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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21

Charley Smith will probably go on the
rubber against the White Sox this after
noon. and either Roy Patterson or Doc
White will try and fool the Nationals with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
The Void Apportlonment.

The apportionment Of 1908, which has
been declared void by the Court Of APP
peals, was not the work Of inexperienced
Inep or bungling Incompetence. The
crooked lines were drawn by artists COM
pletely informed as to their duties and the
requirements Of the Constitution. They
knew when they devised the gerrymander
that they were not complying with the
fundamental law Of the State. They hoped
that no one would have interest or
enterprise enough to test the law in the
courts. and the authors OF the apporton-
mont wore as little surprised as any citi-
zena by the decision upsetting it.
Now it appears that some Of the mem
hers Of the Senate wish to avoid the cor
reotion Of the misdeeds of the session OF
1905. BY ingenious construction of the
decision they try to convince themselves
that for purposes Of rsappoF1oufnsnt the
present Legislature Ia invalid and power
less, while for purposes Of ~thvarting the
Governor 1t is q legal and competent body.
In other words. for the performance Of a
Constitutional function there Is no Legis-
Iature; for retaining KELSEY in Office there
isa LeRislsture. This ridiculous position,
untsnabls In any event, is particularly
absurd when the express declaration Of
the Court of Appeals on the subject is
recalled:
IA already Aald. the Senate and Assembly elected
under ne superintendent act and actually assem-
bled constitute in any aspect q Dr. facto Legislature.
49, II follows, therefore, that not only Is the
present Legislature q valid Legislature" DO.
1t is plain that the sitting Legislature
has power to make an apportionment law
10 take the place Of the n declared in
valid and unconstitutional by the Court
of Appeals. The duty of the Legislature
IN equally clear. 1t should enact an
apportionment law complying in all re-
spects with the Constitution, whose
authors intended to cur equality Of
representation for all citizens, restricted
only by the provision designed to pre-
vent New York city from controlling
the Legislature,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
Playing Baseball.

Since the professional baseball season
opened the New York nine Of the Ma
tional League has played clean, straight
baseball. 1t has not INDUCED in rowdy-
ism, nor has it engaged in the disreputable
umpire batting that characterized its con-
duct during the season Of 1905. OF the
fifteen games the nine has played it has
won twelve and lost three. 1t stands
second among the eight clubs in the
league, and its chances Of winning the
pennant are excellent.
The Giants have deserved the severest
criticism in the past for their violation
Of the rules Of fair sport. At times 1t
has seemed as II they possessed neither
the desire nor the capacity for reform.
Now they show what they can do, and
a multitude Of baseball lovers applaud
their change Of conduct, and hope that
there may be no backsliding in the re-
maining months Of the season.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
Yautsd, ror sclentlnc rurpOses.

1t Is believed that the opportunity is
still open. A perfectly dooile railroad,
trained TO the house and warranted not
TO show it's teeth except when truly bad
and predatory corporations are visible
in the shEubbery, can hear Of something
advantageous by applying at the side
door OF the White House.
The requirements are moderate. For
the high purpose Of testing the merits OF
Mr.. La FoLLETrE's theory Of overcapi-
talization nothing Is necessary on the
part Of the applicant but an entire readi-
ness TO submit to v~ivisection. If to this
qualification there Is Joined a capacity
for the exhibition of proper gratitude and
10y while physically under the scalpel,
such n railroad, or it's president, may
expect all the benefits naturally accruing
to the welcome animal willing to be the
dog that it Is tried on.
We haven't the least notion that Mr..
CHARLES 8. MELLEN, ardent az may be
his enthusiasm for experimental science,
aspires at this time to any monopoly OF
public usefulness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
Renouncing an Idol.

