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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26
ATTACKED BY BOTH
Radicals and Reactionaries Alike
Oppose Constitution.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: am in favor Of the home rule pro-
vision of the constitution as much for what
il does not contain as for what !, does !
think the language is liberal enough to give
broad construction OF lis provisions. which
firmly believe will be taken by the courts
the same as the Constitution Of the United
States has been interpreted.
1t puts the initiative where il belongs On
the cities; only in matters Of state ecrs'rn
must the city 60 to the Legislature and
even then the Legislature has only the power
of notification. 1t cannot amend an Ordi'
nance sent to Albany; it can only reject u
It's entirety-within a limited timei II It does
not, the matter becomes law.
As it is now the city sends bills TO ne
Legislature which are totally ignored as ,hey
are pigeonholded in committees. II thar zap
pers again the city gets what il wants
The Legislature is also freed from mo
great mass of local and spec al legisa'.H
which up to now has occupied most OF 'h'
time.
The business men Of the state should GER
tainly vote for this constitution. II re0..
ganizes the various state bureaus ana pu"
them under seventeen departments u pro-
yides for responsible budgets Ihese ",
items alone should result in saving o.
millions Of dollars. The labor men sh0usa
vote for this constitution, as u pus w
State Labor Department into the eons.'s.
ton. provides that workmen's compensa"0a
may be made 70 cover occupatonal diseases
as well as accidents, gives the Less'S'-.
power to prohibit manufacturing IN 'ep.". -.
houses, retains the annual sessions VI Vs.
Legislature, raises the salaries OF Assemo',
mon and Senators. abolshes the Governor,
emergency measure, keeps short terms y.
Governor and members Of Legislature keeps
an elective judiciary, all Of the above 0s'Hs
contained in a memorandum hled o" 49, -.
o. the State Federation OF Labor WIN Wv
convention. .~o
This constitution is being opposed oy W.
extremes, the radicals and The fese''' q,
ries; the radicals, because il does not ~
enough: the reactionaries, most 81 mem ~.
ticians, because of the short ballot 'He
organization of state departments tne 80
budget system and the abolisnlng 0i
Governors emergency message. II sn0sAs.
convention should be held m 1912 ~
stitution then framed would probably Nv -.
so progressive as the present one ~ ~.
politicians would say this was rele''.Ss .,,O,
cause il contained home rule, snor, 80 80
state budget, and so forth, and ~0ulu I E,oo.
ably succeed in having these reforms W
ned in any further proposals 20 the peop',, 81
The people would surely not VOC n.
another convention in two years ai~, -,
best minds of the state had been s''lns -.
nearly five months and had Their D NOE
jected. Jo9Hi -
Now York. Oct. %, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26
Bearish on the Anglo French Loan
To the Editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: There are phases Of the Anglo
French loan which may be OF serious i'm
portance from the investors standpoint but
have not, so far as | am aware, been com
mented upon editorially.
In the first place, the conservative in
weston has the right TO assume that the war
may continue for several years. If the daily
cost to England and France continues at
approximately the present rate the war will
mean an annual outlay Of about $4,000 0OO,-
0O0 Must not specie payments be sus-
pended? Will not these stupendous outlays
throw either or both of the countries to a
paper basis, so that when the time comes for
the payment: OF the bonds the holders vii.
receive payment in paper currency that will
be worth substantially less than face? This
possibility is brought wildly TO my mind By
the experience of an acquaintance, who be-
fore the Mexican difficulties became acute
loaned $4,000 on bond and mortgage in
Mexico City and was later paid the face
amount of the mortgage in paper currency,
upon which he realized $4,000 gold.
In the second place. the terrific burdens
which will necessarily be laid upon the PEG
pies Of the two debtor countries, together
with other contributing causes, such as, e. g.,
The conduct of the war or It's outcome, may
give rise to the possibility Of a revolution.
If so. the masses will take control of the
government and be at liberty 10 repudate
the liabilities incurred by the preceding form
OF government.
In my opinion, investors are entitled to a
discussion Of these considerations, in order
20 estimate fairly the security which the
bonds offer for ultimate payment in full
CHARLES A. BRODEB.
New York Oct H. 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26

