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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-06
TEMPERANCE IN THE VEST

The Temperance question kept To the front.
even in the closing days of the campaign. Pro-
hibitioniSl workers claimed 10000 votes for
their ticket ia -Yolk-a claim which tho
returns are likely TO turn to ridculC. In Mis-
souri,, encouraged by the extraordinary vote in
Ohio, they have been organizing with the
ayowod purpose of forcing all candidates to tie
clare themselves on the subject Of submitting
Prohibition amendment to the people. In Iowa
and Ohio. citizens arc already looking forward
with deep interest TO the sessions Of the Lcgis
lalurcs, which will begin in few weeks, and
which, in both States bid fair to be more or less
disturbed by temperance agitation.
The situation in Iowa is extremely interest
ing. The Republicans, by promise made in
their platform, stand pledged to carry out in
legislation the principles of the Prohibition
amendment To the Constitution which the
courts declared void because of informally in
its adoption But they have bare majority of
three or four in the lower house, and influential
Republican papers in the West are warning the
party leaders that, on an attempt 10 pass 4 pro-
hibtUry law, they will probably find themselves
unable to hold their majority, and so may not
achieve either prohibition or restriction of
the liquor traffic. The reduction OF the Rcpub-
lcan majority in the lower house from forty
eight to almost nothing was undoubtedly due
10 the feeling aroused against the party by it,
Identification with prohibition If the Rcpub-
lcans should conclude that it was not in their
power 10 pass pIOlibitory law, and should in
stead make a stringent restriction law all rca-
souablc people would be ready to admit that
they had fulfilled their pledges to the best of
their ability. All those who are not devoted to
the idea of absolute prohibition would probably
agree that such action would do far more, in
practical result for temperance than an attempt
to suppress the traffic If the State should
adopt the Illinois system or the Scott law of
Ohio, it would be found at the end of years
trial, that the liquor trade had been curtaicd
and the public revenues increased whereas if a
prolibiiory law should be passed, the pcrma-
ncnt effect OF it would not be to diminish in,
temperance, whatever the temporary effect
might be- The Illinois law combines local
option and high tax fixed by the State law for
licenses wherever they are granted. Temper
ance sentiment in Iowa runs strong enough to
Justify Il very high tax. A thousand dollars has
been suggested, rs against $500 annual tax for
the sale of whiskcy and 500 for the sale of beer
in Ohio under the Scott law. This would come
much nearer prohibition than prohibition
law ever would, because it would be TO the in
terest of every community To collect the tax in
order to increase its revenues. The Scott law
owes its chief strength to the fact that it re-
duccS local taxation.
In Ohio the situation is strikingly different
from t"". ia Iowa. 1t is estimated that OF the
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. NJ. IT, Pitman [" Margery Deane y is again
confined to dark room, with serious eye troubles.
Miss Marie Van Zandt, the American prima donna,
will not employ manager but attends herself to
all business matters and engagements
"a whale with harpOon in him is one Of Gen.
eral IIawley's apt figures Of speech-meaning, Of
course, Governor Butler on the stump.
The Hon. Franklin Haven will in January next,
resign the presidency of the Merchants Bank of
Boston, position which he has held for half a CEN
fury. He will probably be succeeded by his son.
Escalas, the new tenor who has sprung into fame
by his singing in civilian Tell " at the Grand
OPERA Paris, is said to be phenomcnaly ugly. He
is about five feet tall, round as barrel with fat
unmcanng face and hair that stands like bristle5
all over his head. He is a native of Provence.
The late Benjamin Gerrish, of Dover n. H., was
formerly United States Consul at Nantes, France,
and during the war of 1901 did much to relieve
the wants of the sick and wounded soldiers quar-
tered there. On the day when the treaty of peace
was signed he was in Paris, and for his humanlta,
rian services was recognized by Kaiser Wilhelm and
salutod by the German army, while the bands
played an American air in his honor.
Mr. Matthew Arnold for a few days last
week was the guest of Mr.. Charles Butler, at his
country-seat, Fox Meadow, Scarsdale, Westminster
County. He left there on Saturday afternoon for
of Mr.. DelanO, sOn-in-aw of Mr.. Aston Yesterday
he went to Boston, where he is to deliver his lee
ture on " Emerson tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Frederic II. Cowcn, the English composer,
who has been announced as to conduct the perfor-
nance of his {" st. Ursula" by the OratOriO Society
this month is not coming to America for the pres
cnt. He writes TO a friend in this city; after all,
am obliged to postpone my trip to the States. OW-
ing to engagements on this side which cannot get
out Of"
Attorney General Brewster has probably the most
tastcfully arranged Office in Washington 1t is on
the second floor Of the old Frccdman's Bank build
ing, looking out upon Fiftccnth-st, Pennsylvania
ave- and the White House grounds. In the centre
of the room is an deliberately carved. ilat-topped
mahogany desk at which the Attorney General sits,
and signs his name with quill pen. Slr. Brewster
usually wears velvet jacket IN his Office.
Mr.. Sturgeon, the famous London Baptist
preacher, is described rs a brown-skinned, low
browcd, bigcheeked, rugged framed man, stout, OF
medium height with rou-gray hair, short, bristling
and impaired, beard and mustachc closely trimmed,
wearing Prince Albert coat aud black crayat,
with nothing clerical in his appearance, but looking
for all the world like village blacksmith with hIs
Sunday 90 TO meeting y clothes on.
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so formidable, may prove one of the great sur
prises in store for naval engineers.
,,,roorivcE OF THE ALDERMEN

