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who go to make up that board is one
for serious cons Iteration.
Have Wasted Millions.
Millions of dollars have been wasted
in New York within the past few years
During the past two years two borough
presidents, Ahear1., of Manhattan, and
Hanen, of the Bronx. were removed by
Governor Hughes after Investigations
had disclosed shameful mismanagemeni
In the disbursement of the millions
which were handled through their Of
fees. Sufficient proof 10 warrant Grim
inaI proceedings against either OF the
men was not unearthed, but that does
not alter the fact that an enormous
amount Of taxpayers money might
have been used for the erection Of some
very necessary schools had the right
kind Of men been IN office. It is the
class Of men who give serious coustd-
Grafton 70 this feature Of the city affairs
VINO can be depended - "a TO be more
concerned about the p.rty ticket be-
low its head than about the probable
attitude Of new mayor
The voter who views the situation in
that light and who looks with suspicion
on the straight ,cammauy ticket has lit
tie TO choose between the Republican
ticket and the Civic Alliance ticket,
headed by Hearst himself That this
view IS the one which should be taken
by the voters who desire good. honest
government, regardless OF party, is ad-
mitted by Mr.. Barnard himself, who is
nightly telling his audiences that It
really makes little difference whether
he or Mr.. Hearst is elected mayor SO
long as Tammany Hall IS deprived Of
its graft This attitude on the part Of
the Republican candidate is one of the
few bright spots in the campaign, and
IL is certain to win him many votes.
There IS evidence on every hand that
the oid-time dlstrust of Hearst Is fast
disappearing. In the early days OF his
political career Hearst was regarded as
Hearst has brOadened since that time
1t is only fair TO say, also. that time has
demonstrated that SOT1e OF his policies
are not so unsafe as they were once
regarded. one Illustration In that direC-
ton will be sufficient to make the point
clear In the early days of the indie
pendence League Hearsts advocacy of
cialism. Today We find that Hearst's
new party is Joined by the Democrats
and Republicans IN demanding municipal
ownership Of the subways-
Hearst Gains Friends.
Stroll into any OF the hotels along
Broadway and discuss politics with men
Of affairs and prepare to be surprised by
the number OF men who viii say: ct
have always been opposed to Hearst, but
I'm for him this year" If, as pointed
out above, Hearst had entered the cam
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Politics and Politicians

Champ Clark thinks II takes more
brains to be a Cong gresham than a
President OF course, we keep Champ
in Congress in order to get the fun
benefit OF his intellectually Houston
Post.
Joe Cannon comes out for Cook.
Which seems an unfair ADVANTAGE to
take Of respectable explorer who is
absent and unable TO defend himself.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Talk IS not cheap, when we figure
how much per word Mr.. Bryan gets
for it-Atlanta Constitution.
Former Vice President Fairbanks e
now In China on his way around the
world He doesn't speak the Chinese
language but stands high In thai
country--kansas City Journal
=
Mr.. Bryan has a scheme for RAISING
lemons in Texas. Go after him 40
Cleveland Leader.
Secretary MacVeagh Of the Treas
ury Department discharged the clock
tender OF his department the other
day Doubtless me found that the en-
ployes In ali divisions were yvatchinr
their own clocks so carefully thar ne
further attention was needed. -NevJ
orleans Times Democrat
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CELEBRATION OF THE YORK
TOWN SURRENDER.