Tammany has nominated a man for Sheriff
as superior 10 the usual Tammany nominee
as Mr.. Shepard was TO Mr.. Van Wyck, the
Citizens Union kicks over its principles
its policies. its professions and pumps Its
support for Mr.. Smith.
II Mr.. Smith is elected nothing is surer
than that the considerable patronage of his
Office will go 20 Tammany Hall workers.
No one would concede this more frankly,
with simpler and more direct phrase, than
"AI" Smith himself lie is that kind Of
partisan. He never pretended to any
other SORT of politics. There is nothing
of the hypocrite or the sham about him.
Possibly the most awkward and uncom-
Portable moment in his interesting life
was that in which he learned he had been
blessed with the Citizens Union indorse-
ment. What he thinks Of the Citizens
Union is written in the journal OF every
Assembly for decade
But what is the community to think of
the Citizens Union? What becomes of all
It's professions of anti-Tammany prin-
ciples? With what regard even for the
humor Of the situation can the Citizens
Union two years hence come to the Re-
publicans with the usual plea that IN the
name Of good government the Republican
party should abandon its own and vote for
Democrats?
The whole incident is relatively unim-
portant. The Office has long been regarded
as designed to provide humor for a toler-
ant public. The election Of Mr.. Smith would
not imperil the Republic, endanger the city,
plunge the country into ruin. But the
action OF the Citizens Union should endure
in tNe minds Of the Republicans of this city
as an example Of transparent hypocrisy
and cheap insincerity which should pre-
clude Republican voters hereafter from
dealing with an organization which never
controlled many votes, but rested its claim
for attention upon a self-confessed pro-
prietorship of the moral sense of the
community.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26
lust Another Incident

r..f.,os. German" outrage Is only one
MIRO Indication of the manner IN which
American patience and tolerance are beng
exp,oited by the agents and instruments
Of Teutonism. ,,
The attempt to assassinate Mr.. Morgan
.ho ogor, 70 procure strike riots, domestic
disorders an over the nation, now the diS-
closure. OF pleasant dynamite ventures
those are all of one sort. They have d
.i,ele meaning and permit Of no mlsun-
Outstanding
I'm, rrcciselv as long as American pup
lie opinion continues to endure 1t there Is
,o chance Of putting an end to this thing
vonr modern Prussianized German under
.tards nothing but force. All else IS 70
him a confession Of cowardice and a proof
Of deeeneracy. He sees y patience only
,iroid.tv and in tolerance only terror.
PERHAPS the time will come when the
oafionaI government or the American pup
lie will pluck up courage enough to deal
with German agents in a friendly neu-
trail nation as German officers deal with
pritisb women in Belgium. When that
tme cores there will be a sudden cessa-
tion of the labors of the representatives
If the gospel of pacific penetration ~
by dynamite ILL.,.
rntI that time comes the best thing
fhat citizens Of the United States can DO
ID ~ hold their tongues. There is no use
I'M prot,stinc against evils which no one
las the courage to act against. Hard
words provoke the contempt Of Germans
but thew do not accomplish anything else
and never viii.
If the people of this country are too
afraid of the COMMUNICATIONS to aool-
ISL an unspeakable nuisance, if the poll
ticjans are 900 concerned about elections
To- think about national safety then the.
only honorable and honest thing to do is;
10 stop talking and confne our activities
to praying that we may escape what we
dare not openly attack.
Meantime. there is an admirable oppor-
tunitv to demonstrate our true devotion
10 valor and independence by denouncng
he Greeks and Rumanians for their pusil-
luminous course in refusing TO sacrifice
their lives and their national existence
for the sacred cause of human liberty.
OF all nations in the world, the American
is best qualified, just now, to utter such
sentiments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26
Preparedness.
m Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Has it ever occurred to you that while
the patrons Of the theatres in this city are
cordially invited-see theatre programmes
10 pick out the exit nearest to them for use
in case Of fire, very few out of the thousands
using the theatres ever descended or assembled
one Of the stairways leading from the exits
toward which their attention is so persist
emily but blindly invited?
In our schools the children use the fire
exits and stairways and are educated as they
should be in ways of saving their own lives
in case OF fire. Why is it that we grown-ups
should be treated intellectually as grown-ups,
but in actual practice We are not given even
the training Of little child?
let Us hope that the time is near when
exits will be exits in fact and not on paper,
so that when We do have a fire we shall not
be ignorant Of their uses.
FREMONT WILSON.
New York. Oct %. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26
Transparent Hypocrisy.

