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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
pTSHCART MARKETS

The pushcart pedler has TO give way
before the increasing traffic In the
streets. He is one Of the distractions,
like jutting show windows and side
walk stands. which have to be removed.
Already the future Is closing 10 him. for
Borough President McAneny's axe bri-
gade has greatly reduced the number
Of sidewalk fruit stands, thus diminish
ing his opportunity to rise in life from
the propeller of a cart TO a merchant
with permanent If humble home for
his wares. Perhaps tiny booths inside
the building line may in time pro-
vide facilities for these former tres
passers on the sidewalk. Already there
are some Of them. But for the time be-
ing conditions have not become read
justed to the needs OF the former side
walk stand men.
For taking care Of the pushcart men
the best proposal is that before the
Board of Aldermen for the establishment
Of pushcart markets, TO which such
vendors shall be restricted There should
Dt VI tuCSC maj htle, uOL uC'Co-
sarily large in extent, but situated con-
veniently near the poorer sections Of the
town, where the people buy a good deal
Of their food from these pedlers. If
enough markets are provided the push
cart men will not necessarily suffer from
being confined TO them. Having n regu-
lar stand, they should be free from
blackmail both by the police and by the
persons who pretend to furnish them
protection from the police. Moreover,
in regular market the depredations Of
the street urchin would cease. The adj
vantage Of having recognized rights
might make up for the loss which would
result from being no longer permitted
to display their wares in crowded thor
oughfares.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
WORK FOR THE SCHOLAR IN POLL.
TTTG

Again we turn to that useful little
volume, division and Reunion" by
Woodrow Wilson, Phi. D., LII. D., some
time professor of Jurisprudence in
Princeton University. We feel the need
of the white light Of scholarship for the
study of the problem presented by the
Democratic tariff platform.
After declaring for a tariff for rev.
enue only, and announcing rs a "fun-
"damental principle OF the Democratic
party" that any other sort of tariff is
unconstitutional, the platform commits
its party TO a specific adjustment of
duties, with n view not to revenue but
to benefiting certain particular classes,
such as farmers and laboring men. Par
ticularly does It demand lower duties
on ''the necessaries OF life" and com
mend the regent work Of Congress in
passing bills, including one for free
sugar, which seem to us entirely incon-
sistent with n tariff for revenue only.
So we turn for instruction to Professor
Wilson, and find that he discovered ex-
actly the same inconsistency In the
Democratic tariff revision of 1916. He
says:
Tea and coffee, which would naturally
have been chosen for taxation, had this
been a tariff 'for revenue only" and
not also incidentally for protection. were
put upon the free list.
Mr.. Underwood was we'll advised in
seeking academic wisdom for unrayel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
PEOPLE and Social Incidenfs

S. Reynal; ]. ". williams, Of Narrasauset.
Pier; J.. B. Malcolm, Of New York. guest OF
Mrs. Charles Siegfried; Mrs. oelrich,.
Charles Gibson and Cyril Hatch.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cameron MGR
Winslow have renewed their lease Of the
Cleveland cottage. which they have occu.
pied several summers.
Mrs. George @. Haven has leased one OF
the Pinard cottages fer the season. II n
close to the summer home Of her daughter
Mrs. Forsythe Wickes.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Belmont have re-
turned to New York after a short visit
here.
Mrs. Edward J. Berwind Is expected to
return from Philadelphia tomorrow. o.
Eserton L. Winthrop has arrived at his
summer home here.
Mrs. Mitchell Irving. Of New York, 70 q
guest Of Mrs. William storrs Wells.
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Rives and family
have arrived at Swanhurst.
William c. Stewart. father Of Mrs. WILL
lam B. Leeds, who was brought here from
Montcair on Monday In a private car,
withstood the trip we'll. He has so far re-
covered from pneumonia that he expects TO
be about the summer home Of his daughter
In a few days.
Miss Goddard, of Boston, is a guest Of her
sister, Mrs. William @. Weld.
r. Livingston Beeckman has returned
from New York on his steam yacht Adroit.
Colonel Oliver H. Payne left to-day on
his steam yacht Aphrodite.
George o. Wales Of Boston, and Miss
z. B. Nichols, Of New York, are guests of
Mrs. James Griswold Wentz.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11

