4
TOKIO, July 10. (Special correspon
dence o Tho Sunday Oregonlan.)
"Give us a personal .story about
the Mikado," wrote the editor -when ar
rangements -were being made for my -work
in the Orient. The chief little knew what a
task he was laying out for me. The first
official to whom I mentioned my desire
of obtaining information concerning the
temperament and habits of the Emperor,
said: "If It were known at the palace
that you intended to write such an article
you would be requested to abandon tho
Idea at once. Please do not rcfor to It
again."
"But why not?" I insisted, "the re
Quest la prompted by the best of mo
tives. Our people have a friendly Inter
est in the Japanese and admire them
greatly. They merely want to know the
lntimato facts about your sovereign In or
der to become better acquainted." It was
no use. Further Insistence and repeated
assurances of good will would not in
duce the otherwise polite and obliging of
ficial to discuss the subject. My efforts
met the same reception no matter of
whom I Inquired. It is a topic about which
no one will converse.
, . Unlawful to Discuss Emperor.
Tho1 cause of all this reticence Is found
in the third article of tho constitution of
Japan, which says: "The Emperor is
sacred and inviolable." Further explana
tion of this clause Is made: "The Em
peror Is heaven-descended, divine and sa
cred. His hallowed throne was estab
lished at the time when the heavens and
the earth became separated. He is pre
eminent above all his subjects. The law
has no power to hold him accountable to
it. Not only shall there be no Irreverence
for the Emperor's person, but he shall
not bo made a topic of derogatory com
ment, nor even one of discussion."
ThUB it will be seen that the Japanese
consider their ruler too sacred to be
talked about, and have inculcated In the
law of the land the prohibition of his
name In ordinary conversation. The dif
ficulty of securing material under these
circumstances is apparent. It required
weeks of persistent effort to ascertain
what Is herein contained. Although It
was gathered piecemeal from many
sources Its reliability in most Instances Is
reasonably certain. It should be said in
the outset that the mystery which sur
rounds the Mikado is not due to his be
ing tyrannical, nor because his dally life
is such that It will not bear publicity.
On the contrary, his acts are Invariably
tempered "by clemency, and his habits are
marked by simplicity which is almost fru
gal. He has no dissipations and practices
the utmost regularity, spending his whole
time in the discharge of official duties.
SHADES OF THE FATHERS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Introduction The shades of "Washington,
Jefferson and Samuel Adams are pictured by
this gifted Imaginative writer as having re
turned for a period to the country tbey helped
to establish. 1a to at night they visit the
library room of Smith, an author, and find
him in conversation with his friend Brown,
who is a pronounced Radical. These live
enter into a spirited discussion of live ques
tions, and later decide to make a tour of the
country, first visiting "Washington. They ap
pear In the ordinary civilian garb, and Smith,
who keeps this record, finds it difficult to
realize that they aro not mortal. The Three
Shades pose as visitors from England, "Wash
ington taking the name of "Mr. George,"
Jefferson that of "Mr. Thomas." while Samuel
Adams retains his former name.
Xo articles written in recent years on eco
nomic questions have aroused more comment
than these from the pen of Mr. Adams. The
letter quoted in the following article was ad
dressed to the author by one of the Justices
of th Supreme Court of the United States,
With the stipulation that his name should not
b used. It 1 a significant and remarkable
expression of opinion.
THE National Capitol was taking Its
annual Summer nap, and we soon
ascertained that we would waste our
lime in search for statesmen whose opin
ions were worth quoting. The President
and most of his Cabinet had fled the' city.
I was at a loss to know, what to do, when
Jefferson made a suggestion.
U-Let us try the efficacy of your postal
eystejtn." he proposed one evening after
we had made a fruitless search for not
ables. "In what way?" I asked.
"We will prepare a list of questions and
you mail them to such distinguished char
acters as will be likely to give them
consideration and an answer," he replied.
"General "Washington, Mr. Adams and I
will draft these questions, and you and
Mr. Brown prepare a list of names to
whom they shall be addressed."
The list prepared by Brown was a dis
tinguished one, and I smiled' as I glanced
over It and ventured the opinion that few
of them would respond.
