The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
BOOKS AND BOOK REVIEWS.

SOME REsuSIsCEGCES By william L Royau
Neg fo-t and Washington; Tie Neals Pub
LstilE CouTaEy.
This gossipy volume IS from the pen o.
one Of the best known men IN Virginia
politics. journalism. and law 0Ir. Royal
was born amid the traditions OF the old
South. HIS grandmother was CHEZ Jus
tice MaTshaITs youngest sister. and from
her he gained the education OF his youth
Al the age Of seventeen he entered tho
Confederate army. where he served until
taken prisoner IN ISIS. After the war he
studied Law. ard IN the stormy era OF
Aahone's rule found employment for his
talents IN fighting readjuster schemes for
repudiaung the State debt. Frcm the
practice Of law he drifted into Journalism,
where lie took conspicuous part in the
campaign for redemption Of his state
from the corrupt reconstruction govern
ment. and later actively engaged IN the
fght against free silver.
1Ir. Royals spicy account OF the Nc
Carly -Mordecaf duel has been reprinted
IN these colCmns. and need not be fur
ther adverred 20 here He was q second
IN that affair ard IN several others o.
note, ln spite OF his dislike OF duelinE-
his tales OF these difficulties between gen
tleInen are az interesting contribution 10
The history OF The code duslIo. Mr.. RovaE
came out OF the var with a rather bitter
recollection OF Federal PRISONS also wiUh
some well defined impressions as 10 the
.nadequacy of The Confederate commis-
sariat- he IS at pains 70 present nun
Der OF facts from Official records bear
ing on This latter subject all going 20
show THAI Lees army was shamefuIly
treated IN the matter OF provisioning and
re-enfOrcements. so that its eficlercy. was
greatly impaired al critical moments. The
Confederate civil administration is held
severely 10 account for failure 70 give
Lee adequate support
IN ISs0 Nr- Royal was active IN the at
tempt 20 nominate Justice Field FOR the
Presidency. Pacific Coast sentiment.
however was too strongly against Field.
and Hancock carried OF the honor. The
campaign against the Malone crowd soon
after changed from the field OF politics 10
that Of law. Nr- Royal having been eu-
gagged by the States creditors TO hght
reputation The litigation ran over eight
years, ending IN e compromise favorable
70 Mr.. Royals clients. Although Mr.
Royal was defeated az the last. legally
speaking. by an c5-erse decision Of the
Federal Supreme Court. he has had the
satisfaction OF seeing that decision prac-
tically reversed by the court in the re-
Minnesota wherein The supremacy OF the
Federal courts over state agencies IN lit
igation involving constitutional questions
was reaSserred- AIr- Royal relates some
inside history OF the famous reconstruc-
tiOn case OF eX parte EcArde Indicating
that the purpose OF radical Congressional
leaders 20 deprive the Supreme Court OF
jurisdiction. SO as tC avert an adverse
decision on the reconstruction acts, had
the sympathy OF certain members OF the
court.
The volume concludes with sundry OBJ
servations on trusts and free silver. as
70 both OF which the author has positive
views The Sherman antitrust law he
characterizes as vicious and intOlerable
piece OF legislation. which he would
amend so as 20 permit reasonable con
tracts IN restraint OF trade. but 70 forbid
those acts the purpose or intent OF which
Is injurious 20 the public interest. He
attributes the rise OF Bryan and the sil-
yer issue 20 Mr.. Cleveland's Venezuelan
message and the resultant disturbance 10
business In the campaign OF 1895 Er.
Royal supported Mckinley, and in com
pany with others induced Mark Hanna
10 expend considerable sums 70 carry
Virginia for the Republican electors. II
was money wasted, but Mr.. Royal re-
cords his conviction that 'if the vote had
been counted as cast, Mckinley would
have carries the state BY a large ma
iOritv" Stiu more remarkable Is his
opinion that if negro suffrage had not
been forced on the South. each Southern
State would before this have been con
trolled by the Republican party" This
opinion appears 70 be based on a belief
IN natural Southern inclination 20 the
conservative IN politics.
AN INTRODUCTION TO CITY PLANNING. b
Be1tanin Clarke Marsh. Published - The
euthor a. Is Broadway. SeW Yck-
The literature OF city planning IS not
extensive. and what there IS unavailable
70 any but the specialist. so that this
little volume has q fed OF usefulness
al its own. Il does not pretend 70 Be
an exhaustive study. but is intended 70
! give an outline OF what has been accom-
/ plished BY foreign cities IN planning for
I their growth 20 show what progress has
/ been made IN this country II the same
/ direction. ans 10 state briefly but def
nirely. the nature OF the planning prob
/ lem m American cities. particularly with
/ respect 70 the relief OF congestion The
/ work considers foreign examples OF clty
/ planning. discusses the development OF
the city planning idea, and points out
/ the logical essentials Of G municipal
plan There IS a valuable chapter On the
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