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New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
uR. BRYAN.s SINCERITY"

The Illinois Democratic State Convention in
structed for Mr Bryan on Thursday-by ana
with his consent this time; nay, more, al MS
urgent solicitation. apparently, and seemingly
as result Of a satisfactory understanding WIN
the Illinois boss" Roger Sullivan Ths IS
very different from the last state convention
Of the Illinois Democrats. two years ago, when
Mr.. Bryan. then in Europe, sent a cable mes
sage telling Judge Thompson, who represented
him in Illinois, to inform the Illinois convention
that he did not want an Endorsement from the
convention unless il carried with Il repudla-
tion of Mr. sullivan. That convention never
theess indorsed him. When he returned from
Europe a few days later he denounced it, say
ing in a speech before the jefferson Club of
Chicago. on September 4 1906:
I do NOT regard it as compliment to be in
dorsed for the Presidency by e convention which
indorsed Nj Sullivan told them IN advance
/ did not want an endorsement under such cir
tion for any Office depended upon that indorse-
ment I would not accept IL. Mr.. Sullivan IS not
my friend / object to him as q, political asso-
ti5st the peopie have in my sincerity and I do
not want that shattered by intimacy with men
Il his political methods.
Tie same Roger Sullivan whose support
would shatter the confidence of the people in
his sincerity had absolute control of the Hi
nois convention this week and heads its deiega-
ton 10 Denver Mr.. Bryan makes no protest
now. He is more than willing, he is solicitous,
to take a nomination. even if il depends upon
the Endorsement of Mr.. Sullivan; for it is cas-
iIv conceivable that if the Illinois boss had
chosen 10 throw his strength 10 any other can
didate he would have exercised powerful in
f4uence upon states which are hesitating TO in
struct for Bryan
It is not likely that shall hear any more
Of the Nehraskan's efforts 10 read Sullivan out
of the Democratic party. Two months or so
ago he visited Chicago breathing peace. 1t
was no time for enmity. be proclaimed. AS a
result Of a conference between him and rep
resantatives Of the Illinois boss il was an
nor1nced hv Nfr. Roeschensrein. chairman Of rhe
Illinois Democratic State Committee that the
Sullivan matter was "a closed incident But
viii the support IF Mr.. Sullivan at Mr.. Brvans
express solicitation tend. any more than his
support in defiance Of the Jovian cable dispatch
Of prohibition. 10 shstter the confidence Of the
peonle in Nr Rrvan's sincerity?
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
COLD TOT ETPLAIN IT.

The Office boy has been instructed 10 tell the
Man from Mars that this is our busy day in
case he comes around for social chat before
the Friarcliff automobile race has been forgot
ten. The Man from Mars is, under ordinary
circumstances. a welcome visitor whom we are
always glad 10 enlighten 70 terrestrial ways
But We should not like to undertake the an
swering of his questions about the reason,
manner and results OF yesterdays great en-
durance contest. Our trans-ethCreal friend.
lacking the earthly point of view, cross-exam-
ines us in a cold. logical manner without max
ing allowances for temperament and such
feshlv frailties Why did they race?" he
would begin: and we're we to answer that
the object was TO discover which Of the twenty
two automobiles could endure the most he
would prohs bly, retort that the race could not
accomplish that purpose. The hazards were
so perilous and so many that victory was
'foreordainpd 70 the chauffeur with the best
luck and the quickest eye and arm" Could
vou sduech the Man from Mars AT this point:
We could not Neither should we have a pass
able answer ready for his inevitable question
about the dangers set athwart the racers path
Did the committee wish to kill the chaufeurs?
Were the chauffeurs convicted criminals VINO
like some Of the old CladiatOrial fighters, had
had their choice between plain execution and
"a public batte?" All that might be said about
snort for sports sake would he utterly unlnte-
Iigible 10 our querst. What he would e1-
claim. You prevent a man from jumping on
the BROOKLYN Bridge or from killing himself
lin fulflment Of a religious belief, but invite
Ito public destruction another man whose sui
"Cidal passion takes the form Of whtrlng around
"a sharp corner in three-ton engine at the
rate of fifty miles an hour?' Isn't this most
e1asperatinG question:
The great difficulty which the Man from
Mars finds in understanding the matter seems
due to his ignorance Of the fact that ordinary
rules of prudence may be suspended by the
unanimous vote of a large body Of enthusiasts
He simply cannot understand what every earth
born creature instinctively knows that two hun
dred thousand persons can borrow forty miles
of country road and smash as many records
cars and dictates Of caution rs they please, so
long as they pay the costs. All in all we pre-
fer TO argue the matter with q Boston humani-
tartan rather than with the Man from Mars
And. much as we like automobiles, we hope
there will not be a second Briarcf. because
it would only compel us TO pass out another
white lie to the Man from Mars If he should
drop in for more light.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
HTPERSENSITITE.

