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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-08

A cratic principIe has been opposition to sunptuary legislation A plank on that subect has been in most or the Democratic platforms for thirty year& years platform. MT. Bryan and his ad- visers are afraid of the temperance and prohibition agitation, and the time honored plank will be dropped out of sight as silently as possible. Mir. Bryan is very clever in finding a reason for this. He says sumptuary legislation is now a local and not Federal Ques" ton. and, therefore, 1t has no proper place in a national platform.
 Unless the Democrats here are mis- taken, the wicked Republicans are sending to Denver lot of negroes to demand in the platform an tendorse~ ment of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. Also endorsement Of ths attitude taken by the Democrats in Congress in antagonism to President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft on the Brownsville case. As to the first ot these, word comes from Lincoln that Mr. Bryan sidesteps with the statement that the Federal government now has trial welfare of the negro race. but that political rights are under the charge of varous States. What Mr. Bryan will do about Brownsville re- one matter he may find 1t convenient and profitable to permit his conven> tion 10 denounce tho administration
 In view of the Commoner's plans tn pose before the country this year as the only Simon pure representative Of Rooseveltism, trying to convince the voters that Taft has backsIjd to the interestsS these questions have been asked: VIII that not make it necessary tor President Roosevelt to take the fleld and make a few speeches endors. Ing Taft as his rightfal and earnest heIr7 And if Roosevelt does this Gas he Is pretty sure to do). what then
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
nR- TiET AZ P4N4Ni.

Speculation concerning the purpose OF the
Secretary of War in visiting Panama at this
time should he set at rest by Mr.. Tafts own
statement. which confirms the conservative
views of his mission which have been held and
which gives no encoura cement or justification
for the eXtravagant alarms which some have
been pleased 10 sound. The wisdom of the
latter may be gagged from the recently Gu
rent description of JuradO the place whose
ownership is disputed by Panama against
Colombia as being Ion the AtratO River why
WAS it not put on the Amazon or the Plate:
The interests of the canal alone might well
Justify the making of this trip, without the least
hint of any friction difficulty in the progress
of that enterprise 1t must be remembered
that the Secretary of War is the official head
of the canal undertaking and of the admins
traitor of the canal zone. man who is SUI
premeIy responsible for work engaging the
activities of twenty-five thouSa nd men and in
volving the expenditure of S2000D,Do nat
uraly wants TO look at it with his own eyes AT
least once in year. Ii he did not he might be
criticised for lack of interest or for overcOn-
fidence in his agents. Really. il is worth a
mans while TO go TO the isthmus just to see
the dirt fiy' at the rate of more than one nun
dred thousand cubic yards day
As to diplomatic and other matters. while
American relations with Panama continue cor
dial and confidential their very intimacy gives
rise now and then 10 conditions which need
consideration and adjustment at first hand
and on the spot. II is not so much question
of abating as of avoiding friction. Finally. as
to the Colombia boundary dispute. the treaty
relations between America and Panama make
! il not only appropriate but incumbent upon THIS
| country to take benevolent interest therein.
Some time ago American influences contributed
TO the peaceful settlement of a similar dispute
| on the Costa Rican frontier. and it is to ne
assumed that they will prove equally efficient
| i'm tho case of Colombia.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08

a state convention on the opposite side OF the
continent.
This fundamental principle is confused In
commemorative like New Jersey and Connec-
ticrlt where the antiquated practice is observed
of holding district conventions on the same day
and in the same city as the state conventions anu
of reporting To the state convention the names
of the district delegates chosen for ratification.
This is an entirely superfuous proceeding, since
ii is none of the state conventions concern who
are chosen by the districts what instructions
given them. The better way and the way
pointed out iii the national committees call ~
to keep the state and district conventions abso-
lutelv SEPARATE Most Of the states follow this
method. being careful to hold district conVen-
tions within district boundaries. When the dis
trct gatherings are called to meet coincidentdily
with the state convention many misunderstand-
ings result and much msinformation is dissem-
mated. The wholly mistaken idea WAS conveyed
in dispatches from Trenton on Wednesday that
the state convention elected twenty-four de,e-
gaes-four at large and twenty from the ten
Congress districts As matter of fact the for
district delegates from the 18th and Sth districts
OF New Jersey carried in Wednesdays list of
elections were chosen last week at conventions
held in Newark District conventions were also
called some time ago for the 9th and 10Th diS-
irictS. to meet on May II in Jersey City. 1hase
conventions were also reported as held in 1ren-
ton. 1t would be wiser and more in accordance
with Republican practice if all the other New
Jersey districts followed the example of those IN
Essex and Hudson counties District autonomy
is fundamental Republican principle, AMI
every appearance Of initiating the opposite Dem
ocratic theory of state domination in the cleo
tion of delegates should be avoided.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
OLD AND NEW.

