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New-York tribune., 1908-04-16

lawyers are to draft statutes precise and
comprehensive that every possible contingency
in the world of business will be provided for by
a special paragraph, and so conveniently indexed
that any housewife can turn 10 it as easily as to
a recipe for iapjacks in cook book. Or. VIII
son probably recognizes that the most serious
defects of legal regulation in the past have been
the ntolerahe delay in settling pressing indus
trial controversies and the insuperable difficulty
which honest and astute lawmakers have en-
countered in making the English language mean
no more and no less than they wish ii to. He
certainly knows also the growing Importance OF
equity in modern law and the great increase OF
personal power thereby delegated TO the courts
TO enthrone pure law, therefore the philoso-
pher must be contemplating slot machine gov
ernment which will dispense not only with pub
lie service commissions, but also with judges
The future citizen will deposit his nickel press
the button indicating the character Of the great
problem confronting him, and neatly printed
ticket will issue from the mechanism containing
an exhaustive decision on the case.
This may seem audacious idealsm. When the
keenest minds are baffied in their attempt TO
define such a simple thing as Democrat, what
prospect is there of laws being written which
shall automatically distinguish the oppressor
from the oppressed whenever the freight rates
on turnips, pig iron gold watches between
Bingss Corners and Jaytown are changed:
When Mr.. Bryan advocating banking and cur
rency reforms. assduonsly refrans from work
ing out the sordid details of his theories. who
will invent the legal machine that can refine lts
decisions more rapidly than shrewd human
brains can refine methods Of legally evadinS tha
same? And yet we must not be too skeptical.
Perhaps the political Edison has already arisen.
If he has. he is. Of course. Democrat. and, as
such is being diligently kept in retirement. Per
haps he will spring his machine on the Denver
convention AT the crucial moment Can he STAN
pede the delegates with an invention that will
reduce Thomas jefferson to insignifcance and
rob the Democratic party Of every excuse for is
pessmistic existence?
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
MORE NATURE FAKING."

We note with surprise the reported inten-
ton of the Denver reception committee TO sup
plant the donkey with the tiger as the emblem
TO be used for decorative purposes in and about
the meeting place of the Democratic National
Convention This is a gross breach of his
torical and naturalistic verify. Mr.. Bryan in
Washington last winter pronounced an eloquent
eulogy on the donkey and proudly claimed
that friend of man as appropriately symbolic
ing Democratic tradition and the Democratic
spirit. Since Governor Johnson of Minnesota
became an active candidate for the Presidential
nomination he has had photograph taken for
campaign purposes showing him astride of a
Kentucky donkey.
The donkey must not be done out of his
honors and prerogatives by a few nature
takers" in Denver. He and the shade of JEFF
ferson are the only things immutable in the
changing panorama of Democratic politics.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
SOFT HEARTS AND THICK HEADS.


To the question why is New York City pol
itics hopelessy bad?" there are about five hui
dred distinct answers. all part truths. One o.
these has just been forcibly made by the trend
Of events in the case OF Red" Duffy, who after
prison for more than two years. the jury having
convicted him Of committing election frauds.
The character of the man and his offence We're
summed up as follows by Judge Rosalsky when
sentence was passed:
As an election district captain YOU made prep
aTatiOuS 10 cause 10 be falsely registered thirty
persons who If not detected, would have cast
thirty fraudulent votes. So we'll planned was
your crime that It was necessary to convict
three persons before your guilt could be proved.
These three persons because of your dOings are
1elons. Your conduct showed so much circum-
Spection, deliberation and cunning that you
thought you would be immune from conviction
and could violate the law with impUnity This
crime strikes al the very foundation Of our gov
crument. our liberties and our rights, and the
guilty ones should have the prerogative OF voting
taken from them.
But are Red" and his methods a graver
menace 10 good government than are the two
hundred citizens who wrote as many letters TO
the court asking the Judge TO deal lenienty with
the criminal: 1t is said that many prominent
persons of excellent repute are among the peti-
TONERS. This dsc0uraging fact forms long
paragraph in the story Of New YOrk's political
Generalization. If n man whose crime strikes
at the very foundation Of our government, our
liberties and our rights can find two hundred
citizens of good repute who are willing to beg
clemencv for him over their own signatures,
his crime having been proved and his dastardIy
cunning laid bare, what hope is there Of honest
government?
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
THE s0CIETE DES BEAUX-ARTs.
American Artists Represented at Eighteenth
Annual Exhibition.

