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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
UNDER A NERVOUS STRAIN
Writer Couldn't Always Tell what
Roosevelt Would Do Next
o THE TrihTIne

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The major objection to r. X as
President was the ever present uncertainty
as to what he would do next, what Whln
would seize him for the instant, OF "ha'
momentary impulse he would emoody VI
an executive order, etc While no "a'
President Providence that 10 SAID 10 tdA0
care OF sailors and the United States) was
good 70 us, but It was rather trying 10
ones nervous system
We are all good forgetters Hardly had
r. r. become President when lie Sd"
poem by one "Ironquill." SO he appoints
him Il forget his nance Commissioner OF
Pensions Chat Office happening TO present
ar the moment a convenient vacancy. lie
happened to hear a lecture on reformed
enaII,ns He issued an executive order
changing the spelling Of the language, ana
IA. This writer happens to know the de-
detrimental spelling was actually changed
everywhere for about seven weeks, until
something else interested T. K. ana ne
forgot all about II. and things drifted back
to the normal again. He read a mover III
which some horrible things were made to
occur in packing factory. T. H. at once
issued a proclamation against ono OF our
foremost American industries, taking the
facts as alleged IN the novel as proved
which came near destroying that Industry.
lie woke up one morning feeling pug
uacious, and, there being no war handy, ne
ordered the feet to sail around the world
Providence dccreed this time that no enemy
should attack our sea coasts thus LETT
naked and unprotected.
So Il went. and 90. were 7. K. again our
dictator, possibly We might pull through
r RS last whim is to form new party.
This is A small matter. The present Re-
publican party required long Incubation
beginning under Fremont its defeat crys-
tallized Il. Five years Of Civil War brolsht
n into It's majority; fifty years since has
made il mighty and glorious. But 1t Is
now 10 be smashed to atoms and new
party is TO spring from the front OF I. IT,
ms Minerva sprang full armed from the
front of Joye. IN four months so as to
sweep the country and place l. X In the
White House I'm November.
When r. r. IS again President or dicta-
tor, or whatever his majesty elects to eau
himself-and once more IN authority--the
question will still obtain. What will. he DO
uext7" y. FRANK CARPENTER
New York city. July !. 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
BRYAN DID IT.

II requires courage TO abandon long
treasured prejudice, and the complete
ness with which THE New York World
and The Evening Post have waived
their former contention that nothing of
saving value to the Democracy could pos
sbly come out Of Lincoln. Neb.. requires
appropriate record and commenda ton.
The World retracted a miSapprecia-
ton Of many years when It said enthu-
siastically yesterday morning:
Mr.. Bryan was the hero of the Balti-
more convention. There can be no doubt
of that. Whether in all things
wisely, whether In all things unselfishly.
whether in all things Loyalty devoted 10
Governor Wilson. 1t was his courage, his
clearness Of vision. his knowledge Of the
forces with which he had to contend and
his splendid mental and physical endur-
ance that gained the day.
"The Evening Post IS equally gener-
Gus i'm It's admission Of Mr.. Bryan's con-
trolling part in the Wilson victory. It
said yesterday
What is certain is that Mr.. Bryan had
the political genius and the personal
boldness. first to detect and then to shat
ter the plans of Murphy and his fellow
CoZzeners, and SO TO free the convention
from the dead hand of manipulators and
traders, and open the way 70 the triumph
OF Governor Wilson.
The example of The World" and "The
Evening Post shines nobly in contrast
with the grudging comments of two Of
their former associates in the effort 70
deny Mr.. Bryan any capacity whatever
for intelligent leadership or valuable
party service. "The Times" feebly insisted
Yesterday that Mr. Wilson did not owe
his nomination to Mr.. Bryan and "The
sun" bluntly asserted that Governor
Wilson enters the campaign owing not
zone copper's worth Of political debt TO
"Mr Bryan who with n preconceivcd
programme Of domin~ ton or deStruc.
"tlon PLAYED his own viperish game with
"cunsummate skill until II was detected
OF course that IS an obvious miscon-
struction Of the facts. inasmuch as what
ever game Of his own Mr.. Bryan was
playing he had at the same time 10 play
Governor Wilson's game. aud play IT 50
strongly as TO lead to Wilson's nomna-
ton.
Any impartial study Of the proceedings
of the Baltimore convention will show
that Mr.. Bryan was the single dominat-
ing personal influence there Jts work
was largely his work, and that conciu-
sion stands out so plainly that even long
doubling Thomases like THE World W
and "The Evening Post" have felt I'M
PEELED to recognize and applaud the In
dubitable results Of the Peerless Com
mOner'S" leadership.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
yYr TuJ or THE TICEET.

