davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
FOR THE VOTE FOR THE
WOMAN.
A Man Lawyers Effective Plea for the
Suffrage Cause.

To THE EpiToR or THE SuN-Sir: II
the subjoined few words will have
any tendency to help along the cause
Of woman's suffrage you are welcome
to use them.
When Thomas Paine wrote his ia :
nous political pamphlet entitled THE
Rights of Man" pamphlet which
probably did more to foster the idea
of democracy in America than any
other pamphlet Of its day. am sure
that that great apostle of liberty must
have contemplated all persons what
socver when he so lucidly pointed out
that all government should be based
on the consent OF the governed.
After the Rights of Man" came
that other famous document. THE
Declaration Of Independence" which
is now the bulwark OF our liberties
and declares in no uncertain terms
that all Governments derive their
just powers from the consent Of the
governed. And who are the gov
erned? DO only adult male citizens
come within the purvlew of the word
governed? That could hardly seem
possible.
Yet in large majority OF the
states of the Union the most intelli-
gent women in the world do not come
within the scope of the word gov
erned." In other words. in a pure
democracy half the citizenship still
remains disenfranchised on the face
of II such a condition OF affairs Is a
libel and Islander on the nobility
and intelligence OF American woman
hood.
This question of woman suffrage
cannot he settled by raising such
absurd objections as that woman's
place IL in the home--so also IL q
man's-or that women will abuse or
refuse to exercise the right of suffrage
after they get II, or that II will debase
womanhood, &c.
There Is only one question to he
asked to decide this matter of woman
suffrage, and that is: Is there any
where in the theory Of our Govern
ment a right existing in It's favor
In the light Of the Declaration of In
dependence. which in the last analy-
sis is the only chart and compass Of
our liberties, we must answer in the
affirmative.
Nearly one hundred and fifty years
ago the fathers Of our country de-
Tended with shot and shell the sacred
doctrine that ali Governments derive
their Just powers from the consent OF
the governed.
/ In the light of what the fathers OF
our country did, would the mothers
! of our country Of to-day no untusti-
/ fed If they adopted the same method
of defence?
II is a fundamental principle ~ the
law that where there is a right there
Is a remedy, and in government II
ought 10 follow that where there Is q
right It should not be denied
Z And SO it would seem that the
sooner the several State Constitutions
which limit the right OF suffrage e
adult m1.es shall be changed 10 ex-
! tend that right to adult females. the
sooner will their respective Govern
ments he founded on sounder basis
OF honesty and more In harmony with
/ the general principles OF liberty in
which this nation was conceived
ALBERT *. CoSDIr
PAssAIc. y. J., April %
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
The End Of tho War.

Tho war VIII end they blithe'y sing.
Next IAN, next winter or mex, sprirg
As though me forces thus unpcnt
Could In 80 brief time be spent.
As though they marked not all who strive
And NIL who witness, all alive,
And set a seal upon tho morn
or generations yet unborn,
Nay, when thousand wears have ned
And all forgotten are the dead.
II one who passed in battle hate
SIN holds that thought beyond the gate.
SIN holds that lust, beyond the dawn
The war VIII SIN he raging on,
The war viii end, they hli'hely sing
Next fail, next winter or next spring
MCLANDBrRGH WILSON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
Four MOnthc.

