New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-11
4 1ETBGTR 10 THE gross"

We are glad to learn. as we do from the
Washington newspaper which IS understood 10
be nearest the presiGeui'- heart and most sDngly
bestowed in his confidence, that the National
Capital il ia an unusually prosperous cOndl-
tion. We rejoice in the fact which tie news
paper communicates AZ a result of the "llbeis
"aud SANDERS which have been 'Fcrpetrated
"agdinst some OF it, hest citizens" These
attacks, it says, " have called the attention OF
" the whole world to this capital AZ inter
rcsideuccr And then it adds: " A. a COGsc-
oneucc ouT population and wealth is conSc-
" Guenily ON the increase" We Offer our con
cratuia,ions 10 the chest ciiizcG>,' of whom
The Hon. Alexander Il. Shepherd is easily
chief. upon the great benefit, which were con-
scuuently the consequences OF the "abnEe
" heaped upon them :" and il it is true that
" as consequence population aud wealth Is
cons quontly Oh the increase, We beg leave
10 say for ourselves chat n0 one could be more
pleased that these things " L. on Inc Increase
and that they is consequently consequent upon
the consequences. "Rcnt says tie Presl-
dents admircr and the cX-GoyeU0r's friend
&" keep UP to the old rates here; our hotels ave
continually improving and charging, and thc
"ur0prict0r, are getting rich, while we have
had less failures among our business men
&" since the panic tlan any city of like size in
. The country, and our taxes are much lower
" than they are in the City OF New York "a
state Of things in which all Isht-mindcd men
WHO do not have to hire houses IN Washing
ton or patronize hotels whose "propiciols are
getting rich will greatly rejoice.
We inier from the general tone and drift Of
4. l., In, iip M
itel and the nation itself owe this sound and
wholesome condition to eS-Gov. Shepherd, in
the frs, instance, and in the second 10 " the
objective Pre- j," which has advertised the
capital by abusing the " Boss " The abuse
heaped upon MS by the Detective Press
says the organ, j. tins turned to our adyau-
&" tage, although it eycites in Us pity for the
a. miserable beings who indulge IN IT. There
il something large and hearty IN this Wow Of
the case, and We undertake to say that the
"miscrable beings themselves cannot but
admit that maguanimity such as til, is so rare
as to BE- infrcquent. OF the Boss
himself, the newspaper incidentally re-
marks that people who come to Washington
will fnd him can cnteIprisnS merchant, IN
"cnligh, ened and cultivated gentleman, who
and draining and ornamenting orr National
Capital than any other single citizen, and
&" that no is not the thief, ogIe, boor aud
"highwayman which they have read about"
The writer seems little mixed in the respect
Of lis grammar; but then, what Is grammar to
man animated by sincere and earnest pur-
posel lie admires Mr. Shepherd, and lie
pities the miserable beings who do t, and
what he means to 10 is TO convince his
readers that the "Boss" is not the highway
man, &c. (Which they have read about 1t
is barely possible that the statement that he
4" has done more in the way of building up
land draining and ornamcnting our National
"Clptal than any other citizen" may be n
tiae oyerdiawn. With reference to the build
ing and ornamentins there are probably differ
ences of opinion as to the draining none.
No man has drained our National Capital
more than he.
Again we say we aro rejoiced that Washing