Paris. April 15.-Ths eighteenth annual exhfbi-
tton Of the Societe des Beaux-Arts was opened TO-
day al the Grand PaIsis by President FaIIeres
The general tone Of the exhibition is IN the di-
rection Of tempered impressionism. Among the
most striking canvases a sunny landscape in
Normandy, with peasant family IN the fore
ground, by LherInitte. and two remarkably fne
panels by z. A Abbey. Lhermitte's picture has
already been sold for New York.
Although some OF the regular American contrib
utors TO this salon. like Walter Gay, are missing
the American section is fairly large including four
characteristic marines OF Frederick Harrison. a
Portrait OF Madame b and three Venetian
studies by Jules J. Stewart, OF Philadelphia. and
a portrait by Carl Melchers. The other American
exhibitors are; Myron Barlow. J. Bartlett OF New
York; Adophe BOrie. Of Philadelphia; Minerva
Chapman. Of Chicago; Letto Crapo- Smith, OF De-
troit; Marie c. Cronin. Palestine Tex; Frederick
c Friesecke. Kalamazoo Mich: Clarence B Glib
son, James r. Hopkins, Of Ohio; William s FIor-
ton. Augustus koopman. OF Charlotte. y c.: Mrs
Lucy Lee-Robbns. of New York: Mrs Mary I,oulse
Macmonnies wife Of the sculptor; Ethel Mars Of
Illinois; Alfred Maurer. Of New York: I.orenzo
Mazzinovich. Of San Francisco; Eleanor Norcross
Elisabeth Nurse, of Cincinnati; julius RoIsbove7
OF Detroit; Edwin Scott Francis Q. Thomas son
Charles W. Thurston, Of Boston; Eugene p. IL
man, Of New York: Florence K. Upton os New
York, and Albert Worcester
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
J. A. CHANLER CASE UP.
Asks Circuit Court Of Appeals for Protection
IN New York

Ihe appeal OF John Armstrong Chanle- o. m.
uon denied by Judge HCugh IN the I-nfted States
District Court last July. 10 be protected 4-o-
seizure BY the authorities oI New York f,- bis
escape from Bloou1fngdale Asylum n 1900 rhs- =.
might come 20 New York 70 testify n Al acton
brought by him against Thomas T Sherman an
pointed as guardian OF his New York esrare -
recover control Of property valued ar g 600 aoo
was argued yesterday before Judges Lacor1be t~,-
and NOyes IN the United States Circuit C--1-- -
appeals here William D. Reed. OF No. 20 Broad
way, appeared for Chanler and Joseph H f-5oa-s
IT. 1or sherman Decision was reserved
MI Chaner was committed 70 Blooutnz4sra
Asylum as insane in 1897 on the petition o. Iavis
= ChanIer and Winthrop a Caanler his bro-he-s
and A a Carey. cousin II 1900 he escaoed u
Philadelphia driving across New York in a czb
with a handkerchief held 20 his face and sfre- q
uTne IN sanatoriU-n there he deparred fo- bis
Virginia estate, Merry NILS. near Cooha-a. vhe-s
ne mas been ever since II 1901 he vas declared
sane by Virginia court and soon after bro,1gh-
action TO recover control cf his New York prop-
eFiy- Il he returns 70 New York as q witness N
thls action he IS likely 70 De recornnirted ID
BIoonngdale, unless the federal court extends bsU~
us protection According 70 his petition The az
cu1nulated income IN the hands o. NJ Shar-
man amounts 70 $26S 523
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16