The strike of the students at the Jewish Inc
ological Seminary in Henry street SOUNDS Il
mildly tragic note which is missing in all other
college revots that have lately engaged lle
humoristS and the professors. The repeis l.i
Henry street are not growing over stale sand
wiches, expelled athletes, football suppression
or the anathematization of hazing. Their griev-
ance is one which overshadows the humor OF the
situation. AS one of the strikers put it
We want to become rabbis of American Jewry
and study secular subjects, SO We can know
what's going We can't do that IL we don
study anything but the Taln1ud. We have to
study here six hours a day. and after that some
OF want to go to other schools ana STUDY
history and economies; but the directors Wont
let us They are not up to date : They don
know anything about running place like this
These words picture the eternal conflict be
tween the old and the it is being wagcd
in Henry street ami imagination readily makes
the battle sharper at that point than anywhere
else in the great city; for who is more conserVa-
tive than the old orthodox Jew and who more
ardent for things than the young American
born Hebrew? The difference between the TAI
mud and economics is no greater than that be-
tween the aspirations and ideas of the men who
are at odds over the studying Of these subjects.
The old Jew is quite as unable TO conceive of
rabbi who has not mastered the traditional lore
and legend of his Church as is the new Jew
to imagine twentieth century rabbi ignorant
of modern history. sociology and economics.
The old Jew feels quite as justified in prescrih-
ing and forbdding studies to rabbinical candi-
dates as the new Jew feels free TO ignore all
such dctation.
We are sorry for the old Jew. because the
young rebels have got public opinion, together
with all the mighty force of circumstances. on
their side and will win in the long run. The
rabbis OF to-day. like all other ministers must
ba of
to-day if they wish T. influence their fellows.
They deserve to he ptied, for they are the old
guard of an army whose best battles have long
since been fought.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
FRANCIS JOSEPH'S JUBILEE.

The celebration of the sixteth anniversary
of the accession of Francis Joseph as Emperor
of Austria and King of Hungary was formally
begun yesterday. when the heads of the reigning
houses of Germany assembled at Vienna TO pay
tributes Of congratulaton and respect to the
venerable Kaiser The actual anniversary does
not occur until December >. but the pleasure
loving peoples of the two realms will not
grudge the spending of good part of the time
from now until then in festivities and rejoic-
ings over one of the longest reigns in European
history and one of the most noteworthy for
the personal qualities of the sovereign.
There is a peculiar interest in the visit of the
German sOveregnS TO Vienna. 1t is reminder
of that former empire of which the Austrian
monarchs so long the heads, and indeed
Of the comparatively recent confederation i'll
which Austria still the leading German
power. Those were the days when, not only
under Ferdinand but also under Francis
Joseph himself the proud Niennese used to
sing with truthful boast. There is but one
Kaiser and one Kaiser Town Those days are
past, and i'll their passing Austria was much
Inundated Yet to-day there is probably 10
remnant of the old feeling Of bitterness and
antagonism between Hapsburg and HOhenzol-
lcrn. or between North Germany and South
Germany. The princes of the new empire sa-
Lutte the sovereign of the old empire and are
cerity on both sides.
We have spoken of the personal qualities of
the sovereign in this memorable reign. Few
men have ever come to thrones under glOomier
auspices than did the Hapsburg lad amid the
revolutionary storms of 1913. Few have ever
been objects of more distrust and antipathy
than was he for many years. Few have ever
suffered more humiliating revcrseS and losses
than he suffered in his wars. Yet it would be
difficult to name many who have in the end
won more ardent and enthusiastic popular af-
fectfOn or who have been regarded with more
confidence by their subjects The AuStr0-Ilun
garian realm has often been spoken OF as the
balance wheel of Europe. and it unqueston
ably does play exceedingly important part
in diplomacy. But iii still stronger sense
Francis Joseph has long been the balance wheel
of the complicated machinery Of that empire,
in which there are many rival and often CON
ficting tribes and peoples as there are indie
peudent sovereignties in all Europe The keep
ing of the peace among them and the holding
them ali together in single empire have been
tasks of the highest craftsmanship, for the sue
ccSsful performance of which ii would not he
paSy to give too much praise 10 Francis Joseph
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
MD TORRENTS.
Young WOmen of FOur-in-Hand
Club Drire to FIOrham and Back.

