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New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
THE FLEET At AHOY.

our great battle feet. triumphant in the vic
tories Of peace. is expected TO reach Annoy to-
day after probably rough voyage down one of
the storneSt Of seas. The place is well chosen
as the scene Of the fleets visit TO China for sew
oraI reasons. Annoy was Of the earliest ports
Of China opened 10 European commerce, the
Portuguese having begun trading there IN the
sixteenth century. and il has long been one Of
the principal seats of American commerce. IN
fact il is doubtful # it is surpassed in present
and prospective importance to America by any
other seaport cf the empire.
Annoy. too. is more purely Chinese city than
either Shanghai or Canton. midway between
which it lies. Shanghai is cosmopolitan. and
had the feet gone thither it would have been
received by half dozen other nati0naities as
we'll as ard perhaps more than. by the Chinese
themselves. At Canton. similarly. the dominant
influence Of Hong Kong would have been felt.
and il would have seemed like q visit 10 q Brit
ish rather than to Chinese port. But Annoy
is purely Chinese. and the welcome to the feet
will be purely Chinese. though there will be
reminder Of ChiDa's international status in the
recollection that Hong Kong IS just around the
bend at the southwest. that Shanghai IS at the
northeast that FormoSa is only a little way Ia
the eastward, and that 0ur own Philippines
toward the south are not remote
The diplomatic significance Of the visit Will
be somewhat less than that of some other calls
which have been made on The trip There is 30
need. since our action concerning the Boxer
indemnity. for fresh assurance Of American
good will toward China. or Of Chinese apnrecia-
tion of american friendship: nor is there. OF
course. any thought of changing existing rela-
tions Honest friendship already prevails and
is likely 10 remain Unbroken. and "cntangling
alliance is not seriously 90 be considered But
there is no doubt that this unprecedented exhi-
bition Of American seq power will profoundly
impress the Chinese. both populace and officials
aud will stimulate their desire - cherish cordial
relations with this country and 10 look more TO
this country as an pxempGr in the awakening
which has already begun III their empire The
Chinese have already learned that when the ex-
ercise Of military force Is unhapnily necessary
no nation can he more formidable than this
To-day they will see such n display OF naval
potency under the American flag no other ma
rion has ever given them. And not many weeks
hence they viii American envoys taking
part in II international congress conroked ut
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
TRE IEGISLATERE.

|. 1,+aree+ in rho election of the national and
s-o+a +icle+s should not be permitted to OBJ
scure the importance of electing the right eoi l
Of Legislature. If Governor Hughes IS 10 Ie'ui u
70 Albany for the next two years ne VIII heeu
the support of a Republican Legislature 20 caiiS
out his policies. No aid can be expected from
the Democrats Only two of the seventeen
Democratic Senators voted for the anu-Saih-
bling bills. and both of them have failed OF re-
nop;ua tion In consequence. Under the leader-
shin Of Grady and McCarren, the Democrats NJ
Albany opposed every one Of the Governor
reform measures. and they will continue TO Go
50 during the next two years There can De ho
illusions about the Democratic representation
81 Albany Grady is going back to iead H. anu
NIcCarrqn has announced that an effort VIII be
made 10 repeal the anti-gambhng laws ana 10
amend the Public Service commissions laws
Indenpndents who are in sympathy with GOV
ernor HugheS's programme should support the
RenuhIican candidates for the Legislature. as
we'll as Governor Hughes himself In no other
WAY. in the present break up Of party lines, can
tba- feel SIRE that the Governor will he ID q
positioD To accomplish an constructive work
during his next administration The RepuD-
Iican candidates for the Legislature moreover
deserve the support of the independent voters.
The party's representation, st Albany has sup
norted the Governors policies in general The
pa rtr has moreover. purged itself of the oppo-
nents of the Governors anti-gambhng pro
gramme in a way that cannot fail 10 teach
= lesson 10 future legislators. There will be
more Hughes men" in the next Legislature
than ever before and the Governors leadership
Of his party and Of its representation in the Sen
ate and in the Assembly Will be more generally
acknowledged than during his first term All
Of these considerations enable the party 10 ap-
neal for independent support with greater con-
fdence than ever in the past
Only two Republican Senators in this fity'
Mr Agnew and Mr.. Travis. are candidates for
reelection. Senator Agnew was the introducer
in the Senate of the anti gambling bills, and
Senator Travis of the direct nominations bill.
Both have been useful members and consistent
supporters Of Governor Hughes. number OF
Rrnublicars are candidates for reelection to the
Assembly with records Of good service at Il
hanv The Democratic candidates. with hardly
an exception. are bad These who are candl-
dates for re-election have almost to q man been
condemned upon their records in the report Of
the Citizens Union
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
THE BUDGET.

