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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
GOING 1T BLIND.

The more Colonel Watterson considers his
scheme for electing Democratic President in
1908 the better he likes IT, His plan which we
outlined and frankly commended day or two
ago, involves the retirement of Mr. William J.
Bryan, the nomination in his stead of q Man
with the Iron Mask candidate whose identity is
70 be kept campaign secret, and the adoption
of the crisp" and cryptic four-word platform
Back TO the Constitution" So satisfied is the
editor of THE Courier-Jeurnal" of the cleverhess
Of the strategy which he proposes that he is al
ready foreseeing and celebrating Democratic
victory Our belief is" he said in new pane
gyric last Wednesday on his Man of Mystery
and Destiny, that he [said Man of Mystery and
Destiny can defeat even Hughes and Insure US
"a Democratic victory next year."
Only month ago Colonel Watterson was q
prey TO cynical disillusionment and blank de-
spair. He saw no future for the Democratic
party. Asked on bis return from Europe about
the prospect for 1905, he said with bitter irony
If we should have cholera in the Philippines
and yellow fever in Cuba: If corn should drop to
30 cents and wheat, TO 80 cents, then we should
have a good chance. Yes, and we might win
too. IL the Republican party should split wide
open.
Four weeks in the Old Kentucky Home seem to
have heartened the colonel nightly. for now In
stead Of invoking famine. pestilence. hard times
and impious and fratricidal strife among Repub-
licsns es the only agencies equal to creating a
Democratic victory. he has undertaken to organ
lie that victory alone and single handed the
Democratic party merely covenanting to let
him write it's platform and pick, but not an
nounce. Its Presidential candidate "The Demo
cratic party cannot survive another defeat" ex-
claims Colonel Watterson. He will therefore do
for II with his prize package nominee, who Is
clean able, approved, loyal" and has hair not
yet touched with gray" and his rallying cry of
Back TO the Constitution" what otherwise could
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
TIE RUSSIAN REDGET

Much opposition has been manifested by the
bureaucrats Of Russia 10 the Douma's discus
sion of the budget, and it has been urged that
the members of that body not being as a rule
trained hnanclers, are incompetent to pass upon
such matter Ir scarcely needs an expert
however, to recognize and appreciate some of
the anomalies of the budget and it certainly
seems that there are matters in it which are
not only within the ken but also within the
legitimate interest of the representatives of the
people.
Nominally the budget balances. recpjpts AMI
expenditures each being put at 81, 236. coo. 900
But on analysis it is seen that 81 OS7 500 600 Is
put down as ordinary receipts, and like sum
| as ordinary" expenditures, while the re-
mainder, 4S,5OOO00 is set down as "extraor-
binary" receipts and extraordinary" expendi-
lures. This latter sum, which is accounted for
largely by the eXigences of the war with
Japan and of the perennial famine really rep
resents the deficit in the budget, which has had
10 be covered by domestic loan of SCI, 800 900
and foreign loan of S117 100000 The appar-
ent balancing of accounts means therefore .
considerable increase in the debt of the emnire
some or the Individual items of the budget are
| slgnancant and suggestive. That $3.50. $50 600
| goes Tor interest on the public debt is perbaps
| not surprising, seeing how great that deh+ e
With S2S6,S50,0o0 spent on army and navy tho
reaecuon arises mat surely no nation in the
world pays so much for so inefficient a SER
| vice Then $3.50, 100000 goes for the yarious ad-
mipistrative departments, including s7.75oO0o
| for the imperial family, in addition to the enor
| nous revenues from the imperial estates In
this Item Of administration the Interior Densrt.
| ment holds the first place. with its enormous
| police budget. Six years ago the police service
cost S15,5O0,OO0, while last year it cost SAT 1.
| 100000 or exactly twice as much Whether II
is twice as efficient it was five years ago is
| a question
| On the other hand, the Department of Edu-
cation, comprising the universities high schools.
| public schools, etc, gets only SD 900 600 and
in fulfilment of the governments promises TO
put landless peasants into possession of land
1t is little disappointing to see only 100000
appropriated for that purpose How that sum
will provide land for some scores of millions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
About People and Socidl incidents.

