New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-18

Urging the Free Trade Association Of New
South Wales to stronger efforts in resisting The
growing protcctionist sentiment III that colony
Sir Louis Mallet, the eminent member of the
Golden Club, recently wrote: "Thc history OF
the United States ought TO serve as q warning TO
all those who have to guide the destlnies OF the
rising States of tie Australian group 1t would be
impossible to estimate the loss already caused
to the American people by this fatal system tof
protection. II we did not know that Sir LOUIS
was in dead earnest. we should be inclined TO
thin. him what Artemus Ward called "sarkas-
ticler But the spectacle of an English states
man bewailing the industrial ruin brought upon
America by the Morrill, tariff. and with fearful
eyes and voice Quavcriny with emotion adJurlng
Australia to mark the awful example and shnn
our fate leaves no room for mirth or "ay per-
shage' 1t is black tragedy Of the most solemn
dye.
The members OF the first McQuade jury must
now feel that they are a burden to the community.
Through their failure to agree on a verdict the
city has been put to expense of thousands oil
dollars for matter in which there should never
have been doubt.
Complaints are frequently made to tho Board
! of Health of sickness caused by street openings
| One Of the recent complaints states that East
Fifty-sixth-st. has been torn up by the Steam
Heating Company for over month, and thnt the
| noxious odors coming from the excavations have
siclxened persons living on that street. There is
| no question no the neglect and careless
ness of corporations having permits to tear up
| the streets and some remedy ought to be provided
Commissioner Newton says that great injury Is
done to the pavements by tearing them up In the
winter time. His suggestion that a law should
be passed to prohibit the tearing up Of the pave
meuts in the winter season, except to make re-
pairs is a good one and the members OF the Leg
slature from this city would do well to act on It,
Mr. Justice Barrett's faith In jury trials remains
uDimpared.
| Toborganing is a good exercise by which to re-
duce ones weight. but it NAV not suit Mr. C.cyc-
land. lie may think he is sliding down fast
enough already
The wretched old Evening Post" finding itself
bankrupt in character and influence spends most
Of its time these days in Safeguarding its
reputable contemporaries and in reyiling "jour
nalism an avocaton in which. since Mr.. Bryant
died. il has achieved such disgraceful failure
lis latest exploit in the field OF blackguardsm
takes the form Of bald lying about its neighbors.
"The Post several years ago expressed its con-
| tempt for the seventh commandment, and IL Is
now demonstrating that it is equally hostile to
the ninth
| IL will be sad Christmas for the "boodlers y
Now is not the time TO permit DELAYS in the
McOuadc case. Better wait ill lie is safe in
Sing Sing.
When President Chaunccy NJ. Dcpew Of the
New-YorlS Central Railroad. was officially thanked
by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for
his address at their annual meeting he remarked
that il was OF the proudcst days in his life
But the praise MIR Depcw is now receiving for
his administration Of the oiairs af the railroad
ought TO make him feel still better. reduction
Of nearly 20 per cent in operating expenses AMI