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New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
REMEDY FOR TAMMANY
Cut Of Supply of Funds by Law
Saws Reader.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: New York State is dominated
by a political organization primarily eN-
isting for spoils and plunder The ei1'
cheney OF the public service has been
impaired that incompetent henchmen OF
this organization might be rewarded TOT
activities that more frequently deserve
Imprisonment and penalty than iatteh'
ing places at the expense or a TAX Du'
dened people. Public revenues have oeeh
shamefullv wasted and squandered; the
public business conducted in manner
no prudent man would permit In the
conduct of his private affairs Repre-
sentative government has become farce
and a sham.
Not an Office presumably within the
gift OF the people is really theirs! NO
place is too low that II Is beneath the
pllfering demands Of this organization,
and none so high that its corrupunB IN
fuence does not seek 10 control IL
The Tammany association is able to
maintain organization because II shares
i'm the profits OF public contracts and In
the salaries of those public officials VINO
acknowledge obligation for favors re-
ceived or expected.
Destroy or divert from the treasury
Of Tammany that golden stream which
flows into II from corrupt sharing III
public contracts and In the salaries ana
perquisltes Of its henchmen who hold OF
flee and very soon that organization VIII
b, powerless To influence and debauch
the politics of this state.
Let law declare that public funds. ap-
propriated as salaries or otherwise IN
payment to those VINO labor or perform
service I'm construction OF public works
and to whom public contracts are award
ed, or who serve I'm the departments or
government. or who hold office, shall not
be shared with any person or association
OF persons. except in actual payment in
ordinary course of business. and that all
persons so receiving salaries or payment
from the public funds shall be prohibit
ed under proper and adequate penalty
from contributing, directly or irdirect-
ly, TO the support OF any political as
sociation. And I'm order to determine
violations of the law. let II be provided
that the grand juries In each and every
county in the state shall have the right.
and they shall be directed. annually to
require that every payee Of public funds
received In payment for labor or SER
vices performed, or as salaries for SER
vices in public office within each county
shall establish under oath whether or
not payment or contribution has been
made, directly or indirectly. by such
payee OF public funds to any political
association within this state during the
year Immediately preceding the date Of
such Investigation.
THEODORE c. ATCHISON.
New York. Aug. %. 1913.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
Reckless Fusion Economy.

Each day the fusion tickets supporters are plo
ducing fresh evidence TO show why every losal am
many man should vote against Messrs' Milcne''
Prendergast and McAneny The latest count against
them is that they saved the cty's money IN i"ree
sums by the methods of purchasing supplies estao-
lished by them. They prevented some poor peopie
in the hospital service from enjoying melons at p
each and out-of-season strawberries at 10 cents
box. They compelled contractors selling coal 10 Tire
CITY to furnish coal that would burn and glve out
heat They found fault with the oats furnished ior
the horses that pull the citys wagons
These members of the Board OF Estimate "noh
the fsionists want TO seat in that body again actu
alIv behaved as if the money they were spending
was their own instead of the taxpayers Ihey hau
no regard whatever for the feelings OF poor con
tractors who only want TO make proht out OF the
CITY They acted Just as if they thought every con-
tractor was a member of Tammany ana hau
"Charley" Murphy for a silent partner Fortunately
the Tammany Legislature was able to put stop lo
their reckless saving of the public funds by re-
fusing TO pass their bill for central purchasing
bureau and so saved many contractor from soins
ont Of business But It is obvious that the city
must not be put into their reckless hands again. OF
ifs debt would be decreasing some fine day Every
good Tammany man must vote against them anu
for Tammany handling Of the pursestrnGs
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
7-oDr COTJ JINfN An OpenFo


