The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-05
Mayor wiekham Surely Going.

1t appears that the Project of the Seine, who
is, in fact the Mayor of Paris, has accepted
the invitation of the Lord Mayor of London
to visit the British metropolis, and this news
viii naturally not be without its effect on the
determination of our Mayor in regard to the
invitation to make the same visit. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Morrissey, since the news came
that the Mayor of Paris will be there, has
been very desirous to go with Mayor Wickham
in order to utilize large French dictionary
recently purchased by him. Doubtless, there
fore, it may be anticipated that now that the
Rapid Transit Commissioners are appointed,
His Honor will set out as soon as he has made
arrangements for the procession of the 18th of
July.
The apprehension that this purpose had
been abandoned by His Honor has been
viewed with alarm by many Of our distin-
guished public citizens. We do not see
that His Honor need even wait for
men on the 18th of July for it is
well known that Governor Tilden has pur-
chased fine suit of orange, trimmed with
blue, in which, on horseback, he will review
the descendants of the men who fought the
Battle of the Boyne. And it is more impor
tant that Governor Tilden should perform
this work than Mr.. Wicl<ham, because he is
candidate for the Presidency, and is just now
ready to review any body Of men, Orangemen or
Ribbonmcn, Frenchmen or Germans or Span
lards, anybody, in fact, except the old Ameri-
Gus Club, with whom the Governor is not upon
reviewing relations. Now thatwe are to have
an exciting struggle over Tarnmany Hall an
easy-minded man like Mayor Wickham would
find much comfort in the repose of the Strand
and Fleet street Why should On orator of
so much eloquence story teller Of SO much
humor, ballad singer of so much harmony, a
statesman of SO much profundity OF thought
why should this first gentleman of the age be
doomed to sit by and listen to barking, Tam
many quarrel when he might be riding up
Pail Mall in an open barouche carrying in his
hands the flag of his country and shouting
defiance to the British lion and to the CON-
bined tyrannies of Europe in the name of
free and independent republic ?
More tuAu dl LIS DrOLuer mayor, OLOKley,
of Philadelphia, commonly called in the high
circles of that town "Bill Stokley," the head
of the city Ring, is also about to visit Europe
to talk to the Lord Mayor about the Cen
tennial Now the great danger is that if we
allow Bill Stokley to go while our own Bill
stays at home the impression will take deep /
root in the English mind that there is only
one city in America, and that its name is
These Philadelphians are
'hrewd, cunning people and have long envied
he glory of New York, and who knows that if
Bill once has access to the ears
Of the British capitalists ct the table of the
Lord Mayor we shall not have within six
months all our steamboat lines running to
all our trade transferred to that
placid, pastoral city, while this metropolis
will become to the metropolis of Pennsylvania
what Communipaw is to New York; So that,
even for the self-protection of our commerce
and of our city's greatness, Mayor Wick ham is
bound to make this journey.