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The Hon. WILLIAM EDWIN Chiffon
Of West Virginia has expressed himself
rs follows with regard to the Washing.
ron despatch TO THE Sun which brought
about the pending investigation OF the
relation between North Carolina gold
mines and Senate stationery:
Substantially the truth II told abou.
the matter by the reporter so far as
am concerned 1t Is true II Is told in a
rather ippant way that some enemies
might take 10 reflect upon me. but In the
main, reading 1t in cold type. he has told
1t - II occurred"
THE SUN accepts the tribute to it's
Washington correspondents scrupulous
accuracy. but objects To Senator CHII-
TONS use Of the word "fippant." We
have carefully examined the despatch
TO whlcn the distinguished gentleman
refers. hut we cannot discover anything
Ike hipnancy anywhere in Il. II seems
10 US to he very serious presentation
Of dcplorahie matter. We doubt II
the tiipuancy hns been detected by my
of our readers. with the single excep-
tlon of Senator chiffon.
Is II possible that some queer twist Of
the mental organism makes that which
Is exceedingly serious seem flippant
to Senator CHIFFON. and vice versa :?
For in the same short speech. cen
fronting and attempting 10 explain one
" the most unpleasant situations Of
his whole political career. we find the
senator referring TO his own predica
ment in this remarkable fashion:
can o, this goes to show wha, win
happen to Democrat when he gets fool
ing with :Ae gold standard. II he would
stick 70 the old 16 TO he would not have
any one question his motives tlaughterl
All my LIE l have fostered the
.dea that possibly might get out OF my
habit OF not having enough 20 pay MI
bills b. making a strike in a gold mine
They have always looked attractive to
me. and .nasmuch az | have so much
money in that kind OF holes want 20 20
to that kind OF hole to get out the mo ney
which I have invested"
Apparently the hole which now en-
cages Senator CIfILToN's attention IL
n different kind Of aperture from that
10 which he has so long devoted his
statesmanllke energies.
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MRS. JyHTTEIfOCSE.
Praise for Her Article I'm The SUM-" Can
Women Lose by Getting the voter

To THE EDITOR or THE SCE-ST: In
her latest pronouncement on the question,
why shouldn't Women Vote" Mrs Nor
man he Il Whitehouse combats the
proposition made by the ansi-suffragists
that by gaining the franchise women
would lose the privileges hitherto granted
them. She denies. and most justly. that
women owe their privileges to the fact
that they are deprived OF the vote and
points out that men who vote possess
fundamental rights which do not depend
upon chances OF elections"
What Is particularly to he admired In
Mrs Whitehouse's expositions OF woman's
position is the clear logical and cogent
reasoning of her plea. She appeals not to
sympathy but to reason. and the way she
disposes OF the objection to woman's
political rights on the ground that she Is
not a money Garner should convince her
most virulent opponent. Her duties In the
home. IL they do not bring in money
directly are surely remunerative TO the
household and eventually to the country
at large.
Nature has helped woman 20 certain
privileges and man would regret 20 deny
them to her. and why the grant OF
political rights should be exceptional in
the case OF women and run counter to
the laws OF nature ls what the oppo-
nents OF equal suffrage have not been able
to prove TO the satisfaction OF Mrs White
house or OF any one else not blinded by
ignorance or prejudice.
CHARLES C. BROWN.
NEW YoRK, June l6.
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rights and violate otherwise the funda.