long fight for favorable report from the sell
ate Committee on RAILROADS, and Mr. I1llman
was put in charge of the bill on the floor Oh the
Senate as a result of the peculiar action OF Ger
tain Republican members of the RAILROADS COIL
mittee The Senate was deadlocked for montns
over the court review provisions OF the DILL anu
Mr. Allison finally drew and presented the
compronise which made united Republicsn
action possible 1t was the general impression
two wears ago that Senators Knox, Spooner
and Nelson contributed materially TO shaplhg
the amendments which the Senate Incorporated
into the House draft.
Mr. Bailey spent many days advocating an
Irrelevant amendment 10 the Dill hmltlng the
Jurisdiction of the inferior federal courts he
thus introduced confusing and an unnecessary
issue which for a time distracted attenIloh
from the main purpose OF rate iegislatioh' ne
co-onerated with Mr.. Tillman in consulting WIN
ATTORNEY General Moody and various Repub-
Hcan Senators anxious to draft an acceptable
ravtevy clause When these negotiations Tell
+brouqh and the Allison amendment was
drafted and presented Mr.. Bailey charged pau
faith and predicted that the railroad rate olii
would he an absolute failure. An expert IN
history once wrote pamphlet to prove tnat
no such man as Napoleon Bonaparte ever eA-
isted Mr.. Baileys announcement at forI
Worth goes almost as far in demonstrating tne
pressions and records.
We note in the Texas newspapers that the
Bailey and anti-Bailey orators are working
somewhat at cross purposes The assaliahIS
of Mr.. Bailey are attempting TO show that ne
largely profited financially from his polltico-
legal relations with the Waters-Plerce anu
kindred oil interests. Mr.. Bailey IN reply IS
chiefly occupied with exploiting the political and
personal depravity of those who attack hlm'
According to THE Galveston News, he spoke
the other day of his chief critic, Cone Johnson
as Coon" Johnson and added that ne called
him Coon not because his first name was
Cone but because he favored having negroes
taught by white women. Against another
anti Bailey orator it was charged that ne
changed his name from Gully to Cullen, prob
ably because Gully sounded TOO much Ike the
name of a negro. These are telling campaign
retorts and useful in proving Mr.. Bailey : main
pronosition that those who seek to analyze ms
politicolegal transactions are all "ex-Popu-
lists" What Mr.. Bailey's relations were with
the Waters Pierce interests is. of course, SIDE
issue compared with shielding Texas from the
contamination of "ex-Populists," socialists
anarchists and other INHALED enemies or
society"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16

chosen without regard to partisan desires II
is probable that the Americans will give to the
provinces some valuable object lessons IN ad-
mnistration, as Mr.. Magoon himself has been
doing to the whole republic. Most OF ALL they
will assure the honest and impartial conduct
of the coming elections. which are practically
10 decide the fate of Cuba. Were native gov
ernors 10 be in Office at the time or the elec-
tions there would he danger of their e1erunS
some influence in behalf of their own party
and, whether they did so or not, it is certain
that they would be suspected of and charged
with doing So The present arrangement will
preclude aIl such danger and assure elections
which, so far as the government is concerned,
will be above reproach.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
AnlHSenlents.


