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New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.
MEN AND THINGS, THE COUNTRY ROUND.
THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BROAD
WAY LOUNGER.

| twenty hye years or more ago and heard Mr..
| Leon Albeit now Democratic candidate for Governor
OF fNeW-Jersey address debating society in Philadelphia
on public might. He was announced az a prodigy who
would make speech Immediately on any subject pro-
posed by the audience. Some members of the rival
deDaung societies. more jealous than fraerna proposed
the word eosmogony, unfair thing because he had
not promised 10 define every hard word it said
that young Abbetts wits all ready and he had die
uonary concealed out Of which the missing
ng science Of the universe. He spoke gliby but left
the impression my mind that he would IA well be
prompt a. right He the Of milliner in that
city who brought up bright family Of boys handsome,
Well-behaved and rather precocious
hbel suit between saDants iH only many steps
above the level but shows the public that an advance
IN refinement Is abatement OF professional exasper-
atom that IA Calvin burnt servetus for disputng
we with him. and az the Earl OF Cork punahed the Earl
ofstraford for high degrading his family
ument In st. PatIiek's Cathedral, who know Aga
Inemnons finger iings foam at the mouth and rush
into lawyers maws.
ltaked several years ago with Barry Sullivan about
a rising Mr. Henry Irving had heard o. and the
former sid with labored patronage: "Oh, guess q
mere Dae-odramatIc actor. Something new in me-lo-
drama"
The play Of Charles I" by Mr. Wills reemed TO me
chiefly interesting Showing current facts
much IN Englishman make ont Of any king, how
little he can know about his own eontry's history and
how much he sti hates the Scotch The terrible re
actions every now and then in favor Of Cromwell are
merely tho frnit of such plays this which have
cuse tn any evils ~ modern society and do represent
the views Of Engshnen Of race and breeding. hut the
gushing love OF divine right and OF somebody higher In
the bosom NJ Cooks excursion people and the successful
British tralc-Inan.
Mrs. Anna II. soutlworth widow OF the late City
Treasurer Of Philadelphia who died last winter Monte
Carlo and s buried Nice f. the Hotel St. Mare with
hor husbands interesting daughter She was one Of the
best writers ~ the country before her marriage
man who does not 60 shonnrg with the ladies some
times will know less than bali Of New-Yorb There is
more animation, beauty and reality in biz retail store
than in all the city theatres The hundred nimble clerks
look Ike yesterdays widows and orphans -m0rrow's
brides. The actual widows that come IN glrpass any
nuns IN the world for healthy purity The queer old
women looking tcnacoy for weeds to keep appearance
remind one of how money viii hy when people
hc1dstoned. Sweet childhood looking the dyes OF
dress and ornament brchtens the surprises Poverty
comes in and feels welcome the rest. making Its
frugal outlay. How manv bachelor loohng at these
bh.s he might confer and receive waiting to
his hand. and the choice wider than in a kings false
court Woman at the shop is woman only one floor be
low Heaven
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

Why could not private water company do wen in
New York, with water clerks stealing and aguo-
ducts TO bc manipulated by candidates Tor the peniteR-
tary and hardly any water service above the ground
floors Here ia the sea to make clear water FROM.
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

Also look out. whcn you send sut OF clothes 70 6s
renovated, that you make an agreement Otherwise .
district messenger boy viii bring you the BIN and cothss
together, and with him you cannot reason. as his orders
are 70 bring back the whole bin Jr tho parcel This
swindling practice is almost new.
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

