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In suficient numbers to raise their
voices in part song.
Yet throughout this half century and
in spite OF the wide diffusion OF these
associations they remain as national IN
character as II they were in the land
OF their origin and not in the new home
OF their founders. You search in vain
for any trace OF a permanent effect
on conditions in this country as re-
suit of their activities. Perhaps IN
the organization OF music festivals in
the West and South and the importa-
tion OF famous singers as their soloists
they have had some superficial influence
on the musical taste of these communi-
ties. In other particulars they have
remained wholly German. They have
preserved to the children of the Father
land who have come here the delights
Of national custom almost inseparable
from the name of their race. Yet no
Americans have ever founded in any
numbers clubs Of the kind that meet
at the singers festivals nor have many
born Americans associated themselves
with these organizations. The attempt
to trace any connection between the
teaching of music in the public schools
and the influence of the German singing
societies and their competitions seems
as futile es to attribute 70 their influence
the formation of the glee clubs in the
colleges. The Welsh singing socie-
ties in Pennsylvania are just as much
an exotic element in America as these
German organizations and have had no
more influence in creating similar
institutions. The meetings of the Ger
mans are as picturesque and interesting
as ever and remain just as German.
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The Saeugerfest.

New York's first saengerfest, fifty
seven years ago, began on the same
day of the month that will see hun
dreds Of Germans at Madison Square
Garden on Saturday evening to take
part in the opening Of the festival
of the Northeastern Federation Of
Singing Societies. Before that first
gathering on Manhattan Island there
had been meetings Of the German sing
ing societies in other places. In 1880
Philadelphia had it's union OF fve So
cietes, and there the organizations
existing in other cities met to follow
a national tradition in gathering for
friendly and melodious competition.
The first official saengerfest was held
in Philadelphia in 1850, with societies
from that town. New York, Baltimore,
Reading, Newark and Bethlehem. II
was inevitable that the union OF these
clubs and those that sprang into ex-
istence under tho awakening Of the ne W
interest should ultimately form the con-
federation which is to meet here to-
morrow night
Until the civil war the societies met
every year 10 carry on their propa-
ganda Of melody, and their numbers
naturally increased with the growth
in the German population. Nor were
these unions confined to the Eastern
section Of the United States, They
exist in large numbers in the West and
wherever the Germans have penetrated
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New York City Elections.

10 the metropolis Of New York, the
city made up of the boroughs OF Man
haitian and The Bronx, Brooklyn Queens
and Richmond, normally Democratic
h municipal elections? The foregoing
query has been put forth by organization
politicians, Republicans and Democrats,
and by the Independents, The Repub-
licans have answered in the affirma-
tive, TIMOTHY l.. WOODRUFF estimating
that in a straight party contest" the
Democratic majority is not far below
10000. The estimates of other Repub-
lican organization men as to the city's
normal Democratic majority in straight
contests vary from $1,000 to 100000.
IL is apparent that these estimates have
been announced at this time to justify
the hopes OF Mr.. WOODRUFF, HERBERT
PARSONS and ROBERT c, MORRIS, presi-
dent Of the Republican Club, for fusion
with the principal anti-Democratic
forces.
1t has been demonstrated beyond
dispute that our elections in New York
city are essentially local in their charac-
ter, and that influences observed in
national and State contests have not
prevailed in our municipal campaigns.
Recall the vote Of the territory now
Greater New York in the national cam
pai1n OF 1896. 1t was as follows:
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Modest Request From Badgerland.

No deficit, no fear or prospect OF new
taxes, can keep true patriots from try
ing to touch" Uncle SAM and his magic
bottomless purse. The Legislature Of
Wisconsin memorializes Congress that
the improvement Of the country's
highways deserves share in the annual
appropriations by Congress equally
with our waterways, and that it is only
fair and reasonable that part OF the
revenues derived from taxes paid by
the people as a whole should be devoted
to this purpose, thus aiding in the bet
terment Of conditions affecting trade
and commerce in all sections of the
country
Observe how impudently and with
what sophistication these Badgers ask
the diversion of funds raised by general
taxation to local improvements. All
the United States must help Wiscon-
sin build roads in Wisconsin. Let her
build them herself or 60 without.
The memorial 'solicits' Congress
"solicits- is apt-to establish national
highways commission and make an
appropriation at this session for the
Improvement and maintenance of pub
lie roads so that the policy Of Federal
cooperation can be inaugurated at the
earliest possible date"
All this is part of a grand cooperative
strike" for Federal built or Federal
aided roads. 1t will be successful in
time, no doubt 1t is sure to attract
the friends of State rights in the DEM
ocratic party, and the Republicans have
no inconvenient principles or scruples
TO keep them from favoring II, National
poverty, national bankruptcy? Pooh!
Uncle SAM is rich enough to build us
all a road. Soak wealth" some more.
The roads, like the rivers, should start
in the Treasury.
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General RAFAEL RErEs, President OF