The ner CAPITA cost of the government OF TINS
citv is five times greater than that Oh tio 0u
onaI C,o,,orrrnant And while the expenses OF
Tho General Government are steadily decreaS-
inc +ba excessive cost of the municipal govern
ment is RAPIDLY increasing. Millions more are
IN he wrllng from the taxpayers next year.
This will compel rate OF taxation equal 10
above one half the investment value OF money
II will increase rents and the cost of living !;
drive away manufacturing, and add to the
burdens Of the great producing and laborng
classes.
This great wrong can be righted only by the
election of honest and capable public servants.
TO vote for man morally and intellectually
disqualified for the duties of Il municipal Office,
in order to advance the interests of party, Is
to add to the evils under which we suller. Inc
city government is now under the control OF
Democratic "bosses." They hope to retain
their power by the election of a subscvient
Board of Aldermen TO defeat that purpose
should be the aim to-day of every voter. Ii the
hold of the bosses on the municipal Offices can
be looscncd the work of reform will be cOmpar-
otiycly easy. With few exceptions the men
they have nominated for Aldcrmcn-and whom
they will try to elect by every trick and device
possblc--arc liquor sellers and persons wholly
unfit TO fill any Office of trust.
By the election of an honest and competent
majority in the Board of Aldermen, great
stEidc can bc taken toward better government.
That body will choose member of the Board OF
Estimate and will be able to dictate the choice
of another member, the Controller. These two
officers constitute onc-half of II Board which has
control over the appropriations for all the de-
partmcnt,.
Eminent citizens and cx-ollicial> testified be-
fore a Senate Committee in 1881 that one
third of the money wrung from the taxpayers
of thi, city is either wasted or iraudulently
spent Since that time the municipal expenses
have increased several millions OF dollars. The
department, are honcycombcd with fraud eyi-
dcucc of which is continually coming to light.
Every voter contributes a share of the money
directly or indircctly-Which is wasted and
stolen. To drive out these partisan manipula-
tors and end this cxtTayagant, reckless ana cor
rupt rule. should he the aim to-day then OF every
voter. In no way can that be more effectively
done than by changing the character OF the
Board of Aldermen.
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NrwvopK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER o, 1888