Broadway yesterday morning that his eyes
nearly popped out Of their sockets when
three fish shot out OF the nozzle in less
than five minutes. In the crowd watching
the flushing of the streets were a number
of youngsters, who grabbed the kicking
fish almost from under the wheels of the
Broadway cars. Amt no tellin what
might come outer this yer thing" said the
negro holding the nozzle. Bout an hour
ago an eel come boundln' out"
Brown volunteered to lend me money"
did YOU take it?"
mo. That sort Of friendship is too good
to lose."-Detroit Free Press.
Enterprise crops up sometimes In the
most unexpected places. A number Of per-
sons seeking refuge from the heat at Coney
Island. were amused at the energy dis
played by one Of the walters or sano
hotel" This young man kept his eyes row.
ing among the folk in bathing as we'll as
those who sat upon the sand. Suddenly 1t
was noticed that one OF the bathers was
attacked with cramps. No worry for his
safety was felt, because other bathers were
near by. But his misfortune assumed
humorous aspect. when, as he was sinking
into the water, he threw both hands In the
air and the waiter on the platform turned
his face in the direction Of the bar and
shouted-with those two appraised hands In
his mind, of course-"Two beers" The
island isn't what It used to be years ago.
but, as one man observed. they still get
you coming and going.
Employer-You're late again!
New Clerk-Well you said you didn't
want man who watched the clock.-Life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
NO COMPROMISE.

According to Washington dispatches
to ''The Philadelphia Press" President
Taft has expressed positive disapproval
of all schemes in Pennsylvania to keep a
hybrid Republican electoral ticket in the
field. The President could not have
been expected TO take any other stand
than that any electoral ticket which he
heads shall contain electors absolutely
loyal to him and pledged to support him
in the Electoral College. The new ma
tional committeeman and chairman or
the state committee, Mr.. WATSON, had
suggested, among other things, that the
electors already named In Pennsylvania
should run on both the Republican and
the Roosevelt third party tickets and
that all should support the candidate
on whose ticket they received the greater
number Of votes.
Such opportunlsm, which had for its
purpose merely the holding together Of
the party for the benefit of nominees for
Congress and state Offices, could not ap-
peal TO q man Of firm convictions like
Mr.. Taft With him the matter is one
Of principle. not of eXpediency, and he
rightly insists on a complete severance
of relations between the Republican
party and any members of it who refuse
10 recognize the authority of the ma
tional organization. but still want to use
the party trademark in order to mislead
the public. There can be no compromise
on a question of common honesty. Elect
ors who expect to support Colonel Roose-
Welt ought TO run on a ticket Of their
own instead of trying to mask them
selves on an official ballot as Bepubli-
cans. Similarly a straightout Taft cleo
toral ticket is desirable in Pennsylvania
and in every other state, whatever tech
nical obstacles may have to be overcome
An putting it into the field.
Mr.. Taft is willing and anxious to
measure strength everywhere with both
Governor Wilson and Colonel Roosevelt.
He does not want to win through deals
or subterfuges of any sort, and he be-
lieves that if 1t is made perfectly clear
which electors are for him and which are
against him the voters will prefer him,
no matter under what conditions his
ticket obtains place on the ballot. He
will not Join hands with any alleged Re
publicans who want to operate both in
side the party and outside It. That is a
logical and honorable attitude. If there
are to be three major parties, let there
be everywhere three major tickets. The
vital thing in the Presidents view is 10
have the lines clearly drawn between the
various groups Of electors In the field, so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
MIXED on THE LIGHTS.