"Most of our celebrated statesmen,
financiers and manufacturers are .inclined
to be lame on .political economy," ad
Morning, noon and r.Icht he receives his
ministers to discuss with them the affairs
of state. Ho is said to resemble the
Emperor of Germany in tho faculty of
being able to choose trustworthy assist
ants. Although His Majesty cannot read
or speak any language other than his
own, he Is an inveterate reader of news
papers, keeping his Interpreters busy
translating the utterances of the foreign
press for his perusal. Quite la conform
ity with the Idea his subjects have about
his being a saint Is the claim that he
never shows emotion. If there are mo
ments when his. anger gts beyond con
trol no reports of such reach farther than
the palace walls.
Facts About the Mikado.
The Emperor has absolutely no amuse
ments. When a young man he was quite
skillful in the practice of archery, and for
a time spent a portion of each day In
drilling a company of tfbops. He 1 taller
than the average Japanese, but his walk
is somewhat affected by the ravases of
rheumatism. . "When he appears in public
he Is always attired in military uniform.
He wears a trimmed beard, and his coun
tenance represents the finest type of Ori
ental dignity. The fact that ho is sus
ceptible to seasickness Is said to be tho
reason why tho Emperor does not havo
an imperial yacht. "Whenever It becomes
necessary for him to Journey on the wa
ter he travels In a steamor chartered for
the occasion, or utilizes one of the bat
tlerhips in the Japanese navy.
Although His Majesty has a number of
country palaces and game reserves, he
rarely or never visits them, preferring to
remain at the capital of his kingdom.
As an instance of the simplicity which
mitted Brown, "but we will give them a
chance. We may hoar from some of
them."
Our three guests spent considerable time
In the preparation of the list of quos
tionfi, and finally submitted the following:
(1) The wealth of several of our Ameri
can capitalists Is now conservatively esti
mated at from 5100,000.000 to SKO.OOO.OOO.
Can a man render to his country or to
mankind a service which will entitle him
to so great a financial reward?
(2) Does the possession of a billion of
dollars In the hands of Tin Individual con
stitute a menace to the Republic?
(3) "What sura, if any, would constitute
such a menace in the hands of an indi
vidual engaged in business, finances or
manufacturing?
(4) Assuming that a man legally acquires
a billion of dollars, and that on his death
he wills it Intact to a dishonest, reckless,
unscrupulous and depravod heir should
society have any protection against such
heir?
5) Is it practical or advisable to set
any limit to the amount of property an
Individual can hold or bequeath? What
should be the limit, if any. and what dis
position Bhould be made of the surplus?
(6) The National, state, private and sav
ings banks have taken in as cash deposits
nearly ten billions of dollars, whereas
there Is only about a quarter of that
amount in existence. Most of this bani
llabillty is represented by mortgages,
bonds and other securities which arc am
ple in times of confidence and prosperity,
but which cannot speedily be liquidated
in times of panic and stringency. Do you
consider this a safe and scientific system
of banking?
(7) By what right does the National Gov
ernment withdraw money from its treas
ury, deposit it in National banks and per
mit it to remain in them for indefinite
periods without the payment of interest
by tho banks thus favored?
(8) Postal Ravings banks are a demon
strated success in Great Britain, France.
Germany and other countries. They are a
source of revenue to these countries, and
they secure to the depositors sure Incomes
and absoluto security. There is a popular
demand lor such a system In this country.
Should Congress Ignore or grant this de
mand, and why?
(9) Since 1E95 the world's stock of yold
has increased-from four to six billions of
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAK, PORTJj AND , AUGUST 6, 1905.
charactorlxes the habits of the Emperor,
itvls remarked that he takes his dally,
bath In a wooden tub similar to those
which his forefather used, .even retain
ing the old-fashioned bucket and npt
which draws the water from a near-by
cistern. That he Is fastidious In other
respects, however, lo shown by the state
ment that the weavers who make white
silk underwear for His Royal Highness aro
kept busy becauss he never wears a milt
hut once. Even If It be true that the
Mikado clings W tho primitive bath-tub
of his ancestors, he has furnished his
palace with modem furniture, which, al
though boasting a later style, cannot
equal the artistic elegance and richness
of the furnishings which adorned the cas
tles of his predecessors. The manners of
his court are almost entirely borrowed
from Europe.
Record-Breaking Dynasty.