rights and violate otherwise the funda-
mental law by establishing n military
receivershlp over coal mines pending n
strike" IL Is certainly painful that
any officer OF the Government should
conceive such scheme.
But perhaps Judge PARKER takes
Colonel ROOSEVELT little too seriously.
The Coloncl's imaginative powers are
well known and 1t may well be that the
Pennsylvania mines was only M after
thought. 1t remains. however. n dis.
quieting. almost TN alarming circum-
stance. that In the relations between
the Colonel MS n leader Of thought and
his public such an instructive under
standing should exist that he felt II
safe or even expedlent To make 80
grave charge against himself and
that he made II without an immediate
rcvulsion Of hostile popular feeling.
The reciprocal attitude OF the speaker
IL the audience indicates n national
peril consisting III n general laxity Of
principle rs to constitutional powers.
II lapse In that vigilance on the part
Of the people necessary TO the preserva.
ton Of ~ government of laws, not OF
men," which Judge PARKER regards ny
the true patriotism characteristic Of
real citizenship.
Fx-President TAFT considered the
dangers To constitutional stability from
another point Of view. lie spoke of
the attacks made upon the organic law
within the provisions and forms OF the
" itself. In pointing out the evils
of haste. cocksurcness. headlong fanat-
lclsm IN this process. lie indicated a
danger probably much more serious
than need be- feared from any crude
ebullltion of violence He pointed out
that whenever the necessity arose To
change the fundamental law IL was I'M
peratlve to continue the peaceful and
enduring character Of the Government
and the acquiesccnce Of the minority
who do not concur In the wisdom OF
whnt is done and whose rights and lib.
critics are not to be curtalled."
ia VI utllDtTH-
ton, this regard TO the right Of mi
norltles, though n mere incident, a side
Issue In Mr. TArT's speech, which was
In the main designed to vIndlcate the
history Of the Supreme Court, consti-
tutes perhaps It's most suggestive
Massage. II applies not only to con-
stitutional change but To the whole
Held OF legislation to-day. Within the
seeming bounds Of constitutionnlity.
but really IN evasion of constitutional
principles, ideas strongly held by in
dividuals but unripencd by broad pub
lie discussion and lacking the sanction
Of the popular assent given after ma
ture reflection, are forced into enact
ment rather as experimental risks than
assured remedies.
At the present moment Mr. TArr's
note OF warning Is In harmony with
the general temper of the country. The
demand for thought, for dellbcration,
for moderation. IN heard ms rising
wave Of appeal from all quarters. His
voice gives articulation to the broad
cry of patriotic citizenship. 1t Is time
for those who are overspecding the ma
tonal machine 10 give heed.
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APPROVES C0L0NEL'S REMOVAL
organ Says GIynn Dropped DAVE
on His Recomme N dalton.

Major-Gen. John r. ORyan. Divisions,
Commander OF tho New York National
Guard. explained yesterday afternoon thN
the forced retirement of Col Charles q
Davis OF the Thirteenth Regiment, Coas'
Artillery. OF Brooklyn. was made by GOV,
Glynn on his recommendation as lal, ~
his plan to conform the coast nrt'''"
more closely to the regular army l' %.
ganization, discipline and general ''''
cheney.
Although he and Col. Davis declined %
discuss the matter. Il IL believed ''A-
the Brooklyn regiment was not ~ .
tho standard of efficiency desired, h'l'
withstanding It's large number ~ ''i
This was emphasized by the Fac, l,
Col. Nathaniel H. Thurston. chic ''''
nance Officer. who was placed I'm TOM"
rary command OF the organization, ''-
reputation for raising the stanohr" o.
regiments which arc believed 20 "' ..
efficient
Col. Davis was to have been pr"'.'.'I
to the rank OF Brlgadier-GeneraI i'-
few days and then retired. Just ~ wa
done In the case OF Col. William +. MOTT
OF the Ninth Regiment, but he refused /"
be shelved and was then placed on ''
retired list by the Governor
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THE PRODIGAL son.
An Old Fashioned Republican Who Isn't
Buying Any Veal.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-S<r: II
would be well for those weak kneed Re-
publicans who are talking OF reunlting
the party under the leadership OF Theodore
Roosevelt to bear in mind that II he
receives the nomination II will cause a
more serious split In the ranks than the
Progressive break did. Hundreds of thou
sands OF us who believe In constitutional
representative government and in an indie
pendent judiciary will under no circum-
stances vote for a man who Ia heading a
movement TO destroy them.
Aside from that consideration Mr..
Roosevelt has made himself abhorrent
10 us by his Reputation OF his third
term pledge and his betrayal OF and
effort to assassinate the party which
made him and honored him. from per-
sonal ambition and greed for power Had
he succeeded In voting the fake" dele
gates In the Chicago convention whom
his agents bought in the South and
getting the nomination every one knows
he would have gone into the campaign
lauding the Republican party, as he al
ways had. Its only real sin was refusing
TO give him a third term
lie may be partially blinded as to his
own motives and aims by his all devour-
ing ambition. However that may be. he
Ii the most dangerous demsgogue this
country has produced and whoever votes
for him will he simply playing the part
of an assistant Democrat. for his election
il impossible. LINCOLN REPUBLICAN
New YORK, June 16
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THE INCOME TAX.
Hunting With Club for Def'cit Largely
Caused by Politics.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: The
income tax law imposes It's tax on all in
terest which accrued during the tax term
OF 1918, whether such interest was paid
or not. During the hard times OF 1919
millions of dollars OF interest both cor
porate and personal. went into default
Much Of II still remains so. upon which
the Government has collected Its little
rakeofY In cases Of foreclosure this de-
faulted interest and the tax imposed upon
II go to swell the judgment roll.
Notwithstanding the inclusion OF such
interest items In tax returns. the total
yield OF the tax falls short OF the Treas
ury's inflated estimate of II by almost so
per cent. In some measure this deficit
may be accounted for by the fact that
owing to frost. food. fire. and largely TO
politics, the year 1918 will pass into his
tory as one OF the most disastrous COM
mercially ever known, bountiful crops
alone saving MS from a great commercial
crisis. In consequence incomes through
out the country were obliterated or
shrunk.
Now our astute Treasury Department,
presided over by a distinguished presti-
digitator, proposes 10 go with n club on
quest after alleged evaders. In reality
after incomes which. for the most part,
have vanished forever The Governments
attitude Is that OF the man who took the
pennies from n dead mans eyes and then
upbraided the corpse because they were
not quarters. J. d. X,
AVON, ". j.. June IS.
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4 Westerncr on the First Polo Game

