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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
DEMOCRATIC REVENGE.

Does the Democratic House Of Rep
resentatives wish to convince the coun-
try that its party is totally untitled TO
be trusted with the government of the
nation? Striking out of the legislative
judicial and executive appropriations
bill provision for the Bureau Of Trade
Relations and other divisions of the
Department of state merely because
these things are dear to the heart OF
the President" puts the Democrats in
the position of being willing to sacrifice
the efficiency of the government Tor
the sake of revenge. The Democrats
in the House are ready to deprive the
country of the useful services of the
Bureau of Trade Relations merely TO
get SQUARE on" the President for We
toing the appropriations bill and fore
ing them TO abandon their scheme TO
destroy the merit system in the clvil
service. Spite and personal politics
outweigh with the House Democrats
their sense of responsibility TO the
people.
If the Democrats succeed in TINS
cheap scheme of revenge and the Sen
ate agrees to send the Appropriation
bill back 10 the President in a more OBJ
noyious form than before. with the re-
call of the Commerce Court retained. the
President should veto il second time
He will have the whole country with
him in standing by the principle that
the appropriations bills should not be
made the vehicles for vicious extrane-
Gus legislation. lie has everything TO
gain by such fight, as there is nothing
mean or personal in his attitude and
his opponents will be sure TO appear
contemplate by reason of their willing
ness to strike down any institution, no
matter how useful, 50 long as the
President IS interested in ii, In order to
obtain revenge. The President is on
firm ground when he Indignantly re-
pels. as he has done. the suggestions
Of Congressman that he should dicker
with them to save good legislation by
conSenting TO bad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
"oLD IRONsIDEs" DAY.

On this day ono hundred years ago
was fought a battle, famous in United
States history and in the annals OF
sea fighting everywhere-that between
the United States frigate Constitution,
CAPTAIN Isaac Hull, and the British
frigate Guerrero. Captain Dacres. For
an hour, at shutdown, the fight was
waged. beginning with long distance
firing. which Hull soon stopped. run
ming his vessel up so close TO the
enemy that grapeShot could be used
with good effect. "Now. boys. pour y
into them" shouted the American
commander when he had joCkeyed his
craft into position. His crew obeyed
Fifteen minutes thereafter the Guer-
riere's mizzenmast was gone and hull
Snars and rigging were shot to pieces
The Americans grappled and tried to
board the British vessel. while the Brit
ish. I'm turn. tried to climb aboard the
Constitution. The sea was too rough for
such work. and the frigatcs fell apart
A few minutes later the Guerrieres
mainmast fell. carrying down the fore
mast and most Of the rigging. There
upon Captain Dacres surrendered. his
crew was taken aboard the victorious
American. and the Guerriere set afirc.
From this battle the Constitution
barely scratched, won the name "Old
Ironsides" and Captain Hull great
fame II was the climax, though by
no means the end. Of a career full OF
achievement and honor well won. This
engagement was the first frlgate battle
of the war Of 1872 II put at end the
ieers of the enemy about the American
craft. which they called bundles OF
pine boards" II established conclu
sively the seamanship aud lighting
quality Of the Americans. 1t Is pleas
ant TO remember that after the battle
the enemy were able TO render as
strong testimony TO the courtesy and
generosity Of Captain Hull and his
men as to their bravery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
A REFUTED CHARGE.