It is undoubtedly true that no other
monarch in history ever saw such a
change in the affair? of his people as the
present ruler of Japan has witnessed dur
ing his reign. He became Emperor when
he was 16 years of age. and he will be 53
If he lives until the third day of next
November. He Is the 121st ruler of his
dynasty, belonging to a line of monarchs
which stretches across the unparalleled
period of 25C5 years. Greater progrcps has
been made in the last half century than
occurred during all the time since Jlmmu
Tenno. the first ancestor of the present
Son of Heaven, nat upon tho throno In
CCO 33. C.
Although, the seclusion of the present
monarch causes much comment, his per
son Is hedged with much less formality
than was put around his ancestors. In
dollars, or 50 pervcent in a decade. Tho
cogent argument against the continued
free coinage of silver was that its threat
ened overproduction destroyed its value
as a standard. In the past ten years we
havo produced one-third as much gold
as was mined in the preceding four cen
turies. We now produce in six mqnths ra
much as was In all Europe when Colum
bus discovered America, Do you consider
gold a fair and scientific standard of
values?
(It) To what extent can the production
of gold be increased without impairing its
usefulness as a standard of value?
(11) Do you favor an income tax? Do
you favor a tax on inheritances?
(12.) Do you favor or oppose the gov
ernmental ownership of railroads and
similar utilities, and why?
I mailed copies of the above questions
to. men whose names are familiar to the
reading and thinking public and In a few
days began to receive"1 replies. The first
batch was disappointing, and consisted of
pollto refusals, regrets and excuses from
such public men as Grover Cleveland, Ad
miral George Dewey. John A. McCall.
Mayor McClellan. of New York City. Paul
Morton. Bishop Potter, Carl Schultz, Sec
retary William H. Taft, of the War De
partment; Thomas E. Watson, Governor
LaFolIette, of Wisconsin, and other busy
or cautious men.
The mall of the next day contained a
letter written in so peculiar a hand that
w-e had some difficulty In reading it, but
the contents more than rewarded our pa
tience. A glance at the signature showed
that the writer was a. conspicuous mem
ber of the Supreme Court of the United
States, and I regret that he has deemed
it best not to permit the use of his name.
The letter Tcad as follows:
"John Smith, Esq. Dear Sir For rea
sons which seem to me sufficient, I prefer
to say nothing for publication over my
name in "answer to your questions, but as
I entertain some opinions which seem to
have some bearing on them, although not
strictly responsive. I will state them.
"The real problem is not who owns,
but who consumes the annual product
The Identification of these two very dif
ferent questions is the source of many
fallacies, and misleads many working
men. The real evil of. $3103) balls and
other manifestations of. private splendor
i
the olden time tho Mikado was altogether
secluded from the public. No one but his
wife, his concubines and his most Impor
tant ministers were ever permitted to look
upon his august face- When receiving he
sat upon a matted" throne and his face
was protected from view by a richly em
broidered curtain. It was a strict rule of
etiquette that his sacred feet should never
touch the earth. In his Journeys he trav
eled In a curtained car of state. His
name could not be spoken aloud by the
rank and file of his subject.", and when
written had to be left unfinished by omit
ting the last stroke of the writing brush.
Attitude of the People.
Thus It will be seen that the present at
titude of the people toward their sov
ereign, extravagantly reverent though it
may seem. Is In reality a great modula
tion of the usages of the past. The sov
ereign does not have a family name. He
needs nothing of the sort to distinguish
him from men because he lo the Son of
Heaven and a relative of the gods. There
fore the only appellation necessary is one
to distinguish him from the other deities
of his line. He is called Mutso Hito.
When he passes his subjects In the street
they do not shout, but bow their heads In
silence. If, as, you travel in Japan, you
meet a member of the imperial family,
your Jlnrlklsha will be stopped by a po
liceman, who will request you to get out
and take off your hat. The following is a
part of the prelude to one of His Majes
ty's sacred pronouncements to his sub
jects. Its devout, lofty tone further re
veals the sanctity of the ruler's relation
ship to his people:
"We the successors to the throne of our
predecessors, do humbly and solemnly
Is that they tend to confirm this confu
sion In the minds of the ignorant by an
appeal to their Imagination, and make
them think that Vanderbllt and Rocke
feller swallow their Incomes like Cleo
patra's dissolved pearls. The same con
fusion is at the bottom of Henry George's
"Progress and Poverty." He thinks he
is finished the discussion when he shows
the tendency of wealth to be owned by
the landlords. He docs ont consider what
the landlords do with it.