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: The
British poloists out Yankeed the Yankees.
Before the game they had n lot OF poor
lame ponies. In the game these animals
became quarter horses OF a hardness un-
approached By the vaunttd American
mounts.
Before the game the English lacked
power and direction In their hitting, In
the game they hit like blacksmiths. and
their shots were as accurate as rife shoot
ing. Had the goals been ten foot wckets
they would have scored in the same man
ner. Their goals we're centre shots.
Before the game they were individual
players OF merit" In the game they be-
came team OF machneliSe regularity
and precision. Before the game the odds
were 10 to and . to ! against them.
After the game they became to / favor
ties.
II II not about time the West receives
n chance to compete with the effete Fast
for the honor OF defending our polo su-
premacy? BUcKsKIS JOE.
PoRT RICHMOND, June 16,
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The reduction of train service on the
Boston and Maine Railroad and the
reduction OF 10 per cent. in station.
clerical and yard force are signs and
tokens we'll worthy OF attention. This
company. while suffering from all the
general evils that depress railroad bust
Hass. is in n special way the victim OF
Government meddling. It's enforced
severance from the New Haven line, OF
which It Is broadly speaking a natural
extension, must necessarily have serious
effects. The two systems are really
Complementary to each other and effi-
cheney Of operation and economy Of
management depend on coordinate plans
and joint control. So Il IL to be ex-
pected that as their divorce progresses
toward completeness the central ex-
penses Of each will be increased in such
a way as TO render saving at outlying
points Indispensable
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brought the fieeter and better trained
ponies on the field. Their horseman-
ship was also shade better, In
that they handled their mounts more
cleverly on the turns. Judged by com
parative play in the opening game they
clearly excelled the Americans, but In
the final game. although It was some
what loosely played by both sides, a
balance was almost struck.
The result was In sense rude
awakening, for Americans were proud
Of DEyEREux MILBuRN and the WATER
BURys. believing that any team on
which they played would keep the
trophy on this SIDE but the reverse,
with Its lesson and discipline. will no
doubt be wholesome and stimulating.
The year 1915, 1t may be assumed. will
see the best team America can put into
the field invading England to bring the
polo cup back.
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Two distinguished jurists were re-
ported In the newspapers of yesterday
ns uttering strong protests against the
ofhand manner In which the Constitu-
ton OF the United States Is being treat.
ed now. They expressed Ideas which
are Ia the minds of many earnest and
patriotic men to-day. The entire coun-
try does not by any means view with
Indifference the substitution of indivld-
ual psychology for the organic prln.
ciples on which our national system Is
built. But those who feel grief and
alarm Mt the slump OF things feel little
encouraged TO resist. as the popular
worship of strong personality seems
for the time being at least TO have
displaced and overcome the old time
reverence for fixed institutions.
Judge ALTON II. PARKER found In n
saying OF Colonel RoosEvELr's his II.
'ustrntion OF the present dangerous
tendencies. II seemed appalling to him
that n retired Chief Executive should
boast that he had entertained "a trea
sonable scheme to intrude upon State
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-17
"THE FIRST or ALL THE YAM
KEGS"
A striking Estimate Of the Typical Amer
lean Genius OF Zen Franklin.

