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The sun., 1912-08-05
The Thesis Of a sane Progressive


In dignity Of tono. In Calnlness OF state
ment in absence Of famboyant rhet oric
Mir Iaft's rcview of the issues now before
the country and OF the sound and long tested
principles upon which the Republican
party proposes that they shall he met Is
worthy OF him and worthy Of his nationwide
! audience.
HIS analysis OF the present popular unrest
and OF tho attempts of dcinagogucs to feed
IL and inname it for their own personal
benefit is trenchant and convincing. I his
, unrest rightly claims the chief share of his
attention. for II constitutes the most im-
/ portant factor IN this years campaign.
just as the attempted exploitation of a wide
spread discomfort with economic cond-
| lions and the loud promises on the part %,
INSCRIPTIONS seekers after ofice to wipe
out at one stroke all the pains and penalties
| OF unsucccss aud all the consequences OF
| inexorablc natural laws constitute the
| chef danger Of the crisis which to-day
! ConfrOnts tho nation.
| The Presidents address ot acceptance
| Is the thesis of u progressive who believes III
progressing sanciy along the clearly marked
| road Of good government that IL also rep
rcscntative government with least dis
turbancc OF esta blishcd order and cstab-
lished rights not only rights To property
but rights To opportunity and to liJc. liberty
and the pursuit of happiness under a con.
stitutionally administered Government OF
law. Aud finally. tho President bases his
appeal for continued confidence ia the Re
puhlican pertv on tho impressive recorC
OF It's past achievements and makes M
pr, misses that cannot be fulfilled or that vii
not he fulfilled If his own proved patriotism
| ability and high sense Of duty can hrnI
about fuiflmcnt
The sun., 1912-08-05
The Rom nj ntic View.

Doubtless the writer Of this letter is
one of many sincere and intelligent
Tloosevetians who forget or scoru the
facts and the mathematics, in the single
ness Of their faith in the god of their
dolatry:
"Mav I ian untirnc reader oi THE SrEl
venture TO express surprise AZ the editorial
comment with which you have chosen
10 celebrate the appearance OF the itilles
post mortcm manifesto. and will YOU par
don me for suggesting that in this COM
ment you have seemed to underestimate the
Intelligence OF the average SrN reader'
sThe purpose and purport Of this excellent
campaign document by Mr.. TArr's apollo
sists are surely sufficiently written across
te face: namely. to make respectable a
fence for stolen good. There is. think,
no general misapprehension az TO either
The aims or the methods which ruled at the
recent Chicago convention and although
rHE suns pardonable expressions Of edi
torial Joy at the result were in consistent
sequence with its unsNerying oppositio
TO Mr.. ROOSEVELT IA a candidate. vet no
good purpose can row be served bv an
attempt TO prove that the Chicago steam
roller was in fact an instrument OF justice
Many lifelong Republicans. like the
writer, are fully alive to the Significance
If the party's deliberate course NJ Chica go
and of the duty which that course imposes
upon them. EDwAED J. HoosMAN. Jr.
"NEw YORK. August s."
Where do "thc stolen goods come in.
Giving him every one of the unaban-
doned contested cases, every one of
he sevcnty-four delegates OH whom he
made his stand. he would not have had
a majority of the Chicago convention.
TAFT must have stolen" lot of his
own uncontnsted delegates.
This same powpow OF Satan. the
chicago convention, would have been
u council of sages and saints if it had
chosen 7. r.
The sun., 1912-08-05
HOME or THE SENCSSI.
The oasis Of kufra one Of the Most lnac'
ccssibic Regions Of the World.