General RArAEL RErEs, President Of
Colombia. who now comes to this coun-
try again, may be salutsd as one OF the
most enlightened and accomplished OF
South Americans. The progress Of CO.
lombia under his administration has been
remarkable; II may be likened to the
early development Of Mexico under the
moulding hand and statesmanlike intelli.
eerce OF PoRYIRIo DIAz-
RAYAEL REYES on January /, 1905, In
recognition Of his great services aud
salutary influence was elected President
Of Colombia for ten years, He has re-
modelled the school system. modernized
the tax laws. established a national bank,
made the gold dollar the monetary unit,
extended the postal and telegraph ser.
vice. reorgani1ed river navigation. and
granted concessions for new railroads,
Church no longer dominates State In
Colombia, The army has been reduced
from 1900 to 8,ooo men. and It 10 moro
generally employed In building roads
than In drills and svolutions. The ~.
sources Of the country, which are i'm.
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4 Writ That Does GO"

It was JOHN Y. McKANE who believed
that the processes of the Supreme
Court did not go" at Coney Island.
McKANE learned that he was mistaken.
Now a policeman whose professional
training had convinced him that writ
of habeas corpus was not worthy Of q
policeman's obedience is about to spend
thirty days in Jail and pay a fine Of $3.50
as incidents Of his education in the
appreciation Of the respect due to the
courts and their commands.
This policeman, in order to carry out
the routine prescribed by the rules and
practices of the department OF the city
government in which he served, refused
to recognize or obey a writ, making the
excuse that he believed it to be irregular
in form. On being arraigned for con-
tempt OF the court which issued the
writ he was convicted and sentenced.
With the aid and assistance Of the
Police Department this policeman has
fought the case to the highest court,
which has now decided against him.
1t must be borne in mind that his
offence was a contempt OF court in re-
fusing to obey writ, and had no re-
lation to the conduct OF the policeman
in regard to the prisoner in whose be-
half it is issued, The punishment is not
for photographing and measuring man
accused of crime. 1t is for an offence
much more serious than that.
What this policeman did was to set
up the wishes, judgment, rules and
practices OF the police as superior to
and independent Of the judicial power
Of the State. The same thing is done
daily in matters that do not attract
public attention. 1t was the police
opinion that their usurped and assumed
power was so firmly established as to
justify them in defying the courts. The
presence of a policeman in jail may con-
vince them that even in Police Head
quarters the writs Of the courts go
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menss. are being steadily developed by
President REYES. His motto is More
administration and less politics.' In
spite Of an insurreotion against his au-
thority when he assumed ofiloe under
conditions OF disoord seldom seen even
In South America, he has dispensed with
the usual military guard and goes freely
among his people. In our time Colombia
has never had 30 admired ruler
A famous explorer OF the wilderness
before he became soldier, distinguished
military leader before he was known aa
a diplomatist, a far sighted and dispas-
sionate negotiator in behalf Of Colombia
when she called him to the Presidency.
RAFAEL RErEs has already taken his
place In the front rank Of men OF Spanish
American descent who are prominent In
the affairs Of South America.
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Queer .AJdermanic Psychology.

The Aldermanic hearings on the pro-
posed building code have raised novel
question in psychology because Of the
mental reactions produced in Alderman
KESNEALLy and in Alderman DouLL by
different parts Of the code.
When the section relating to fire
limits in Brooklyn was under consid-
Grafton Alderman DoULL and Alderman
KENNEALLY balanced and courtesied
and were in the pink of good humor
Alderman KENSEALLY, unwilling to
permit the sensibilities of Alderman
DoULL to be ruffled by various protests
from the speculative builders Of the
borough of combustible frame houses,
declared that the builders might estab-
lish the limits to suit themselves; where
upon Alderman DoULL smiled pleas.
antly upon Alderman KESNEALLY, and
Alderman kENNEALLY beamed benev-
olently upon Alderman DouLL.
Standpipes are intended TO serve the
same purpose as are fire limits. Yet
the moment the clause relating to stand
pipes came up for discussion Alderman
DoULL and Alderman KENNEALLY few
into passion, shouting at each other
the short and ugly but soul filling word,
amid gesticulations denoting extreme
anger.
Now, this, We submit is contrary
to the ascertained laws of psychology.
Why should two homogeneous Alder
manic mentalities respond similarly to
one external stimulus, and altogether
dissimilarly TO another?
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Better to Be Sure Than Sorry.

