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To THE EDITOR OF THE sun Sir: Mr.
Goodwin Smith. with all his knowledge OF his
tory. fails TO see that the syllabus Of Plus y.
on modernism Is merely a condemnation OF
old errors clothed In form suitable t0 the
vagaries of modern unbelevers. Ancient
history branded these errors az aRnOsticsm.
atheism and sentimental pantheism. Later
they appeared In che garb of the Arian and
MOntanst heresies. and in subsequent cen
turtles were resurreCted by the Lutherans and
CalvinistS.
The Pope definitely indicates that the propo-
sitiOns condemned In the syllabus are old
heresies under new forms. They have been
condemned over and over again by the Church.
and the sects which upheld their false tenets
in the early centuries have long since per
ished The intellectual antagonists of relig-
ion. in ancient as well as in modern times.
tricked the public by denominating their
errors in such manner as TO give the impress
sion that they were maintaining that which
they sought TO destroy. They all attacked
truth In the name Of truth. While under
mining the very foundations Of ChrStignity.
they prOfesaed 10 be the defenders and con-
struCtive forces OF the system.
WALTER y. SHANLEY.
DANBURY, Conn. November q.
The sun., 1907-11-09
POelical GOmDetItiOnA.

Limerick competitions" still rage in
the British press. The law would have
suppressed them had not a Judge de-
cided that it needs literary skill TO sue
ceed in them; on which ground they
were absOlved as moral. Some writers
may be glad to find literary skill ac-
cepted as a proof of morality. Here is
a justification from an unexpected quar-
ter of the art for arts sake school But
not every one cOncurs in the Judges
decision The British Weekly. the organ
of the criticO-religious DIR. ROBERTSON
NICOLL, began by encouraging these in
telIectual trials. Now il has changed it's
mind and comes out against them with
some acerbity:
At nrst we took no exception 10 them. believing
ehey might be a slight and harmless way OF eGer-
rIang the minds OF readers. But as time goes on
she result of them has proved disastrous. We have
rad laid before us accounts OF their actual wOrklng
which IL is impossible to read without dismay.
Tor the present we do not propose TO pRnt the
whole Of this evidence. but II Is matter OF knOwl-
edge that a young man recently brought up for
cruel neglect OF his children and for leaving srm
and his wife without food, and II came out In the
evidence that he had spent large amount OF his
wages In buying sADenny postal orders for cOu-
pOns."
A distressful incident, indeed! An
ironical concatenation which binds these
, pinched, neglected forms to the gay
and careless limerick And the British
Weekly hints at worse. There are
graver aspects Of the business still 7"
This can surely mean nothing short Of
murderl Why does not DIR. ROBERTSON
NICoLL publish all the horrors result
ing from what he once supposed to
be "a slight and harmless way Of exer-
cising the minds of readers? He is Of
opinion that principle is Of more impOr-
tanCe than concrete facts, and the princi-
pie he sees involved is nothing else than
the presence or absence Of literary skill.
A an influential judge OF letters. the
alleged introducer TO the public Of the
Kailyard School, the doctor must be
congratulated on not overlooking this
The sun., 1907-11-09
DEFACTSG RUDSON scENERY.
Disagreement Sf Ehs Monte ClIrTs by"Qunr"
rymen Gems on Rapidly.