Governor Wilson said recently IN re-
gard to Tammany's habit Of celebrating
the Fourth Of July:
| think 1t must be matter OF con.
graduation on the part OF all lovers OIL
America that the Society or Iamnnahy
should through so many years nave
maintained its celebration OF the ann,
versary which is crowded with so many
memories of the inspiriting KIND not
only for the people Of the United states,
hut for the people Of the world. II Is
upon hearths of this kind that the name
of liberty is kept burning.
It only illustrates the saying that
really great men and great institutions
are often more highly appreciated at
some distance from home that an emil
nent New Yorker like Mayor Gaynor
did not know until a few years ago
where the hearth was upon which ram
MANY kept the fame of liberty burning
When he was chosen by Mr.. Murphy
as the Democratic party's candidate for
Mayor he blandly inquired. Where Is
Tammany Hall?' If he saw the sacred
hearth and the sacred flame when be
paid his first visit to Fourteenth Street
he was not sufficiently impressed to
make a note Of It." 1t has remained
for a distinguished New Jersey historian
to visualize Tammany's devotion to the
highest ideals of patriotism and free
dom and to uncover to the world the
hearthstone on which the symbol or
its fidelity perpetually burns.
Many skeptcs hereabouts are disposed
to believe that the only fire Tammany
ever lighted was one for the prosaic pur-
pose Of keeping the kettle boiling. Its
ardor, as New Workers know it, is of
the highly practical sort. If itcan only
drink another cup Of tea 1t doesn't care
much whether people think 1t is lighting
a beacon to liberty or not On the Tam
many hearthstone many irons have been
heated in other causes than freedoms,
and used for purposes having little to
do with the symbolism which DR.. VII.
son has read into the Wigwam's politi-
cal activities. Yet viewed from Trenton
or Princeton one fame in this neigh
borhood may seem as pure and full Of
high suggestion as another. Perhaps
Mr.. Wilson thinks that Mr.. Murphy is
really the guardian Of the Bellows ISL
and statue and light
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
AMERICAS VICTORIES.

America continues to win at the Olym-
pic games. Yesterdays taking Of first,
second and third places In the shotput,
like the similar winning Of all three
places in the sprint on Sunday, was strik-
ing evidence Of the overwhelming supe-
riority Of this country in those events
which have come TO be regarded as its
specialtieS. In the longer races. as usual,
this country does not do so well. In the
50OO-metre race. for example, our ath-
letes did not show their colors, while
an EngllShman took the 1,500-metre
race, though pressed to his utmost by
two American contestants.
The English newspapers are already
attempting to give the reasons for this
country's present athletic primacy SUI
perior training they say, accounts for
it. The Americans, in their opinion de-
vote themselves with greater intensity
TO preparation and profit by profess
sional teaching. Training may be better
In this country than in England, but the
elaboration of training is merely a part
Of the extraordinary development Of in
terest In and attention TO athletics within
recent years. This country has gone In
for athletics extraordinarily, and the re
markedly competent and well rounded
team sent TO Stockholm is the fruit OF
that addiction Organization is one
feature Of the development, and organi-
zation has brought with 1t superior train
ing. With every high school and college In
the land taking a lively interest in ath-
letics. with athletic clubs In every village
and city, training and all the parapher
MALTA Of athletics were bound TO develop
in notable way. and every young man
with more than the usual athletic apt
tude in any direction was sure 70 be dis
covered and encouraged to make the
most Of his gifts. 1t is condition that
is bound to produce athletic teams which
will at least hold their own in interna-
tional contests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
MR. DIY'S AMBITIONS.