Ahrdndrtd CORES sponfcnec London Post
! Outside the polar regions the most in.
accessible spot in the world ia the Oasis of
kufra. hut since the war in 1ripoli it has
been frequently mentioned. owing TO reports
that the Shcihh cl-Scntissi intends. taking an
active share in the ngi,ing against the
Italians.
I As soon as tho Italians attempt to penc-
trate inland the world viii hear still more OF
the head of the great Moslcm sect whose
| base OF conlrunications with the rest of
the world of Islam has been cut on by the
seizure OF Tripoi and Cyrenaica.
| Some interesting information has Just
, come through from the Oasis of Dakhla.
, which lies to the west of the Khar2a Oasis.
now connected with the Nile Valley BY n
ramsay. With respect to Kutra. SO remote
! Is this oasis and 80 far is II removed from
, the ordinary caravan routes used by tn"
traders in the eastern end of the Sahara
/ that IL il generally believed in bakhla that
only two men are acquainted with The
| route from there 10 Kufra These are the
Sheikh Mahoub sud his son.
| February Is the latter arrived at Dakhla
, with n caravan from kufra to fetch his
| father and at the same time to do a little
| trading. The uen of the caravan were hve
| in number. Of whom three were Arabs speak
| ing the Maghrab dialect. The others were OF
| negro STOCK anu I'LL " low sla,' VI
| They wore dresses OF sheep skins. and when
| a whit. man attempted to talk to them they
! ran away and hid their faces. They talk a
language which the Arabs Go not under
| stand and know only little Arabic
| From inquiries addressed to the young
Shpjkh Mahoub 1T was elected that all the
trade in kufra is carried on by barter.
There Is no money. and any one wishing to
buy a camel has To exchange for 1t piece
of cloth or o couple OF daughters. In kufra,
he told my informant. there is considerable
wealth in ivory and feathers. hut they had
brought none with them. SO it Is Impossible
TO ascertain how far this II true
They appeared. however. anxious TO trade
with pakhla and Egypt. aud caravan. no
doiht, bcrore long will be able to make the
journ.y. The Sheikh promised before lear-
ing TO tell the people OF the advantages TO
be- gained from trading with Egypt. and said
that lac would return to l'akhla.
| The Rohl's cXpedi lion in is1i sol out from
Dakhla with the intention "f reching kufra,
but after journeyin. only i6j kiomcters the
,eXpciitop had to turn. owing to reaching
the shore of the great sand sea. which cnec-
tuaily prevented any further progression
westward Eohifs then went in direction
| parall,l to the sand dunes and reached the
silva Oasis after u weary march OF many
day-, Since then no European has ever
penetrated west of bakhia
The sun., 1912-08-05
Mr.. TAFT'S SPEECH.
some Opinions Of the Press On . Notable
and Candid Document.

from inc SpYIHV1sSO ftepnU'tV'
Mr.. Taft IA now what European parIii-
mcntarians would call a centre man ="
lie Ia not OF the conservative right exclu-
siveiy and he docs not belong to the rudica
left. tIe takes his position In the centre.
" anything more TO the right Of the centr"
than to the left Of II. lie fits the place and
the place fits him He Is perfectly com
Portable because he can maintain his intel
lectual honesty and be sincere In the ex-
precision Of his convictions.
The speech Ia a centre speech from a
centre man. and II faithfully reflects the
spirit of the Republican party as that party
was directed and controlled for a gener-
alton. Since tho slavery issue was settled
tho Republican party has never been a
radical party. Evcn liz tae Presidency
Of Roosevelt 1t was still n fortress Of con-
servative forces and II glories In tho fact.
Under its ablcst leadership. however. Il
did seek to temper conservatism with
progressive legislation without becoming
| the pliabie political instrument OF popular
discontent Mr. Tait's speech of accept
ance may bc Interpreted. perhaps. with
he deepest insight If we regard ii as an
effort on his part to keep the Republican
party true to that old ideal. Tie hegins
his discussion Of the party's achievement
by rectinG its long list OF things done for
progress and betterment. He shows how
the Republican party has changed its con-
ception OF government In order to keep
! modern and satisfy the demands of The ge.
The sun., 1912-08-05
THE VERTICAL FAN.
One Ticket. One Seat. Says I'Oio (.rOuntis
StAMjce