In spite of the high wind and driving rain and
the protests of friends, six young women. mem
hers of the Ladies'" FOur-in- Hand Driving Club,
insisted on holding the annual long distance drive
of that organization yesterday. They were Miss
Harriet Alexander. of No. West 58th street; Miss
Louise Gulliver. Miss Ruth TwoTbly, Mrs Thomas
Hastings, Miss Kate Cary and Miss Mary Harri-
Swathed In waterproof garments, these young
women took turns in driving the coach and four
from the home of Miss Alexander. where the start
was made o'clock in the morning. 10 FlorhaIn
the estate of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Nick. Twombly,
near Convent Station. y. J. After luncheon the
party returned over the same roads. arriving at
Miss AleXander's home a few minutes beIore
O'Clock in the evening.
There was not a minute during the day that the
rain driven by more or less of gale, did not
heat upon the young women. but they never
hinched In places coming back the roads were
covered with water and the driving was no easy
task. but the amateur drivers guided the coach
safely without a single mishap- Only once was It
necessary 10 make a detour and then because re-
pairs were being made TO the road in South Or
ange.
The trip F1orham was made by way OF the
Fort Lee ferry, through the estate of Henry
PhipDs through Hackensack, HasbrouCk Heights,
Carlsbad Rutherford, the Oranges, Mtllburn'
Chatham and Madison. II )rseS were changed al
convenient places along the route. So we'll did the
drivers keep the up To their work, in spite
Of the extremely UnfavOrable conditions that the
round trp was made in only seventeen minutes
less than schedule time Maurice Hewlett VINO
has been coaching the members Of the club. &C
conpanied them yesterday. and declared the trip
one of the most credtahle performances Of its kind
bod
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
RyGHTH At OCEAN GROVE.

The question of the right of Ocean Grove to
insist on maintaining the principles and condi-
tions upon which that popuIous community was
founded has again become topic Of animated
and sometimes acrimonious debate in New Jcr-
Sey Legally it has been settled for the Su-
preme Court of the state has just decided that
those conditions must he upheld and that the
law forbidding the sale of intoxicating liquors
within IL certain distance of camp meeting
ground is valid and must be enforced But that
decision does not prevent much popular discus
sion. which often takes the form of abusive
denunciation Of the Ocean Grove corporation
for its alleged infringement of the rights of the
general public
For such diatribes can see little ground.
II may lie that the corporation in question is
ultra conservative. and pursues n policy dis
pleasing To many outsiders and even to some
residents of Ocean Grove. But those who are
outside are at perfect liberty To- remain out
side They are not compelled TO 90 to Ocean
Grove and submit themselves to its strict rules
As for those who are inside, if they do not like
the place they are ut liberty to get out. They
knew in advancc-or if they did not know it
was their own fault-what kind of place it
was. and if it was not the Kind of place they
wanted To- bc in they ought not to have gone
there.
Nor does there appear To be much reason for
sell liquors within the mile-wide zone sur
rounding the camp ground. They knew. or
they ought To have known, when they settled
there that liquor selling was forbidden within
that zone and if they wanted to engage i'll
that business they ought not 10 have settled
there There was room enough on the New
Jersey coast without ti'"r settling right along
side Ocean Grove. If they settled there hoping
To profit by their proximity to the camp meet
ing resort and yet to he free to. infringe itS
rights. they made Il great mistake. If they
counted upon being permitted To violate the
law or upon getting the law repealed or
auaShcd they acted with imprudenCc.
The preponderancc of rights certainly seems
Ia rest with Ocean Grove. The people who
established that place and invested their means
there on the assurance that II WIS permanently
Ia he conducted in certain manner and that
it Was 10 have neutrei So2e around it srrey
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
MIR BRYCE AT BIBLE ANNIVERSARY
President Roosevelt Sends Message OF Greet
ing to Pennsylvania Society.

