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The Novelist In Politics.

In spite Of his two terms in the New
Hampshire Legislature the Hon. VIM
sroN CHURCHILL Ia a hesitating and
an awkward speaker. He was regarded
as an innocent freak when he began his
anvas for the Republican nomination
for Governor. But he appealed to that
independent spirit which Ia strong, it
seems, sven in New Hampshire, an old
capital Of machine politics; and by Mon
day night he had accomplished q thing
unheard Of before in its long and tangled
political history:
For the nrt time IN forty years the Republican,
machine doesn't know whom 10 10 going 70 nominate
for Governor tomorrow"
Beaten but slightly by q combination
Of the PhiIistines, the reform forces hav-
ing united upon him, Mr.. CHURCHuLL's
policies were stuck into the platform.
Thus the Republican machine has TO
fight with such gravity as it can for the
abolition Of free passes. for tho regula-
ton Of the lobby, for juster taxation,
and for a primary election Law that may
put IL out of business unless discreet
influence in the Legislature makes a stat
ute subtly favorable TO the old rulers Of
the State. II depends upon the next
Legislature whether the Republican plat
form Is genuine or merely q sop to the
virtue OF the reforn1ers.
Mr.. CHURCHILL has done well and has
a right to be proud Of himself, II he
chooses. Personally, II we may say SO
without offence, we regret that he didn't
get the nomination. We want W see al
the novelists in Office. Anything 70
keep their fingers OF the keys Of the type
writer.
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OtA BenRa.

The Kassai River dwarf at the zoolog-
ical park has sensibilities az well as other
folks or he is different from all the
African pygmies whom explorers have
described. His feelings would be hurt If
he supposed any one thought he was
being debased to the level of the monkey
simply because he has spent some time
in one of the monkey cages and played
with those animals.
DR.. WERNER tells this story Of the
group Of dwarfs to which OTA BENGA
belongs. He said to them one day that
he had heard il asserted that they were
descended from the apes of the forest.
He thought this would be regarded as
a joke, but instead of laughter a storm
Of indignant protest arose and there was
warm feeling over the matter till the
little fellows had paid the white man back
in his own coin.
They brought to him a young ape Of
the Soko species, whose face and hair
are perfectly white, and begged to in
uuire, IL they were the descendants OF
black monkeys, what kind Of people might
trace their lineage to white monkeys.
The dwarf in the park has played with
animals in the monkey house just as we
do with kittens; for his friends at home
tame monkeys, make pets Of them and
sometimes present specimens to their
white acquaintance. 1t was perfectly
natural that he should like this diversion,
Ror ha had haon accuatopnnd m II aince
he was a child. Primitive as he Is, he
would be grieved If he should imagine
that his treatment at the park implied
that he Is no higher than a monkey. He
has not been so treated; and more SEN
timentality than common sense has in
spired some critics Of DR.. WERNER and
the park management.
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Government Railroads.

A reader Of THE SUN who is sceptical
about the wisdom Of Mr.. BRYAN's plan
Of Government ownership Of railroads,
but suspects insincerity in the objection
to It that a party in power you'd be able
to perpetuate itself by influencing the
million or so Of railroad employees,
inquiries how such a thing would be pos
sible II the civil service system we're to
be applied to the Government railroad
business. He points out that In the Post
Office and other departments tho civil
service operates satisfactorily enough.
That il true when the President Of the
United States is a champion of the sys-
tenn and uses his power Of regulation
and extension literally and faithfully,
but a hostile President could under
mine the service and ave transgressors
from punishment.
Strict enforcement Of the letter Of the
civil service law brings some evils In its
train, and q partisan President could in
rent evils which had no existence. Only
last October President ROOSEVELT, at
the request Of Secretary RooT, issued an
order permitting the dismissal Of any
officer or employed in the classified SER
vice without a hearing. Secretary RooT
thereupon dropped some Of the incapa-
bles from his Department. The service
was Individually improved, but President
who disliked the civil service system as
much as Representative HEPBURN Of
Iowa does might have issued the order,
and then the concluding paragraph Of il
would not be ~reassuring 70 tho friends
Of reform. It ran:
"WAcn mIsconducs b committed N TIE view
and presence Of the President or head Of an s1ecu-
tive department removal nAy be made summary
and without notice."
The civil service system In operation
must inevitably feel the pizstio hand oi
tho Prssident. We could and some
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Secretary Roots New Laurels.

