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Opening OF the COrsIcan Campaign.

NJ. LE REDAoTEUR OF The SUN: 1 know
not how to adres in English but l beg 60 push
forward to your Ciroulations the noble thought
80 recent and fine given by the Journal OF
Providence that the distinguished line an
cestor OF the Great Emperor who at present
so nObly is set forth in the Cabinet Of this
country should be regard for the succession
naturelle Of our great Ruler who is ambition
less. C'est vrRi 10 Bonaparte rules now.
But. why. nom de Dieu. cannot their reign
again to pass conner My present ruler Is to
pass away soon. I have prOspered. I know
no vote. It is only little. parbleu, Quinss
francsl Never I can forgotten the days
joyeux of the great Napoleon III. Is It that
the blood Of the rulers runs slow or that IL Ia
dilute with the mothers side7 Never. Let
then our hero Charles J. B~onsparts assume
his nature born.
I have the honnor. Monsieur. 60 be your
servant most obedient. LEON DANGBR.
ArTLEBoRoUGH. lie 10 Decembre.
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The Troops at GOldAeld.

When the industrial disputes at Gold
field reached a stage at which violence
was to be feared the authorities Of Nevada
apparently decided that the easiest and
simplest thing for them To do was to
refrain from any effort to enforce the
laws and 10 call on the I nited States to
perform the duties for which police
forces and organized militias are main
tanned. The Legislature not being in
session the Governor made application
10 the President for troops to preserve
order in the troubled district. The Pres
ident issued the necessary orders and the
troops are now al Goldfeld.
The conduct of Governor SPARKS sub
sequent to the arrival Of the troops indi-
Gates that his chief Thought was to have
them kept there. He refused TO call the
Legislature in special session TO provide
for meeting the extraordinary situation
that existed. The news from Nevada has
been c~onspiCuously free from accounts
Of the swearing in of special deputy
sheriffs, policemen and the like. There
has been nothing 10 show a disposition
on the part of the Governor TO relieve
the United States of the work he had
called on il to do: to assert the power of
the State. On the contrary. Governor
SPARKS has assumed thai the United
States soldiers would stay at least al
winter, doing what cOnstables, police
men, deputy sheriffs, or, in the last re-
sort, State militiamen. should do.
President KoosEvELT's decision to
order the troops away On December 80
will open the Governors eyes 10 the error
he has mnde. Ii should also call atten-
ton to the fact that even to-day there
are some duties and functions which the
United States has not absorbed. and which
still rest on the state authorities.
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VIZ. wOOTTON ON WHITMAN.


To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-lSir: Some weeks
ago I made q wager thar among all the thousands
OF leaves under a mighty oak tree not two could
be found that were exactly alike IN form, aud I
won the bet. Did ever only two among all the
readers OF THE SUN understand and appreciate an
editorial in exactly the same sense4 I have shared
for eighteen years with your correspondent Mr..
e. Wesley WOOttOn the perpetual education" OF
reading The SUN. yet -he can't stomach Walt
Whitman, :" and I love to read the Leaves OF Grass
In the open air" Perhaps my reading and nv
appreciation arc sadly at fault" but I find myself
In good lOvable company. Listen TO Robert Louis
Stevenson:
Any reader who bears In mind Whitman's own
advice and dismisses whatever insults his own soul "
will find plenty that is bracing. Frightening and
Christening to reward him fO- a little patience at
FIRST. II seems hardly possible that any being
should get evil from so healthy a book as the Leaves
OF Grass" which Is simply COmical wherever IL
falls short OF nobility: but n there are any such.
who cannot both take and leave. I should have as
great difficulty. and neither more nor less. In recon-
mendinG the works OF whitman ~ In lending them
Shakespeare. u. =.
New YORK, December q.
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as perfectly as their innermOst Counsels
for action. The heart Of the king is ~
inscrutable as In ancient days" Tho
sole thing evident to the Spectator IL that,
ALI alike. though confident in the right
fulness Of their position, they seek the
applause Of the peoples"
The Spectator fails 70 ask whether the
security OF thrones, which It alleges as a
reason for Openness, may not be partly
due to the persistent inscrutability which
IL attacks. In requesting the king Of
to-day to timid mRkebelieves
because "either the thrones I'LL a place
which could not be- otherwise supplied
or else Providence protects them It
fOrmulates no dilemma. Both suppOsi-
tiOns may be true, and according 20 the
Spectator both are true in the minds Of
nos contemporary moDarchs. The less
need, il may be said, for timid artificel
But that is strange logic. Admit that
kings really have divine authorization
and we can no longer accuse them OF
comes inevitable, forthe divinity hedging
them about must be inscrutable through
very radiance.