The CITY budget to be signed to-day, will, il Is
announced. carry a total appropriation of $l56,-
0GONn0 Last years figure was Sl43.5I2.266 ana
that for the year before was Sl30, ,42i .5o6- The
city is increasing its expenditure S13D0ooG a
wear In two years the increase has been eX-
actlv % per cent. This distances the rate OF
increase in population wealth or taXpayng
power.
The Tribune favorS efficient administration
and improvements in transit facilities santa
ton and the lamentabe living conditions with
which SO many of the real taxpayers have now
10 contend 1t would not begrudge enlarged ex-
pendture If It thought tnar such expenditure
made for the health comfort and progress OF
the community. Yet il feels. and the Intelligent
public here feels. that a large part Of the an
nual outlay is diverted to other ends Millions
Of dollars are wasted annually in salaries for
which no adequate return in service is received
and in profits 10 the contractors who do the
city's work at inflated prices The main end Of
government under the present regime Is 10 make
life easy and comfortable for those who hold
office or who deal as providers with the munic-
pality. TammaEy Hall conducts the public
business for a commission OF about 10 per cent,
and thus has a direct interest in making govern
mont more and more costly. 1t is beginning to
dawn on New Workers that they could get
much better service for vastly less money. The
first step toward economy and efficiency must
he to replace officials who work for themselves
with officials who work for tho community That
means the eXtirQaticn Of Tammany Hail
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
CHtNLERIZENG HIEErLF.

Nothing has been more damaging 10 Mr
BRYAN IN this campaign than the steadily grow
ing impression that he has surrendered his
right To think foT himself. The country had
come u regard Mir Bryan as ii political leader
who valued consistency and open dealing L
respected him for having refused in 1900 10
run on a platform repudiatng hy silence the
paramount issue Of 1896. The Democrat
National Convention OF 1900 wanted 70 run
away from that issue But Mr.. Bryan would
not sanction n retreat. The country gave him
credit for standing then on his record and his
convictions But ia view Of his performances
his year il may Ice partoned for revising that
Judgment ana for hcdnE that policy. not i'll
teliectual honesty. really Influenced him. since
Il may have seemed impossible for him 70 mn
as q Democratic candidate on platform ig-
norinG the free silver coinage ISSUE and as 2
PGpulist and Free Silver Republican candidate
on platforms asserting thst the overshadow-
tnE issue Of the campaign was the undouE Of
the Crime of ID.
Mr.. Bran handicapped himself at the outset
this year by pleading the benefit OF the statute
OF limita lions on al ooiaions Of his not in
corporaied in rhe Denver platform That
amounted 10 giving notice that he was afraid
10 be judged on his public record. He wanted
1o run not the real Bryan but as an ex-
purgated. abridged and made-0Ter for the-oc-
casion Bryan. on points on which the Den
ver platform was conveniently dumb he wanted
70 be dumb also. This timid piece Of self-sup-
--ession chilled The puhc's faith in Mr.
BTyan's sincerity and the chill has spread with
his repeated attempts 10 dodge responsibility
even for TIE IDEAS contained in the Denver
platform. In contrast with Mr.. Taft's fun. ex-
plcit and iDtelligibie discussion at Cooper
Union Of all the phases of the labor Injunction
issue Mr.. Bryans cautious and pettifogging
scaren1ent before the Brooklyn labor meeting
the day before IS hardly more credrabIe than
Mt Charters labored and disingenuous efforts
10 avoid and obscure tie issues between him
self and Nr. Hughes.
NJ TAFT points cut what must he apparent
u every cre who understands the EngliSe SIAN
glsage-that the Der~er labor injunction plank
lie mere trick n phraseoiogy. meaning moth
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
I'D rAET IT Ills BEST.