II * reported that Senator Grady retirement
from Albany is due 70 his unwilingness 10 act
as chairman II the committee on credentials AZ
the recent Democratic State Convention. The
Senator incurred the wrath Of his boss not only
by declining to assume the Office subsequently,
hlled with such signal credit by Judge Bulger,
Of Oswego. but by actually venturing to try to
disS11ade the boss from oustins McCarren and
his following.
II was only natural that the boss should think
first Of Senator Grady for this important post.
Il will be remembered that the Senator had
served as chairman of the committee Creden-
tias al the Buffalo state convention. which be
gan the work Of throwing out legally elected
delegates without regard 10 the evidence and
making a convention majority out Of hand. A.
Buffalo as ar examiner Of credentials the Sen
ator made remarkable record. which must
surely have held the favorable attention Of the
boss in fact. he himself was able 10 say Of II ::
1t the dirtiest days work in all my life
He recently recoiled from opportunity to
bptter his own previous record. He has fallen
behind in the progress Of his party in recent
years. For men Of such delicate and refined
suscaptibiIities as senator Grady's the Democ-
racy as now constituted has no use.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

feeufb Street scientists have devised this oeh-
C. te apparatus for the purpose OF registering llie
intellectual capacity of all candidates Tor pup
Tic Office The vagaries of the Official Drain
rauye however are no less astonishing than the
instrument itself. which is so fixed tnat tne
mercury in the tube shoots up TO the top when
an honest and respectable citizen Is being
tested but drops down TO 40 degrees below zero
when the gauge is attached TO thoroughly
capable man. II is strange yet true thht, 81
though voters have been swindled a thousand
times or more by officials who had satisfactorily
withstood tests By this gauge only few per
SONS have grown suspicious of the gauge llseI1-
We might also mention the moraitF gaue
which is fixed" so as TO register Il thousand
nuances between graft and honest graft,
and many other official devices for measuring
the thin line between the toerabe and the IN
tolerable But these few instances suffice 10 es-
tablish the point that the alleged use Of 'hxed
gauges in testing fire hose harmonizes with
and conforms 10 long established recognlzeu
and approved methods of measurement in all
other branches OF our local administration
II would be the rankest inconsistency 10 pro-
test against the fixed gauges which Mr. Fouike
has heard of more than once while accepting
the dial readings on the gauges measuring the
calibre of the patriots who are going through Tue
motions Of governing New York City
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
The cRLN0L4P4NESE RO1c0Tr

The Chinese boycott of japanese trade and
goods not only continues but is steadily in
creasing in completeness and scope. A fortnight
aeo II involved practically the whole Chinese
coast including the Chinese part Of Hong
Kong. Now we hear of its prevalence at sgd
ney and elsewhere in the Australian Common
wealth. and there is a strong probability that
It viii soon be in operation in every place
where Chinese and Japanese come into contact
1t is. moreover, conducted with exceptional
thoroughness and with that untiring business
like precision which is characteristic of the
Chinese Thus the various guilds of trades
men have pledged themselves collectively and
individually 10 the support Of the movement
and each member has deposited a considerable
sum Of money as guarantee Of his fidelity.
If any one breaks his word ant deals with n
Japanese or handles Japanese goods his de-
post is forfeited-or would be if any did thus
prove false Effective support has been given
10 the movement by the guild Of money chang
ers, In refusing To accept, change or in any
way handle japanese money, even at a dis
count. At Hong Kong the Japanese have pro-
posed peculiarly shrewd device for the pro
motion Of their trade in cotton goods-to wit,
the placing of lottery ticket in every bale,
thus making appeal TO the gambling prOpensi-
ties of the Chinese. But even this seems TO
have failed 10 tempt them. the only result thus
far perceptibe being the issuing Of a circular
letter from the Hong Kong Chamber of Com
merce 10 similar bodies in England and
throughout the British Empire and China sug-
gestng the propriety OF diplomatic action
against Japan 10 compel the abandonment Of
r Illicit method of stimulating trade.
There can be no doubt that the movement is
seriously affecting japanese trade at the
very time when, because Of fiscal stringency,
Japan is most DESTROYS Of expanding her trade
much possible. Moreover there is no
expectation of its ending but rather a
prospect Of lis indefinite continuance with the
almost infinite patience and endurance which
the Chinese well know how TO practise.
For the ostensibie prOvOcatiOn OF il is the
Tatsu Maru incident. But that is a closed Incl
dent, far the two governments are CON
ceTned. and Il movement which is protest
against closed and settled must bid fair
10 be perpetual. The fact doubtless is that the
boycott has really been inspired by deep seated
widespread and long existing feelings against
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
uR .TFROME,
encoura ging.