To THE EDITOR OF TaK SUN-SiT: Since
the general protest against the defacemeDt
Of the Palisades OF the Hudson by the quarry
men. which resulted In New York and New
Jersey uniting to protect these impressive
cliffs from further harm and % preserve for all
time under the care OF an Interstate COM
mission the native grandeur and Wildness
Of this unfrequented shore. but little effort
has been made 10 arouse public attention to
the serious defacement which r. going on
unrestrRined from the Tappan hee up 10
and above the noted III ghlande.
Protests have been made and desultory
measures taken to prevent the spread OF the
Quarries along the western shore OF our river
az ROckland and further north. but these
efforts have been ONLY local In extent and
have lacked the force OF an expression Of
public remOnstrnnce which brings with IL or
ganiled strength to redress public wrong.
While the picturesque scenery OF the Hud-
son River IN a matter of national pride and OF
worldwide renOwn, the responsibility for It's
pTeservntOn rests solely upon the DeOnie of
The state. That the disgrace OF shameful necs
lect may not rest upon Us The formation OF
Hudson River leagne. as has been recently
proposed. with q membership along the valley
from Albany 20 New York. should be urged
vigorously. II would not only be effective
to stop present vandalism, but by constant
watchfulnPss could prevent the lOdRment OF
injurious interests along The river shores.
NEW YORK, November 7. Il. y. ALBERT.
The sun., 1907-11-09

Mr.. RoOsEvELT's denunciatiOn Of the
Sherman antitrust law il at this time
of unusual interest and is also founded
in excellent common, sense. The law is q
vicious enactment. II was never meant
90 be enforced and was passed solely
as a dishonest and iniquitOus piece
Of political strategics B,kt il must be
noted that the more vehemently Mr.
ROOSEVELT condemns the Sherman anti
trust law the more vigorously lin certain
expedient dlrectiOns) he enforces it.
We agree with Mr. ROOSEVELT that
the law in question should be wiped
from the statute books, but holding
that view we can hardly see the con-
sistency Of its enforcement, for instance,
in its recent extreme application in the
matter of the seizure of the manufac-
tured goods Of a sO-called trust in inter-
state transit. There is so much animus
betrayed in this performance of MIR.
ROOSEVELT that one is almost tempted
to suspect that ne has been the recipient
OF some sterling favOrs from the cor
poration assailed or that he had had
some secret political compact with il
which has not resulted satisfactorily.
or course, a delicate recognition Of self
interest requires that we should applaud
his intended assault on the paper trust.
Being ourselves moderate consumers of
the commodity which that organization
manufactures, We can hardly be ex-
pected to take exception to the proposed
attack on it or TO the proposed extinc-
tion Of the tariff on wood pulp. At this
psychOlogically propitfous moment the
newspaper publishers have chosen to
present the matter of the constantly
increasing price of white paper TO Mr.
R00sRVELTs parental attention and they
have been received, as they ought TO be
received, with open arms. The Presi-
dent expressed TO them bis particular
joy at the prospect Of having the tariff
removed from the commodity known
as wood pulp, because, "a he feelingly
remarked, the free admission Of the
products of the Canadian forests would
serve to preserve the forests of our own
country.
10 "a plOl1pHlNtOu WillNh has AZ
ready been very intelligently debated
by our neighbOrs, the Canadians, but
they have pointed out very feelingly
that never, under any circumstances, will
their forests be devastated in the inter-
ests of the American paper market, and
that should that threat ever materiaiize
they would protect themselves against il
by an export duty on all lumber prod
ucts equal to if not greater than the
tariff which the United States should
have agreed to foregO. In view Of this
exceedingly common sense and obvious
proceeding on the part of our Canadian
neighbOrs we are in some degree COM
PEELED TO hesitate before we extend our
congratulations TO the American pub
fishers who have just enjoyed such an
exceedingly pleasant and reassuring
interview with Mr.. ROOSEVELT.
The sun., 1907-11-09
A Tragedy Of the EIectIon.

