New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-16

duties VIII continue our prosperity, snail vote INC
Republican ticket for Harrison and Morton, and I
cannot see how any man who has to work for his
living do otherwise, If he the subject
as do. Yours respectfully, DAVID HIRSCH.
Ncw-York, Oct IS, 1888.
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Some years ago Mr.. Thurman expressed him
self in most emphatic terms against the elig-
bility Of a President for reelection. But he
had the presence of mind to forget to allude to
the matter in his letter of acceptance
The Elmra Gazette Governor HIPS personal
organ, lately fell to abusing Jesse L. Cooley, a
leading citizen Of Emira, because he left the
Democratic party and enrolled himself under
the Republican banner. Mr.. Cooley is secretary
of the Emira Iron and Steel Rolling Mills Com
pany, and 225 men connected with that concern
have just signed and published q series Of
| resolutions which The Gazette, will scarcely
find pleasant reading One Of these resolutions
states that Mr.. Cooley " in advocating the cause
Of American labor as upheld by the banner Of
| Harrison and Morton, is entitled to the grateful
| thanks of all intelligent American workingmcn.'
| On reflection, it will probably occur to " The
Gazette" that the weapon with which it sought to
smite Mr.. Cooley was first class boomerang
dispatch from indianapolis represents Gov
|
Cook: Cook, shall be elected, but l will bet
you $1,000 to 500 that Cleveland will be
beaten We seem to gather from this that
Mr.. Cleveland may not yet have found time
! to write that letter.
Sir MoreIl Mackenzie, we observe with surprise,
| is ficrcely criticised by some Of esteemed con-
tcmporarics for defending himself against the
deadly assault upon his reputation made by his
professional colleagues on the Continent Surely
he is entitled to sympathy from all lovers Of fair
| play, for most unfair advantage OF him was
| taken by his rivals in Berlin. Can it be that
his chief offence, far these local censors arc
concerned, is the preference which he gave to
The Sun as the medium for putting his de-
fence before the American world? We fear it is.
But it hardly seems just to hold the English sur
geon responsible for the remarkable enterprise of
one of the New-York journals in securing the ex-
elusive privilege Of publishing the text of his
| book
| Colonel Gaynor, of Governor Hilrs staff said he
would rather have saloons than churches" on
his side in politics Well, he ought to be salts
| fed The saloons are on the Governors side and
| it is equally clear that the churches are not.
! 1t was hardly worth Judge Thurmans while
to write letter Of acceptance at all, but he might
at least have made up his mind what his opinions
were before putting it forth. All the latter half
Of the letter is in the ntcrrogative form. and 1T
closes leaving the Judge still gaspiag for IN.
| formation, which nobody 1T this stage " The
| campaign is going to impart to him. Can
| any sensible man doubt?" etc, Can any we'll
| informed man be decevedp' etc. Does not
| every man who looks around him see and know"
etc. Is it not undeniabe p etc., Does not
every well-informed man know" etc. The pa
thetc part Of it is that nobody will ever take
| the least notice Of these melancholy interro-
cations.
Il is point which will bear repetition that
Dr. Mackenzie has been writing in self-defence.
1t was not he who began this bitter controversy,
but the German physicians, who first attacked
him savagely.
Wherever there are European manufacturers
anxious 10 send the products of pauper labor to
American markets. there are friends Of MIR. Cleve-
land and hopes of his reelection Here for instance,
is The Horgen Advertiser OF Switzerland,
which says, commenting on the political contest
in America: " As Cleveland is Free Trader, ne
will have the sympathy of all Swiss. 1t is an
open fight between the PARTY Of free trade and
the advocates of protection. AS we are Tor Tree
trade we give Grover Cleveland our hearty sup
port And the whole of Europe heartily indorses his
nomination" OF course. Horgen is silk manu-
featuring town. Years ago it sent large quantl-
ties of goods to this country and business was
prosperous But of late years the tariff has OPP
Grated TO shut them out of the American market,
or at least to enable the magnificent young in
dustres of Paterson to compete with them sue
cessfullv In the triumph Of Mr.. Cleveland
the Horgen manufacturers see the destruction
of American industry and the rehabilitation OF
their own. Hence their desire for his success.
Colonel Brice is reported to be unnerved
That's not at all surprising. 1t is condition that
Is likely to become chronic with the Democratic
managers during the closing month of the cam
paign
A Partisan OF q benevolent turn OF mind, who
had the misfortune to be run over by swirl
moving vehicle on one Of the boulevards, had his
sympathies quickcned thereby, and bequeathed
100, 900 francs to the city for the purpose of
buildinr bridges over crowded streets at the most
dangerous points. The project did not appeal to
the city authorities, and the money lay idle until
they were sued by the legitimate heirs, who had
come to the conclusion that if the city couldn't
find use for the money they could Now bridge
is to be constructed. as an experiment across one
Of the most frcquented thoroughfares New
Workers will remember that the experiment WIS
tried here twenty years ago. bridge being built
over Broadway at the crowded corner Of Fulton
st. It did not seem to meet popular want, how
ever and was not allowed TO remain long. Since
then there has been no demand for its restoration
or for the construction of similar hfe-preserving
devices in other quarters Of the city. Parisians
are not NEWCOMERS, though, and what was fail
urc here may be triumphant success there.
There has been some talk about the rival Demo-
cratic candidates for Mayor withdrawing, in order
that union candidate might be agreed on. Here
is a suggestion worth listening to in that relation: