGAN PLAN MAY BE
ADOPTED IN NEW YORK
Republicans, Fearful of Result in November May Pass
Law Permitting Each District to Choose Elector.

order to win. the Democrats must have
the entire thirty-nine electoral votes OF
the Empire State. without them their
case is absolutely hopeless. The Re
publicans might win without New York.
but their chances would be greatly re-
duced and they would probably. lose the
election. A change Of less than 600
votes in that State In 1884 would have
defeated Cleveland and elected Blaine.
The Democrats might again carry New
York by a margin OF 600 votes and thus
possibly win the election with New
York's thirty-nine electoral votes. but
they would be hopeless with the New
York electoral vote divided on the
Michigan plan. At present the Demo-
Gratis control seventeen OF the thirty
seven districts. and the Republicans
twenty. and the same proportion might
be maintained II the Presidential cleo
tors were chosen by Congressional dis
tricts individually. and not by the popu-
lar vote of the State at large.
Would Mean Disaster.
To have a majority In the State at
large would therefore bring the Demo-
Gratis only two additional votes over the
number OF Congressional districts which
they were able TO carry. Thus. instead
of getting the entire thirty-nine votes
Of New York. they could not possibly
get more than twenty. and the loss Of
nineteen votes in this matter would put
them quite out of the Presidential race.
inasmuch az they will have difficulty
enough as II is to find enough electoral
votes outside of New York and the
Solid South TO make the necessary 23s
in the electoral college
The circumstance seldom happens
where "A party Is In control Of a State
Immediately preceding a Presidential
election. and entertains so grave a. fear
of losing IL as do the Republicans now
with regard TO New York They have
both branches OF the Legislature and
the governor. and could easily pass such
a law. which would give them at least
half of the electoral vote OF the State.
beyond all question of doubt. and make
the other hand. there is no State where
the Democrats are In control and where
they could retaliate
OF course. Republicans win not gen.
orally admit they expect TO lose New
York but they fear they will. neverthe-
less. and TO make a move to adopt the
Michigan plan would be an evidence of
weakness. and. of course. bring forth
much comment and criticism, but az the
same time it would make the election
of the Republican national ticket prac-
tically certain. and leavs the Democrats
absolutely hopeless.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06
An Archaic Remnant.
A School Trustee in New Brunswick,
N. J., Objects to Darwinism.

They have had conflict Of opinion
N New Brunswick, n. j., regarding
tire use Of a certain botany in the pub
he schools. One of the trustees.
backed by others, objected to it be-
cause, he said, it contained the teach
ingssOf Darwin. His objection was
sustained against the arguments OF
the teachers of science, and the book
vas discarded. The instruction given
in that school viii be remarkably pro-
gIessive.
1t seems as if by this time our
schools, IN the remotest corners of the
country, might be freed from the
clutches Of unscientifc prejudice, and
most Of them undoubtedly are. When
the Darwinian theory first became
known in this land, it was known
chiefly as the theory that man was de-
seended from the ape. Manifestly,
this has nothing do with botany. 1t
Is possible that the trustee in question
BE was clergyman-stu studied his
The Washington times., 1904-02-06
AND 1 SHALL NEVER KNOW.

Sometime. somewhere, 1 shall be sleep
ing
That sleep Of strange serenity,
With grasses growing over me,
While stars their wOrid-watch will be
keeping,
Or day will show fair pageantry-
And / shall never-see.
Perchance a bird WIN pause In flying.
And in a song. soft-cadenced. clear,
VIII voice its ecstasy anear;
Sweet breeZes Ger me Will be signing
A lullaby to charm the ear
And L shall never hear
And then. an me. dear ones that love me,
Sometime. as years shall come and go,
From haunts of life's unceasing flow,
VIII sadly come and bend above me,
To speak loves language sweet and
low
And L shall never know.
Manning. Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