In some obscure and tortuous way
which it is impossible for ordinary minds
TO follow Governor Dix seems to con-
strue the nomination of Governor Wilson
for President as an Endorsement Of the
Dix-Tammany administration In this
state. THE selection Of a national Pro
gressive candidate at Baltimore" says
he, reflects the Progressive administra-
ton of New York State" II such an
idea is any comfort TO Murphy's Gov
ernor, it may be a good thing that he
conceived it. But only Dix could get
comfort out Of 1t. The Dix administra-
ton was Endorsed at Baltimore. not by
the nomination Of New Jerseys execu-
tive, but by the blank, stony silence OF
Murphy. The way to indorse Dix would
have been to place him in nomination.
New Jersey, Indiana, Massachusetts,
even Connecticut, supported their Gov
ernors for the Presidential nomination.
The best Dix got was permission TO
dance with the other Murphy puppets
when the boss wagged his finger
On his record, thus Endorsed, Governor
Dix expects that the party will tender
me a denomination It may, indeed
and 1t should. If denomination depend
ed on the Democratic voters Of the state
that would be different matter. But
"the party" so far as Dix Is concerned
is Murphy; and Murphy, "the party"
has reason to be satisfied with Governor
Dix. To be sure, Governor Dix has
never done Murphy's will without or
ders. whereas a man Of more initiative
would have done it without waiting for
orders. But then, he has always obeyed
orders, and surely there could be no
finer looking dummy for Tammany at
dinner or dress parade anywhere than
he. The Dix record may not be much
Of a vote getter, but it is patent that
both Dix and Murphy are counting on
Wilson to pull through Democratic
yellow dog" state ticket. Murphy was
rather harsh with Dix at Baltimore. AS
a decent acknowledgment Of harmonious
business relations IN the past, the boss
should now make the Governor happy by
indorsing him for second term.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT

~. [By Telegraph TO The Tribunel
Newport, July 10-Mrs. Arthur Curtiss
James entertained a luncheon party to-day
at Beacon Hill House
Mrs Pembroke Jones began her season OF
entertaining this evening with q d.nner al
the Sherwood.
Miss Augusta Hunter was hostess OF a
ladies' luncheon at the Clambake Club
Mrs William Woodward has announced
dinner for Friday night.
Mrs Julian McCarty Little will enter
tain party az dinner on Saturday even
ing.
Mrs John ]. Mason will give dance on
Saturday evening.
Among those who registered at the
Casino to-day were James V. Parker, OF
New York, who has arrived here for the
summer; Thomas Sliddell, OF New York,
who has taken apartments at the Berkeley
Richard T. Wilson. jr, of New York; r. H.
Russell. OF New York. guest OF T. Suffern
Taller; j. Arthur Beebe and Miss Made
line Lawrence. OF Boston, guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lyman G. Josephs: 2ir. and Mrs. (.
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ling the tangle Of contradictions IN winch
the Democrats have involved themselves
in their efforts at tariff revision anu
asking DR.. Wilson to direct the tarih
revising activities Of the present Con'
gress It needs a man Of DR.. wilson
learning to show the party how IL can
make tariff for revenue only WITHOUT
taxing the articles Of general consump-
ton which naturally yield revenue; now
it can adjust its changes with q view
to conserving business without peing
protective; how 1t can seek to give any
measure Of protection If the Consttu-
ton, as the platform declares, forplds
taxation for any but revenue purposes
DIR, Wilson as an historian has shown
how earlier Democratic tariff makers
again and again contradicted them
selves. Perhaps as politician he can
now teach his party to avoid the old
pitfalls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
WHITE MOUNTAINS ABLAZE
Forest Fires Rage at Several Points
and Trains are Held UA

Intervale. n. H., July 10.-Fire caused
considerable damage at several points in
the White Mountain region to-day, and
traffic on the Boston & Maine Railroad was
delayed by the burning of a wooden brIdg.
over a stream in the town OF Madison.
The White Mountain express train from
Boston was held up just below the stream
and special train was sent down from
North Conway TO take the passengers after
they had been ferried over the river. -
A forest fire which has been raging
since Sunday in the Pinkham Notch, Just
east of Mount Washington, and on the
slope OF Wild Cat Mount has burned over
several hundred acres OF heavily wooded
land, and to-day appeared to be still beyond
control. More than two hundred men were
fighting the flames and dense cloud OF
smoke overhung the whole eastern White
Mountain region.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
SANE SUMNER CLOTHES.

