The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-08

inhabited by very good-looking class OF
people, especially the women. To ono who
walked down tho Fifth avenue and thence
down Broadway, there appeared few evil
dcnces Of hard times in the attire Of his fell
low pedestrians. or in the expression of their
faces Everybody seemed to be in pretty
good spirits and the constant stream of clc-
giant cquipagcs afforded proof that there was,
somewhere, plenty OF money among the
people of the metropolis.
Yet the fact that the times were dull and
business was suffering from the results Of
the conspiracy TO elect President 10y fraud,
became manifest when you looked in the
shops. They had not near 30 many GUS
toners in them as the dealers had reason to
expect on day so fino and clear They
seemed to bo doing pretty small business
comparatively, and the clerks TO have leisure
for contemplation.
The cost 10 the country Of ZACH CuASD-
LERs effort TO put ia HAYES whcthor or no.
has been incalculahlc Tho conspiracy struck
n deadly blow at business and enterprise at
the very moment when they were preparing
10 bound up after long stagnation and things
now are oven worse than they were during
the political prc-occupation of the Prcsidcn
tial canvass, which always injuriously af-
fccts trade, oven in tho best times; and last
year the times wore far from good.
The Electoral Commission, that doubtful
makcshift, may possibly reach II wise aud
righteous decision; but 1t cannot heal the
wounds inflicted on the country by the con-
sprators who laid their plots to prevent
the Inauguration Of the President chosen by
the people. In any event we can hardly cx-
poet TO recover from the injury before the
fall.
Yet New York Is so rich n city that il bears
up against the prostration Of business with
great strength. Though there Is much
poverty, and thousands Of mechanics and
lahorcrs are out of work. and are reduced TO
such scanty means Of subsistence that even
the two cents thcywish to pay for their Sun
cannot be afforded by many of them, the
people OF wealth are only less wealthy than
they were before. They may moan over
their diminished incomes, but it practically
makes little difference to n man whose in
come has been hundred thousand dollars
year If it is now cut down TO seventy-live or
even fifty thousand dollars. And man who
has had fifty thousand dollars does not really
need TO scrimp his expenses much II he IS
reduced to half that. There are great num-
bcrs OF such people In New York. and hence,
though the poor groan and lose heart, fash
ion moves on with comparatively llttlo
check. DELMoSIco Is doing largo bust
ness, and fashionable women dress about
the same as ever. Yet undoubtedly cxpcn-
sive gayctics are not 50 numerous as they
were.
New York, too, having grown to bc a very
large and well-appointcd metropolis, draws
TO it the rich people Of the country, who can
here get the most for their money and enjoy
the rccrcatons and clcgancies of n highly
! civilized life. This class will come here moro
and more in the winter, during which our eli
mate Is on the whole so pleasant, and help to
stimulate trade and encourage amusements.
There is no town In the United States which
bears any comparison with New York In the
attractions and convcnicnccs 1t offers TO
those who can AFFORD TO pay for them. Lift
on from us tho burden Of n corrupt party in
power at Washington, and let the millions
| spent by the city Government actually buy
their value in work done and improvements
accomplished, and New York during the
next quarter Of q century will go on adj
vancing rapidly in wealth and power as n
metropolis. As 1t is now, 1t is the best city
in America ~ live in.