point out the following: The expert
ments 10 which your Harvard graduate
refers we're made in a class of about four
hundred Harvard students. al engageo
in studying psychology. Before we Oe
gan with those experiments L SAID 10
them that such tests might be temp
tation for some 10 show their VIII anu
cleverness by giving amusing answers
instead OF scholarly correct ones or 10
make practical jokes. | added that II
would be easy 10 prevent that by eNter-
nal means. but that IL seems to me pet
ter TO RELY on their sense of honor ana
TO beg only those 20 take part In the
experiments who are willing TO pledge
for the perfect honesty Of their papers;
every so-called joke would have simply
the character OF fraud unworthy OF
student OF philosophy All TINS was
told them before the experiments start
ed. When they were completed at the
end OF the hour, | appealed once more
To their sense of honor and urged them
under no circumstances TO hand In the
papers with the reply in case that they
had Welded I'm the least 10 any other
impulse but that to help the scientihc
investigation.
II your Harvard graduate Witness
boasts now that he has nevertheless
succeeded in handing in a paper when
was dictated by the desire to trick me !
can hardly acknowledge that IL speaks
only for a sense OF humor." and l am
inclined to believe that his act or dis
honesty must have been so exceptional
that ! have still the right to consider
the replies Of the class as whole as
trustworthy and reliable. And, finally
as to Mr. Bok's experience: received
during the last week two letters from
university students who both addressed
me as Professor" or course. L ac-
knowledge that the m" too, may have
been only trick and the discharge OF
perverted genius"
HUGO MUENSTERBERG.
Clifton, Mass, Aug %, 1913.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
WERNER FOR CHIEF JUDGE
Good Record and Seniority His Quail
fcations.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: VIII you allow me TO urge the wis
dom of the choice OF William Il. Werner
as Chief Judge OF the Court OF Appeals
on the retirement of Judge Cullen, Judge
Werner will be the senior elected judge
and he stands high In the estimation OF
his fellow judges. the bar and the people
Throughout his career Mr.. Werner has ex-
hibited all the traits OF a high minded
jurist, and his record IL characterized by
dignity, impartiality and great learning.
Mr. Werner has been on the bench near
ly thirty years, and during that period he
has gained the respect OF all who have
come before him.
In these days. when loyal. upright judges
are regarded with more than ordinary
pride. II behooves the electors to place In
the Court Of Appeals chief whose
probity and learning are recognized.
trust that both the Republican and
Democratic committees will combine to
place this Judge in nomination. and have
no doubt that the electors Will demon
strate their opinion OF the man who is
the natural and ideal selection for the po-
sition Of Chief Judge OF the Court Of Ap-
peals. At the convention to meet on Sep
tember % Judge Werner's election should
be made sure. JUDICIAL.
New York, Aug. %. 1913.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26

continenty and let the Filipinos 'stew in their own
juice"
Nor is substantial good to be expected FROM four
years campaign OF bending every energy TO prepare
for independence" which savors of an undergradu
ates desperate coaching and examining TO pass his
examination. The true policy is not TO trump up
some superficial sembance Of ability to go through
the motions Of self-government, so as 10 find pre-
text for setting the islands adrft at arthciay
selected date; but rather TO develop not merely In
Il small ruling caste but in the whole Filipino people
an intelligence, a civic spirit, a familiarity with
government and substantial prosperity-in brief,
cvilizatIon-that will make them 1T for selfgoy-
ernment whether American colony or as an
independent state That IS the policy which has thus
far been pursued If President Wilson departs from
It with his Tammanyralned and Tagaog-chosen
governor general the outcome will he regarded with
grave apprehensions OF calamity.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
Profoundest Sense" in the Philippines

The reported policy Of the President toward the
Philippines would be more convincing If it did not
so greatly SAVIOR of the astounding discovery that
two and two make four. lie is said TO hold that this
country is n the profoundest sense the trustee OF
those islands and is bound to administer them for
the welfare of their people. But who Of his prede
cessors ever for moment failed to take and to
maintain that identical view? There has never been
the slightest question that the islands being adj
ministered for the good of their people that more
has been done for the advancement of their interests
in one year of our rule than had been done In
century before Indeed, much Of the complaint made
by the advocates of scutling has been that were
doing too much for the islands at too great expense
TO ourselves and that we ought to abandon them
as to get rid OF the burden No academic phrases
about trusteeship '1n the profoundest sense can
alter the fact recognized by the world, that for
fifteen years we have been administering such
trusteeshp with an unselfshness, a sincerity and
success unsurpassed In human annals In that re-
spect President Wilson cannot improve upon the
ord of his predecessors.
II is TO be doubted II he can come within a long
distance Of equalng 1t, since he purposes to vest
the execution Of that trusteeshp chiefly In shallow
and inexpert Tammany politician. who Is reported
TO have been selected and urged for the place by
the representative of those who have been doing
work for the islands and to get 1t TO scutte out in.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
A Mexican Message for Information Only.

