New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-27


The RenubIicans have good reason 10 be encouraseo
INV the evidence of interest in politics which is iur
,isbed by the registration. Only one Oh 'no VS.
tration days fell after the mountainous Vi ~ ~,
had been made aud the NUMBER oir'Hu ~ 49,
day makes an exceptionally ia'oraD'o 'no np,,.on
,he Republicans The increase III the hepuoii'au
- -. oor,nared with the Democratic wards proves
,hts conclustveIy The danger that there woaid De
. good many stay-at-homes has passed Inc NoieIs
arc rrsdv 70 do their duty. Now the campaign ought
10 be stirring one. and special pains should be taken
10 get every voter 90 the polls on election DAY
One of the Illustrated daily papers in New-f ofk
nlintcd ON Tuesday portrait of Mayor Chaplin which
denoted him as having very black eye. Is this
a prophecy of the condition in which he Will
H. found when the votes counted on the night OF
NSyember .!
Mining better illustrates the temper of the Demo
Gratis this year than their refusal to rehomlha'e
superior AT large Quntard. He has proved an
exceptionally capable official and has been far from
1ecpOg he fear of the /" gang before his eyes. In
fact. he las ruthessly exposed many OF inc !ooS
which hav come before the Board OF supervisors
from time o time thus winning the enml'S Vi
powerful conractors and politicians while steadily
winning favor With the people. 1t is said tha' MI.
Ouintard has received the promise Of being nominated
for Mayor two years hence and that In the meahtlhe
he may b. made counsel of the commissioners vi
Charities, two of Wlom he recently appointed 1t
Is certain that UP to few days ago he conndehtly
expected 10 be renomhated and that he was keeny
disappointed when he leaned that the powers behind
The throne had determined faat would not be wise
10 pit him against the Republican candidate. Daniel
Lake That his wounded feelings have been APP
reascd in some manner was made evident by tle
tart that he went before the vounty Convention on
Monday and expressed his heary approval of what
that by had done az the dictate Of the boss and
The calc1 His speech was terml by The Eagle"
an a temEt to make h murder seen like suicide
The Cepublicans in their nominations hr Aldermen
a., I,rcc have taken course that should Command
lorce dccrce Of support the part of hc public.
TIE, have succeeded in inducing men Of the highest
standing Ike cX-Judge Van Colt, Isaac IL Cary,
,leuly W. knight and otto Witte 10 accept nesfin"-
ticns This step in the direction that IL YVES hspea
would be taken when the present law relating 10
Aldermen was passed. II IS just such men that The
civ ought to have in us Common Couhc| lhe
trouble has been induce men OF ths Hlho 10 accept
pcnlnations for rule they are 100 much occuio'
with bust mess or professional work to give 'he 'lhe
rcoiired Tor public duties. Now that The people VI
Tho CITY have an opportunity TO elect such Aldermen
g VIII be the height Of folly il they fail to DO SO.
Tac,e men are not Office seekers in any sense OF the
,,,i moi, have tley been oice-hOlders to any large
extent Mr. Van Cott held judscshp some FeSis
.oo Mr. Wife has been a Bridge trustee. Mr.. cary
a
Re real estate broker, resident OF the oNth aiu
and IN active member of the Church Of the saviour
beside, which he is prominently Interested III cRSiltdOie
and other pbBanthropic work
The meetings Of the Public Health Association in
the Brooklyn Institutes large hall have at'rac'eu
les attention the part Of the general public than
taey might well have received by reason OF theH
intrinsic merit and interest The attendance al
noac Of the sessions c@,ld be fairly called large,
though Mr.. Atknsons address on cooking a''lactu
pretty good attendance His paper and the piacucd
sta Ous with which he enforced 1t clearly deserved
he widest hearing. The reception in the Academy
NJ Music gave the brooklyn public fine opportunity
10 compare two public who have attracted an
uncommon degree OF northumberland Low ana
!ieyor Chaplin. Mr. Chapin's cold mechanical cut
and dried manner Of speaking never showed Itself in
a more pronounced way. 1t IS impossible fof him
10 drill or arouse audience. lie only speaks
straight on-that IS all He says what he seems 10
have thought out in advance. without a suggestion
81 feeling inspiration. President Low, on the |
other hand while not born orator, IS most |
Engaging speaker. His ofhaId manner IS charming
b, Illustrations apt and numerous, and he has |
the happy art of making himself at with his |
audience almost from the moment nc opens his lips.
ono thing said by Mr. Low is deserving Of particular
attention He spoke Of the problem which faces |
Brooklyn. that it has got through building on |
iand that slopes rapidly down TO the East River |
the Bay, and is extending eastward terri |
tory that is fiat and not many feet raised above |
Die sea level while at the time the nearest |
body of is the nearly land-locked Jamaica Bay
This is clearly problem that will demand for its
solution the wsest thought that be brought 10
tear upon il. If left 10 the decision of band
Of Democratic politicians. tho people Of BrooklyD
will doubtless find later that good deal OF work will
nave to be undone and done again I'm a proper
manner
4 neatly gotten up folwpace circular, sent out
IN the course Of The week, contains the announce
meut OF The Seidl Society's lecture course. II Is
hardly necessary remind the readers of these
that this is the society which was formed during
the in order that who fond
Of good music could have the opportunity Of hearing
The fine concerts Of Anton Sedl al Brighton Beach
with greater ease and comfort (as Wen at
smaller cost than would be possible otherwise
Tho society was not wholly selfish IN rs purpose
and methods for under the guidance Of its ndciagabc
and resOurceful president. Mrs Holloway, Il afforded
10 large number Of poor women and children one
OF more days Of pleasant outing by the seaside
Gnu now b appears that the seidi Society Is not
~ ephemerdl thing. or even summer ihsn'"l'Oh'
ier besides the course Of lectures alluded TO, there
are large schemes in mind Tor future usefulness.
ana The society seems 10 have come TO say. The
programme makes known that on the I'd ON. 2Oth
ana I'D Of next month four lectures on " Rlchard
wagner and His Lyric Dramas are TO be delivered
o. Henry f. Krchbiel. in Historical Han Inc
subjects are In order: Origin and Nature Of the
LYRIC Drama.' wagner and His Ari-WOrk' " Die
.l'isao'siser' and Der Ring des Niebelungen'
i iAionoieFs knowledge Of music Is 30 comprehensive
81" MS standing as musical critic Is high that
De'o'u ooub the han viii be crowded every time
ne speaks This would in all probability be the
Ease even II the last three lectures We're not to be
illustrated by Herr seidl himself at the piano and
nc bfst one bOh vOcaly and insrrumentalIy by
s'iss Marie Van, ". Il. Williams and Robert Thal0n
ihe INST lecture and the last viii occur "a the
ablnOOD ard the Other two in .he evening the first