Work II being hurried the basement Of the tee
graph building the Of Twenty-thrd st. and
Fifth-ayc, in order give humane accommodations 10
the force which ia now crowded into little room in
Broadway which as full as omnibus IL is said that
the OF the corner is $4,000 a year, and tho
elegant residence there taken down 10 put mp
UIicc building The basement will De thrown open for
work before the rest OF the house is finished At this
office go in many OF the long dispatches 10 the western
press, OF which 1000 900 words every day
Pneumatic tubes wl connect this office with the main
telegraph building.
gee that the pretty French Opera-hOuse In Twenty
thirs which has much statuaTy and ornamcntation in
its front, IL nearly finished. Strange that mag
nlncent theatre like Booths should down and al
most In the spot another place OF amusement be
going up!
/ was talking with formerly prominent man In Tam
many Hall yesterday about the pending election. Said
he IL costs 100000 election expenses Of either
party this city THIS year fammany has assessed the
candidates for supreme Court Judge $4,000 apiece,
and the other organizations have assessed them 10000
that each Of these judges has had 20 put up $4,000
for his nomination. The assessment for Register was
$4,000 AN told from TaminIny alone. Ten dollars
i the expense Of handling the tickets for one political
party In each OF the ncarly 700 election districts
What do sou expect asked to be the result In New
York City g. on the legislative ticket the Democrats
will lO-e three Senators anticipate that for Register
O'Brien viii get 900 votes, Hess 10000, aud Reilly
the Tammany candidate, will get 10000 20 100000
votes" Said Il Does Reilly keep saloon, like his
brother the ex-shertf :" believe he does but think
he does not give it mnch OF his personal attention"
What Is John Keys neXt expectation !" They say It
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

The patent medicine business in this country does not
go around dcfacing mountains formerly, though I'm
quarters t has been buying up all the barns and
painting them from the ridge pole to the stalls in
huge ctters farmer who allows his land 10 he de-
faced I'm this way is hundred years behind cultivation,
say sefrespec Mr. George W. Elliott. formerly
editor The Rochester Democrat told me last week
that the house or Warner with which he IS connected,
sells two and hah million dollars worth Of liver and
kidney specific yearly. General Packard Consul at
Liverpool considers that he was cured Of Brights dis
ease by this preparation
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

Miss Carrie d. Townsend the daughter Of John D.
Townsend. counsellor Is 10 be married on November r.
to rank Preston Fremont youngest Of General John
O. Fremont, and grandson Of sold Bullion" reception
will be given to about 800 persons after the wedding
The groom is an Army officer.
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

The polite habit OF omnibuscs getting between stre,t
car and passengers waiting for II and keeping tveen.
calls for OF Inspector walings police 20 drive TIE
omnibus 20 the police station
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

When a four-cent Old man comes down % a tvo-cens
standard he up his breeches, walks up n" Blve.
stops asOnished gentleman % ask him FOR light 10 .
cabbage cigar, and interviews Mr. Jesse James 40 tse
dime museum. Says he: I'm western journalist aDd
don't you fsrgt it,"
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

Said the weary baseball editor who had once been ia
storm signal prophet and later washed the front oies
windows and posted mp the exree bullen: some day,
hope, they viii shake mp TO Tper.gteHa the ncvs
stands divide the smallpox fund among Lc lct5sal
sufferers, and then win retire wealthy
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

Right minded people win steer clear of parisanshiD
between opera managers. II II vulgar he piring up
the quarTes Of men who professionally quarrel. I'm
cheney Is TO be found in the maintenance ~ competition
We are too justly criticised for letting Old fayorite 60
and for sacrificing principle 20 fashion Tha is all
the better that Indifferent TO the hckster Ia n
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

Beware Of the ghastlyfaced man. who looks n he lad
just got up from the bed OF DEATH and sys you oona
dentaly if barely able TO articuate: I'm slck cant
you help ME r. have met him IN three parts Of ths
city He belongs 10 the London Of professionals
called shallow cOves"
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

To Grover Cleveland: Put but Americans
guard to night and that not allowed 70 have
postage stamps In my sleepy
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

Here we are TO vote next Tuesday or clerk to keep
real records whose fees not % say stean
will be the salary OF the President OF the United states
and all his Cabinet. Turn the Fascals 0uti
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

Is the employment Of electricity, Mr. Edison. Of any
influence on man OF weather Hitherto Il was Knocked
about and ran Wild you know. Since 10 has been sub
tracted so to speak. from the crcumambient are we
dumb-bells more There L. may susgcst,
good deal Of paralysis around
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08
WORKINGMAN,S SIDE.

