New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-09
BITS OF CHAT on VARIOUS TOPICS WITH MEN MET
HERE AND THERE ~ TOWN.


HERE AND THERE IN TOWN
As the summer heat beats down on the brick and
stone and mortar. New-York becomes deserted
country village. II is not that everyone leaves
NewYofk. because By far the greater portion OF the
millions remain here. but simply because those who
usually have leisure to walk and promenade and shop
and ride and appear the thor0ughfarcs and b0ule
wards in the hours when the millions toiling
have gone away for the summer. Except at morn
Ing or night when the workers going coming
from their daily tasks the streets look deserted
compared with their busy appearance In spring or
fall saturday half holidays have somewhat
changed this rule and midday Saturday and for
some hours thereafter there busy scenes The
Tribune Stroller in his Saturday walk noted the con
tented air the faces OF the young men and women
who are released from toll for half day by this
holiday. as they went homeward a short time after
ward to be in their sunday co-to-meet-
ing clothes on their way 10 steamboat landings or
railroad stations to take outing The working
men and women Of NewYork have many things for
which TO be thankful, and the Saturday half holiday
is one OF them.
Tho Stroller across J. s. Smith, who has made
study for several Years If labor problems. and az
time had charge Of a labor bureau IN of the
Western States said lie: The tendency Of legisla-
ton for twenty years wherever the Republican party
has been in power has been in favor Of labor. You
cannot say as much for the Democracy which has
for sixty years been the defender and advocate Of
cheap labor schemes Of every description including
human slavery Under the Republican party most Of
the Northern states have taken advanced steps IN the
matter of child labor. hours Of work prison labor
systems imprisonment for debt exemptions from at
tachmcnt and kindred labor problems. In every IN
stance where the Republican party has taken hold Of
these ubjccts-and they have done so in most Of the
Middle and Eastern Siates-thc result has been OF
benefit to the working pcoTic The Democratic party
holds Itself ub demacocically TIE friend Of the
wnrkngman. but has been HIS enemy In every case
where It has had the power to eGSlae. On the other
hand the intelligence OF the Republican party has been
to give the Of labor the advantages
Of legislative action
An interesting Connecticut man who IS met in the
Murray Hin Hotel IS John H. Hall. Of Hartford. who
has recently taken TIE place Of General " y. Franklin
as superintendent OF Colt, factory far The manu-
factuic % firearms. Mr.. Hall Is perhaps foriy years
old a medium sized man. sfouv built. With Hight com
p4cxlon and sandy musia ache he tells me that nc is
in the city to see his Off for Euouc The manu-
factuIc OF firearms I'm this country received such an
imretus by the CIyal War that enormous factories
were constructed. which. now that peace rccns. arc
devoted largely TO the manufacture Of other mcchan-
isms, although Europe buys a great many firearms
here.
Captain Olod Wheeler. who IS met IN the Grand
Contra. station. + Up his eyes IN politics by reason
Of his being the New-York member of The committee
10 inform Mcssis. Harrison and Merton OK the nomi-
nations. He seys: "Thls years committee OF
notification has had such jolly social time that We
have resolved TO keep mp social organization. Al
orr last meeting resolved to adjourn 10 meet on
call Of the chairman 10 attend the inauguration cere-
monies by which Harrison and Morton viii be In
stalled az Washington. We are going to tafc or
wives and attend tine Inauguration ball What II
Cleveland Is elected Well there is no what about
j. lie VIII not be elected
with Captain Wheeler IS J. " ITustcn who hls
been chairman Of the indiana Republican Committee
and IS now member Of the state Executive Commit
tee. In talkng abOut his State he saws: "Whle
have positive knowledge on the subject. think
the report that the Democrats intend 10 establish
National headquarters in Indiana with German a. Us
head IS true. Their present state organization Is
weak The gentlemen N command Of Il AZ" not cX-
pcricnccd politicians and tioir forces ia the state
are not we'll organized should think II likely thai
the National Committee OF their party would be- obliged
to move into the State to help tlcm out General
Harrison Will carry The 'tat". u has on'y boon
carried for the Democrats when lloadIic5S was alive
and on the ticket. There IS no other Hendricks 10
dispute the State with U.s.
Tho figure Of Albert Bcrstadt. the artist. IS Dis
covered a. he Is passing into the Union League Club
M Bic~tadt IS getting really 10 start for the Pacific
Coast ia search Of Row topics fOr his british lie i'm
t0rls 10 80 NJ tho coast 10 Alaska md TAX" ia the
wonderful scenery said 10 exist on The steamship route
TO the Territory.