New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-13

Our neighbor, The Judge" Snce ne Decaine
the leading pictorial humorist of the country,
has shown many signs Of prosperity including
the prospective possession Of a beautiful new
homo. But he now surpasses all our expectations
by presenting to the world his frst-born. hand
some and hearty youngster who is to be known
to fame as Judges Young Folks" Several of
his features are entirely novel, but he is none
the less attractive on that account His sponsors
promise that he shall always be clean and pure
hearted; as full OF innocent fun as healthy
child ought to be, and altogether bright and WIN
ming. This is a high ideal, but the newcomer
gives good promise of living up to it
There orc a GOOD many different kinds Of women
in the world-Ann O'Delia and Mrs 6coheld for
instance.
There are obstacles In the way OF making good
newspaper at remote and isolated points Ike
Chicago, but the adventurous mortal who has
undertaken the job ought not to shlrk his response
biity. If The Chicago Tribune were animated
BIZ q keener sense of it's igations in this regard,
il would not have announced that we ignored the
tariff plank and the resolution in favor OF Judge
Gresham Ia our report OF the recent Illinois Con-
vcntion We made both of those interesting
features conspicuous, matter OF course. 1t is
ALWAYS well TO ascertain the facts before publish
ing guesses at them. 1t saves subsequent en-
barrassment. and the space required for apology
In the present case, moreover, 1t would have pre-
vented The Evening POST from embracing the
opportunity to repubsh, with a sneering head
line and a mali gnant purpose, statements that 1t
knew to be false
Governor Hill says he was led to veto the Fassett
Quarantine bill by his respect for Governor Hill.
This is commodity Of which he enjoys monopoly,
and he is under no necessity OF getting up
Trust in order TO be sure Of keeping ii TO him
self.
The year I 900 Is not long look ahead-none
too long to be thought of by those who are planning
to supply the city's needs in the line OF trans
portation facilities. In 1880 the population OF
New-YorlS was 1,206,577; now it is estimated to
be 152S,452 and, at the same rate OF progress at
the opening of the new century the city Will con"
tain over 1000, 600 inhabitants. Estimates OF
the population of its immediate cnvlrons which
depend on it as o centre place the total in 1900
at nearly 1000, 900 more. How are all these
people to be carried TO and from their places Of
business, which must be to large extent on the
lower part Of this island? Will the North River
be bridged or tunnelled by that time? VIII there
be one or more additional bridges across the East
River, or will the present inciplent plans Tor
tunnels be carried TO completion! VIII new DIX
be provided then with the underground rapid
transit which it so much needs? These various
problems are daily growing in significance and
gravity. 1t will not DO to POSTPONE the solving
OF them too long. Otherwise, there is danger that
the progress Of this imperial city may become
checked by sheer inability to provide for moving
the mutitudes that will naturally gravitate hither
The factor Of selfintcrest alone should induce the
proper authorities to extend helping hand to any
scheme that bids fair to ameliorate the condition
toward which wc seem to be tending irres!stibly.
If the picltpocl1ets who ravaged the Methodist
Convention had any sense of humor, they must
have chuekled at their work
The opposition Of the County Democracy TO
the Ballot Reform bill is discOumgiug sign
II enough Of the boys and heelers' will come
out against 1t, the Governor, who would rather
veto n good bill than not, will be led to defeat
1t. The opposition rests largely, Of course, on
misrepresentation The attempt is made to
brighten voters with the idea that 1t will be
long and difficult task to prepare their ballots.
Under the bill, as it now stands it will be found
an easy and simple matter even for voters whose
education may have been neglected