By indorsing the Tammany candidate for
Sheriff in this county the Citizens Union
has raised an issue Of more than passing
importance. This issue, it should be said
at once. does not concern ex-Speaker
Smiths fitness for Office. There is no
Office within the gift of the people of this
state for which he could not be, on his
own merits and qualifications, an honorable
contender His ability, integrity, industry
are not questioned either by Republicans
or Independents.
But the main explanation Of the exist
ence Of the Citizens Union has hitherto
been found in its endeavor TO exclude
Tammany Hall from power and contribute
10 the permanent destruction Of an organ
ization which it denounces in unmeasured
and unfailing rhetoric before each munich
pal election.
A few years ago Tammany Hall nomi-
Mayor of this town There could be no
question Of Mr.. Shepard's ability, honesty
or independence. Nothing can conceivably
be said for Mr.. Smith now that could not
have been said for Mr.. Shepard then. and
was, in fact, said. Yet the Citizens Union
steadfastly held 10 the Tammany issue,
contended earnestly that the duty of men
Of all parties in this town was to unite
against Tammany and destroy an organ
ization based upon public plumber, ire
spective Of the personal merits Of a candi-
date or the incidental issue Of an election.
Year after year the Citizens Union
comes TO the Republican voters of this
town, who must supply the overwhelming
majority OF the anti-Tammany votes, and
asks them TO lay aside any partisan con.
siderauon, deny TO Republicans well
earned nominations, and contribute their
whole party strength and loyalty to the
election Of ticket mainly composed OF
Democrats, that Tammany Hall may be
kept out Of power.
At the very last municipal campaign
the Republicans Of this town had IN,
candidate whose political strength was
greatest, whose public service, up 70 thai
point, had earned him general approval
Yet the Citizens Union and other indie
penden, bodies insisted that Mr.. Whitman
be shelyed, and, having carried their point,
demanded that all Republicans vote for
the Democrat, who is now Mayor.
All this Republicans have been asked
10 do in the name CT good government.
All this they have done. They have ac-
cepted the plskform-"Defeat Tammany at
all cost" srSIhave made annual sacri-
6ces 70 this end. But now, simply because
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26

apprehensions Of the more simple Ger
man-Americans. When one of their
noisiest leaders, Herr Rider, talks OF the
command Of the seas as an unimportant
factor in the war and solemnly assures
his readers that the British fleet mas
about as much influence on the determlna-
ton Of the struggle as snowfall mas on 'he
temperature of Yucatan,' then 1t becomes
clear that there is a class Of readers
VINO may be deceived by the twaddle so
faithfully reported by Mr. Won Wiegand'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26
New JERSEYS Loss.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Poor old New Jersey! Inc P's
distinction Of leading the march OF p'Vs'
in the East for equality and justice 70 -.
women will now fall to ore Of ne'
states. The
What is her loss will be others gam M
women Of New Jersey. however. are "A
that 10000 men siano 0's We.
them in their fight for equal r'sh's .,,,r
tory for them will not be long delayed '' .,,.
such a splendid showing under sd'sms
cumstances. WlLLiAn
Greenfield, Mass, Oct ~, isi''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26
A Renewal of Faith.

To the Editor Of The Tribune. a,
Sir: [ read Haywood Broun's efio'.'%
tho new Winter Garden show in recent 81 81
of The Tribune, and I want to say u ''". .,,v
nv faith that there must be one ''''
strong New York newspaper ....,sst
| shall read Mr.. Broun with more Us AZ.
from now on. Other critics have pee" al.
posed to write triiingly OF the s,0's .Ls,t.
rr.ctices of the present breed OF ,ne 'r
rical producers. am Mr. Broan ,.,' sr
follower. " a.
New York, Oct. 10. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26
A Long Distance Traveller.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Charlie, the colored porter on the En-
pire State Express. has recently completed
his twenty-third year of continuous service
and makes the round trip 20 Buffalo three
times week. 1t is AL miles form New York
20 Buffalo; three round trips equal 2,646
miles a week; hfty-two weeks equal 1882
miles year, and for twenty-three years
we'll. figure it out yourself | would be in
terested TO know II this record has bee,
beaten for railroad travel.
New York. Oct 10, 1915. 81. K. LEWIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26

Maybe if Mayor Mitchell keeps on calling
for designations from the Board of Education
some Of the members will realize that they're
unpopular and stand not on the order Of their
going.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26

The Kaiser has improved upon Alexander.
lie is signing for more worlds to cry for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26
1915, Not 1865.