Secretary RooT's mission to the South
American States has been in the highest
degree fortunate on the personal side.
Wherever he went he was received cor
daily; and the distinction Of his manners
and the charm Of his conversation made
a deep impression upon the South Amer
leans, a people peculiarly devoted to
that propriety and dignity OF behavior OF
which lot all the American diplomatic and
consular Representatives in those countries
have been conspicuous ~exemplars; and
tact no less than intellectual power has
been shown in all his speeches.
Il was Mr.. RooT's object to remove
old prejudices, to convince the South
Americans of the sincere good will OF
his countrymen, and TO pave the way
for continuous friendly relations.
: Secretary ROOT has performed, adj
mirably and sven beyond the highest
expectations, his delicate task. He has
certainly quickened in South America
the n Of the solidarity Of all the
American republics; and South American
feeling is more kindly toward the United
States than it was when he set out.
This is an achievement which might
not unjustly have been described as i'm
possible; at least, 10 most improbable.
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The College Rowing Trust.

To TIE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-SR' You pub
llshed a sta attributed 10 50 stanch a sup
porter Of rowing as Evert Jansen Wendell, in
which he says that In his opinion Harvard should
keep on going TO Cambridge until victory rests
with the Americans, or II not Harvard. then Yale
should make the tnp.
Now. IN the name Of Americanism. in the name
.. fair rlav, in the name Of Q rood squar re deal.
do Yale and Harvard represent by right or con-
quest or popular reclamation the rowing supremacy
OF this great country How about Cornell. whose
crew towroped the Harvard crew only . few months
sgof Then Syracuse and PENNSYLVANIA can no
doubt turn out crews the equal Of the two much
Wanted New England colleges
While the trust busters are atwork let US declare
the rowing trust down and out and organize a free
for all in the good old fashioned way. the win hers
Of which can claim to be truly representative OF
this treat country. z. BROMLEY RoDoKRs,
BROOKLYN, September 10. Trinity, 90.
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Privats's Opinion.

To rMH EDITOR or TEE sUN-St,; The Superior
Person" 10 to be pttIed. when q snob elects his spleen
az anybody or anything his venom ID eouaned only
by Als iRnonnce-both perfectly harmless to every
body but himself. wish TO deny that the average
colder Il low Trade" n general. ma tho
average grade OF soldiers lin behavior. moraN
and general conduct Of nfe) % about the sane
az that OF civilians.
This 10 my second enlstnn ent. and during this
time I have been In contact with hundreds o. SOL
diers and and them TO he pretty good fellows.
There IL one trouble shout q soldier or eaiIcr-when
he happens 70 infbibe too much In Q city his uni
form makes him conspicuous. II the Same man was
the superior Person In civilian clothes he would
scarcely be noticed: but put the Superior Person
tn Q uniform. let him escape from military restraint
for . few days. let hun meet his old chuns ana
friends, and where would the superior Person" be!
He would be just plain drunk.
But probably the superior Person. 10 one Of
those people who are % dAmned superior that
they have no friends. whether they b drunk o.
sober. PRIvATH FRnDEKrcK DUET,
wxsf Porgr, September 10.
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o
Persons Using Them should Loo Pleasant
and Submissive.