7HE TtIL or THE TICKET.
The Democratic National Convention
emphasized its conviction that Gov
ernor Wilson IS radical radical by
nominating for Nicc-Prcsident q man
who has been generally accepted as a
moderate radical. II is the rule 30 graft
fy the minority element in naming a
Vice Presidential candidate and rs GOV
ernor Marshall had figured earlier ~ an
aspirant for the Presidency not 50 ad-
vanced as either Wilson or Clark, but
yet n little further 10 the front than
either Harmon or Underwood, the lot
naturally fell on him as suitable mod
crate.
The convention may not have known
what it was doing when il thus balanced
off the national ticket. our former
neigbbor "The Times" assured It's read
ers yesterday that Mr.. Wilson IS not
"a radical; he is a moderate Progress
"sive.' If that be- so, Governor Mar
shall probably ought TO be classified rs
a docie conservative and Governor lIar-
mon and Mr. Underwood as hide bound
reactiOnaries. The convention, however.
did not have the benefit of The
Times's" classifcationS. II took Governor
Wilson 10 be the embodiment Of its own
radical spirit, and its members will be
sadly disillusoned if he turns out 10 he
no radical at ALL but only progressive
moderate or moderate Progressive.
Mr.. Marshall has been Il disappoint-
ment as Governor Of Indiana. He thun-
dered tremendously in the index before
getting into Office, but I'm the three and
half years Of his administration he
has accomplished little or nothing He
has not freed Indiana from the grip Of
tie Taggart machine, backed by the
brewery interests, and he confessed
whimsically not long ago that he bad
become mere cipher in party councils.
He has done nothing to put Indiana
into the list Of Progressive states. his
work as Governor bearing no compari
son in fruitfulness with that of Governor
Harmon I'm Ohio. He Is a good talker
and can turn out biting epigrams but
there has been no bite in his political
programme. The Vice Presidential nom
inatiOn has come TO him only because
he interpOsed no successful obstacles TO
n continuation of the Hon. tom" Tag
CARTS reactonary regime. He will add
little strength to the Democratic national
ticket I'm Indiana or elsewhere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
IN THE BERkSHIRES.