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,EI.sNEYT lis :15-Uncle Toms CABIN
rROApVVAY-S.lb-A Waltz Dream
CARNEGIE HALL-s:15-St Matthew PASSION
fs-aSTNO-2l5-s s:l5-NesTly q Hero
I.YS-S-15-Girls
EDEN MI-SEE,-The World In Wax
EVPTRF- -s:aO-Father and the Boys
s=aRRTCK-s i5-The Royal Mounted
GERMANS 20-Die Crosse JeloenschsIt
EATKETT-2. .IB-S.i5-The Wttching Hour
Al -S-2-s :i5-NauoeV1le
EFRsID sQT7ARE-s:15-The Girl Behind the srd
Observation-Disclosures OF Port Arthuf' halie' an
zsT-T,sOS-s. .2o-The Honor Of the Family
Ke1f-K FRB0CKER-S S:15-The Talk OF New AoiA-
TTPERTY-S-2 -2o-Polly of the Circus
:30-Thc Thief.
TYRIr-S-Dou QuiXote ra-,,,
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN lo--o-~'
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Ss-JSe Al ACADEMY OF DESIGN-lo a. m--f9
~rr-vr sNcTFFT AM-s.15-The Merry NiooN'
SrT-vr WORKS. .20-The soul Kiss
c.vcvGo-15- s.e0-Tlae Servant in the House
s-T-vTT-SA NT-sIh-The Music Master
-ykITaCE- SIS .ao-A knight for a Day , - Merry
yrEpFR MUSIC HALL-s:l5-Bu Burlesqus o. 'h7 -
widow.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The London Saturday Journal in describing
the weird rites al q Chinese funeral remarks
that in the usual topsy-turvy way of the Orient
the Chinaman enjoys himself even at obsequies
The Journal" adds: The coffin is placed beside
the grave and food placed upon il. white
cock. alive or dead is usually there, TO lure the
spirit Of the man who has died abroad back 10
the home Of his fathers. Whiskey and tea and a
bowl Of rice with chopsticks there. so that
the corpse may not starve in the next world Gin
and tea are then sprinkled over the coffin, and
the bottles thrown away. The mourners stand
round laughing enjoying the fun The coffin is
lowered candles lit. suit of paper clothes Is
burned. and some paper money. Thus the corpse
is assured OF clothes in the next world, and
pocket money to put in them
Second Camper-Where do you think I'd better
First Camper tangled MOSQUITO bitten. and
Hairper's Weekly.
a murder trial now in progress in ST Charles
Mo, has an odd interstate feature. Daniel Demp-
sey village marshal Of Grafton. Ill, is accused
of killing Claude Alemang. II appears that
Dempsey followed Alemang from Grafton across
the river into ST. Charles County and had him
arrested. The prisoner agreed TO return without
requisition papers, and after starting back tried
10 escape. whereupon Dempsey shot him. II IS
contended that Dempsey had no authority 10
shoot Allemang, being Illinois officer in Mis-
souri, territory. On the other hand. it is main
tanned by Dempsey that Auemang lived until he
reached Grafton, Ill The question at issue is IN
which state the dead mans heart stopped beat
ing
A London specialist has been giving his views on
smoking TO The Daily Mall" This authority de-
clares that the cigarette. II the smoke is not in
hailed, is the least harmful way Of smoking but IL
the smoke Is inhaled II is tho most rab bid form OF
heart poisoning YOU get. II will affect young
mans heart quicker than cigar or pipe smoking
affects man between ffty-fve and sixty-fve at
which age man Is affected more by smoking than
any other. And the better the cigars the more
likely It is that harm will be done. Therefore.
smoke cabbage; the Havana cigars are worse than
any others
Her-Do you consider card playing sinful?
Hm-Certainly not. Why. there isn't a black
heart in the deck.-Chcago News.
There has recently been opened in one OF Lon
dons fashionable streets toilet club for dogs
There the pets OF the smart can have their
hair dressed and their trimmed 10 immaculate
perfection. For shillings they can be bathed II
their teeth are imperfect they can be filled or ex-
tracted. and II their claws protrude too far they
can he daintily manicured.
Shakespeare wrote for all time"
''For instance
Take his expression ''Tls not so deep as a
well. nor vide barn door Vet twill serve
How well that describes q 1905 spring HAITI
LouisN1hA Courlsr-JournaL
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
THE HOPE OF THE BETTER ELEMENT

