New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
m setua ocsusronce ! can readily understand sos
might have occurred under tho aosutoiy 'sA wv '-~
nliiug our jury boxes, oven II II did not


aIliug our Jury boxes, oven II IL ala not
frsnd writes me: You seem to have mania ,or
rs,ormng our tury system. Why do you not JOIN WIZ"
s,per,euced men like Douglas Taylor Henry IL 'n"'o
Thenas Boase, John d. Townsend ana Johh op".""o, ',
,her. like hem Who have the same reform at hearI anu
do nomcthing practical In the next legislature "0'
answer that have never yet seen the Les's'"'"oo "
either undertake anything practical IN the way
-, ys,orm NJ pub,c abuses until the newspapers hau
than TO the Importance Of the matter In that
direction lies tho duty Of the press' ana DO not uo"
tor ono moment that IN the end THE 1h'nos" ~'' -"
force this reform aud SUPP liant tho speo'" Jury ~"
under which this county snhers Just IN, "o''' 20
AGO single handed IL compelled the p"''ho".o" " ~
Reneh and brought about tho retirement ot n"'"''u'
MeCuuu aud Cariozo sun should oe ss" 70 300 ~"
men named or any Others honestly undertak" 10 han''"
,he sble reform which must oome IN ~or' "''
u.vo, yames w. II,nklay Of Pougkeaps'e, ono o' h'
bondsmeu for Iioman clark M IN A1"''"o. '"''"
s,oner IA tho same gentleman VINO mas ''o'""y ,.
yn o,oahe and who reorganlsed tho company ""y '"
ma that be had ~ assume tho ownefs'p w .''
ordcr 20 giye n anew lea~s of pro"n'"'" "''' , n
yo,ny man still not forty, of great '"''b, 49,
ouek dispatoh Of business lie also owns ''"" a
nane, oub,,shod a, Poughkeepsis' Ills pc's""" w.
auaintanoe with loading Dcmocra" 'fo"' v" Wv,
etnte IA extremely iargei ana no hnH h"'' w " 80 =,
oa,ee rcnde,y ous for the moro innu'h'lm m"""f'
M. Marty lie In q close personal If'cn" " Jun
wv p"" pan.hIeo,sle tho rartner Of IIoman Clark
and tins probably accounts Tor Mf' n'"N"' "''
49,. oo c,a,h,s bond In place Of Smith N. Weed
..,, y, severa recent eoccntrices of tho RcV '"""
n rbou,psop who recently disappeared from NV "'.o
and pn,pit IN Brooklyn iio had boon nn'"''' W
sev,rai wocks before his departure 70 MOI" "' "o'y
r.oon,o.s of members OF his church hnd on ono oc-
lime n
,or AZ n stretch and then had 20 bo stoppcd py HIS
dcacons.
On .ch cross scanda, and bro-d insinnat:ons OF cor
rupt,on have been attached TO any organization ol ''
Cnmop council of this city since the days OF the oa
snnerv vsors Ring the predecessor OF 'ho ,oo"
& -, =. ror app,ied TO the dying Board Of Alder
- ,,r ,aei Tho corruptlons OF the Supervisors were
so notorious that II bccmc necessary 10 ior' NO"
ring hut tho Same people with Few excep''ons oo.'
r,,se A. snd ~ the Ring had 10 mako provision 'o
rorcealing the seangs In the Court iiouSo i'" . "
"A, h, aud was detected IN doing IT, the pun'shineh'
,, ,,.,,, r,n The new Ring Some day Investigation
, sh., ,b,t s, another Ring has bcen growing np III
,s t., ,.s ,hs renen,iny inas yet receive sone on
ma ptrssnt ,,irica togucs fcr whom 1t is snwhihg
s,sa et ,svp .eegreii8ns wii ten toi eofe o thch
a,tN ,gges ana wdtda ah escaihhtibns W annirnuon
bs, ihe n,s ~ he tuhl't Wbths Iittnt'mcnt w w
t.t
o st no1Aiug al al afett-,Han he niA iNteA hNs NV
Az avn yepnieaaN Islla W fteai' a''fhhr ~ WV WV
al pweea Hie as dins ~ tNe A'NN'N w f'e'NN' WV
| Boa,d ~ Ah,egmen iFan eNNhf'N'Nr sNrrEPsN' wv
| Iuhart O. ThampsNn NY az 'nlNNpuNN .NS'HH'"s WV
Hoard rom acting u 10 nat 0nll hni hH' 'NspN""s
ia ths ala time II was The ring hFeaNss WV NNf''
Inc eourts 90 punsh the thieves and who appip' "s w
iunollous 10 dspossess the rasoas W ohpe iho 40"
Ring" a. NY friend tho Democratic cont'"o'" ""'n'
quoted last week, says SIS not IKE 'hu on ono W.