100000 votes cast for the Prohibitory amend
ment 100000 were Democratic, ana IL is sup
posed that large proportion OF these latter
votes was cast through sympathy with the feel
ing against free trade in liquor. The Demo-
cratic managers are doubtless under pledges TO
tho liquor dealers to do away with the Scott
law, though the latter are said to be making less
complaint than they were. On the other hama,
the Democrats run some risk in defylnS tenn
perance sentiment, and it is thought possible
that conservative Democrats may save the Scout
law from repeal or fatal manglng. Some APP
prehensions are expressed that the supreme
Court may review the decision made some
months ago, now that two Democratic judges
have lust been added to the bench making the
court Democratic. A case is now pending
against the law. A decision against it would, OF
course, be an easy way for the party to get rld
of the law without seeming to be responsible.
States in the West that are considering the
possibility>Of Prohibition may find some inter
esting prccedents in the history of the expert
mcnt in Vermont. 1t has lasted there thirty
years, and each new Legislature adds some pro-
vision to the law, which now contains over 100
sections of the most stringent character. The
latest even empowers officers to enter private
houses and search for liquor without n
search-warant Nevertheless, the number OF
places where liquor is openly sold steadily in
crcaSeS, until now there is one to every 745 OF
the pOpulatOn-nOt counting hotels, clubs, etc.
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The eliminating moment of the Brooklyn can
vas, was reached on Saturday right at the RINK,
where Mayor Low Contcmptuou'ly refused to DIS
cuss two questions. which his opponents, reduced
TO desperate straits had insisted upon bringing for
ward One was the question whether hc had treated
Chief Engineer Rocbing a. one gentleman should
treat another; and the other the charge that ho
vas "A millionaire. His relations to the Bridge he
c,ploiucd nj considerable length completely vindi-
eating hi, course but lac dsdaucd to argue the pitt
f,l question whether he had insultcd sick man and
pcrsrcucd an amiablo lady with vulgar threats dl-
rcctcd AGAINST her husband A vast audience followed
him with hrcahlc,s interest aud greeted every son
tcnco with doafcning applause. But the loudest
cheer, were still held in reserve. They say that
am q millionaire" Mr.. Low exclaimed, with fine
feeling of honest Indignation. Well, mans n
man for "a THAR Cheer followed cheer, until the
applause fairly lifted the roof from its fastcnngS
One of Mr.. Cowpcrs poems bears the title
:. Mutual Confidence Necessary to Happiness in the
Marriage State" 1t is not remarkable efuson
from any point of view, nevertheless We fail to
think of anything in tho whole range Of literature
that better calculated 60 prove of absorbing, al
belt pcnsiyc interest to one Mr. Scib, Of Pennsyl-
wanna. Prompted by fear Of burglars, Mr. Seib took
the prccaution," II few days ago, to remove bank
mole, and bonds amounting in the aggregate to sew
cral thousand dollars from his safe and 10 deposit
them for yet safer keeping in parlor coOk-stOve
Mr. Seib neglected TO cOnido the secret of his new
receptacle for earthly treasure to his wife. The
suit of this breach of cOnjugal confidence was that
Mrs Scb finding the weather chilly, th0ughtfully
built a nice cheerful fire in tho paror cookstoye
When her lord aud master returncd-but we draw
She veil There are domestic scenes IN which the
stranger may not intermcddle. lu case his library
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1 nLNI rO THE MINNNG MICHINE.

/ HINT TO THE MINING M4CHINE.
II is g1aycy proposed that the word "obcy
bc ,trucl, out of the marriage service. Many
clcrgymcn never use II many who do have III
dcatcd their willngncs, 20 drop it.
Now if it cone, to pas, that obey must 60
why would il not be . capital idea for the Man
ming machine 10 secure the word for the use oi
the rank and file of the Democratic party OF this
State? Orcour,c il is the function of the Man
ming machine 10 command and for all the rest
of the New York Democrats to obey. But now
and then a Democrat, not having the fear OF the
Manning machine before mi, eyes dcclncs-laS
the brazcn impudCncc 10 dcclnc-tO obey the
Manning machine, The result Of thi, treason
has been that Governor Cleveland failed to Sc
cure the confirmation of his immigration Com
missioner; that the Democratic State Com
mittcc failed to Sccuc the confirmation OF Tam
manys primaries; that the friends OF the
slaughtered Purcell could not be whipped into
line during the canvas, just closed.
Our suggestion is that the Manning machine
compel each and every member of the party
who desire, 10 maintain his political standing to
subscribe to some such pledge rs this: 81
Ghcrcby take the Naming machine to bc my
"wcddcd boss aud promise to love, honor and
"OBEY the Manning machine in all things,
until ,poila a. do part
why not assemble the Democracy Of New
York for the purpose Of promulgating this
pledge and of cilccting new enrolment under
it9 1t is pledge that would take Ike wildiirc
with the machine and with all Democrats tina,
like that sort Of q pledge.
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amnsemsnts Co Might.