The surrender Of the British army
at Yorktown was the real end of the
Revolutionary war. Everybody knows
that much about It, and how little
else people generally know IF that
great campaign is remarkable. ApropOs
Of the celebration of the I285h ami
versary Of the surrender, at Yorktown
this week, it is worth while to recall
a suggestion of the historic interest in
that campaign.
Probably second only to the crossing
Of the Delaware and the battles at
Trenton and Princeton, that Yorktown
campaign is to be rated the most brill
liant military performance of Washing
tons life It was, indeed, almost as
great a political as it was military
achievement. Vastly the greatest
problem it involved was not to over
match Corvallis regulars with the
Continental veterans, by that time
every whit as seasoned and effective
troops as the British commander had,
but TO get his forces from the north 70
the south Washington had to effect
conjunction with the French, naval and
military arms; to keep the French
commanders in good spirits and SEN
timents: to time all these operations
20 that he could secure the cooperation
of Green's army in the South; TO
execute the whole movement in time
to save the Continental forces in the
south from possibility Of being over
come; and, finally. he had TO draw al
this net about CORVALLIS before that
usually rather astute commander should
realize what was impending.
And to secure the transportation
and supplies, the money and the back
ing, TO execute such series of maneu-
vers, was a task to stagger a less re-
soureeful man than Washington
At Yorktown gathered the great men
OF the revolution IN a remarkable con
course. Hamilton led the charge of the
Americans on one of Corvallis re
doubts, and Lafayette led the French
charge on the other; and in the splendid
ssTalry Of the day both won. When
the British army marched out and laid
down its arms, and Washington refused
he sword Of Corvallis, as the school
readers tell, the disparity between the
two forces was so great that it did not
seem a great achievement of Washing
ton and the French commanders. But
81 was. for the reason that back of its
merely military details in the trenches
a bout Yorktown, lay the preliminary
campaign which brought together the
scattered forces from all over the
colonies. to make up the overwhelming
power that crushed, finally and efTec-
lively, the power of George III on this
continent
Yorktown ought to be more known
and understood and appreciated by
Americans. It is TO be hoped that It's
celebration viii attract attention to
some new studies of that really great
campaign
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WILL THE PURE FOOD LAW
SAVE THE TARIFF

Is the United States to have
series Of ruinous tariff wars on its
hands as the result of the attempt to
club foreign nations into making con
cessions in trade by using the maxi
mum tariff weapon'
We were frequently told in the course
of the tariff debate that no such con
tiugency would come to pass, and that
while it was a fine thing 10 have
provision for maximum tariff on
the statute books, as a matter of fact
it would never be needful to use It.
France will enforce against the
United States her maximum rates after
October 81. The agreement made under
the reciprocity clause Of the Dingley
Law, viii then be abrogated, and France
viii impose her highest tariffs against
all goods from this country, and the
general tariff rates Of this country will
be imposed against France From Octo-
Der 81 TO March 81 this country can do
nothing TO retaliate against France for
the enforcement of her maximum rates.
II France persists in the imposition of
the maximum rates against our prod
ucts, then it will be incumbent on the
President 10 see that the maximum
rates Of this country, 25 per cent ad
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THE AIR RAINS AVIATION
NEWS THESE DAYS.

Count de Lambert circles the Eiffel
tower. Wilbur Wright allows two OF
his pupils to guide an aeroplane at
College Park. A meet opens at Black
pool with twenty-one machines entered.
Doncaster has a festival where the
Frenchman. lie Blon, makes fifteen cir
cults of a large course. At Potsdam a
machinist undertakes to operate a
Wright machine without practice and
wrecks everything. The Central Labor
Union takes up the projected meet near
Washington and gives it hearty in
dorsement.
A year ago there were hardly half
dozen operators of heavier-than-
air machines. Today there are a
hundred. The courses at College
Park will add still more to that
number before the driving winds
of the late autumn. Abroad operators
of other than Wright biplanes are
either instructing pupils in guiding ears
of the teachers designing or are turn
ing to better known types
All this promises much.
The Wright brothers are not circus
performers. In the sense of reckless
ness, they are hardly sportsmen. They
entered upon the study of aerial navi-
gatien as a sport, it is true, but they
have pursued it as fine combinations OF
the scientist and the business man
They viii not risk their necks unneces-
sarilv. But others will, and it is en-
tirely reasonable to expect that the
daring and foolhardihood Of some of
these others viii develop new posi-
biIities for the biplane. They are al
most certain to develop new records.
Likewise, we are probably on the eve
of a chapter of accidents. We must be
ready for that. When a machinist IN
dertakes to cruise the air without any
thing more than theory to guide his
helm we must all look on as calmly as
may be to see him 90 up ike a rocket
and come down like a stick.
And all of this will turn attention
more and more to the forthcoming in
ternational meet in America. 1t ought
bv all means to be held near the Capt.
tai. If It is so held it should be on a
site convenient of access to the greatest
possible number Of persons. But wher-
ever it Is held, we must all turn in and
work for its success with might and
main. If 100000 persons attend a dis
plav meet in a little English city, We
NAV expect a quarter of a million for
a contest of the nations near Wash
ington.
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MURPHY LAUDS SELF
AS TAMMANY LEADER
New York Boss Denies Authorship Of Article in Van
Nordens Telling of His Own Greatness and Abili-
ties-Says He Is Ideal Chieftain

