The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-07-18

Yond reason to state that with a very
little more experience and training he
night easily have been nearer the front
than he was.
Here is another item on tidal power:
A Hamburg engineer plans to erect
works in Schleswig Holstein, Germany,
by which he can make the tides in the
North Sea generate electric power. He
intends to build between Husum, on the
mainland, and the island of Nordstrand
succession of dams that will form two
immense reservoirs at different levels.
The higher one will have an area of L.
500 acres and the lower one an area half
as large again. When the tide is rising
the level of the sea will be from two and
one-half to 10 feet higher than that in
the lower reservoir, and it is estimated
that the flow of water through turbines
from the sea into the reservoir will pro-
t1uce 5000 horsepower. AS the tide nears
the flood, the sluices of the higher reser-
voir will be opened, and the water will
flow into that until the ebb begins. For
six hours while the tide is flowing, the
gates between the higher basin will be
open and the flow of water through
them will drive the turbines. The sluice-
ways will be arranged so that whatever
the state of the tide the turbines will al
ways be driven in the same direction.
The plant is expected to supply power
constantly over a Large territory.
@'Sulzer's Short Speeches" is the al
lucrative title of a somewhat unique
book that recently came to our desk
from the j. S. Ogelvie Publishing Co. of
New York. It is a compilation from the
records of Congress of the speeches of
Hon. William Sulzer of New York city,
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives.
The compiler, George W. Blake of the
New York Times, contributes short
biographical sketch Of William Sulzer,
from which it appears that there is de-
sire to have Mr.. Sulzer the Democratic
candidate for Governor of New York,
and the object of the book is evidently
80 increase that desire and ensure the
nomination of Mr. Sulzer The biographer
rather overdoes his task in presenting
the claims of Mr.. SulZer to public conf
dence and support, albeit his subject is
worthy, no doubt, of strong commenda-
ton. One quotation will suffice. Of
Mr.. Sulzer it is said: 'He is just
plain, common, everyday, plodding, good
nafured citizen, sincere, square, and
loyal in every fibre of his manhood. He
does not command support by subtitle in
f1uences, trickery, hypocrisy, selfadver-
Using and the command of wealth, like
some others, but succeeds solely through
his brains, his intrepidity and his fidelity
to friends and to principles. He never
had press agent He never financed a
publicity bureau. He never paid for
puffs." Evidently Mr.. Sulzer is rara
avis among politicians and differs very
materially from many Congressman we
have known. His speeches merit what his
biographer says of them: ''He does not
indulge in sophistry or in refined and in
volved sentences that are hard to under
stand. There is snap to his speeches.
They are generally short, epigrammatic
and eloquent. They ring true. They
hot no
they say" The speeches published in
the volume before US bear out this state
rnent. When Mr.. Sulzer completes his
present term he will have served twenty
years in the House of Representatives
and his speeches touch upon every i'm
portant question before Congress during
the past nineteen years. He has been
at all times the friend and champion of
the soldier, and in support of a bill in
troduced by him in behalf of the veter-
ans he said: 81 want this bill to pass
for patriotism-the noblest sentiment
that animates the soul of man. l say
that there is no gift in the Republic too
great for the men who saved the Repub-
lic." And in support of bill to place
Major General Daniel G. Sickles on the
retired list as lieutenant general, he
said: General Sickles career is finished.
He is very old man. He has run the race.
He has fought the good fight. He can live
at best but short time. Who is there
so unpatriotic that he would refuse this
honor to this grand old battle-scarred
veteran, with his gallant and heroic rec
ord?'
Another book just come to our desk
with the compliments of Joe Mitchell
ChappIe also merits the descriptive word
unique, both as to title and contents. 1t