New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
BOSTON,.
BUTLE JOURNALISTIC MIS-
CEILANEOUS.
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BosTOy. Nov, l7.-GOvemOr Buffers Thanks
giving proclamation stuffed full of scripture texts
and scraps of hymns, has been the mild lutheran
sensation of the week. His Fast Day proclamation
wound up will recommendation to the ministers
to attend to business and let politics alone 1ms
one. as if to slight the church observance OF the
day, dwells on family feasting and merry-maklng,
and quotes the SaviOurs words as he passed the cup
"Drnk We all of it "a shocking blunder, as tms
was uttered at the sOrrowful Last Supper, and was
followed by the words, for this is my blood" Ii
not bunder it is the most shocking fllppancy and
irreveronce.
Boston has no rest as yet from its task of clearing
out Butlerism. Its entrenched position at City
Hall has to be at the municipal election, December
IL. To lead this forlorn hope gallant soldier,
steadfast Democrat and a good citizen, General
A. P. Martin, has been chosen as by common con-
sent and without competition. The call by him,
signed by hundreds of leading citizens of both par
ties was such as any man might be proud of and is
a tribute to his high character and sound ability.
The Office seeks the man, emphatically in this case,
as it will be a genuine sacrifice of business and per-
sonal comfort for General Martin to accept the
trust, and he does it from duty, pure and simple.
The Butlerite candidate will be Alderman Hugh
O'Bren, who started in politics with high W0teSs-
IONS but has degenerated into an ot1ice-broker,
party demagogue and schemer and comes as near
the Ney-York type of Irish boss as anything ever
known in Boston politics. The cool reputation OF
"Poor Palmer" the Republican renegade, who has
grovelled in the dirt as Mayor to do the bidding of
O'Bren aud his henchmen all for naught, is one of
the tragedies of politics An analysis of the vote
of Boston shows that on the general ticket the
Democratic majority is only 700 to Buffers $3.50
But this carries with it the unpleasant revelation
that some ! 700 Boston Republicans voted for But
Ter, and probably over 10000 in the whole State.
The revolution in The advertiser Office is the cul-
mination of much difficulty arising out Of the
peculiar ownership of the paper since Mr.. E. +.
Waters was bought out. The plan was to distribute
the stock among about fifty leading citizens,
eminent graduates of Harvard preferred The con-
sequence has been that the editor has had to con-
duct the paper in sort of tOwn-meeting, and
town-meeting where nearly every individual was
an able and persistent debater with decided views
of his own. 1t is reported with much show Of prob
ability that the organizer of this scheme, as well as
the retiring editor, Mr.. Stanwood, is heartily sick
and tired Of it.
Judge Nelson has administered a blow to the
work of prosecuting illegal lquOr-selling by throw
ing out evidence procured by salared spotters who
induce violations of the law in order TO report
them. The Citizens Law aud Order Leagues Sec
rotary insists in a card that that organization has
not dealt in such evidence against law-breakeTs,
but has only paid men TO observe violations in
which they themselves had no part. The league
has initiated 800 prosecutions during the year, but
has small success in convictions.
The new building of the Young Mems Christian
Association makes another fine architectural pile
in the Back Bay district. 1t is what is called the
Scotch baronial style, the only one of its type in
this country.
The approaching change from the local noon to
the Philadelphia noon, in accordance with the
standard railway time system, meets with de-
termined though not general opposition. 1t puts
Boston fifteen and three-quarters minutes behind
its own time. All the public clocks in the charge
of the Fire Commissioners will be stopped and
made to wait for the new standard stroke from
Harvard Observatory, which has taken the lead in
enforcing the new system.
The Armstrong estate case is to be settled out of
court after all. The negotiations not complete
but will be finished next Monday. This case has
been totally overshadowed by the scandalous
test of the will of Henry F. Durant, the pious
founder of Wellesley, made by the woman who
claims to have been, under New York law, his wife
and not simply his mistress.
A new departure in the public schools was set on
foot this week the order passed by the School
Committee to fit up school for instruction of boys
In the of tools.
The theatres are running full with Booth at the
Globe, Barrett at the Park, the spectacular
"Jalma " at the Boston, the London meodrama " In
the Ranks at the Museum, the veteran Joseph
Proctor, the Jibbenainosay," at the Howard and
the Wyndham comedies at the Biou. The Handel
ond Haydn society's Luther night was an
artistic but not pecuniary success. The weekly
symphony concerts glut the musical market.
PHILADELPHIA.