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They Never Mesnt Il.

From the Worlds calculation Of the
tarir plank adopted by the st. Louis
convention we learn that:
Tho fact 10 that Democrats a. we'll
AZ Republicans when In power have Al
ways recognised the propriety Of safe
guarding American enterprise and In.
dustry."
In other words. the Democratic
party was guilty Of fraud, false pre-
tence and dishonesty In these declara-
lions: That "all custom house tax
alton shall be only for revenue"
1s78) ; for "a tariff for revenue only"
t1Ss0) ; that Federal taxation should
be exclusively for public PURPOSES"
and should not exceed the needs Of
the Government. economically admin
istered" (1sS4) /: that It IL a "funda-
mental principle Of the Democratic
party that the Federal Government
has no constitutional power TO q
force and collect tnrif duties, except
for the purposes Of evenu only"
GS92) A; that tariff duties should
be levied for purposes OF revenue
and that taxation should he
limited by the needs Of the Govern.
ment" (1s08); the denunciation Of
protection a. a robbery Of the many
to enrich the few" u9O4) ; and In the
words 1--WE declare II to be a funda-
mental principle Of the Democratic
party that the Federal Government
under the Constitution has no right
or power to impose or collect tariff
duties except for the purpose Of rev
nue.. and We demand that the collec-
ton Of such taxes shall be limited to
the necessities Of government. hon.
estly and economically administered"
n9l2). The conventions eve meant
that this Fundamental principle" Of
tho Democratic party should be ap-
piled to the affairs Of government. II
the World Is correct. 1t was a false
issue, to lure the gullible. a lie from
beginning TO end.
This may be true. The World should
know. But there are substantial and
intelligent Democrats Of respectable
standing In their party to whom 1t
will be a shock to learn that they
have been protectionists all along, dif.
fcrinG from the Home Market Club
and the American Protective TariH
League not in principle, but only ms I
the details Of the application of the
same theory.
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decide II a swapping turtle can bite,
A 5000 damage suit depends upon
the decision.
A Mlnnesotan asks the authorities
to stop the whistling well at Lake
George. Every time the we'll whis.
ties his dogs run to It and stick their
heads down the hole. II can't keep
them around the house; they don't
help me with the cows" he complains.
Lightning tore of a mans boot heel
In the same State and did not hurt
him. 1t tore up a bed In which
two children were sleeping In Wis
consin and did not even awaken
the little ones. In Texas 1t came
down a chimney and cut of a cats
tail with such nicely that "the men,
her was cauterized rs II It had been
the operation Of a skilled surgeon"
A Missourian wants frogs protected
because. he says. they are musical ;
a Californian would have us prac-
ti-e thrift by saving Pima. More than
ss.OO0,OOO worth was made last year
and every one Of them lost. We shall
eve be rich throwing away money
that way.
This Is only a days programme.
Who will dare say there is nothing
but war and politics1
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a Wilson Republican" writes as
Bellows 70 THE SUM
sT1oovesnor HuoHEs u Q good and
~ man. but TO adopt LNcoLN's
aAaUA never swap horses when cross-
iag Q sorsamf Il seams equally trus
nsvss % swap Presidents In . foreign
atds like che present onA"
We suppose the stream referred to
- the Mexican situation.
The horses and the stream argu-
ment will become familiar to every
body before the campaign Is over.
There 10 this to be said about 1t:
It makes a mighty big difference
what sort of horse you are bestriding
when crossing the stream.
II 1t happens to be an animal which
has bolted and borne you In spite of
yourself into the raging waters, and
Is f%Oundering there wildly while a
more trustworthy steed close at hand
offers n tempting opportunity for
transfer, We should say 1t was the
part of common sense and ordinary
prudence to swap, any adage to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
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BOX OFFICE PERQUISITES.
DO Many Theatre Patrons Leave
Their Change Behind?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Str: To-
uay ! was introduced to a young
man who Is employed as the assis-
tant treasurer OF one OF the New York
heatres. He was a nice sort OF chap,
had n pleasing smile. n would have
been termed well dressed" had he not
been quite 10 fancy" But that's 20,
tho point-fact Is. learned something
from him. something tha; is worth pass
ing along.
Now. you know. the treasurer OF a
theatre Is the man that sits In that little
niche In the lobby for the purpose of
separating several Of your hard earned
iron men" from you for a couple OF
slips OF cardboard that entitle you 10
two seats for the performance. never
located Just whore you want them. As
a rule. he makes you feel as II he was
doing YOU quite a favor 10 sell YOU the
seats ~ all, and most of US are glad
enough when We are out OF range of his
CLASSY ~glances and have our tickets safe
in our pocket. You and ] call him sim
ply a plain, ordinary, everyday ticket
seller" but for some reason or other the
profession" respects hts dignity with
the title treasurer OF course. the
assistant treasurer assists the treasurer
and takes his place at selling the tick
cts when he Is not there.
We'll. this particular assistant treas
urer that ] am writing about talked with
me about the weather, the war. the con-
,entions. baseball, the New York plays,
including the chorus girls. and finally
commenced telling me about his Job, oil
must ! say position. or better still. pro-
fession. Evidently the game" was still
rev and novel for him. or he wouldn't
have been quite 80 anxious to talk az
much as he DID
why, the New York theatregoers are
tho biggest 'boohs' on the face of the
globe" he said. ~ ! sell out a house
and don't make s25 or $50 in short
change, I'm a sleeper for fair"
You see, II you pass In a SO bill you
get your change In two !nstalments
first. change for the irst half, and then
the second nvs comes along slowly, very
slowly, II you are paying for your ad.
mission with a SEQ bill. II 10 just so
much the better for Mr.. Treasurer. Gem
orally. you're out for a good time with
your lady" or some OF the boys, and
Ike every one else In New York, you're
In a hurry. So you stun whatever 10
given you into your pocket az beat Il
along" Now. you can't very we'll ex-
pect n diRniied treasurer to yell out
after You 10 come back for the rest Of
your change. and II you are too impatient
to wait for II. what's the poor fellow 20
do with IT but keep II?
No, ! never thought OF II before either.
Gee! ! wonder how many times they've
GOT me. W. r. s.
New YoRK. luna IA
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JUDGE GRAIN OFFERS
TO SIT IN TAP CASg
Prosecutor Now Expected 4.
Arrange for a Public Hear.
ing This Week.
NO OBJECTION BY TALIrv