To THE EDiToR OF TIVE SVS-Sir: Al
though the stands at the Polo Grounds
probably have the largest seating capacity
of any stand on either the American or
National League circuit. there are days
when tho capacity Of the stands is taxed
to the limit. When teams like the cubs
and the Pirates play here. teams that keep
the Giants hnstling all the way. crowds of
10, 900 people and over Jam into the grounds.
The people begin to flow through the gates
about noon time. and when the game gets
under way they are still coming through
the turnstiles
On occasions like theso there is not enough
room to seat all who pay admissions and
arc allowed to enter the grounds. No men,
tion Ia made to these people when they are
buying their tickets al the box offices OF
the lack of seats As long as they plank
down their money they are allowed to enter
Once In they are left to shift for themselves.
II they got to tho grounds early they would
find plenty of seats, ~ why should the man
axpinpnt worry?
That theory may he all right from the
manag"mcnts viewpoint. hut not IRON TN"
p,bli's. Nobody can thoroughly enjoy
4 bnll game Or any other amusement whil"
standing M. There are some people who
get int" the grounds when all the seats are
occupied who are lor'nna'e enough to find
standing room irOm which an unimpeIr,l
View of tho game can h" oh,aincd, They
are the ones WHO got into the grounds IN
time to lOcat" themselves hrhini the las,
row of seats, aud til"y are able 10 look over
tho heads of those sitting doNn. Some of
ia. uniortuna,cs walk down tho nisles phd
,i, on the cement steps. just when they
az" comfortably seated and beginning 10
g., Interested N N. game a white capped
irc nrflcial comes along and drives them ouA
oi th" Hisl"s. lh" cohstAnt snif,iug OF tlU
unfortiInatrs greatly Inconvenience. people
~ tho seats. Their view ol the game IL
in,rrirrcd with and ohburste of roHdyis
take piso"
oi tickets there would be le-s row Il ylsn AMI
no need Of frelncn 10 clear the aisl"s
Nkw loEk, August =. J.. q.
The sun., 1912-08-05
New York Through Mr. Cutting :
Eyeglasses.

None OF the numerous public Outgiv-
lngs that have como from II, FULTON
CUTTING during the period of his study
If the administration of affairs in
this town has been better justified or
more appropriately timed tlIan his re-
iections on the morals and manners of
New York city government which were
printed yesterday. Iii, citation Of some
Of the improvements that have been
made in the conduct Of city business is
the more interesting and significant
because of the unreasonable deductions
that have been drawn by the unthinking
from tho current police scandal and its
disgusting details.
Mr.. CUTTING shows, with specitica-
lions and details, the important progress
The community has made within a COM
paratiyely short time toward a higher
plane OF efficiency and honesty in public
affairs. Heavoids the absurdity of pro-
claiming that perfection has been at =
tanned in any department, He does not
assert that subscription to tho oath of
office in Father kNICkERBOCKER's SER
vice eliminates the original Adam from
those whose names are attached to the
municipal payroll. He admits without
hesitation that necessity yet exists for
further amendment. What he does is
to put before the citizens generally all
inteligible and temperate account Of
the vital but little understood work for
civic betterment that ha. been accom-
plished by the cooperation Of men in
private life and oiliceholdcrs through
various agencies for the correction of
abuses since Greater New York became
a political entity.
Bad as are the facts 90 far disclose
in the Rosenthal case neither they MOI
the most exaggerated rumors that FLOW
from them should be allowed to obscure
the advances that have been made il
good government by New York, cit,
never so wicked as persons Of evil dis
positions would have it, and in all o
its activities to-day more cralitable t
its people than it has over before been.
The sun., 1912-08-05

