Telegram-herald., 1890-03-29
STOP THIS RACKET.

NlUF THIS RAJ XII.
Isn't o about time 70 quit quarreling
over who Is 10 blame for the four tracks
OF CaDalst2 Who ever heard of an
evil being remedied by the mutual
snaglng and recriminatons of num-
Der Of prominent citizens, who ought
long since % have laid aside childish
things and quit acting and speaking
Ike children. 10 IS folly % attempt to
saddle the blame OF public mistake on
one man. Aud, even Il be were definite
ly pointed out, what good would It do {?
Would he rectify the mistake or could
he Il he would? However the nuisance
came about, II can De remcdied only by
tn united efforts Of those who deem il
a nuisance and who have courage
enough % say 40. The same amount of
energy that is now put into the dispute
about responsibility, II put into dis
cussion Of ways and means 10 remedy
the evil. would be- much more manly
and beneficial 10 the city.
Congressman Beiknap seems TO be the
unfortunate scape-goat that IS picked
out to bear away uto the wilderness
the sias Of the people. Why IS ne
taken2 Probably because ne is not
here % defend himself. But It is easy
enough 10 show by the same style of
argument that Mayor HilIean uses
against him. that Mr.. Beiknap IS per
feetly innocent Of the great transgres-
aon. Mayor Kllean IS reported 70 have
SAID.
FL vas not wrong in placing the re
sponabIHty for 'lolr tracks Caual-st.'
on Congressmau, or Mayor Belknap-
for it was by MS vote As mayor % 1883
that an amendment % the street rail-
way ordinance was defeated which, t
he had voted for H. would have been
passed, been accepted oy the company,
and would have rendered needless
more than two tracks on Canal-st..
from Briigc-st. % Monroe, or up Mon
roe % the intersection OF Fulton and
Sheld0n-sts. or across the river bridges,
Or on any streets east from such bridges
- Canal-st., or west To tult0n-sL."
Now. Mr. Mayor, did 10 ever strike
your eminen,y logical brain, that if
Mr. Bclknaps father and Mr.. Belknap's
mother had never met and married.
there never would have been any Mayor
Bslknap t0 vote against that unfortu-
nate amendment. whose defeat dragged
ID It's train 81 many iamentabie cir
eumstances, when ali eliminated
IN four tracks on Canal-st7 Il
behoovcs every young couple 70 look
= leetle OUT" beior thov rush madly
INTO matr,mony ani involve postsrity
In such auadruple muddles as the elder
Belknaps have done. Is IS seldom, Of
course. that SD astutc A brain comes %
the front and trace ont a long line Of
causes and effects. so * - identify
positively the guilty parties. butthe la
bibty az lee happen g should make a
pair Of mstrmoa a. candidates look
tvice before they leap. We ara not
quite ure, either. ~ the officiating
preacher's entire inn -ence Of the four
track nuisance. buf shere must be some
aHAlts AtlA We ar N I.t- ~ n"N = st
tne "hiEh contracting parties Bat
We do INSIST that fh MAYOR ought nos
n drop down so hari 1p1n poor, an-
fortunate congresvu fn. VINO can not be-
kers b defend burr {. and VINO has
tsst escaped with th skin of his teeth
from a prolonged Post-otiice fight,
enich was a bigger amsance than our
racks on Canal-st cali OF the dogs
and les rs have peace.
A PHrrAnEIrHlA Judge hss just neid
hats young ladv. Who vas about % be
sworn as witness ln his court, vas noi
slged 30 Kiss a dirty 3 be. Asa gooe.
ME works both ways, young LADIES'
nay now understand trat tney are no.
1sabls. either, unless thev present
tAen3lves " th clean faces.
NnAarv -.-0o.eoo gallons more O.
fhiskv were made n Che United States
MISS than Ii 1883. Be isSes ass'1'
hsf tneresse 70 KEY Up Wa ths no
hshiaon party.