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advantage or opportunity In return
would he absurd Such project could
result In nothing but defeat aud dis
appointment
The Pan.Amercan Union has done a
very useful service In gathering direct
infOrmatlo from South American trade
centres and placing the results before
our business men. II deals with the
conditions in tone Of blended conf.
denCe and caution which ought to have
a beneficial effect. The greatness NJ
the occasion il shown In few simple
rled on a foreign trade last year ag-
grcgatng three thousand million dol.
lars IN imports and exports, OF which
two thousand million was with Europe.
There eau he no reason why in the long
run American enterprise should not
gather 20 Itself large part of these
Two thousand millions.
We have been making vast progress
In an even fight. Our present figure Is
about SS50000.O0O IN imports and ex.
ports ana we have grown to Il from
Slj0.0OoOO0 in seven years. Now. when
competition Is TO a large extent cut off.
when all the conditions have been sud.
denly changed In our favor for an In.
definite period TO come. our rate of
progress should he accelerated to an
enormous degree 1t Is n foregone con.
cluslon. But the degree OF accelera
ton will depend on the wisdom with
which we handle our opportunity. To
profit by South American trade we
must help South America TO keep on
trading; we must help her to reorgan.
Ize her trade and adapt Il to the
changed circumstances.
II must be remembered that the sud
den break with Europe has crippled
South Americas finances and paralyzed
trade machinery. 1t is in part our OBJ.
legation TO help her regain not solvency.
for her essential wealth Is unimpaired.
hut financial fluidity. the ability TO han.
He her resources and to readluSt the
streams Of her commerce ~ that they
will again flow freely. Fortunately
this aspect of the situation has by no
means been lost sight Of IN important
quarters. The move OF the National
city Bank for the establishment Of
South American agencies, though ante
ccdcnt 10 the war in rs conception, still
comes into realization ut the psyche
logic moment. Not all the prospectors
who have been sent by our great houses
~ cultivate the widened field are mere
drummrrs with the one idea of imme-
date sales IN their heads There IS.
We believe. now in progress n sober and
comprehensive study OF the future. eco.
operation and mutual help" as sug
scSted by the Pan.Amerlcan Union. are
The principles upon which this country
is now striving 70 construct trade
which, whatever its returns may or
may not he tomorrow. must IN both
The near and far future become one
Of the richest contributors 70 American
commercial greatness
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Tho Right Man.
],

Once in n while It happens that the
occasion and the right man appear to-
gether in American politics. II the ex'
act coincidence were more frequent It
never was time when pubic condi.
tons indicated more plainly that the
principal thing for the citizens of New
York to secure by their votes II an
administration OF State affairs srrupu-
lousy economical and relentlessly hon
est IN the interest Of the taxpayers
The stupendous increase Of the tax bur
den, Federal, State and municipal the
circumstances OF the war. the high cost
Of living. the uncertainties of business
conditions. combine to make that true
to-day which was true in 1876 when
Governor TnDrN, in striking phrases
said OF the excessive taxation horn of
extravagant governmental expenditure
md waste: at blights human well be-
ing at every step: when 1t reaches the
hapesS child Of toll who buys his bread
iv the single .oaf and his fuel by the
basket 10 dD,ours his earnings AMI in.
ilicts s;aryation."
Tur SrN believes that the right man
for the OCCASION appears in the person
II MNHIN IL. GLYNN. because both as
Comptroller AMI as Governor he has
Ilrendy proved mis- special fitness for
he work. that is cut out for the next
Admin stration al Albany. Not since
TIrprN has there been q clearer appre-
citation than his of the blighting effect
OF excessive and unnecessary taxation
upon human we'll being at every step.
Not since TIIDrN has there been hand
reader or more fearless TO write Veto
in the interest and for the protection Of
the taxpayers even TO and including the
humbies, son Of toll
Let Democrats. therefore. make the
nomination unanimous and 90 70 work
heartily to effect the election of Cover
nor GLYNS, If that Is not a party duty
binding alike on every faction that was
active before the primary, then there Is
no longer such thing as a Democratic
party in the Empire State: only a
patchwork Of unrelated small bossdoms
And as Mr.. TILDEN's sound views OF
finance and taxation and practical
methods OF bringing relief to the over
weighted taxpayers drew to him the
support and votes Of thousands Of c!ti.
Eens who cared first of all for honest
and economical government, so should
Governor GLYNN's record and pro-
gramme seem mighty attractive to SEN
sible New Workers of every political
description.
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AN4IpU iBFTS.
\ Business Mans Complaint OF His series
OF ~tcnograUhrrs