When the Republicans came into
power on January | they were in
general agreement as to the pro-
cramme that should be carried by
them through the Leg stature. Their
purposes were TO consolidate their or
ganization, provide jobs for their sup
porters, discredit their predecessors
in every possible way and avoid the
appearance of open bosSiSm,
For the sustenance Of the party
workers the State service offered u
rich and easily attainable store Of
proyender All that was necessary
was 10 turn out the incumbems and
replace them with faithful mcn-we
should have said tried and faithful
men. were II not that at the present
moment tried" might seem TO have
Il personal application.
In this part of their task the legs-
lators were not liable to serious crit
icism. The State service under the
brazen domination of Tammany Hall
had been VIGOROUSLY stuffed with in
competents, whose sole eason for ap-
/ pearance on the pay roll was their
! supposed potency on election day.
( That their potency was entirely myth
ical the election OF 1914 proved con.
clusiycly, and the establishment of
this fact left not single excuse for
1 the retention Of their names in the
/ places where they appeared.
! Yet the Republicans did not begin
their administration with bills frankly
acknowledged as "rppcrs." With
that fatuous devotion 10 deceit that
marks SO many politicians they talked
about reconstruction" and ECONOMY
for several weeks. II was not until
they learned from every quarter of
the state that they were foolng
nobody and that the substitution OF
Republicans for Democrats was of
Tending few people, that they threw
off the veil and frankly called their
enterprise what it was. In one or two
cases II Is true that the expulsion OF
Democrats encountered condemnation
but the eNuanimity with which the
! public regarded the wholesale decapi-
tntions generally is testimony to the
character Of the ousted men which
cannot be ignored.
The Republican financial policy had
for its principal object the nourish
ment and extension Of the machine
that was To bp manned by the workers
selected to suppant Democrats. What
was needed by the party organization
not whit the States legitimate work
could be done for, was the measure OF
the appropriation bills, The Repub
Leans, in spending the states money
are in a highly advantageous position
as compared with the Democrats
Most Of the money comes from tho
Democratic strongholds in the cities
and Is dlsblirscd in Republican strong
holds in the rural districts. A Dem
ocratic Administra ion must count the
cost and placate the districts wher.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
HOW LONG WILL THE WAR
LAST?
Argument as 10 the Effect OF an En-
hargo ON the Prospect Of Peace.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir. Abll-
ity TO reason accurately consists mainly
In the sense TO detect the line on which
the conclusion turns and then TO refuse
TO be sidetracked. Most disputants are
Ike poor carvers hacking vigorously all
around the joint but never striking il.
and a remarkable example OF this
thickhead.dn Is found IN the plea
OF the "paciiists" that we should cease
the manufacture and sale OF war ma
terials
when 7 say "pacInsts" II Is, Of course,
understood that do not mean Dr. Dern-
burg Mr. Hammerlings foreign meri-
can editors and the rest of the pro-Ger-
man crowd That confessed supporters
OF the arch miitarist nation that has
created all this sorrow and suffering
should try 10 pose as peace lovers Is
only another instance OF their insulting
contempt for American common sense.
What | ask is for such OF the real
pactists as can to consider just what
would happen II our manufacturers met
their wishes in this matter. A consid-
cradle portion OF the supplies OF the
Allies would he cut off Those OF the
Germans would not be affected, because
these people who claim to have smashed
EnEland's contro, Of the sea do not seem
he weakened and the Germans strength
ened relatively.
4 second proposition. to which ! think
there will be little opposing argument,
IS that the Allies are now stronger than
Germany and that their prospect OF Ill
innate victory is much better. The time
when Germany had a chance to win
has passed
Nv third premise. Il | may he allowed
this irregular.ty. Is that an early peace
= desirable. NJ pdclfst friends and
Dr DcrnhurG VII rot dispute this
NOW. when there are two contcudlnG
forces one stronger than the other. t'r
stronger will probably win with a speed
proportionate to It's superior strength
What is the logica. action for those who
des re an end 90 strife Cer'ainly not
70 weaken the stronger party That
cannot but tend toward prolonged re-
sistance and an ultimate draw" Para
doxica' as It may sound, 7 can imagine
no more decisive move in the interest
of humartlrianism pure and simple
than for Italy. Rum7n.a and Holland TO
declare war O0 Germany and Austria.
This without considering any question
of partjsansnip, would probably end the
trouble very quickly and is tho only
log cal propaganda for all tIuc plcinsts
To advance.
II is Goin- - take lot OF holstering
M Of the German Gauge, lot Of sap
ping Of the outside support OF the Allies
! Ia wear out England France and Rus
STA. Clearly the quickest conclusion OF
all these horrors, surrerings and losses
/ will he the defeat OF Germany. and
/ whatever tends toward that result is a
move toward peace
Whatever tends otherwise Is as surely
/ 4 move to prolong the frightful strug-
/ gle iii il be ended In the far future by
/ AFFECT mutual exhaustion.
/ p'rFlELD OsBoRSE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
NEW YORK JUDGES.
An Arpointive Committee should EN.
anime Qualifications of Candidates.