To TEE EDrroR or TEE SUN-Sr: Attention.
$ E:s:s s.r. n >. .'.'.' red .'''-
mobile moving along the crowded part OF Broad
way puhhng out volumes OF smoke into the facee
Of taxpayers. who arc obliged to hold their breaths
and noses. what does smoke pufed out Of Q motor
car mufner meant 1t means that the chAu feur 10
using TOO much OIL. and that he is Just 90 far In
competent, and II he doesn't know how to oil his
machine the chances are that be is incompetent In
other respects. II he is clearing out his cylinders
with a dose Of kerosene the only place 70 do II 10
in the garage, and not on the public street. Smoke
coming out Of the rear end Of q motor car means
a poor driver. who ought not 70 be permitted to
carry . license. And yet we zee and suffer from
II constantly, and nothing 10 done.
Another .h!ng. Uhy sv@ tina exhaust piDes In .
majority of the motor ars-particulsriy the cheaper
kind-permitted TO be pointed down on the street.
the result being that every time there 10 q cylinder
explosion the dust is blown up In q cloudt Have
you ever gone up q hill behind q motor car and
endured the dust raised4 There 10 absolutely no
res son why this should be allowed. Most layEnen
who don't know the ms and outs Of motor cars
think tho dust they raise 10 legitimate. and bear
their wrongs silently In consequence.
But II isn't legitimate dust, Most Of u 10 caused.
not by the tires, but By the manner IN which the
exhaust pipe 10 ponted into the road. I run q
mall motor car myself, and by Q half turn IN this
pipe. 90 that It pointed outward. not downward.
my car 10 now practically 40 dustless 40 . rubber
tired carriage,
one thing more. why are people Who run motor
cars permitted 70 wear supeTcilbous and disdSin full
expressIons as they sweep by you-expressions az
II they considered mat they owned the earth ana had
a right TO all the choice partsf Surely the mental
Impressions we receivs are coming rapidly 10 be
recognized as equally important with the physical.
We may be Insulted by lOoksae wchae blows The
1 motor car In itself IL . thing Of beauty and Q me-
chAnlcAI Joy forever; but the man who drives Il
acts too often % II he bad made II hinself. as II he
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WINGED that any further dihFhay Of mag
nanimity b. totally incompatible with
the performance Of our cleAr duty, we
shall unwilltng3y makeup our minds to
60 10 Cuba 10 stay, in the, fixed deter
mination TO make tho island prosperous
and happy in spite 'of it's professional
wirepullers.
A word to the wise should be,suficient.
IL remains TO be seen whether there are
any wise men among the Moderates and
Liberals, who between them have
brought Cnba TO the verge on industrial
ca~tastrophe.
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KNLEsrBD NEW.
rs Great MAjssity 80 IAsm Arc ,clsAn'
neoone ana Wei behaved.

WoO0De ana wen 8oAh9Np%
70 run EDrroR or TEE BuM-@r: Search
of tha New York and Brooklyn dtfeceories
fails 10 dIscloae the address and occupattcn OF
Mr.. Martin L. CombSrwell. who addresses you
under date Of September 10. TherMore one
n unable 70 form an opinion Of his soctaIstatus
IN comparlson with hat Of . soldier or SAILOR
Having been q REGULAR ! freely admit oAss
a bias possibly counterbaIanced ~ knowi-
edRe which IL h evident Mr.. ComosrWsh ID
Aot the possesscr OF.
In every large body Of men q small percent
age OF worthless ones creeps IN. A IN schoos'
colleges. clubs. secret orders. no, this holos
GOOD IA the services: and when one Of TINS
class attracts attention By drunkenness or
misbeha vior on account Of the conspicuous
ness OF his uniform he Intensely mortines the
vast majority OF decent. clean Fellows VINO
srear or who ave worn II. That there are
such man H. the fault OF the recruiting of1cers.
but II careful scrutiny previous to enlstment
fails 60 disclose them. when found they should
be dismissed persmptorEly from . service
which they disgrace.
with this exception every statement MADE
by this man IL untrue. An enlisted LscS = ~
3 ryice u the same man he vas In whatever
station Of civil life he came from; and ] ven
ture the opinion that he will compare favor
ably with che average man In that station
Many. befC, @ and since enlistment, have en-
loved and profted by educational. SOCIAL
busin ess and professional opportunities which
believe 10 be a. much beyond the compre-
hepsion of your gentle correspondent a. n an
acouatntance with the subject Of his mAssiVe
and with elementary English. L.F. THoRNR.
|. NEW YORK. September 10.
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TO TINE EDITOR or TMK SUN-Sr: Your GORE
spondent whose letter you print 40 Views OF o
superior Person misses the point Of the discus sion
-the aAfront 10 she uniform-for while he favors
drawing DIS line At soldiers and sailors IN uni
FORM be plainly bases ma objections ON the char
acter Of the man within. In short, Martin L.
Comberwenl starts out with the assumption that
an enlisted men Of the army and navy are drunken
rowdies, branded 40 such BY their uniforms. That
is q preposterous dictum that should DO dIScOun-
tenanced forthwith
No valid objection can be raised 70 the excIOSioa
OF any drunken or disorderly person from an assem-
blaEe of decent people. but TO declare in effect that
Uncle Sans lighting men don the livery Of riOtous
behavior with their blue 10 q base caiumny.
On the contrary. The honorable insignia 10 an
identifying mark that encourages self respect For
my part. give me . seat beside the man who bears
the guarantee stamp u. S. A." J. W. Z.
Fan RocKAwAX. September e.
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To TINE EprroR or TEE suN-SfS: notice
q long letter on union labor In this morntnSs
Sun. signed by a member Of Typographical
Union No. 9. whose name " strangely
familiar. II reminds me Of an organization
with 4 similar name In Philadelphia. which
ordered my men not 70 work for me some
nineteen years ago: one Of its members also
came into my once and tried to destroy
som Of my property on the same occasion
The men afterward came back. having con-
coded more than We asked. and made more
ey under our method than under their
own.
I have also been reminded somewhat force
fully Of having been stoned on the street
and seeing some Of my comrades COINS around
with bruised and bIackened faces a. the result
Of an inoautious attempt to earn their bread
without FIRST asking permission OF another
union. / tell you "ds union " great stun.
! served Ave years at my trade. and have an
lndenture Of neutrality-suspicious. full
filled, a. stated on it, face-to show for Il.
/ fear greatly. however, that am q -scab.
q "steaier OF bread from sSs SSS@sA= ~ HONEST
labor" and various other thing too numer
Gus TO mention. = an the up country Vendue
bills used to say when I was . boy on the
farm.
II you wish to learn to the full the beauties
Of -de union" consult three classes OF. per-
aons: First, Of course. it, own members
or rather that portion Of them that are mors
interested In IL and in living on Of II than
in earning Their bread like workmen; second.
that amiable dilettante class Of the Countess
Of warwick. well fed, long and safe distance
sort who are actusted by hypertrophy OF
heart. with minimum OF experience. and
third. the purveyors TO the rsbble. the servants
Of the mob. the p~rotsgonists Of the rimins
classes; / mean the persons who run yellow
newspapers.
The late Maine elections would seem to
show that no one else but these three Glasses,
as far as I can read statistics. seemed even
to be aware that there was Q propaganda In
the Geld striving to defeat Q Consr essman
who stood out for the rights guaranteed by
an ~antiquated and out Of mind instrument
called the Constitution Of the United states.
Down with the Constitution: up with de
unIoni G.. I. B.
BRooKLYN, September IS
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4. Christian Science for the we'll to no Alone