1t is not yet certain whether the President will
deliver his Mexican message. 1t is said that he VIII
not do so if before the hour set for It General Huera
accedes to satisfactory degree to the friendly sug
gestions which have been made to him. In that
view we may hope that the message will not be read
But if it is read because of General Huertas re-
calcitrancy we must hope that it will be for nfor
nation only. 1t would be lamentabe to have the
President make Of 1t a counsel Of despair, turning
over to Congress a problem with which he was not
himself able to deal. It would be almost as bad to
have the message serve as a pretext for an un-
bridled outburst of town meeting debates in Con-
gress which could have no other effect than to make
the problem more difficult to solve.
We must also hope that the Presidents disclosures
Of his Mexican policy to European nations are simi-
larly made for information only OF course, Euro
pean approval of his policy and intimations OF that
fact to Mexico would be welcome. But it would be
intolerable to have them the object Of the repre-
sentations 1t is legitimate to let European govern
nents know what we are doing in Mexico, but not
to appeal TO them TO help us or TO their
influence with Mexico In our behalf This country
is quite competent to deal with Mexico without
European aid.
II, then, the message is delivered to-day, we must
hope that it will be a convincing exposition of
sane and rational policy which will give occasion
for no Congressional or diplomatic controversy, but
which will cause Congress and the nation to align
themselves, silently but resoutely and unanimously
in support Of the administration; and, above ALL
which will make that support perfectly obvious to
che Mexican government. Divided counsels here
would be disastrous The assurance that this whole
nation knows what its President is doing and sup
ports him In it ought TO be impressive, even to a
Mexican dictator.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
A Sad Case of Truth Told Too Late.

Mayor Gaynor's feelings ought TO be soothed by
Mr. McCars interesting revelation that Gaynor, not
Mccall, was Murphy's first choice for head Of the
city ticket. II will be comforting to His Honor to
know that the bosss heart still beat true to the
candidate Of 1909 who after election publicly rec
commended a policy of kind words to the master
mind and master hand which had thrust him into
the Mayoraty
Kind hearts are more than coronets and kind
words are sometimes substitute for orders on the
ME counter Murphy must have been touched to
the marrow by the unexpected gratitude disclosed
in the kind words" letter. If Mr. Mccall under
stood him Alright, he was not only willing but
anxous 10 do business for another four long years
on a flowers Of speech basis
II was most unfortunate that Murphy's nmost
wish was not communicated to the Mayor before
the latter issued his statement congratulating him.
self on not having turned the rentpayers and tax
navers over "to the spoIaon OF any organized band
who made that their pursuit In life and whose
sm,e and sleek faces and figures are standing evil
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26

dence that they wax rich and fat by hlchihg' os
this cunning way or that, the taxes paid ih'o 'ne
treasury by their industrious and respectable heish
bOrs."
In that case Mr.. Gaynor could have recosnl%eu
the worth of loyal friendship by eliminating ohe
well known portrait from the gallery of "the slnus
and sleek" He would not have wished 10 90 III
Justice to a faithful admirer. Now reparatlon III the
form of an excepting clause will be more or less
awkward Mr. McCalls statement has the patheuc
futiljty of words spoken too late.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
The District Attorney and a lam
many Endorsement.