"I conceive that economically It does
not matter whether you call Rockefeller
or the United States owner of all the
wheat In the United States, if that wheat
annually is consumed by the body of the
people, except that Rockefeller, under the
Illusion of self-seeking or in the con
scious pursuit of power, will be likely to
brng to bear a more poignant scrutiny
of the future in the effort to get a great
er return for the next year. If then, as I
believe, the ability of the ablest men un
der tho present regime is directed to get
ting large markets and the largest re
turns, such ability is "directed to the eco
nomically desired end.
"I have vainly urged our various statls-i
tlclans to exhibit in tho well-known form
the proportions of the products of tho
many, and those of the few, e. g., ex
pressed In labor hours or in any other
convenient way. That would show
whether private ownership was abused
for the production of an undue proportion
of luxuries for the few. I don't believe
the luxuries would be 1 per cent.
"It follows from what I have said that
tho objections to unlimited public owner
ship are sentimental or political, not eco
nomic. Of course, as the size of a pri
vate fortune increases, the interest of the
public In the administration of it in
creases. If one man owned one-half the
wheat in the country and announced his
intention to burn it, such an abuse of
ownership would not be permitted. The
crowd would kill him sooner than stand
it. But it seems to me that if every de
sirable object were in tho hands of a
monopolist Intent on getting all he could
for it (subject to the limitation that It
must be consumed, if consumption was",
as usual, economically practical, and that
it mfght pot be wantonly destroyed, as.
of course, it would not be), the value of
the several objects would be settled br
swear to the Imperial founder of our
house and to our other Imperial ancestors,
that. In pursuance of a great policy co
extensive with the heavcnsand -the earth,
we shall maintain and secure' from decline
the ancient form of government. We now
reverently make our prayer to the glorious
opirits of the imperial founder of our
house, to our Illustrious father, and to
our other imperial ancestors, and Implore
tha huln f thai. wisva;1 enlrftc nnA mfll'a ?
to them the solemn oath never at thl3
time nor in the future to fall to bp an ex
ample to our subjects. May the heavenly
spirits witness this our solemn oath."
Utterances of an Emperor.
Following is a portion of an imperial re.
script Issued by the Emperor to the
school children of Japan. The substantial
advice It contain shows what -manner of
man His Majesty really is. It Is Indeed a
strong exhortation to proper living.
Copies of this are provided for all schools,
and It is frequently read aloud as the
children bow their heads m reverence:
"You, our beloved subjects, bo filial to
your parents, be affectionate to your
brothers, be loving husbands and wives
and truthful friends. Conduct yourselves
with modesty and be benevolent to all.
Develop your Intellectual faculties and
perfect your moral powers by gaining
knowledge and by acquiring a profession,
further, promote the public interests and
"advance the" public affairs. Ever respect
the national constitution and obey the
laws of the country; and in cases of
emergency courageously sacrifice your
selves to the public good. Off?r every
support to our imperial dynasty, which
shall be as lasting as the universe. You
will then be our most loyal subjects."
the intensity of the desires for them re
spectively, that they would be consumed
by those who were able to get them, and
that that would be the ideal result.
"The first question put If I may be per
mitted to say so seems to me rather fan
ciful. I see no way of answering it In
telligently, and. If I am right. It appears
to Imply an acceptance of what I have
already tried to show to bo a fallacy or
confusion. So far as I could answer It,
what I should say would be thU: AH
that any man contributes to the world
Is the intelligence which directs a change
In the place of matter. -. A man does not
create the matter he handles or the force
ha exerts. The force could be got cheap
er If the directing Intelligence were not
needed, and tho whole progress of the
world in a material way is to put the
need of intelligence further back. It Is
obvious that the intelligence of an archi
tect contributes more to tho change
which takes place In a house than
that of all the laboring hands. How can
any one measure the scope and vnlue of
remote auses of change? Of a new ju
dicial conception, for Instance? The
charming thought Is that it will result In
conduct a hundred" years after the think
er is forgotten.
"How can I compare the present effect
on the lives of men of tjfo speculation of
Kant and the empire of Napoleon? I
should not think It absurd to assert thut
the former counted for the more, thonga.
of course. It Is Impossible to prove it My
practical answer is, that a great fortune
does not mean a corresponding consump
tion, but a power of command; that mmo
one must exercise that command, and that
I know of no way of finding tho fit man
so good as the fact of winning it in the
competition of the market.