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN--Sir' My
stenOgrapher no lungsr drives me Wild BY
ecceu;ucitles Of spelling or by wrong tram
scr'ptlon Of her notes resulting On letters
submitted for signature which SHOW l--
uorarCs ~ grammar or construction.
These things bear with thy fortitudc born
~ long experience Of the half baked prot
net of our tophelvy educational system
no. but one thing does get my goat"
and occasionally drives me TO the ltle
den adjoining my OH ZEE. where | sIVtEc'y
punch the bag until ! have worked on
the mad" that Is in mo That f. the nb.
solute ignorance Of the alphabet, yes. |
mean just that. OF sclf-s1tished young
persons possessed. nevertheless, OF a
smattering Of French. of geometry. Of
physiology. botany and the Lord knows
what. but sadly deficient In my old FASH
toned way OF thinking, In the primary,
fundamental elements OF real education.
MY business involves 4 large CORE
spondence. Accurate fling OF letters bills
and papers Is a prime requisite. To have
all these instantly available ! use one
OF the latest, improved and approved III
ing systems The whole structure falls
to the ground the system carefully ana
scientifically planned goes to pieces, iuSt
because Miss Nellie CHATS her name TINS
month"; never learned her alphabet. She
does not see that letter from Harold
Smart should precede one from John
Smith, with Frank Smedicy's In between.
once hung card showing the alphabet
IN large letters over Mary's desk Cthlt
was her name that month";, hut when sle
objected that folks would think she dldn' I
know hor 4 y Cs well. took Il down
] wonder II other employers have had my
experience? II ). u.
BEACH PARK, Conn, September 80
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Farmer Nurphy's Census.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: II
the devil should take census OF the
hyPocrites In this country II Is my opinion
that he would have more than 80 per
cent OF the population on his list Some
Of them are pray ing 10 God to stop IN,
war IN Europe. but they do not care a
rap about tht people who sleep in the
parks IN this country A lot OF them are
pretending 20 teach the poor how 20 cook
how 10 eat, how to cut their bread, how
20 buy food, how TO carry their market
baskets, &c. lot moro are dishing IN
political nostrums isms and curcalls. But
| do not hear Of any Of them demaudlng
'hat Immigration be stopped so that the
poor people of this country can get work
and earn living on their own account
T. L. MURPHY.
FAIL RIVER, Mass, September 90.
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The senator to he.

That Democratic candidate for the
United States Senatorship who de.
served the party nomination received
Il In the primary. although h> ohllga-
tion TO the Office he now holds COM
PEELED his absence from the country
throughout the canvass. His record
and his conspicuous services argued
more effectively IN his behalf than his
opponents considered possible. The
overwhelming vote by which he was
designated to run for the seat now
filed by Senator ELiHu Roor Is the
complete answer TO the assaults that
were made on him.
Thus JAMES W. GERARD. one " the
small company OF public men meriting
such n distinction, enters the select
society OF those who have won on what
they have done. not because Of what they
have promised TO do. In the contest
to which the primaries were an intro
duction II may be confidently predicted
that sane and intelligent voters will
align themselves as they did in the par
tisan struggle which ended 80 satisfac-
torily. They have a deserving candl-
date whose worth needs no self.proje.
ton from the platform, and this fact
will not be forgotten at the polling
places on November 0.
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The South American Opportunit .
Clarified.

Deliberate study of the South .Ameri-
can trade situation fully confirms the
existence of great opportunity for
American producers and exporters rs
n result of the war In Europe. The eX.
act nature Of the opening and the coudl-
lions under which advantage may be
taken Of 1t are also being clearly de-
fined. The true prospect Is for the ere
alton of new markets for our wares
rather than for making inflated instan,
taneous sales. This, OF course. s the
objective that every thinking person hi :
had in view ever since attention was
aroused regarding the possibilities OF
the field However good quick Sales
might be. real prosperity lies in perma-
nent trade relations.
The business systems Of the Latin
'Sr'sY ,-1irr ~ ff9sr---- rn-r--rr-rfsNa.~pwrs
led by the European couyulSion to a
degree which is only now beginning to
be- realized here. Perhaps the sudden
stOppage Of supplies Of manufactured
goods which they used 10 import from
Germany. England and France is tho
least serious Of their embarrasSments
Much more serious Is the check to the
expectation Of their own products, of
which the belligerent Powers took by
far the greatest proportion. Perhaps
most serious Of all Is the financial en-
tanelement. The stoppaee of money on
loan, the cessation Of advances, the
strangulation OF credit. these are the
worst blows to business which fell upon
our southern nelghbors suddenly. mn
awares and in n state of total unpre,
parcdness,
In entering the South American fed
as would be successors To the great
commercial Powers Of Europe we must
naturally be prepared TO take up all
their functions. II would be vain Ia
think that We could establish contiuu.
Gus relations of profitable reciprocity
without Offering the other party 10 the
irui approximately The same saclli;ir.
to which they were accustomed, ia
rush In with the expectation OF selling
our wares headlong without giving any
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From Grub to Wall.