Everybod but the fusion committee is able to
appreciate the strength OF District Attorney whit
man. Boss" Murphy wants him upon his ticket
And Commissioner Mccall, Murphy's candidate
wants him, too. The SUM-" an admrer of Mayor
Gaynor would like to bring about a reconciliation
between Mayor Gaynor and Mr.. Whitman, so that
the Mayor also could have him upon his ticket
No party IS willing TO enter the race with the
District Attorney running against it.
This unanimous desire for him as a candidate is
fattering to him. 1t bespeaks the politicians est-
mate of his strength. 1t is not lattering to the
fusion committee, who failed to perceive that
strength and rejected him candidate for Mayor IN
favor of a much weaker man, partly TO please Mr.
Hearst, who now repudiateS most of the fusion
city ticket.
SO far as the Committee of 107 is concerned Mr.
Whitman is certainly free to take the Tammany
nomination. The District Attorney is under no
obligations to that committee He has done already
all that the committee can ask Of him in the way OF
saving its Ill conceived plans from utter ship
wreck And If the committee sincerely wants Mr..
Whitman TO be District Attorney it ought to be
glad to see one Of its candidates assured of cleo
tion The public certainly would be glad to be as
sured Of the District Attorneys election.
But is It necessary for Mr.. Whitman to take
nomination from Murphy to be sure Of another
term? The eagerness of Murphy and Judge Mccall
to get him on their ticket is proof enough OF his
extraordinary hold upon the city They evidently
fear lest he Will prove strong enough not only TO
be reelected, but to pull through the rest of the
fusion ticket with him. And no act of the District
Attorneys could so impress the public and so IN
crease his already great strength as refusal TO
allow his name to be used by Tammany Hall.
Mr.. Whitman had a splendid opportunity to show
his character and capacity for leadership when the
fusion committee brought the ant-Tammany move
ment near to destruction. He made the most OF IT,
He will have an equally splendid opportunity II Muir
phy offers him a Tammany nomination. Murphy
will put him on the Tammany ticket only for the
purpose of taking the edge off the and-Iammany
issue Mr. Whitman is not the kind Of man to help
Murphy take the edge off the antTammany issue
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
DEFENDS HIS TESTS
"Proffessor" Muensterberg Believes
Honor Not Humor, Dictated Papers.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In discussing Mr.. Bok's recent
analysis OF the letters of students in
Tho Tribune OF August 10 you turn to a
surprising attack against my expert
ments with students In my lecture
courses. You say in your editorial head
ed Beware: "a young Harvard grad
uate tells us how the learned and self
revering Hugo Muensterberg was tricked
In his psychological test OF sophomores
upon which he later based a magazine
article beiittling the value OF testimony
In court cases. The so-called American
sense Of humor Is often a perverted
genius. and we love best to hoax the
gulls that ily high"
AS that magazine article. reprinted In
my book. "On the Witness Stand" is
still often pointed to by lawyers. and as
similar experiments underlie also later
articles of mine. for instance. the
Psychology OF the Juryman." in this
months Century" l am anxious to
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
FROM THE OUTSIDE IN
The Way Some Anti-Suffragists
Would Cleanse Politics.

To the Editor OF the Tribune
Sir: What Paul might have thought OF
woman suffrage certainly seems inmate
rial. as expressed by Tribune reader In
last Saturdays issue. What is more rel
evant IS the consideration OF the question
OF its present day disadvantages. James
F.. Morton. jr., seems TO have an exalted
idea OF our politics when claiming
degrading subsection" of women by
their exclusion therefrom, which is not
shared by all sympathizers OF female
franchise. Some OF the feminine adVo-
Gates OF the cause claim a desire 10
enter politics for the purpose OF purify
ing il and raising its standards. Their
opponents, on the other hand, believe that
such rescue work can be best accom-
pllshed BY women II they remain outside
the uuagmire themselves.
ALICE EDITH ABELL.
New York. Aug q. 1913
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
AS | WAS SAYING

Fiddle dee! The dance is Dashing Nor
man has led on-bushng. but in huge spirits-with
pretty "Harpers Weekly" on his Many a
priceless toe has been trampled CGaynor's, for one;
Suffers for another), and already there jeers
from the wallfowers. Sample Jeer:
Mr. Hapgood is high headed and opnionated; he
would not hesitate moment to accept position as
general manager OF the universe. He is a super
muckraker. We regret that he not present at
the creation"
Now we have numerous friends among the jeers,
and hate awfuy TO spank one but discipline must
be maintained Brethren, we forgive dander in
jeer-also snippiness, and, more or less, folly.
What resent. this time, is the garbling of a
classic epigram. The jeer should read: ''If there
was vacancy in the Trinity Norman Hapgood
would apply for it."
Well maybe. and then again not Probably the
latter so no more of this Rather let cast an
eye on Normans dancing. Take that new Tango
step of his called "Exclusveness and Love" Pretty
risky! Starts off morally sound. TO be sure, yet
winds up with a Shelley quotation favoring the gos-
pei propounded at one time in the "Philisne" and
II you happen to remember-the outlook"
Or consider Norrnans alluring Diggs- -Caminetti
Glide. "It may or may not be wise for the govern
ment to undertake to regulate all the matters In
the universe. The danger OF a statute like the Mann
act is that In mixing up a cruel business with the
ordinary concerns OF private individuals, 1t may
bring about reaction"
Except for the music and the gayety and the roll
licking whlr of glee, we could find 1t In heart
TO name a Hapgood who has come blamed near put
ting both feet In It, But who expects morals at a
dance in these days? Everything goes.
Guess Norman Will recover his balance. once he
gets used TO the excitement out yonder the floor.
Otherwise won't he catch the dngbats from his fair
contributor who writes. How Men Look to Women"
Chirps she: "Why does he do II so violently? II any
woman at club convention should carry on like that
she would be removed and treated for Mysteries"
compes us to explain that the lady refers merely to
the wondrous type call the Solon. Sitting In the
California Legislature. she has watched Solons
these months. She has heard them spout.
Amazed at first and a trife disgusted. she came
later to perceive that the spouting was. "in part,
COPY for the newspapers but chiefly the natural un-
considered talk Of the mischievous, irresponsible,
immoral boy that survives in every normal man and
must blow off,"
Now. isn't that a nice. plump. motherly point OF
view? Yet we doubt II the Solons Will like It. Pretty
tough after denouncng the screaming sisterhood'
for years. to haye them cuddle down In the halls Of
government-so quietly. so ndulgently-and laugh In
their sleeves! X. L. H.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