Having taken no part in either the hyserica
adulstion or the indiscrininate abuse from
which District Attorney Jerome has SUFFERED
The Tribune Is not embarrassed in referring TO
certain considerations suggested by what lie
himself tustIy described as his TRADE against
the newspaper press at the dinner OF the ST
Georges Society on Thursday evening.
We may pass over of no special Importance
Mr. Jerome's resolute disregard of the feelings
of his host who sat beside him, and OF the
other gentlemen of the press at his table. 10
whom he condescendngly offered his hand as ne
withdrew just III time to avoid listening 10 Gel-
era Bingham's courteous, friendly and interest
ing speech. The long line Of ancestors TO whom
he fondly alluded might have regretted such
breach of manners, but these are strenuous
times.
Mr. Jerome spoke of scandalous article re
lating 10 the private life of man who may have
abused his financial trust published just after
his melancholy death, six months ago, and hap
PLY forgotten. How grateful must that man $
family be for the compassionate emotions which
led Mr.. Jerome TO revive so painful recollec-
ton at public dinner and to pierce their hearts
anew with q reminder of their tragedy,
Mr. Jerome detests the formation OF public
opinion by a venal press and despises the pub
lie opinion so formed. The kind OF substitute
which he was solicitous to have the five hundred
adopt and promulgate was indicated by his ref
erence to musical criticism blue pencied ln
the office because of the advertising end OF the
paper" This meant that Mr.. Jerome wanted
the public opinion of the ST. Georges Society 20
he based on his report Of the testimony OF 4
single unnamed witness writing for an unnamed
newspaper Truly broad and tmpregnable
foundation
Similarly, any publisher will tell you that
the literary criticism Of looks is determined bV
the amount Of his Advertising The publish
ers no doubt. like most of us, make mistakes,
but they will not make the mistake Of uttering
the caumny which Mr. Jerome gratuitousy put
in their mouths.
The truth is substantially this BY means Of
the publicity which he burned to possess and
adroitly contrived to procure the newspapers
created Mr.. Jerome and gave him an immense
opportunity. Rightly wrongly, most Of them
have come TO believe that he is a failure, and
that is what als him.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
1musemenfs.


ACADEMY or -2:l5-s:1s-Mlie Modisie'
ALHANRRA-a-s-Nsud
AsTuE-2 2.3o-s 2e-Paid IN Full
FE-I-a SEQ -I5-The NsrTens q Nirr1nS-
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NzudeV3lle-
nAl.y-S-e-Is-S-d5-Girls-
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E-T9F-< MISEEs- The World IN Wax
& .ae-Fsther and the boys
sARIsF.N-s Is-S-lsS-The Luck Of AscSIrefo7-
fSARRlC k-a.ls-s.l5-The ROYAL Mounteo r,r4.-
GERMAN. .l5-Der Herr Senator-s:2o-Der fHlhio"
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5sssFasF-RS-T-IN y SLY Nauoev1lte .Hs
HERALD SQUARE, ls-S-1 -15-The girl Sehin0 ~
pP0nRoME-2-s-Bat;le Of Port Arthur Balief anu
y51-rSy1%- is :2o-The FToaor Of the Family;
-c.STCE FEFoCK ER-o-T5-E 1.-THE YANKEE fil1O0-
-.TFSF-FT-T-2 s-ae-Polly of the Circus
IIyT-FT-N-2 15-S-3G-The Thief
Dundrea-T-
MADISON SoI- ARE GARDEN-2-s-Nio "
WaTreTTC- -e.l5-s IS-The Flower of the tNASsl
SST-w ANFSTF-RI -c-I5-S:15-The Merry "iN''
NF-zy yf1FgE-o. .a0-s:el-The Soul KISS
SExEay0o.Ts- S.en-Tne servant IN the HouS Grand
SaNT-e-l5-The Music Mas'er-e-1'
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WEBER MUSIC HALL---IS--o,-' DN1'
Me--y Widow
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