While Mr.. BRYAN has been rafting
around the New England circuit, dis
tributing his presence and his speeches
with an industry and an eagerness that
could not be exceeded II he were actually
the Democratic candidate for President,
there are renewed signs In Virginia Of a
disposition to resent his continued domi-
ration Of his party for the exploitation
Of his personal and non-D Democratic
notions. The initiative and referendum
seems to have been the last straw. The
Roanoke World makes the obvious re-
mark that this panacea 10 mot Demo-
cratic doctrine in any sense; and 1t re-
minds Mr.. BRYAN that the Democratic
party has let him dictate it's platform
twice and been twice defeated:
Certainly the time has oome when he should
cease his dietation. and Of least give the party the
high privilege Of framing its own platform. When
that is done. " Mr.. BRYAN does not like II he can
refuse TO be put upon u. and that would really be
the manly thing for him TO do.s
The Virginiq Citizen reads him out OF
the party and insists that Democrats
should nominate somebody else, whether
Mr.. BRYAN likes it or Jumps it:
He has undoubtedly put himself beyond the
pale OF o possible Presidency. He-or rather poll
tcians who arc afraid 10 SpeSk for themselves
may force WILLIAM j. BRYAN upon Democracy as
a nominee but In such event both be and our party
arc dead ducks nationally.
W believe the time 70 be drawing near when
Democrats should begin to centre upon worthy and
available men, and fof cur part we are willing to
sbide the decision OF the best minds In our ranks
Let Us starr the ball, and put up men that are men,
even II our personal preferences are 70 be knocked
down; let them be OF Mr.. BkILS's liking Il he will
like them. but II not, then get outside his camp"
1t remains to be seen il such voices OF
common sense will find willing ears, and
il the romantic passion or infatuation OF
the Democracy for the Peerless can be
chilled. Mr.. BRYAN and defeat are in
separable. 1t would seem that the
Democrats had sacrificed enough to that
idol. American politics, however, has
become a matter Of hero worship in both
parties.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03

Such . evty doss Asl n end q NIL neesSssrily
rive Eiss 20 the epHolusson oannFepsaashlsasPs.gt
would be tbe cass where ~ vhals neacmso 81 Faaee
ives unFsasonaple. uadsF ~ aeStsns Of svxSH
vsIUus AHns. . OF coars@ the feet that
The furnishing Of . necessary facility ordered may
occasion an inctdsntal pecuhihEy tbsg \ ea I'm,
poFtApt criterion 70 b taken into view n deter
mining che rshsonsOlsneSs Of TIE order. but 10 q
Hot the only one
Il certainly does not follow that be-
cause a Railroad Commission may order
a change in q running schedule TO 40
commodate travellers who are COM
PEELED under the schedule as 1t stands to
lose connections and suffer inconvens
fence, the commission has therefore the
power to make the time table 10 suit
itself, and may control absolutely as
It has been assumed, 4the running Of
trains II that were the Law the COM
pany might as well turn yer its rolling
stock and its staff Of employees to the
commission, thus giving the State o n
troll Of ito property. The factor OF rea-
sonableness Is involved as we'll in the
case of a commissions right to compel
a proper service 70 the public az in the
case Of the fixing Of rates under the power
with which the State invests the COM
mission. Too much has been inferred
from Mr., Justice WHITES opinion.
Moreover, the subject in controversy Is
not really relevant to the question OF
State versus Federal regulation because
interstate commerce is not necessarily
involved. A State Railroad Commission
under the law Of its creation may make
orders which are not within the province
OF the Federal Commission.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
NO ENTANGLING ALLIANCES.
Control Of the Pacific Foreign 10 the True
AmegIcau Policy.

SetNe
To THE EDITOR OF TIL suN-Sir: The
reasons given by Mr.. Charles Z. T. Stuart
Linton in q letter to THE suN why the United
States should form an alliance with England
against Japan (0-possibly he means Ger
many-are very English, you know.
was asked to-day by a Scotch man 10 give
assistance to Scotch c~rofters who Hish 10
emigrate from lands In their native country
where their fo%refathers have lived for cen
turtles TO Hancock settlement, near Sparta,
Hancock county, Ga, u. s.. A. These Scotch
men say the lands Of their forefathers are
being taken up for deer parks and game
preserves by London men Of wealth. They
say that they don't want TO be targets for
bullets in wars 70 keep India and South Africa
in the empire. From the day OF the trst shot
at Lexington TO the present time have. not
these. been always the conditions in England
and America?
The countries Of North America, Canada,
United States and Mexico. do not want 20
control the Pacific. Mr.. Laurier plainly
stated the American position az the London
conference the other day. II H. Just as pat-
ural that Japan, China and India should be
friendly from an Asiatic point Of view as that
Canada, the United States and Mexico should
The United States OF America will maintain
a powerful modern navy. viii build the Pan
alliances. England did not consult America
when she made her alliance with Japan. Did
she make a fatal error? The, best laid schemes
O. mice and men gang aft a-gley:
LONG ISLAND CITY, May l..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03