Feeling were the condolences of
Farmer" MARITIME to the Hon. FRANK
s. kATZENBACH upon his undoing by
the unblushiDg Democracy of Hudson
county. As Mr.. MARITIME says with 80
much truth and poignanoy, ~Oh, what
a sad disappointment after the counting
of the votes" But Mr.. kATZENBACH is
young. handsome, game and "a good
loser There will be other elections and
he can run again. Not 40 JERRY OAKLEY
Of Hudson City-unless Mayor FAGAN
gives him a new wooden leg as a
testimonial to fealty. 1t is the little
tragedies Of political life that are the
darkest and most desperate. We have
heard of no condolences from the great
to JERRY OAKLEY.
No ones heart ever beat more fondly
for reform. JERRY believed that Mr.
FAGAN was the wsest and best OF men
and therefore invincible at the polls. He
could not see where H. OTTo WITTPENN,
the Bob Davis and Sam Dickinson can
of enthusiasm and devotion JERRY ac-
cOsted TOMMY MALTIN few days before
the reform bubble burst. an bet a
million" said JERRY to TOMMY. that
'FAGAN wins" Il amt got a million
with me-" said TOMMY, a partisan of
WITTPENN, but I'll bet my wooden leg
against yours JERRY was sorry to take
TOMMYs wooden leg away from him, but
accepted, with an uneasy feeling that
il was indefensible 20 bet on a certainty
The day after election TOMMY MALLIN
came round and callously collected.
AT last accounts JERRY was nursing
his wrath against the Bob Davis Democ-
racy and he had nothing to live for
except revenge upon the enemies Of
reform. II is conceivable that the Boss
of Hudson county justifies the falling
Of in the Democratic plurality in that
stronghold with the reflection that as
a young man in politics Mr. KATzEN-
BACH must learn TO take the bitter with
the sweet, but remOrse must sit heavily
upon the Sheriff = soul when he thinks Of
the marOoning of JERRY OAKLEY by a
malign fate, all because he hugged a
blind faith in reform and the square
deal.
The sun., 1907-11-09
THE SLUMP IN NEW JERSEY.
One Observer AttrIbUSes u TO Republican
SubserNlenCy to PnritaRRsnn.


To TINE EDtTOR or TIE SUN-Sy: To
many observers closely in hOuch with the
masses OF the electorate la the DopulOus dis
trcts of New Jersey the cause Of The wide
spread and disheartening decline in pluralr
ties" for the Republic1B ticket at last Tues
days election. described in an editorial In
The Sun of November Z, appears to be stated
correctly, hut the reason given for that
cause seems erroneous TO those observers
They agrees with your diagnosis" that the
Republican party in New Jersey is suffering
from dismay and discOuragement. but at
tribute this Condition not TO "A hysterical
policy of regulating business" which threat
eus 10 undermine II not destroy II, but TO an
entirely different reason namely TO the ex-
perience that whenever reform move
nleDt arises within the Republican party ~
New Jersey IL is seized upon by leading RE-
publican politicians aud perverted TO foster
The schemes of certain cergymen TO force
the people into Puritanical strait Jacket
This has been done nRain in the Colby new
idea" movement. with the result that thou
sands OF honest and sincere Republicans who
will have none of a government of the people
by subserVient tools OF clericalsm went to the
polls last Tuesday. cut the Republican state
ticket. voted the Democratic ticket or absiained
from voting. FREDERICK KUHN.
NEwARK, November T.
The sun., 1907-11-09
rncldeut OF q PrumutIv. Society.

To THE EDITOR or TEE SUH-Sfv: lam reminded
by your article "Pittsburg Asserts Itself" OF m
Incident connected with the Boston symphony
Orchestra which suggests a very different condi-
lion OF society In Boston, apparently.
Among the oldest members OF that organization
there ls viOllnist who boy walked the streets
Of Boston with an itInerRnt German band and
carried the tin dipper Into which contributions
were ratified. Moreover. ne has since that time
often played solo artist In tho very houses on
Beacon street and the Back Bay on the steps Of
which he had years before carried the dIpper.
What a contrasti
The story Of his rise from collector and midnight
cook for German band to q deSk In the Boston
symphony Orchestra IL interesting and most i'm
presslve. J. y. r.
LOWELL, Mass. November 7.
The sun., 1907-11-09
Lord Randolph at the Bank Door.

