New-York tribune., 1885-10-20

The Madison Square Garden is large place,
but it will not hold the Republicans who ought
to elrn in there on Friday night of this week.
A meeting to ratify tho Republican State
nominations will be held then and there, oyer
which Mr.. Joseph II. Choate will preside and
before which the Hon. George f. Edmunds and
Judge Foraker Governor elect of Ohio Will
speak.
The address of the Republican State Com
mittee w}dch is printed elsewhere In this paper,
should impress every member OF the party with
the Importance of getting out full vote on
election day. If every Republican does his
duty then there is, in the opinion of the Com
mittee no doubt of the result. This should re-
mind all Republicans who have not yet regis
tered that if they do not put their names on the
roll either on Friday or Saturday of this week,
the morning of November will find them dis
franchised so far as tie present elections are
concerned.
Tho result of the second ballets in France
still leaves the Republicans and Radicals a
majority in the Chamber of Deputies, the
division being 2S4 on the Left to 200 on the
Right. positive reversal of political condi-
tions in France Is thus made prac-
ticaly impossible now, for the Sen
ate remains strongly Republican. The
Government however, will have hard
time this winter, as there will bc no strong
body TO sympathize with it IN the Chamber. 1t is
aroteworthy fact that the first time the plan of
election so favored by Gambetta-scJatin de
hste-is tried in France his own party, the
Opportunists, should be so signally defeated:
The shocking accident on the Penn sylvania
Railway near Jersey City was plainly the re-
suit of carelessness on the part of the telegraph
operator, T. p. Pratt, who had charge of that
particular "block" of the line. The emigrant
train had entered it. and the usual time re-
quired by a train to so through had elapsed.
So Pratt signalled the express to enter, al
though he had received no notice that the
train in advance had passed out of the block.
1t cannot even be said in his behalf that he
was an over worked, tired ont man, for he was
employed only eight hours day and had had
a long sleep before going on duty. His regret
ispoignant and he admits his fatal mistake,
but such carelessness when human life is at
stake is criminal and will hardly be allowed to
go unpunished.
Counsel for Ferdinand Ward were able TO
to go on with his trial. AS w. S. Warner has
probably been put out of the way as a witness,
1t was, Of course, impossible to proceed on the
Indictment on which Ward was arraigned. and
postpopenent was unavoidable. 1t will be
singular, indeed if the prisoners friends do not
In some way, directly or indirectly obtain more
delay when this case comes up again on Thurs
day. II they only husband their resources care
fully, possibly Ward will be able to keep out of
court until the other important witnesses for
the people have their mouths closed or die. Be-
fore the Federal Democratic authorities move
further in this matter they will, perhaps, con-
suit the County Democratic authorities and
thus avoid interfering with the course of ius-
tice. They certainly will do it if they are anx-
ious to see Ward punished as he deserves.
The Mayor gave the Senate Committee some
sound opinions yesterday against the pernicious
practice of legislating too freely at Albany on
financial matters affecting New-YorE taxrnoy