Thomas c. r. Grain, a Judge o.,.
Court Of General Sessions, yesterday 4,
fered to sit as an examining Mao,
trate In an open hearing on the cha.,..
that police officials violated IN. =.
when they tapped private tele,h,.
wires. Judge Grain was for many yo.-
an associate Of Mr.. Swami who, ~.
latter was on the bench and his ~.
was entirely unsolicited. He liz a Ia
many candidate for the place no ~,
holds.
When District Attorney swar, NJ.
told that Judge Grain had o.s-o, -.
services he expressed himself as nl.,,.ss
and said he was entirely satisfaction, ..
him. All Judge Grain wants Is A, a"
acknowledgement from all persons A..
cerned that he is satisfactory 70 ,b.-
II he 10 assured Of this he W., a.,
the time for a public hearing OF all co-'
plants. -"
Following his Announcement, n. "a.
Willingness 10 serve. Judge Grain ,,b'
MY attention has been called "a ~.
statement that the District At,orrev A..
slres 70 snbmit the so-called mir.
controversy to a Judge OF a cour, -
record sitting as a Magistrate ana .,,,
he In unable to md one who Ia u,n,,.
to act. The District Attorney has y.
requested me to act. I fully agree ai..
my associate. Judge Roealsky. ,ha, -.
matter, II proper for Investigate,
should be inquired into BY the C.ari
Jury.
quite likely upon reflection the ma.
trict Attorney will take this view :,
however. the District Attorney fe.rs ~,
the testimony should not he heard hy ~.
Of tho city Magistrates VINO are c,,.
stantlH conducting examinations. nor 1,
HE first Instance by a Grand jury ana
ina II Is best to submit II 10 a Jusy.
OF a court of record, | should feel I, NV
duty. although at great personal .nco,.
Venience, TO act II the parties TO tie con.
tfoversy Joined IN asking me"
Mayor Mitchell has Ned 81 mas. A.
Judgements X through ;aIred win,
These concern several Catholic pr,es,s .
THIS city and BROOKLYN. I, is said N.
police tapped the wires because Q, IA.
FORMATION that a crime had been or W..
about 10 he committed IN ~conner.,or a..
nm investigation thai was going =, ,
connection with the State Charlie. p..
partment.
Peter j. Brady, secretary OF the Allie.
PRINTING Trades Council. has com?,a.n.s
10 the District Attorney that the wire.
~ several unions were tapped ana 4.
wants a public hearing TO find OF. witty
II was done.
Alfred ]. Talley. counsel TO soma n,
me priests whose names have Dec.
proueht into the controversy. SAID yes.
terday that he had no objection TO JUDI.
cram hearing the testimony.
MI swami probably Will make Ar.
fahgements FOR the hearing this week
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SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION
Influence Of Elevated Travelling on
the New Workers. Disposition.