Philadelphia. MAY Il gathering OF p-o--.-1
mon and one Of the largest assenlblaEes or FrolT
+t c1Arg,-r,ar ever seen in this city marked the
ceIsbrs ton here tonight Of the hUudredth ann
verSarv of the founding of the Peunsyl lvaHa Bo7
Society Chief amonE the participants IN the Jl0i-
lee celebration were James Bryce. the brl'iSA ~"
bassador. Bishop OH Whitaker. Of The ProtsS'a.-
I,,isccpaI Church and Senator BeveriiSe, Cf lndl-
ana who was the orator Of the evening
\ feature cf the celebration was the presenta'''t
10 Bishop Whitaker. as president OF the Soc'@'!' =
a handsome Bible from the British Foreish 0OO-''
the oldest of its kind in the world TIE preseH
tation was made BY Ambassador Bryce
\ letter Of conSraJulariOn from President hooSe
Welt and messages Of greeting from the British s
Foreign Society. the Canadian Bible Socieiy az
suxiIiaries of the Pennsylvania Society were feaA
az the meeting
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
rEron, The Tribune Bureau

From The 1rlrnne ruI'f'-i
uasbir-+on Nav Representative BOUT -
Cochran invited number Of guests TO meet 'd'-
dnal Jogue and Cardinal Gibbons at dinner To-
night Speaker Cannon celebrated his seVenty-Se
ond birthday by attending, and Attorney Generai
Ronaparte was a guest. Others in the party were
MonsiGnor FaIconio. the Papal Delegate; ARCH
bishop Ryan. Archbishop Farley, Archbishop |l@n-
non Risbon Browne of Ireland; Bishop OConnell.
Nonsfenor Lavelle Father Russell, rector OF oI-
Patrick's Church Washington; Father HazeilInan
Associate Justices White and McKenna. OF the Su-
prerne Court; Senator Foraker. Senator Adrlch'
Senator William Alden Smith and Richard Harding
Davis.
Major and Mrs Charles T. McCawley have as
their house guest the sister of Mrs. McCawley MISS
Frelinghuysen. of New York They gave dinner
in her honor tonight and will entertain again for
her tomorrow night
Mrs Cameron MGR. WinslOV entertained at DIN
ner this evening the Brazilian Ambassador and
Nine Nabuco. the Peruvian Minister and Sonora
de PardO. the British Military AttachA and the
Hon. Mrs James. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Board
man. Mrs Nicholas Fish, Captain Rtchard Mill
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
A CERTAINTY AND A HOPE.
.icago Record-Hcrald-

From The Chicago ReCord-HCrald-
The Ncw-Yor Tribune. which has reported the
facts accurately without attempting TO bend them
tO f0reCone Cou~l luSoHS. says that there is
no merit in preserving attitude of uncertainty
when uncertainty has ceased To exist IL
presses the conviction that the choice Of the Re
publican convention for President has been
determined. and that the nomination of Mr. Taft
has bcya forcOrdaiued.'' II believes that the Sec
retary of War WI! enter the convention with
least 90 pledged 10 him
This coming from a champion Of Governor
Hughes is of obvious significance. as is The Trib-
IInc.s strong recommendation that Hughes should
he urged to stand for another term executive
Of rather than accept the second
place on the national ticket. Hughes as a candi-
date for reelection. our contemporary thinks
would arouse an enthusiastic interest in the
whole Republican campaign in the state. which
could not fail be of great advantage to the ma
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
4musementS.

ACADEMY OF MT-S1C-s: :Is-Mle Modiste.
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AMERfEAN-S-Fau
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BLJoU--s:3o-Psps lsbonnsrd. ,
II.ANfN 'S->-I5-7he Governor ana the BOSS
CASTNo-s:I6-NsaTiy Hero
6IRIssf--s.IS-The Nerry-tio- Round
CDtseNIAT-o-s-Nsu Vaudeville
pAI.T-S-S.1S--
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i-DF-N Nus Efc-The World in Wax
EMPIRES -2o-Father and the Bows
iFACKETT- s.i5-The Nitrhins HoIr
ssNNEI,STFTN-S- -S:I5-NsudeN lie - ,-.,,r.,-
sol -S.Is-The girl Eeh1nd me
TlFPODRoME-2-s-Bs OF Fort Ar'huf' D"''
and Onaip-
of the Family:
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ITRFRTY-S .a5-pollr n the Circus
J. 1.YCT1-N-S:sa- Thief.
y .aa-rhs Wolf w..
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-c-s-Wtld west
WORKS an-The soul kiss
SAVOY S-.a-The SerN ant In The lt'1sF
SRI -YEF,SA NT-S.T5- Ns~rens o1 Virginia
nsTJ,afK-S -s.2N-A knight for 2 baN- -. ,.--y
vERER MUSIC HALL-s:la- -BuTieSqoe %
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
UTRTLEE OF EMPEROR.
UiIiom Heads Vienuas Guests to
Honor Francis Joseph.