II Is very improbable that many kings
could afford to follow OSCARS example
and confess themselves the product Of a
more or less ignoble process of evolution.
At all events. the Swedish instance
gives no support to the Spectators plea.
Despite the excellence Of the mere human
qualities which King OSCARS frank nat
uralness brought 40 fully into view. he
did, after all, lose half Of his kingdom.
The Darwinian hypothesis may have had
nothing to do with the loss, but at least
il did not prevent il.
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An anecdotist recalled the other day a
singular incident in the career OF the late
King of Sweden. During the first blast
Of Dsrwinism King OSCAR ave a great
shock to his royal colleagues and TO many
adherents of royalty by declaring his
belief in that theory. No other crowned
head accepted, or at least let it be known
that he accepted, a simian ancestry. As
the anecdotist asked, How can a king
pretend TO revere his ancestors as saints,
as is the case with almost every reigning
family in Europe, if he believes they were
~mOnkeys?" King OsCAR's great-grand-
father kept store. and that may have
seemed to some Of his colleagues 10 ac-
count for his opinion, though they per-
haps thought il made the confession Of il
the more indiscreet.
Last month, when England was, so to
speak. full of kings and queens, the
Spectator took occasion to lecture them
in familiar but friendly terms. It's line
of argument is well illustrated though
scarcely supported by King OSCARS ac-
ceptance of Darwinism.
The Spectator advised and even pressed
modern mOnarchs TO be more open and
natural and to dispense with the glamour
Of Fictitious mystery. Let them "foregO
without regret some Of the social preten-
sions which even now provoke the think
| srs to ask, who are these, and why do a
thousand children throng to see whether
the little heir Of Norway is other than
themselves?' " The kings could do more
good, in it's opinion, IL they would become
less ~pretentiOus and secretive, and IL
urged on them that they might safely
venture il nowadays because their thrones
are entirely secure:
The kings are In front Just now. They have
been gaining on the statesmen In the popular lmag
| nation. Thrones have their uses In tho future oil
Europe: their occupants need not be anxious; the
people are not ready 10 do without them. or the
institution would not have survived 40 many cAta.
clysmIc changes. After all physical power hA'
always been in the hands Of the masses. and the
fact that they have used II 80 little Is proof OF one
Of two things either the thrones MI a place which
cannot he supplied otherwise. or else Providence
does protect an arrangement which human, reason
haa smiled NJ for centuries and for which II fails u
make a reasonable defence"
Because Of this security the Spectator
denOunces as s~uperfluOus IA well az harm
full the royal persistence in keeping up
twilight glamour. II accuses them of be-
ing as bad as ever in that way. 1t won
ders what they really think of themselves
sin moods Of reflection and self-com-
munion." II suspects that most Of them
have faith in their divine authorization
But, il murmurs, they tell us very little
about that" It wonders again whether
they are happy. But that secret u kept
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HIbbArd-LodEc and the Fashion Plate.

BOsToy, Dec. 2i.-Many citizens OF this
town appear to think that when Jacob takes
the oath OF Office as Mayor on january 9 next
the hand TO seize the helm will be the hand
OF Esau. Political owls put tongue in cheek.
talk of George H.. Lodge" and Henry Cabot
Hibba I'd, and witha sly cbucklea adj wise seekers
of fat Jobs 20 get on the Washington express.
What IL il that gives such density to this
intellects of Boston Republicans? Why. OF
all spots on the foOtstool. should Boston have
developed the apogee of cranial impenetra-
bility? Because. ~fOrsooth. Mr.. Hubbard, his
hands still dripping with the gore of the fallen
Fits. chooses to Tegreave his classic calves
and replume his crested helmet after the FRAY
by a pleasure trip to the national capital.
where he may do his farewelling ut the Post
Office Department which he has served right,
and call for courtesy on his fellow man OF
letters. the President. Ia there in this any
token Of pilgrimage TO the Boss OF Masaachu-
setts?