Governor Wilson is at pains 10 deny
as a campaign falsehood ;he statement
that 'he had let Tammany leaders
"know they would be left alone in
New York in consideration for prom
Uses to roll him up big plurality OF
votes" That was an unpleasant i'm
putation. and the Governor is entitled
TO the benefit of the denial. His friend
and supporter. The New York Times,
shows as follows how unjust the accu-
sation was and how very, very far
Governor Wilson is from letting the
Tammany leaders know that they will
be left alone I'm New York:
Governor Wilson made it perfectly
clear that no special promises Of any
kind had been made TO any group OF
voters and that there was no under
standing in the New York situation
other than the very general under
standing. applicable to all states. that
the Presidential candidate did not con-
slider it within his province as can
didate to dictate in state affairs as dis
tinguished from national affairs.
All good men and true who believe
that Tammany is an organization for
public plumber which should be driven
from political power may take heart
Governor Wilson has made no terms
with Tammany. His soul is clear from
any compromise with such sin. He is
Just following his usual practice OF
=.
believer in state rights and, much
as he may disapprove Of Tammany, as
Jersey man and national candi-
date he cannot condemn it. That isn't
his province" He will let it alone all
right enough. But agree to let it alone
in consideration Of loyal support ?
Perish the thought! That is a cam
paign libel worthy of this prompt and
convincing refutatiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
AS TO FREE TRADE.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Whether or not Mr.. Wilson Is a
free trader. AS The Tribune would under
stand that naming, there appears 10 be
no reason why all the Presidential cam
didates should not openly and boldly say
that they believe I'm free trade. Free
trade IL the natural right OF free men.
and II American citizens are not inclined
TO have free trade and abolish custom
houses as soon az il can be conveniently
done. upon adoption Of a better system
OF raising national public revenue. they
are not entitled to and do not deserve
freedom In its fullest sense.
| object to your statement that II We
abandon custom house collections we
must put "the whole cost OF government
on the people" All tho revenue the ma
tional treasury requires outside OF the
receipts from internal revenue. and all
the annual cost Of all the bountles likely
to be authorized. can be obtained with
out adding one cent to the cost of goods
or living or taking from any citizen any
part OF his income due to his industry
and use Of his brains. All the American
people have to do II they wish absolute
free trade Is TO arrange that national
revenue shall come from direct tax
upon land values
Finally, | would ask II tho cost of gov
eminent does not now lie upon the peo-
pie? Who pays custom house taxes IL
not the people OF these United States?
GEORGE WHITE.
Hackensack. y. j.. Aug. 3. 1912.
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AT SOUTHAMPTON.
fBy Telegraph to Tho Tribune


Southampton, n. Y. Aug. B--With tho
close OF tennis week at the Meadow Club
the social season at Southampton begins
to wane, but there are many visitors be.
ing entertained by the cottagers and
enough social activity to make the sum.
mer colony very gay for another few
weeks.
Many OF the Southampton set will leave
here for Newport tomorrow to witness
the championship tennis tournament on
the Casino courts. Some of those depart
ing will return next week, but still others
will go right on to the mountains FOR
short stay, and return to Southampton
late in September
An effort was made by e. P. Larned.
who has been playing I'm the Meadow Club
tournament. TO charter boat 10 take
those who intended to 20 10 Newport for
the coming week 10 New London to-day.
but 1t did not meet with success.
Mrs. Ernest Lorillard gave dinner to
fourteen guests last night at the Ingle-
side Mrs. Reginald Brooks also enter
taned at dinner last night.
MIS-. AVN w. hIeCu entertainer Al
dinner tonight at the Hedge Rows. Mrs
Henry Pearce. who is spending the sum
mer at the Irving, entertained at lunch
con at the club yesterday.
On Tuesday Mrs. Pearce will give l
luncheon. dinner and bridge, followed by
dancing.
Among those of tho cottage colony here
who will leave southampton for the New
port tennis this week are Mr.. and Mrs.
d. W. Dilworth. Mrs. J. Palmer Knapp,
Miss Eleanor Lawrence. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sydney Breeze, Mrs. p. b. Thompson,
Mrs. Edward Van Ingen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodhue Livingston, Mrs. William Manice
and Mrs. +. r. n. Talmage. Miss Mel
vile, OF Georgia, who has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus L. Patterson during
the last week, will leave for Newport to-
morrow.
James d. Barney. who has been visit
ing here, will return to town tomorrow.
Mrs Charles Miller left Southampton this
afternoon. to spend the rest Of the season
in the Adirondack
Mrs. George Barton French has been
entertaining her nieces from Sayville.
They leave southampton tomorrow.
G.. B. Kip, who has been spending the
last few weeks here. went to town this
afternoon by automobile stopping at Bay
Shore on the way He will go to Barry
town I'm a few days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19

