The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-11

When the late Augustus st. Gaudens
started in to reinake some of our coin de-
signs it was expected that he would secure
as models female types that are wholly
AmericaR There was a good deal of un-
favorable comment over the fact that an
English girl has served as a model for
Liberty on of our coins and that a
little schoolgirl had posed as an Indian
to adorn the back of the copper cent.
Now we were to have American types that
should be perfectly reasonable in all re-
spects.
We do not suppose that American. girls
are lacking in beauty, or that they have
not profiles as classic and contours as
delectable as any. but it turns out that,
after all, st. Gaudens chose the pretty
face of a charming young waitress who
was born in Ireland, and she now adorns
the coins which are soon to be issued. A
protest was filed with the department, but
1t was overruled. The Irish beauty wins
and the American girls must suppress
their wrath as best they can.
We see no occasion to get excited over
u a small matter as this. Art knows
no red lines on the map. Beauty is not
national except as to certain types. If an
Irish girl suited the artist best, then it
is more glory to the girl and no shame to
those who we're born in America. And,
after all, by this time the young lady in
question is doubtless a good American
and will doubtless soon have a good Aneri-
can Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
What a Fall.
In 1881 Thomas c. Plat resigned his seat
in the United States Senate. because riesi-
dent Garfield would not consult him IN re-
ard to the appointment of the collector
of customs in the city of New York.
In 1901 President Roosevelt appoints a
collector of customs In the city of New
York, without consulting Thomas c. Plat;
but. Notwithstanding. Thomas c. Piatt
holds on to his seat in the Senate, and he
assents to the appointment.
What a fall was there, my countrymen!-
Wall Street Journal.
Justice in Kentucky.
The beginning of the fourth trial of Caleb
Powers, charged with the murder OF Gov
ernor Goebel, of Kentucky, excites intense
interest, inasmuch as now after eight years
spent in prison, and after three trials, the
verdicts of conviction in which were set
aside by the State Supreme Court, Powers
at length has a prospect Of a fair trial.
Heretofore he has been the victim 81
vengeful and unreasoning Democratic par
tisans; but the political u%pheaval at the
last election changes all this. Governor
AA&@ INV 0aANb IL RAtC0 ~ Sah'f
IN the hands of a partisan Judge and the
nudge now presiding shows a disposition to
act with absolute fairness. There Is dam
ger in the jury room, since through tho
agency of a prejudiced sheriff, .thc jury
panel has been packed with Democrats.
One list of jurors bearing none but Demo-
cratic names was thrown cut by the court
at the start. On the present panel there
are four Republicans. a proportion 50 alb
surdly small as to violence manipula ION;
but ut all events Powers Is sure Of equi.
table treatment from the bench and Of full
enjoyment Of his rights as a citizen pre-
stunned to be Innocent until he may be
guilty.
The Kentucky Democracy itself ought
by this time to be weary OF the oblOquy
brought upon 1t by the Powers case, for It's
part in the handling of which it has paid
dearly In prestige and in strength at the
polls. Nor can its position be bettered by.
further efforts to justify the wrong 1t has
done. The only way ont is through repeut-
ance and MISUNDERSTANDING Chronicle
Telegraph.