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LENcoLN as A coMPR0MIsHR.
Memorable Passage in Iis first Inaugural
Addpena Recalled.

-.
TO " EDITOR OF SUN--SW' ~.
Sun OF October 7 10 q review OF a new DOOn
entitled The American len Tears "aI'
To one who lived throu1h that period ana re-
calls the excitement preceding and during
the actual war II IA very interesting, aud the
book itself will no doubt be widely read by
peonle who care 10 recall the events Of that
remarkable period. But having read pretty
much everything emanating from MIR. Lincoln
In addition 20 hearing his nrse inaugural
I was a good deal surprised 70 see II cainled
for Lincoln that while others North and
south were preparing compromises he stead
ily objected 10 them. and under date Of De-
cember n. 1890. came to the rescue in q
letter In which he SaId: . Entertain no ropo-
sition for a compromise In regard to slavery
A few lines further on in the review occurs the
passage.
IIneolp had. I'm fact. started 10 transform the
EasterD S,ateG one Of hin chief preliminary tasks.
AS he had made them Republican in 1883. turning
them from popular sovereignty. so he had to make
thstr ,snd.ncv 40 romnromls, awAy the main pur-
~. .s",- Ion anr.nnow &c mat IIneoln
In this matter was the true representative Of his
party ana voiced sngntit ~orid historical mission.
The author must have forgotten that part
OF Lincoln 8 nrst inausuraiI IN ~n'cn u sa",
I understand that . proposed amendment to the
!. "N."h.. n....S Con~r..a "a he enec, that
not se<n-n.s pesseu OonsIvsS ' s-ssrs s,th
.ue Eeuoas. 49,. ,no,,,N,n1
the domestic institutions OF tne SSavce inc,uuNns
that OF persons held to service. To svc'd miscon-
struction Of what ! have said I depart from my
purpose not 10 sneak Of particular amendments SO
far a. "a ..v that holding such a provision 10 now
,--s-s a.-...,.s---, ,-- = nav. M ohtection
20 Impneu
toits being mAoe express ana "ro'oo'"
And this was the amendment proposed:
.r,.. ~ ,m,rar.n, ,h.Il hs made to
ALuele ls-No smenunshe snen We ~
the Constitution which viii authorize or give 70
Congress the power to abolish. or interfere. within
any State, with the domestic institutions thereof.
Including that Of persons held TO labor or service
~, ~. H.. ~ Ia S,.tes
II Mr.. Lincoln steadily objected 70 COM
promise in December and later because II
-o,Id @onm.roui.a NV ,ha main pr,rDort
!" Sro - ~. rin,nrv won an
OF their v1ctory -tnst 10. the Vlc.oIy WV -
November. he changed his mind before he
took the oath Of once on March =. The
.--.,drnnn. \. .arc,iorsd us. a .nrrender
nc UN -. o~n,hiI..n
OF the pIlnclpie LOT WHICH INC NrpuN
party had been fighting since It's organtza-
tion--the ultimate extinction OF slavery
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PouoHkEEps1E. October
BRITHER SCOTS.
Rebuke 10 a Liberal WhO Fails 10 Appre-
clate Hell.

