New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-22

| sturdy freshman. who said TO him: General,
beg your pardon, but want to shake hands with
you.' The General thrust out MS hand somewhat
awkwardly account Of his crutch, but managed TO
give the mans hand good square shake when nc
ticket You converted me last night shall vote
tho Republican ticket hereafter" The Gcnerai,
had made Ss whereapon the rsR@an
said, with half blush which spread slowly over nis
tho welcome Kiss as did it, and Biddy and me has
agreed on It,"
J. W. schuckcrs, who was private secretary OF
Chief Justice Salmon p Chase is living at Belevilo,
N. j., where he is engaged in pcrfecting new
typewriter, which he declares can be carried around
in the space of a mans hat, and out OF which no
expects to make a fortune. Mr. Schuckcrs invented
ypc-settng machine. on which he spent many years
of his life, but which has been disposed OF to other
people. lie has been taking some political observa-
lions at Bellcvlle, the result Of which no stated
yesterday. "If the indications in Belevile," said
he, can DO taken as any criterion to what Is
going the State OF New-Jerscy and the rest
OF tho country, Harrison and Morton arc sure to be
elected. Among the promising signs arc the number
OF Democrats who are coming out In support or the
Republican ticket. John Eastwood, who was a men,
Der Of the Democratic State Executive Committee of
NewJersey I'm 1884, told me only yesterday that no
intends TO support Harrison and Morton. His father
IS very wealthy manufacturer there and he Is In
the manufacturing business hlmselt'
One of the most MISUNDERSTANDING men in New
who is connected with Of the electric subway
companies Io IS always the picture of neatness,
wearing plain old fashioned suit of black broadcoth.
with Prince Albert coat and occasionally white
wascoat. lie makes his home In New-fork with his
married daughter. He has fine open countenancc,
rudy complexion, gray mustache and white mar,
and having recently risen from serious illness, is
greeted at the present time with fcVOr by his numer-
Gus friends and acquaintance.
There is a probability that Thomas Mast, the we'll
known cartoonls, Will come back into political prom
inence this fall lie has been for some months at
liberty BY reason OF the expiration Of his ten years
contract with the Harpers. He has been out on the
Pacific Coast where he has cottage and farm, but
Is now in New-Jersey, and It IS reported has made
ton Of his cartoons during tho coming campaign, In
which he will support Harrison and Norton
Mrs J. Ellen Foster of iowa, who has proposed tho
organization of womans Republican League for tho
purpose OF assisting in the election of Harrison and
Morton, is remarkable woman. She has been for
number Of years identified with the Wonans
Christian Temperance Union, but has strenuously
opposed the effort to capture that Organization for tho
third party Prohibition movement She believes In
temperance, pure and simple, and in tho power Of
moral suasIon for tho promotion Of temperance. Tho
address she made to tho Republican National Com
mttee, in urging her plan for WomanS Republican
League, received with much enthusiasm by the
members of the committee. She struck key note In
her first sentence by saying that she was re1oced be-
yond measure that the Republican party, which was
the great party OF protection had declared Itself in
favor of the protection of the homes of the country
She proceeded I'm this way: y am very much nKo
the woman who hears for tho first time declaration
there, but it is the hearing of it that gives her the
supremest pleasure. have known all my ilfetme that
the Republican party I'm favor Of the homes OF
America, but now You have said IT," The remainder
OF Mrs Fosters address was matter between INC
committee and herself and has not been permitted TO
become public property but the members tel win con-
siderable 5 OF Se TRs wrong word
camo her lips and she said lrrcsstiDe whereupoh
there hearty laughter and as she @ c re
out " Either IS right, Mrs. Foster You women arc
both irreprcssibe and rreslstiblo!'
On Murray Hill the other night, the great Ca
thedral at an hour approaching midnight, l was ac-
costcd by a young man apparently not over twenty
years Of age, who asked for aims lie was decenty
dressed frank in his manner, with none of that whh-
ing persistence which to common beggas as IL
by Inheritance. and attracted me to inquire how ne
came to be put in the position to require aid from
passers-by upon the street. lie gave his NAME and
then said q the of coal miner In Pennsy[
vania / brought up in the mines but work there
has been dull, and thought would como TO tho CITY
and SEQ II could not get work here. have spent
three weeks in looking for Job, without finding any,
have spent my last cent. and my trunk is down at
the place where lodging. had to come out
last night and beg for money enough to pay ior my
cannot go back tonight unless have quarter TO pay
for my bed have not 'spogted my trunk for
hard hole for young fellow to be in. but guess III
get out of IT," In further conversation he told me
isolated nor exceptional He had met scores Of young
who had come hero Just as he had and were seek
ing work as best they could occasionally ono OF
them found work, and occasionally one Of them got
desperate and went drinking which generally ended
in Ills being arrested and sent to Blackwcs Island
for his lodging he said: "New-York Is not Just the
place. sir. for young man TO come to get WORK ana
wouldn't have como If had known what Kind OF
place II IS"
Meeting S. L. Jones. who Is prominently connected
with leading employment charity of this city. this
instance was related to him. when he said "The
you mention Is quite ordinary one. The young
fellows from the country who como to New-York to
seek employment find themselves obliged to compete
with the great mass Of foreign labor pouring In here
which subsst almost upon nothing, is content to
accept starvation wages, will work from twelve to
fourteen hours day. has no ambition to create homes
and merely ckcs out existence. This existence is
much of an improvement over what tho average
aborcr abroad has enjoyed that 1t IS like Paradise to
thcm while 1t is bitter degradation to the American
youth who is brought into contact and competition
with IT, Persons who see all the poverty in New
York, and learn the condition of the people through
the various charities. are seriously impressed with
the belief that the laws with reference TO immigration
must be made stringent at early period. Col.
onel Ingcrso in his speech al the Metropolitan Opera
House, declared that the Mississippi valley alone was
capable Of sustaining comfortably 500OOO0O0 Of peo-
pie which don't dis pue at all, but this Government
should encourage only that kind Of immigration to oc-
cupy these fertile lands which Will Keep up the stan
dard OF the American people. and continue TO educate
and elevate the masses above those Of any other
ton on the earth"
A JOKE At GLENS FALLS
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