Let me endeavor to break into the Boston
Republican safety deposit thought vaults with
the appended cOnsid eratiOns:
1. MFR. Lodge ia "A Boss. but not that kind.
Time runneth not back to the Republican,
Governor. legislator or Mayor who was ever
asked by Mr.. Lodge to make an appointment
or promote n measure. II you want to gee
anything in Massachusetts you step up and
do business direct; no boss conducts a clear
ing house. Conventions and campaigns fOt
A@'n 49, ~ 1kSAhFH A'A# ~ Wt@N ~ ~ ~ ~
scholar in politics.
2. Mr.. Hubbard has proclaimed both before
and after election. and reafflrms the declara-
tiOn upon his return from Washington. that
his ad administration will be nOn-partisan. He
was elected by aid OF Democrats. and he will
ask Democratic Partin0tOns Co stand on the
municipal beach and help him sweep back the
city debt. Are Boston Republicans so obtuse
as to suppose Mr.. Lodge will Interfere with
this In their favor2 As a matter OF fact he
has always been eager TO join, with Democrats
In doing anything on earth except revising
the tariff.
MIR. Hubbard. like the present Lord Mayor.
Is an editor. but his gazette is a fashion period
ical. and there is reason to believe Il In I'M
portant for candidates to look the part. To
any who after buying and reading the maya
zine are in doubt OF the correct thing In 1908
city Of Boston styles. valuable Information may
be obtained at Mr.. Hibbard's own emporium.
Even a Boston Republican ought to nder-
stand that Senator Lodge supplies only intel
lectual haberdashery. Mr.. Hibbard himself
taking full responsibility for all creature COM
forts as far as they Will 20 round.
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practised 80 effectively against NAPo-
LEON during the war OF Isl2.
It will be observed that the Emperor
said not a word about the German
speaking provinces Of Austria. What de-
ductiOn liz 70 be drawn from his r~eticenCe
on that subject?
When from the European continent
he turned TO Great Britain, we are told
that the Emperor became particularly
animated and declared himself reiOiced
10 see the former quarrels between Ger
man and British newspapers brought TO
an end. Germany does not want, he
said, TO take anything from England, and
England cannOt wish TO take anything
from Germany. The two countries have
every reason, he thought, to hold to-
gether and help each other, az long as
their vital interests do not force them
into controversy. The Emperor could
conceive, ne said. Of no difficulty that
could arise between England and Ger
many which would be incapable Of an
amioable settlement. In his opinion a
German statesman who would 60 to war
with England for the sake OF getting from
her perhaps a little colony that would
be all which could be expected even after
a victorious w~ar-wOuld not deserve his
place at the helm Of the empire.
Why then, IL may be asked. is the
German navy undergoing such notable
expansion? The German Emperor fore
saw this question and maintained that
a strong navy IL required for the future
development Of Germany, in view Of her
increasing dependence on the importa-
ton of food supplies from abroad and
in order TO secure new markets for her
manufactures. As such new markets
are 10 be found for the most part in
countries inhabited by half-oivilized
nations, Germany is bound TO impress
them with a sense Of her power. This
she can do only by an exhibition Of naval
strength. n she had more naval pres
tige Germany would be likely to OBJ
tain better conditions in her commercial
treaties with Eastern Powers than she
gets now
There may be some people who will
read the Emperor's words with in
credulity and who may think that he
protests too much. II should in fair
ness be recalled, however. that he acts
az he talks, and that although twenty
years will soon have elapsed since, had
he chosen, he could have plunged his
country into war the peace Of Europe
has remained unbroken.
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4 10 b. rHE REvelUrsoN.
Maryland HAS It--Is mere Another u
ENIstRmce7

To EDITOR or THE SUN-SE: wrote
a short time ago 10 TIE SUN. asking whether
any OF lea readers knew Of the existence 81
any cOlOrs that were carried In the Revolution.
I have since received from the Adiutant-
General OF Marylhnd a photograph OF what
IL said to be the only existing stars and
Stripes that has cOme dOwn from Revolt
tiOnary days. The fag was turned over 20
the state of Maryland in October Of this year.
after J had printed INV book, It ie Iona
cloth and In n wonderful state OF preAerva-
la a circle and one in the centre. The thir-
nag. with a white stripe against the blue,
not a red stripe, a. Trumbull and Peale some
times painted the flag.