An advertisement In yesterdays pa
pcrs notified the stockholders OF the
Associated Authors and Compiiers, In.
corpora ted. OF meeting ITO take ac-
ton upon an offer TO sell the company :
assets, To reorGanize the present com
plny and 10 organize new company.
We hope that the assets are fat and
nat the profit Of the reorganized cor
pOT'atiou will he fatter still. Nor can
hat hope be vain. The humble jour.
i"yman and journalist has long watched
with admiration. not with envy. the
prosprritieS Of authors, and especially
those of novelists and playmakers.
Their purple devil wagons thunder
along all good roads. Their yachts are
rocked 10y every haven. Their villas
and their palaces smile from every II.
u>tratcd supplement. If slngly or IN
partnership their business brings such
fruit, what ,ordlier fortune may not be
expected Of Il when It follows the meth
DDS Of other modern concerns and reaps
the economies and other advantages OF
Incorporation?
The Associated Authors and Compil-
ers * but the bright beginning of n
halcyon and vociferous list. The Stock
Exchange reports of mo distant day
viii quote Indiana Writers. common
md preferred New York and Illinois
Poets. United Write Goods. American
Dialect. American lIumor Rendering
Company. Amalgamated Short Story,
General Novel. American Copy, Maya
zine Supplies, Publishers Materials,
stage REFINING and Elevating, United
States Serial. International Writers
Loan, American Detective, American
Condensed History. American Canned
Verse, and so forth Everybody can
have share in literature.
The Sherman act will not bother
these maicfactors The Clayton law.
when n becomes One-will shield those
sacred heads. All authors are labOrcrs
and some authors are farmers
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would 60 to him whose net minus score

would 60 to him whose net minus score
was lowest.
1t Is as much the object Of the prl-
mary law TO keep bad men OFF as to
get good men on the tickets Minus
voting would allow positive expires.
sion against the UNIT and the wicked.
IT would AFFORD to those who. in Mayor
VAN WYcK's words. do not vote to
put man In office. hut to keep AN
other out" satisfactory means Of
expressing their opinions without ac-
lively aiding persons who may be only
the objects of their principal resent
ment. The scheme might be prolitably
extended to general elections.
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"And The, suffered s,,arely."


OF 500 The rest were kil!ed.--War Horp
A griz1ed hero reviewed army
on the plains Of Hindustsn.
LORD dough. fresh from Chlllianwallah.
That aplendii Old Irishmsu.
garry owen
Proudly tn. c. In c. marked their hns show
ing
Twas the Eighty-sryeuth prince Of Wale'
own Royal Irish Fusi,lerp,
who'd rompsd through Che Peninsular
with bayonets and cheers,
They we're halted and formed hollow square
Their old nghtlng Colonel addressed them
then ami there
The old hero named the battles
Where they'd shared the glory.
lie had facts ana figures pat
And punctuated each story
with the refrain. rand there they suffered
sevaroly."
Ho spoke of Talavera and Albueru, % Vim
iera, Busaco
And there they suffered sevareiy
OF Barrosa. where their furious charge
Routed the Eighth Legion snd they took
the Eagle,
And there they suffered sevare y"
or Badajoz and Ciudad Rodrigo
And thore they suffered scvare.y"
or Salamanca ana Ni;toria. where they rot
the Marshals baton,
And there they suffered seysrely"
or the Pyrenees and then Toulouse.
which finished tho hshting and was good
news
And there they suffered .evsr-ly"
In these Irish hearts how ilindled the nrcs
Al hearing from cid tines, tales OF their
'Twas proud last parting FOR tn. rr.nd
old chicf
who remembered the punch TO drown th.ir
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The Pride OF NeehRwheu.