A Negro Voters Contribution Calls
Forth Commentator.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir Several days ago | clipped from
one Of your columns letter from "Col-
termers new attitude toward the formers
race. did so intending 10 call attention
AT my first opportunity TO the writer's
utterance. and really more on literary than
on political grounds. 1t was headed The
Oyster Bay Pen"
was struck with both the acumen II
displayed and the hint deducble from II
OF our having a new sort of literary stylist
among US. There is no special call for
white onlooker 10 add much to the volume
OF what has been and is being written on
Roosevelts extraordinary latter day per-
formances--hls throwing 10 the winds
worldwide reputation Of high demiurgic
quality, when, with that reputation as
background, he might, IN a private capac-
lty. as a political expert and adviser, have
greatly added to IL. 1t is apparent that
the great majority OF our white Journal
lsts-carrying their readers with them
recognize that tho ex-President's somer-
saults and cOntortions spring from his
discovery that President Taft, man OF
less brlllance than himself. but OF moral
fibre. farreaching outlook, steadfastness
and trustworthlness much superior 10 his
own, could not, in behalf Of his old friend 3
consuming frenzy for first place and con-
tinuous limelight. be used as his mere
locitn, teneHs and political lackey
AS regards the negro voters, however
II has been very uncertain what stand
they Will be likely 10 take on Election
Day. but this negro writer's quaint and
fcryid utterance. savoring OF Scriptural
phrascology (and with but one slight
chronological slip OF tho penn is spt GeHeriS
among the other more scholarly and con-
ventIonal output from miscellaneous pens.
and seems 10 me exactly suited 10 the
temperament and conditions OF tho masses
Of negro voters on whom Colonel RooSe-
Welt would again shut the door OF hope"
I should like to ask any fair Judge OF
English syntax where. among current po-
ntlcal writer's ot the white race they can
select sentences more vigorous and 10 the
point than this negro voters and more
indicative OF a thoroughly Independent
mode OF expression. A. j. b.
New York. Aug. IL. 1912.
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IN THE BERkSHiRES.

rBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
T.enox, Aug. lS.-Mrs. Arthur w swami
is in charge Of the tennis tournament al
the stockbridge Golf and Tennis Cluo
Septanber to- a. There will be prizes
In all events. and the winners OF the
mems and womens singles may challenge
for the Stockbridge Golf Club and Tennis
Club cups. There was large company
OF the Stockbridge set at the clubhouse
Yesterday afternoon for the tea, OF which
Mrs. Brown Caldwell was in charge.
Mr. and Mrs. George l.. Williams OF
New York. are at Elmwood Court In
Plttsfeld. for the rest Of the season.
Arriving to-day at the Maplewood
Hotel. in Pittsheld, were Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis IT. Griffith, Miss Mabel y. Hol-
land. II. II. Barnes, jr., and Mr.. and Mrs
c. l.. Smith, Of New York.
Outdoor events were called off In the
Berkshires to-day on account or rain.
Among those who entertained at luncheon
was Mrs. John A. Spoor. at Blythewood,
I'm Pttsfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Achenbach. OF
New York. who are at Heaton Hail. in
stockbridge. gave a large auction bridge
whist party there last night. Arriving
last night at the Hall were Mrs. j. $.
Cunningham. Mrs. Davis Davenport, b.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

Most of the Detroit aldermen sold them
selves for 500 each. None OF them appear,
to have received more than 5000 Evidentl,
Lieutenant Beckers scale OF prices has not
been generally adopted by the grafters' trust
Albany Knickerbocker Press
II It were only made apparent to New York
eIs that the gunner OF that city hurt bust
ness by keeping timid people from going
there the desperadoes would be wiped out a.
an instant by tho angry populaco. -Rochestoi
Union and Advertiser.
big fund behind Becker" says the headline
Also n big prosecuting attorney, We should
say.-Chsrleston News and Courier
The New York man who named his vacuum
cleaner 1.-The Roosevelt left 1t optional for
the buyer TO decide whether he valued the ma
chine more for It's blowing power or It's stir
ring UP OF dirt.-Boston Transcript
Ten Per Cent Tip Club has been formed
In New York They viii be perfectly safe II
they don't ask the walters for anything "a
eat.--osweso Times.
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AT EXPORT.
[Rv Telegraph % INC Trlbune. ]