To TEE EDIroR OF THE UN-S What 10 Chris
tian Science doing for humanity Il was sick and
We comforted me. l was in prison and ye visited
me" "The foxes have holes and the birds have
their nests. but the Son Of Man hath not where to
lay his head III you would belong 10 US you
must nave q pretty nne nest anyway
DO they visit the Sums and sweatshops TO succoT
the poor, TO lend a hand TO the falleni Do they
furnish wholesome food and pure milk for the dy-
ing infants OF your great cityH Do they visit your
great avenues OF darkness. hell and poverty Do
they have missiona ries on your great East SIde1
Guess not; but you will md their missionaries
among the well to do. With them It 10 q ssn TO be
Door. J. NJ. CooPER.
MELLavrLLK. mber 10.
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public men who would make dicks and
brakes Of Il. What an opportunity the
control OF the great army Of railroad
men would give them-a force which
IL subjected to much the same discipline
az the military establishment Of the Gov
eminent. At this point a sarcastic
tribute to the civil service uttered by
Representative HEPBURN in the House
in March is relevant:
= The civil service Ia outstripphg all the other
evidences Of prosperity growth IN this country. and
therefore I am able 70 commend II 10 showing that
In twenty-five years II has increased the numbsT
OF those that are able 70 carry II on at the ratio Of
1900 and In the cost to the people q percentage
nearly a. great. Wonderful 10 the civil service
reform Of tho country"
Let THEODORE RoosEvELr himself be
quoted as 20 tho influence Of a superior
officer on the system. Speaking TO a
delegation Of State and city civil service
officials in May last, me said:
"If the appointing Onncer admin listers the civil
service law in a spirit of hostility TO II. II he tries
to evade II or violate II. II has been my experience
that in the great majority Of cases insfnciency and
corruption are sure TO obtain
In England municipal ownership has
created an over increasing class OF Office
holding voters that is viewed with mis-
givings by the taxpayers and with dis
trust by students Of government. The
London Times has noted that they are
always ready to vote for municipal ex-
travagance in expenditure, as expect
ant b~enefciaries OF such extravaganza
Mr.. EVERETT W. BURDKTT, who has made
a study OF the municipal operation Of
public utilities in Great Britain, says
that leading officials Of the United King
dom, including the present Lord Provost
Of Glasgow, have repeatedly asserted
that in view Of the great increase in
the number Of municipal servants, the
financial interests Of the municipalities
demand their Acknowledgement in local
elections In Australia the State SER
wants." according to the Melbourne
Argus, ALREADY constitute almost a
clear majority Of the names on the cleo
tors rolls" and Mr.. W. j. SowDEE, an
Adelaide editor, says: we have had
a sad experience with Government own
ership. Nearly all public utilities
are administered by the Government,
with the result that politics dominates
them and the public service is wofully
misadministered.'
If municipal ownership in England
and State control in Australia raise such
spectres Of extravaganza and evoke such
howls Of dismay, the very worst might
be expected in America, il ownership
Of the greatest railroad system in the
world, with its intricacy Of details, its
multiplicity Of accounts and it's host
Of disciplined workers, were turned over
to the Federal Government.
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From, no Ldaces.