To THE FpiToR OF TIVE SuN--Str! II Is
refreshing to note the prominence given
by THE SUN and by some of your cor
respondents to the important subject of
criminal law reform. read with in
tcrest the letters OF truth Teller" and
Henry w. Jessup. There are many
thousands Of citizens. and the number
is increasing every year, who believe
the time has come for n great change.
especially i'm regard to the method Of
obtaining our Judges. The present sys-
TEN of electing the Judges under the
party embems on our election ballots is
admitted by most good and thinking cit
liens to he fraught with evil and
tending to hamper and hinder in many
cases the course OF true and impartial
justice between man and man.
a Judge elected on a party ticket
must of necessity feel that he is under
obligations to those who have placed
him In his exalted and honored posi-
ton. and AT times the great temptation
comes to favor political friends. aside
from the evidence in certain cases The
people are entitled to Justice. and the
slightest Partially on the part OF a
Judge defeats the ends of Justice and
deprives the people of their rights.
Let US deliver our Judges, from the
Supreme Court down TO the police court.
from the bondage OF politics and of poll
ticians by abolishing the system of elect
ing them, and in place thereof have
them appointed for life. subject to
charges, by some properly qualified APP
pointlve power.
To give this appontive power to the
Governor or TO any public official might
not he any Improvement. I would sug
gest that committee of intelligent in
dependent citizens without party ties
affiliations or obligations. he chosen for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24

so within . very few years. HonsoH will
do his part. never fear; the Grape
Juicer will he there also. ana as strong
as he was at Baltimore.
we can see no reason why tho pro-
hibition forces haven't as much right
to run the Republican and Democratic
parties as the whiskey interests have I;
and they intend to exercise this right.
wv. r. YoUNd.
WEST BLocroN, Ala, April 20"
THE SuN doesn't deny the right Of
the believers in prohibition to run"
the Democratic party and the Repub-
llcan party. If they can.
Rat can they?
And does our friend from Hobsonia
really believe that "the whiskcy in
tcrests" have been controlling the Re
publcans and the Democrats? Is 1t
taking too low or only common sense
view Of the moral mission and virtu.
Gus propaganda zeal Of those parties
to assume that they are for any and
every Issue" that pays or looks likely
to pay, In votes?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
LOSSES
Lists Are Regularly Published and
Sent TO Consular Oiticcs Here.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: II
has been repe ateily reported in THR
SvN that Austr.a-liurgary refrains from
publ ishinE casualty lists OF It's army.
which Is absolutely wrong In an edi-
torlal article with the heading When
the War Must End" the statement is
made that France and Austria also
conceal their losses. but i is known
that they are tremendous"
Wishing to correct this erroneous as
sert.on. | beg 10 advise you that the
Austro-HungarIan army is regularly
publishing casualty lsts Ike he German
army, and that according to my latest
adv.ces. un to March o. lii such Lists
have beer published. each Of them con-
taiUing la'rly from . 500 70 5000 names
with every detail desirable, and men
Joining especially the Killed. severely or
slightly wounded missing and So ON, 10
he case may he.
The rousulttc-CieuCrol receives rcgu-
.lrly from Vienna ten copies Of each list,
which are kept in this o'ice Al the ds-
pps1l OF parties Interested and dis
tr.hutcd among different newspapers
published In foreign languages Re-
Gently they are also being sent - the
N,w York Public Library az the request
OF that institution ~ the l45 casualty
lisis 80 IA" llhNNN"u INC NrSt l-O
have reached this office and can bc eN-
amined during Ctiice hours
I may ada that our Government ls.
moroovo~, publishing regularly lists
which give an account Of the state Of
health Of wounded and sick. and these
are likewise open % Inspection in this
ui'icc Every Aus'ro-i Hungarian cousu-
lar uf'rC located IN his country is rcgu-
LARRY supplitd by our Government with
an adequate number OF copies If both
kinds Of lists for the convenience and
Information 81 the parties Interested.
AIrNASrER Won Nt'PrR
Consul-GcUcral of Austria-IIungary.
N,..r,. Nnnn. A,.rN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
Two Opinions About the Tariff.

Mr.. JAMES J. lIIL and Mr.. CHAuN-
CFY VI. DfPEw differ about the new
tariff as a factor in the business SIT.
ualiOn. Mr., DEPEw maintains thas
the war has protected American in
dustrirs, Keeping the output of for
cign nations from these shores and
giving our men ana women chance
10 exist Mr., lIuL takes the view
that il cannot be determined what
share of the business difficulties have
resulted from nriff changes, and h,
goes 50 far as To say that the cOun-
try could thrive under the new law.
As normal conditions have not ex-
listed, It Is Obvious that the opinion.
OF b"lh Mr. HUI and Mr., DEPrw are
academic. II there had been no war
In Europe during the last eight
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
Prohibition and the Old Parties.
This letter has the air Of sincerity

