New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-08
NFw-yoRK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY 1885, TEN PAGES

[DAY, JUNE ., 1000. --- EN II
with the magnitude Of the interests involved
This is one of the pressing reasons why the
hill passed a few weeks ago should become a
law II is a reason which has become prom
inent since the bill prepared by Mayor Chaplin
was sent to Albany but in and Of itself 1t
ought to be sufficient to convince the Governor
NJ the need of reorganization OF the governing
body Of the Bridge.
The numerous ether reasons why change
ia not only desirable but all-important have
been set forth so often that repetition of them
would be wearisome. Governor Hill himself
recognized the force of them in 1885. II he
will refer to the memorandum which he filed
On June IS of that year, setting forth his
reasons for not approving the measure passed
by the Legislature then recently adjourned, he
will see that there is no excuse for refusal
TO sign the present bill, which is free from the
objections that alone prevented his signature
To the bill which Mr.. Stranahan and his asso-
ciates were DESTROYS should become a law. The
situation in respect of the need of a reform then
deemed essential has not changed. 1t has
rather become mere imperative. Taken In
connection with the recent ill-advised action
of the trustees, it is plain that there is only
one course for the Governor to pursue, unless
the narrowest and pettiest considerations con-
troll him. That is to sign the bill.
aThe New-Yorlx Tines has exuded lies so
long that 1nendacity has become its atmosphere
through which alone its feeble gllmmer reaches
the outside world. This being the notorious fact'
il may seem to our readers unnecessary that we
should nail the particular falsehood In Inc
Times Of yesterday, which sought to connect
with THE TRIBUNE the indecent assault upon
the Presidents private life now In general CIT
culation through the Democratic press. 1t is In
deed unnecessary; but for the pleasure of con-
SIGNING George Jones once more TO his own place,
we will merely say that William j. Berry, described
bv The Tines as a reporter Of The TRIBUNE
and the author of the pamphlet in question, has
for weeks past done no work for us, directly or
indirectly that we have no means OF knowing
whether he is in St. Louis now or ever has been
or. il he is there, what no is there for. lie has
received no money from THE TRIBUNE for weeks
past and never at any time, except Tor news re-
ported exclusively for and published exclusively
in this paper. "The Times says that he wrote
the pamphlet which it Is helping to make puDnc.
We have no desire to injure Mr.. Berry, even by
imagining that this is true, but we have no knowl
edge on that point From the positive assertion
in Tho Times that it is true, the natural In
ference is that it Is false.
Everybody knows that the movement in behalf
NJ Thurman is a sentimental one, pure and simple
This sentiment was well hit of in an epigram
by Senator Riddeberger when asked yesterday
what he thought of the nomination Tor VICE
President Think ?" he answered Why, that
n l<crclef"
remains to be seen what sort of run pocket
handkerchief will make in Presidential canvass
There probably was never denser ignorance on
any political subject than prevailed at 3D. Louis
resnectinr the impoverishment and misery caused
bv those dreadful " war taxes" The delegates as
a body apparently trembled with fear and de-
testation whenever the word tariff" was men
toned Not long ago free-trade orator denv-
cred an earnest speech in a country town dwelling
upon the evils of Protection and asserting WIN
vehement emphasis that the tariff endangered the
country and must come down. He congratulated
himself upon dealing telling blows to the monster
OF his imagination 1t is related that on the day
following this effort a lanlS and unkempt rustic'
carrying an unusually long fowling-piece saun-
tered into his office in the adjacent village and'
after making himself at home, went on to say:
Tar.ah, and the great harm he is a-doin'. L just
thought would call and mebbe you could tell
me where he could be found; for I've sort OF
sncal,in idee that me an old Tom thar can fetch
him down if anything cam Democratic ignorance
resnectinc the Nations economic experiences is OF
the slime dense character.
Now, gentleman this Is the one instance In the MS
tory of american politics where we have had a man
who furnished I'm his own person hrsclass canddatc
and a thoroughly Democratic plaform-tMr Mch f
zo's speech seconding Mr.. Cevelands renomhauoh'
This is an unllind reflection upon the memories
of Jefferson and Jackson.
A lion in the lath of corruption" with the
swoop of q royal eagle and other like eXtrava-
rances of speech were lavishly bestowed upon Mf
Cleveland at St. Louis. That ambitious nnancier'
Mr.. Garland, did not find him lion IN the pain
Of the telephone jackals. The President was
very mild and sheepish kind OF lion IN those
transactions II there had been an angry growi'
or. TO change the figure, sudden swoop In the
eagles fight, the Attorney-General would have
taken refuge in the wilds of Arkansas.
"The CommcrcialAdvertser' yesterday after
MON copied from The Times" of yesterday morn
inr with CONSPICUOUS editorial reflections there
mon. malignant lie attempting to fix upon HE
TR1nUNE the responsibility for certain pamphlet
about tho Presidents domestic life Early IN the
forenoon reporter Of The Commercal-AdVer
tiser' had called at this office and had been
explicitly told by authority that The TRIBUNE
had no knowledge of or connection with the
authorship Of that pamphlet near or remote
direct or indirect The reporter doubtless carried
this statement Immediately to Mr.. Parlc Goodwin,
the Editor of 1.-The Observation-Disclosures
There is no escape, therefore, from the conclusion
that when, hours afterward, Mr.. ParEe Goodwin
sent his paper to press, he knew that he was re-
peating, adopting and embracing lie. young
liar ought to be spanked; middle-aged liar ought
TO be crushed; we leave it to " The Commercial
Advertiser to say what ought to be done with
an aged and inirm liar Perhaps he ought to be
pitied