| BY Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Lenox. July 3-Mr and Mrs. william
Douglas Sloane arrived at Elm Court this
evening from New York M and Mrs
William B. o. Field have arranged an
interesting programme Of sports at Elm
court for the Fourth.
| Mr. and Mrs. r. Q. Moody. OF New York.
arrived to-day and opened their Wills a.
| Echo Lake
Miss Katherine Crane. Of New York. Uho
has been with Mr.. and Mrs, George r.
Crane. In Washington. is visiting in Phila-
delphs
The Lenox Garden Club has ACCEPTED an
invitation OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Pearson
to meet In Edgewood Farm Gardens OF
August e. The topic Of the discussion Will
be Butterflies and Moths" The council
of the club will meet with Dr.. ". Gilman
Thompson, in stockbridge. July Is
Mrs William 3. Bacon. OF New York.
is visiting her sister, Mrs j. Frederick
SchenCk, al Valley Head
! William J. Strong. Of New York. has
bought the Houghtallng farm in Windsor
consisting Of 15O acres, with trout brook
and waterfall Mr. and Mrs Strong mo
tored from New York TO Pittsfeld to-da-
en- route TO inspect their property.
4 dance at the Country club Of Pitt
field and midnight balloon ascension from
Aero Park, in that city. drew q lares
number OF the Cottagers tonight
Mrs. George Mum. of New York. Is
guest of Mrs. Francis C. Barlow.
Charles Banier will arrive July % ~
Allen Winden.
Lawrence Haughton is guest Of tIr and
Mrs. Joseph II. Choate in Stockbridge
Mrs. John Livingston. OF Brooklyn. and
Mrs Ketcham, are guests Of Mrs. Charles
5. Melleu, in Stockbridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius z Tyler. who
have been visiting Mrs. William 4 Whit
tlesey, In New london, X. Y, opened their
cottage here to-day
j. Arthur Beebe and Williams Shall Of
Boston. and Mrs. Edgar S Burnham. Mrs.
Charles Cook and Robinson Cook, of Hart
ford. are at the Red Lion Inn stock
bridge
Arriving at the Hotel Asplnwall to-dsy
were Mr.. and Mrs. +. Garcia, Miss ).
Garcia. Mr.. and Mrs. &. {. Cowan, Mrs.
G. Il. Moore Miss Moore. Mrs. John Terri
and Miss Eugenla NJ. Terry. Of New York
John w Elliot and Charles NJ. Joyce, ~
Philadelphia: Mr.. and Mrs W. D. |Ist'
Dorchester, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs l. y. Ma
rad and Richard r. Maynard, Utica. NE
and Mrs. T. w Bidwell, Hartford; d.
L. f.. Appleman. Philadelphia Or D. -
Parsons and Mr. and Mrs. J.. Is. Parsons
Trenton. y. j.: Mrs. l. ". Williams Ss~E
York; Mrs L. II. Knapp. Buffalo, and Dr.
and Mrs +. Leroy Eames. Somsrvi.le'
Mass.
Mrs. T.. Barnes and II. IA. Barnes. ir,
of New York. were among to-days arliY2lJ
at the Maplewood, Pittsteld.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From The Tribune Bureau.1


Washington. July 3-The departure of
the President and Mrs. Taft to-day will
have the effect Of materially depicting the
social ranks, though Congress will hold
many officials I'm and near Washington as
long as II is IN session. The Cabinet
members will all return here the first Of
tho week to meet the President. number
Of diplomats will also remain here as long
as Congress IS i'm session. large contin-
gent OF Representatives and their families
will be kept here by Congress. Mrs. Town
send. the John r. McLeans, Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend and a number of others will be
here for several days. Dinners and sup
pers at the Country Club and Chevy Chase
club will furnish amusement, and the
President probably viii follow his usual
custom and have few men friends 10
visit him at the White House.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh c. Wallace, the latter
the friend of Mrs Taft, will close their
house I'm Massachusetts avenue next week,
and with their son Melville Wallace, will
spend the summer at Westport, on Lake
Champlain.
Mrs. Clarence Moore and her children
have gone to New York TO meet Mrs.
Swift, the mother of Mrs. Moore, and they
will all proceed TO Mrs Swlft's summer
home at Prides Crossing, Mass. for the
summer.
Brigadier General John NJ Wilson. Miss
Wilson, and his niece, Miss Leila W. Wal
Ter. will 20 10 East Gloucester Mass. the
middle OF July TO visit Brgadier General
and Mrs. Arson Mills. Miss Waller and
Miss Wilson returned here to-day from a
visit in Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
OUTRAGED, BY HECK!

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
sir: In Saturdays issue under the cap
ton Of ~ Meek and Lowly Christian YOU
print a letter from Fishklll, \. Y. I'm In
sympathy with that F1shkiller. Why didn't
YOU publish his article? You've done me
the same dunn moan trick more than once.
wrote you recently classic, full of quota
lions, like Go hang a calfskin on tiny
recreant limbs, ct al, etc, and by inks
YOU dasen't print II Same day my bank
protested one OF my checks. Now please
tell me why this Is thus? Amt newspapers
obliged by the Interstate commerce law TO
Print all the stun that's poured onto them?
And please tell me what a bank is for II
not TO pay ono's checks? It makes mo
torrid by gosh. I've notion 10 go hang
me I'm the cellar, and get cool
ASHLEY c. FOLLETT.
North fortnight n. V, July !, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