To THE EDiroR OF THE SuN-SW: One
Of the advantages Of travelling In eie-
waited trains is that there 10 no fussing
over seats. In the subway II three
inches Of space appears between two per-
sons seated some passenger concludes
that there 10 room for one more" and he
proceeds to md out II that isn't 40.
Result. everybody on the whole line
Of seats must squeeze together and be
made uncomfortable.
But In the elevated cars It's different I!
Six or seven ipches Of space can appear
between w persons seated and yet no
standes makes an attempt to project
himself into the vacant space. The spirit
In the elevated seems TO be, "Oh, well.
this isn't the subway. What's tho use
Of crowding in and making any ono
feel uncomfortable No. I'll stand"
And then the difference between the
Elevated and subway 10 natural light and
more air. ExPIRIENCEp.
NEW YORK. June 10.
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OPENING THE CANVASS.
Precedents the Democrats Find !
Convenient TO FORGET

To rHE FpiroR OF THE SUN-Str. Elk
Justice Hughes II generally recognized
as the man best ntted to be Presiden,
under present circumstances. ~ which
foreign relations. already bad, have been
worsened by unspeakable bungling. md
his election will duly follow for tina,
reason.
TIL indignation Of the Democrats over
his nomination Is undoubtedly due "a
this fact n IL natural. but obviously
they canno give this reason for IL, sc
are assigning as It's cause the fact that
the Republican candidate comes from
the bench OF the United States Supreme
Court.
The Democrats are strong for the
rrccedents set by the Fathers" Let us
consult these for Gu!dance.
John Jay was considered 20 have
rendered such service 10 the Colonies
and to the formation OF the Constitu-
ton that Washington offered him his
choice OF the Federal appointments
when tho new Government was formed.
INC Jay chose that OF Chief Justice 81
the Supreme Court. This he held CON
tinuously from September. 1889, until
June. 1913. But In l7a2 he ran for
Governor OF New York state. ard being
counted out" retained the Chief Jus
ticeship until 1913. when ne ran for
Governor again. and this time was
elected.
lilo held the G~overnorship for six
years, until 1901. lie was offered a
reappointment as chief Justice In
December, 1900. hut declined. This was
during the Presidency Of John Adams
and after the election Of Thomas JEFF
~ferson. the Father and Patron Saint OF
Democracy. and during the lifetime OF
nearly all of the Fathers"
Washington evidently saw no reason
to disapprove OF such conduct. not ever
OF having the Chief Justice 20 through
an active political campaign while occu-
plying the bench. else surely ne would
not rave permitted him to stay until he
voluntarily retired three years later
after a second campaign.
Verify. Washington. Adams. Jeffer-
son and the rest of the Fathers had
low standards Of political ethics as COM
pared with the high minded. unselnsh
Democratic politicians OF to-day.
J. Z. JOHNSON. Jr.
new YORK, Juno ~.
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Picking on Q Poet.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Str. Tc
his spokesman's mind President Wilson
has presented tho 'subi!mcst picture OF
history"
Was this tho ultimate expression oi
the White House occupants ~self-op,n!on
as poured into Wescott at the prepara.
tory conference between Wilson and
his mouthpiece2
II seems that wescott was led 10 the
st. Louis convention to let out the ahu.
lation with which no has been imbued
and stocked nj the White House re-
hearsal.
What was the "sublimest picture OF
history?
Wa II presented when Wilson sub.
timely renowned tho one term plank OF
the Baltimore platform OF 1919?
TRENTON, n. j.. juno II. II. w. n,
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they serve, and were under the man.
agement Of men whose principal de-
sire was to sell dirty and unwhole-
some food to their customers. This
IL not the case. The Health Depart
ment card seems to have been
devised expressly to condemn. Ap.
parently only n state Of absolute per-
lection In accordance with the rules
Of the department could win for n
restaurant the rating good" and to
attain fair" a most unusual degree
Of compliance with the regulations Is
required. Nobody with a head on his
shoulders believes that Of 285 restau.
%rants-any 265 restaurants-in New
York. only one would win the ap-
prevail Of reasonable persons on the
grounds Of cleanliness. quality Of sup
piles and manner Of service. Nobody
who eats his meals In public places
will credit the record that $50 Of any
PCS restaurants In town are bad"
The thing Is preposterous.
Every effort Of the Health Depart
ment to improve conditions deserves
public support. No man or woman
who takes breakfast, luncheon or din
e in a restaurant wants TO eat bad
or badly prepared food. All Of them
are enlisted for cleanliness and de-
cency In the preparation Of their food,
and not a few Of them know when
these conditions are observed. But
the Health Department appears to
have been made the victim Of infnn-
tile notoriety seekers. and Its foolish
outgivings have seriously impaired Its
prestige.
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The Coll Of the Alra.