clate Hell.
To TIE EDITOR or TIE UN-StS The letter Of
scot" IN ivy SUS OF october II Is Characteristic
of the so-caIled Liberal but the sad thing about
Il is the strain Of ingrstitude which runs through
the whole episLe. Apart from the matters OF
discuss, what sympathy can be expected for the
opinions OF one who can thus publicly denounce
the home OF his youth because Of loving and con
sclentlous effort to train him in godly wsys' Some
Of US can remember those same sabbath days which
Scot sees Az to soon at as being at the time some
what dreary and -unco solemn" but We have
lived TO look back upon them as the hours when
precious seed was sown, now rtpened into harvest
which is beyond estimation.
The writer was present once az a Scottish concert
In orange when. according to old country uSsg &c.
the audience greeted the closing number CGod
Save the king"l by rising 10 'he.r feet and Joining
In the music. 4 Scotchman In the company took
occasion to mark his Independence and liberalism"
by ostentatiously leaving the hall, Fortunately
Scotchmen OF this kind are rare. and these two In
Orange. II there are two. should make acquaintance
for the sake OF company.
It Is astonishing what diligence is shown By the
SCOOTER IN trying TO nd himself of the thought Of
he'll. II these people are so coeksure. why go into
Mysteries because others cannot agree with them'
Al least no harm can come OF the superstition.
Ny faith Ia Gods sovereignty cannot work any
possible evil 10 my neighoor-it may even lead to
possible good: but should brother Scot" in the
end prove 70 be mistaken, and after all his effort
70 convince himself 10 the contrary should find that
there is actually such a place or state as is now
called hell. what them Even taking such a low
view OF the future. Is II not wise to be on the safe
side. When SCOT is able 10 prove the certainty
OF his position, then will be the time for contemptu
Gus ex presslons toward those VINO do not agree
with him. ANDREW A. CLARKE.
East ORANGE, v. j., October II.
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were the appointees Of Republican Presi-
dents. Nevertheless, We are assured
by him that they decided these great
questions enormously. In other words,
he complains OF them for having failed
10 do their duty to the country. Is It
reasonable to expect that the members
OF the Interstate Commerce Commission
or of a National Railroad Commission,
II one shah be established. will do any
better? Can the President find more
competent men 20 serve the country as
members of those boards than former
Presidents have been able 20 find to
serve the country on the bench OF the
Supreme Court of the United States?
What prospect or guarantee is there that
greater talent or ability can be secured
for these places2 We confess we see
none. II the Federal Government has
failed, as President ROOSEVELT declares,
In the highest branch OF its judiciary, it
cannot hope to succeed In the adminis-
trative agencies which he is 70 eager to
establish in order to control the great
corporations Of the country. His in
dictment of the Supreme Court is the
strongest argument against his own
policy.
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GA Scala Orchestra,

To TEE EDIroR OF TIE SUN-SE: I read with
regret the severe criticisms which appeared in the
New York papers on the artistic elements com
posing the company and orchestra conducted by
Signor LeoncavsllO.
The object OF this letter Is to put In the night
light what the impresahos Of Signor Leoncavallo,
in their attempt 10 gaia reclame at cheap prices,
called La Scala Orchestra. For the reputation OF
the nrst lyric stage OF my country l Wish It TO be
known that La Scala Orchestra as a permanent
organization never existed. 1t Is perfectly correct
Orchestra or the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. for
the reason that both have been specially organized
10 give concerts: but La Scala Orchestra exists only
for the purpose Of opera and only when La Scala
Theatre y open.
The players are simply engaged for the season,
and when the theatre Is closed no one who has
played there can claim to be a member OF La Scala
Orchestra. TITO RIcoRDI.
NEW YoRK. October II.
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Triumphs Of Me Moran.

The Hon. GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS,
the Dedham Demosthenes, is weary,
conscious of defeat, and out of temper
with his more multivocal conqueror.
He growls sullenly, and begs that the
Hon. Me MoRAN's zap" may eas
Meanwhile the couqueror has won an
even nobler victory. He has v~anquished
and suppressed his temperament. When
be had put the Massachusetts Democ-
a under his feet, when the Hon.
JOSIAH QUINCY sat, shivering and swing
ing, on the topmost branch Of his genoa
logical tree, when all the trumpets of
Fame were blowing in his dauntless ears,
behold the Hon. Me MORAN petrifed
into silence. Have you anything TO
say?" asked the reverent reporter Not
a damned word" was the reply.
He has made the Immortal WILLIAMS
mute. He has made himself mute. Vic
tory could no further go.
Still, in this supreme hour, We must
remind divers Of Jul erring contempt
raries that are making themselves more
beautiful by putting on their pages the
true efigy Of this Boston Roman, that
his middle name is not BROWN" but
"BUTIN.7 Whether or not he is, as they
set him down, the Folk ["fake"?l Of the
East let History, not half so stern as
he, record. 1t is not for us to weigh or
to compare these austere and heaven
born geniuses. L.
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j. EDWARD ADpIcKs has devised for the
emblem OF his faction in Delaware a FIVE
pointed star holding his picture with rho
inscription In Hoe Sieno Viaces. This was
the motto adopted by CONSTANTINE the
Great after it had been revealed to him on
a luminous cross in the sky during his VIC
torious campaign against MAxESTIus. The
dollar mark has always been the sign in
the Gasman's campaigns, and he has inglo-
rioUs,y failed 10 conquer little Delaware.
II there are any portents in the political
sky at this time, they give no encourage
ment to the man who infringes the copy
right Of CONSTANTINE
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ss.ut,e, Of the Loas Island rrorl.y,.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir' Much against
my will / have been obliged to p~stroniEe the New
York and Queens County Railroad from Flushing
TO Astoria twice q day. Coming to Astoria In the
morning II turns out TO be no thing to
have TO take an open car. but II one has been so
lucky as 10 miss that these cold, days one can be
very sure Il Is only Just ahead. and will hold the
following car up all the way into Long Island City.
Returning to Flushing via Long Island City
there Is a point that possibly ] am too thick 70
understand, Every car running to Flushing Is put
behind q car OF half its speed. thereby holding Il
up frequently to q pace far slower than the old
horse cars. What Is the good OF q high powered
car when It Is deliberately handicapped In that
way7
As for common clvlity, the entire mob OF I'm
ploy eeS do not seem to know what Il means, and
more than once l have seen a conductor charge q
person two fares. l.
FLUSHING, October II.
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The Murphy-Hearst Judiciary Ticket