From Th- Tribune Bureau
washington, April 24.-Mrs. Taft was the guest
Of honor at A dinner given by Colonel and MIS-
Charles S Bromwel tonight.
A large contingent Of the social world including
the Italian Ambassador and Baroness Mayor des
PIanChes the French Ambassador and Nine JUS
serand Mrs John r Williams. Miss Juliette Will
Jams Miss Marion Oliver Miss Foraker, Miss Edltn
Sanger Miss Isabella May. Viscount de Chambrun'
Joseph Letter and others. attended the dinner
dance given AZ the Country Club tonight by MIS-
lanes Mcmillan for her niece. Miss Jarvis Many
OF those VINO witnessed The Prince Of Parchesl
afteruard went TO the Country Club for the dance
The first dance given by the Archonides, cluD
composed OF the daughters Of Senators and Repre-
sentarives was given the Arlington tonight.
when the members Of the club had a number OF
the older women 70 peron them, and invited a
number from official and resident society as guests
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Nicholas LonEworth head the
list of hoxhOIders for the baseball game between
mines Of the Metropolitan and Chevy Chase clubs.
which will be played National League Park
next Wednesday for the benefit Of the free wards
Of the Providence Hospital The Postmaster Gen
eraI and Mrs Never, Senator and Mrs EIk1ns
Miss Townsend Mrs. John R Mclean, Nine Ma
buco wife of the Brazilian Ambassador; Mrs
James 2 Barbour Miss Patten. Mr. and Mrs
Thomas C7a~ Rear Admiral and Mrs. Clover and
Mrs T,ckerrnan are others holding boxes. while
hundreds of seats have been sold 10 women prorni-
society.
Clifford Pinchot has issued invitations for 4 re-
cep+fon at mis- home May Il 70 meet the Gov
ernors Of the states and territories and the Inland
Waterways Commission
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
NEW JERSEYS GREAT SEWER.

The report Of the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission, which is now made public discloses
authoritatively the details Of the gigantic under
taking upon which the communities in the lower
Passac Valley are about to enter for the dis
pOsal Of their sewage and incidentally for the
redemption Of the Passaic River from the foul
est state Of pollution suffered by any
American stream Of comparable size, and the
restoration of IT, or of what is left of it. to
something resembling its normal condition. The
project has been discussed for many years, with
q constantly increasing Lecessity for its execu
tion or for the execution of some plan which
would fulfil the same purpose, and 1t may be as
sumed that now, after costly and disCredltable
delay il will be carried out substantially as reg
commended by the commission.
The problem is 10 dispose in sanitary and
inofensve manner OF the ordinary sewage the
trade waste and In part Of the ground drainage
OF an area of nearly ninety-seven square miles,
comprising parts of four counties and including
five cities five towns, seven boroughs and three
townships. with a population approaching seven
hundred Thousand. The sewage Is at present
poured in its crude stnte into the Passac River
mHNing that once lovely stream q rival If
Gowanus Canal and Newtown Greek in vileness
The commission proposes &c construct q gigantic
trunk sewer along the west bank OF the river
TO receive all the sewage Of the communities
that of those on the other side Of the river being
brought through inverted siphons under
The bed Of the stream. Beginning IL the city Of
Paterson, the tunnel will follow the course OF
the river as far ds the heart of the city OF
Newark, whence ii will Iun straight across the
meadows, under Newark Bay, under the Bergen
peninsula near the line between Jersey City and
Bayonne and out into New York Bay. ending
at point near the boundary between the two
states and little north of Robbins Reef Light
On the meadows there is TO be Il pumping
and hltering station, where the solid matter
in the sewage will be screened out, the liuujd
residue being sent on to tidewater without
further publication. The tunnel wiz have a
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

