New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-30

It was emnently ft and proper that Mr. Snee-
ham, the Democratic leader in the Assembly snouiu
endeayor yesterday to place obstructlons III thc
path OF the great reform bill OF the session Ills
party has done little else during tile last quarter
of a century than fight the wrong side ~ all the
great efforts for the promotion OF the pubic veal
In 1858 the Democracy the mainstay OF the
slave power. In 1885, unchanged in character or
tendency it is the mainstay Of the rum power
Instead of the fathers shall come up the
children But it sometimes happens that Tic
children do not say ditto to their progeni-
tors. Here is a case in point The late james
ID. Warren, of Buffalo, was a member OF the re
publican Committee of this State when 1t met IN
Iss4 to select a place for holding State Oon
,ention He did not ask to have the convention
meet in Buffalo and when General Sharpe rauicu
him on his modesty Mr.. Warren replied tnae ne
did not regard Buffalo as central enough ior
convention city Four years later U. u. WARREN
an honored son of an honored father, Is MEMBER
Of the Republican Committee, and he not only
argues that Buffalo, while not too central Ii cen-
trail enough for a convention, hut persuaoes
majority of the committee to his way OF thihfSins
District-Attorney Fellows promises to cali one
of the bribery cases for trial In April Mr. Fellows
should understand precisely the result OF starting
one Of these cases and then not prosecuting IL
vigorously enough to secure a conviction lne
public is not in temper to look lightly upon
failure. Besides Mr.. Fellows's record Will come
into inevitable comparison with Mr.. NicolPs ana
his large ante-eection promises have not been for
gotten
A veritable chestnut OF falsrhood reappears IN
the circular issued by the Tariff Reform CLUB OF
this city, begging for contributions to ASSIST Ill
spreadinQ thick darkness over the land. Among
the alleged information which the club proposes
to scatter far and wide is this that the dluer-
ence between the prices paid by consumers lot
articles affected by customs duties ana Oi'F
prices which would be paid under properly re-
vised tariff exceeds $500, 100000 per annum'
The untrutb is ancient, but not venerable us
falsehood has been many times conclusiVcy
proved but that does not prevent fs reltera''on
| anv more than President Cleveland was prevented
! from repeating. in his message the erroneous Us
sertion that the tariff was levied upon 5000 artt
cles more or less This assertion was made by
! NJ Tilden through the late Mr. Dorsheimer in
the pronunciamento at St. Louis in S74, ana was
Immediately shown to be erroneous to the exteho
NJ & 600 articles or more, but II has ever since
heen copied as Gospel truth by reformers OF the
| Democratic variety.
The canals stand a goOu chahOc VI ""' .-e
their innings next week. The Cantor DILL wnlcn
approprates sl.000.000 comes up In the senate
on Wednesday: while on Thursday. the Assembly
win consider the Ryan bill. which appropriates
a like sum- The majority of the Canal Committee
NJ the Assembly is In favor of cutting down the
appropriation to $500, For reasons which
we have already pointed out 1t certainty ougn'
not to reach higher figure.
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From the point Of view Of the public welfare
| IL is unfortunate that necessity has arisen toi
the reduction Of the working force in the Custom
House. There is no Doubt that the orderly ano
ranid transaction OF business will be interfered
with. But there is equally little doubt that the
opportunity has been welcomed by the Democratic
partsans who manage the Custom House IN THESE
degenerate days as afTordng pretext for getting
rid Of the Republican employees whose places car
be filed byand-by with men who can be depended
ON TO do woman service for the Democratic party
in the coming campaign. OF course, the little
obstacle Of Civil Service examinations Will mol
be allowed to stand in the way.
The interesting statement is made that Professor
Brown-Sequard has been making experiments u
determine whether or not the human breath wa
capable of producing any poisonous effects
the Professor desires TO renew these experiment.
in advantageous circumstances, we would adv's
him 10 attend a representative Democratic con
vcution and obtain leave to samnle the breaths
the delegates that come to the front in opposition
m "sumptuary laws" If such collection o
breaths does not yield good article Of poison tn
Professor might as we'll abandon his experiments
The Grand Jury finds that good many liquor
dealers kept their saloons open last election day
There Is no other day in the year when drinking
should he so stringently prevented Ever!
saloon. keeper who violates the law on that da.
oupbt to be instantly deprived Of his license
The saloons have entirely too much influence Il
, notifies and particularly on the day when tn
votes are cast should their influence be reduce
TO minimum.
Ex-Nayor Low expresses some sensible views il
, his letter to AssemblYman Tallmadee concsrnin
Mr. McCanns Police Justice bill He says tina
! II Is very doubtful whether another police cour
, is needed in Brooklyn and that IL it is the matte
should be put at the discretion OF the MnyCr' an
not made mandatory by the Legislature. Anothe
point is that the appointment If made at al
should be made by the Mayor, and not by tn
: Mayor. Controller, and Auditor acting togethe
At presenv Bridge trustees and police justices !
r BROOKLYN are named by these three officials; bu
the method is not o good one. For instance
S when Mr. Low was Mayor his efforts
introduce a new element into the Bridge Boar
were rendered nugatory by the Democratic Cot
troler and Auditor, who insisted on retaining I'll
, old trustees The Republicans in the Senat
and Assembly may well heed Mr. Lows adviC
= in regard to the proposed police justice.
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