Topeka, Oct. 20, 1915.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-07-01
Advertisement
KENTUCKY POLITICAL NEWS
Leading Facts of the
Past Week

that the Republicans are to be in the
running this fall, ready and anxious
to take advantage Of any Democratic
mistakes. They believe that state
wide prohibition Democracy will as
sure Republican victory this fall. For
that reason Mr.. McChesney is the
prime favorite of Republicans, from
Ed Morrow, the sure-thing nominee for
Governor, down to the boys in the
trenches who hope to get jobs under
a Republican administration.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Newman declares,
like the good Democrat he is, The
Democrats will continue in power in
Kentucky, and indicate to the world
that Kentucky is behind the National
Democratic administration, and in line
for the presidential election in 1916"
Some say that Mr.. Newman feels
that President Wilson's opinion that
local option, and not statewide prohi-
bition, is the proper method Of con-
trolling the liquor question, meets the
approval Of Kentucky Democrats, who
are enthusiastically behind the Presi-
dent in all his great policies.
Mr.. Newman is a Democrat of the
truest type, and as Commissioner of
Agriculture has accomplished greater
results for the development of the
farming interests of the state than all
his predecessors combined. He is a
tireless, fearless worker, and has done
things worth while since he has been
in office.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-07-01
McosRMoTT's sPEAKINes.

Paducah. Ky. June &c, 1915.-(Spe-
cial correspondence - Lieutenant
Governor L. J. McDermott spoke here
Thursday afternoon to about ESQ peo-
pie. There were present a number of
Prohibtionists and Republicans. and
several Stanley supporters, all of
whom, regardless of their choice for
Governor, honor and respect Mr.. Nc
Dermott.
The address was characteristic of
the speaker-eloquent and outspoken
on the issues he deems paramount in
Kentucky to-day.
AS in his previous speeches, Mr.. Nc
Dermott gave his reasons for opposing
statewide prohibition. He served in
the Constitutional Convention and
helped place in the constitution the
provision that enables each county to
be a self governing unit, without in
reference from outside counties. In
the last session of the legislature,
when the present County Unit Law
was passed making the constitutional
provision fully effective, Mr.. McDer-
mott stood for the Jeffersonian fun
damental democratic doctrine that
people can govern themselves on such
matters better than outsiders can gov
ern them.
In this he agrees with his opponent,
Mr. A. o. Stanley, that statewide pro-
hibition is not an effective temperance
measure, but, on the contrary, would
take away, without the consent of the
governed, that most sacred right of
free people to regulate for themselves,
within their own county, moral and
social affairs, such as the license or
prohibition of saloons. He maintains
that whenever the people of a county,
whose elected officers must enforce
the law, if il is to be effective, want
10 abolish saloons. they can do so
under the County Unit Law; and that
that prohibition thus obtained will be
exactly what the people want. If state
wide prohibition is forced upon the un-
willing people of any county, neither
they nor the officers they elect will
obey or enforce the Objectionable law.
Such contempt of law is hurtful to the
character of the citizenship, and tends
to cause disrespect for other laws.
From Paducah, Mr.. McDermott went
to Marion, Sturgis and Morganfield,
where he addressed rather small audi
ences, owing to the fact that farmers
are busy with their crops.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-07-01
LOCAL
NEWS

