The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-01-27
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New York, January 18Th, 1853.
The alta cks on Mayor Edison, brought
about by his nominations for city officers
have momentarily ceased, and the public
have an opportunity Of looking at politics
from the practical poinS of view and judg
ing the man fairly. 1t Is charged that Mr.
Edison has made a bargain with the &C
rnpt elements Of both Democratic fac
lions, that he has trotled out 'ancien.
party hacks, and the moral re!ormers who
have heei. left ont in the cold, raise their
hands in horror and say who would have
expected it, Now the fact OF the matter
is just this, Mr.. Edison as u business man
and as a practical MAJ knows that the
powers of the Mayor in this ely "ie Very
limited; that he cannot get along without
a working majority o. the Eoard o. Ai0cr-
men. that's l. EtronlSe outside OF mat.
subject TO the confirmation of the Boa,u
OF Aldermen is absurdly small. and hat he
m1sj get along as best he Gun with that
unseen polisica. power which stands be-
hiud the Aldermen, and auseen directs
their movements Mayors WickEam EIy
and Grace. MIR. Edson's Immediate nrede
ccssols, would not see this and spent ttei-
efforts in striking their heads agairst a
wall. The result was that they brought
II city affairs Into a sadly mixed PIP stat:
aud so far from beuefiting themselves az
tually inflicted positive injury upon their
W serves. Mayor Edson had to do the
best he could with the material that offer
ed itself. His character Will show itself
when it comes to face the people he Sc
lected to keep in the harness. This s;tua-
ton is not a very cheering one, but it is
the true one, aud a change cannot he had
until We get l. new charler in Albany,
which will make the Mayor more indepel
dent and therefore more directly response
bic for his actions. This system works
we'll in Brooklyn, where Mayo .ow is now
carrying it out, and Judging ny remarks
of lea ling Legislators with WHOM : have
the time is not far Of when such
change will be made.
Not for a long time has sport on the ice
aid SNOW been as good as during the past
week. The ponds in Central Park have
been thronsed with skaters every day;
Tue devotees of that fine old Scotch game,
have gathered adniring throngs
about them, and the fancy skaters who in
years displayed their agility and
kill maialy in private Kinks have this
year taken to the Park, aud showed rs the
high art of skating us well as the poetry OIL
1t is ON the road however that
me sees life at present. We read about
What the tourists abroad tell us of the
;orso in Venice during carnival time. 1t
not a marker to St. Nicolas and Jerome
OF afternoons at present. Sleirhs
n every var city from the light cutter to
he comfortable carry all for families dash
the white, bead aad admirably
ept driveway like so many phantoms.
he horses excited by the iingling of tens
f thousands of sleigh bells, sond the drift
,g snow flying like boys bathing i'll the
lrf: and above the din one hears the mer-
7 banter Of the drivers. OF now and then
10 warning voice of the mounted police
ian. who sits on his hose like a riding
and from a distance looks like a
,ntaur. Fashion allows but little varie-
? in sleighs this winter. For parties the
ussian vehicle with a rumble behind is
lie proper trap, but for single driving the
litter is indispensable. Cutters a:e made
} light at present chat they come as low
own as fifty or sixty pounds. and yet are
rong, durable and pe.fectl7 safe. Thus
horse really has no more weight to pull =.
lan il harnessed to a sull,y. But to drive
has got to be an artist and to pos i.
IS plenty of muscle in his arms. The
'ad viewed from a distance o. an after. :
Don, IS as dotted with sleighs as a sugar ,
ariel wheh opened in summer is covered :
18th flies, and yet accidents or upsets sci ,
'm occur, and yet one awkward or ioex =:
''leaced driver might block UP the whole ,
1of no one would dream of travelling .
less than racing speed. .
The papers here have recently devoted {
me space to ths project now under &C. :
We discussion of establishing n Catholic :.