a visit to her son-in-law and daughter Mr. A.,
Mrs. Francis King Wainwright and will lata,
to her home in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Townsend, OF New yor.
national regent of the Mount Vernon Associa,,or
who acted hostess at the historic mansion -,
the Duke of the Abruzzi his visit there ruas
day. will be the guest of honor at an interest,r
luncheon to be given at Woodlawn. once the bo,,a
of Nellie Custis and built for her by George Was.
ington on a part of the Mount Vernon estate an
Wednesday. Miss Elizabeth NJ. Sharpe viii h.
hostess.
Mrs. Cridler announced to-day the marriage n,
her daughter Lillian Alden. TO Guy Dannatt Hav,
land. The marriage took place April IS al 3,
Michaers Church. New York, the Rev. Dr. Pe,s-,
officiating. The bride is the daughter of Thoma,
w Cridler. who formerly Assistant secra
tary of State and is now one of the commissions,
of the jamestown exposition and is in Great Brit,
ain on business for the exposition. The bridegroom
is a son Of the manufacturer Of Haviland china a,
Limoges, France. Mr.. and Mrs Haviland are N
New York but will make their home in Llmoge.
for which place they will sail soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25

be accomplished only by the unruly and devas-
tating forces of nature in an unkind mood.
The Kentucky conservatOr is even inclined TO
withdraw the short and crisp platform which
he framed last week TO illustrate his ideas of
return to the Constitution" He agrees with us
that in such matters there is always danger in
being too definite. He fortifies his aversion to
overparticularity by an apt illustration from
history. In 1910 the Wing party, in order to
beat Van Buren,, nomipated William Henry Har-
rison, an orthodox Wing, and John Tyler,
states rights anti-Jackson Democrat No plat
form could be capacOus enough for those two
nominees TO stand on, and so a platform was
prudently dispensed with. May not the Demo
Gratis In 1905" asks .Ir. WattersOn, take les
son from the Wings Of 1902 Undoubtedly they
may. platform is only a strife-making polit-
ical luxury for party which has no recognized
and common beliefs. The editor of The Cour-
ier-Journal" will find that he will save good
deal of unnecessary trouble by inviting the dele
gates TO the next national convention TO go it
blind" on the platform as well as on the Presi-
Dental candidate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau ]


WASHINGTON MAY 24-The President gave re
ception this afternoon sixty members Vi 'n
Brooklyn League. The visitors were receiNeu III
the East Room.
w. A. Ledbetter, S. w. Hayes ana Charles "
Moore. three Democratic members or the ohi
homa Constitutional Convention. called On INC
President to-day to confer with him aoout 'ho
work performed by the convention The fresioen'
referred them to Attorney General Bonaparte Aoi
legal advice.
Callers the White House before the CaDinet
meeting included Representatives Roberts ana cTii
lette Assistant Attorney General Cooley ana ste
phenson A Williams. recent Republican nominee
for Governor of Maryland
The Cabinet met at IL a. and adjourned at
p. m. After the meeting a number of postmaster
ships were announced by Secretary Loeb There
was nothing of the headline character in our de-
liberations to-day" said a member of the Cabinet
as he leaving the White House. There was
an accumulation of business much of II of routine
character that. had to be disposed of. which &C
counts for the long time the Cabinet was in ses-
SION The meeting the first for ten days. All
the members were present except Secretary Cor
telyOu. who is in Canton. Ohio. Secretaries Taft
and Root remained with the President for some
time after the meeting ended.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
TESTING THE GAS FRANCHISES.

. The determination of the Attorney General to
attack the franchises of the Consolidated Gas
Company is wise. for even irrespective of the
SO-cent gas law the state should know where it
stands with regard 10 the gas companies. If the
franchises are invalid the fact should be jul
dicially ascertained 1t has been careless man
agement on the part of the city TO allow the
franchises OF the gas companies to expire with
out noting the fact and using 1t to readjust the
relations OF the city and the companies. The adj
vantage of a limitation on franchises is just
this When franchises are granted it is impOs-
sible TO foresee whether their terms will always
be fair to the public Conditions so change that
terms which seem reasonable when granted may
seem against the public interest twenty years or
thereafter. If at that time the franchise has
expired it may be renewed upon reasonable
terms.
Most franchises that have been granted in this
city are perpetual, and this habit of the city
seems to have led the municipal authorities TO
act on the superstition that all were so. Thus the
gas companies have been permitted to operate
without regard to the expiration of their grants.
Other cities, such as Chicago and Detroit, have
made the expiration of franchises a powerful
weapon in dealing with public service corpora
lions, and have no doubt that if court de-
cisOn can be obtained declaring the franchises
of the gas company null a satisfactory rate can
be obtained on the basis Of renewed franchises.
The legal question is probably not so simple
it seems. Some of the franchises upon which
the gas merger is based are said by the Attor
ney General to have expired forty or fifty years
ago. In the mean time. by the careessness OF
city officials, the companies have been permitted
TO operate just as if in possession of valid fran
chises The companies will probably contend
that this has given them prescriptive right. and
the courts will have TO decide whether such a
use Of an expired franchise for a period of over
twenty years without question by the city es-
tablshes a prescriptive right.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
RELATIVES.