When it comes to amending the Con-
stitution in order to extend the boun-
diaries of Federal taxation, let there
be included in the joint resolution
provision for submitting to the State
Legislatures this proposal also;
That Congress shall have power 10 lay ana
collect direct taxes upon the income of artihcia
penous created by the several States, without
sppor ioument among those several States accord
ing 70 population"
Better yet. why not simply enact
temporary measure to meet tenn
porary condition that is to say, an
emergency Roosevelt stamp tax to take
care Of the Roosevelt deficiency
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The Doabls Bill.

To rHk EpfroR or THE suS--Si,:. With regard
10 ~. Is letter In TO- days SuN Of the two
ghosts" the theatrical and the literary, much
prefer the latter. When the former doesn't ap-
pear you know where you're al and promptly
begin Marathon over the ties. There are always
hopes. however, OF the literary ghost" bobbins
up like . will o the wisp. For example:
Some yeau ago young lady snd myself wrote
a story which was accepted by . Sunday paper.
AFTER waiting for elk months discovered, no
matter how. that the story was In type There
upon asked for payment, which received. -
the editor couldn't very well refuse II. Exactly
six months sftervard, making year In all since
It's acceptance. the story appeared In the paper.
Eve, that IA the young lady. urged me without
blush on her rosy apple cheek to put In a bill
for payment but we had ALREADY been paid.
Eve didn't think that was an item OF any conSs.
qusnce, They had treated US very badly, So
we'll. pvt in . bill, and was promptly paid again.
leonieas have never felt twinge OF coNscten
over this matter. and when scausinted the pres
snt editor with the facts the other day hs not only
laughed but accepted another OF my uanusertpu
Far be II from me 70 advocate such . oouns stu,
now and then Il paws 10 be kind OF unjust
steward. raIs LANCE.
NEW YoRE, June H.
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NEW YORK, June ii
In Justice to John ID. wight OF New
York and MOntclair.

Mr.. John B. Wight. whose business ONCE
is at so Church street and whose home 10
in Montclair. 10 tho manager OF the Alpha
Portland Cement Company and ofhcer and
director In several other cement companies
As far as we can ASCERTAIN he 10 the only
New Yorker Of that name. On May % TIE
Sun printed In good faith 4 news despatch
from Cheyenne, Wyoming. reporting the
Indictment by the Federal Grand Jury Of
eight persons. said to be prominent New
Workers" among them John B. Wight. Tor
alleged conspiracy to defrsud the Govern
ment of certain coal lands In Wyoming.
TEE Sun wishes to make emphatic the
statement that the John B. Wight indicted
At Cheyenne in connection with alleged
land frauds ID not the John B. Wight prom
ipent In the cement industry Of New York
and the esteemed resident Of Montclsir.
but q different person Of the same name
living In Township Is. Range ss West.
on Meyers Creek. near Thermopolis. In
Big Horn county. Wyoming. We have
bean convinced for sone time OF the con-
fusion Of persons and have delayed this
correction only long enough to enable
us to divorce the two Wights absolutely
and finally by the foregoing definite location
Of the Wyoming wisht. This ststement II
made voluntarily and without any request
from, the New York Wight and without other
purpose than to right an unintentional
wrong, and to AFFORD US an opportunity TO
express to Mr.. John B. Wight Of this town
and OF Montclsir our sincere regret
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C.p,.,. Raymond in oe.r aAisae,

Captain John @. Raymond OF the Second Cav
airy. Who was shot by . corporal a. Fort Des
Noiues on Sunday, was In command Of company
of troors on duty In the Cdur d'Alene country 10
the nniniag troubles several years aeo. and one
Of his exploits at that time n eth related by his
friends. One DAY his attention vss directed BY
trooper to United states DAG which had been
hoisted 10 half star and nailed to the pole by .
party OF striking miners, who had then removed
the hsiysrds. Having accomplished their insult
70 the dag and the troops, the strikers had gath
cred sbout to zee what would happen.
1t was Impossible 10 raise or lower the nag. and
" It were taken from the pole Il would probably
be torn In the process Rsymond's job was 70
get Il to the top OF the pole without mutilatson
In his youth he had been an athlete and particu-
i,rly skilful al climbing trees. HIS early recres.
tlon stood him In rood stead In this Incident.
Eouippins himself With saw he Skinned up" the
pole curl.d his leg enound II under the nag.
reached UP and sawed the pole In two Just above
the poln, where the bunting was nailed to the
wood. When the top of the pole fell 10 the ground
the nse was left at the top OF the stan. where u
stayed thereafter.
Captain Raymond was not moiested by the
strikers while at work on the pole. possibly he
cause they admired his spirit and Ingenuity. pos
sibiy because any assault on so popular an ofIcer
would have meant quick and effective vengeauce
from his men.
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ch.ne. 70 Di,p,ay II. C.y.,r,,