Vienna Nav The heads Of the princeLy houses
Of Germany led by Emperor William have as
sembed in Vienna 10 present their congratula-
,fons to Emperor Francis Joseph on the occasion
Of the diamond jubilee Of his reign as Emperor
King Of Austria Hungary and to open series OF
festivities with which the jubilee IS 70 De celebrated
throughout the dual monarchy
Emperor William and the Empress arrived tn-s
morning. and were met at the station by Emperor
Francis Joseph and a great gathering OF notable
persons The route from the railroad station 10
schoenbrunn Palace lined with troops. deco
rated with flags and filed with a great throns
from the city and its suburbs
Shortly before noon ali the royal visitors assem-
bed in the Marie AntoInette salon, where Emperor
Francis Joseph awaited his visitors Emperor
William made speech. in which he rendered 10
Emperor Francis Joseph the congratulations of
those present upon the sixtisth anniversary OF the
beginning of his reign, and the Austrian EmQeror
responded
The reception of the royal visitors was carried
out quietly and as privately possible, n order
not TO fatigue the veteran monarch OF Austria
Hungary.
Besides Emperor William. the Empress and two
of their children. Prince August William and Prln-
cess Victoria Luise. there we're present Prince Leo
poId. the Regent of Bavaria; the King Of Saxony.
the King of Wurtemberg, the Grand Duke OF Ba-
den. the Grand Duke of saxe-Weinar. the Grand
Duke of OIdenbJlrg. the Grand Duke OF Mecklen-
burg-Schwerin. Duke Frederick OF AnhaIt. Prince
Leopold " of Idppe and Prince George Of Schaunl-
burg-Lippe.
Two hundred and fifty guests assembled ar gaa
banquet given in Schoenbrunn Palace tn1S evening
Fu7peror Francis Joseph at the centre table
VIII, the Empress Of Germany his right hand
and the Emperor Of Germany at his left hand ne
Austrian Eruueror was attired in the German UNI
form and the German Emperor IN the Austrian
uniform
The Pope and the King of Italy sent their con-
eratllatfons to Emperor Francis Joseph Among
the incidents Of the day was the unvelilhS '-
~,,,,,ar- To the composer Johannes Brahms
r.r7,raror William and his party boarded a trah
ar a.2f D. m for Donaueschinsen- Enormous cro"ds
:, the streets gave the royal party an ovation On
the way TO the station Emperor w WlIllaIil' n 0'
,,-sa+fon pefors his departure. expressed hirseil
-. o,~..sh1,- surprised at the Austrian Euperors
annearance Of health
New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
o,T-oF,DarE CONTENTION METHODS.

on T-OE-DAIE CON EA ifOA NE HUBS.
IT would he altogether diverting TO note the
curious misconceptions Of the authorized method
Of eIecting delegates TO Republican national CON
venti0ns which spring into print every time dele
gates are chosen in the commonwealths of New
Jersey and Connecticut were il not that these
conceptions argue gross and general unfamliarity
with long established Republican policy. Political
writers in these two states and some Of the
leading politicians a. well seem 10 labor under
the radically false impression that the unit 70
he represented in a Republican national cpnyen-
ZION is the state. ard that state convention has
some sort Of supervisory authority over the
whole state delegation. further misconceu-
lion of the same nature is that state convcu-
ton can order entire stale delegation To a't
under 1he unit rule. These practices have been
outlawed in. Republican conventions for thirty
two years Yei Ne find numerous dispatches
from Trenton discussing the possible workings
Of a unit rule. and in Connecticut the chairman
o. The Republican State Committee WIS reported
~ confidently assuring the state convention that
il had the power tc bind all fourteen Of COnnec-
flIIt's delegates 10 act Il unit.
Tlle fact is that the unit rule has no Gaming
whatever In Republican politics. Each delegate
10 a national convention has the right 10 vo-e
according to his own Judgment. or. if instructed,
in acc"rdance with the orders of his constit-
.ieicy and 10 have his vote recorded. with
ont reference 70 The wishes Of his associates in
aDy given delegation The Democratic National
Convention still recognizes the power Of forty
men in a delegation OF seyenty-eight To east their
owr votes and the votes Of their thirty Z
dissenting colleagues as well. But the Demo
rra4ic parry has a monopoly OF this obvious
abuse The Republican idea j. To secure in :,
national convention IS complete and fair an eX-
preston Of party opinion as possible, and votin:;
IL, al.
allowed To elect twice many delegates-at- rye
as ii has Senators and Representatives larg'.
But there the state conventions jurisdiction
ends. Eacn Congress district iH the Unitef
States is Hls.ie independent unit and charged
with eIectinG two delegates As free from dicta-
tion on the part of state convention in is
oHn stale as Il is from dictatiVn on the part of