The Tribune is probably disposed to
do the fair thing by the wOrkingmen of
this city, so long as the matter under dis
cussion is nothing greater than little
local affairs, but the managing editor
certqinlv deserves censure for his care
lessness in allowing his subordinates to
misrepresent matters which are Of more
importance to labOrers than any other
class. He may protest, when cOrnered
and placed face to face with the issue,
that he knows the workingmen are un-
Justly dealt with, and are justified in
making any and all attempts to secure
their rights but he lacks the honesty
to exercise the same careful supervision
over the matters that are of importance
to the common people" which is ap-
parent in those touching the politician
and the fnancier.
1t is all well enough to shoulder the
responsibility of an error in a labor re-
view upon a subordinate, but if the
editor of the Tribune really cared for
the welfare of the laborer he would as
closely scrutinize all articles relating to
| it as he does others. This in a friendly
spirit from one who realizes that the
working class needs all the friends it has
and can get.
One day last week the Tribune pub
lished a long article purporting to be a
series of interviews with employers, and
which represented that there was a
heavy demand for mechanics and labor
efs in this city, away beyond the supply
In last SATURDAYS ENQUIRER the ar,
ticle was thoroughly reviewed, and the
falsity of it's statements (engendered OF
| ignorance or malice) made SO plain that
no doubt remained in the mind Of any
reader as to the truth of this Journals
words. And the Tribune rushes to cor
rect its "bull," not mentioning, however
where and how it discovered its mistake
A reporter strolls on Colfax avenue
and runs against a wOrklngman, who
upbraids him for last weeks article, anC
straightway fully explains the local laDo1
problem. The greatest difficulty lies IL
the fact that the Tribune'S mythlca
laboring man doesn't appear to uTder
stand the situation, and his own COndi
ton very well. No intelligent working
man has fault to find or disparagings re
marks to make concerning itinerAn
laborers. No matter whether the new
conner has .F:kr ofat t5Sls or not, if /
workman comes to the city in search o
employment, the laboring man who i
5 tcompeteEt to realize his own condition
understands the causes which set hi
| unfortunate brother out on the world
} and has kind words for him if nothing
. more.
As l said before, the editor of tn
1 Tribune may feel friendly to the laborin
5 man, but he would better prove it b.
$ allowing his columns to be perfectl
e silent on the subject, rather than permi
Y such gross misrepresentation and ignor
. ant laundering as has been done on tina
1t sheet lately.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08

SOME subscribers of the paper are
making the mistake which was appre-
hended when the subscription price was
advanced. They think those who are
paid ahead will be expected to pay fifty
cents more. This is wrong. All credits
stand for the full time they were given
under the old subscription price; the
advance went into effect with last week $
issue of the paper, and those who were
in arrears will be credited with one
wear from the time of their last payment
if they will forward $3.50 before the first
Of October: TfIis seemed to be the fair
est way to arrange it, and should suit all
natrons. The time allowed seems ample
to allow all the surrounding towns and
camps to be heard from. Our agent
will call on all delinquents in the city
before October /, and I hope all the
friends will settle with him, without
putting him to the trouble and me to the
expense of a second visit Those who
can make it convenient, will confer a
favor by calling in at the office and SET
ting. There is always some one in, day
and night, every day in the week. My
office and family are now under the
same roof See?
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08
SATAN ON THE STAND.

Jay Gould, murderer and thief, was
examined by the senate committee on
labor, Wednesday, He said the Western
Union paid its employes better wages
than most other corporations, that the
telegraphers' strike was the work of the
inferior operators, that he didn't know
whether labor Unions were a benefit or
not, and a string of kindred lies
He insinuated that congress had bet
ter mind its own business by saying
that labor and capital could settle their
differences if left to themselves. Com
ment is unnecessary, further than to say
that it is a rank shame that such a
wretch as Gould should be allowed to
cumber the earth, while dynamite is
only 45 cents pound
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08

Boston dispatches announce the tOrma-
ton of a telegraph company to be known
as the Citizens and Telegraphers'
National Union Telegram and Cable
gram company, with capital stock of
IS, 900, the shares to be $25 each and
no person to be permitted to hold more
than 100000 worth. The object of the
company is to purchase or construct and
operate Independent telegraph and cable
lines in the United States and Canada
and across the Atlantic The idea is
that every employe will. be a stock
holders The idea drawn upon by the
projectors of this scheme is good one,
but it will not work to the interest of
the laborer unless it is adopted nearer as
an entirety. Cooperation is simple, and
will succeed in all cases if properly
carried on. The new telegraph company
provides that every employe shall be d
stockholder, but does not require that
every stockholder shall be an employe
The amount that each may own shall
not be in excess of 100000. The idea
is to compel every lineman or operator
who desires to work for the company to
invest in its stock to the amount of $25
and few would be able to go beyond that
while the sharks would crowd the limit
and a few of them hold the control. A
little figuring will show that thirty capi-
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08
REN RUTLER.