FTOW U8 LuWCNts
Or. Charles Bolton has Investigated the toxc
properties OF an arrow poison which was obtained
BY DR.. d. Alexander from Q medicine house aS
Ghaai. . pagan town IN northern Nigeria. Accord
ing 70 DR. Alexander, the poison when fEesh forms
q semI-nuid, sticky black substance: II 10 smeared
ON sticks ana 10 scraped on and heated when re-
CURED for r~edipping the arrows.
It appears 70 contain the juice OF a variety Of ng.
the placcntA Of which 10 used In the manufacture
OF the poison. DR.. Alexander states that he saw
q native shot m the abdomen with a poisoned anOw,
and that death resulted, Apparently from failure
OF the heart. IN about twenty -nve minutes
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IN A WELSH STRIKE.
women and Hymn singing weapons Of
the Unlouists.
Front RsrAoLds's Newspaper

From Revhoidss Nsespape,
a,.t.;c, AZ Maesteo. south Wales. Ths
ols.,,cs u - 80 S.ushtsr. ~ The !, ooo
mothers. w,ves y .o.n %rIsvin1 N. cam. y,
batting the non-unionists to some purpose.
tn ycvsr AZ tina landladies has also been
1870 .nS .cores OF non-unIonist lod sers
invokeo' .nu sov,e' 49, 80.
are being bundled with little ceremony out OF
their quarters.
Ou Tusadav ana Of tina ~nou.unionieta living
49, - 81. door AZ nj. r,.,dsnos
at Maestee went . uoo. ~ US "NI
rushed upon him, tore his shirt on. and also
his wsistcoat. n dragged him into the
street. Here some OF them oela6ored MIN
with brooms. while others threw olrty water
. him. to the ACCOMPANYING shouts OF
- AZ. rn.n Gould "a N the col.
ana saia any o. " ~. "n ~. ~ n.r W.
subscriptIon 20 the federation. In a f%oriorn.
rsored and dared condition he limped back
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vienna own Service RHIeS EHectuNllY Pre-.
vent Party DOn1inxtiOnf

VENT E0ENy ODAAAaAAeNA$Nt
To rMH EpfTon - TEB sUN-str: You
.ay. IN criticlsm Of Bryan's propoeal OF public
OWNERSHIP OF railroads. that a political party
once poSsessed Of the s~tupsndous lev srasS
that the own ership OF trunk lines would give
could or be dislodeed from domination.
. Do you moan that the party In power would
certainly control the votes OF the railroad
smpoyecsi Does the party In power nov
controlth yotes Of the Post once employee ,
n not. would n he easier TO compel railroad
mn than Post Oeice men 60 vote as desired'
n 40, whyP Do railroad men now vote 80.
,cordinR 70 the dictAtlon Of those who smpiII
them and who may discharge than At WIN
Could not civ II rvioelSw be made applicabls
10 railroad e~mploymentf II not. Why notI
Am answer 10 each OF these questions IN
order and Q particular explanation "A to just
how the ownership OF trunk lines would give
a marty perpetual domination should be IN
structive and greatly illuminating to those
who. like myself, are uncertain a. TO the Wis
dom of this ldea, but WI put the good OF the
many above the selfish interest Of the few.
and who would not be deferred from abolish
to- en- sristinR evil by q DOGGY that might
or might not appear In its place, tnose, IN
abort. for whom an imaginary monster has
no greater terrors than an ogre that has
already eaten on all their nesh and is about
20 pick their bones. From NEAR missouri.
EAar ORANGE, n. j., September 10.