Mr.. Taft has never appeared to better ad-
vantage than in his Cooper Union speech on
Wednesday night before an audience made up
chiefly of laboring men. and in large part no
doubt. of men whose sympathy and support
he did net possess in advance. All accounts
agree that he WAS listened 10 with the closest
attention throughout; that as he proceeded the
respect of his hearers became more ana more
impressive, and that at the end 1t was EVIDENT
that he had won not only full confidence in his
intoority and admiration for his candor, but
votes.
With such q candidate. speaking as Mr.. tart
spoke these results were inevitable. The quail
ties of sincerity. moral courage, hrmness OF
mind and generosity of spirit are recognized
wherever they exist and they make an ire
sistible appeal
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY

rFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington Oct 29-1fator General and Mrs j.
Franklin Bell were dinner hosts this evening, Ell
tertaining informally at Fort Myer in honor OF
their house guest, Mrs. Charles Field. OF Cnlcaso
Mrs Richard Harlow, who returned rev cays
ago from her ranch in Montana, left here again
this morning for short sojourn I'm New York
Joseph Letter has gone for a ten days business
triu to Chicago, Mrs. Letter remaining with Mrs
L. T. Letter in her home, in Du Pont Circle, in his
absence
Mrs Julien James, Mrs. John Biddle. Mrs. Lee
Phillips Mrs. Peyton Russell, Mrs. Thomas NJ
Chatard. Mrs MCGOWAN and Mrs. Eugene watson
we're among the women assisting Mrs Randall
F4ooes this afternoon ct the tea in her home IN
Rhode Island avenue for the benefit OF the House
of Mercy. A large contingent Of society attended,
despite the inclement weather.
Colonel Frank L. Denny. of the Marine Corps
leaves Washington tomorrow for his home IN
Indiana where he will remain until after election
Mrs Denny, who is spending several weeks at Bed
ford Springs, Penn, will join him here on his re-
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
CHANLER.S PETTIFOGGING.

Tian+enant Governor Chanler threw stones
from both sides of the road" at Governor
Hughes In one speech in The Bronx on
Wednesday night He attacked him for not
signing laws in response to popular cIanor'
and then he attacked him for frightening
away capital and thus reducing the opporru-
mites of labor First he assailed the veto or
the Conev Island 5-cent fare bin. This act. he
said had cost the poor people of New York
more than 81. 100000 in a single season. Then
after quoting from a speech by the Governor
declaring that he wished TO extend, not dimn-
ish the opportunities of labor and that he
did not wish TO make men hesitate 10 enter
upon new business enterprises. Mr.. Chanler
said:
The commission which Governor Hughes has
arnoipted 70 control the transit facilities of New
York has destroyed the opportunities for lapor
blue print drawings have been made put not
one dollars worth of work has peen cone on
lines to accommodate the people
That was 6 mere repetition of the familiar
charge Of his master. Ryan, that the appoint
ment of the commission frightened away CAPT
tai and stopped traction building i'll this city
Mr. ChanIer echoes the charge of the dema-
gogues that in vetoins snap judgment regu-
lstjon of fares adopted in response to popular
clamor the Governor is the instrument or the
public service interests, and then in the next
paragraph he repeats the complaint Of the
traction hooters that the Governor is q dema-
gogue frightening away capital.
If the Governor had signed the 5-cent fare
bill the 2-cent fare bill. the full crew bill and
other like measures he might have been re-
earded as dangerous man. responsive only 20
popular clamor, and capital might have been
frightened and the opportunities of employment
Correspondngly decreased. Yet theSe are ih!heS
which Mr. Chanler constantly critlclses him Tor
not doing He finds fault with what the Gov
ernor refused to do on one grounf and then with
what he did do on exactly the opposite ground.
He assails the Governor as both too moderate
and toe immOderate.
That Mr Chanler has 10 resort TO such dis
honest and contradictory appeals TO popular
prejudice a. those which he used in The Bronx
shows the straits 10 which his campaign is re-
duced. or It shows his intellectual capacity
probably both.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
BISHOP OF MONTREAL CHOSEN.
Synod Elects the Right Rev c. G. Lang, Of
Londor-May Not Accept Post.