Nawport. Aug. 1s.-Mrs. Henry Red
| noud gave a luncheon to number OF
guests to-day on board the steam yacht
Margaret Other luncheon entertainers
were Mrs William 3. Leeds, Mrs. Reg
inald Norman. Mrs Stuart Duncan ana
Mrs Forsyth Wickes.
Mrs. r. T. Wilson and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt were dinner entertainers last
evening.
Mrs. August Belmont will give lawn
party on Wednesday.
Several dinners have been arranged
for Wednesday evening to precede the
ball TO be given by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
in honor of Miss Helena Fish
Registered at the Casino to-day were
T, Bradlsh G. Johnson. guest or II. Law
ingston Beeckman; w. h. Parsons, Ed
mund ". Peaslee. Huntington Wickes
and w. Fl. Law. visiting II. ID. Auchin-
Gloss: Mrs. H. w. Miller, a guest OF Mrs.
Stanley Mccormick; +. r. IS Pendergast,
of New York: Arthur ID. Champlain, OF
! Providence. r l.; George Brooke, OF
philadelphia, who is visiting r. T. VIII
son; II. De Blos Boardman. of Boston
who is visiting +. Lothrop Ames.
Registered at the Golf Club to-day were
W. f. Whitehouse. a guest Of FREDERICK
NJ. Davies Henry Talmadge ard John
Russell Pope, of New York. guests OF
Stuart Duncan: Mrs. Arthur Scott Bur-
den. Miss Muriel Winthrop, Mrs. F. e
Bishop. Hollis II. Hunnewell, Sheldon
Whitehouse, Mrs French f.. Chadwick
T Phillip Bankar, ]. A. Carroll, kenneth
p Budd a guest OF J. Gordon Douglas;
Mas Helena Fish. Miss Evelyn Smith, OF
New York who IL visiting Mrs George
I, Rives: the Rev. Harold n. Pritchard'
Mrs. Alexander ID. r. Pratt, william
stephen Van Rensselaer,, A. c. II. HOP
kps. guest Of William Hardness;
George NJ. Woolsey. Of New YORK, VINO
Is visiting Mrs. French Vanderbilt fred-
orlck r. Sears, jr.. of Boston; Mrs Cech
Higgins. OF London, who ia visiting MT.
ard Mrs. william Woodward; Edward
r1ornor and T. Z. Smith. of England.
Miss Helen Rives, OF New YORK. IS Wis
fling Mrs. George L. Rives Mr. and Mrs
Rlves plan to stay unusually late thiS
season.
Craig Wadsworth. secretary to the
American Legation at Teheran' Persia Is
staying at the Berkeley.
Mrs. Norman Whltehouse Will give
dinner for fifty guests on Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson have re-
turned from weeks visit in washington
Mrs. r. W. Hawkesworth and {. h.
Slater are visitors here.
Judge and Mrs. James W. Gerard VINO
are now abroad. will spend portion Of
the late season here.
Mrs. f.. Lothrop Ames is planning
dance for her sister. Mrs. Cecil Higgins.
William Rhinelander Stewart and son
Uin arrive here tomorrow 10 be the
quests Of Iispenard Stewart.
Mrs. George Won L. Meyer VIII spend
tennis week here.
Ambassador and Nine. Bakhmeten iel'
here for Bar Harbor to-day. They viii be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward NC
Lean while there and will return to New
port Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
THE TARIFF DAM"

It is now dam" It used to be n
"Chinese wall" But the ex-prOfessOr
prefers the shorter and uglier word"
It is that dam against which all the
tides Of our prosperity have banked
cup, that great dam that runs around
"all our coasts. 7 would prefer to call
'it the restrictive tariff, the tariff
(which holds us back. the tariff that
"hems us in, the tariff that chokes us.
1.-THE tariff that smOthers US, because
1.-THE great unmatched energy Of Amer
'ica is now waiting for a field greater
than America itself" Et cetera. All
Of which impels us TO wish that Gov
ernOr Wilson had been more explicit
He says that IL has always been an
easy Job TO make him explicit. Then
we hope that somebody who knows the
trick will make him sufficiently ex-
plicit to tell the wondering nations
round just how that dam operates, and
from what It holds us back and hens
us in.
Is it from trading in what DR. VIII
son calls "a field greater than America
Itself" to wit, the markets Of the
world at large? Then we would re-
specially recommend the learned cX-
professor 10 consider the facts of our
foreign trade Here are a few items
of the exports of the United States
i'm the fiscal year 1911:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
PeODIe and Social Incidents

