New-York tribune., 1880-01-09

century. We do not believe. however It vii
ever equal that Of New-Yorll, and to expect it to
approach thar Of such European nations as Franco
| and Austria is absurd. Texans have enough TO Jus.
tify their State pride in what they have already
achieved, and do not need TO indulge in exravagant
predictions of future greatness
! An experience of a year and half with the new
elevated roads has demonstrated two facts which
the managers Of those institutions would do well
to take account of without further delay. The
first is that there not sufficient safeguards to
prevent passengers from falling from the station
platforms upon the pavements below. During the
year 1879 no fewer than fourteen persons were
killed in this way. Doubtless in most of these cases
| the headlong haste foolhardy caTelessuess of
| the victims caused the accident; but It il
the duty of the companies TO protect people who will
not protect themselves. All mankind are not care
full of their personal safety. Besides the mad haste
with which the crowds at the elevated stations rush
upon the trains is infective, and even the most
prudent liable to lose his presence of mind
The second fact is, that matter what precautions
in the way Of signals and 1agmen may be provided
! it Is not safe to arrange the lines so that two
trains by any possibility reach the place at
the same time upon the same track. The East Side
line acted upon this conclusion when it ceased run.
|
FOrty-Second-st. branch from the main line.
Wednesdays accident at Fifty-ninth-st ought to
lead TO an arrangement by which the trains on the
old Ninth-ave. road Will not be Obliged, when
switching at their terminus to get the way of the
| Harlem trains on the Metropolitan line
| While General Jackson was President, and after
ward while the Democratic party could make any
thin2Out oft, there pretty regular celebration
of the anniversary of the battle of New-Orleans
with much eating, drinking, gun-tirng, hag-hoist
! ing and parade, civic and military. The Eighth Of
January came and went yesterday without any
very pompous or circumstanhal phenomena The
battle was a we-fought battle our side and a
badly fought one on that of the er-
envy Never were troops worse handled than
the British. and never did soldiers behave
! better than our own. How much our army owed to
the blunders and general ineffciency Of the in
valers. ii is unnecessary to inquire. The war was
at an end before the battle was fought but our pos
session or Louisiana was undoubtedly assured by il.
We can hardly expect however. the American people
to 90 on forever celebrating such a victory while
they disregard, save once in hundred years much
more important ones. Possibly there may be "A
grand centennial celebration of the victory January
3. 1915-nnless the passion for centennias should
by that time have altogether subsided.
I. is the Maine mulde now which 10 fellow can
find out
Blaiucs lead in tha, Indiana canvass gains
steadily TIE latest figures give him 1.1GO votes
ont Of total Of 1852, Grant s07 and sherman
$50. Jhc rest are divided among dozen or more
candidates.
By an means let Springer have silver mine.
Perhaps IL VII keep HIM quiet.
Tnden seems to confess that he considers he
fraud Issue disabled when he get, excited about The
dangers OF q third term.
Hendricks should cease to distress msclffurther
about tae In k OF harmony among New-York Demo-
Gratis. When two Of the most prominent Demo-
cratic journals in Indiana are moved to remark that
Hendricks is no lonvera Presidential possibility, it
isanpU.nt chat he has trouble enough at home 20
absorb all ms powers as harmonzer
Garceloas Legislature has orsanized-but so did
Crouiu's college.
There has been nothing more purely lUdIcroIs for
long time than he frantic horror OF the Demo-
cratic editors over the alleged cases OF Republican
bribery IN Maine. Nobody else considers the rdIcu-
lous charges worthy moments serious attention,
yet tLc Democratic journals remark that this is a
cruo which throws all preceding irregularities IN
Maine INTO the background. and untes the honest
men OF AL parties in stern demand for the punish
m.ut OF the perpetrator of this shameless act IT
bribery. If be happens 10 be a man OF UNUSUAL
Prominence so much more imperative the demand
lorlmpartlal JuSuce, cNclalns one peculiarly wild
disciple of Reform How thar VIII amu-e the sly
Democrats who arranged the shameless act and
put up The money!
If the Democrats find themselves able to steal tie
Goyeuor.hIp OF Maine, G5rcelon is the man for
them TO pat ~ it, He is the leader of the gang Of
thieves. aDd ~ such is entitled 10 the largest prze
ia the "swag.'
10 hos s1trr oh hot
den and Kelly have embraced and sworn eternal
friendship. Carry the news TO Seymour!
It IS feoby remarked by some of the harassel
Democrats iba, the Maine disturbance is purely
local one and that there is no necessity Of making
lt a National issue 1t does not, they urge. concern
the Democratic party at large. On. doesn't III
Tie crimes of Tweed were also local. but the couu-
try insisted on considering them developments
which did yiially concern the Democratic party at
large" 30 viii ID be vita this Name crime. The
country coks upon il q, a startling revelation Of
tile tendencies ot The Democratic party and OF its
rt. purposes lu the coming contest for COutrol of
the Nation This viii be made sufficiently apparent
soon as the people get chance TO speak through
the bdllot-boN.
Garcelon is sal to have q great deal of character
in III, lace. He hasn't any elsewhere.
General Garfield was in Cleveland when he wa.
nominated for the Senate. having refused to 20 to
Columbus TO conduct his canvass in person. When
thenews reached him he expressed deep Gratifca.
ton but said he was not surprised. Speaking tOa
Le0der reporter of the reasons which kept him ata
distance he said: 81 believe in lifting political
canyasSes of this kind to a higher standard. Oi
course. there aic cases when il becomes necessary
tor "a candidate TO appear in fight. If had been
personally aSSailcd II would have been my duty 10
go. and held myself in readiness To 90 II Il became
necessary IN that way bat to make myself "A solc-
itor for votes, could not do IT, | would rather
have lost the place than SecnTc it in that way. Be-
sides wished to keep myself from becOmlng en-
tangled with pledges and promises, 80 that might
20 into the SenAte with my whole iIeedom and act