old cronies progress has sent to perma-
ncnt exile.
Not that Our old friend is guilty OF
wilful offence, Of malicious or deliberate
SHINING. Not at all. He is guilty Of
being small and staying small in world
Of big things rapidly growing bigger.
His microscopic operations compel
innumcrablc motions, and every motion
has it's incalculablc expense. He buys
lttlc and he sells to live, and his profit is
a burden upon orr shoulders, a very lash
upon our hacks, o staggering percentage
of avoidabic expense. Therefore let his
right to live be cancelled.
| Tho friend of the corner, 80 the COM
mission decides. must yield to the food
department store. His burdencd Gus
toners count perhaps hundred. His
Successors will number jO.OOO. His tiny
profits were wrcnchod from tho jobbcr,
the retailer. tho middlrman. who took
dollars and left him only pennies. II will
be different when the great department
store deals directly with the producer
and sends this host Of cytortioners back
to honest and harder labor.
In tho good times that are coming the
producer will send his garden truck to
the city, where, supervised by tho mu-
niciral market department. it will be sold
at fair prices TO tho department store.
The farmer will grow rich, the customer
| save his pennies and forget tho night
mare of tho high cost of living. But
tho corner grocery man. he will have
vanished. and with him a philosophy and
a philanthropy, mostly unwilling, We
shall not cease to regret even as We ro-
joice at the passing of ancient sorrows.
The sun., 1912-08-05

Rose rust, more popuiarly known - orange
red rust, Is disease attacking both the foliage
and the wood OF roses, causing considerable dis
nguraton. to say nothing Of harm 10 the trees
In Its early stage the disease is of clear yellow,
changing later TO n reddish hue. and lastly Ia a
dark or black color, this toward thc autumn
when Its nnal development Is accomplished.
During this period three forms of spore are pro-
duced, the two former reproducing during the
same season. the latter resting. This last passes
the winter within the tissues OF the wood or among
the dccaying foliage, by which means the disease
becomes perpe ,uatcd, Though appearing only
as minute spccis nn the wood or foliage In the
Nrst instance. 1t quickly spreads and becomes
,iifhculi TO eradicate.
Rcprcssion consists In handplcking the afcCtcd
foliage. coupled with the complete rcmo> al OF at
tackled wood, and the application at frequent In
,eryais Of u good fungc'dr. sprayed. not syrlnged
upon the trees. bordeaux mixture and sui
phidc Of potassium solution arc excellent for the
The sun., 1912-08-05
Bathing House Prices

To THE EDITOR or I M SrN->iy, ! with ms
family visited ihc establishment ~ tho Nam
haitian Reach Bathing company on sunday. july
-. and SAW posted In ! .ain view notices Wi,i
prices q. se' forth In the companys recent letter
10 THE SvS tonly exception. towels, nve cents
extra, On the way 30 Manhattan Beach and
very near II We passed a bathing place with a
somcwha, sinilar name. and Ia order Ia see what
This hitherto unttcd place was like decided To
try II II the price Was not over ~ cents. We had
our own suits and towels,
There were no prices posted and here IL what
took place al the ticket window
How much"
"Scvcnty-Avc cents apiece"
Not on your liic." and on 10 Manhattan Beach
We continued.
tn, was early In the day. before 1890 A. NJ,
ana 'hc heavy crowd had not Sc. In. Carno, say
what 2riccs SCARED 10 when the crowd came
NEW loRK. August 3. DArHER
The sun., 1912-08-05
Judge .ArChbald's Trial.

The decision of the Senate to postpone
until next December the trial Of Judge
ARCHIBALD Of the Commerce Court re-
moves that judicial proceeding from the
national political campaign and will per-
NIT an earlier adjournment Of Congress
man would have been possible had it
been begun this week as the managers
for the House desired. Representative
CLAYTON chairman of tho House man
ayers, EXPRESSED the fear that postpone
mcnt might "acccntuate the charge that
10 often made that the remedy Ol i'm
praohmcnt lS slow, cumbersome and
Inefficient" BIT II delay oi three months
,it,r ,in,"a, h,r il; aid III" ,ar'ios; poo
-blc date Of bcgmnlng thr trial Of the
aocused ls not hk"ly 10 nld materially
The sun., 1912-08-05
Use for Chinese Temples.