New works. death rate has been halved
since 1855 II Is just like Chicago 10 remark
that people can become hardened TO anything
In time.-Roc hester Post Express.
The New York hotel managers and the
striking walters are getting together Alas,
poor public!-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
New York City according to recent stalls
ties consumes one-seventh Of all tho beer pro-
duced in the United States This seems to call
for revision OF the Biographies, which put
New York in the temperate zone--Coluinbia
State.
New York is busy testing samples Of the
fireworks bought for the celebration of the
Glorious Fourth so that the probabilities are
that New York this year will have a better
show of fireworks than 1t had last year, and
not so big a Standardization Globe.
New York Is ali excited over the proposition
TO erect q monument TO Dante but wouldn't
IT be more up to date to sell stamps for the
relief Of the great poets needy descendants?-
Washington Pest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04

and they want to do something OF a
specifically appropriate character. Wnae
are they to do, or what is to be done LOT
them. which will appeal to their rei
blood and which will yet be safe ana
sane?
That is the question which demands
positive rather than merely mega
tive answer. 1t is ifle to tell people
what they must not do unless at the
same time they are told Of something
equally acceptable which they may no.
That. we think, is not only practlcaole
but is being done with increasing SUE.
cess year by year in New York ana
elsewhere. It Is possible to provide
music. pageantry and games which Will
he devoid of danger to property, limD or
life. will accord with the spirit OF the
day and yet agreeably stir the red blood
Of youth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

For the remainder Of the week the city
will be deserted, socially speaking, for So
ciety has scattered to Newport. Bar Hsr-
bor. Lenox, the New Jersey resorts aud the
big country estates along the Hudson and
on Long Island to celebrate the Fourth
The festivities In most cases will last over
the week end. and all the villas and coun-
try places viii be filled with guests from
to-day until Monday
The various yacht and country clubs have
arranged elaborate programmes for to-day,
with regattas, gymkhanas and other sports,
followed in the evening by the usual dis
play of fireworks. At Elkwood Park. n. j..
the Elkwood Park Steeplechase Association
will hold the first Of two meets. and among
those who have entered horses are August
Belmont. Raymond Belmont. Robert J..
Gerry George de Kay Glider Philip stew
enson and many others. The second meet
will take place on Saturday. At Cedarhurst.
Long Island, the polo tournament of the
Rockaway Hunting club begins to-day. to
continue until the 18th. and at Oyster Bay
the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht club Will
have a regatta, followed by celebration
I'm the evening
Dr and Mrs W Seward Webb are en-
PERTAINING a house party over the Fourth
at their place at Shelburne, W.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ogden "hisom have
T. party Of young people with them over the
holiday at their villa at southampton Long
Island.
Mr.. and Mrs David Wagstaff who are
now at Tuxedo. will go 10 the Hotel Nassau.
Long Beach, next week To spend the greater
part OF the summer.
Mrs Lindley Hoffman Chaplin Is Al North
east Harbor, Me, for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter II. 3. Frelinghuysen
have left their place at Morrstown. N. j..
and have gone to the Adirondacks.
Cornelius Vanderbilt gave small dinner
last night at DelmonicOs.
Mrs william Lowe Rice. who was AZ the
Plaza for a few days, returned yesterday
10 Southampton. Long Island. where she
has house party over the Fourth for her
daughter, Miss Mildred Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Hunt are at the
Hotel Nassau. Long Beach. for the season,
Dr. and Mrs. James w, Markoe have gone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
THE CABIN EFT.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, July 8.-The Cabinet is de-
pleted to-day, only one or two of the mem-
bers remaining in town over the Fourth.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox are
at Valley Forge, with the members Of their
family; Secretary MacVeagh is at Lancas-
ter, on the way to Dublin, N. H.; the At
torney General and the Secretary Of War
have both gone to Long Island to remain
for a few days, and the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor has also left Washington
for short time. Secretary Fisher will
Join his family at Silver Lake, and Secre-
tary Nagel has gone to Marion to visit his
family.
Miss Flora Wilson daughter OF the Sec
rotary Of Agriculture, Joined her father at
the Portland to-day. and will remain with
him several weeks. Later she will go To
the Adirondacks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
THE TANK OF THE DAY.