In a history Of THE Tiger" which
appeared in Van Norden's Magazine to-
day. written by Charles L. Murphy.
leader Of Tammany since Croker re-
signed, great praise is accorded that
ancient organization and it's leaders.
The article is signed "A Leader but
the editor Of the magazine declares
Chief Murphy prepared &c personally.
Murphy himself denies authorship.
Speaking of Murphy himself, "A
Leader" says. II regard him as the
ST eatest leader Tammany Hall has ever
had. Under his executive control the
organization has attained its highest de-
gree Of efficiency. It has been uniform
~ successful and entirety harmonious.
He IS an ideal politica; leader. lie
does not lack, so far as can see, In
one essential. He Is cool. deliberate.
far-sighted, and clear-headed- He pos
sesses TO q remarkable degree the
ability 70 ascertain ard TO analyZe pub
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SINCE PORTOLA ENTERED
THE GOLDEN GATE.

Americans scattered all over the
world yesterday drank this toast TO
San Francisco offered by President
Taft:
Since PortoIa looked through the
Golden Gate on the descending sun,
san Fran cisco has twice become the
Imperial city or the Pacific; first by
the energy OF q pioneer race and
steady growth into the Western
metropolis second. after complete de-
struction by the greedy flames and IN
by a regeneration so rapid and com
plete as 10 be the wonder Of the
world.
A goodly number of men living
here in the East went across to San
Francisco in the brave and glittering
days of 40. You are likely still to
como across a score or two here who
can tell you all about Meig's wharf, the
great waterfront rendezvous at the
Golden Gate half a century ago. and
about Telegraph Hi, where watch
was constantly kept for ships due with
esrgoes and passengers from the East.
Romantic days, battling description
Charles Warren Stoddard has shown
heir spirit. Possibly some Of our At
lantic coast forty-niners were among
the l.40O "fever" patients who went
around the continent with Stoddard,
leaving New York in the Star of the
West, IAN ill-smelling, overcrowded,
side-wheeled tub" and finally after
weeks OF alternately amusing and ex-
citing adventures reaching San Fran
cisco in a ship called the John /.
Stevens.
Fire began its tragic work early.
"SiX times San Francisco was dev-
stated by fire" writes Stoddard of
the pioneer times, and all within two
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years-or, TO speak more accurately,
within eighteen months. Many millions
were lost; many enterprising and sue
eessful citizens were in a few hours
rendered penniless. Some were again
and again burned out but they
seemed to spring like the famous bird,
who shall for once be nameless, from
their own ashes"
Since the discovery Of gold and the
first great fire, back in ls49, there have
been many San Franchises in series.
But the San Francisco of today is
easily the best of all.
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valorem more than the minimum rates,
are enforced against imports from
France.
Such is the ironciad nature of our
new tariff law that we can do no
negotiating, can make no reciprocal
agreement. France viii simply have
to back down and give us adequate con
cessions or she viii find her imports
into this country practically walled out
after March 81. Not only win she
have to back down on tariff duties, but
probably on her restrictions as to
American meats. VIII she see fit to do
it? 1t is asking a good deal of a great
nation like France to make a sur
render Of this sort.
1t develops that this country has &
weapon in the shape of the pure food
law with which she can strike French
wines and champagnes. This may bring
France to terms, for the French wine
trade with this country means much
to France. 1t would be a curious out
come Of the tariff complications if it
should be the pure food law and not
the maximum tariff which should wiring
from the French govern
ment.
1t IS to be hoped a way will be found
to avert the trouble which is threat
ened, not only with France but with
Germany and Canada, but the outlook
is not the brightest.
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lie sentiment. and to that he adds an
executive ability Of the highest order
lie would succeed Ia any business just
as he succeeded in politics"
ms article defends Murphy from at
tsHlpung TO use the police force of the
CITY as a political weapon. Ia this con
uecuon, there is given an interesting
hialoBue between Murphy and McCar-
rem VINO wanted TO have the police force
TOT political purposes. Patrick wound
up the talk by telling Charley to go
10 hell"
In this article. "A Leader saws that
Murphy and Mayor Mcclellan never had
any loFe Tor each other. The mayor.
the leader declares. has been but an
incident IN the history Of TammaBv.
aud when ne goes out Of office. mis- noIit-
zeal career viii be ended
The hate entertained for Hearst by
Murphy Is declared 20 be of a genuine
quality, but when Hearst was nominal
ed for governor. Murphy did his best
20 get him elected the leader de-
cIares- Murphys motto is, Everything
is the Organization and the organization
is everything"
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DLAZ STILL SPEAKS
IN SPANISH.

