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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
THE COST or TAAMANY G0VHRNAENT

THE COST or 1AAMANY GOVERNMEN1.
Our excellent contemporary, 1.-The SUI" de-
sres us to say that the interest on the city deot
is not an ordinary expenditure, and that IN
ascertaining the per capita cost of conducting
the city government the figures of the police
census should be accepted. We cannot say
either of these things The article in The
Tp1RuNE TO which our neighbor is taking e1-
ception undertook to show the financial burdens
imposed on the people of this city by Iammany
government. Every expenditure therefore, over
which the city officials can exercise conuot Is
to be properly included in such calculation.
The CITY debt was of their making, and repre-
sents many millions Of dollars of which Tam
many officials deliberately robbed the people.
The annually recurring interest charge Is as
rightfully asslgnable among the ordinary ex-
penses of the city government as is the cost OF
maintaining the Mayors office.
The budget for 1891 called for total ex-
pendture of S35,96O,s91 %. Of this enOr-
nous sum every penny was an imposition OF
Democratic government except $500, $50 Al,
which was raised for State taxes. The remain
der. S32,31O,260 rs, was the amount OF money
which the people of NewYork had to pay for
the privilege of living under the worst city gov
ernment in the civilized world There are
1853 people in New York; according to the
official census, which, of course, must be en-
ployed in all calculations, whatever any lndl-
vidual may think of it's accuracy, and the per
capita expense on the basis of last years budget
is. therefore, $21 80. 1t ought not to be one
cent more than SIP, and it wouldn't be If the
people did not maintain in Tammany Hall den
of thieves.
The panied and anxious expression which our
contemporary has lately observed on the bronze
statue of Horace Greeley as it sits in front OF
our counting room door is not due to any mis-
takes of the Porter census. 1t is not always
easy to interpret the sentiments of statue,
even of one that represents so honest and frank
and outspoken a oountenance as that which
looks down on the people as they pass our door.
But if j. Sloat Fassett is not elected on Noyem-
Der 3, if Tammany Hall is enthroned at Albany
there to rule and rob as it rules and robs in this
unfortunate town, we don't believe that statue
will be able to contain itself 1t will look at
the fat, dull face of Roswell p. Flower, as it
will be, in that event, exposed by "The Suns"
stereopticon and rejecting that he is to be the
Governor of the greatest State in the Union, it
will make series of remarks which we hesitate
even TO conjecture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
THE CENTRAL ASIAN DISPUTE

The latest controversy between England and
Russia in Asia has its origin, as most OF its
predecessors have had, in a disagreement over
boundary lines An old treaty. made by Lord
Clarendon and Prince Gortchaloff is in dis
pute, England holding that it should be in
terpreted according to its obvious spirit and in
tent and Russia insisting that 1t should be OBJ
served in its strcteSt letter. Between the two
there is vast discrepancy for the treaty was
made in gross ignorance of the actual " lay OF
the andn and is now, in the light of later ex-
plorations, seen to be full of serious errors.
The question now is whether these errors are
to be corrected, and the treaty made what its
negotiators evidently intended it to be, or
whether they shall be pelpetuated in the face
Of the known facts.
The "Roof of the World" as the Pamir
Plateau is commonly called, is a lOzenge- shaped
territory at the northeastern end of the HindOo-
KoOsh mountain range, bounded on the north
by Samakand and Ferghana, ON the west by
Bokhara, on the east by Kashgar, and on the
south by Afghanistan and Little Tibet. 1t is a
wild and desolate region, 1900 feet above the
sea- and perhaps not more than 1000 square
miles in area It's interest and importance lie
III the TACT tnaJ III marks the meeting pOlHJ Oh
the three great Asian empires India, China
and Russia. 1t has great strategic value, Also
as commanding the passes which lead from
Turkestan southwark into the basin of the
Indus and eastward into the Chinese Empire.
When Lord Clarendon and Prince GOrtcha-
koff made over the map of Asia between them
they agreed that TurkeStan should be the prey
of Russia and AfghanStan and Cashmere of
England. Then, relying upon imperfect geo.
graphical knowledge, they further agreed to re-
gard the main stream Of the Oxus River, flow
ing westward from Victoria Lake, as the boun-
dairy between the two spheres of influence,
since. as they supposed all the Afghan tribes
were south of it and none but Turcomans north
Of it. Two things, however have been ascer-
tanned since then. One is that the Panja fork
of the Oxus, flowing from Victoria Lake, is not
the main stream at all but that the Murghab
Ak-su fork, seventy miles further north must
be so regarded. The second is that Afghan
tribes have for many generations claimed and
occupied. without dispute, the territory of Shig-
nan, which lies north of the Panja, and thus in
what the Clalendon-G ortchakoff arrangement
regarded as Turkestan.
The Russian claim is that the boundary line
must be drawn as the ill-informed geographers
of Clarendon's time drew it, along the Panja at
the northern base of the Hindoo-Koosh range,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

