New-York tribune., 1884-12-06

and other narrow crowded streets. Not salts
fed with that scandalous work, they shame-
lessly attacked Mayor Edison for his praise
worthy vigilance and energy In trying to save
the city from great loss. Snch CONSCIENTIOUS
work on the part of tho Aldermen OF course
stamps as untrue the report that there was
$4,000 " Doodle to quicken their zeal. Tie
falsity of tins report will no doubt be further
established when tho Mayor comes to fill the
vacancy in the Public Works Department.
A strong plea in behalf of the commercial
treaty with Spain is made by a correspondent
on another page. We publish it willingly, IN
asmuch as this is an important question ana IL
is well to have both sides of the case stated. IL
is necessary, however, to comment upon the
eroundlessness of the correspondents assump-
ton that the letter from Havana to which he is
rcplying was not written by an American resi-
dent i'm the island, but by an "impenitcht
Cuban" who is masqucrading in the guise OF
American citizenship AS THE TRIBUNE
youchcd for the character and nationality OF
the Havana correspondent, these insinuations
are discourtcous. With this wellmcrited re-
buke of the critics bad manners, we direct at
[ 'ntlOn 10 HIS iDit Ul lSuHi'i' III '"''' Va w. '
Gcation of the treaty.
Mr. Randall ia one of those willy politicians
who believe in taking time by the forelock.
Forcsccng that the South will choose the next
Democratic nominee for the Presidency, with
out nort,cular regard to the feelings OF 1.-THE
Northern mudsills," he has been laying pipes
already in that section But he will do well to
beware of Hendricks. The South wants the
Offices, aud IL does not propose to daily with
Civil Scryice Rcformers. The abuse heapcd
upon Hendricks because he mildly expressed
dlsapproval of the Civil Service reform me,hons
has made him hosts of friends In the South u
has met with greater popular approval there
than ANYTHING he has said since he called
Lincoln "a smutty oll tyrnnt." II Is notice
able that in his great speech AT Atlanta Mf'
Randall kept clear Of this subject. One oi the
officers of the House recently said thnt NV
Rnn,lall's committee would make no appioprih
ton FOR the future maintenance oi the CiNii
Service l,naii, lr he dors that then he viii
slea a march on Hendricks,
" a report a. ,he lioafd W Estimate 'hc
Mayer Controller and t6iroialioh CAhhsel
Wispiy advised againsl ANY ailemul w tthdp
the requirements ~ tha new constitutional
Amendment h, large ISSUE OF bonds before
January L. There Ia some question a. 'o
whether OF not the city has the night To iaa'e
bonds for purposes for winch it has not yet IN
cured any liability. Ii certainly cannot aiiord
to take risks in such matter, IL Is not de
sirablc that the city should proceed on the ex-
cecdingly loose notions of honesty and dcccncy
| that prevail in the Public Works Department.
| In face of the Amendment and despite the Fact
| that his term expires next week, Commissioner
| Thompson has within short time let paving
! sewer and regulating and grading contracts to
| the amount of half million dollars. He has a
| large number of others advertised, and uncom-
pleted contracts amounting to $1,Ol7.5G5. He
has asked for over SO, 900, 600 i'll bonds to meet
these contracts. In the entire month of De-
cember last year lie made contracts for the
same purposes to the amount of only $24,OOO.
This is zeal in behalf of his friends the con-
tractors, but il is not the kind of zeal the hon
est taxpayers want.