w. Davenport. Mrs. Robert F. Little and
Miss Little. all of New York
Al the Curtis Hotel are Mr.. and Mrs
H. W. Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. W. p w
Half, of New York; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie.
Y. Audenried. Dr. w. n. Moore. d
Moore and Mrs. II. c. Knowles, OF phila.
delphia
At the Red Lion Inn. stockbridge. are
Edward s. Bagden, Colin c. Duncan.
Charles G.. Billiard, Mrs. George NJ. Rob.
inson and Miss r. r. Blackwell. OF New
York Miss Barbara G. Lewis and Georea
D. Leeds. of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs
David B. Hunt, of MontcIair, n. j.; Mr.
and Mrs. Henry NJ. Cook, OF Bayslde
Long Island; Mr.. and Mrs. r. f.. Willlams
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Northrup, Of
Vineland, n. j.
Miss Dorothy Schoonmaker and John
Greenleaf Darragh. of New York. and
Albert Fletcher of Boston, are guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Chester French. At
Chesterwood, I'm Stockbridge.
Miss Marie Lonsdale, Of Philadelphia,
Is a guest of Mrs. Richard Watson Glider
at Four Brooks Farm, in birmingham.
Rodman Glider was also at the Farm for
the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs Max f. Butler have re-
turned TO Redwood, I'm Pittsheld. for
two weeks stay at Nantucket,
In an auction bridge whist tournament
at the Hotel Aspinwall last night prizes
were won by Mrs. Fannie B. Eager, Of
Jersey City: Mrs Sarah P. Rust, Of Sagi-
nav. Mich. Mrs. William Brinckerhon, of
New York: Frank f. Walbridge OF New
York, and G.. f. Hughes, of Waterbury,
Conn.
Late arrivals at the Aspinwan include
Mr.. and Mrs George J. Whelen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney s. Whelan and Mr.. and Mrs.
s. NJ. Franklin, Of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs T. ]. Ehret, of Greenwich, Conn. Mr..
and Mrs. e. c. Townsend, Of Brookline,
Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs Edward P.
Field, of Short Hills, n. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Southack, who
have been spending several weeks at the
Aspnwall, returned 10 New York to-day.
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reason. II hate to wear these white
affairs" said one of the dancers In
Broadway show, as he rested his elbow
on bar rail, night before last, Out
it's my living. What purple or red or
even black dye does to your feet in the
way of blood poisoning when you get
scratch-well. you notice that all the ban
players wear white socks under the UNI
form stockings, don't your" This may
be the clew, for many New York styles
are actorial as we'll as sartorial.
IF you were q New York policeman
what is the first thing you'd do?'
open a bank account "-Bunalo tx
press.
Russell Hastings Millward, the brilliant
young explorer and author. whose recent
discoveries in Guatemala have aroused
so much interest. was being quizzed the
other day by friend about life on the
isthmus. Millward happened to mention
the fact that In many Central American
cities there was novel system In vogue
for the collection of bills. The oillclai
collectors, clad in uniforms with brass
buttons, much scarlet and gold BRAID
are put on the trail Of a creditor ana
follow the unlucky one day after day
until no gives up in despair and pays
the bill. The friend was duly impressed
Great heavens!' he exclaimed. think or
what havoc that would work In New
York. Why, Broadway would look ike
an Austrian parade. ground"
lie thought he was clever man,
That none could ever spot him,
He schemed year or two and then
A Burns detective got him.
Detroit Free Press.
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MUSIC IN THE PARK.
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The caption Defends the National
Airs you placed over correspondents
remarks concerning my communication
on Central Park music Is misleading 1t
gives the impression that the national
airs have been attacked, whereas I dis
tnctly disavowed any intention Of doing
so. Were it not for this erroneous inn
preston should not notice the letter Of
IAN American" who completely misun-
derstands the tenor of my communica-
ton.
II he will reread II he must perceive
how sadly he missed its point-that a
patriotic setting to musical programmes
on the Mall serves no very. useful purpose
and often impairs the artistic unity of "A
concert. II the latter consideration has
no weight with IAN American" do not
wonder at his rellshing THE Star Span
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vincing when taken relatively TIA"
when considered absolutely. The eA-
ports of Great Britain, not merely 40
nestle but also and very largely Tor
eign. are only $1.s4O,415,O00; of Ger
many 81, 56S $4,000. and of France
81. 1903 $4,000; while those OF the
United States. exclusively Of domestic
origin. are S2,O13,549,O25. Our domes-
tic exports are estimated TO ne as
great as those of all three of these
countries put together. If we are held
back and hemmed in and choked and
what not else by dam, what Is the
plight Of these others?
1t must be remembered. too that
this nation Is not merely the greatest
exporter in the world. but Is also by
far the greatest consumer We do not
make great showing of exports by
sending everything abroad and leav-
ing our own people scantily provided.
II is notorious that our own domestic
consumption of food and clothing ana
everything else is far greater than
that Of any other nation, so great, in
deed. in comparison as TO subject us
sometimes to the reproach of extrava-
gance and waste The other countries
which we have cited make ldrge
showing by transforming themselves
into the workshops-almost the sweat
shops-of the world; importing vast
quantities not for their own conslmp-
ton but for exporting again. Our eX-
ports are all our own products, the
surplus left over after our own alum
dant self-using. And yet they are by
a broad margin the largest In the
world. Will not Governor or Professor
Wilson employ little Of his boosted
explicitness in telling us precisely
what is cabin'd, cribb'd and confind
BY that awful dam?