New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-26

I. Herr must refer to Brooklyn. The sources M
.ource y.shsr. Of Mr.. C,apin's triumphs IN HooS'
Ivn has. Of course, bern Boss Mclaughlin. 1neo
u n yelled compliment 10 the Boss In CALLING NJ"
mighty sources.; but why should ANYBODY Pas
sionately long for ell men TO zee them-ol n'n''
be more precise; Mr. Chaplin u wei a""so "
his obIigstions 10 Mclaughlin, but ne ooes nys
proclaim them on the lousctops, ana wou'o ,,.'
wish any one else TO do 20. what uoveiuo' . ~,
Dthinks Of Mayor Chapin's climbing steao.y ','
topmost place Ii reached has not been o'Sc0'e"'
The suicides In the German army con',a"s, "
spite of the efforts OF the new ksisei. 'e 80.
ton to America IL the best way OF pf"ions''s W."
life OF the German population, AFTER ALL
Is it possible that tea will not De en.'TSu ~
the future to be described as the cup that enee''
hit NOT inebratcs? The magnates OF the YEA
trade in London. who practically con"o' Wv
entire export from China, Japan and lndla, hs'e
d.or..d TINT the leaf IL henceforth to be blended
wi N, hops. much in the some manner IN winch
ch,corv ia frequently blended with coffee. leo
thus adulterated with the plant that supplies INC
head TO beer. would necessarily develop in'o an
intoxicant. and rs such disappear from ~'c nso
~ tcmperance drinks. Such a blending wouiu
blewise necessitate on the part OF the Angic"h
Bshop of Hong Kong o modification OF his receh'
nastoral decree in which he instructs MS clerey
m use tea in lieu Of wine in the celebration Vi o'e
Communion. on the ground that II is Oh . ic''
Intoxicating nature, and that III the o"'io"'
had apueared In Chino instead of Palestine. nc
would certainly have selected tea for the HOLY
Sacrament instead of the Juice Of the grape
IT, is sometimes said that just after disastrous
railway accident is the safest time TO travel ihe
popular belief appears to be that an acciueh' any
where will inspire extra care and CAUTION e'e'S-
wbere Adberents of tins belief can derive no
support for their theory from the long series y,
accidents which have followed each other ih rap''
succession for a month past. The le>sohs "ni''
eoch of them should have taught have peen d.
lowed to 60 unheeded, until the Time HAD ''.'0
when all who can rcfrEin from traVeiiihs aie w
clned to do SO. What Is tho cause OF the ae-
moralzation that has affected so many VI ''i' '"'
roads Of the country?
Covornor Hill describes Jefferson Democracy
as standing for manhood suffrage, as cohtehui"s
tor canal rights and as advocating the ereaoeS'
possible liberty to the individual citizen consist
emit with the public welfare These are snoo'"
platitudes The rough facts are these t'' 70
mocracy Of thu day denies equal rlghts 10 hepu",
,;oors In The South and robs them OF manhood
srrooe Instead of advocating the greatest possible
liberty to the individual citizen Democracy TOT
crates and sanctions the greatest possible license
TO intimidation election Outrages and assassina-
ton.
The election Of Turner, the iceman, MS me'n-
ber OF Congress cost this city Sl1,Ooo Does
any intelligent citizen 0f New-lork Niic'e 'N"V
il was worth while?
Uousehoders on the West Side cannot under
stand why the city authorities compel them 10
set out their loaded garbage cans early IN 'he
morning If the garbage wagons came along
earlv or at any time in the morning the regula-
| ton. OF course would be sensible one. b"t
they do not. They make their appearance IN 'ae
afternoon in the evening, and sometimes at hign0
after everybody has gone to bed, ana occasIon"'N
| they take vacation for a day or two. The re-
sult Is that the residential streets Of the West SIDE
are decorated and made odorous good part OF
| rho time with garbage cans. Tammany'S adj
miuistration is bad and incompetent in small
things as well as in large ones.
aCoporess Is no place for poor man." That IL
flo oninion OF Congressman John Wiley, OF
| RnGalo. 1t hos never been understood that the
| wolf could b. seen even by the aid Of powerful
| machfying glass from Mr.. Wiley's door. never
| tbeless the news from the XAAllld Distrct IL
that the majority of his constituents have decided
that Congress Is no place for him, and will elect
strong and popular Republican to succeed him.
Tho priyate secretary of LieutenantGovernor
Jones ia reported as asserting that Governor Hill
is out of politics and that Jones is going to re-
| ceive the next Democratic nomination lot uo'-
| ernor or course, Hill is out OF politics-eVefy-
body understands that He never had much :aste
for politics anyway. greatly preferring the tran
| ouity of an Elmira law Office ana only cohseh"
inq tn mack a caucus or fix convention to oblige
| bis marty friends. But We are by no means so
sure about Joness future. lie may get the nCnl-
| nation for which his soul longs but the chances
| ore that the Democratic DISCRIMINATING Hill,
who Is ont of politics-will cheat him ont Of it.
| They prefer to have him pay the freight as
| private citizen.
| somewhat singular circumstance in connec-
ton with the recent floods in China is noted in
| the advices received by the State Department IN
Washington concerning the great loss OF life
caused thereby. In one district the people at
trbuted the overflow of water, in part at least, To
! the construction of railway, and in their ex-
| trenity they tore away the embankment In places
| for q distance Of several miles 1t Is possible
| that the railway may have been constructed With
out reference to its effect in case of floods and
without the necessary suices and culverts, though
self.interest would seem to dictate the provision
of these necessaries 1t is said that attempt
was made by the authorities to prevent the peo-
| pie from wreakng their vengeance on the en-
bankment and that the Government did not feel
| called on to interfere. Whether the work of the
desperate inhabitants justified by defects, or
whether it was an outbreak of wild rage min
glcd with supersttious belief that the strange
foreign thing could only be source Of evil, cam
not I've determined by the facts, SO far as they
| are known.