From me London Chronicle.
Sir Edward Hamilton, who retired from the
Treasury on Saturday. speaking OF the ChancelIors
OF the Excheauer under whom he has served said
that Lord Randolph Churchill was often very
nervous while at his Treasury wOrk-fclt himself
] think. a little out Of his depth | remember his
standing in front of the Bank OF EnRland's door
and saying tSme, I'm too nervous TO go in II
took quite a quarter OF an hour TO get him In
He was going to see the directors and think he
was afraid OF saying something which would reveal
his ignorance"
The sun., 1907-11-09
Faithful service.

To THE EDITOR or The SUN--Sir. ! note
by the letter Of MIR. J. V. Bunnell Of Orange
y. j.. In tO-day's Sun that our Presidents
popularity is due to his walking in the fear
OF God" and his endeavOr TO serve faithfully
the whole nation"
II Mr.. Roosevelt Is "endeavOring TO serve
faithfully the whole nation" he has failed
lamentably. Beyond serving faithfully" his
own ends aud ambitions he doesn't 90.
What has the President done to entitle
him to such broad commendation. especially
when one considers that we. the people he
has served 80 faithfully. are now in the
midst of troubles stirred up by his policies?
NEW YORK November Z ID. ".
The sun., 1907-11-09
RrrlectIons ON OmnIrIcence.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: After
election Kentucky mountains tremble under
the load of my overwhelming popularity .
Burton Of Cleveland, with my prediction
Endorsement" trembles and falls under
local conditions" Are Washin gtOn election
post mortems made to fit the cases all through
the country? II Parsons had won Ia New
York what would have been the Washin gton
verdictP As a "claimer" Mr.. Roosevelt is q
success. J. +. NJ.
NEW YORK, November g.
The sun., 1907-11-09
BraZIl was Invited.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-!Sir: With
reference to the statement in an editorial
in tO-days Sun that the United States and
Mexico were the only Powers in the New
World invited to" the first conference at The
Hague. beg to say that Brazil also had the
honor OF being officially Invited to Il. as were
all nations having at the time diplomatic
representation at 81. Petersburg
JOAQUIN NABUCO.
BRAZILIAN EMBASSY. Washington. ID. C..
November 7.
The sun., 1907-11-09
kent Loaf Of Bread Tweaty-eirht Years.

HnmbOLdI correspondence MEMPHIS CODRlcTcldI
Appeal
Mrs II. Baum. Sr.. Of this place has lust returned
from a visit TO her old home In FraBkenthal. Ger
many. where she went to see her mother. after an
absence OF Gwenty eight years.
Twenty eight years ago. when Mrs. Baum. then
Miss Loeb was taking leave Of her mother at their
home In Frankenthal to go to Ripley, Tenn, to
make her home with some OF her people. her mother
gave her large loaf Of bread with the request
that IL be preserved. Mrs. Baum says In doing
this her mother was adhering 10 popular German
superstition 70 the effect that piece of bread
when In the possession OF one leaving home and
taken from home will prevent Inconsistencies q
desire TO return. Mrs. Baum had preserved the
bread. although Il had dwindled from a piece SIX
or eight inches In width to less than two inches.
The sun., 1907-11-09
she Has Told m Very well.

Ths,reader will find tale OF considerable
novelty in Dorothy Canfeld's ~Gunhiid,
a Norwegian-American Episode (Henry
Holt and Company. II is pleasant and
charming to read Of Gunhild. who was
born and brought up in Kansas. though
she was now a Norwegian peasant girl
washing clothes and ma king cheese for her
living. GHnhild's beauty. simplicity. good
nesss reverence and powers OF imagina-
ton are well described and indicated.
The account Of the scene a mile up 'h"
mountain is full OF excellent impression.
and the same is true OF the description
Of the old church with its carvings or DO
mons and devils and Of the journey To the
great waterfall with it's inhabiting aprit
called the fOssegrim. Il was well 10 hav"
Harry Fox. the young American tourist.
fall in love with Gunhild: any reader ~
the story will be likely 10 do that; hut Harry -
exhibition Of emotion before his aunt when
Gunhia -Sclined to have him was some
The sun., 1907-11-09