not In respect OF courage akin U a''toiy anu "o
which still has the of bravaio aoon u whieh ohaf'o
,origei the leader of the old Rims" hut In the eh'
when the Ring Ia dispossessed as II VIII Do some d
t will be found that 1t was quite as corrupt 'ho"sh
more cautious to Its methods
There IA one feature of the present fight to deprive the
Ring of power which Is In curious contrast win ,"o
strngge for the purpose against Tweed I'D io|'
The Citizens Committees were fighting the Rihg; now
the 40 called Citizens Committee appears 10 De iaoorhs
NIGHTLY and by mighty queer tactics 10 sustain the
Ring And yet the difference Is more seeming nah real
Who does not remember how "Citi@eh sah'S always
sboted loudest for Reform, and champoned ci tzens
mOvcments"T
Jamos w Collier OF the Union Square management
a. been IN for week past but has been able to attend
by mOYy OF an active young nephew to tue p"snoss "
the several travelling companies ol inc eoho''n' '"o
"Lian,ts o. London" companies Of the Union s1aaro
management have been among the lew eo"'ohat'ohs
which hayo thus tar proved successful th's se"son'
A aenteman latlly returned from England was """R
me o his surprise at Hadng IN almost every p"ba nous"
Which ne entersi IA mat GOnniry pGinre ~ Tho alo
0arteld pastsi 9onspnp0nsy, ana pfih'no
fe Of hm IN thu pariof ~ rntllng room ~ eshh mn
p,,m TIM Tow patb ~ tho Wblts iioiaa' hen'h' w h
ino uost o0,nu0u NJ thas1 campaign h'h' ~ ''n Wv"
prssljani, suggested thai lbh nl'N''nst'"'NH v" NV
daetb nal probably inlero'lad tbe tnRrh opl' ~ """
ers arHed Bit bs sai that ~ expressing w" ''"'
dsa ls bad fonnl ,nara aNofy wlh'spf""' '"''s'
| IN and sy,npathy win bl, struggles IN HE ani his ~
yaDoanant from ~ hnnbo lo''l"h w wv "k""'t"'
and power IN tbo Satlon'
Mr. BeNchor says many wl-e thlnai, ana oeon'lonuly
does so,ue foolish ones Bnt those who tinh mat ,be
| church which ained him through the campaign of
scaud,i which eyil nssocati0n ani careless hhb't "i
writing too many letters brought upon hlm n gpng0
dosc him becnnas ~ his foolish course III ih' fn'""t
poi,cni cam,algn 10 not nnicrHtind bis congregation
r, may moi bc and Ia not intended 10 be. compliment
otv 90 Mr. I,o,cher but II IL jnst 30 Plymouth congro
| lion. which moro than any other boiy Of 5000 soplA
ho, Luow of f,lly recognizes the absolute liberty Of
,oiicoi and rcl ons opinion and action Bcochcr has
pcarhcd ~ too long TO that particular congregation 10
allow ~ people applying t" opposite principles 10
| him. hrst OF all men.
THE SILyER QUESTION.
| Tron 7ne albany Expres.
There IA n youne lawyer In town who among other
things Is noted for his ready wit Fortune once smiled
Kindly upon him but Ss ssy yS Ss se % D coSsani oSs s
need OF the commodity above referred To- Recently ne
by man wnc asa ,s Y 9dr n' rao aoas
vas A eoodbi yes,it q good" replied the lawyer
hastily scanning the bll and Immediately placing 1t IN