The fear, of the loss of New York this
Iall has moved some Republicans to sug-
gest the advisability. of adopting the
Michigan plan of dividing the electoral
vote of that State In the Forthcoming
election. This, it is argued, would place
Republican victory beyond all question
of doubt, although in taking 1t the Re-
publicans would admit the weakness of
their position and the possibility of de-
Feat under the present system Of choos-
ing electors
The Michigan plan is well remembered
by politicians, although 1t may have
been forgotten by the public at large.
II Is a scheme whereby one party. tenn
porarily in control of a State, and fear
ing that ii will be unable to continue
that control in a Presidential election.
plans to divide the electoral vote of the
State by law which permits each Con-
gressional district to choose one elector
independently and the State at large
two. That plan worked admirably in
1892, and gave Grover Cleveland five
electoral votes in that year against
seven for Benjamin Harrison. notwith-
standing the fact that the State was
Republican by majority of upward OF
10000.
The Cleveland Election.
1t happered this way. The Democrats
were doing everything within their
power TO add TO the certainty of the
election of Cleveland. They had ad-
vised the Democrats in Nebraska-aad
William ]. Bryan was one of them-and
in Kansas and other Western States
where Populism was then strong, 10
support the Weaver ticket, so that VI
Cleveland did not have a clear majority
in the Electoral! College the election
would be thrown into the House of Rep
resentatives, which was overwhelmingly
Democratic and would choose Cleveland.
Then they Went a little further and de-
termined to divide the electoral vote of
Michigan. which was. as It is now, a Re-
publican State.
The Democratic tidal wave of 1890 had
sw pit the Democrats temporarily into
power in that State, and had elected
a democratic Legislature and governor.
Accordingly, a law was passed 70 enable
each Congressional district to choose its
own elector. and two TO be chosen by
the State at large. II was well known
that several of the Congressional dis
tricts of Michigan were then Demo-
cratic. The law was held TO be con-
stitutional. and although II has since
been repealed by a Republican Legis-
lature. il Sufticed 10 give Cleveland five
of the electoral votes Of that State
Might Work in New York.
The same thing. it is pointed out,
might now be done in New York TO
the advantage of the Republicans. In
The Washington times., 1904-02-06
PeTilS of Life in India.
Terrifying Reports as to the Dangers
From Snakes and Wild Beasts.

From Snakes and Wild Beasts.
A recent report to the effect that
$4,000 people have died in India in
the past year from snake-bite and the
attacks Of wild animals may cause the
average reader to suppose that that
country is as full of snakes as a
drunkard's imagination. But, when
one remembers that India contains
about>four times as many people as
this country-two hundred and eighty
millions, or thereabouts the proper
ten of deaths from snake-bite does
not seem so alarming.
There is another factor in the situa-
ton which is not generally known,
and which has a certain bearing on
cur own government of Oriental peas
ants. It,was stated by highly edu-
Gated Hindu, in answer TO some such
that the majority of deaths
reported to be from snake-biie are
really from some other cause. The
people in remote villages do not Ike
governmental red tape When a per.
son in such a community dies from
some contagious disease, or as a result
OF private quarrel, it is not at all
uncommon for the people to bury the
body quickly, and report a death from
snake-bite, to avoid official inquiry.
The consequence is that the snakes get
the blame for bad sanitation, careless
Tess in regard to quarantine, and pri-
vate feuds, and as they do not mind,
the people do not mind, and the gov
eminent does not know, all Is serene
and comfortable Such IS life amid
the millions of an alien race.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06
HAWLEY UP IN ARMS
AGAINST Roosevelt

National Committeeman r. 3. HawIey,
of Texas, has Informed President Roose-
welt that he will no longer act as referee
Of Federal appointments In his State,
because a number OF Mr.. HowIeys
recommendations have. been rejected.
The trouble between the President and
Dir. Hawley has lasted for long. period.
1t started when the President turned
down Mr.. Hawley's recommendation OF
c. X. Mcdowell as mashal of the
Northern district OF Texas, and named
George Green in his place. Other of his
recommendations have also been over
looked. His friendship for Senator Han
ma is well known. and II is intimated he
may try to keep the delegation from
Roosevelt
The Washington times., 1904-02-06
Forest Reservations.
Proposed in New Hampshire
Mountain Region.


