New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-15
SOME CRANCE TALK.

hear considerable talk about General Arson u. NC
Cook Republican candidate for Governor; but un-
derstand from Senator Gibbs that General McCook oe
clnes to entertain the IDEA. asked friend OF MS
General McCook could command the support OF 'ii'
Conkllng satisfied that Mr. Conkling would OPP
pose the nomination account OF General hcCooh
offensive partsanship" in support OF President Gar
field in the old quarrel. "Mr. Conkng." he added as
sume an Indifference to politics no does not iee anu
never can foe.'
know of person who is enthusiastic on the SUD
iect the preservation and restoration or our FORESTS
and at the time with many practical IDEAS Oh
the subject OF forestry generally as the Hon. Enhar
Wright OF Boston. sometimes called 1.-THE father oi H'
insurance" lie recently said 20 me in his forcibic way
The present waking up OF the public press to the I'M
portance OF forestry truly hopeful But Is re'nar~
able how seldom the most important function oil grow
ing forests gets mention in your papers we near aoo
the value OF lumber the retention OF the rain ta inc
beauty of the scenery. the mitigation OF cyclones anu
floods the dmlnutlon OF desersall of which are SOUND
arguments for tho multiplication OF trees-bnt we se-
dom hear OF the publication OF the air. which Is the chiei
benefit conferred by vegetable land especially arborea
life upon animals. Men thrive only on diluted oxygen
purified certain extent from the clrbonc aci winch
animals and fires always throwing into IT, CiViiza-
ton rapidly enhances the mpurity What Is inc re-
medyl one which depends on collective man himsei.
Tho absorption OF carbon out Of the air BY Increased
| forests"
Since the days ofpricstlcy, Frankns friend Baiour
and other scientific botaniss," Mr.. Wright continued
eve know this we'll know the utility OF steam
and electricity. We know from abe geologists that III
the forests OF the archaic world had sufficiently purified
the phere OF It's carbon by laying up in coal beds
only coarscnngel animals could live, or mere nolusss
This is world Of progress slow and often rctroGress'c
1t Of for collective man 10 SIT bowling OF
grumblng at the climate in which he breathes aud dies
early for the want OF breath when he has tue power
1t what It should be- for his po'tcry II not Tor
himself Let HIM plant aud Ell irish tree especially
pine wherever will grow, AMI fool will not then
| 90 ahead with his furnaces and engines Tho busy
winds will then him good ventilation OF sweet
eued and purified air. especially II he Will not shat al
| window when he sleeps"
Colonel wood inquired OF mo concerning th
| conclusion OF a contempt against a TRIBUNE
reporter in which he had appeared for the re
porter taklng THE ground before the Court that III
journalist ought to he protected rs the lawyer Is Ia re
fusal give his authority where confidential iniorma
ton obtained. That appeal and cerorari pro
| ccSdings was decided AGAINST tho reporter, hui IN
| penalty OF imprisonment was never enforced In Law
the journalist Is not yet protected rs privileged vii
ness but in fact he Is; and 1t Is an Illustration q" th
growing Importance OF journalism ~ profession ina
though there have been other similar contempt charge
made against journalists for refusing To diyulge IN
names o, confidential informants. have since beer
prosecuted TO a conyictlon and public sentiment uni
yersay supports journalists taking this honorable posi-
ton even thou ,h In defiance Of the punishment Of tn
| law
Texas sfings" Knox tells that he will not con-
time long the lecture Held and he persists now only
In the hope he says. or eradicatng the gentemanJ
committees" which lecturer every town he goes
to- insists on driving him abou the town to see this nal
or that court hons or somebody ne residence loting
the vctimzcd lecturer three miles through bacl
streets and finally after the lecture sitting with HIN
for two or three hours telling him uniniercting chest
nuts that his Jokes had recalled to their minds liz
insists that life Is short to be lecturer AMI endure
| aII the misery of " tho gentlomanly committed"