New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-12
NFwyoRK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, APRIL ~ s-TEN fAGEs

uuite with the Assembly in passing this excenens
me asure. which provides for commission con-
sistinr of three members.
II is learned from The Rochester Union 1nas
the legal arguments advanced by the Governor
and other Democrats against the Saxton DIN Oh
last wear were one Of the campaign documents
that carried Governor Hill 1000 ahead OF JUS
.iolrot IN Monroe County, The Hquor-deaiers OF
Monroe will doubtless regard this as cruel attempt
n depriye them Of credit justly their duc.
aThe Albany Argus pats on the back the Demo
Gratis of the Assembly who arrayed tnemseises so'.
idlv AGAINST the Saxton Ballot Reform DILL y,
course. 1t was The Argus" which remarked
not many weeks ago that the machinery Oh eieo-
tons In this State as provided by the S.aOe' wo
Heve is satisfactory" The Argus ID ohA0 SUI
of q reformer, and it speaks for the oove,hoi.
But most Of the peopE "a the State DO no' Deiie'e
that the existing election machinery is saO'si~0
tory" And they demand the passage OIL the oaA-
ton bill
Young Mr.. Dudgeon is said to have celebratca
the disagreement OF the jury with Danque' anu
a high old time. He seems TO have forgotoen
that he was only recently made wdower'
respect In each city the opinion is firmly estao-
Hsbed that Common Council is useless BODY.
In Boston, however, they have gone SO far as
seriously to propose to wipe the Common CouncaI
ont Of existence, but in the Legislature report
adverse TO the abolition scheme has been pre-
sented. This does not prevent The Journai'
from affirming that the citizens OF Boston are
a. positive as ever that the Council is useless
BODY and ought to be done away with" Ihae
any movement has been made IN this drecton
will probably prove o grave warning TO the men,
bers Of the Boston Common Council who may
be expected to be on their good behavior 1or
some time to come, any way.
So the Wcchsung murder Is to be quietly re-
manded to the limbo Of insoluble criminal mys-
teries, like the Nathan and Rogers murders Inc
police seem to be entirely resigned, but how aoous
the publio2
The appeals for aid for South Dakota ought
not TO 20 unanswered. The fires OF last week
have undoubtedly caused great amount OF real
suffering and distress that menace the future pros
perity Of the settlers. The actual money value
OF the property destroyed is estimated at more
than 81 600, OOO This of itself is serious loss.
The amount of physical suffering inflicted upon
the people, especially upon the women and chill
dren. ia almost incalculable. Hundreds are with
ont shelter. without food and without clothing.
save what is on their backs. But the most serious
feature of the case Is this, that In the destrnc-
tion of their houses barns, stock, implements ana
seed. the farmers are left without means to Degin
the years work and to retrieve their fortunes
II is often the case that every dollar settler has
Is invested in these things, and, they being swept
away, he is utterly helpless. Doubtless the people
OF South Dakota will do generous things for their
stricken neighbors. But in young agricultural
State there Is not q large reserve fund OF wealth
that can be drawn upon at short notice. Keller
must come from the rich and open-hearted COM
munities Of the East; and 1t Is TO De hopco tnao
it will come quickly.
"The efforts of Governor HILL says The
World have been constantly hampered by
Legislature hostile in both branches" oh, no. It's
the other way. The efforts Of the Legislature Tor
several years have been constantly hampered-
notably in gard TO the Census and the Constitu-
donal Convention bills-by a hostile Governor
A canvas OF tho clergymen of Massachusetts,
upon Constitutional Prohibition. undertaken by
the Amendment Committee. gives some interesting
results There wero 1 .036 responses. and all but
100 Of these were in favor of the amendment VI
being opposed and / undecided. But the fact is
pointed out that this is considerably less than
one-halt Of the whole number Of clergymen in the
State There were 2.374 in 1880. and there are
now probably between $500 and 5000. The in
ference is that those who did not respond are not
in favor of the amendment. The returns prove
that it finds its principal support in the Methodist
and Baptist denominations There were
In 1880 GA Congregational ministers, but only
27o responded at all to the circular: out of 240
Unitarian clergmen at that date only "a
responded, and 80 said no" out of 152 Episco-
palian clergmen only 4s responded. and 81 say
Z" no" /; out of $50 Methodist clergymen $50, and
OF 33l Baptist clergymen col, say yes"