New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-29

provincial system, In Whlch various groups
of dioceses will be united, each group having
it's own synod and archbishop. If the convention
discusses all these topics i; will spend very
busy month.
Whichever is responsible for the non-cOllection
of bail bonds-the Distrct-Atorney's office or the
Sherifs onice-it is time that reform was in
stituted The first step in that direction is
doubtless TO fix the responsibility for the present
state of things The startling fact is that since
the beginning of Colonel FellOwss term bonds to
the amount of slI6,7O0 have been forfeited, while
the amount collected is only 10000, including
81 2 900 secured in a single case. II looks very
much as if giving bail in this town were farce
Why are the Democrats in favor of enforcing
the gag-law so that the people Will have no OPP
portunity of saying whether CT not they are IN
favor of Prohibition amendment? {" The Roch-
ester Union tells us why. 1t explains that " u
question of fundamental principle, involving the
natural and jnalienable rights IF men, Democrats
will not submit to the hazard of vote by the peo-
pie or TO Judgment and decision by any majority
of the people, VIII not submit to the hazard of
vote ELI That Is the Democratic positions it? Very
good only after this il will not do for Democratic
organs or Democratic stumpspeaIers to express
the conviction that the people can be trusted. 1t
is the Democratic conviction, as stated by Inc
Union" that they cannot be trusted-nOt in
matter of prime importance. 1t is the @pubhcan
conviction that they can he trusted-n great mat
ters as in small ones. Oh yes, the Republican
party is more democratic than the Democracy.
The philosophy Of those who contend that
the enormous number of persons who will assist
in trampling the park out of existence in case
il is opened TO the Worlds Fair is sufficient
reason for giving them the chance resembles
the philosophy of the Irishnan who said that
he could afford to lose ten cents on every hat
he sold, because he sold such Z" a divil av a lot
av 'em'
Bicyclc-riders have just scored another point.
The Indiana Supreme Court has held that they are
not liable for damages resulting from horses be-
coming frightened at their wheels provided the
runaways occur while the bicycliss are riding
upon the highway and doing nothing to show a
lack of regard for the rights of others. This de-
csion is in accord with cOmmOn-sense, and in
keeping with previous decisions to the effect that
the bicycle is vehicle in all that term implies.
1t was on this principle that the park rOadways
in this State were thrown open to wheelnen, and
it is worthy of note that the long list of accidents
which the opponents of legislation to that effect
predicted has not come TO pass.
Sing Sing is anxious to get rid of the prison
which has served to spread the fame of that pretty
town far and wide Several localities in the State
arc putting in their claims for the honor of sup
plying n site for the institution, in it. is
decided to move it. Well, there's no accounting
for tastes
II is stated that grandson Of one of the Old !
Guard of BOnaparte recently lost roll of bank !
notes amounting TO 81 10000 on railway train. |
That is a good deal of money part with ut what
is popularity known fell swaop; IL is I
earnestly to he hoped that the loser will he lucky |
enough to regain it. We believe that all our sue
ccssful men who have grown rich by cultvating
approved business habits agree that it is I'M
wise TO go travelling with rolls of bills |
100000 strong on ones person. STEPHEN
Girard, for example, never did anything Of
the sort. If he noticed a pin on the pave
ment while he was taking his constitutional
he did not hesitate to stOop and pick it up
But no one of his biographers so much as hints at
his ever entering palace with 81 10000 in cur
rent funds bullying out of his vest-pOc1et. If the
grandson doesn find his roll he may find pensiye
pleasure in taking slate and pencil and figuring
out how long it will take penny, in case he puts
One of the oldest inhabitants tells a Buffalo re-
porter that sixty-four years ago he Mll1ed all
the way from Geneva to Buffalo to witness
famous hanging but got lost in the forest. The
Oldest inhabitant is to be congratulated upon get
ting lost IN the forest. " The groves were Gods
first temples" and as a of recreation com
munion with Nature is infinitely to he preferred
to a hanging.
Are tho Democrats who attend the Syracuse
convention to be forced to sleep three in a bed ?
For the moment the delegates are more interested
in the question of what Mr.. Cleveland would
call personal comfort " than in anything else.
The Courier" which is the organ of the Democ-
racy of the Saline City mentions the painful
rumor, but not to deny it, Indeed. it talks as
though it half believed it to be true Here is
what it says:
1t Is reported in New-Yorl that Syracuse land
a room in his hotel during the coming State Con-
vention. If this landlord wants to Mn the goose
that lays him golden eggs. he couldn't do 1t In a
more cfectual way than the one he proposes.
1t is none of our business, but certainly it is
rather rough on the Democratic party of the En-.
pire State when of its Oldest and most con.
scrvative journals feels justified in referring TO it
as a goose" OF course, if the abandoned land |
lord sacrifices tie goose on the altar OF his |
cupidity there will be conventions and the SYRIA
cuse coroners will have their hands full. II
the " goose is not an it will steer clear OF
that landlord and get its - inequitable and OPP |
pressive sumptuary legislation" at some other bar
The only argument that we think OF IN |
favor of Chicago as IA site for the Worlds Far |
is that the Cronn trial might furnish a welcome |
diversion to visitors who were tired of the other
sights. Our European guests, in particular would |
probably be much interested in watching the
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