To THE EDITOR or THE sUN-S,r. Wee
hawken, smallest township I'm the
United states IN area but the wealthiest.
according to the assessors returns real
estate values being nearly S22, 900. 900, has
just sold its 49, per cent Improvement
bonds at par. Our big neighbor across
the Hudson is compelled to pay 6 per
cent
Weeha vixen has a real business admin
istration, with the Mavor and township
committee on the Job all the time
WEEUAwKEN TAxPAYER
Nrw YORK, September 20
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Every one will be thankful - loHN
which he sounded in his speech to the
walnut street Business Association in
Philadelphia. We can make the best
OF the present II we resolve TO do 80
and win out" ne said, touching on that
psychological factor in the business
situation which President WILSON
brought into ep!grammhtic prominence
not long ago. IL is.quite true that how
ever hampering some conditions may be
a good share II business depression Is
always due 10 low spirits T.midity
checks both consumption and produc-
ton. IT Is inertia. Il Is stagnat,on;
yet II has a certain activity, a sort Of
sluggish circulation in the course Of
which II spreads wider and wider It's
baleful influence. Generally Il has lts
origin in wilful disregard of every hope
ful element. II refuses to make the
best Of the present" To-day the sItua-
ton In this country Is fun Of iu-'itcl-
ton for Mr.. WASAMAKERs CHEEKY Chal-
l'uge. We have our own hundred mill
ion of people 10 house, feed and Clothe
We are great market unto ourselves.
The current of our national life flows
on not profoundly disturbed. W" have
plenty to sell TO our nelghhors. and Ivy
no means all our Old nclds Of gain are
closed while new ones are opening 20
u.s. If We resolutely look for the best IN
the present We will find the worst COM
parativ,ly un.mportant ana the future
will very soon begin TO come our way.
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M mn TOR THE FJTJRE.
An Opportunity 10 Make Comfort an,
Money for the city.