THE HOPE OF THE BETTER ELEMENT
A great man is Mr.. Charles F Murphy and
A most representative New York State Demo
crat. and therefore II is fitting that he should
be the predominant figure of New York pig
four He is such stuff as dreams are made Of,
as has been eloqueutly and justly observed. To
him those who hope TO save the Democratic
party and keep il true TO its best traditions
turn nstnctvcly and with unanimity. He is
the single hope Of the better clement What
more hattering JUNCTION could be laid TO his soul
than this. unless 1t be the faithful and unques-
tioning worship of that great man, Mr.. Con-
ners, of Buffalo? The master before whom
Mr.. "Fingey" Conners bows in humble adora-
ton hardly needs 10 confirm him in his godlike
position. the hess effusive prostration Of the
better element"
Everything yields before him. this man who
rose from nothing in the space of a few brief
years. setting prophecies at naught. All Tam
many is in subiectiOn, revolt" after revolt
turning out to be the whisperings Of spirits
brave only behind the bosss back Where is
the might of the Suvans, who could make
and unmake? What has become of the Mayors
various coura geous resolutions to remove from
the party the incubus he once hated? When
the murmuring taxpayer and the crushed and
bruised traction patron began 10 show their re-
sentiment at the i'll considered extravaganza Of
the local administration there nowhither
for the Mayor TO turn for moral support but
to Murphy, who could align behind the admin
istration solid cohorts of loyalty and enthu-
Siasm His old enemy who had sought to ''pu-
rify" Tammany is thus become his tributary.
To such an irresistible conqueror il is no Won
der that the better clement turns with una
nimity. While the Democracy has its Murphys,
despite what Mr. Hearst says about its inevi-
fable decay and dissolution its future is not
without hope, nay, even security. If he saves
it this time ar Denver the grateful better ele-
ment will surely promote him from state to
national leader.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
Abozxf Peopfe and Social Incfden Is
AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
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TFrorn he TRIBUNE BlIsau.I =
Washington, April 15.-The President ana Mts
Roosevelt had as guests at luncheon this after
noon Earl Grey, Governor General Of Canada and
Lady Grey the British Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce, Secretary Root and Seth Low
After a conference with the President. Repre-
sentative Watson. of Indiana. announced that Con-
gress would not adjourn until May II.
Secretary straus called to introduce Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Phipps Other callers at the White
House included Secretary Garfield. Senators Lodge.
Warner Burnham. Piles. Bourne. Depew and
Owen. Representatives Fassett, Richardson Crurn-
packer, Goulden, Bennett. Bates. Allen. Holiday.
Porter, Mckinley and Cocks. Indian Commissioner
Leupp and delegation representing the Knights
OF Columbus who came invite the President
to attend the convention OF the order at St. Louis
next August The President said he would not be
able to accept.
At 2:s0 the President received a hundred dele
gates to the annual convention OF the Eastern
Manual Training Association.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
BROOKLYN POLY ALUMNI TO PROTEST
Will Discuss Present Management of Their
Alma Mater at Mass Meeting Tonight.

Alumni Of the Polytechnic Institute BROOKLYN
have been asked 10 gather this evening at No. s.
Livingston street TO protest against the present
methods Of managing their alma mater
Since 1899. when Henry Sanger Snow. the missing
ex-treasurer Of the New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company, became president and radical
changes were introduced, some alumni say that the
Poly" has run up deficit OF SOS 9S9 while he
fore II had been self-sustaining. The borrowing
capacity OF the institution has now been reached
its Indebtedness is 100000.
Abandonment Of the arts course first suggested
by Snow IS particularly opposed by the alumni
President F. w Atkinson is preparing q state
ment OF the present condition Of the institution
which he viii present AT the mass meeting tonight
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
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Washington. April 15.-Professor Bury. OF oriel
College. Oxford, and Mrs Bury. who have been
guests at the British Embassy since Friday, have
gone 10 Princeton. n. J.
Mrs. Don Cameron has opened her house on La
fayette Square for the spring season after spend
ing the last month at her estate on Jekyl Island.
Mrs James Breck Perkins wife OF Representa-
tive Perkins Of New York. had an informal tea at
o'clock this afternoon for the members ofsthe re-
Gently organized Congressional Club Mrs. w Mur-
ray Crane. Mrs BUlkeley. Mrs. Williams and most
Of the members. numbering a hundred and twenty
attended.
Miss Nora Langhorne, the youngest of the Lang
horne sisters. is entertaining Mirador her Rich
mond home in honor Of Lady SibyI Grey daugh-
ter of Earl Grey. Governor General OF Canada.
Miss Langhorne will be the guest Of Mrs. Astor
for the London season.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