This letter has the air Of sincerity (:
"To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir:
nave read with considerable regret your
editorial United Prohibitionists" II
Gems to me that THE SUN should en-
courage rather than discourage any
move that will tend TO clean up tho
two old parties.
You ask What are the united pro-
hibtion force, Of the cOuntry?' ! re-
specially refer YOU 20 Governor HEN
pERsoN and ex- Governor O'NEAL of Ala
bama. They have been up agin' them
and can readily answer your question,
The Drys. as YOU call them. prefer to
KIN old booze' through the services
Of the old parties and will certainly do
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
More Efficient Than Ever and Respon-
slve TO Public Opinion.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
letter Of wv. II S" is Of timely inter-
est. II is promised, however. upon the
proposition that radical changes are
needed in our judicial system. and
therein lies error The Inference seems
10 he that while the electorate should be
permitted 10 choose It's Court of APP
neals Judges II should be Invested Of
the power to select the Judges OF It's
courts OF original jurisdiction. because.
forsooth, the judiciary should he as
far removed from politics as possible"
To vest IN the Court OF Appeals the
power To appoint the Judges Of the courts
where cases are actually tried, called
the trial and special terms. Is to intro
duce politics into the bench with a Ven
geance and make politician Of each
Justice OF the appeals court.
The plan proposed by wv. II. 6" is
open 20 two serious objections II vlo-
lates the principle OF home rule. whereby
the different communities OF the state
are deprived OF tho right 10 say who
shall preside AZ trials IN their respective
sections. II violates tho fundamental
principle OF democracy. which recog-
nizes that the voters should choose their
legislative, executive and judicial OIL
GERS
our judiciary "a AT present corsti-
NA'''l UiN l'A lI'htN 'lpN IT, IT - NtI a
failure. II was never so efficient as AZ
= esent nor 50 responsive 10 an aWak-
eUed public opinion that trials should
proceed with more expedition
There could be only one effect from
p operation or any one Of the plans
for innovation and change proposed. the
administration OF justice would he made
inefficient uncertain and unsat.sfdc-
tory
Let us improve tho system We have.
not seek 20 DESTROY tho good I'm IT, as We
may do II We continue TO race after the
ViSps OF Utopia. TRvrH TELLER.
NEW NOUk April -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
NEW YORK, AMI -.
The Monroe Doctrine.

To THE EnrToR OF THE SuN-Sir' The
Monroe Doctrine is so indefinite that
European writers insist that II requires
us TO make war TO protect European in
tercsts. My understanding of this doc
triue is
l. We will not allow ourselves to be-
come involved IN European politics.
. We will not allow European poll
tics to he transplanted to this hemi-
sphere and So involve US.
obviously this is the lgelong doctrine
of States. the doctrine of the balance Of
power in Europe. formulated to III the
conditions Of new world at time
when Europe was not ready TO dispute
ii. And what about IT'S future?
7, J, LLOYD,
RLuoMINGRURG. Aprn %.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
Promise 10 Re FuIHIicd.

Besides the strategy matters involved
in tire sending of the American battle
ship fleet from the Atlantic into the Pa
cific the question is also partly one Of
domestic political considerations. For
several years promises have been made
70 the people Of the Pacific coast tina;
the flee; would spend part Of its time on
the west coast as soon as II was pos
s.l'e 10 send the hattleships through Tie
Panama Canal This promise has been
part .cularlv counted ON 10Y fu,6'w"r ~
this summer IN connection with 'ha
Ttnamu-Htcifc Exposition al san Fran
cisco
officials NJ the Administration are VOL
aware that disappointment would he only
mild term To descrhc the feelings o.
the Pacific coast cities II the fleets visit
20 them were again postponed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24

II Is predicted that the execution ~
this plan in the future will result IN tho
establishment of general STAFF for the
navy and that a working machine VIII
he provided for which all elements who,
contribute to the navys functions m
time of war will b. Coordinated I'D TIM.
Of peace, that the coming of war VII
not find the navy IN It's present state VI
unpreparedneSs
step was taken in this direction in
tho last session of Congress. when -
result OF the testimony of many off ,e-s
before the House Naval Committee 're
Bureau of Operations was created 7rs
new bureau, IT Is declared, Nlll m r,-.
'cctlv into the better scheme Of il.rgs
inauguratcd by the change IN the r~a'h,t
Of preparation of war games
Much credit is given to Secretary Dan
!ols for his accomplishment Of tae .Hno.
walton, which In some OF the effects eN.
pected 10 result from IL IL contrary 20
what have been understood to ne his
IDEAS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
The COlOnel's Debt Of Gratitude.