t. THE EDITOR OF THE SJN-Sir. Wher
. TIE Sun points out the most ifnportan'
problems confronting this great city
heavy debt. high taxes, high rents. an tx
pens!ve place in which to live ana DO busi.
p'ss thinking men heed. When the Rea
Estate Board sk> the CITY authorize. I,
confer with IL and other civic organ,za.
lions IN seeking means O, r,trcnchmcnt
thinking men t.lun again.
No one VIII deny that 4 New York Is a.
Itian better conditions not only must n.
knife hc nut IN for the proseu-. hut there
must be looking ahead planning for the
future. Wherever practicable. necessary
public works mus, be go designed as 20
yirld, first, the best possible service to
the public. and second, the largest posi-.
bic in,omo 20 the city.
In letter 90 the Public Service com.
mission the city Club recently pointed out
that whereas I'D To now tho c!ty's re-
turns on It's investment In subwdys are
limited to interest and sinking fund when
,lc new lines are finished the city's re-
turns on the greater part " the invest
ment will depend directly and wholly upon
On" volume n: business done and the net
yirulugs.
In other words" said tho CIV Club
the city is cmudrNuE I'm on" OF the
greatest business enterprises OF modern
lines a 'lpo. 10000 undertaking in trans
portation Il IL Of the most vital impor-
.nce to the travelling public or the one
hand and ~ the taxpayers and -cutpayers
on the other that the design OF this great
plant shall AFFORD adequacy of service
with adequacy OF return on the invest
ment."
The memoranda submitted by the city
club with this letter presented the follow
Ing:
II the new subway 10 be operated by
The Iuter1 rough company bee finished as
now designed. IN the seventh year Of its
operation IL Will be as badly cougested
As the existing subway Is today.
In the eighth or ninth year saturation
will appear. 10 appre'iable growth OF
traffic vii. he possible thereafter.
soon "A third trunk must be built to
take up the overflow.
Will this congo stion, this low standard
OF public comfort. the cty's returns from
the Two luterborough lines will approx
mate 50. 900. 0u0 Il year indefinitely.
Hence the City club urged the com.
mission to give early and thorough study
trunk might he increased so per cent.
without considerable characterization OF first
cost. In this request the Merch ints As.
sociat.on, Citizens Union and other civic
bodies have Joined The commission has
twice voted 10 comply, but has not as yet
conrlied Whv NOT?
The memoranda submitted nv the CITY
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To THE EDITOR OF TIN SrN-Sir: From
the PROFESSIONAL wisdom OF the war.
knowledge Of character, calnness OF
Judgment, appreciation OF suffering. love
OF art and the delicate perception OF
genius pouring forth from almost every
Of learning, II must not be
thought that more true duluess lies in
folly's cap than wlsdom's grave disguise"
J. y.
NEw HAVEN, Conn, September IS
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To rHE EpToR or THE SuS-Sir. Why
al this criticism OF the American press
by the Germans? Tho American papers
at their worst have never subjected Ger
many 10 onctenth the abuse We received
at the hands OF the German press during
the Spauish-American war. Some of US
have memories LEST WE FORGET
Nrw BRUNSWICK, n j., September 90
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II may be true, as reported In London
that Field Marshal SIR JoHN French
does not always approve Of the tactics
OF the French General stan, but as the
British commander has comparatively
small force on the field and IL In
subordinate position he must obey or
ders. Keep sim upper lip and do the
enemy all the damage possible. If there
Is any serious difference OF opinion be.
tween Sir JoHN French and General
JoFrRE II is certainly not reflected in
the work done on the firing line. The
allies are homogeneous In the vigor Of
their assaults and the stubbornncss Of
their defence.
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The American liner New York A.
at noon to-day for Liverpool with M"
closing NJ the General Post once ID
40 A. NJ, for Europe CeNccpt German
Austria, Hungary and LuXonihurr> d.
RIGA, the Fast indies and west Asia ~
steamships carrying mail for Europe SIT
sail tomorrow OF Friday.
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In village on the Grand NORM an
aged lady sent round the town crier with
a drum. as IL the practice in provincial
France to announce that she would take
care % all cats and dogs left by their
owners In their night from the locality,
and she remained behind to look after
these household pets--Pdrts despatch 10
the London Times.
A brave and humane old woman, to
whom tho s. L. q. A. should vote q
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the barber shop. Il don't think much
Of PLRKiNS bur I'm against ROBINSON, So
responds his urighbor. Mr.. Davenport
owes not small proportion Of his
votes of Monday to men who merely
wanted ,o register their extreme dislike
Of Mir. SULzlR
Why should the earnest and vigor-
Gus gmouGers and correcsDrs of the
urinary inv not take this condition OF
mind Into account and make provision
for those electors who desire only 10
bc recorded In opposition 10 candidates
Nh"N"amb,uOnS they diSapprove? When
The legislature meets let some philoso-
pher propose the institution of u system
OF negative or minus voting. The bal
lot could be arranged simply by print
ing two voting columns. 4 mark In one
would mean vote for the man op.
posite whose name ii was put. A ma ri;
IN the other would count minus one
against the asplrant thus checked
When the votes were counted cnch can.
didate would he credited with his af-
frmatlye votes and debitel with his
minus votes. The contender ia ,ins the
highest net number Of affirmative votes
would win; In case no candidate had
, surplus Of affirmative votes the prize
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From August 4 to September 10 the
number Of recruits who Joined the col
ors in Great Britain and Ireland was
sol $50, England contributing 39G, 75l g.,
Scotland 6l,iii, Ireland 20il9 and
Wales 1886, The percentage TO the
male population was: Scotland 2.79
England 2,4l, Wales l.9i and Trela nd
90 Mr. GEpsHoM STEWART. NJ. T., hi
rector Of Recruiting, furnishes the
tignrOs.
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These first sharp mornings Of autumn
have another effect than TO make a mere
man marvel at tho beauties OF nature
lie shudders sympathetica.ly at the fear
less decolletage which fashion imposes
on the other sex and marvcls at the
bravery Of the women who so horolcally
face tho brisk winds OF autumn.
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Sir ERNEST SHAcKLEroN and the MEM
beers of the transantarctic expedition
recently sailed from London for the
south polar regions. Perhaps 1t is well
that scientific exploration should not
cease because the British Empire is en-
gagged in n war for its existence. but
what splendid winter campaigners Sir
ERNEST and his men would makcl
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" orr friends uho favor us rffh manuscripts
ava Hlustranons for publication r,sh to hare
rejected articles returned thep must ~ oil cases
sosl stamps for that purpose
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GERARD to conduct a silent campaign -
HcddltHs
This will give the voters q unique
chance 70 study tho facts and learn
the truth regarding his cL d'dncy. The
result will be favorable. judge GERARD
can rely n the truth; he has no need
to hefog Il.