FTDfV tVC T'FKTT TTIWV
In Canton and Honen there are a large number
Of temples to the memory Of nun crous dcities
about whom nothing or Ncry little Is known
and the only tlrc one ever hears Of them is once
year when the priests are ccebra ting the birth
day Of tho god or other festival The new Coy
crnment i NJ the opinion that without alternating
pubilc opinion or causing IN feeling rany OF
these temples could be put 10 much more useful
purpose by being given into the hands Of the
rdura tloHai commissioner to turn into schools
rhc matter Is receiving attention and the funds
hitherto paid to a number ~ lazy priests and care
takers Is to he devoted to education. Also the
many celebrations hcld on the bir rthdays q: the
Various gods are Ia he can,ei,d and the only
fcstN MS of this kud to bc held are the tontuclsn
NNlcbrn IONS.
The sun., 1912-08-05

from Inc Washington Star.
The photographic hlms viii show the feature,
OF our choice
The monographs will let us know the music Of
his voice,
The various publications win set forth from day
to day
The various things our leaders friends bclicNe q
he ought tn say,
on never for u momcn, from the public gaze he
shr.nks
thinks.
We know the color Of his hair. the contour OF hI,
The pattern ~ his wais,coats and the color u his
hose.
We know the games he 'iLcs to play when daily
wurh ~ through.
iut puhiir need must regulate what statesmen
a,.,. IL"
lie sometimes seems I" oN,r g- the rhidc OF a
sphinx
lhInkA
The sun., 1912-08-05

To rHr EDIror on TIE SvN-Siy: luE
SrN is TO be congratulated upon being an
unbiased newspaper.
The way il handles the Roosevelt news
indicates lis freedom from partisanship in
its news columns. The Roosevelt men are
much pleased. and 80 are all careful. dis
eliminating readers.
\ BusToN NEWSPAPER Mas.
BOSTON. August 3.
The sun., 1912-08-05

Those unfortunate policemen who have
been searching in III" Catskills for certain
fugitives from New York will have the
deepest sympathy Of their colleagues
They have been compelled to don the gar
ments and perform the duties of farm
hands. gear and employment unfamiliar
to most of them and unwelcome 10 all
And how annoyed he rural br.I detective
must be to find his service IN the police
has brought him back 10 tn" same labors
he left the ancestral home to escape.
The sun., 1912-08-05
The Position OF the PoIes.


'-T'
h"'h 'Hdt' and Amundscn made allowances
III ue'frwhlug thc sites ~ the poles 1hrlr posi-
U"h l. r"' perfectly CONSTANT there being u coun-
w 'h't cum ical movement M some thirty feet
hn' u ''n''. clock circular movement OF some
i"ch -iN fc, ~ diameter "a a period OF t2S
"aNA ~ 'h' extreme aNls oi tho earth, Th'-
chahVr ho"r'tr,'S % ,lisnt a. not To be rcckoEei
III pta'u,al calculations. Pcary and Amun'l' Ell
maze ~" Ru"'s"', bat took several observations
hoin various standpoint, to determine concIu-
siNely that they had tcNched the poles.
The sun., 1912-08-05
Roman aU,i Arab.

