New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-17


the primary schools. This paper is signeQ ny d
large number of New-York ladies well known
for their intelligent interest in benevolent ana
educational work. They argue that sewing IS
of more importance to mothers in poor famihes
than arithmetic or geography. Ihe expense
of such instruction in the public schools Woulu
be small and the benefit would De "lue-
spread and far-reachng. Oar SchOol Ooin
mssoners shOnld give this subject careiui az
teDtion. SO much at least would be due 10 'ne
character Of the names attached to the petltioh'
The fate of several important bills was SET
tied at Albany yesterday Inc UONeIhoi
signed the Congressional Appointments ac''
That was n foreeonc conclusion, since 1t prop
ahIy had his approval from the beginning. 10
oftset This nos,jbly, Mr. Cleveland Affixed his
signature to the bill to suppress polltcai assesS-
ments As introduced into the Assembly ny
Mr. J. Wilton Brooks Republicanl, th's was
an excellent measure: but after Mt. UIauy
got through amending it III the senate 'hcIc
was not much of the original excellence lett
In vetoing the bill making 1T the duty OF inc
Court of Appeals to let contracts for the pup
lication of its reports, the Governor deserves
credit for killing very bad measure III the
success of which some of his friends were
deenlv interested. The fate of the Page Say
ings Bank bill was not definitely settled; but
the amount of opposition to it which was
developed at the hearing before the GoVcrnor
makes it highly improbable that 1t VIII DC
approved.
There is not sufficient reason for thcsdemand
l. arta that Mr. Allan
Campbell shall retire from the Office OF
Controller because OF CarrolPs embezzlemehtS'
He has removed the two clerks whose neglect
made the tbcfts possible. That was rlght'
While the Controller cannot expect to go
wholly free from blame himself, 1t is to he
remembered that if he had followed the uSuai
course of Democratic politicians when he went
into Office, he would have turned out all the
clerks. Carroll among them, TO make room Tor
his own friends. Probably, then, there would
have been no stealing under him, and MI
Kelly alone would have Eccn responsible for
CAROLS thefts for eighteen months, amounting
TO about $4,000. This is point 1t would
have been well for the Aldermen to remember
before they vo;cl that "all parties III any
way responsible for Carrol's breach OF trust
Yesterday was only to make party capital Tor
Tammany at Mr.. CampbelTS expense A>ide
from the facts in this particular case, 1t Is
ridiculous for .he Aldermen to talk
about calling anybody 70 account Cnul they
stop voting agains; the confirmation OF every
decent man who is named for Office, and IN
favor of every man who is not fit TO hold any
place of public trust, the less they say about
Responsibility the better for item.
We publish this morning the result OF talks
had bv TRIBUNE reporters with members OF the
State Press Association. The opinions ex-
messed are worth needing, for there Is no
class of men who have better opportunities to
indce of the political feelings of the voters IN
thr interior of the State than the editors OF the
papers upon which these same voters depend
for their local news. They come constantly In
neichborly contact with the people, and no
middlemen tamper with the information which
they obtain. As for the Democratic menu
bers of the Association whose views are
given elsewhere they unite in condemn
ing Tammany Hall for its present revolt
against the Governor but il is significant that
they sustain Mr.. Cleveland with considerable
mental reservation. That shows that they do
not believe in him implicitly us a leader. They
are inclined also TO the opinion that so Tar as
local interests of Ncw-York City are con-
ccrncd, Tammany and the County Democrats
NAV fight it out as they please. When it comes
to the State Convention they viii see to 1t that
the Democrats of this city are reprcso1led-li
they can. The Republican editors speak hope
fully CT the chances of the Republican party
this fall The bad record of the Democratic
legislators the unsuitable appointments BY the
Governor, and the resulting quarrels over the
division OF the spoils, have Disguised thousands
of voters with the party now in power IN the
State.
The authorities in Dublin are fast disposlng
of the minor criminals connected with the muir
deis in Phoenix Park. The cabman, Fltzhanls,
whose nickname of " Skin the Goat has seemed