TO IHy EpiroR or TRE SuS-tSi,: The trans.
port Kipstrire sailed from Manila on Nay IL
for New York BY way OF suex with the entire
Tenth Regiment OF cavalry. ga enlisted men and
od,osrs, u Will arrive about the middle Of June
The Tenth Regiment will take station st Fort
Ethan Allen. Vermont"
New YORK has not seen In . good many years
n At oil, . live United sAtes cavalry regiment
In wsy Tune II would Be 4 treat 10 have them
paYsde UP Broadway and Iif,h avenue when they
srs going West TO their destination.
NEW YORK. June ". THOMAS J. Lyrcn
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WHIT, rive, JUNCTION. W.. June IS
Some Immostais o. indis.

From fndsNfovs Guide az 6anedlore. Inns.
Sam Needle u . tailor updet M "nHn0
Coates Of Messrs. wrenn. Bennett CO.
p. 4. Duck 10 an assistant Of Ar Aisohh' "
hairdresser Of South Parade.
Miss A. c. Tips 10 . boarder Of Albert NN"
boarding establishment in Infantry roso
4. Buckle Son ere boot makers In Riehm'''
Town, next 10 r. Dan . Co.
s. W. Rose 10 an assistant OF Nr G. Aunf0 "
Nessrs. ", 2, smlth 4 Co, BspsAlore ..
o. x. Gisss 10 : desier 10 Eveninr bslat "
sdvert!ses In the ks,eup.
n. n, Stuck 10 MANUFACTURER OF efoe's"
fondants Al q. nsecsls 4 co.
John TimId 10 mineral uateI msnnfar'p'...
who IL always afraid TO advertise lest he n''
sell more nibefSls
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Ths Lyric Low.

To THE EDrroR OF TEE sUS-Sir: Sew
eral years ago enjoyed the honor Of the
acquaintance Of the late Josiah Flynt. As
you know, Flynt lived for many years In
closest contact with that portion Of society
which he designated as the underworld" y"
Occasionally. when taking his pleasure with
. few friends. he would for their amusement
sing little song, the opening line Of which
was: Go away back and Bet Low. Oddly
enough, none OF US ever asked him the
origin or significance Of the song. | sup
pose the reason for this was our belief that
1t was . fugitive lyric culled from that
world OF wickedness which Flynt has 30
illumi mated In literature.
had forgotten all about the song until
I read In your columns certain inquiries
about the more or less mysterious Set Low
or Losw. This brought back poor Flynts
song. and wondered IL some detective or
policeman familiar with the inner and more
polite circles Of crime might not be able
TO shed light upon the subject.
NEW YORK. June II. CURIOUS.
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The Critics.

Frop, a, addteO by George y. Parker al wash.
ino!on and Lee UnirerihI june 10,
When literature ceased 10 be the sole possession
Of the scholar and became the heritage OF all with
taste or ability 10 understand Us message. there
came all slont the line, the critic both instructed
and candid. Erasmus, Den Jonson. Milton.
Dryden, Pope. Bentley. Fielding, samuel Johnson.
Goethe, Macaulay. CHORD. Sydney Smith. JET.
frey. Hsl,itt. Lamb. Carlyle, ThAckersy, Ruskin.
scher.., T.,ne. Swtneufhs, Matthew Arnold
Lowell. crsneh. Charles Eliot Norton and John
Morley have In succession turned the Hight OF
senlu, upon their own and other times. They
have not been purveyort for publlsheu. mere
Grub street hacks, nor door openers for the IL
ersry scavensr Great writer's themselves. they
nave sat In Judgment, with full minds and In
nertect honesty. Questioning. with q keen sense
Of their own responsibility the claims OF con.
,.nporarte, and predecessors to- place 10 the
v,orld of letters,
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for future reference:

