The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-03-01
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
Correspondence of the Democrat.

City.-NO Chance Of ats being
Passed by the Legislature.-Op-
posed to Democratic Principles
Legislative Work at Washington.
The Appropriation Bills
Hopes Disappointed.-The Pris-
on Bill IN Aibany.-Jay Gould's
Departure.-Discussing the CUES
ton s1ho migAt.6e the Successor
Henry Valyard.-1he World Still
in the Market.-Lenton Sermons.
Improved Pulpit Oratory.-A
Biography of General Din.--Blue
Birds Heralding an Early Spring.
-Epidemics Probable in the City
Meat Summer Old Road Houses.
BLANCHE Douglas.
New YORK, Feb. 20, 1888.
The all absorbing topic of CONVEX
sation among politicians in this city
this week has been the new charter
which Mayor Edison proposes to have
passed. The Assembly Committee
on Cities has been busy for several
days taking testimony on it. AS a
result, all the ideal politicians are in
favor of it, while the practical men
oppose it. Mr.. Edison desires the
Mayor to he almost absolute in pow
er and independent of the Aldermen.
Now this is opposed to the funda-
mental principles of Democracy and
should never be passed. The fact
is too that there is precious little
chance for it in the Legislature. A
member of the Assembly tells me
that no Democrat can afford to vote
for it and this settles its fate.
A number of Congressman spent
Sunday in town, and went back to
Washington Monday morning. AS
a result of conversations with them,
it strikes me that there is precious
little chance for any general legisla-
ton. The Senate ought to take up
the Army Appropriation Bill as we'll
as The Navy, and fortification appro-
priation bills, and discuss them full
ly. There will be no time to examine
them thoroughly, and therefore the
appropriations will as usual be rush
ed through indiscriminately. The
hopes that some Of the r~otteness
caused by Republican misrule would
be cut out this session through a
pressure of public opinion are there
fore again doomed to disappoint:
ment.
The Legislature at Albany will
not adjourn without regulating and
oyerhauling the existing prison sys.
tenn, and placing the management Of
them on a more open and hence more
humane basis. This is grand work
of which the Democracy may justly
be proud.
Jay Gould's proposed temporary
retirement from the activity of Wal
Street, TO make q tour around the
world, has naturally caused a great
deal Of comment, and the question
is common on the street, who can
take his place as a leader in thai
battle for wealth should he die. Ger
tainly the Vanderbilts have nc
chance. They lack breadth of view
attention to detail and energy of ex
ecution. From William II. down tt
the youngest, non of them possesse:
in any way the qualities necessary
to make a great operator. Gould's
son George is in active training fol
the position, but although clever
ambitious and q hard worker he is
yet too young to be able to WELD tho
sabre de son pere. Among the lead.
ing people of the street it is the be
lief that Henry Willard is the com.
ing man. Although of Germsn birth
he is every inch an American. He
has a genius for management, and
during the past few years he has
developed into the most accomplish
ed railway manipulation perhaps, out
side of Gould. His schemes are or
a large scale, and he therefore has
the experience necessary in order te
lead. Besides, he has the reputation
of being reliable. He has never be
trayed lis friends, nor has he eve,
deliberately given one the wrong
pc mt. Furthermore he has a hor
ror of law suits and is thus a safe
man in every respect. He is n Of
| the principal owners of the EreninS