New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-15

The conviction Of White-Cap" In Arkan-
sas is a hopeful sign, and II followed by o storm
imposition of the severest penalty prescribed by
the law it may mark the beginning Of new
era in many counties Of Western States that
have long been terrori2ed by organized rufian-
ism. Originally these White-Caps" had some
show Of excuse for their existence. The ends
at which they aimed were 1audable, though their
means were, perhaps worse than questionable.
For certain crying wrongs there was no legal
redress. So they took the law into their own
hands Lazy brutes who spent their time In
debauchery while their wives toiled to support
them and their children starved and begged,
were at first admonishcd and then fogged; usually
with most salutary effect But from such work
as this the White Caps" went on TO the most
outrageous extremes Their masked midnight
raids were made to wreek private spites. to crush
business rivals, and even TO gain plumber from
barefaced pilage From being self-constituted
regulators OF public morals they became maraudcrs
and highwaymen, pure and simple. But such
has been their power, or the popular dread OF
it. that their devtry has hitherto escaped almost
UNPUBLISHED. Now that one prominent member
has been brought to book, there is reasonable
hope for the suppression of the entire scoundrely
order
The students Of markets made a home run In
fine form The students OF maxims were left on
their bases.
So many obstacles are continually thrown in
the way of burying the wires In this city that the
prospect of getting the work done grows more dis
tant and hopeless. The Steam Company is the
latest boge, and It is gravely alleged that the
temperature produced by the pipes of this COM
pany is so high that telegraph wires In subways
are actually melted by it, On this state OF things
the Western Union Company has secured permis-
son 10 string overhead wires lemporariy-that is,
we suppose. until the Steam Company has had
time to cool off. The wires melted by the
great subterranean heat in the steam conductors
Ought to be put on exhibition by the Board Of
Electrical Control
"The Brooklyn Eagle" well says that there
is really no room for bossism in ideal political
organization" From this " The Eagles opinion
Of the organization controlled by Boss Nc
Lauchlin can be readily inferred.
The Mugwump is not rs black as he is painted
So The Charleston News and Courier asserts.
They may paint him black down in South Caro-
lima, but they employ n pigment of another hue
in these parts. Around here the Mugwump is
painted marne-green
The average man is prone 10 consider long rows
of printed figures and statistical tables rs duh
and inspid reading. But when the next Issue
OF The Tribune Almanac appears, true-bluo he
publicans everywhere will manage to get disen-
tangled from the average man and Clguratvely
spealxing soar into an atmosphere OF interest en-
tirely their own.
A druggist in this city was recently fined $50
for prescribing some simple remedy for woman
who came into his shop and complained OF feel
ing III. The charge was that he had practlSed
medicine without license and the County Medi-
cal Society caused his prosecution. of course II
is plain that it is the physicians duty to prescribe
medicine and tho pharmacists to prepare It, but
to prohibit druggists from giving advice to Gus