capacIty of 36OOOOOOO gallons day and VIII
cost S12 100000.
There can be no doubt that this sewer VIII
Droye a blessing to the communities when IL Is
to serve and will greatly improve conditions vi
life and values of property along tne lo"er
Passaic River There is also no doubt that Ils
construction or operation viii be reslsteu III tue
courts by New Workers, who challenge tue TIsnt
Of New Jersey to pour its sewage into New York
Bay II is generally assumed and indicated on
the mans that the boundary between the two
states rms along the centre Of the North River
and the bay to point southeast OF hobblhs
Reef Light and thence along the centre OF the
XIII van KuIl which would make Ellis anu
Betlows islands q part Of New Jersey But u
is said that under the interstate treaty OF 1879
New York has control Of all the water ana the
land underneath ii as far as the low wafer Ilhe
of the New Jersey shore. That IS q matter for
the courts 20 decide 1t may be that New 1ork
has a technica. right to prevent such emission
of sewage That II has a moral or equltao-e
right may he disputed seeing TO what extent
ii is itself poIluting those waters and the III
crease of such pollution which II IS ABOUT ~
make 1t may also be question wheIher lhe
mourning of the half purified sewage into the
deep water Of the bay would be any more OF
fensive than the present practice of pouring the
same food without any publication whatever
into the narrow waters of the XIII van kuI,
thence to flow into the bay. Our own convlctlon'
frequently hitherto expressed. is that the New
Jersey communities should provide not only TOT
the rough screening but also for the thorough
purffcation Of their sewage before pouring Il
into the water. That also is what the commlnl-
ties of the Bronx Valley should do, and that is
what all communities should do, and, we trust.
before long will do.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
At THE WHITE HOUSE.
From TIL. Tribune Bureau.1

From The Trfbune 5uresH-I
Washington. April A-The PRESIDENT anho1 ~
after Cabinet meeting to-day tha' - .
Taft would go to the Isthmus Of Panama on '"7
prairie sailing on April 30. to attend to pressing
affairs that make his presence advisable and 10
return within three weeks
Senator Daniel and Representative Glass OF sH
ginia. invited the President 10 attend tne Hltei
fair at Richmond next October. but he decIineu-
THE President has designated Minister Bryan as
American representative at the internationai 'eie
rraph convention at Lisbon. Portugal, in May
Callers at the White House Included Seha'04S :
Allison Burkett and Flint, Representatives hdy @
and Davis ex Representative Pugsley, OF Ne"
York: Governor Curry, of New Mexico, and h n
KohIsaat, of Chicago.
At the Cabinet meeting, which lasted from II d
m until D. m all the members were present *
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
-ETITNG~ THE G4TGFE

There IS no cause for excitement or anger in
The statements made last Thursday by Mr. J. &
foulhe. a former Inspector in the Controllers a
oihce. touching the methods Of inspecting fire
hose Mr. F0ulhe's disclosures simply furnish
10 the public slightly novel point Of view from
which 10 contemplate the same sad old spectacle
II fixed" city. IL his testimony before the
commissioners Of Accounts al the Inquiry into
ne origins and causes % rotten FIRE hose Mr.
FoUlhe let faH two highly Interesting remarks
lie said that much Of the material called for
IN the bills Of various city departments WAS used
Gp before the Inspectors received q list Of the
items, than The inspectors would certify that the
goods consumed conformed 10 the specifications
Of the contracts under which the7 had been
supplied. He also said that ne had heard more
than once Of pressure gauges being fixed so that
Inferior IRE hose would show high pressure ca
pscity al official tests. Some persons may get
excited over these revelations Of fixed" GER
tIhcations and fixed" gauges. But anybody
who has observed the order Of things municipal
Win even show of carefulness will remain
lmpassiTe. Tor he knows that the same thing =
true Of al the important gauges 10y which men
and things are measured in this town
The dough gauge. for instance. * one Of tll.
most wonderfully fixed" mechanisrns known 70
man Il Is q sort Of rain gauge for dollars. reg
istering the precipitation Of tax money in thu
barrel Of the city treasury. The curious feature
of this sensitive instrument * that the appli-
caiioI Of . little inside pressure (just where
oniH the Inechanicians kncWl the dial will
record ~IDexhaustible resources but if the
pressure comes from without the needle points
inflexiblE 10 -bankruptcy' debt limit"
Unfortunately, when internal pressure is ol
There always happens 10 be somebody standing
around with a submarine park for sale and
when force is applied externally some simple
citizens are clamoring for clean streets and good
police.
Then there is the brain gauge. The Four
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
Mr.. JEROME STILL SILENT.

District Attorney Jerome silent yesterday
on the judiciary OF this state though ne again
made bitter remarks about certain newspapers
in this city
How about your biz OF particulars against the
Judiciary a reporter asked him
i have nothing say replied the District At
tOTney.
But. Mr. Jerome did you say at dinner on
THURSDAY night that newspaper had asked
YOU for a bill of particulars against the Judiciary.
but Just let them ask for It. and l promise you
they will get IT II they will publish it,
Il have nothing so say said Mr.. Jerome. nor
could he be induced TO give that bill OF paTtcu-
lars"