New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-24
HEARD N norm LDBB}ES.

Ev-Govcrpor Foster, of Ohio, while he was
in the Executive char OF thai state h"d occasion 10 c'
anime thoroughly the subject OF prison ieI"rM mere
considerable agitation IN the state among ""rAIhG-
nan for the abolition OF the Old contract labor system
:, "a, held to be contrary to free labor int'rcst',
,,oh in fac, IN only branch OF industry. that Of
1a,loyvare WAS there any competition that WIS
,,;cient TO control single limo OF manu-
,.o,,,re Since the Democrats took possession
-, , te the Pui;cntary Ia, been run on the piece
rice man and other changes have taken place, the
l, q, which Governor Foster told me last night, has
,,.,ro,. +, the State Treasury "A well as to the
,y q, the prisoners. The OHIO PcnltentlaIy'
,, the Governor showed loss his year. over the
s. year of my administration, Of SOS 900 mat Is To
ma ,,rt.ou was managed this year that 1t ran be-
hind SlJ5,OJO. The last year that was
..,ror f. vas self-susaining and earned
ga 600 over it, expenditures Tn adoption OF the piece
- ,an has had the most to do with tins change IN the
a,,res Rot the Democrats have been going IN for a
ccr,a kind OF prison reform That has Ia" H"rthS 10
do with it, Tho prisoners 10 longer wear striped
cloOes They are thereby enabled to escape with
,,.t,r ease and lar 70 numbers Of them have avaod
themselves Of this opportunity 1t X possible that the
nocrats would like them all TO get out IN order 10 in
80 their vote in the state. Certain 1t /, that the
r,sop mas been demoralized under their direction"
Governor Foster gave me %ipihrr P'r 'lI'nI 'piht
-, OHIO affairs saying: Il nave not seen II any
hr. commented on brought out tat II was Cover
wh'iG hr,Iont young friend Allen O'Ayrrs who
nor r"eilng i'm seeking reelection dceatcttAc Dem
oS:atc effort 10 secure Democratic lnied
me lower branch Of the Legislature would make
Nat body Democratic The Senate - now declared
20 lao Democratic through the Cincinnati frauds, Alien
o,Wevcrs candidacy lost the ID mOcfals two members
| a. ErSuLu County. He unpopular That we de-
feated INN and able to divide our votes 80 rs To
atoat ono Of the other CaIddafe, with him. Franklin
Comfy IS reliably Democratic with OMy"rs ont Ol The
contest So IL Is 10 him that the Democrats viii owe the
rcclcction or John sherman A. United STATES senator
,sThe voters OF NcWIOrk show their appreciation OF
tbc trne pfncle Of Ciy Service reform IN thcrcccon
f ,nenbers of The state Srndt said New YORK poll
,ciau 10 me Yesterday. He went on In explanation
ar te mher. Of mat BODY twenty three
have seen In the other branch OF the Legs
iatnre carving from to nine terms Senator Low,
seen the longest service. has been Tor eighteen
consecutive years member Of the Senate The people
oYa oyidentv becoming Civil Service rrforiners'
vciov the head porter at the FlE Avenue Hotel, is
large and slightly pOrty man, OF somewhat dlslh-
Sicd enpear4nco lie Is always TO lie seen about the
hntaI lnhby where has been In charg" for about
,gnnt 8vc wears The other day senator Habn, OF
Minnesota who has usually been me guest OF ahOtrr
h,ai s,.vcd couple of days at the flfth avenue TIC
aot 70 IAN ing with IoveiOy about Ncw-1ork ponies
Two or three minutes later he was saying TO one o ms
frnds mar he had been told such snch ihnSs about
New York roitic. My informant" he said, was one
OF the proprietOr- Of tnis Dig MA" WIN ""N
about In the corridors all the time.