New-York tribune., 1886-01-31

With considerable du'usrhoht We ""'''' '"''' '
goyli is attempting 70 monopolAo tho lel'Phon'
exposures During the last four months al tne III
p,rtant facts OF this scandal have appeared IN HE
rp,n,.y and have bceu repeatedly discussed. IL Is
somewhat groto5quc to find the matter treated Oy
our cout.urnr,ry A. fresh find and worked up
viii, chara teristic energy rs political eehSa
tion" still we are disposed 20 be good-natnreH a'"
IN overlook all IT,, large pretcnsions to orShdl us
co,,ry lt, course in denOuncng the speculative
statesmen Of its own party is so crcditaole 'N"t
f.w yagarlcs of method are Of small account De
sides we are very Glad 10 enlist its powerful ala III
directing pub!ic attention TO thesc monstrous
scandals.
va ara not saving that Governor CnttenGen' ol
Missouri is a tit man for public Office but Il sun
lar standard Of qualification were applied TO al tue
oaice.hollers in Washington, 1t would leave 'He
Democratic party very weak.
"Sam " Cox always was IA really good man. ilo
bushes even at the thought OF dong any 'n'ns
naughty. When those Pan-Electric tcmpters "ero
,yly sticking their great blocks OF stock uhder 'he
moses ot Cougressmen they had the hardlhood 10
nnnroocb sunset Did he weakly yield in that
moment Of triaif Did he smother his moral III
stiucts aud nockct the stock7 Not he He simply
npt his nose dow, and snccd the bait Then he
folded up the shares and sent them back with
scornful letter To the wicked persons who dared
Tins 10 ATTEMPT to rob him of hs virtue. Inc
scornful letter was ~ follows:
Dr,u Mr. RoGERs: Presumiug on what you have A.
ready written and not HAVING r,coiFeu your p pot
and not understanding the nature OF tho shares "uSh
You me- am bothered and can ohy s9'o 1ose oso
robien v sending back the shares, WhIch enclose
herein Idon't suppose they are good for anything or
You wouii not be sending them around 80 n9enty'
Yours with respect - "
The singing rebuke which fires every lire Of this
ep;stle was wel-deseryed. 1t will teach those oad
people who tempt Cougressmen n needed lesson.
The next one who tries his 5inuous game on sam
Cox will know better than to send nm shares that
arc not good for anything The price OF his virtue
is not "A lot Of waste paper.
The PhilaieIpbia Times explains to Il correspond
ent that a mascot is "a hearth angel, chlld th2t
brings good luck" If The Times happens to know
of mascot that il out Of employment IL ought 10
sec that he is headed for Washington without de-
Iav President Clcveland's Cabinet is IN urgent
need of a mascot.
II may be necessary for us violently to attack
that naumerable and growing multitude OF states
men who are calling tho Hon. sam Randall n
hog.
There should be no mistake about the popular
tc,uper a. to tho telephone scandal There is not in
tho least a desire the part OF anybody to protect
tho Bell patent. Right or wrong. there il no sym
rothv with the Bell Company. Ii is believed TO bo
an unreasonable and grasping monopoly. It's ser
v,ce IN tho city il certainly bad-worso. probably,
than in any other city of the Union and the
charges are eXtortOnate. The Bell PEOPLE say
that not they but the local company should be held
responsib!e; Dut the public do not draw such fine
distinctions. The Bell Company is odious, and
nrobably deserves to be. All tho same, that does
not warrant the corrupt speculation in PanElectric
stock into which the Government has been in
vciuled Neither have these INSCRIPTIONS officers
of the Government been engaged in any effort to
benefit tho people by cheap telephone service.
What thoy want to do is simply to get the chance
the Bell telephone has had and mako as much
money ont of the dear people for the PanElectric
stockholders as has already been made for the Bell
stockholders
That excellent charity, the Actors Fund, Is to
have n benefit on Thursday afternoon of this
week which ought to add large sum to it's Treas
urv. The performance will consist OF triple mat
inee at Walack's, the Madison Square. and DAYS.
TO be given by the companies OF these three thea
tres which will in turn appear on each stage-0n
one at 2 o'clock, at on another, and ut on a
third Three audiences therefore will enjoy the
same entertainments Reserved seats will be sold