10. ono arose. breaking esrth's bondage
The law Of the little children
That held him safe TO her bosom
And scared beyond her dominion
In search Of his father. the sun.
But tho great winds that follow sarth's
footsteps-
The devils that trail her IN desing-
shriekinE and bowling and hurting.
Reached from the out~rmost darkness
Their long arms to hts undoing.
They deafened him with their roarinEs;
They blinded him with their bla ckness
They rended him with their clutches;
And tossed him and whirled him and
wheeled him.
And tore him apart ana asundsP.
90. cast IN osirian fragments
Over the wind blown spaces.
A. meteors fall through the darkness
His members fall. never reaching;
But are caught back into the currents,
Are whir,sd In the vortex forever.
IN I ley me down with my mother,
FATE In the arms Of her keeping.
Wrapped In the robes that enfold her
The crystalline robes OF her being;
And famed BY her gentle aephyrs
Would sleep on her breast svermora
But there 10 no rest In my slumber
Because OF . voics that 10 calling:
Rise. thou. ana seek the adventursi
Perehsnce. though dismembered and shat.
tered.
Some srasmsn, tossed out by the .smpsu
catch q he hsnds Of the sum-
q. .. DvslLn.
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Putting . Grown Man In Charge.

DR.. CHARLES F. BoLDUAN Of the
Health Department has squelched the
enthusiastic young men who amused
themselves last week upsetting the
stomachs and impairing the apretites
Of patrons Of restaurants and lunch
rooms by announcing that Of 285 ex.
nmined. only one was good" eight
"fnil," 258 were bad" The suppress
sion of these bulletins should have
been accomplished before their issu-
ance began, but al nothing can be
done nowadays without tho assistance
Of brass bands and press agents, the
community may count itself fortunate
that this foolish and unfair conduct
wns tolerated for only a week.
The impression conveyed by the an.
nouncements Of the Health Depart.
n,ent was that the vast majority OF
the eating houses subjected to its
scrutiny were wat Tor The purposs
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grandfather, tho Rev. Spencer Housh.

grandfather. the Rev. Spencer Housh
Of the old Broomc street New Yorl
city) Baptist Church. Before that tint
the Rev. DR.. Cone, whom old New YORK
ers will remember as the prince o.
Baptist pulpit orators" was a populal
American actor. appearing before larg'
and appreciative audiences In New
York. Brooklyn, Boston. Philadelphia
Providence. Charleston and other East
crn and Southern cities. but that wa
over half q century ago.
Recently I journeyed TO the quaint ant
sequestered Pleasant Grove graveyard
in the hamlet Of ~Schooley's Mountain
New Jersey. The old vau slab o
DIR. Cones underground tomb has crum
bled away and the inscription Thereon
telling to the world that the actor ant
divine was once n man OF extraordinary
talents is almost undecipherable. and
the good thespian-clergyman's place o,
repose in the delightful Schooley's Noun
tain shadows Is rarely visited nowadays
by mortal man.
william J. Seaman, Dan. Jerry and
Neil Bryant. the famous family OF cap
tivating Ministries, and Signor Pasuuale
Brignoli, the sweet Italian tenor singer
who once lived like n prince In the old
Everett House In New York. are sleep.
Ing In their forgotten graves in Calvary
Roman Catholic Cemetery in the Bliss
willie district OF Queens Borough.
Ada Clare, once queen Of New York
Bohemia" owned a little farm on the
hilltop back of the village of Harmon
ton. n. j. The farm has long since
passed into the hands Of strangers, hut
the Wondering form Of tie once festive
Ada Glare has for years rested under
a clump OF thinncd out cedar trees with
her infant child. The trains tina,
dash by en- route for Atlantic City with
thousands Of yearly passengers do not
realize that Ada Glare. author OF the
once widely read novel "Only a Wom-
an's Heart" and an accomplished
young American actress. who died from
the effects of a bite from her pet dog. Is
entornbed on this shabby farm, with only
"A rusty. faded cast iron child's cradle 70
mark the resting place of the mother
actress and her few months old baby
girl. william Winter and a half dozen
other poets eulogizod Ada after her
death on Bleecker street. New York,
where she lived in the winter sea sons
In humble lodgings at the end of her
eventful career.
Tom Placide. the one time idol ri
American and Canadian theatregoers
committed suicide while suffering from
tongue cancer. owing to his excessive
use OF tobacco. He also was the pos
SCISSOR OF a little farm in BayNllle, on
the outskirts of Toms River, ". j. To-
day the children vending their way 10
and from school walk over Tom Flaclde's
unmarked and sunkcn out Of sight
grave. the farm having long since
been divided into parcels of land.
INC these prolific Theatre artists
drew immense admiring throngs, and
all represented glorious fame from New
York to San Francisco. but now they re
only dust! DRAMATIC GRAVE HUNTER.
NEW YORK, June II.
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IN n HARBOR.