The coed old Scriptural rule about the sins of
the fathers Is regarded by many persons much
too mild in these advanced days. when every
man is his brothers keeper. Whereas in oIden
times 1T was considered dreadful enough TO have
the sins Of the fathers visited upon the children
even unto the third and fourth generations. there
is no melancholy in the current opinion that the
msdemeanors Of the nephews must be visited
upon the second and third cousins. yea even
upon their buffers and Wallets. In these DAVIS Of
universal brotherhood and fraternai responsible
ty no business man can juggle his accounts
without drawing down upon his remotest kins-
men and acquaintance the wrath of a large par
Of the nation. The same result follows the pub
lished escapades of the college student the d.
vorce hunter. the criminal and the shady poli-
tican. On the morning after the news of q mis-
deed has been flung across the world, the uncle
Of the miscreant begins receiving strange and
unexpected punches OF letters in his MAIL and
the old maid fourth cousin in distant state gets
a note from an unknown Lover of Decency'
protesting against the outrageous conduct OF her
family. In a recent malodorous case it is as
serted that one relative Of the chief offender re-
ceved more than one thousand letters most of
which contained at least a modicum Of venom for
the recipient. So much annoyance has this caused
that the victim Is said to be contemplating
change of name. In another instance a Young
woman related only by marriage to notorious
sinner had to engage a secretary to protect her
from her own correspondents and visitors whose
chief delight 1t was to damn her with faint sym
pathy. The historian readily understands This
curious persecution of relatives as n survival of
ancient elan morality, according to whose code
The entire clan Of kinsmen and blood brotbers
was held responsible for the acts of each clans
man. But this scrap of anthropology is no con-
ISOLATION TO the inundated relatives of twent,etb
century sinners The afflicted ones know tbev
ara Innocent OF all blame Tor nowadays a k1ns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25

man usually has little more influence over the
sinner than any other citizen enjoys. The sinner
himself, in planning his misdeed, lets FAMILY
pride count for little or nothing. What does he
care for the vlcarious notoriety he brings upon
bis uncles and aunts?
The unhappy relative finds himself caught
therefore. between an old and new system of
family ethics; his kinsman ignores his tradi-
tional responsibility to the family, while several
hundred thousand letter writer's insist upon max
ing the family responsible for its members. How
shall the innocent be delivered from the bondagef
The victim who proposed changing his name has
hit upon a scheme, but not upon Its wisest appli-
cation. Saints being presumably more numerous
than sinners in most families, might Ii not be
simpler to compel those who disgrace their fam
lily name to give 1t up? One sinner making
trouble for fifty relatives can change his name
with only one-fiftieth AZ much trouble TO the
Postoffice Department and to creditors as the
relatives would cause by 30 doing Moreover. ii
is only right that the offender should be put to
the trouble of learning to respond TO an adopted
label. Perhaps ii would also further the ends of
justice to empower the injured relatives to give
the offender name suited TO the gravity of his
offence. With the large assortment of epithets
now in stock in America the scheme might work
admirably.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25

of peasants is a puzzlng problem. Again, In
a country of such poverty and famine 1t Is
dsheartening to find that one of the chief
sources of governmental revenue is the monopoly
in intoxicating liquor. 1t is estimated that the
increase-not the total revenue, but simply the
increase-in this revenue In 1907 over 1905 will
reach the appalling figure of S52,O0O,OOO.
Beyond doubt there is need OF inspection and
revision of the budget by the representatives OF
the people in the interest Of the people The
legacy of Indebtedness cannot be at once dis
posed of nor can all the traditional expenditures
for bureaucratic purposes be Topped off. But it
surely would be possible TO increase the pro-
portion of expenditures for the direct good of
the people at the expense of those which are
for the profit OF the privileged classes. There
is room for the practical. everyday minds OF
the Douma to do some good work in Russian
finance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

lFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. May 24-The Assistant Secretary OF
state and Mrs Robert Bacon and their daughter
Miss Martha Bacon, have gone 10 Lenox where
MISS Bacon will be one of the bridesmaids at the
wedding Of her cousin. Miss Constance Bacon Of
Lenox TO John Greenleaf. OF that place and New
YORK which will take place tomorrow noon at
Trinity Church. Miss Bacon is a schoolerl and
the youngest OF the trio of cousins who will attend
the bride.
Mrs Hooson and Mrs. Burdan are making visit
to friends and relatives in Philadelphia and are
expected to return here on Monday. Mrs Burdan
VIII make further visit TO her sister. Mrs Hob
son. before sailing for Europe
The Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs
Beeknlan Winthrop are spending some days in New
fork Dur expect to return here Sunday. when they
VIII take possession OF Senator Newland's pIaca =,
"oodiey Lane. which they have leased for the
summer.
Mrs. William A. Slater entertained luncheon and
bridge party at the Country Club to-day having
among her guests Mrs Keep, Mrs Nathaniel Fran
els and Miss Wallach.
Mrs Foraker. wife OF the Senator from Ohio
will to Philadelphia the first Of next week for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
LONG TURNS ON WHITNEY.
asks Why Editor of Outing" Used
His articles.
IBy Telegraph to Ths Tribune. ]

Stamford. Conn. May 24-The attention OF tbs
Rev. DR. William j. Long was called to-day 70 IN
tervfews John Burroughs and Caspar Whitney gave
yesterday in criticism Of hts writings IN Animal
Life" He said that the porcupine story Mr.. Bur
roughs referred TO was never written by him. and
he pointed out that the mother eagle story was
written as far back the Bible the same idea.
being embodied in passage IN Isaiah Fnrther
than that he declined to consider Mr.. Burroughs
criticism.
I am extremely sorry for Mr.. Whitney's saka
that he made this attack said Or. Long For
myself. / am rather glad, because It is one OF tha
most significant things in the whole wretched con-
troversy. The amazing thing in Mr.. Whitneys at
tack Is not his arguments--for he has none. ohS
dogmatic assertions and denials-but his sudden
change OF front since Mr.. Roosevelt spoke ms
word Only yesterday Mr.. Whitney approved those
zine and several times wrote for more to-day b.
turns about. says know nothing about ani mas
and declares that these same animal studies va:
ne tried to get for his magazine are the worss.
fakss and fun OF ignorance and inpossioihussi oos
Now. don't know what his motive Is OUT w.
oaF , saSs f 5S Mf d WstaJ pile of letters
Here continued DR.. Long. are three 's IA
here are his own letters as evidence; First ~;
mnlsnsy pUnanSnee some o. my y, cruces ,Ior -
He read letters from Mr. Whitney asking i0s
The second fact is that Mr.. Whitney. sft ss
eight Of my nature books were published and ~ -
a regular department OF natural history in his
magazine
He read letters to substantiate this statement
the third fact is that. though Mr., Whitney now
declares know nothing about lynxes and wolves
he asked me TO write a volume that very SUD,
ject for the American Sportsmans Library Oh
which he Is editor
A letter to this effect also produced.
Mr.. Whitney denies only two specific thingA
First. he says there is no such thing as White
VOLT because those shot gray The wolves
OF Labrador and Newfoundland all turn snow Whit
WINS need i He
. clay O. cas-. ss sso :
Of faot not Of anyhodys aputen." 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
TO EXAMINE BOOKS.
DR.. Nar1ceH Will Make InUestiga-
ton of DR.. Longs Mature" Works.

William H Maxwell. City Superintendent %
Schools. said yesterday afternoon that he felt il
incumbent upon him 10 have an irvsstiga ton
made of the nature" books OF the Rev. Dr. Will
lam ]. Long. IN view OF what the President AMI
others had said recently about their use in public
schools.
"Dr Longs books OF course. not used al
textbooks" said Mr. Maxwell They are on our
lists collateral reading. and each principal is
at liberty to any OF them he cares TO- This
list is made out by the committee on textbooks
OF which Mr. Meeney Is chairman and are cIsssi-
fed Reading and Literature Whether Or.
Longs books have any Injurious effects upon the
children who read them depends upon The way in
which they read II they are accepted BY the
children less fables. they can scarcely
be Objectionable but If the children believe thar
everything in them is perfectly true to lfe the
be settled. I have read none OF them myself. but
himself Is a very entertaining man. but OF coUrsa
this Is no personal matter. but Is simply cues
uon or the status Of his works"
Clarence +. Meeney. the chairman OF tire cons
nnittee on textbooks and libraries called atten-
uon 10 the fact that Or. Longs books on the
same list as Hans Andersen's fairy tales and
The Arabian Nights" well 5 such books
Frankltns Autobiography and I45u stellovs
poetry. He said they had been approved by the
committee OF which he Is chairman because they
were considered wholesome stories for the chill
dren TO read and that he had not heard any COM
plants about them until the article In "Every-
3ody magazine came out with what the Press-
dent thought about them.
But II we find" said Mr.. Meleney that they
are tnjuring the childrens study OF Wild animals.
We Will certainly take them of our reading lists
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
LATIN AMERICA AND THE WORLD.