approval Of epFsss q 10 city. There
has been no auggsstion 81 Observation-Disclosures
ing By those who have advocated ito
passage. The improved administration
Of justice IN "the courts Of tho peopie'
requires tta enactment. II matters little
to the public weaI that the new appoin.
tees would likely b men Of Democratic
party affiliations, 70 long ~ theyare men
ofability and good reputs,
To the influences that arc holding back
this measure and are threatening to
defeat It unless some deal Of petty
patronage can be put through It may
be well to suggest that y ls net always
wholesome 70 trife with g unanimous
public sentiment in support Of q measure
concerning whose desirabitty there Is no
doubt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
SAVING oUR YOREsrs.

WAAHrn0ToN, Nay 2s-Carefully pre-.
pared estimates Indicate that the total Of
our annual lumber out for all purposes
opportunities t6,o00,ooo 900 feet, board meas
uronant, The oxtent OF our timber re-
Souross u not known vita accuracy, but
enough % known 70 show beyond any quoe-
ton that without proper conservation Of
thoSe resources II 10 only q matter Of . few
decades before the supply viii be practi-
cally exhausted.
During the last session OF Congress con-
siderable time was given 70 the discussion
Of an appropriation for that branch Of the
Department Of Agriculture known a. the
Forest Service. The question excited an
active controversy In the Senate and many
important facts and arguments were
brought out, Unfortunately there IL as
yet only limited public interest In this almost
vital subject. The growth OF that interest
is. however. quite striking. In January,
1905. there was held In Washington the hrst
American Forest Congress. Az that time,
only q little more than two years ago, the
American Forestry Association, organised
In 1882 and incorporated In 1897, had mem
bership Of between 1000 and 5000. To-day
there are nearly 0.0DS members. represent
ing every State In the Union. The object
Of this society is TO promote the pTeserva-
ton, by wise use. and the extension OF the
forests Of the United States The educa-
tional work which In being done by this Or
Ranization il OF great value and should COM
mand the fullest possible support,
By An act Of the President on the eve OF
the adjournment Of Congress some 100000
TO 20, O00, 900 acres were added TO our IA
tionAl forest reserves. The total OF Our
reserve area Il now about $4,000. 900 acres,
The estimate submitted by Secretary Will
son for the 'use. maintenance and pro-
lection Of these areas averages an eXpen-
diture Of i.o cents an acre. During the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1905, the expenditures
for the Forest Service were S77e.6is.2s
The derived mainly from the
sale Of timber, were S7e7 .6SS. The develop
ment of the service 10 shown by comparison
Of these figures with those Of two year,
earlier, when expenditures were $s7e.i6
and evenues only SIS, tSo. 1t ts asserted
officially. with the utmost confidence, that II
the present policy 10 continued the result oil
the work will be not only q conservation
Of forest areas and Of water supply, but az
we'll q source OF revenue to the Govern
ment.
The act Of 1891 authorized the President
TO reserve timber lands on the public do
main. President Harrison was the first
TO act under this law. Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.
Mckinley and Mr.. Roosevelt have followed
his example. The Fulton amendment te
the Agricultural Appropriation bill Of the
recent session makes the consent Of Con
gress necessary for any further reserva'
tons. The expansion Of these immensely
valuable areas and the maintenance Of the
present areas now depends upon the pres
sure which the people OF the country car
bring 10 bear upon their representatives ii
Washington. In this work the American
Forestry Association promises to be ar
active and efficient factor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
Under No circumstance.