MaiOr-General Riggs informs me that there
Is no question about the authenticity OF tho
fag. II that II the case II Ia the most inter
esting flag Of Revolutionary times that has
been preserved. lt belonged TO the Third
Maryland Regiment and was carried at the
battle of COwpens. In January OF ITS, by
william Bachelor. who was wounded In that
battle. The regiment was under the COM
mand OF Colonel John Eager, The nag WAS
afterward carried nt the battle 81 North
Point In 1914 by Bachelors son William. q
member Of the Twenty-seventh MARYLAND
Militia. The nag was turned over to the
State Of Maryland on October ~. 1907, nv
the Society of the War of 1872. a successor
to the old Defenders Association.
GHERARDL DAVIS.
NEw York. December Fl.
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To rHk EDITOR or THE - SIR Wesley
WOOttOn. In his letter In to days SUN. asks you 10
give your reasons for classifying whitman above
Whittier. Pray do. And tell us where 10 nnd In
Whltman's works anything that entities him 20 be
called q poet. "A woman waits for me- pgha ",
MY gorge rises ut itr' And pages and pages Of
Leaves Of Grass are the lowest. coarsest, vilest
dnvel ever printed and their author loathsomr. I
believe. Place him among The poets above a great
poeIl / cannot understand II In THE SUN.
a, OUTRAM SHHRMAN.
NEW YORK. December 10.
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To TIVE EDITOR or THE SCN-.Sir: In yestrr,
days issue a person signing himself G. Wesley
WOOtton steps from the clAssic shades Of German
town, Pa. to tell the world that he had once seen
Walt whitman on n Camden ferrybOat. that he was
a very dirty person and could not be a poet.
In appearance and personal adOrnment poor old
Walt Was assuredly not the glass Of fashion nor
the mould OF form. but his heart was Of pure gold.
and he numbered among his frieRds and admirers
the Intellectually elect Of England and this country
TUXEDO PARK. ~. v, December 20. q. X. p. Jr.
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A Fine Old Sea Captain.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-SH: The good
natured controversy about a topsall In last Sundays
SUN between your musical critic and Captain Al
Robbins was highly entertaining. Captain Rob
bins, like old man Greenhut, is one OF THE SUNS
most distinctive characters. I wish he would
contribute to the gayety OF the paper oftener. But
who Is Captain Al Robbins OF Absecom Light, any.
how Nothing can make me believe that tho
polished communication in Sundays issue was
written by a Jersey coast guardsman. II he 10 q
retired ship captain. as has been stated by soms
one or other. he Is certainly a literary one.
JOHN BHAITHwAIrn.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Str, WHY tain
TO day Of Presidential bOoms1 Has not the Loud
Report Of Indiana. with his mutual admiration
society. already tucked the nOmegranate In the
pocket Of his waistcOat several miles above the
Oregon pines which he uses for lOcomotionH Is it
not possible that some brussels sprouts ut rather
for Iuleps than cOcktails) may thrust their heads
through the ground between now and next sum
mrrH This twaddle recalls much talk one heard
last summer at a mammoth circus NJ Danvers and
during Fitss hnlsh, alias Old Home Week.
BOSTON. Mass. December 20. G.. NOZZLE
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In Hdrers Monthly Magazine for January In
rev Dr. Henry van Dyke travels on the road 10
DAMASCUS, Professor ". n. Pickering di.cua...
the canals In Mars, Mr.. W. Inglis tells OF the Mono.
moy life savers. Mr.. II. W, Nevlnson vialts Inc
Caucasus. and Or. McCOok describes horrn,-
all are aided by many pictures. Mr.. r.. :. Marr,r
Sontrnoutes a charming essay on writing. Marx
Twain and sin others provide ahor, .,o-..~
Mrs. humphry Wards serial ls Continu.d
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Dewey-An Executive Overs,xht

To n EDITOR OF THE SUN-Siy; Iwonder
why 10 did not occur to the Presidential mind
TO offer to the senior Admiral of the navy IAN
American hero and therefore forgotten) the
courtesy Of a position beside him on the bridge
while reviewing the fleet before it's departure.