Some Of the hottest days Of summer
slay as many as or more than an insane
Fourth Of July did a few years back.
But there is no public authority to de-
cree that men shall wear sane clothes
in the heated term, and the slaughter
goes on A glance at a crowd In the
street when the official thermometer Is
registering more than 90 degrees shows
how little progress is made toward more
sensible summer clothing, at least among
men. A quarter of century ago men
perhaps dressed more appropriately,
when starched shirts prevailed and when
waistcoats were more generally held 10
be Indispensable. But in recent years
about the only progress toward more
suitable hot weather attire Is the use
Of less starch. Having first disappeared
from the bosOms of shirts. 1t is now van
fishing more or less commonly from their
cuffs and collars.
But the coat remains Is conservatively
oppressive as ever. Perhaps one man
in a hundred wears clothes OF some
light washable fabric, hat the number
does not increase from year to year.
Such clothing is cheaper than woOllen
clothing and might be worn with adyan-
tage on a good many summer days be-
sides those which have their record Of
deaths printed in the next mornings
papers But the public clings to its
ancient habit of dressing unreasonably
and uncomfortably, governed by some
prejudice or some notion Of dignity.
Only a change of New York's climate
from temperate with fits of intemperance
to permanently tropical would suffice to
reform its clothes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
RING CHOSEN COMMISSIONERS.

The result Of the special election at
Atlantic City on Tuesday to establish a
commission government is not likely to
prove highly gratifying to the reformers
or to the advocates Of the new system
of municipal administration. There can
be no question that Atlantic City sorely
needed thorough reformation OF its
government Recent disclosures showed
conditions there to be exceedingly cor
rupt. and there was widespread revolt
against the iniquities Of ring rule. The
opportunity. Of redemption was supposed
to be afforded when the city some time
ago by a decisive majority adopted the
commission form of government. How
that opportunity was employed the re-
turns of Tuesdays election show.
There were ten candidates for the five
commissionerships, these being the ten
who polled the highest votes In the pre-
liminary election. OF the ten, five were
elected on Tuesday to conduct the local
administration with practically absolute
authority. And Of the five only two were
candidates of the reform element while
the other three were candidates Of
Boss" Kuehnles corrupt partisan ma
chine Kuehnle had put up five candi-
dates representing himself and his meth
DDS of government, and had cynically
designated three Of them as those who
were 10 be elected TO form majority Of
the commission and thus to control 1t in
the interest of the ring. The other two
were put up in order TO be traded off for
votes for the three. 1t was characters
tic ring deal of the old-fashioned kind,
publicly proclaimed in advance with a
brazen effrontery inspired by confidence
Of success.
The deal was successful, and the re-
suit is that the new scheme Of municipal
government will be about as completely
under boss and ring domination as was
the old system. In that there can be
little encouragement for the friends Of
good government. The incident is new
and emphatic reminder of the supreme
Importance of the personal factor in
government With good men Atlantic
City would have had good government
under the old form With a threefifths
majority Of riDgsters, commission gov
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
CAN'T STAND ROOSEVELT
Lifelong Republican Declares He Is
Only a Trouble Maker.


To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Although n lifelong Republican.
have lost all respect for Theodore Roose-
welt, and had he been nominated on the
Republican ticket ! would have remained
away from the polls on Election Day
rather than vote for him Many OF his
former admirers now have only contempt
and disgust for the man, but there are
charitable ones who think his erraic and
trouble breeding course is due to his brain
having become impaired by the heat while
in Africa.
Theodore Roosevelt's afterthought OF at
tempting to disturb the country by setting
class against class with the cost OF liv-
ing" issue is malicious. All. rich and poor
alike are benefited or injured by high
prices, and no person complains OF the high
price OF those products he sells-he COM
plains only regarding the price Of those
products he buys. The farmer. the fruit
grower and the producer receive higher
prices for their products at the present
time than ever before, and the laoorer re-
ceives higher wages in the United States
than in any country on the globe.
The great majority OF people would be
perfectly contented and satisfied II 1t were
not for political agitators and disturbers,
who travel from city to city making
trouble, creating strikes and setting class
against class.
FRANKLIN d. CBUM, NJ. d.
Cheviot- on the hudson, n. Y, July 3, 1912.