J'I have already intimated my opinion
that the owner of a great fortune has
public functions, and therefore subject
to legal questions which I am nov con
sideringshould be subject to some nega
tive restraint. Among others, I should
like to see him prohibited from giving
great sums to charities which could not
be clearly Justified as long-sighted nublic
Investments.
"The only other question on which I
desire to say a word is the nature of
taxes In this-connection. Taxes. wnn
thought out Into things and results, and
not taken morely as a word o money.
The Empress of Japan Is a noble, and
inspiring character. Her name Is Haruko,
and she Is the daughter of a noble of the
highest rank. She Is two years older than
the Mikado. Her marriage to the most
conspicuous figure In Japanese history oc- I
currcd In 1S6S. A further indication of
the sacredness in which the imperial per
sonages are held la shown by the Inci
dent which occurred when It was deter
mined that the court ladles should adopt
European dress. At this time great dif
ficulty was experienced in getting clothes
to fit Her Royal Highness. The profane
hands of a dressmaker could not be al
lowed to touch the person of the Empress,
so a court lady had to pose as a model
until tho garments were gradually made
to fit.
The Empress ha3 a poetic inclination
and is the author of several volumes of
verse. One of the features .of all state
occasions is the singing of a song by the
school children which was composed for
them by Her Majesty- During tho ren
dition of this song the children, stand
with their heads bowed as If In prayer.
The Empress takes a great Interest In
air school" work and has In her private
apartments a large collection of the best
specimens of poetry, painting and com
position done by tho pupils of the Empire.
"Home In Hearts of People."
A story Is told which reveals the kind
liness of Her Majesty's character: Some
years ago. when the castle In Tokio was
burned, the Emperor and Empre3 were
forced to take temporary quarters in a
near-by house which was old and rather
out of repair. Although the proportions
of the place were ample. It was altogether
lacking in the luxuries of the palace. A
representative of the people expressed to
the Empress the grief which her subjects
felt because she was denied her usual
.conveniences. She arose to the occasion
by writing a graceful little poem. In
which she said that It mattered little
how she was situated so long as she was
sure of a home In tho hearts of her
people.
Another story illustrates Her Majesty's
consideration for the happiness of children.
One of the little Princesses once con
ceived the unreasonable Idea of wanting
to give a cherry-blossom party in Decem
ber. Although April Is the earliest that
these trees may be expected to put forth
their delicate buds, skilled artificers were
called In, and after much labor created
the desired effect by pinning to the trees
myriads of pink and white blossoms made
of tissue paper. Thus the whim of the
eccentric little Princess was gratified.
This reminds one of the story related in
history of 'the unusual deception which
Smith Receives a Remarkable Communication From
a Justice of the Supreme Court
mean an abstraction of a part of the an
nual product for governmental purposes,
and cannot mean anything eLe. Whit
ever form they take In their IiPcsitlon
they must be borne by the consumer, that
is. mainly by the working and figh'.lng
men of the community. It Is well that
they should have this fact brousjat home
to them, and not have it too much dis
guised by the form In which tax3 are
Imposed.
"I am afraid that the chances arc that
whether you agree or disagree with it
you will, not care for what I have writ
ten, but the only thing I can do la to
state preliminaries- as they He n ray
mind, and which profoundly affect th
emphasis of the questions you propose.
Very truly yours,
I read this letter aloud, pausing now and
then to note the effect of more striking
cllmnxos on my listeners. They paid close
attention, and Brown wa3 the first one to
speak.
"Isn't that a wonder?" ho exclaimed,
grasping the letter from my hands .and
looking at the signature. "If I didn't
know this Justice intimately. Smith, ,1
should bo tempted to think that ha was
having a little fun at your expense.
Isn't his frankness delightful? Tho Judge
has. rendered his verdict, and now we
know that we would be much bettar off If
Rockefeller owned the whole shooting
match but we must watch him lest he
takes a notion to make a bonfire at half
of it. It strikes me that the worthy
Judge is hardly liberal on that point. If
you prevent a man from burning what Is
his. do you not interfere with his Indi
vidual HbertyT It Iooks that way to me,
but, of course, I know nothing of the
law. It takes all my time to meet my
taxes. There have been some rather gen
erous claims made recently for the rights
of wealth, but this learned Judge ..as
said the last word. There is no question
of his conservatism."