Montreal. Oct 29--Afte- taking several more bal
lots il effort elect successor the late
Bishop Carmichael the Anglican Synod OF The Do
Of Montreal this afternoon went into COMMITTEES
OF the whole behind closed doors IN EFFORT 70
break the deadlock existing between Dean EvaZS
of Montreal the favOrite candidate OF the cleTgy'
ard Dean Farthing. of Kingston. Ont. the candi-
date Cf the lay delegates When the synod aEain
reassembIed seventh ballot taken, resulting
in the practically unanimous choice OF the Right
Rev. Cosmos Gordon Lang. at present Bishop o.
Stepney. one OF the sutraSan bishops % tGe Do
cese of London. England. Bishop Lang is one OF
the most brilliant OF the younger churchmen or
Great Britain and since he stands in the direct line
of preferrnent 10 the highest honors y : CON
sidered doubtful II he will accept the post The
offer was sent 10 him BY cable. and the synod has
adjourned until tomorrow afternoon
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
The DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
fFrou The Tribune Bureau.I

tFron The Tribune Bureau.I
WASHINGTON, Oct 29.-The entire diplomats colony
IN washington attended the memorial services IN
honor Of the late German Ambassador, Baron
spech Won Sternburg, in Concordia Churcn taIs
afternoon.
The Austrian Ambassador Baron Hengelmuller
and the baroness with their little dauehIsT'
Baroness Mia. accompanied by Prince Nlndsct-
Graetz Of the embassy staff. left Lenox to-day for
a three weeks soiourn in New York before coming
the capital for the winter
Count Carl Moltke, the recently appoihteu
Minister from Denmark to succeed Mr. Brun' mas
arrived in Washington and is guest az the Ne"
Willard. He was presented at the State Depart
ment this morning by his predecessor Co-lh'ess
Won Moltke, formerly Miss COrneIa van Rensselaer,
Thayer Of Boston. will not arrive in this country
until about December !.
Jonkheer John J. Loudon. the new Minister OF tne
Netherlands and Nine Loudon, VINO have 0een
occupying apartments at the Shoreham sire their
arrival In Washingto have selected mousse al
18th and streets for the legation, ana VIII tak7
possession as soon extensive repairs and IN
movements completed.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30

ing in Itself but intended 10 mean contradictory
things 10 those who interpret II IN accoluah''
with their own hopes and interests. MI bi! an
insists that ii is sef-expianatorF' put Il
willing 20 interpret il in any other than us oNh
ambiguous rbraseolocy His desire to gel III"
votes or those who believe that the Denver
platforfn favors the legaZation of the olacN-
list and the secondary boycott and the Noles
also of those who believe that it does nof iaNoI
their lecalization accounts for his lack oil 'a"
dor. Public opinion forced Mr.. Chanier 10 say
at last whore he stood on the racetrack gan"
bling issue I'm this state. Does Mr. Bryan 'h'hH
that he can affront public opinion by equi'oe,'l
trihinz with the labor injunction issue
be willing to play 10 the end role WHICH eIt 1l
Mr.. ChanIer found impossible and TO create tiie
iyonrossion TINT he is even less courageous and
o11tspoken than Mr.. Chanler is:
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
A VETERAN 1se YEARS OLD

81. Petersburg dispatch to The Philadelphia Record
Every now and then Methuselah crops up IN
some part Of the Russian Empire This tin,e an
old soldier named Andrei Nikolaievitsch Schmidt
comes forward with remarkable record OF Ion
geVity. few days ego SChnIid. arrived ar Rig on
his way to Warsaw TO be present the tuhilAc
banquet Of the King of W0rtemberE's Isl bra
goons, and on the day OF his arrival he attained
the age of l36 years.
his army papers showing that ha left he army
with the rank OF sergeant major; that he was horn
at SChauen. in the kovno government. on Senterr
Der 772 that he belonged 10 the Orthodox church
and could read and write and a Nvidower ana
that August 3. 1896 he had been enrolled in The
Reval Battalion.
The veteran has a wonderful record ss a soIdIer
and in 1857 he was discharged rom the grmv for
weakness with a pension Of fi8 lie mas never
smoked tobacco nor drunk spirits but ne takes
snuff; he has been vidower tor sixty-tWo years
and his only son fell In the Turkish war He mas
a wonderful memory and recalls the davs e.bcr
the Russian troops ap?eare! on rArhds wearing
shoes made Of hast the lnHrr bark or trees and
when there were no roads. Schmidt lives al Tnis
IN the Transcaucasus The veteran wears twelve
medals and orders for his distinguished conduct in
the field
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
HORTICULTURAL socIETrcs EXHIBITION.