Under no circumstances will / be a
candidate for or accept another nomi-
nation"
Republican enthusiasts who are In
sisting that circumstances have altered
and that Mr.. ROOSEVELT Is free to accept
another nomination have forgotten the
absoluteness Of his refusal. Misappre-
bend 1t they could not. 1t 10 sweeping
and final. 1t covers all contingencies
and possibilities. No circumstances can
change 1t.
The noisy nominators should commit
to memory the exact terms Of Mr.. RoosE-
WELT 8 statement. There Is no ambiguity
or loophole of Withdrawal In it. Under
no circumstances can it to be bind
ing on Mr. ROOSEVELT; and could it cease
to be binding in fact, it would still be
binding in honor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
Toe Much Treasure for BlOsraphers.
From tie London Esenino Standard.

from tN4 L0NuOU GttWHp sotuHuuFo.
For serious biography there are two dihtcut sub
jects: the man who leaves no records, and the man
vino leaves too many. Manning heaped up data,
volumes In manuscript, tones Of newspaper cut
tings. Gladstone left behind . prodleious series
Of journals, a. Scott bad done. Very helpful a. .
revelation Of the man, but, In the case OF 80 acutely
methodlcal n person as Peel. q nightmare. He
strobe late one night into the bedroom Of Lord
CArdwell bis private secretary, and paced up and
down without saying q word. Cardwell watching
with amazed perplexity from his bed. Al last Peel
spoke: NO public man who respects himself should
ever destroy n letter"
So saying. he disappeared. We know now what
he meant He was thinking OF the letter which he
had had In his pocket while DisTseli was attacking
him Peel was true 10 his dictum. He never de
stroyed q letter. Prom the veY beginning he pre-
pared for the searchllght Of public opinion. And
what was the resulti Stanhope and the others who
were appointed 10 write his life turned ~afrighted
from the task. For forty years nothing but .
couple Of volumes by himself saw the Hight. Then
came q volume Of letters, followed eight years later
by two more.
II was not the fact alone that the documents
affected living statesmen which kept back the work,
The manuscripts were TOO terrinc in bulk 70 be
handled by any ordinary man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03

before an American Consul IN ordinary
cases, and that q Consul's power to de-
mand that invoices be sworn 10 VIII b
abolished,
That these administrative changes In
our customs regulations viii prove OF
much practical value TO Germany is eyi-
IDENTIFY believed in France, and we may
expect to see a request put forward for
the application Of the Same rules to
French exports. France, however, does
not stand on the same footing with Ger
many as regards the treatInent Of Inn
ports from this side OF the Atlantic. The
present duty levied on American cotton
seed oil in France Is six francs, but a bill
now before Parliament proposes TO raise
It to rs francs. Moreover, the announce
ment has been made that Porto Rico
coffee, which Is appreciated In France
and which hitherto has enjoyed there the
benefit Of the minimum tariff, will pres
emily be subjected to the maximum
tariff. The French on their part oom-
plain not only Of the advantage that will
be given to Germany In the American
market by the new agreement, but also
Of that provision Of our Pure Food act
which requires the labelling Of all food
products, whether native or imported,
in the English language. French ex-
porters of meat products, vegetables,
fruits and olive oil insist that this re-
quirement is vexatious to the manu-
lecturers and detrimental to trade.
Two considerations have a bearing on
the question whether We should make to
France the concessions which we have
made to Germany. In the first place, the
latter country is a much better customer
Of OURS than is the ormer. In the year
ending June 80, 1905, we sold to Germany
merchandise valued at moro than 1884,
100000, while in the same year the mer-
chandise purchased from us by France
fell short Of sos, oOO, 900. In the second
place, our products have been treated
much more literally in Germany than
in France as regards the duties imposed
on them. For nearly two years under a
modus pipendi all merchandise imported
into Germany from the United States
has been subjected only to the minimum
tariff, whereas nothing like such a sweep
ing concession has been made by tbs
French Government. Reasonable enough,
however, is the request Of the American
Chamber of Commerce in Paris, which
has been forwarded to Washington, that
a commission be despatched to France
for the purpose Of arranging such an
agreement as the German-Amerioan COM
mission lately reached at Berlin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
Who Is Holding UP the Night Police
Court BIu2

