New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-06

sDeedily as possible. NO plans lOr u anu hO esu-
mates as to the cost have yet been made IL ls
20 be hoped that the structure will be credlt@Die
INTELLECTUALLY, and that there viii be no JOBS OF
scandals in connection with 10, The commission
having charge OF it. consisting Of the Sinking Fund
Commissioners, the Register, the County Clerk and
the Surrogate, ought 20 furnish sufficient guar
antee Of an honest and satisfactory piece OF work.
and proper de gree Of vigilance on their part will
make this certain.
Several members of tho Legislature and some
OF the newspaper correspondents at Albany are
i'll and their ILLNESS is said TO be due 70 the bad
sanitary condition" Of the new Capitol Ap-
parently the only way 70 make that Capitol what
IL ought 20 be would be TO tear IL down and build
IL over again. AT the way bills for repairs and
estimates for completing the work are running
up. that might perhaps be cheaper In the long
run, too.
The wink has wplllmown and acknowledged
place in the social economy Of communities where
prohibition prevails and IL Is said TO be not un-
known on Sundays and holidays in plhces where
saloon licenses have not become thing Of the
past But IL appears that the wink can also
rlay a part in matters of more serious import
The story runs that In the case Of tho promotion
of a teacher in one Of our schools the other
day, the older trustees attempted something In
the nature Of sharp practice on their younger as
sociates Tho affair would have gone through
smoothly, had not one Of the new trustees DC
tec,cd the older members Of the board In the act
Of winding at each other after they thought
they had effected their object Those winks led
10 their undoing, and the object ELECTED proved
not 20 be a sure thing after all. The moral OF
this incident Ia obvious Either wink not at
oil. or, when you wink, do not let your leu eye
know what your right csc dOeth'
We observe that several Democratic newspapers
are endeavo.ng TO extract enough comfort from
the recent elections 70 last them until 1892. II
they succeed there is no reason why they should
not find it easy 20 extract ooplous supply OF rich
blood from the next turnip crop.
Stanley was bitterly denounced In 1877 by the
phlanthropsts Of the British Geographical Society
for conducting wur in self-dcfence on the Congo
and in maintaining discipline with high hand
In his own camp. He will be exposed TO similar
criticism from his operations IN the Auwmi
Valley and especially from his decisive dealings
with the mutineers whom he hanged IN camp in
o desperate attempt to restore discipline Such
n proceeding as this summary execution cannot
of course be justified on any other ground thAn
necessity and self-defence II resembles the shoot
ing OF the thief, Private Henry, by the famished
survivors Of Camp Clay, under Lieutenant
Greely's command. The responsibility OF thht
gct was promptly assumed by the commanding
officer, and no has been fully justified by the War
DEPARTMENT. In the Equatorial African forest
necessity knows no law Stanley is merclful and
lust in his dealings with native porters and
soldiers, but when discipline Is absolutely es-
sential to the safety Of those under his COM
mand, he enforces IL with an iron hand.
"The World" calls upon the Democrats In the
Legislature at Albany to support ballot reform,
" arst. because it is right" That sort of an I'D
peal will be lost upon those 20 whom 1t is addressed
The fact that the Crosby Excise bill was right did
not suffice to gain II q single Democratic vote.
An application has been made to the Park Com
mission for permission to place fifty onecent
automatic weighing-mRchines in the parks OF the
city. Instead Of rejecting this application out OF
hand, the Commissioners referred It to Superin-
tendent Parsons That Official should have no
trouble In deciding that the thing ought not TO
be done 1t is beneath the dignity OF the city
70 90 into the oatch-penn business. There are
enough weighing machines 1T the elevated sta
tons, ferry-houses and other public places heep
them out Of the perks.
A new and interesting piece OF astronomical
news Is furnished by The Louisville Courier-Jour-
nan Il states that "the stars In their courses" fight
for its brand OF tariff reformthat Is. they fight for
free trade. We wonder where the stars fought
the FIRST round In this fight II IL happened TO be
before last November. then at present they must
be forever singing as they shine" that they got
licked.
There will be much sympathy with the Rev. DR..
Edward Beeoher on account Of the severe accident
| Of which he was the victim few days ago. At
his advanced age, eighty-ive, the smputstfou Of a
foot is serious matter, but DR.. Beecher is an un-
usually vigorous mnn, having INDUCED in good
deal Of outdoor exercise, especially In walking
long distances and the chances Of his recovery, o.
everybody win be glad TO learn, are strongly in
his favor. Although less widely known than his
famous younger brother, DR.. Beecher is man OF
great learning and sterling character, and has a
large circle of friends
That is an interesting ruinor which at presen,
| Is circulating In Albany, They say that on thu
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