The idea that Ben Butler is the best
and most available man the people can
center on for president in 1884 is rapidly
gaining ground. He is certainly the
choice of the laboring people of the New
England states which is high compll-
ment to his worth, for they should GER
tainly know if he would be favorable to
their attempts to secure their rights, II
any section should.
THE ENQUIRER positively faVors Mr..
Butler for presidedt, for the reasons that
it thinks him an honest, conscientious
reformer, and that his record is well
enough known to assure him the sup
port of all people earnestly and honestly
desirin reform in our government IN
stitutiOns.
To show what the feeling upon this
subject is in New England an extract Is
given from personal letter from friend
to myself. The letter is written from
Old Orchard, Maine, by a gentleman IN
whom l have perfect confidence, and
whose opportunities for studying ana
understanding the subject are un-
bounded. The letter was not intended
for publication, or any part of it, but l
take the liberty of making this extract
from it:
II believe that he is the only man
upon whom we can hope to rally the
people in 1884.
81 have been in every part of Nlassa-
chusetts during the present month and
have conversed with representative men
of every shade of political belief, and |
am perfectly confident that the governor
will be triumphantly reelected if he
chooses to become a candidate, and il
he is reelected governor nothing can
prevent him from going to the white
house"
A Butler club, consisting of former
democrats, republicans, greenbackers
socialists and wOrkingmen, is forming in
Chicago, and they will formally nomi
nate Governor Butler for the presidency
in the course Of afew weeks.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08
FARMERS AWAKENING.

The market prices of staple farm pro-
ducts in this state, which have always
been disproportionally low, are worse
than for a long time, this season, and
the hard-working tillers of the soil have
been wondering Why this is SO, y
The speculating operators say there is
no market and have crowded prices
down to the lowest notch, at which fig
ure, however, they are taking all they
can get The farmers have learned that
the speculators are borrowing money
from the banks to pay for all the grain
especially wheat-which they can OBJ.
tain, and the question is being asked, how
can the operators pay the high bank
rates of interest on money, and put il
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08

Z E =
His greed, avarice, covetousness and sa-
tanic ambition to possess, has deadened
his heart and paralyzed his reason. This
is 80 of them ALL They will never for
one instant desist from the cruel policy
until absolutely forced to. And now we
get back to show will they be forced ?"
The ballot or the bullet will be the
means. Let those who have sufficient
faitheleft still cling to their hope in the
former. The thinking man, the wise and
discreet man, will make preparations for
the latter. -|
There is no need to enumerate the
score of precedents at hand to show how
these things have always ended. If one
instance were given it would be met by
the bit of sophistry "but we have the
ballot" The people have been deceived,
but they are reading and thinking now.
And before education, deception must 60
down.
There is no written law of God, or
one presumed compatible with his uni
yersahlove, which gives to any of his
creatures the right to live in luxury and
idleness while others toll and starve
Will any fool jump up and declare that
such is not the condition of humanity
to day. Just so soon as the downtrod-
den understand the principle they will
revolt against their present wrongs.
And they are rapidly grasping the idea
Did the bloated monarchs of this free
country come into daily contact with
"the brawny sons of toll" as some of us
do. and listen to their talk and look
upon their stern, determined faces they
might not feel 80 secure in their usurped
places.
Let no man think THE ENQUIREF
wishes to make threats, or arouse sedl
tious thoughts in the breasts of the peo,
pie. If it could prevent the shedding OF
blood by guaranteeing rights of the peo-
pie, it would outstrip its monopolistic
contemporaries in performing that work
But there is no use in beating about the
bush any longer; it is time the truth was
told, and told plainly and the truth is
in my estimation, that, unless immediate
good results follow the election in 1884
the people will not wait another tour
years to try the ballot scheme.
They will arise in open revolt, and
woe to him who opposes them when the
revolution does come 1t will be nc
child's play, but quick, tar-reachlng and
decisive. 1t will be, "war to the palace
peace to the cottage and death to luxu,
rious idleness"
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08

