New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-04


evening In the Brooklyn Academy Of Music when
the Hon. james 8. T. Stranahan took the
chair to preside over the great Depew meeting
Mr. Stranalan retired from active business life
some time ago, full Of years and honors,. but hs
is not too cid to take an active part In this
memorable campaign. He is one Of the Presiden-
tial Electors in this State and bis heart beats az
warmly for the Republican cause as 1t ever did
MIR. Strsnahan may fifty be considered the hrst
citizen of Brooklyn. lie hos so long tccn identi-
fed with cr interests that he Is an essential part
Of the city It is proud and noble position thai
he occupies
President Seelye, Joseph Cook, the Rev Dr..
Deems and several others have issued an appeal
to Prohibition voters to stand by their party, be.
cause a large vote for General Fisk will greatly
augment the existing temperance agitation and
help on temperance education and legislation We
would respectfully ask their attention to . much
better way OF accomplishing these ends, as do
scribed by the Rev. Henry +. Lee for several yean
chaplain Of the Philadelphia House Of Correction
Since the High-License law was passed
the number of Philadelphia saloons has decreased
from $500 to 1895 arrests for drunkenness de-
reased about 45 per cent commitments to House O
Correction for drunkenness decreased As per cent?
commitments to House Of Correction for all causes
decreased 35 per cent; dcirium tremens' and
mania potu' cases in House Of Correction
decreased 81 per cent; scarcely any more use fol
the mania ward as such' Then let us add to this
the statement Of The Philadelphia Ledger that
" the great moral benefit Of High License h&
been the very great decrease OF the number Of
disreputabe houses" At the present time" says
o. The Ledger" it may fairly be questioned Il
there Is anywhere a city Of as large population
having so lew of these obnoxious resorts as Phih-
delphia' Do Prohibitionists who refuse to vote
for Warner Miller and High License realize that
they are taking upon themselves tremendous
moral responsibility
A giant locomotive is being constructed In
Boston which will be able to pull ten coaches
over an, ordinary road at eighty miles an hour
And yet "a hundred such locomotives could NOT
pull the Democracy out Of the pit into which tho
West Burchard letter precipitatcd it,
Mr. Powderlys neutrality is to be heartily com.
nended He holds himself not free to advocate
the cause of either party but he announces his
unwaverng adhesion to the cause of protection.
There is no doubt where he stands or how he
would speak did he not feel restrained by his
official position. He calls his attitude neutral
one II that is neutrality it is the sort OIL
neutrality we like to see.
It is an extraordinary campaign which Warner
Miller has been making. He said in the conven-
ton which nominated him that he would speak
in each of the sixty counties of the State Whiie
he has not quite succeeded in doing that, be has
made far more than enough speeches to go round.
On Thursday night he addressed four meetings
in this city, and on Friday no less than seven.
The best of it is that Mr.. Miller not only makes
speeches, but votes.
SANKEY'S friends will be greatly encouraged By
the news which the Arab traders have carried to
Zanzibar At the end of November last year he
was alive and WE'LL and pushing nofthward IN
the direction of the Niam-Niam country, where the
mysterious White Pacha suddenly appeared upon
ths scene in April While his losses had been
serious his column was still considered strong
enough to reach Wadela The traders would IN
doubtedly have been tempted to exaggerate those
losses and to represent his position as more crit
lcal than it was. Their statements were probably
far more unfavorabe than the facts warranted;
but even If they told the truth, Stanley was fight
ing against the forces of nature rather than hostile
races, and there was every reason to believe that
he would reach Wadelai in safety.
The amendment to the Constitution OF this
State which will be adopted or rejected by the
voters Tuesday is designed to relieve the Court
Of Appeals from the pressure Of business, by which
long delays are caused in the final adjudication
of causes. a suit passed upon by the General
Term of the Supreme Court may not be finally
decided by the Court Of Appeals, in the present
condition of the calendar for two years after an
appeal is taken. The amendment empowers the
Governor. when the Court Of Appeals is over
burdened with cases. to select Supreme Court
Tuct 70 for a hiram Of no Of
Some of the accumulated cases may be disposed o.
by the new court. and the decisions rendered will
have the same force as the decisions of the Court
of Appeals The amendment may be lost through
lack of interest in its passage as certain pro-
portion of the voters must vote on the question to
secure its adoption. Every one Is interested IN
doing away, as far as possible. with the laws
delays and citizens should be careful that ballot
in favor of the amendment Is included among
those which they take to the polls.
Chief-Engineer Church appears to be nanif ST
ing uncommon anxiety these days In regard TO
| the Quaker Bridge Dam. His attempt to get
up scare will probably fail The people Of
this town are not to be dragooned into venturins
on this costly experiment unless its necessity
is demonstrated beyond peradventure.
The Brooklyn Young Republican Club is en-
deavoring not only to man every poiling-place on
Tuesday, but also to provide two watchers for
the counting Of the vote in every election district.
This is most important work, and the club requires
| reinforcements. Brooklyn Republicans not con-
nected with the club. who are willing TO devote
several hours to this business election night will
be assigned duty if they will report promptly TO
William III. Williams, the president OF the or
ganization Great results are expected In Brook
Ign Tuesday. The heaviest Republican vote
ever known will be cast IL is Of the first i'm
portance that it should be counted as cast, ana
that no trickcry is attempted Watchers are
needed for every polhng-pace.