Even when he called upon President
Taft at Fl Paso, on our eide of the
border. President Diaz spoke in Span
ish. There is less American influence
at work on the other side of the Rio
Grande than there is in almost any
big country in Europe Mexico desires
to preserve, not only her national iden-
titv. but also her traditional customs.
ANY up-to-date European monarch or
president. with the possible exception
of President FaIlieres, of France, would
have addressed President Taft in excel
lent English on such an occasion. But
Diaz is Mexican to the bone-alert TO
be sure, and able as an executive, but
nevertheless bound round with Mexican
traditions.
American relations with Mexico are
politically genial, but otherwise in
significant. Mexico is our neighbor,
but so far as social and commercial
interchange Is concerned she might al
most as well be situated on the other
side of the world. Whether any
marked change is TO be brought about
through exploitation Of Mexican fields
by American capitalists remains TO be
seen. May it not be that the doubt
is due, in large measure, to an un-
necessary cross-fre in lanugagef
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EXPLAINS
PROPOSED ACTION
Prince George County Native Tells
Why Negroes Should
Not Vote.

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, Oct 2o-
William T.. Marburv. a native Of Prince
George county and Governor Crothers
aroused great enthusiasm here last
night I'm their addresses at mass meet
ing at the court house, when they ex-
planned their reasons for favoriug the
constitutional amendment in Maryland
To disfrauchise ilHtcrate negroes.
BEFORE Mr.. MaIbury and Governor
FrDtHers spoke. women from various
parts OF the county met and passed resO-
Iutiou4 asking that all white women
work for the adoption Of the amendment
10 disfrauchise the iuiterate negroes.
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paign earlier and this sort OF sentiment
had a chance 10 spread through the
city his chances for success would be
greatly enhanced.
Judge GaynOr is meeting opposition
which was Never dreamed Of when Tam
many Hail nominated him. Even his
b~st friends will admit that the fudge
has a 'H0lier than thou attitude that
can fearceiy be regarded as an asset.
some Of his decisions while on the bench
nave been impugued by Williams n
WINS VINO ran for mayor against Hearst
TOUR years ago, but who ls now Hearst's
cnlef orator GayuOr has seen df 10
pass some Of these charges uunoticef
while others he has declared to be he
meath his dignity.
Iammany Han is finding its candidate
hafd 10 handle lie is turning hack
campaign contributions in a manner
which brings tears 10 the leaders who
are accustomed 20 handle thousands OF
dollars In each campaign. At the ont
SET OF MS campaign he refused to omen
headquarters. but he has recently hired
otnces' where he makes himself avail
able at specified hours each DAY.
lie has Incurred the eumity Of the sui
hVans by invading the East Side and
seJJng next 10 the voters without
tneir knowledge or consent. For a Iore
time he held eIOOf froHz lammanv-fI1s9
IS ne was not TO De found in the COM
pany OF Iammauv leaders carly 80
late, but last night CTuesdav) ne
Orusned aside the last evidence of aIoof-
hess ana made his appearance at Tam
many Han and spoke at a rallv en-
.ieSied exclusively b. Tammany lead
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Bryan-BaHey

Bailey is willing TO help Bryan elect
Democratic Congressman from Ne
braska. What's the matter with his
trying to aid In securing a real Dem
OcTat as his successor IN the Senate
from TeXas.-LUuisviIe Post
r
with Bryan and Bailey keeping quiet
for a moment. earthquakes are gettIng
a chance IN the West and Southwest
Boston American.
Bailey does not call Bryan a peerless
prevariCatOr- he used "a shorter and
ugller w0rd.-Clrcinnau Commercial
Appeal.
BRYAN might uOt think his long public
life wholly fruitlezs If his dalighte-
gets into COnEress.-CIevelaud Plain
Dealer.
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Hearst Again

Tammany has gorged Hearst. What
a stomach that Tiger must havel-
Cincinnati Commercial Appeal
Il
Contrary to the resolution he made
the last time he was defeated for Of
ace. William Randolph Hearst has ac-
cepted another uOminatIOu-St Louis
Globe Democrat
-
no ONCE which goes out seeking
William Randolph Hearst need ever
feel utterly opeless-IHchmond Times
Dispatch
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MANUEL RECOVERING.