From address BY James NJ. Beck az the
unuctIing Of the statue TO Frdnkiin at
tao University Of Pennsylvania.
Franklin was not only the first and In
| tellectually the greatest OF Americans, but
he was also the most typical Both his
virtues and his faiings were characters
| tic OF the American character as II has
since developed. His shrewdness, utilita-
rianism, philosophic good humor poise OF
judgment. tolerant spirit democratic tenn
| permanent, Inventive genius, Intellectual in-
quisitiveness. love of industry and pride In
| achievement are all characteristlcally
American qualities.
The two Americana who seem to me TO
come most directly from the very heart
Of America and hes; typify the average
| American character are Franklin and
Lincoln. Both unite In their personalities
the qualities Of good humor. generous toll
| erance. philosophic optimism. Intellectual
versatility. freedom from conventionality
simplicity Of IDEAS and last, but not least
common sense. Franklin, like Lincoln,
was the very genius OF common sense
The great philosopher was more versatile
than profound. His was telescope, not
a microscopic. vision. He was wonder
master OF details lie resembled Erasmus
more than Darwin.
He accomplished all he did by his free.
dom from Intellectual conventionality ana
his sustained and Intelligent application
of common sense to the problems that
confronted him. This Is not only rarer
but "A higher gift than many suspect.
Common sense is the instructive apprecia-
ton OF the nice relation which things
bear 10 each other. without which the
most learned man may be, ike Ming
James, Justly characterized as the ~isest
fool in Chrstendom.' with common
sense a man who like Franklin has but
a meagro education and whose learning
has been dlstributed--in this day or
specialization We would say diss'pated-
over ar almost Infinite field OF thought
may yet accomplish veritable miracles.
oh for n breath OF Frankllns sanity
and common sense in this hysterical gem
Grafton, when the whole world seems topsy
turvy when many classes are In revolt
against the Institutions which make Tor
stability when women are growing mas
culIne in the frenzied and violent advo-
cacy OF new privileges and men are be-
coming feminine In submitting to intoler-
able wrongs when the councils OF men
are darkened with vain imagintngs ana
legislators. administrators. and alas even
Judges are fleeing In abJect coHardice be-
fore the rising dust OF an advancing
windstorm. Franklin had too keen sense
OF humor to be swept away by such
hysteria and he had too fine a sense OF
justice 10 accept the present day cowardly
surrender OF principle to political expe-
dieucy. II he has been able. as he humor-
ously hoped. 10 float In n state or sus-
pended animation in a cask OF Madeira
for more than a century and then revisit
the scene OF his achievements. what
would not be his amazement. admiration
and. we must add. disgust?
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The Lifting OF the Polo Cup.

The congratulations Of all sport low
ing Americans to Lord WIMBoRNE and
his brilliant team Of polo players, who
came here heralded by portents of fail
urc but CALAMITY lifted the coveted
international cup. The defenders have
no excuses to offer, but they may be
permitted ray OF consolation In the
determined and almost successful rally
they made In the second game at
Meadow Brook yesterday which after
runaway start by the challengers
proved to be as close and stirring n
contest, barring penalties, as one might
wish to see.
The series showed the visitors to be
superior In team play. department
Of the game tho Americans have al
ways prided themselves on; and to
the general surprise tho challengers
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Great clouds of steam have been OBJ
served arising from Lassen peak In the
eruptions which are SIGNALLING the vol
cano's return to activity. Perhaps the
River OF Doubt has lost It's way and
strayed errantly into the crater OF the
old California fire mountain to the dis
turbance OF It's smoldering slurnbers
Madame DE There's. the Partisan proph-
etess, in her forecast for 1914 warned the
people Of the United States to beware
of fire and water, a most irreconcllable
and ominous conjunction. Fire and
water" she said: "let Americans dread
fire and water-yes. and You can add
wind" Doubtless an inspired allusion
to the portents OF national politics.
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Courtesy and . Fat Little hoy.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--Sir: While
crossing In the Thlrty-fourth street car
yesterday morning 7 was about 10 take a
vacant seat when I noticed lady Just
behind me. 80 I offered her the seat which
she took Thereupon. as thought, she
very kindly asked the persons on her
right and left TO move UP and make room.
as ] thought. for me, But was mis-
taken. II was for n fat little boy who
would take UP no less room than I.
When one considers the charges made
continually about tho rudeness OF men
may I not suggest that action Of such a
Kind as have pointed out, by woman
who looked as II she were a Eentiewoman
may lead to lack OF courtesy on the part
OF men, even II they are gentlemen?
Query; VIII the boy he inclined to
treat with courtesy men old enough to be
his grandfather or women OF any age
STEPHEN q, WILLIAMS.
NEW YORK, June is,
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At the height Of the dispute Senior
AouiRRE said he would send his seconds
to Senior CANAL, but "A moment later he
drew his revolver and fired four shots at
ais partner.--Hdrdnd despatch.
Queer standard OF official duty and
personal honor they have in Cuba .
Senior AorfRRE Is Chief of Police in
Havana: Senior CANAL. who has been
mortally wounded, was his partner In
business. Why Chief OF Police
should fight a duel with q citizen IL
only less singular than the act of de-
llberately taking the mans life when
he Is not committing a violation OF the
law and cannot shoot back.
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Tie worKmen's Compensation bureau