Swrn,cAs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ,,,u...o,.
SmJY BRCH's OPERA HOUSE, ana o-MlnsuoiS'
G.sMo-S-" The Beggar Student" -, s.v
DAYS TnEArRE-2 and 81 81" Dollars Dollars s ana sense
SanIsos soUAnE THEATRE and $50" The Ra)an"
MeIy PARK THEATRE-s-"Th strangers OF Paris"
NiRIo,s GARDRS-2 and g." Excelsior :,
e. % r},P aTRF-s-" Merchant OF Venice"
e. e. AZ M IN THE TRE-S- In the Ranks"
mn ,TpE CoNIoUE-2 and g." COrdelias Aspirations
ir,,.Ii, THE ATRI-8-" Bettelstudent" -,
iInIos SQUARE THEATRE-6-"The Cricket on the
Hearth" ,,,
On AYrSUE THEATRE-2 and s." Courage"
ETu AVENUE TIEATRE-S-" The Dukes MOTTO
lam STREET THEATRE-S-" Fedora"
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does not contain copy of Cowper's poems Mr.. seib
can doubtless obtain copy Of the work from the
nearest bookstore Or it will be sent him from the
publisher on receipt Of price,
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fatber's house. This erratic young person, IL
should be remembered, ran away from nome
annarently because her mother made her prac-
tice several hours each day on the piano. The
daughter couldn't stand that, but preferred to
practice upon washboard in the laundry of
lunatic asylum. This is, of course, principally a
matter of taste. Other dutiful daughters nave
found musical studies as distasteml as MISS
Churchill did but happily their devotion 10 the
wasbboard has seldom moved them TO run
away from home and let their parents Dr0Ws DO
wrung with anguish for months, merely Tor lacA
of single letter. That was because these o.iI'l
dutiful daughters had common sense Inc
probable and sad result of this Churchlil ep, ,
sode will be that a good many othel ioo!''"
Young women will think that now Is the 'lino
for disappearing-tO return hnaliS 'n" e''
"regular ovation
The amount of political influence when tne
runians of this city have at their coi'iiii"ho -
roollv alarming. Walsh, who was shot III
Draner', rum-shop only few days ago. Doas'eo
of his ability to secure official fayOls' bennett
. Shang" Drapcr's partner, who helped sWihoic
q man ont of $4,000 within week or two, has
obtained the Democratic nomination for Alder
man in the XIth District. And now it appears
that the patrolman, ConOy, who killed man so
brutally on Saturday night, owes his place on
the force to political influence. Alderman
Kcnney (Tammany Democrat was his sponsor.
The appointment was disgrace to Kcnncy, who
proposed it, and to the Police Commissioners who
ratified it. COnroy at the time was a criminal
whose place was in prison rather than on the
police force. But he had a grip on Kcnney and
Kcnney has grip on the Commissioners 80
this ru0ian was officially let loose on the COM
munity. He counts on his political influence
we suppose, to get himself out of this Scrape'
Every vote cast for Democratic candidate to-
day will help him do it,
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New9lork Dailp Gribnne
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
NETWORK, TUESDAY. NOV. 6.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-Admiral COurbet has been instructed
10 push operations in TOnquin. -= Lord Lorne
md the Princess Louise entertained III Liver
pool Yesterday. 60 Lord COleridge arrived IN
England - Troops have been sent To suppress
disorders in Servia. - The Prussian Minister to
the Vatican has demanded the resignatiOns of Car
dinal Ledochowsli and Archbishop Melchers -
Portugal has issued circular insisting its rights
over the Lower Congo.
DoNrsnC-The Governor Of Virginia sent troops
70 Danville last evening. == A fight between u
white man and negro at Fredericksburg creatc''
excitement for a time. 60 The whaling bark
Louisa was wrecked in September and SIX lives
were lost. -= Tho whaling season in the Arctic
Ocean is considered a failure. -= John Grcenlne
is charged by the COroncr's Jury with the murder
Of Annie Checycr. - Mary Churchill has re-
tnrned home with her father. =- There is Demo
cratic opposition to the regular Democratic candi-
date for Senator in the XIVth District of this State
There is excitement in Dakota over the dis
coveries of gold.
CRY AND SUBURBAN.-Fiual preparations for tic
elections were made yesterday; Republicans were
hopeful of carrying the State by $4,000 majority.
- The canvass closed in Brooklyn with every
indication of Mayor Lows reelection. -- Police
man Conroy, who killed Keenan,. was committed to
the ToIn5s. == The trustees Of Columbia COLLEGE
held meeting - The steamship Rhein brought
to port the officers and crew of the wrecked
schooner Lotus. - The mother of the child
Mabel Currie testified in the infant asylum invcs-
tigation. --== French Chamber of Commerce
has been projected. - Gold value of the legal
tender silver dollar t41212 grainsl, S5.6s CENTS
Stocks generally dull,bu there were improve
ments in prices ranging from Il to per cent.
THE Manufacturers local observations in
dictate clear weather, with slight changes i'll TEN
perature, followed by increasing cloudineSs and
chances of rain late in tho day. Temperature yes
terday: Highest G5o lowest. 49, average, SO %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-06