An exhibition with many novel features Will %
held by the Horticultural Society Of New NorA
frcm November = 20 IN the American MI
scum OF Natural History by permission ot the
trustees Leonard Barron. secretary Of the society.
said Yesterday that the forthcoming sXhtoition
would be free and had been undertaken BY ue
society with the purpose 81 popularizing hOrricnt-
ure and OF drawing the attention Of New Workers
to the possibilities os progressive horticulture
Among the special features will be decorations
and floral pieces comprising, for instance. hats
trimmed with natural flowers. horal efrects N
cotion favors. bridal bouquets and canopes. show
ing the practical application Of flowers IN theI
everyday uses. Prizes Will be offered for window
boxes for interior and exterior decoration Ons
feature Of the exhibition viii be the eisray OK
orchids under the direction OF orchid section oi
the society. Another feature VIII be late noWerihs
ch1y ysanthernuus. which nave never been seen AT
previous exhibitions in this city, held TOO eary "
the season fer the late varisties- There VII %
special inducements TO bring out trained speciFnsn
plants IN bush and standard classes
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
,r, ~. T-,b.,n. Rureau.I

fFrom The Tribune bnIea3-i
Washington oct. 29.-The PRESIDENT an" ~
Roosevelt this afternoon went to Concordia hN'-'
eran Church to attend the services IN mei"o' -
Baron Won sternburg the late German Amoassauor
Postmaster General Meyer. who has peen spedN
ing in Ohio ard Attorney General Bonaparte' "no
delivered two speeches in New York talked "lth
the President. ,
Representative Dwight OF New York, discussed
the New York uo!tical situation with the ffesiuen
as did John A. Stewart, president OF the League OF
Republican Clubs. - -,
Other visitors were General j. Franklin beib
Assistant Secretary Bacon, Robert j. Wynne' con
sui General to London; Father Doyle' VINO mas
returned from Rome; the Rev. Joseph Casey,
chaplain In the army: John ". Dunke' Cn'''"
States Attorney at Pfttsourg; Civil Service C'tl-
roissfoners Black. Greene and McIlhenny. Ludwig
Wiener. of Cape Town, South AFRICA ana H. H.
Kohlsaat, of Chieago.
1t is announced that there viii oe no Oaoih0'
meetings Tomorrow Tuesday OF next week
President Roosevelt has designated frank a
Leach director of the Mint. Acting Secretary OF
the Treasury for November 2. and 4. While sec
retary Cortelyou and Assistant Secretaries feyh-
olds, Winthrop and Coolidge go home 10 vote
New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
THE UTTrS Of THE TAEQJTSHED.

THE WTLES OF THE TAHQJISHED
The Hon James Smith jr., overlord of
large part Of the New Jersey Democracy, Is
irving his insdous best to persuade The Re
rubIjcans of that state to sell out, beuay and
defeat their own party, for its own eood, lest
it fall into the hands of other leaders than
those who have hitherto borne sway. His par
ticularly direct reference is to State Senator
Colby who he warns the Republicans. viii be
come a powerful figure in the state if he is per-
nitted to win reelection next week.
Whether or not Mr. Colby will become the
state leader. or state leader need not he con
sidered at this time. That is q question TO ne
answered after election. The point Of present
interest is that Nj Colby is indisputdbly the
leader and the preferred candidate Of de-
cisive majority Of the Republicans of Essex
County. and has shown himself the strongest
candidate that party can put forward IN that
county Moreover he has shown himself the
o1ponpnt Of policies approved by the party
generally throughout the state. Yet Mr. Smiths
cannv advice is that he should be defeated,
even at the cost of defeating the whole party
The party. that is to say, should desert and be
tray it's chosen leader in the banner county OF
the state in order TO prevent him from beng
its leader,
That is q really delicious hit Of logic, which
we have no doubt the Republicans ot Essex
County and Of the whole state VIII appreciate
st its full worth. OF course, what prompts
the Hon. James Smith ir, to pu1 it forth is
the fact that Mr. Colby is the man whom be
fears most of all the Republicans in the state.
He knows that with him and others like bin ut
the head of the Republican party the Demo
Gratis will have no more show in New Jersey
than in Vermont. Hence these tears. But his
devices are vain. The manly way in which
Judge RAYMOND, who was Mr. Colbys Oppo-
nent at the primaries. now stands for the
straight ticket gives assurance that there will
be no sukng and no bolting in the Republican
cs mn this wear. The issue is not one of New
Idea or old Idea" but of the idea Of
giving the Democrats n thorough heating again
md keeping New Jersey steadfastly in the
Republican column, i'll state and national af-
fairs.