~ IhuA ~WuhSAAAy bASAoOe
AS the candidate OF the Independence
League, the mouth Of HEARST is full Of
fine sentiments. As the candidate of the
Buffalo convention by a deal with the
man he had pictured in stripes a a
criminal doing the lockstep, HEARST is
a politician without a qualm. Judged
by his works. he is on a level with the
company which he repudiates for the
sake Of appearances.
In the one character WILLIAM r.
HEARST pleaded with intense moral
earnestness for a non-partisan judiciary
ticket free from corporate or political
influences: in the other character, in
spite Of his professions, he indorses a
list Of candidates for the Supreme Court
arranged between himself and the trusty
but disreputable MURPHY in pursuance
of the compact made at Buffalo.
In the character Of advocate Of a nom
partisan judiciary Mr.. HEARST. had he
been sincere, would have cordially ac-
copied the ticket proposed by the law
yers' committee representing the New
York bar and nominated by petition.
II bore the name Of no man whose pro-
fessional attainments could be ques-
toned, and none but a shameless dema-
gogue would have insinuated that cor
porate influences dictated the selections
in whole or in part. In the character OF
a confederate Of CHARLES F. MURPHY
in the betrayal Of the Democratic party
WILLIAM. r. HEARST was estopped by
his bargain from approving the ticket
Of the Judiciary Nominators. he is
obliged to give his personal Endorsement
t a ticket which contains the anne Of
some men whose professional attain
ments are mediocre, if not meagre, and
who with the others on the list their
nominations to the Boss OF Tammany
Hall or tho Boss OF the Independence
League.
An honest Democrat is under no more
obligation to support the Murphy-H Hearst
judiciary ticket than 10 vote for WILLIAM
r. HEARST as a worthy representative
of the Democratic party, nominated as
the real choice of duly elected delegates
Z % a State convention.
No hater Of bossism and machine poll
tics, be he Republican, Democrat or
honest Independence Lacquer, could
vote for the Murphy-Hearst judiciary
ticket and justify his act.
1t is an additional title to public con-
fdence in this campaign that the Re-
publican party has accepted the ticket
Of the Judiciary Nominators unchanged
but for the name Of n of the candidates
for the Court Of General Sessions. There
are more Democrats than Republicans
on the list, which emphasizes the non
partisan character OF the Endorsement.
The citizens Of New York never had a
grander opportunity to prove their devo-
ton to the principle they have fought
for so often, sometimes with glorious
success and sometimes with failure that
was equally glorious in the endeavor.
the principle that the fountain Of justice
must not be polluted by the unclean hand
Of the political boss.
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The President and the Supreme
Court.