The Colonel's Debt Of Gratitude.
The size OF the Honorable THO.
poRE RoosrvrLrs debt of gratitude
to the Honorable WILLIAM BARNES
cannot yet he mea sured with precision :
but of its existence and considerable
volume there is no longer the slight.
est doubt. Everybody now recognizes
the fact that Mr.. BARNES of Albany
is the Colonies rescuer and preserver
and henefactor This is not the less
true because II * n cas- of involuntary
henefaction. In the interest Of equity
and the square deal even between
bellgerents. and as the impartial ad.
nirer of what is truly good, truly
great and truly respectable in each OF
the eminent statesmen now sojourn-
ing in Syracuse, THE Sun records and
registers the Colonel's obligation in
this public manner.
What an unexpected breeze is TO a
vessel becalmcd in the dodrums, what
m unforeseen oasis with an active
water supply is to the parched throat
of the traveller in the desert. what
IN unsolicited notice of reappoint-
ncnt is To dcspairing fourth class
postmaster under hostile Admins
tration, what the sweep of the re-
turning spotlight is 10 the actor i'm.
mersed in the gathering gloom, what
the tenuous but sufficient strand Of
dangling sisal Is TO the man at the
bottom Of the well-all this and a
hundred times more the Honorable
WILLIAM BARNES has now by his own
act become to the Honorable THEo.
DoRE ROOSEVELT
No one can read in our news col
umns the continued story written at
Syracuse from day to day by a con.
summate observer of facts and re
porter Of verties without perceiving
that the Honorable WILLIAM BARNES
has already accomplished one Of the
greatest deeds OF kindness that man
can do for his fellow man and de.
clared enemy. He has restored to hi m
publicity of the desired kind. He
has put him exactly where he loves
ROOSEVELT happy; perhaps happier
than he has been at any time since
Kettle Hill; probably happier than at
any time since the late Mr. HARTMAN
cashed in; certainly happier than al
any time since he read the Taft re-
turns on the hilarious evening OF
Tuesday, November >, 1912.
All this is beyond price. We dc
not intend to intrude upon the JOY
Gus occasion with suggestions of q
sordd pecuniary character. NOTHING
L. further from our thoughts than tn,
violation Of propriety by any com
ment on the evidence during the prog
rcss Of the trial. But 1t does strlk,
us that Colonel ROOSEVELT might wei
afford. in view Of services rendered
to pay Mr. BARNES without furthe
litigation the insignificant nomlna
damages claimed by that gentleman
and in addition present TO the anna
Bile Mr. WILLIAM NJ. WINS n branC
new bright scarlet skull cap. elegant,
embroidered
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
Time.

To THE EnrToR or THE SrN--Sn:
Time AZ byron said, 'is the beauti-
fer Of the dead" That is the most
pleasant way to deal with this subject.
because to tell the truth about time
might leave n very unsatisfactory I'M
preston on the mortal mind as "A rule.
II would also make some people pro-
Nokod. There are some subjects of this
class And there is another class OF
truths that II might be- best not to know,
Perhaps some such truths are referred
to in . Cor, xii, 4; How that he was
caught mp into paradise. and heard un-
spcakahle words, which II is not lawful
for IA man to utter"
n 4. n. GROVER
KANSAS CITY. Mo, April ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24

The hest depth obtainab'e in tho
channel OF Culebra Cut Is thirty feet, the
irreducible minimum for the dread
nouEhts OF the fleet, and this depth is
not available every day. Only last
month another large movement of slides
closed the cut to navigation for a period
and engineers at work on the canal re-
fuse to predict that another will not
come at any time. The best that the
dredges are doing now, II is said, Is to
keep abreast of the movement OF the
slides, though there l. every expecta-
ton that within few months they VIII
begin to gain on the earth movements.
1t is admitted, however, that the slides
follow natural laws known only TO them
selves. so TO speak, and wholly beyond
the control of the forces at work 10 COM
bat them I'm 10 date 1t Is therefore pos
sible that when July comes the Presi-
dent and Secretary Daniels may find II
dangerous 20 send all the dreadnouRhts
Of the fleet through Culehra cut
1t was ind Gated here to-day. however
that the Presidents decision Is so posi-
tive that Il the big SHIPS cannot safely
20 through the cut on July then the
canal authorities Will be required 10 put
through such ships as can make the
passage