For reasons best known to those who
are responsible for the final disposition
OF legislation at Albany, the Agnew bill
providing for the appointment OF two
additional police magistrates for Man
haitian and The Bronx, 90 that a night
police court may be established in this
town. is held up in the Assembly. The bill
passed the Senate unanimously several
weeks ago. The Assembly COMMITTEES on
Rules alone can now report 1t.
Except the Bingham police bill, no
measure Immediately affecting the good
morals OF this city has ranked in impor-
lance with the Agnew bill. It's primary
purpose Is to destroy, the graft Of the
professional bondsman, which fourishes
through an alliance with police corrupL
ton. II 10 also a public necessity be-
cause IL will prevent the unreasonable
Imprisonment over night Of Thousands
arrested for trivial offences. II will pro-
vide a certain means Of securing bail In
felony arrests at night. With the pres
emit limited number OF magistrates and
their courts already o~vercrowded with
work Il Ia impossible 10 detail two Of the
existing magistrates for the establish
mont Of this needed tribunal.
The bill has received the unanimous
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
Kicking Against tho Pricks.

A burning question has arisen in North
Carolina and is now eating its way North,
South and West with the imperative
rapidity Of q prairie fire. Nothing less
than the Atlantic keeps It from boxing
the compass with neatness and despatch.
Already the Virginia newspapers are
EMBODIED in it's flames; away down in
South Carolina the Charleston Heos and
Courier is in riotous combustion, and
soon in almost any part Of that gigantic
segment the anxious citizen may pick up
red hot Chunks and fan them into
oonhagration,
The blaze began when the North Caro-
lima Senator, Mr., ovERMAN, was men
toned for the Democratic leadership on
the floor OF that august chamber which
ARTHUR p. GoRMAN dominated so long
and in which more recently the eruptive
and reverberating JOE BLACKBURN shook
the chandeliers with his deafening and
~portentous bray. Senator ovERMAN is @
suave and most slluring gentleman. He
is smooth shaver, b~enignant. large and
penduIous Of jowl, gorged with kindly
sapience, fraught with tact, good will
and bubbling wisdom. To see him is
to love him. One glance at that broad,
inviting c~ountenanoe and all your secret
thoughts and aspirations hasten forth
into the sunlight Of his smile.
All would have gone well, we verify
believe, but for the fact that certain OF
his ~overzealous advocates advanced the
argument Of President RooSBvSTT's
warm regard for Mr.. 0vERMAF and his
impetuous approval Of that eminent
statesman's Democratic leadership. One
| still finds at the South forlorn survivals
Of an ancient prejudice. There are still
relics Of a onoe proud and ~presentable
Democracy who hug the delusion Of one
CAssANDHA proclaimed some years ago
in the shadow OF Mount Ida. These, in
their superstitious ignorance, cannot be
| convinced that even Mr.. ROOSEVELT is
| the unanswerable authority on Demo
cratic party organization and MANAGE
ment and strategy. They fear the Greeks
bearing gifts and they r leary Of the
wooden horse. Thus it happens that
| thousands Of loyal Southern Democratic
70 shy Of the beaming ovERNiAN, whom
otherwise they would have smothered in
afectionate embraces.
These benighted Southern newspapers
do not seem TO be aware Of the fact that
the world is moving ever on and upward.
Perhaps, though we can hardly believe
it, they have not yet heard the inspiring
news that ten thousand camels in Africa
have been named Roosevelt"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
To Plough I'm the Missouri.

From tht 81. Louts Globe. Deriotrnf.
The only way 10 control the Missouri River is 10
plough Il up. That Is the opinion Of c. Eacreit OF
StrAhan. Ia. who has unburdened his mind on tho
subject Of the improvement OF that incorrigible
stream. which has been bothering him for years.
Mr.. Eacrett's plan is to plough up the bottom OF
the river, and the currents created thereby will do
the rest, he says, toward securing out . channel In
which boats Of the heaviest draught might navigate.
Tue Congressional committees had never thought
Of this before, and the new Inland waterway com :
mission. which Just organized 20 day, may take up
the idea for consideration more or less seriously.
The Escrett Idea, 70 60 more Into detail, ia 70
construct a boat OF light drAught. htted out with
implements something IKE a lister" plough, which
is the kind used on big farms OF the West. 20 be
fastened on long beams that could be raised and
lowered from the stern Of the boat. The boats arc
10 ply up and down the river, stirring up the mud
and sand. thus allowing the currents TO clean II out
and make q well deemed channel.