In his Harrisburg address President
Supreme Court Of the United States
which has hardly received the attention
it deserves. In several passages he
condemned that tribunal for having so
construed the provisions of the Federal
Constitution as unduly and improperly
to restrict the powers Of the Government
of the United States over corporate
activities and wealth. He spoke of the
many judicial decisions which l am
confident time will show to have been
and a damage to the country
He declared that such decisions put US
at a great disadvantage in the battle for
industrial order against the present in
dustrial chaos: and speaking Of the
judicial decisions of which he COM
planned. he insisted that they really did
not leave to the States power TO deal with
corporate wealth in business.
The correctness Of this last utterance
may well be doubted. We are unable
TO recall any decision Of the Supreme
Court at Washington which denies to
the several States the amplest power
over the corporations organized within
their jurisdiction. It is not this ques-
ton, however, which we desire to
discuss. Our purpose is rather to point
out how idle must be the endeavor to
establish satisfactory control over cor
pcrations engaging in interstate bust
neas by means Of any national admins
trative board such as the Interstate
Commerce Commission OIL a National
Railroad Commission, il it be true that
the Supreme Court Of the United States
has failed In it's duty with respect 70 such
corporations.
The Judges Of the Supreme Court Of
the United States are appointed by the
President They have always been So
lected, from the earliest period Of our
Government, with the utmost care.
from among the ablest lawyers In the
country. The decisions to which Prcsi-
dent R~oosKvKIr evidently refers were
most AZ than made at the time when q
majority Of the members Of tho oouE,
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- crRRENfY PRobLEM.
Impasabnity OS RESTRICTING tire ice Of
National Bank Notes.


National Bank Notcs.
To rHu EDIron or TEE suN-Sir! The
special COMMITTEES OF the Chamber Of Com
meroe In It's report on the currency says:
National bank notes are not money. ="
They are Intended 10 serve merely ~ Q medium
OF exchange The fact 10. national bank
notes circulate as money. have general Ac-
ceptance, without regard 10 the issuer. In the
payment OF debts and In the discharge or
OBLIGATIONS generally, the same as g~reenbaoks
or other forms Of currency. and AFFECT prices
In the same way.
1t Is therefore as impossible. when once
they are put into circulation. TO limit the use
OF national ban notes TO merely . medium
Of exchange" as II would be 20 limit green
backs or gold or silver certificates % such
use. Hence. national bank notes. like other
forms Of currency. constitute an addItion 70
the volume OF currency and help 70 'cer'y
prices up. the same as other currencJ' ~,
currency Is impossible, There ls no such
relation between demand for and supply OF
money: whsa the supply Is RrsctiStMy SCSa-
Intelligent regulation must Therefore DC
resorted TO. The sdoption o. the German
plan Of a graduated tax 70 force BACK cur
mands Is q resort 70 the principle Of intelli.
gent regulation; but this will not prevent
excessive issue for specuIstiye purposss: g.,
favor Of q oentral bar OF issue. reaching
the public through local banks. ought 70
stand. The regulation, Of currency: nks tnS
in character and properly belongs e me
general Government. The coinage Of the
metals and the regulation Of the currency.
was s1S" a mistake ever TO- have separated thess
functions; and we shall never nave 2 sound
and safe system Of currency INV w snsy are
'NKw YORK. October II.
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salaries wa at the rate Of sS7.Oes. 7Ss.Is
a wear. The commiesion savs:

salaries WA at tho rate Of 81. O6s. 7Ss.is
a year. The commission says:
The annual outlay Tor compensation TO iBcum-
bents receiving hourly. daily and weekly ratsI
cannot be estimated. becauas OF their varying time
OF employment"
The amount must be large, for II ID
disclosed that there are no such grades
or positions now in the Finance Depart
ment as inspectors Of masonry con-
%struction or inspectors OF plumbing.
This work is now and was heretofore
performed by outside experts, who re-
ceive $40 for each examination, the COM
pensation of said experts amounting at
times from 500 to $500 a month each.
The Comptroller wishes to substitute for
this system a regular staff of inspectors,
Of six members. whose aggregate sala-
ries Would be 50, 300 a year.
The decentralization that existed in the
civil service is disclosed by the fact that
mo complete and authentic tabulation
Of the positions created and grades estab-
lished therefor is in existence The
commission is preparing such tables,
and it remarks that they will be of
value" to the Finance Department; the
Civil Service Board and the Corporation
Counsel.
Mayor MCCLELLAN has announced his
intention to try to get order out Of the
mess that now exists. Were the tax
payers completely informed as to the
extravaganza and waste that mark prsc-
tically all the departments, they would
insist that every city officer give his
heartieet support TO the Mayor.
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Song Of the Cattle Trail.