LISBON. Oct 20.-KinG MauuePs
physician announces that his majesty,
who is suffering from an Intestinal trou-
BILE accompanied by fever. should re-
cover within ten days, unless unfore-
seen complications develop,
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CAVALRY BAND CONCERT AT
POTOMAC PARK
THIS AFTERNOON AT 4.45 O'CLOCK
George F. TyrrelI, Chief Musician.
PROGRAM

March-"DIxie Rube' Allen
Overture-"Pique Dame .Suppe
-"Flirtation' -------....---S Sleek
'Serenata Egyptieune, Amiua" .Linke
Hungarian Fantasia -Tobanl
sorto Ricau Dance-Mis AmJres''
Madera
Ballet Music and Soldiers March
m-''Wuliam Tell" ...... Rossini
Intermezzo-"City SweIls" Ncilsson
March-"Suuny jim ...--.....St. Clair
THE Star-Spauslod Banner"
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Speaker Cannon. IN his EIgin speech,
took occasion absolutely TO DEFY that
there was any deal with Tammany.
That ought 10 settle the matter SO ia
as concerns having a real investigation.
Of she charges that have been made.
The Speaker and his friends should be
glad to prove that the coming Of Tam
many to their rescue was purely acci-
dental
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PROGRAM

Ngsrrh-"The Olympia ..--.-. Metz
Observation-Disclosures LustspieI'
Keller Bella
NIeditatiou-'Peus ..-. GOuuod
Grand Selection Moses in Egypt
Rossini
solo for piccoIo-"The Woodbird"
Schmidt
Musician Anderesu.
Scenes from 'Girone, Giroda"
Lecoq
Waltz Suite-''Sourire d'AvriT"
Depret
Finale-"The Magnet" ........ Losey
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In riot following a wedding at Ham
mond, Ind, one man was killed and
two more VIII die as a result of their
injuries. This puts the affair fairly into
the real charivari class.
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Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt is going
to train her voice, which seems to be
a concession that she has not inherited
all the equipment of Ter distinguished
father.
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The railroad executives are begging
for nothing except to be let alone by the
lawmakers. They urge that the most
the legislators can do now VIII be to
interfere with prosperity. That is the
same cry of wolf that was heard wher
the Hepburn act was Under considera-
ton, and yet under he Hepburn act
railroad earnings, gross and net, have
been larger than they ever were before.
The real issue in the New York cam
paign being control OF the business Of
building subWays, it Is small wonder
that there should be so much under
ground work in the management Of the
politics.
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CONCERT BY The SOLDIERS
HOME BAND

This Afternoon From 2;So 90 5 O'Clock
Iohn S. NJ. Zimmerman, Director.
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Of Bir. and Mrs. Louis W. Reilly, and
Matthew G. LepIey, viii be married
Tuesday morning, October IS. at $50
o'clock, at the Shrine Of the Sacred
Heart, Fourteenth and Park road
The Rev NJ. Eckenrode viii perform
the ceremony, which viii be followed By
a nuDtial mass A reception in the home
OF the brides parents at 1884 Columbia
road. will follow the ceremony
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Miss Resale Carr. daughter Of Judge
and Mrs. Arthur Carr, Of Hyattsviile.
Nd, and T. Carroll Grant, son of Prof.
and Mrs. Thomas J. Grant. OF Upper
the home of the brides parents. The
Rev. J. T. Power, OF St. Joseph 8
Church, performed the ceremony, which
was followed by d reception to the mem
bers Of the two families and a limited
number of intimate friends. After
Northern bridal trip. Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant viii spend the winter in Wash
ingtOn.
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A quiet wedding took place today az
noon in the home Of Mrs. Lewis h. pay
son, 1Z29 Massachusetts avenue, when
her niece, Miss Mabel y. Kent, was
married to William H Linkins, OF
Washington On account Of the recent
death Of the brides uncle, Judge Lewis
E PaySOn, only the immediate families
were present at the ceremony. The Rev
DIT Samuel H Greene. of Calvary BaD-
fist Church, was the officiating clergy
man.