From Germany comes this story about
novelist and an editor. The editor had
ordered a story OF a certain length. and
the novelist had written several hundrea
words too many. In order 10 make the
story ut the space the last few para
graphs were condensed into single SEN
tence This is the way IT read: 'o"
Berken took small glass OF whiskey' MS
hat. his departure no notice OF his pur'
suers. a revolver out Of his pocket and
finally, his life"
She-Just think OF II: the pitcher on our
ball team gets more money than our mn"
ister does. .,a,
He-Yes. but the pitcher has better
delivery.-Boston Transcript.
A correspondent Of "The London enron"
icle" expresses his surprise that so rev q.
the old hanson cabs are left, In view u
the fact that there are still many person.
who. for sentimental reasons, "ou"
choose one In preference to '"A"
There Is no doubt that in many case,
they are the more economical method =,
travelling. in Central London. az iea'e
SAYS THE Chronicle" FOR In the COZ"
slant blocks In the traffic the taxiiho'e,
absorbs twopences at a great rate. Ano
then there are the American visitors 70 20
considered, to whom a ride in one Oh wv
old hansoms is one of the things 10 w
done. 1t seems not impossible tha' w
may live to see a partial revival OF '"'
gondola of London"
Mr.. Knagg-lt may be true, as YOU e"''
you were too young to marry me; ,he
Mrs. Knagg-Don't try to shilt 10 W..
blame-you were too old for me.-Chic~sS
News.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26
DESERVED IMPEACHMENT
Sulzer Didn't Prove Innocence, Says
Correspondent

To the Editor OF the Tribune.
Sir Why should many people have pity
for Governor Sulzcr? He could not prove
his innocence from the charges that
Aaron ]. Levy brought forth. so he de-
served TO be impeached.
Lord knows how much grating was
conducted by the preceding Democratic
Governors OF this state.
PAUL SIEGEL.
Arverne. n. Y, Aug. %. 1873
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26

The Tribune will guarantee the integrity OF It's ao-
vertisers to its readers and expects in return that
It's advertisers will guard against misleading claims
and statements
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26

Everybody will wish the Mayor luck with his fish
ing-for buefish.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26

mo guzzling" and NO Tangoing" will be the
leading inscriptions the Gaynor League banner.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-26

Battered at the Postomcs Second Class MAI
Matter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-07
MAY ASK FOR MORE
NIGHT PATROLMtN
The Police Commissioners
Board Is to Meet This
Evening.

The monthly meeting of the police
commissioners will be held this ev-
ening and several important matters
probably will be discussed relative to
recommending that an appropriation
be made by council for the enlarging
Of the police force.
There are at present eighteen men
employed on the local force. This
numben is less than in other cities
where one patrolman is employed for
every 1000 inhabitants. Four more pa
trolmen could be used in this city to a
good advantage, it is said.
Residents of the western section of
Riverdale complain that they have lit
tie police protection. The reason for
this is attributed to the fact that the
patrolman has such large district to
cover. No appropriation was made in
1912 for more patrolmen though it
may be made by council this year.
Chief Gormon said he did not ask for
an appropriation last year because he
did not want to increase the expense
of his department.