FOH ~ DcHrrT HcpuVtAuNs
The dust hangs thick upon the trail,
And the hoofs and horns are clASning.
While on AZ the side thTaugh the c~hApparaL
The men and the strays 90 crashing;
But In right good cheer the cowboy singA
FOR the work Of the fall Is ending,
And then It's ride FOR the old home ranch.
Where a maid loves light Is tending.
Then It's crack. crack. crack.
ON the beef steer back.
And It's run. you slow foot dRv1I
For I'm soon 70 turn back
Where, through the black,
Loves lamp CLEANS along the level.
He's traiIed them far DER the tenceiess range,
Has this knight OF the saddle leather.
He has nsked hia life In the wild stampede.
And lAs breGsNed all kinds o. weather.
But nov Is the end Of the trAll In dght.
And the hours on wings are slipping,
For ics back 70 the home and the Only Girl
When the forenIan's Q KID the shipping.
So it's luirt duirt. Quirt
And las ran or Git hurt.
You hang back. baWtin' cdftcn
Por Q man who's In love
VIA q turtle dove
Alnt goi no dina - n1tosn.
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The Fiction or the Season.

II ever the little Balkan States and tho
petty German p~Tincipalities are erased
from the map the writer's Of fictitious his
torical romance will be in difficulties. That
will be a pity, for their stories are usually
more amusing than those that attempt 70
stick to real facts. By this time it is rather
hopeless to look for originality in a tale Of
that class, and only incidents that have
been often used will be found in Princess
Martha by Percy Brebner Ct. j. McRride
and Son, New York;. They are woven
together skilfully, however, so as to make
an exciting tale Of adventure, and the
author has taken more pains han is usual
in making the links Of his story fit together.
He takes the course, too, ot
limiting beforehand that his heroine's un-
dertaking must fail and thereby gives more
interest to her and her lover.
To the various Bowery worthless who slip
easily and gracefully into aristocratlc
society Mr.. Sewell Ford has added shorty
McCabe," instructor in boxing McClure.
Phillips and Company. The many adven-
lures related by this gentleman are marked
by their farcical nature rather than by
verisimilitude. They are narrated with .
wonderful Command OF slang that is pics
turesque, and. we feel sure, up TO date.
The young woman 10 whom Mr.. /McCabe
becomes attached ~rejoices in an equally
Iuxuriant vocabulary. We can only hope
that Mr.. Ford's book may be accepted by
British readers as an accurate description
Of New York society.
The troubles that a man may get into
by writing love letters for another man are
recounted at length by Mr.. Edward B. Lent
in "Cupid'a Middleman" Cupples and Leoni
New York;. The consequences are en-
baErassing TO all concerned, and by the time
matters are Strengthened out the writer has
reason TO regret his ofaciousness. The in
oidents are at times too dramatic for q
humorous narrative. Mr.. Lent carries
realism to the point Of printing q Large NUM-
Der OF the love letters, with the verses at
tached TO them.
OF stories dealing with the investigation
Of crime, three have come 10 hand By authors
Of some n0tb IN that line Of fiction. n AL
belOw tia average In "The Late Tenant.
by Gordon Holmes Edward ]. COde. New
YorA1. the0 IN not sufficient motive 10
aeoount for ths ooadncG ok the Villain. and
afhH bang puEzAsd ~ TIM strnnee b.
hsstor a IN pucsusss and bsing led %
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Noise has not become second nature TO
the American who lives in or near large
cities. but he schools himself TO tolerate It.
generally because he thinks il would be
useless to protest. If he lives along a rail-
road OF a trolley or electric line, and most
urbans and suOurbans do. be endures the
shrieking and bel ringing and steam
blowing Of locomotives and the pounding
and grinding of fat wheeled trolley car
and other nerve racking camors all the
weary night long without raising an objec-
ton and without inQuiring what his rights
are. il the Legislature has left him any.
He never knows what a quiet nights rest
is. and it is only by getting used to the
nightly nuisance that he can sleep at all.
If he fatters himself that sleep under such
conditions does his nervous system as much
good as sleep in a quiet spot, the brain
specialists will tell him that he is mistaken.
There is no plausible reason why public
service companies should be allowed to
i'll the night with noises hat murder sleep
and pay no attention to the health and COM
fort Of the householder and his family The
determination Of the Anti Nuisance League
Of Staten Island to invoke the law against
local railroads that make night hideous, in
spite Of protests. is therefore 10 be com-
mended. May the league ave sturdy imi-
tators in other urban and suburban COM
munities that ara afflicted with the noise
nuisance.