denies ths supreme felicity Of the most
famOus Of diaticha. tho grand lines In Mr..
ELMoRE's. Wreck on the Monon-:
And heard hlm fantly tor 20 say,
Cut. o CUT my leg away"
MFR. SANDERS has reaped fame from this
his blindness. He is known throughout
Indiana as "the only meteor that ever shot
across the EImoroan sky Thus his title
70 remembranCe will be that he alone OF
HoOsiers did not honor the lOftiest OF the
Wabash sons Of song.
The sun., 1907-11-09
I'm. socl.IIst w,thout KnovlOx N

GoIdIin Smith in the Toronto Sun. November q.
The excellence Of President Roosevelts
intentions nobody doubts; in his perfect
prudence and self-cOntrol few believe. He
hardly seems conscious OF the fact that he
Is operating not only amid financial shoals
and guicksands. but in political atmosphere
chareed with what is styled Socialism but In
reality is a movement Of class confiscation.
The sun., 1907-11-09

The scoring power and confidence Of the
PRINCETON football team and the methOdical
preparation Of the Harvard players by an
army Of coaches for the game at Cambridge
On November 2S portend determined effort
TO impose upon Yale the humility 1t suffered
in 1888 when Princeton won by a score OF
10 0 and Harvard by II too.
The sun., 1907-11-09
"In God We Trnaa. y

Since Roosevelt policies held sway
With all his fervor warm.
Ny dollars have been swept from mo
Like leaves before the storm.
But while my'treasures vanished thus
A comfort twas TO feel
That Heaven stlll remained. where thieves
Could not break In and steal
But God is on the dollar now
By RoOscveIts stern command.
And Deity has gone the way
OF all the mortal band:
I wonder. since the common fate
Upon ID seems W fall.
n Heaven ls no Aafe place
For treasures after alls
McLARDBURoB wnsor.
The sun., 1907-11-09

Mr.. DAVID JAYNE HILL. American MlDls-
ter to the Netherlands. who has been APP
pointed Ambassador to Germany TO succeed
Mr. CHARLEMA0NE Tower. is thoroughly
versed In the history and amply in the prao-
tice Of diplomacy He is also fOrehanded.
apparently a requisite OF American Am
bassadors at present. and he can speak
German. IL is an appointment tit to be
made
The sun., 1907-11-09

From thS FOHn0hfly Rertsr.
Thaokeray's favorite poets were Goldsmith and
the sweet lyric singers" Prior. whom he thought
the easiest the richest. the most charmIngy humor
Gus Of English lyrical poets. and Gay, the force OF
whose simple melody and artless ringing laughter
he appreciated lie admired Pope. too: but Nhile
admitting Miltons greatness thought hIp such
bore that no one could read him" Il IS not sur
Drising, therefore. that Thackeray never esSayed
the big bOwwow kind" of poetry.
The sun., 1907-11-09

To rRE EDITOR or THE SUN-SlT, Henry A.
Howe says he has come upon q remarkable oddly
In tho subway recently In the shape OF ticket
chopper who treated him nke a gentleman. fear
that he has not visited the stations az Ninety
nrst street. Eighty sIxth street. Seventy second
sirast. Fourteenth street and Times square sta
lions, where all eomers are treated cOurtcously by
men who both look and are intelligent.
NEW YoRK, November DAWSON BROWN
The sun., 1907-11-09
Tho Railroad Over the Andes.