"You talk. as if that letter were an
opinion from the Supreme Court Instead
of the private views of one member of It,"
I said to Brown. "I have little sympathy
wlth modern radicalism, as you well
know. Brown, and I must confess that
this Judge Is almost too radical In his
conservatism."
"That is a remarkable Jetter." said Jef-r
fftrsno. -taJdnir it from. Brown and. intently
was once used at an European court to
gratify a capricious Princess who wanted
to go sleish-rkllng in mid-Summer. To
secure the effect of snow the ground was
covered with salt, over which the Im
perial sleighing party took its way with
much hilarity.
The two great events in the social life
of Japan are the garden parties given
twice a year by Their Imperial High
nesses In the palace gardens. One Is
given In the Spring, when the cherry
blossoms are In bloom, and the ether In
Fall during the time of the chrysthe
mums. During my stay in Japan I was
Invited to attend one of these parties.
The translation of my Invltatton was as
follows:
"By order of Their Majesties, the Sm
peror and Empress, the Minister of the
Imperial Household respectfully Invites
Frederic J. Haskin, Esquire, to a Cherry
Blossom Viewing Gnthering prepared nn
the 24th of April, at half-post 2 in the
afternoon. If he be prevented frem being
present by any official business or Illness
he Is requested to report at the Board
of Ceremonies." The translation of ray
admission card read as follows: "Frek
coats required. To alight after entering
tho palace gate. This card to be shown
to officers in attendance on arrival. No
party to be held If the day happens
rainy."
Although the Invitation read 2:30. the
gates were -opened a half hour earlier In
order that the guests coukl have an
opportunity to Inspect the grounds before
the appearance of Their Imperial Majes
ties. The approach of the royal party
was noted by the band playing the na
tional anthem. On this occasion the Em
peror was suffering from a slight indis
position and did not appear. After walk
ing about the grounds for a short time,
the Empress, accompanied by her suite,
retired to one of the pavilions, where she
held a short reception, at the Conclusion
of which refreshments were served to
the several thousand guests. No one was
permitted to leave the grounds until after
the royal party had retired.
This open-air reception was indeed a.
pretty and imposing spectacle. The bril
liant gardens, with their winding walks
and mirror lakes with their rustic bridges,
formed a fitting background to the pic
ture as the stately little Empress led her
dignified procession under the flaming arch
of the cherry trees. The beauty of the
garden and the color of the pageant left
a pleasing memory, but the most endur
ing recollection was the absolute devotion
In the deameanor of the Japanese as
their Empress went by.
FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
studying one of its paragraphs. "It is a
remarkable letter, but it is based on com
mon law. His views are founded on prec
edents hundreds of yenrs old. and these
relics of the dead past still govern the
decisions of your courts. All that he says
Is 'good law.' but that does not save it
from the Impeachment of being lacking In
common sense, deficient In statesmanship
and lacking in patriotism. Do not misun
derstand me as Intimating that your Su
preme Court or any of Its members come
under this Impeachment. They deem it
their duty to abide by precedents which
are not and cannot be applicable to new
conditions. Before all else they are
Judges, and a Judge Is as much a crea
ture of tradition and dogma as a priest.
He weighs everything by the standards
of the past.
"Nothing could more clearly show that
you" are living under unprecedented con
ditions than this letter. Under the law.
Mr.'Rockefeller may acquire the owaer
vshio of the entire world, and If this Jus
tice of the Supreme Court be right, the
courts must refuse their sanction to all
new legislation which may tend to Inter
fere with him. The gentleman who wrote
this letter believes not only that such is
the law. but he also believes that It Is
right. He argues that complete private
monopoly Is the ideal condition. On this
point the body of which he is a member
seems to have differed from him In som
recent decisions."
"In the opinion of this Judge, an In
dividual can become greater than this
Government," mused Samuel Adams. "If
that be your modern interpretation of th
spirit of tho law In a republic, you must
expect a new slavery."
"When a Justice of the Supreme Court
writes like that," Indignantly declared
Brown. "It gives us reformers a hint of
the kind of ammunition which will be
used against us."
I wish that the Justice could have been
present to take part In the discussion
which followed.
Insurance.
New York Sun
Life is real, life is earnest.
And the grave is not its. goal;
Rather 'tis to see which party
Shall the surplus funds control.