The two friends stood together al
the rail Of a Staten Island ferryboat
which moved cautiously Manhattan
ward, shrouded In morning mists. OF
a sudden a little breeze rolled back
the fog bank. revealing the face Of a
goddess, august and proud, serene and
mighty. She lowered above them.
and the rising sun. touching the
points Of her diadem. crowned her
with stars.
The younger man caught his breath,
and exclaimed:
"Pallas Athenei"
His companion also looked with rev
erence on the majestic face. After a
moment he answered:
There are resemblances. II re-
call rightly the sailors approaching
the PirRus from Sunium could see
the flash Of Athena's helmet and the
shining bronze tip Of her lance. The
figure Of the Promachos. or Fighter in
the Front Rank. stood on the Acropolis
between the sacred gateway and the
E%rechtheum and was made Of the
spoils Of Marathon. Instead Of con.
structing a colossal tatue OF their
latest military hero the Athenians
melted the Persian metal and moulded
an image Of divinity. They had
special reasons for attributing their
victory TO Athena. She was n war
goddess pcrsonifying military skill and
strategy instead Of brute force. mind
rather than masses. The triumph
over Darius had been precisely Of
that kind, Intelligence and Athena's
wise courage defeated the barbarian
host"
Barbarian; the word Ia familiar"
observed the young man. But you
use II In the old Greek sense Of n
stranger"
strictly" said the other. He
paused a little and then went on:
1T might be a good thing II u
goddess could have some Of the per-
sonal quality OF the daughter Of Zeus.
But the day for that is past. This
may be the work OF the Greeks them
selves, who were the first to acquire
the power TO think a~hstractly. You
will remember that the older
contained hardly any word expressing
such a conception rs virtue. or Jus
tice-or liberty"
Yes, thought kept advancing until
II reached n height beyond the wor-
ship OF Olympian dei,ies,' assented
the younger. He pointed to the great
statue that dominated the harbor and
added reeretfully:
Athena TO the Athenian was the
protector OF his home. the ,nspirer OF
wisdom. a divinity, but also a woman n.
the o beautiful and most glorious
presence in the lovellest city Of the
world. All that Is gone"
Our goddess is colder" his friend
conceded. "She Is more stern. She,
too. leads her sons TO war. the con-
quest OF self. She does not bestow
wisdom; she does better. she confers
the opportunity 10 acquire II. And
the light Of her torch CLEANS brighter
than Athena's spear"
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The Palace Of Humanity,

To visit the Allied Bazaar Is to
know human nature as perhaps you
have not really known II before.
Smiling faces are all about you 4;
laughter, song and martial music stir
one to gnyety ; but you are o o aware
that here are depths ~ sympathy
you cannot sound. The spirit of the
occasion is self-sacrihce. You are
asked to give, give, give, for the
wounded, widows, orphans. the blind
and the cripples; and you cant re-
sist, you don't want to resist, the mp
peal that shines with a tender light
N women's eyes. There are batteries
y face IN that palace Of humanity,
but you rush cheerfully on your fate,
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Once upon a time there appeared on
the running track OF a certain college
a youngster who. logged out In a
bathing suit and n "sneaks."
toGged over the cinders day after day.
n the amusement of the bleacher ath-
letes and the scorn Of the coach and
trainer-if those funct.onaries deigned
to notice his presence at ali. Came
the interclaM meet. and the novice
won tho milo by sixty yards or 10.
"unextended," Then the mentors and
moulders Of tho track team took him
up. and were unable TO prevent him
from becoming an intercollegiate
champion. The old trainer. gazing
proudly At what he fondly believed to
Be the work Of his own hands. would
exclaim: See I'm run-the beauty.
HI found im-Hi made I'M" Ia Il
30 that the Hon. RooER SULLIVAN
made" WILSON?