Ed Garrison and his sister,
Miss Lula Garrison, of Campton,
spent.a few days last week with
the family of Lee Mcpherson,
near town.
Harry Russell spent Sunday
with Judge A. T. Knox, at Ross
Ign.
Miss Kate Daniel returned Fri
day from Winchester where she
has been visiting friends and
relatives for the past weeks.
During Circuit Court last week,
Green Miller, of Irvine, was ex-
amined for license to practice
aw, and passed with honors.
One of the twin children recent
ly born to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe King
died Thursday night. The fun
eral was held Saturday, burial
being in the Eaton graveyard
services by Rev. l.. F. Mann.
Lee Mcpherson on Saturday
sold to Dan WEIGH, of Mt. Ster-
hing. lila head of sheep and lambs.
Mr.. Mcpherson left Monday for
Owsley county, TO buy cattle and
heep.
Mrs. Burrell Akers left Mon.
day for Lexington, were she will
visit her daughter, Mrs. Williams
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. H. Hadley, of
Winchester. were the guests of
Mr., and Mrs. A. M. Burgher over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Whit spent
Sunday in Lexington, as the
guests of MIR. and Mrs. j. b. Fl Ill.
Gran Hackworth, manager of
the Day Co. store, has been con.
fined to the house for several
days this week.
Miss Olivia Russell OF St.
HELEN, is visiting friends bere
this week.
A good crowd from here at
tended court at Winchester Mon
day.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-07-01
STANLEY SPEAKS TO RECORD
BREAKING CROWDS IN THE
THIRD DISTRICT.

Franklin, KY, June 26, 1915.-Spe
cial Correspondence.)- Hon. A. o
Stanley finished the busiest week oil
his campaign to-day at this place
speaking to the largest crowd that
has attended a political speaking in
this county in years, estimated at s.,
900 to 5000. Enthusiasm was unbound
ed, and, to all appearance, Stanley
men were the only kind of Democrats
in Simpson county.
Mr.. Stanley began the weeks cam
paign at Glasgow, where a record
breaking attendance greeted him. II
was the largest crowd that has been in
Glasgow since the Civil War. Prac-
tically everybody seemed to be for
Stanley.
From Glasgow, Mr. Stanley went to
Edmonton, Metcalfe county; Browns
vile, Edmonton county, and SCOTS
vhe, Allen county. Everywhere the
attendance was larger than the court
houses could accommodate, and win
dows and standing room were occu-
pied by eager Democrats, notwith-
standing the fact that the farmers are
behind with their work and in the mid
ule Vi IHSlT HdTNeSLS
The mastery appeals Mr.. Stanley is
making to the people to stand by Pres
ident Wilson IN his splendid leader
snip or the party is received most en-
Enthusiastically. 1t is apparent every
where that the people want busin Iss
administration, with such a revision
OF tAe tax laws as will enable the state
to pay off the $2,000,000 state debt,
without laying any heavier tax burden
upon the farms, live stock and other
tangible property that now pays the
expense of government. Millions upon
millions of property that escapes as
sessment and pays no taxes must be
put upon the tax duplicate and made
to pay its share of the taxes necessary
to pay off the state debt, build good
roads throughout the state, and i'm.
prove the school system by having
longer terms in the cou--try and better
paid teachers.
The County Unit Law, passed by the
last legislature. meets the approval of
the people. They do not want to ex.
pertinent with statewide prohibition.
when under the County Unit system
every county can vote out the saloons
any time a majority of the people
want to do so. The taxpayers do not
want to destroy the S10O.OQ0.000 of
taxable property in the state that is
paying nearly million dollars a year
In taxes, and place upon the farms,
factories, live stock and other prop
erty, already too heavily taxed, that
additional burden, which would be
necessary II statewide prohibition
were adopted.
The slogan, Stand by the President
and the Democratic platforms, state
and national, upon which the party
has won its greatest victories" meets
the hearty approval of the people.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-07-01
McCHE5NEY IN THE NOUN
TAiNS.

Middlesboro, KY. June rs, 1915,
Especial Correspondence).-H. " Nc
Chesney, statewide prohibition cam
didate for the Democratic nomination
for governor. has been speaking in the
mountain counties this week.
At Middlesboro there were present
forty white men. ten ladies', and three
negroes. At London, Williamsburg and
Corbin, Republicans and Democrats in
about equal numbers, and few ladies',
heard him attentively. Republicans
generally, who are taking any interest
in state politics. think we'll of Mr.. Nc
Chesney as Democratic candidate.
(Adv.)