Strong spring hinges on screen doors,
together with a straw hat. form COM
bination disastrous to the man who wears
eyeglasses" remarked one who usually
does. but who was then minus. THE com
binstion works this way: A man opens the
door and steps out The door bumps the
brim of his hat. knocking It slantwise
across his face. The brim bumps the edge
OF his glasses, and the glasses fall from
his nose and smash. There is no nosepiece.
to my knowledge. strong enough to pre-
vent this. When man has had his glasses
broken twice In this manner. there is only
one thing for him 10 do TO break the
hoodoo: He must deliberately let the door
smash the glasses again. That's what I've
done; for l figure the breaking of glasses,
like everything else. works by the rule of
three"
Young Doctor-What do you suppose l
got out of the Senator's windpipe
Ola Doctor-Oh, about a thousand dollars!
Judge.
The German press describes as Wilbur
Wrights Scientific testament" what is be-
lieved to be the last letter he wrote, ad-
dressed to we'll known German airman
at Johannisthal flying camp, near Berlin.
The letter is interpreted as pointing out
the SPECIFIC path along which the aeroplane
inventors OF the future must proceed. 1t
says our new aeroplane will represent
the development of practically all we have
learned since we've been studying the prob
lem OF air transportation Everybody who
has ever seen buzzard flying knows that
there must be method whereby human
beings can also remain In the air once
they really find themselves aloft The sole
difficulty is that Nature provides birds
with the means Of soaring without exert
ing themselves, while humans must de-
wise artificial means Of achieving the same
result TIE real problem now confronting
LA Is to find out whether va Ton liza TIA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
YOURS. BUT CAN YOU GET IT7

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. 4 friend Of mine aud ] we're argu-
ing about Theodore Roosevelt and w. ~.
TAFT. as 10 who would get the nomination
at the time the Republican convention was
I'm session was saying that Mr. Tatt "ould
receive the nomination. and my friehd' as
sorting that Mr.. Roosevelt had more IMAM
enough delegates said: y VIII bet you
s. that Mr.. Roosevelt VIII get the nomiha-
ton" Now my friend claims that he won
the bet because Mr.. Roosevelt was nOrni-
mated at rump convention. Who do YOU
think is winner OF the bet, my friend or |?
Brooklyn. July 2, 1912 j. ". '. f..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
PUBLIC DRINKING CUPS.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The New York Free Cold Water
Fountain Society desires to call attention
TO the new law relating 10 public drink
ing cups, and urges individuals 10 procure
for themselves the collapsibe aluminium or
waxed paper cups, which are equally neces-
gary on railroads or steamboats,. While the
societys fountains are furnished with the
legally required bubbling cups. many per-
sons will prefer to use the individual cup,
and for such special faucets are provided.
JOSEPH n. YOUNG.
Secretary and Superintendent.
New York July 3 1912
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"RED BLOOD" on THE

RED BLOOD" ON THE TOJRIH
There is little room for sympathy or
even patience, with the pretence, still
heard here and there, that there Is
nothing in safe and sane" celebration
Of the Fourth of July TO appeal effective
ly to "red blood; and that in order TO
make that appeal we must have an "old-
fashioned celebration" with endless din
and racket and racked nerves, firecrack-
ers and fires, toy pistols and tetanus
Such arguments rest on the untenabe
assumption that nothing is impressive
which is not noisy, or attractive which
does not appeal to the primitive rather
than to the enlightened sensibilities Of
mankind. Logically extended, they would
see in prizefight or gladatorial com
bat the favorite form of controversy. and
would regard as the highest form Of
patriotic expression a whoop, an hurrah
and a screaming of the eagle.
From such conceptions we dissent
Yet we cannot be unmindful Of the temp
tation or the provocation to them which
has now and then arisen in the too neu-
trail and negative character of efforts for
a safe and sane" Fourth. 1t is highly
desirable that there should be no brutal
firecrackers and bombs and toy pistols
and cannon. But something must be
provided in their place which will ade-
quately fill 1t. If not, we shall do well
to remember the parable of the man who
had devil cast out, but whose last state
became worse than his first because Of
failure TO refill the vacant room with
a better tenant. 1t is natural and suit
able enough for those who can do so
to spend the day in automobiling or
yachting, or on golf course. though
that will not be celebrating the day
But the multitude cannot do those things,