The St. Louis Globe Democrat COM
pany is flooding this part Of the country
with recent ISSUES of their paper. If
the CD. is attempting TO secure sub
scribers by this course it would be we'll
to send papers to Colorado and the coast
states which do not contain editorials
fav0ring the unlimited admission of
Chinese pauper conyicts into this coun-
try. The people out this way are too
severely familiar with the practical side
of the Chinese question to relish fowery
articles in favor Of their unlimited-or
Iimited-admssion to this country. And
those who are opposed to the admission
of Chinese can teach the Globe-Demo-
crat in the practice of universal human
ity and rights.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08
Into grain to hold, if everything is OF

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into grain to hold, if everything is on
the square.
There is no money in raising wheat IN
this state for seventy-fye cents per
bushel, and ifit is worth more than that
to the interest-paying speculators- the
farmers justly think it should bring
them larger figure y 81. - ), IT,
Meetings have been held, and more
are to follow, for the purpose of looking
systematically into this question, and
devise means of avoiding the apparent
trickery of the spectators, and some,
thing will evidently be done before
great while.
No class of workingmen is safe from
the clutches of the thieving Speculation
and robbing bank, and the fact is rapidly
becoming known. The sooner the
better.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08

i : Fl
talists could hold three-ffths Of the stock,
while, if there we're 5000 workmen they
would hold only two-ffths. Or, to put 1t
differently, those actually doing the work
for the company to hold the control,
and prevent their robbery, would have
to hold over 10000 of the shares. This
would require that there be-or' near. at
least-1O.00O employees, as very few labor
ing men in this country are able to as
sumo more than one such shares, and
the capitalists would see that they made
no future additions, if the stock was
worth anything. The scheme is &very
thin one, launched at this time to catch
the gullible telegraph meh' while they
are hot at the old companies. The pres
ent monopolistic system must be wiped
out, but the way it will have to be done
is through government postal telegraph
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08
WORKINGMEN's CAMPAIGN.

If the WOrkingmen are going to take
any organized action in the county cleo
ton this fall, it is time they began to
move As | said last week, it is inmate
rial to me personally whether they do
ANYTHING orMot, but lam convinced that
if they eX pcct to accomplish anything III
the state and national election Of 1854,
it will be of benefit to act this year. If
the movement were properly guarded 1t
would greatly strengthen the cause for
the great and important struggle twelve
months subsequent.
The reason why | think whatever is
to be done should be done soon, is that
| am not in favor of indOrsing the Candi-
dates-of either of the old parties. Let
us have an early convention, nominate
our own men, from the ranks, and then
stand by them. We ought to do this
let the others do as they please.
THE Enquirer has no special candl'
dates, and wants nothing for itselfaIone
but, of course, it knows a few good anC
capable men. with any Of which it wouIc
be willing to make the fight; or will
any other good men that might be
named by the laboring people.
Name your men, and let us get to work
as soon as possible.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08

TIE aristocratic pauper Of the News
no sooner resumes the burdensome re-
spOnsibilities of that sheets exposition
editorial columns than he issues another
of his unaterable mandates to the labor
ing man. This time he says that the
wage system Of this country is fixed and
the laws for its government not subject
to change by the wage-slave. Not SC
fast, Bill, my kid if you will eradicate
the aroma of green logs from your sniff
ers IN due time you may be able to de
tect the fumes Of burnt powder Oh
YES. we can fix these things; and it vii
be done ere long, and with a vengeance
The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-08

REPORTS of Chinese evasion of the
restriction act continue to come from
Port Townsend. There is certainly a
screw loose in this matter. If the gov
ernment officials at Port Townsend are
inadequate to shut out the ambitious
CelestiaIs, the militia of Vermont and
Illinois might assist during the time
that the miners in those states have
bread in the house. They'll not be
wanted at home until the workingmen
stagger once more on the verge of star
vatiOn.