New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-30
FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW.
OPINIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM PEOPLE
IN THE CITY

OPINIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM PEOPLE
IN THE CITY.
E1-Governor Long. OF Massachusetts. who was hero
iot day, on his way to Washington with his bride chat
leu Win me Tor lew moments at the Fifth Avenuc Hotel
"oue the work OF Congress and public measures
9ai he The session Of Congress will far into July.
Inc Democrats could cut It OF within n week II they
III and the responsibility for the long will rest
entirely with them The Republicans disposed TO
extend me session to greater length than their Dem
ocrac brethren may dt to carry 1t. week or 80
ore OF less would make small difference for the country
we snail mop tncm the elections in any event and
we sna elect the next President" gentleman passed
Ny VINO Is engaged In promoting of the Central Amer
can snip canals and Mr. Long sail to The De Les
srps scheme at Panama appears To be total failure
uo ot believe 1t can ever ne accomplished Tho rehuan
pe' sup railroad schcme Is question OF the raising OF
he necessary capital AMI OF the amount OF traffic that
such "a road coud command. That is. 1t Is question
whether It will pay necessary investment There
Is no doubt that such railroad could be built which
would carry the burdens required II is pure matter OF
eneiheerlng science and the adoption OF means already
developed to tho desired end Yes have beard OF the
chesapeake AMI Delaware Canal project IL would be
great thing for Baltimore AMI would make that city
mucn greater monumental power than at present Our
cape Cod canal scheme is in condition Of inactivity at
present. The work has been stopped on It, presume
that IL lacked the backing OF capital It Is
matter OF five or six million dollars only and with capt.
III proNued ought 10 be successful venture. should
thnk that the Chesapeake and Delaware canal If 1t did
not cost over sixty millions would be paying enter
prise"
Governor Long spoke good naturally OF his expert
ences with newspaper writer's Ia the ante nupal publ
cations with reference to himself He said other
THINGS 1t Ia now my turn TO laugh at the president, Mr.
Justice Matthews. Secretary Lamar and other public
men who are contemplating mstrimony and whose pri-
vate affairs are being published tv the world It Is
trihs annoying to the public that his private affairs
must DO subjected to such scrutiny and publicity. but
have found that II takes in good part whatever is
SAID about him. whether pure fiction the truth what
ever Is written will he said without malice There
great many stories told about which had not the
slightest foundation they all put in such kindly
terms that could take exception to them except
the ground Of their untruthiulness. When The nsws-
paper men came TO me to make inquiries told them as
much as thought they ought TO no told and generally
added the request that they go easy. felt that
public man must recognize the fact that the
pers had created demand for this kind Of information
that the public would have 1t in some form Other and
that they might as well have it correctly"
Miss Luella ". varney. the young American sculp-
tress, who is Just home from Rome said to yesterday
about the child models there II is wonderful how they
can train Children for this You models OF
little scarcely year old They cannot remain long
In pose but they are perfect While they are at it. AL
the studies OF child sui jects that from iv
constant ridicule that they heap uron America and
American art. II 1t comes out that yon Ameri-
cam the chances are nine out OF ten that some foreign
artist sculptor will lately say: American oh,
yes, know whereupon he will hastily sketch on
piece OF paper the square and parallel lines TO represent
the base Of Of park statues Then he will perch
stn soldier figure the uncouth base and hold it up,
saying Yes, An eTican I understand. They declare
there that our conception OF monument ia huge
granite base and that The higher the base the
ated in public is the sculptor The criticism hurts
because Of the partial truth OF
Ex-Governor J. Gregory Smith, Of Vermont in
the city the past lie is president OF the Vermont
Central Raj road, and here for conference with
Jan F. JOY OF tue Michigan Central and other rail-
road men. He is the most prominent OF the Republicans
who mentioned possible pettors for Senatorial
donors against Mr. Edmunds whose term will expire
in 1887. The Governor Is modest man OF medium size
and pleasant manner, with closely cut gray card He
about fifty eight sixty years OF and an active
bus He had just left the Gubernatoria chair
in 1868 when Senator Foote died. Governor billing
ham, who succeeded n.desired to appoint him Sena
tor Foote'S the appointment was held open
for some days give him opportunity to decide
whether no would accept On his refusal to ac-
cept Mr. Edmunds appointed and has held the Office
ever since Governors friends say that he ia not
candidate and be said while here that he only
a candidate in the that number OF Mugwump
papers had set HIM mp rs such with the evident wish 10
to attack one OF his friends told me that
Mu ywunp diversion FOR the purpose Of trying to
make the dsafection toward Mr. Edmunds appear to he
a railroad affair. under cover OF which they hoped to
have the Senator's detection from Blaine in 1884
looked or condOned."
C. p. Kimball OF Chicago, who is an old Maine man.
told me recently that in coming from Egashingon the
other day with Congressman Hewitt they fell into con
vesaon about Congressman Reed, OF Maine, who is
orniz the Republican leader in the lower house of
Congress. Mr.. Hewitt said: Reed ID wonderfully
strong and able man and what lie does not know about
parliament ry tactics is not worth the knowing. had
a tilt with him last week when all the arguments and
right on my side. but hang II he did not have me
hole before knew IT, and the hole wa- so dee tha
he eft me nounering in il while the House went on
something else. Reed too smart Tor any OF US
Was talking Mr.. Reed the same day and he hap
pened speak OF the present make up OF tho United
states Senate saying: Tne senator's are feeling pretty
badly the prospect Of staying IN Washington TILL the
middle OF July the first Of August on account OF the
Democratic delay in bringing forward the tariff I'LL and
other measures. They to think that it does not
MAKE such difference the WORKING chaps In the House.
but a. 81 the Senators have fine residences ana ee-
CANT lawns which they have erected tents and where
sprays o, water cool air that they have
much reason 10 plain n any is being sacrificed.
il the hard working members in the House There
are very few members Of the senate who are unable TO
bny fine mansions in Washington. do not say that 1t
impossible for POOR man 10 get into the United states
but AZ er he has got there Is pretty dmcmt ior
wealth without destroying somewhat his fair credit
before the people"
John W. Bookwalter called my attention yesterday to
peculiar phase OF political IN the fact that
while -four within week touched the lowest price 1t
has ever known Londonhe price OF the manufactured
article in country has not been changed SAID lie:
Bread costs much this country now rs 1t did when
wheat was a dollar a bushe. II is a curious fact also
that bread al ways erace OF about cents pounc
lower In England and Europe than it is in America.
Cheap raw materials in this country by the curious
cess economic system do not mean cheap manu-
acIr ed articles in any branch line OF industry