Yesterdays proceedings at the Lake MohC nix
Conference of International Arbitration were
agreeably suggestive of the place lately filed
in the world BY those countries which, for lack
of an entirely correct and convenient term are
commonly but not quite accurately called Latin
America. A few years ago it was not il is
now. "Mexicanzed" term OF extreme
reproach, used 10 describe one Of the worst
states into which the government OF a country
could fall, and most OF the Central and South
American republics were spoken of with either
pity or contempt Nor will judiclous statesmen
of those lands maintain that such an attitude
OF the world was altogether unjust: any more
than fair minded men of other lands would
hold that 1t would be Just to-day. A marked
change has come over those countries in the
last generation and to-day they are entitled TO
stand as peers IN the councils OF the nations
lie Mexican Ambassador, Mr.. Creel, was
amply entitled TO speak as he did OF Mexico's
record of abstenton from aggressive wars. of
her readiness to resort TO arbitration and OF
her active work for the success OF the con-
gress at The Hague. His observations on tho
possibilities and limitations OF international
arbitration at the present time were also in
stinct with temperance and Judgment and COM
pare favorably with the utterances which any
other responsible statesmen have made in ad-
vance OF and In preparation for the congress at
The Hague. Nor did Mr.. Calderon, the Bo-
ivan Minister, overstate the case in dwelling
upon the widespread practice OF arbitration
among the South American republics We have
frequently taken opportunity TO remark upon
that very point. II that continent was once
the home of wars and revolutions. IL has of
late been the chief scene Of international ar
bitratlons, the verdcts and awards of which
have in nearly every case been Loyalty accepted
without demur
These circumstances and considerations will
invest the appearance of practically all of the
Latin American countries at The Hague with
special interest and with no small degree of
authority. They deserve, most of them well
of the world. They have more than once set
examples which other, older and more pre-
tentious nations might profitably follow They
are committed to a at the congress
which commends itself to reason and Justice
and may confidently expect that their
voices, strange in a European conclave. Will
be welcomed and will be heard with the respect
and courtesy (which self-respectng powers ac-
cord to their peers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
Amusements.


ACADEMY OF MCSIC-2-s-The Prince OF Ptlssn.
ALHAMBRA-2-s-Vaudevt
AsTOR-2lo- Builders.
BELASCO-2-s: l5-The Rose Of the Rancho
BlJOC-2. 5o-s: 20-Comtesse CoqUette.
BROADWAY :l0-s :l0-The Partisan Model.
CASINO-2:l5-6 :l5-Fascnating Flora.
CoLONIAI-2-S-Vau6ev
CONEY ISLAND-Luna amand-Bostockts
EDEN MUSEE-The World IN Wax
GARR1CR-2 :30-S :3O-Caught in the Rain.
HACKETT-2 s:8G-The Chorus Lady.
HAMMERSTEIN'S 2:15-s:15-Vaudev
HERALD SQUARE 2:I5-s:15-The orchid
HIPPoDROME-2-s-Nep Daughter and Pioneer
Days
HCDSON-2:15-s :15-Brewster's Millions.
ENICKERBOC kerr 5-S:l5-The Red MIL
LINCOLN SQUARE 2:lb-s :15-Kelar the Magician
LYCETM- 2:15-s:2 o-The Boys OF Company b.
LYRiC-2l5-si 5-The Road 20 Yesterday.
MAJESTIC Toms Cabin
SAKOy-2:l5-s:15-The Man OF the Hour.
wALLACK' So 20-s:1E-D iyorcons
WEST END-2-S-Carmen.
CANARSIE-Golden City.