NEW YORK, December 81. NJ. G. A.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sr. I'll LOx-
says that one never sees a bald ChInaman." and
seems Ia believe that a bewhlskered Celestial Ia
equally scarce. For his formatlO let me say
that the Oriental carefully shaVes his face con
tinually that all his energy may expend Itself in his
pigtail. He also shaves far up on to his pate FOR
the same reason. As for whiskers, the older China.
men who and their queues have ceased to lncreas,
allow the stubble To start and arc able 20 cultivate
a presentable tassel. +. M. UAIL.
OAKLAND, December Is
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To TIVE EDITOR , TIVE SUN-,sir: Reports nav
Ina been circulated that we Olde Cheshire Cheeao-
IN Fleet street Is or Ia about 10 be closed. pray allow
me TO say there Is no foundation whatever for suoh
rumors' GEoROE Fox. Chairman.
LoNDo December n.
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The Bard Of AIamo's New Book.

inal book which Indiana has produced
this year il JAMES BYRON ELMORE's
Autumn Roses" Especially grateful to
the ElmOre clubs and the millions OF
ElmOreans il the brief biographical
sketch which serves az a preface. Mr..
ELMORE has persistently shrOuded him.
self from the Paul Prys Of the encyclO-
pRdias and the dictionaries Of biography,
but Il satisfy the reasonable IL mistaken
curiosity of his friends he allows the
publication OF a few Of his dates and
facts. He was born January rs, 1857,
near the town which he has made inn
mortal. He is Of Scotch and Dutch
descent. Like SO many other famous
Americans, in his youth he worked on
a farm in summer and went to school
in winter. He was graduated at Alamo
Academy:
" In a large clsss-snd 10 has been a clasS OF noted
persons of which N. J. CLoDvBLTER. poet and
novelist: WILLIAM HUMPHREY. member of Con
gress from the State OF Washington: OSWALD
HUMPHREY. president Of Cornell University Of
New York; EVA CLoDPRLTER BALLARD. a novelist.
WILLIAM DENNAN. en- Auditor Of Putnam county.
and ALBERT GLKET of Indian Territory. who Is
now sojournlng In Europe. were mombers.-
For twenty years ELMORE taught
school winters and farmed il summers.
In 1898 he retired from teaching, and
at his wife's request published his first
volume of poems, which was very popu-
lar" In this volume appeared the classic
lines, more quoted to-day perhaps than
any others:
Sssssfras, Oh. s~assafras.
Thou art the stun for me.
And in the spring I love 70 sing.
sweet s~assafras. Of thee"
ELMORE has to work hard in the day
time: only at night can he compose. And
vet all hours are benign to him:
ELMoRE loves the pure and Undecided ldyls
that roam about the woods and pastures. whose
visions and Inspirations conn by breathing the
sweet aroma Of the beautiful flowers which charm
the gods Of the universe and harmonic every ele
ment OF human nature In a beautiful paragon OF
love. where man ever rests In that beautiful and
blissrul abode OF everlasting happiness"
Il would be unjust to quote largely
from a volume which every lover of
American poetry Will resolve TO possess.
We shall only saw that ELMORE shows
a wider range. that he grows constantly.
The vigorous lines, "A Legislature Bum, >"
will soon be on every Dry lip:
A thousand dollar whisksy bill
They chsw and chsw and try to KILL
A hell on earth they cannot stop
because ou S~rAHs" " 'p
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To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-.Sfr: Following
my strong protest against Walt Whitman, I would
like 10 Inquire why Lord T~ennyson In thought such
a great poet. To me his poems have about as
much music as the sound OF tearing rags.
C. WESLEY WOoTToN.
GERMANTOWN. Pa. December q.
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The Sphinx was prOpOunding a riddle.
What iS an appropriate thing to give q person
who doesn't want anything from a person who has
to give something?
The ancicnts gave 10 up,
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n our friends aDhO fapOr as letfa H1aHusc1pfs FOR
publication irish 10 hare rejected articles rstnrped thsp
must IN all cases send stamps for that purpose.
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II ia a happy thought OF Mr.. BRYAN's TO
make the Democratic national convention q
family affair.
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@asTs
Lives OF great men now remind us
We may reach exalted place.
And departing. leave behind us
FLstDrints ON Q rivals face.
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