The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-05-26
GOTHAM GOSSIP.

Cleveland and Kelley Unfounded-
Buffers Pluck-Repubiican Delusions
in New Jersey--The Crusade Against
the Chinese Opium Ficnds OF
the "World" Newspaper-Rumors and
Denials - Mr. Hurlbert's Sybaritic
Apartments.
New York, May 19.-"All this
talk about the fight between Cover
nor Cleveland and Tammany Hall, y
said a leading State Senator, who
was one of the foremost members OF
the Judiciary Committee, "is bosh. F"
s'The Republicans have started the
cry that John Kelly meant to lead
over his party into the Republican
camp, solely to foster discussions.
There is no truth in it, and | know
what ] speak of. The talk about
Tilden is of the same calibre. / feel
confident from the aspect Of things
at present that victory in 1884 is
assured.
Governor Butler is fighting against
heavy odds in Massachusetts, and
in the fall elections will have no easy
time of it. His pluck and gameness
however support him and he has she
people with him, he can afford to see
the politicians writhe The whole
reason Of this determined assault up
on him is simply that he has found
so many sore spots in the body poll
tic of which he is the head, that it
required the courage and the strength
Of Hercules TO commence the work
of cleaning. He has not alone com
menced it, but kept it up and in the
exercise of his purpose has spared
neither friend nor foe. What the
country wants is more Governors
like him.
The Republicans in our sister State,
New Jersey, are fondly hoping to
elect Governor at the fall election.
They claim that the Democratic Gov
ernors who have hitherto been in
power came in on personal popularity
alone, and that "a ring" hid itself
behind the chair of each one. They
will have hard work to prove this.
And ifthey think that the Democracy
of New Jersey has exhausted its sup
ply of popular and worthy leading
men they are awfully mistaken.
1t looks very much as if, thanks
to the effort of the Young Men s
Catholic Association the daming vice
of opium smoking and the infamous
trade Of the Chinese in this connec-
ton, was about to be broken up. Per-
haps it would have been better for
the sake of the eventual conviction
of the Monaghan fiends if the society
and the two clergymen at the head
Of it had quietly gathered all the
evidence they could, gone before the
Grand Jury, had the miscreants in.
dicted, and then given the results of
their discoveries to the press. The
pressure of public opinion would then
have secured not alone their indict-
ment but their speedy punishment.
As it is, evidence in the legal sense
will be somewhat difficult to procure
now, as every Chinaman is thorough
" scared and keeps as shady as
possible. You must understand, that
this agitation is not so much against
the vice of opium smoking per Sc, as
because the almond-eyed Asiatics
make it the vehicle of debauching
young girls, and running them, men
tally, morally and physically to such
an extent that they become practic-
ally beyond redemption.
The sale of the World newspaper
is still the topic of conversation in
journalistic and financial circles.
Jay Gould has come out in an inter
view declaring that he was glad that
he had got rid of it. On the other
hand, it is asserted that Mr.. Gould
owns as much of the World as ever
before; that Mr.. Pulitzer has simply
obtained what shares the previous
editor, Mr.. Hurlbert had, and that
the whole transaction is simply q
blind to disprove to the public at large
that Mr.. Gould had any intention of
muzzling the country at large by OBJ
tanning control OF the Associated
Press. | give the story for what it is
worth, though my informants pro
fess to be speaking what they Oh
tanned from reliable sources. At the
same time Mr.. Pulitzer is doing
everything to disprove these state
ments. His attacks on Jay Gould
are so outspoken and so vigorous as
to disarm almost every suspicion.
At the same time, it must not be
forgotten that Wall Street methods
are very devious.