John Bigelovv former Minister to Fra1ce. ana
Miss Grace Bigelow left town yesterday for Canada
to spend Easter with his son-in-'aw and daughter
the Hon. and Mrs Lionel Guest. on their isaut
home in the s.. Lawrence
Miss r1snentina Furnlss has issued invitatlo,,
for a dinner on Sunday next az her house. Fifth
avenus and 10th street. f0r Mr- and Mrs Edward
Tuck who have arrived from Paris. where they
make their home. 10 attend the wedding os Miss
Pauline French and Samuel Wagstah next month
at Newport. Edward Tuck is an uncle Of MrA
Alfred G. Vanderbilt.
Mr.. and Mrs HART. Fahnestock are receiving
congratulations on the birth OF daughter their
house in West sd street.
Mrs. ". Seward Webb and Mr- snd Nrs Rslpa
Pulitzer VIII leave town to-day for shsI5urn. "
where they will spend the Easter holidays
Mr.. and Mrs William Sloane viii 90 today =,
Mount Kisco for the Easter holidays
Herman lie Roy Edgar and Edward K!zr. r.
Will be the ushers. and Arthur F. Townsend ths
best man OF Alphs1S Sumner Hardy on tae occa-
sion Of his marriage 10 Miss Elizabeth Grace King.
in Grace Church, on Monday next
Miss Georgette Haven Borland's marriage 70 GA
ham ? Blandy which was 20 have taken plaes ;.
was postponed owing 70 the serious illness a-d
eventual death Of the brides grandfather G-o-x.
@ Haven. viii now be soIernnized very quietly On
April %. at the house OF the brides parents. NJ
and Mrs J. Nelson Borla1d, n Easr S7ta street
Only near relatives will bs asked
Mrs Clarence N. Hyde and Mss Cara 3 Hy..
Mrs. Stephen Van Rensselaer, and M-s Whirss--
Reid were among those who sailed yesterday Ter
Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Cryder and Mss C-ycs.
have left town for Hot Springs, Va, whsre tssy
viii spend the Easter holidays.
Mrs. James " Gerard. j.. and he- sister M.ss
Harriet DAILY, viii sail within the next few davs
for Europe. where the- viii remain until AuE1yr
Mrs. John Henry Hammond, Mrs. J. Sergeant
Cram, Mrs N. 3. OsEood Field, Mrs. Frederick =
Dalziel and Mrs AnseI Phelps were a-uoa- ths -
ganlzers OF very successful garden sale which
took place yesterday afternoon AT 8frs " V q
Thorne's house, in East "a street fo- the bensar
Of Hartley House.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
The DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rFron me tribune Bureau.I

Washington April l5--The Austrian Ambassador
returned TO the embassy to-day from New York
The French Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
entertained at dinner tonight the British Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Bryce. the Governor General OF
Canada and Lady Grey, the Governor General OF
Indo-C China and others.
The first secretary Of the Spanish Legation and
Sonora de Pastor. who have been travelling for
several weeks. returned 10 Washington to-day
from Baltimore, where they have recently visited
Sonora de Pastors family.
Sehor don Manuel Walls Meriuo the Spanish
second secretary has gone TO Philadelphia for two
weeks.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
wARsHIP TO MEET The PRINCE

Washington April 15.-A favorable response Will
be made by the Navy Department 10 the invitation
Of the Dominion government 10 be represented at
Quebc" by a vessel at the visit of the Prince
Of Wales 10 Canada in July. The intention IS TO
send the fine new battleship New Hampshire re-
Gently put into commission. and command OF
Captain Cameron McR. Winslow