New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-14
lis not too late to indict Jaehne.

Asscmblyman McCleand has introduced in the
Legislature "A bill to permit new company to put
ND columns in the streets for advertising purposes
The plan is to plaster advertisements all over the
columns. Any legislator should lie ashamed to In
troduce such bill Our streets are already barr-
caded and made hldeous by countless posts and
wires and by a great variety of Objectionable con-
structions 1t would he an outrage still further to
disfgurc and choke them mp with advertising col
umns.
The people must take home to themselves the
blame for such wretched state OF things as Is Delng
revealed bv the Senate Committees investigation.
II is the careless and indifferent ycter who makes
such men as this Jaehne possible 1t is not because
q minority If the voters Of the land are bad, that
bad men ride into places of trust on the suffrage.
Rut il is because majority are indifferent to the
sacred duty of freemen.
If NAV be that the Administration conducts its
business behind glass doors, but the glass is
smok ed.
The Aldermanic rat-hole must be cleaned out.
Congressman Pulitzer told the Pan-Electric In
ycstigating Committee how Editor Pulitzer first OBJ
tanned the facts of the telephone disclosures. "My
attention had been called to IT," he said, by the
persistent publications in Republican newspapers
The Congressman should use his influence with the
Editor TO induce the latter to be equally frank in
giving credit to whom credit is due
Mrs Schuyler Hamilton's exposure of Jaehne in
connection with the reception of the property stolen
from her house was an action highly to be COM
mended Ropues latten and thrive Oh the reluct-
ance of people TO encounter the publicity, rather
akin 10 uotorety, to which they must submit II
such affairs become known. This reluctance would
naturally be much stronger III woman OF Mrs.
Hamilton's distinction, especially when, having
nothing personally TO gain, only sense OF public
duty urged her to the step. That such feeling
controlled her is fortunate for the city and should
encourage other persons, the victims OF similar ras-
caliy to lay the facts of it bare before the people
1t is inst that feeling Of unwilngness to encounter
public observation upon which knayes rely for pro
lection against the law.
How do the Reformcrs like the County De
mOcracy now'
From the dispatches in yesterday paper 1t seems
that there are no less than $4,000 workmen on
strike throughout the country. Labor should be
careful lest 1t make itse its own worst oppressOr
We suggest that a special meeting of the County
Democracy be called promptly. and that resolutions
of sympathy with Alderman Jaehne be offered by
Hubert O. Thompson seconded by District-At-
in full in The Times and ErcRiRg Post, which found
the County Democracy tcke5 such an admirable
ticket in 1884.
REPRESENTATIVE Weavers resolution in the House
concerning the Congressional crank Afforded Mr..
Holman the opportunity of lifetime to rise to
question of personal privilege.
Had Mother Baum been an Alderman, she
would not have needed to emigrate.
The Nelr- York Times and The Erening Post are now
greatly distressed over the condition Of the city
government which they did what they could to
fasten to the taxpayers in 1881. The Times es-
pecialy shreks and losses its hair and raves about
sending hosts of city officials to prison But 1t put
forth its little all in support Of these same officials
only year ago last November
When will the people wake up and prevent scoLn-
drels from cambering into office through the
ballot-box7 Men who vote for bribe-takers and