TAFIs majority was therefore le,429,
MCKINLEY and TAFT being the only
Republican candidates for President to
carry the city of New York.
What influence, if any, have contests
for Governor had upon New York's
municipal campaigns? In ls9e FRANK
S. BLACK carried New York city over
WILBUR F. PORTER by 1886, and yet
VAN WYcK's plurality for Mayor in the
city year later was s2,457 In 1893
AUGUSTUS VAN WICK carried the city
over ROOSEVELT by s4,OOe, and in 1900
JOHN B. STANcHFIELD carried it over
BENJAMIN B. ODELL, Jr., by A,262.
Here were two successive good sized
majorities in the city for Democratic
candidates for Governor, and yet Low
for Mayor in 1901 carried the city over
SHEPARD by Sl,e3s. In 1902 BIRD S.
CoLER for Governor carried New York
city over ODELL by l22,433. A year
later, in 1903, McCLELLAN's majority
over Low for. Mayor was but 90 ,es8.
In 1904 D-CADY HERRIcK, Democratic
candidate for Governor scored the
smashing majority in New York city Of
sO,l3l over FRANK W. HIGGINS, and yet
a year later MCCLELLAN was reelected
Mayor by only 3,472.
Mr.. WoopRUFF's estimate that New
York city has a normal Democratic
majority of 10000 in straight con-
test is not supported by the election
returns of the last dozen years, nor do
the actual figures sustain the conserv-
ative estimate of from 700 to 10000
advanced by other Republicans.
There is normal majority at all
times. 1t is usually scored for the
party or combination which nominates
the best candidates, the candidates who
appeal to the best ideas OF the voters
of New York city, but no man can put
it in figures at this time.
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why tho Pront Tax Would Discriminate
Against Railroad Corporations.

To THE EpIron or TIE. Sux-Sir: Every
one who has to do win business Affairs
knows that all net income statements do.
pend entirely upon the methods OF book.
keeping that produce them. and that tie
practices Of different concerns vary great.
In this respect
Assume two corporations that during q
given year make the same sctual net profit,
and let each spend 81 .ooo. 900 for improve
ments. Let one Of them charge this sum 70
cost.of plant and the other to operation
and their accounts will show the net To-
come OF the hrst 81 900 900 greater than
Of the second. The latter OF course pro-
portionstely escapes the proposed tax.
Is Il proposed for the prevention Of such
discrepancies to promulgste rules for ~
counting for all busInsssesf An inpossihs
task: and the rules. were they frsnsd.
would be imperative against evasion uuiss
the accounts ,sll Of them are audited ky
Government inspectors. who must b cour
petsnt accountants and fsmilisr with tAs
technics Of the trade OF each concern q.
amined. Truly an admirable start toward
that ideal condition wherein one-half ~
population shall dspend from the public
treasury while the other half provides m
support.
Ciesrly all this cannot b intended to b
done. One result must, however. promptly
follow.
The Government already possesses en-
tire control over railroad accounts undF
the provisions OF section 20 OF the Hepburn
act, and the roads are keeping their books
after the forms prescribed by ths interstate
Commerce Commission. which body already
has force OF examiners tn the neld.
so the railroads cannot, II they would,
avoid max reasonably accurate showinss.
Therefore railroads will pay the tax willy
nilly, and industrial corporations will pay
or evade according to their lights.
NEW YORK, June 10. NJ. ". +.
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should demand . reconsideration OF th'
preseut lock type for the Psnanaa causl.
GUSTAV H. scRwAB.
NEW YoRx. June II.
The Protest Of tho Engineers.


To THE EpIToR OF The SuH-Sir; Ihave
refrained from entering into the contro-
versy OF The Battle Of the Levels" for the
reason that II was being handled from
logical. sensible and engineering point OF
view by Mr.. Granger. I can add but little to
his conclusive arguments. Therefore let me
simply record my protest against the con-
structlon OF any other canal than that OF
sea level type, not only from both prao-
tical and theoretical point Of view but from
that Of thorough knowledge OF the condi-
tions In Central America.
Mr.. Taft should arise to the occasion and
not follow the footsteps Of his erratic prede-
oessor. but stand hatfooted for the only SEN
sibls solution Of the dificulty in connecting
the Atlantic and Pacific. He should advocate
strongly the construction Of q sea level
canal and thereby reap fame.
c. WELLESLEY SMITH.
NEW YORK, Junei7.
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The Mysr-neAuiiss risAt.

To rNa Hprroh oy TnH suS-.stv: J. see that q
correspondent from Louisville who signs herself
Calamity Jane doubts the rrsphie story Of nv
art battle with Billy Nyer Of strestor published
In TnH Sun about two weeks sgo. The story was
well told and absolutely correct In every detai,,
II Jane" viii only look up my ring record the old
gel viii nnd I've fought and boxed In most evsry
city from Maine 70 California twice over
rs hstic his'ory end not punk, as shs - rpdely
rrms II. JACK McAuIIvrs.
BEooKLfN, June H.