FROM Bulletin OF the American CeoOrdphicaI SCciefv
The road over the Andes which Chile and Argen
tina are building and which Is the last nnh In the
line ncrossS South America between the Atlantic and
Pacific Is nearing It's completion. IL IL said that
the entire line will be open TO trade next year The
Andes section OF the road begins at Mendoza In
Argentlna. the Andes through a tunnel four
kllometers long and extends 10 the Chilean town
Los Andes, which has rail connection with the
A.
The sun., 1907-11-09

Tom T.. JOHNSON may now take his ear
from the ground and smile. The IT,. Louis
Democratic Club. representing 10000
voters has adopted a resolution propOs-
ing the Mayor of"Cleveland for President
Of the United States.
The sun., 1907-11-09

FROM ne LdD TiHIes.

FROM ire LdU TfEIes.
Lord Kingsburgh. Lord Justice Clerk OF Scot
land. has attained high rank among public bcne-
factors from the circumstance OF his having lnitl-
ated more than forty years ago. when young and
little known man at the Scotch bar. the agitation
for the establishment of the hAlfpenny post card
system In the United Kingdom.
The sun., 1907-11-09
The Hitch.

PhIlOsopher-we might IS well accept the lnevI
table.
stellA--But suppose he doesn't proposeG
The sun., 1907-11-09

To THE EDTrOR or rHR SuN-SiT: Passengers
will kindly leave by tho nearer door Is what !
heard the conductor Of a subway say Just now.
That's the kind OF street car men we have in
Boston. ERNEST II. MORGAN.
BOSTON, November T.
The sun., 1907-11-09

We leave II 20 the seven physicians who
have been elected Mayors In New Jersey
to explain why an undertaken was rejected
In Jersey City.
The sun., 1907-11-09
why the Lsct.rs Wa. Postponed.

From me Boston Transcript
The Harvard Crimson announces that the lecture
by Professor Peabody on The Political and Social
Significance OF the Life OF Jesus Christ" was post
pOned last Tuesday evening because OF the football
mass meeting on that date
The sun., 1907-11-09

KnIcksr-whAt Is Sml'hs method for govern
nentH
BocEsr-RepeaI two lawSfOr every one passed.
The sun., 1907-11-09
RauSd.

Knlcker-Has Jones got quick asse,s1
Bocker--Very; they are quick they always fall
before ne can sell them.
The sun., 1907-11-09

n our friends rho favor Us WIth manuscripts for
publication Dsh % hGVs TeJsctsd articles TsGrNsd theg
R,uss IN Gn cases send Stamps fOr nhaf purpose.
The sun., 1907-11-09

In God We Trust" IL used 10 be.
And no one made objection
To such a trust: indeed we deemed
Il quite beyond detection.
But times have changed; the Trust must 20.
Our m0ttO's dissolution
Has rome % pass. Nov shall wo rave
+. n. a. substitutionl
The sun., 1907-11-09

The great Inlalllble decrecs
The phrase In God We Trust. must go
In II his grandeur clearly secs
Imperium Ia Amperio.
LesE MAJKsrR.
The sun., 1907-11-09
A nrriinr ana F.lI ON


KnlCker-Have they had a cOmedOwny
Bocker-YesS they talk golf Instead Of auso.
The sun., 1907-11-09

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: I rise
to propose three sneers for Roosevelt!
NEW YORK, November T. REPUBLICAN
The sun., 1907-11-09

Published by the Sun Printing and Publishing
Association at ITO Nassau street. In the Borough OF
Manhattan. New York. President aud Treasurer
Of che Association. william N. Lahan. 40 Nassau
street. Secretary OF the Association. Franklin
BARTLETT, & Nassau street
The sun., 1907-11-09

Parlsorice. ~ Rue Louis e Grand. The daily and
Sunday editions are on sale at KiOsdue r. Aear the
Grand Hotel; Klosaue u. boulevard des COpuciueS
corner Place dc roDers. and KlOsque ia Boulevard
des Iballens. corner Rue Louis 10 Grand
The sun., 1907-11-09
Relief for an EDIcurean.

NEW YORK. November 8.