DOES CLEVELlND FIyOR "LOCH MLF-
GOCERNMENT"P
,t.t,oct frorn CGcycoudi Extract from Ciryclauds
l.ttcr NJ orccptauccI letter 20 John kcllyl
Tho interference of Of II is not without hc,i-
Gciols of any degree and taiion that | write this.
yybctbcr State or Fcd- have determined to do
cra for the purpose OF so, however because
controlling or thwaring see no reason why L
the popular wish should should not he ehtlrey
mot be tolerated. frank with you. | am
anxious that MIR. Grady
should not be returned
to the next Senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-06

Among the cases decided yesterday in the
United States Supreme Court are two of more
than passing interest. One decision is to the
effect that Congress has power TO regulate all
salaries over which it has any control, by means
of appropriation bills and without specific lcgis
lation. This interests directly all Federal
officers except tho President and the Supreme
Court Judges. The other decision is against no
less parsonage than the President of the
United States but it relates to acts performed
when he was Collector of this Port. lie made a
mistake, it seems, in assuming, in 1876, that
nnwashed wool was worth as much as washed
wool The decision of course does not affect
Mr. Arthur personally either as President or
Collector The United States pay all the bills
of their servants under such circumstances.
There was no particular reason that we can
see why the acquaintance of Miss Mary
Churchill, of St. Louis, should give her the
. regular ovation which the dispatches say
she had when sho rcappearcd yesterday at her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-06

Excitement over the elections will probably be
more intense in Massachusetts to-day than III amy
other State, except perhaps Virginia. The solcis-
sue is Butler From one end Of the State to the
otherrespectable people arc rcportrdto be cntiu-
siastic at the prospect of supprcssing this dcma-
gogue In Boston, particularly, feeling runs
high; but there is no likelihood of roting, and
therefore no need for the Governor to call ont a
regiment of soldiers to guard the polls, as it Is
said he purposes to do. The good people OF
Massachusetts know how TO behave themselves
even when they are excited. 1t is sad so much
cannot be said for the Governor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-06

If he-is at all sensitive TO imputatiOns upon ilS
yeracity, NJ. Ferry, the Prime Minister oi
France, must be suffering from serious annoy
ance lust now. He was so reckless as to declare
in public recently that Ii Hung Chang the CHI
nese Viceroy, did not approve the course adopt
ed by Tscng the Chinese Ambassador, III ncgo-
tiatng about Tonquin affairs. Iscng denied
the truth of the statement promptly and en-
phatically. Now Ii Hung Chang does the
same. He declares that the Ambassadors
course had his entire approval and that he never
even nthnatcd to the contrary. This ought to
make it unpleasant for NJ. Ferry, for it looks as
if Tseng was right when he said that NJ. Iri-
cou's dispatch was sent to influence debate in
Che Chamber.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-06

The election Of good City Court Judges ought
not TO be made secondary today 10 anything else. WI.
TO wnlcy and j. c. j. Longbcin the Republican nominees,
are well ncd for the Office Mr. TOwnlcy has made no
effort to push himself forward In this canvass but he IS
of the material Of which good Judges are made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-06

TIm TRIBUNE has again and again shown the
overwhelming Importance OF electlng clean Board Of
Aldermen this year We want men In the city Hall who
will strive the city rather than fellows who Cringe
when John Kelly and Hubert o. Thompson lown. james
Pearson IN the XIIih, William l.. BrOcltway in the
XVIIth aud James L. Well, In ths XXIYh district
needed in the Board next year. fI to and elect them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-06

In the XIth District the Democrats have
nominated for Alderman man who Is the associate IL
thieves and who has himself been arrested for penal
offence This man. William Bennett has made prCPara-
tnis 10 give out alleged Republican tickets to-day bear
Ing tho name 81 some other person than John c. OCoa-
nor the regular Republican candidate. Voters must he
ol their guard against such tricks. Mr.. OCOnuor has
made an excellent record. Livery voter who does not
want the XIth District Gisgaccd By the election OF Benz
nett should work hard for Mr. O'Connur a. the polls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-06

A vote to-day for Edward Mitchell and Robert
scwc for Supreme Court Judges IS vote to put ON the
bench two lawyers OF thorough experience on the higher
level OF their Professionalism talents, character rHu-
ing and surroundings peculiarly quay them for Judi
cia career There few Republicans In our highest
courts Clcns who desire TO support the best candidates
will not regret casting their ballots for Mr. Mitchell aud
Nh SeMell.