To IHI EprTor OF THr SvS->ir. Was
the Roman greater than the Arab, From
Arabia came the Mohammedan power which
conquered Asia Minor northern Africa and
parts Of Europe
Arabian influence still prevails over morc
territory than Rome ever held. Roman
culture WIS beaten by the GrGco-Judean
in the reign OF 'ons'art.n".
Rome was stripped aud forsakcn by tho
Byzantine.
Who can take tho realms of the Arab?
Nkw lork, August q I. "
The sun., 1912-08-05

Th- Devil was sch.-.he Dcyll Tnonk would he
The Dew, va, we'll. the devil a mona was he.
There is a sudden and inexplicablc de-
sire on tho part Of the State and city
authorities to stop gun carrying entirely
glutt o,ling. dancing and all other forms
of levity in our town after : u clock A. NJ.
Wonder what il is all about?
The sun., 1912-08-05


Tho market for live boil vc.vils closed a,
Nai'hrk today viii total cf V.SJ bought
June 20 July y and ~, NJ ~ cents a hundred
These pricco we're paid at the NatchcS cation
oil mn Tor wecNii, rHugh, Ia Adams county
Tho oil min local Wholesale merchants and banks
contributed the money 'cs the purpose To-
night II was rspoI trd that most of the insects
purchased were not ihc genuine article. many oi
lhcm hA Alng llrcM lAhcn IRON. rock,hltLs.
The sun., 1912-08-05
RaVagcs Of Apple Jack In the Jersey !.

To 1HE Editor oY lHE SvS--Sir. Many
Democrats around here arc advocating q
new party TO be known as the Mule Boosers
Ia it your opinion that they will he liable
under the copyright law? ANXIOUS.
SPrlSU LANE y. j., August
The sun., 1912-08-05

President TAFT has shown his sympathy
with the father oi ten children by finding
better job for him. Thus the President
proves his continued devotion to one Of
his predecessors policies
The sun., 1912-08-05

Representative MoNpELL Of Wyoming &
tells the House that the bull moose Is not
a wild or predatory animal and only
preys ON soft mushy things in his native
lair; that is. soft nushy and bearing the
long green"
The sun., 1912-08-05

Regular readers Of 'rns SrS. daily and sunday
editions may subscribe Tor the paper to be sent
by mail To them IN Arv part ~ the country at the
ratc OF - cents month. daily ,dlicn. ~ cent? q
month. additional postage to foreign countries,
Addresses changed At option OF subscriber.
order may he sent through any ncwsicacr or
10 this Once.
The sun., 1912-08-05

With flying taught at the Massachusetts =
lnstitu,. Of Technology, the opportuni-
ties for hazers will bc greatly increased
in numbcr and pc,uresoueness.
The sun., 1912-08-05

!Ii'i Ga'!c N,aI nj b,,uv .ho, an in,,ta.-
FOR u deer
SECOND I don't c'tc as mng ~ nobody takes
me- fur 4 bun mousc,
The sun., 1912-08-05

London once. Eflngham House. Arundel
street. Strand.
Paris once. e Rlc dc Ia Nichc'ier-. OF Rue di
QuaIc Scpicmhrc.
Washing ton ONCE. Iilths Building.
Brook Ign once. I'6 livingston street.
The sun., 1912-08-05

" cu. .tieEdS uto faro, ,rf't manuscripts FOR
publication utSh rejeefsd d't,css -eu-ned ry
must IN al cases send stamps Tor that purpose.
The sun., 1912-08-05

En,cker Our father, dld. know Deans
iorker They dldn'l have ,u they had beef
The sun., 1912-08-05

rDbished daily including sunday. by the sun
Printing aud Publishing Association a, TO Nassau
street, in the Borough " Manhattan. Ncw York
PRESIDENT and Treasurer. William &. Rcick. 40
Nassau street, Nice President Edward p Mitchell
10 Nassau street Secretary, chester s. Lord. 10
Nassau street.
The sun., 1912-08-05
ECHOES FROM THE SUBURBS.
Midsummer Exhibitions OF Good Neigh.
bOriy Feeling.

To rnE EpiroR OF THE SuN-Su; May
inquire why Of late your columns have
ceased their witty boots at our provincial
graft and corruption' NoSrLu ssEr.
PiI1sBrRG, August l.
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