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Siv.
Promptly to the minute appears the first
evidence OF upstate thrift which prom
lses to surround the new worlkmens COM
pensation law.
This law goes into effect July 1. The
cost OF payroll insurance cannot be f,K-
ured without the classification rates. These
were not announced until last Saturday.
The representative OF a large corporation
to-day asked at the commissions luxuri-
Gus office at 1875 Broadway for copy OF
these rates. He was Informed that no
copy would be furnished except to insur-
ance companies, but that "a copy could
be bought OF the Workmens Compensa-
ton Bureau at Forty-third street" What
Ii this bureau" and who IL backing II ?
A WoRKINoMAN,
NEW YORK, June 10.
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NO RITz.CARLT0N FOR CHICAGO.
General Manager Says Company #"
Not Planning Hotel There

Albert Keller. general manager o' ~
Ritz Carlton, denied yesterday that tn 1s
Rits-C Carlton Hotel Company Is to pu''
big hotel In Chicago. ma,
Undoubtedly the world chain OF ~
hotels will be linked up with ou'la',th ~,
all over the United States later on AZ sn
Keller said. But we have not yet even W.
cided 10 enter Chicago. The only bu.la,"s
undertaking We have on Is IN Fh'is"',,
phia. where We will open our place
September"
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A Pitiful Thing.

In his Flag Day speech at Washing
ron Monday Mr.. WILSON said: would
II not he a pitiful thing ever to have
TO make apology and explanation Of
anything that we ever did under the
leadership Of this dag carried in the
vanf'
A pitiful thing, indeed. and Mr..
BRYAN has been allowed TO do Il In the
Colombian treaty,
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which has left the country since the

which has left the country since the
first Of the year.
We suggest that the Treasu De
partmeni postpone meddesome prom
ises for while and devote Il little
time to considering the desirnblllty OF
not committing itself to any course Of
conduct or line Of policy in advance Of
its demonstrated need. Still, Il the
Administrations schemes for the ser
vice of mankind include the provision
of more American gold to Europe thnn
it really ought to gct, the Government
duently 10 huy back Il certain amount
Of the gold by selling it's notes to Eli
ropean bankers and investors.
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His Sundays.

To THE EDITOR or The suS--,Sir: work
hard all the week and when Sunday comes
am tired What I would like to ask 10
this:
Would II do me more good to iaxe around
home on Sunday or would II be better
for me 10 go somewhere
My family tells me that 7 ought 20 get
out" and get around; my own inclination
Ia 20 stay home UspEcIpsp
NEW YonK Juno IL
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Coffee COolera.

To THE EDITOR OF The Sus--sir. In
answer to u. p D.: During tho civil war
coffee cooler was the name applied to a
soldier who, any morning an engagement
was Imminent. malinsered Under the pre-
renee that his breakfast coffee was too hot
ana he had 10 wait and cool II, his com
rades meantime pushing to the front, This
was told me by a soldier who enlisted at
is and fought through the war.
NEw YoRK. June 10. GFK
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Neurological and Meteorological.

from me Ne,c Haven yousnaiCou,
He died full OF years and OF honors. The
realization of the fact must have eased his
mind IS the mantle OF death slowly en-
veloped him. and must have modified the
heat OF the journey 10 the great unhnown.