New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-11

fhaf tzyaf do
oovernrept 70 insure the failure Of European ei-
sort tr, socure a political fOothold among them.
M. TTr,,od States have let it be known Of all
r,nr tha+ tbere are at least two American border
i.,onds where the existing government can never
no sbifted or changed except by the establishment
90 = r.rrhlic or with the expressed consent Of the
TT,,,od States One is Cuba, the other Hawaii
fhe renorts OF increasing English influence, which
havo 40 frequently come from Hawaii OF late, are
not alarming.
Mr. Tincoln may OF may not have desired MT
rro,nl;n,s denomination but we do not believe ne
toad INV falsehoOds about the matter.
-
r, ,s mite absurd to talk Of the election OF
eono+or Fdmunds's successor at the special session
80 tLo Vermont Legislature next month. There
Lii no no vacancy at that time nor until NoVem-
boz the date at which Senator Edmunds res
titan takes effect. 1t is said that the Leglsla-
trro can act, Notwithstanding, because 1t mas
I,,,o,yedoe that vacancy will then exist and It's
hice will be elected TO take his seat at that time
it 90 regular elections are held to fill vacancies
thereafter to occur by the expiration OF term'
Rut II has been the uniform practice of the senate
which Is the judge Of the qualifications OF l%
members. to hold that the constitutional require
,nent with regard to vacancies occurring by resig-
,o+jor allows them to he filed only by that
legislature which is actually sitting at the time
thew occur or by the succeeding one and this GER
tainlv seems to be the plain intent OF the law
There IS reason to hope that the British Tories are
/ becoming alive TO the absurdty Of the whole dust
ness OF decorating Canadians with feudal badges
which have no more meaning In modern community
such rs this than the beads and red ochre OF OFee
Indlan.-(rhe Toronto Globe.
This is the right kind Of talk But is there
Provincial statesman who has been known TO re-
fuse the tender Of one Of these 4" feudal badges"
One Of the petty outrages that are continually
practised in and around minor courts was again
brought TO public notice by an incident which oc-
Cured on Tuesday at jefferson Market woman
visited the court because case involving her
daughter was to be passed upon. She had no
need of lawyer, but at the door OF the court
room she met by young man, VINO ascer-
tanned her business and induced her to believe
that counsel was necessary; so he "steered' her
into the office Of his employer where she was
Heeced out Of all the money she had, 50, although
the lawyer first demanded $40 TO see her case
through" When the facts were disclosed in court,
Justice Hogan did bis best to get the money back,
but without success. There ought to be some way
Of reaching these shysters and compelling them to
disgorge Was not this woman plainly compelled
to give up her s. on false pTetences? Anyhow,
Justice Hogan did wise thing in forbiddlng
the steering" Of clients by any one within the
| precincts of his court. The hangers-on around
the police courts will omit no opportunity TO eX-
tract few dollars from any person who falls into
their clutches Any effort TO prevent this species
Of extortion is to be applauded.
Senator George is the sort of Democrat who
opposes protective tariff as unconstitutional,
but supports the Sub-Ireasury folly as easily
within the powers OF the Federal Government"
Is there anything that Senator George would not
believe in if he thought it politically desirable 10
! do so?
Garden and Forest" has established for itself
reputation as a journal of the highest class
devoted TO the interests of horticulture landscape
ert and forestry. 1t has been conspicuous from
thr issue of the first number for the beauty, clear
ness and artistic finish of it's illustrations; but
! in the current number 1T has surpassed all its
successes IN this field by half-tOne picture Of
| Bronx Park, remarkable alike for delicacy and
! breadth of treatment Bronx Park, while within
the city limits is unknown territory to the great
| majority even of wide-awake New Workers. 1t
is n strip of wooded land, with elms, naples,
! beeches bircheS chestnuts and hemlocks traversed
by the picturesque little Bronx River. The charm
! ing glimpse Of it offered in Garden and Forest
will do much to make its attractions known to
public that is not Indifferent to Landscape
beauty.
The numtpr of Mr. LincOln's confidential adj
vserso is apparently eQualled only by the number
of George WashingtonS nurses.
This word "eectrocutiOn.' which is creeping
into newspaper use, is utterly without excuse for
being except that it is pressed into service on the
score of necessity. 1t gives name though
bad name, to something which is otherwise name
less. In the first place, it is neOlogsm most
barbarously formed The first half Of It, cleo
tro.n is rational; but the last half, cution,' Is
pure gibberish, and has no moro point OF mean
ing than the famous nonsense word shark
The word execution, which suggested II, Is
formed from two Latin words, eX" and seoul
through the Latin word "exsecutio." 80 mat
instead of electrocutiOR' the compound shouid
be "elpctrosecution the cacophony of which
rules It out Of the possibilities But even "elec-
Prosecution" would not adequately express the
fact Of killing by an electric current The Latin
verb "seoui" means to follow" and with the
nrefx lex y comes TO mean TO follow out, or
carry ont an implied decree. But in the name
Of common. sense, what can it mean with the pre-
fix "electro"p Nothing absolutely nothing, ex-
cept possibly the following OF electricity, which
IS sheer nonsense We sincerely hope that some
clever philologst win soon come forward with a
simple and euphonic word for this new process OF
punishment, md that we shall be spared the
idiocv Of either eectrocution" OF "electrosccu-
tion.'
The Republican League leaders and organizers
took q wise step I'm going to Brooklyn the other
night in pursuance of the plan of campaign which
they have adopted What they have done hereto
fore in Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and
elsewhere has already been fully told in The
Tribune. Brooklyn is promising field for club
work. In a certain very true sense it may deter
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