"A proposal was recently made to
purchase large tract of forest land
III the heart of the White Mountains
as Government reservation, but very
hTtle favor has been shown to the plan
b. the general public. DIR. Edward
Everett Hale is strongly in favor of
lf but other people object, apparently
on the ground that there is no need of
benefting the people of one section of
country at the expense of the rest of
TIC country, or on the ground that the
people of the tract in question are
making too much money by hotel
keeping TO want to sell it. These two
views cannot very easily be reeonciled,
brt the fact is that both are held by
people who have no vital interest In
The plan.
sIhe truth of the matter is this: that,
owing to the greed of commercialists,
large tracts of this mountain region,
IS in similar regions elsewhere, have
been denuded of forest, which not
obly makes a difference in the climate
OF the surrounding country, but de-
stroys the beauty of some of the most
charming scenery we have. The pro-
posed reservation IN the Appalachian
region ought TO be purchased, without
any doubt, because the ranges of the
Appalachian region cannot be sho1n
OF their woodlands without affecting
several States; and the. States most
affected have no power to stop the de-
teresting by legislation, because they
Inc outside the mountain region IN
question. In the case of the White
Mountains the considerations are more
esthetic than practical.
The thing which makes the ques-
ton of the White Mountain reserva-
ton one of immediate interest is the
pulp mill industry. This industry,
which has sprung up wifin a few
Years, has created new and curious
set of conditions. The lumbermen, at
any rate, took only. the big trees, and
1t was to their interest TO leave large
tracts here and there to be reforested;
the lsth mills and the paper mills
take saplings and all A mountain
ever which the employees of these mills
have gone is shaved clean of every
thing but underbTush. The result is
increased dryness of climate, and the
result of that is that a stray spark
may set the woods afre and finish the
work of destruction, IN places not yet
touched by the vandals. Obviously,
the only way of stopping this is by
purchase and deliberate reforesting,
Oh the ground that a beautiful place
Is as well worth preserving as a beau
uful edifice is worth building.
The abandoned farm has, through
the pulp mill, acquired new value, and
farmers who were unable to keep their
Gestures and hay lands IN good condi-
ton, and have allowed them to grow
up into thickets of spruce and hem
lcek, are nov growing over their
ueighbors, because the pulp mill pays
better prices for their wood than tine
farmer Of the lowlands can get for his
produce. 1t is altogether queer sit
uation, but the upshot of ii all will be
the absolute removal of the forests
and the spelling of exquisite scenery,
if something is not done to prevent
the vandalism.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

appearances, for the roof over the
heads of the unfortunate citizers Of
Brightwcod who have to wait half an
hour or Whereabouts for their car, and
then take the chance of being able to
get into it! The discrepancy is oddn
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

A heartless woman inspector in New
Jersey disguised herself as an unskilled
laborer and went into certain factories
TO find out things about the employ
ment of children, and the owners Of
those factories are now unanimously
against women in office.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

The question. who wrote Mary Had
a Little Lamb?" is now occupying
the attention of the literary critics.
They will probably find out about it
soon after 1t is discovered who struck
Billy Patterson.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

The Sultan of Morocco is breaking up
graft in his do;ninions. and 1t is Mr.
Hearst's manifest duty to send a special
correspondent over there and get a
signed article on the subject.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

The treatise by Whistler on THE
Gentle Art of Making Enemies" which
has just been republished, can be con-
hdently recommended to various politi-
cal leaders as a campaign document
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

Secretary Wilson is trying to find out
who gets the profit on beef. and it
proves to be so Improbable. this beef
business, that nobody is in it except
for the good Of the country.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

General Grosvenor and James Breck
tion of locked horses, but the horse
himself never had chance to say
whether II hurts
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

Churches which have been hit by the
building ordinances are now trying to
prove that a church is safer than a
theater. Our grandfathers would have
been amazed at the idea Of its being
necessary for anybody to prove that.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

NDaniel NJ. Lord. of Chicago, says that
having reached the age of sixty years
he will retire, and enjoy life. The i'm
portant point to younger men is whether
his money will retire from active BUSH
ness when he does
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

Ex-Secretary Root does not talk often.
but when he does talk. the public does
not have to stand around for half a day
trying to guess what he means.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

Bourke Cochran says that this country
It is not thought. that he would refuse
another chance to act as its represen-
tatiVe
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

II is now the task of Columbia Uni
versity to convince the country that she
has culture to burn. if it would make
good fuel.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06
BECOMES MAIL CARRIER.

John A. Biggs has been appointed
rural free delivery carrier at Montvale.
Va, with Howard E. Price named as
substitute.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

There has been another trolley car
hold-up in Chicago. The Chicago troll
ley car is coming to be almost danger
Gus enough to furnish material for the
novelist
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

Secretary Cortelyou can get along
without a carriage appropriation for his
department He has an automobile.
The Washington times., 1904-02-06

The Russian "Novoe Vremya" ac-
cuses the United States of wanting to
gobble China and Russia They must
think. over there. that our national en-
blem is the anaconda.