The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
POLITICAL r.

Thomas Skene, fathet Of Frederick Skene Of
Queens county. just elected state Engineer
and Surveyor on the Democratic ticket was
a gardener at Garrisons for the late Hamilton
Fish, Congressman, Governor OF the State.
United States Senator and President Grant .
Secretary OF State for eight years. The newly
elected State Engineer was born at Garrisone
and his early environment was the Whig-Re-
publican environment OF the Fish family.
Only hfty-four Of the ninety-eisht Republic
can Assemblymen to be at Albany this winter
were reelected. Fifty-two Democrats and
one Independent were elected. Last winter
there we're iO7 Republicans. thirty-six Demo-
Gratis and seven Municipal Leaguers. The
Senate for two years is TO be made up OF
thirty-one Republicans, nineteen Democrats
and one Independent. For the past two years
there were thirty-sir Republicans and four
teen Democrats.
The facts as to the real cause for the bitter
personal quarrel between Richard Croker and
Representative W. Bourke Cochran have never
been printed. say the friends OF the two men.
1t is doubtful. they add. II they ever will DO
printed. Moreover. 1t Is insisted. IL Is not now
possible TO print them. The facts, 1t Is de-
clared. are known to financiers and Tam
many politicians with whom fnanoiers occa-
sionally talk. but MIR. Croker and Mr.. Cochran
could perhaps tell the story better than any
other persons now alive.
Jonathan Bourne. Jr. OF Oregon is the FIRST
United States Senator TO be chosen by a direct
vote Of the people. Unless the Constitution
is changed it will still be necessary for Ore
gon. like the other States. to go through the
form OF naming its Senators by vote OF the
Legislature. but as fifty-eight OF the ninety
member of the Legislature are pledged not
to consider their own views. personal or po-
litical. but to register the choice OF the people
there is hardly a possibility that Mr.. Bourne
will fail of formal election.
While q Republican. Mr.. Bourne naively
remarks: Il shall wear but one collar. and
that is the peoples collar
Govcrnor-elect Hughes ID a speech to the
Brown University graduates January 20. 1895.
said:
What are We doing to keep alive the ira
ditions of the colleges? Are we going into
the world clean hearted and clean handed
with a right idea of SUGGEST Doesn't 1t seem
impossible that a man should come from the
ENVIRONMENT and inspiration Of a college and
become the lickspittle of a boss?
"In a democratic community like ours it is
necessary that everything should be open
and aboveboard. Publicity is the great cure
all. Know the truth, and see to it that all
our neighbors know it as well. Men should
be leaders because of abilities. intellect. force:
not because of the patronage they can dis
tribute OF the wire pulling they can do
Former Representative Lemuel Ely QuiEg
III tind ~ man gan,nd for Police Cnmmis1
sioner for New York city. declared:
HE should be an intelligent despot."
The Grand Jury OF New York county now
makes this recommendation,
I'm the oninion Of tbs Grand Jury rho tarm
~ the or8cs ~ tho COMMISSIONS oY poIica
sbortd no ~ Ioos, ton vaars lie sho,,Id ha
renewable bv the Mavor of the city. NOT.
bovevar at The Novor's will hut onlv unon
-. Or soryica mon rim 90 a conv ~
tbs charges and an onnortunitv ~ bcin0
hoard i'm his defence
--
The Britishers rail and turn their eyes
out and MP when discussing the vast eXpen-
ditures for American political campaigns.
Yet an Official statement of the expenses for
the go members of Parliament recently
elected puts the total at sj.s34, 200, or an
average of 0s cents a vote.
The expenditures Of Presidential cam
paigns in the United States did not exceed
5000. 900 until 1893. 1900 and 1904. when they
were said to run between 81 ,co0. 900 and
$40. 1000.
Within the portals Of the White House
several evenings ago this observation was
heard: What a cToaking and creaking there
would have been among the muck rakers
II IL had been known that Carl Schurz. ideal
statesman. was to leave an estate Of SIZE. OOO!'
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erospels u uIesA, la'" ''V"'" anu H"SiSh
ny tnohla r.-
some thought him a free thinker II not an
avowed atheist. Yet he compiled the Jefferson
Bible, which can best be described by a letter
he wrote January 20, 1915, from Monticello
-prohahI II You bavs heard mo sav 7 had
,.Lan tha ro,r Evangslsts Ind c,t M, from
.han, arorv text tbev Ind racordad of tho
80 nracants ~ Jesus and ARRANGED thoo
a. asr,ain orJer and although ,bey anneorsd
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haon avhihitsd N man
opeaklhs iurtner oenersoh saluI
Canna r",,saIs 80 snasL on a, ~
The Government owns the Jefferson Bible
and COMES of il are now scarce as hens teeth.