ernor of his own party for taking brides sSpinhs
70 judicial honors was too much for the voters
of Queens County, notwithstanding thelr Deno-
cratic majority of 1900. BY nearly that large
majority they elected the Republican Candidate
Garrett j. Garretson.
Judge Garretson has now completed his hrse
term and has been renominated. He has IN all
reenects bonored and filled the high Office to
which the honest people Of all parties IN queens
County called him. He has known no partisan
shin. Dignity and justice have distinguished
his course at all times, and nothing but praise
greats him as his term closes from any quarter
Amazing as it appears, however, he Is again
confronted by Downing, and the people are
asked 10 displace an officer whose capacly anu
character are proved and approved in favor Oh
a man who is officially stamped as DrlOe-
taker and whom they, have twice rejected
Il is not TO be thought, in view OF all these
facts. that the shame of Downing's election Is
nossibe. The politicians who nominated MIN
sbould be rebuked by the defeat of their entire
ticket. They have undertaken to DEFY the peo-
nile 10 force down their Threats nomination
against which their verdict had been repeatedly
rendered Such audacty is as outrageous as
the nomination itself. 1t is highly gratifying to
know that an Independent Democratic ticket
* TO be placed in the field to-day by the formal
petition of 500 Democratic voters, with Judge
Garretson's name substituted in place OF Down
ing's. This ought to end, as probably it does
the possibility of his election.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

thus giving Shignan and its Afghan inhabitants
and the whole Pamir Plateau 30 the Gar. The
English claim is that the country must be Ill
vided according to races, the Turcomans gong
10 Russia and the Afghans to England; and
that the dividing line must therefore be drawn
along the Murghab Ak-su, the real head
waters of the Oxus, thus cutting the Pamir
Plateau into two equal parts and dividing the
Roof of the World" between the two Powers
near what might be termed its ridge -poe-the
Roshan mountain range. Which of these claims
shall prevail is the problem which the diplomats
let us hope, not the soldieIs-of the three great
empires must now decide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
"BEND DOMINIC AGAIN.

Special importance is given to the local cleo
ton in Queens County by the temperance of
Benjamin w. Downing as the Democratic can
didate Tor County Judge. Downings notorious
career as District-Attorney of that county was
brought TO summary and disgraceful end by
his removal from Office seven years ago by
Governor Cleveland for taking brides While
the case was still pending before the Governor
the Democrats of Downing'S district had the
audacity to nominate him for State Senator,
aiming, of course, to embarraSs the Governor in
rendering an adverse decision. Mr.. Cleveland,
however greatly to his credit, was not to be
embarrassed, and in the heat of the campaign
and at the expense of party vote in the Sen
ate, he pronounced Downing guilty and per-
emptorily removed him. In the election that
followed Downing was disastrollsly beaten.
This ought to have retired the man, but the
very next year he procured his party's nomna-
ton for County Judge. The spectacle of man
thrust from the Office of prosecutor by Gov
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

Maud S. is no longer queen of the turf. She
made the record of 2 :Os ga in 1885, but this
was reduced yesterday by Sunol, who trotted
a mile at Stockton, CAL, in 2 ;OS IA. Mr.
Bonner's wisdom in purchasing her at a price
larger than he paid for Maud S. has been justi-
fed. He told one of our reporters the other
day that he paid $4,000 for Maud s. and
Sal, 900 for Sunol. The reduction of half
second in the mile record is notable accom-
pshment; but Sunol's owner is confident OF
her ability to do a mile in minutes and q
rncnndS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

ponent. In at least two other districts in Brook
Iyn the Democratic majority is 80 small thae IL
can be wiped out If sufficiently vigorous can
vass is made Certainly If Kings County tais
TO return two Senators and at least three AS
sembymen this year, the Republicans OF BROOK
lyn will not have done their full duty In the
campaign and at the polls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

Battery terminus and another at the City Hall.
Whatever objection there may be to an under
ground road will be appreciably diminished by
the Commissions infiexible requirement that no
motive power making combustion in the tunnel
necessary shah be employed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

John a. Sleicher succeeds the lanented MAI.
Bundy as editor-in-chief Of "Thc Mail and Ii.
press" Mr. Seicher is well equipped for the plas.
being journalist Of long and varied experisn9
an incisive writer and an efficient executive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

Undoubtedly bicycle race is more exhiarat-
ing spectacle than walking match, but thus
far there is no reason to suppose that the last
stages Of the present contest will be specially
decent and agreeable Physical exertion carried
to an agonizing extreme and kept there for days
is offensive to most persons, and ought to be to
everybod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
A DEFECT IN THE BANKING Law

From The Boston JOurIlaI -.
The recent decision OF the United STATES supasly
Court that the directors Of National banks are meeS
nominal fupctionaries with duties which they -
hound 10 perform and liabilities which they en
made 10 meet reveals q place In the Natonai osnS
act which would seem 10 call for immediate sucns~
cnink
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

Street-Cleaning Commissioner Brennan is to be
congratulated. He has caused it to be made
known through the president of the Tax Depart
ment that he has instituted system for detect
ing the frauds OF cartmen." That is aSsuredly
a step in the right direction. Now let Mr.. Brennan
proceed TO invent or institute" method Of de-
tecting and stopping the other leaks in his de-
partment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
OPERATIONS on A GRAND SCALE.

From The Chicago Tribune 49,.
The Hon. Thomas f. Bayard, II is said, woula a. a.
to be Minister 10 England. In pursuance OF u anoat
sire he Is taking the sngulary devious ana rounatioo
nlan ~ irving 10 secure solid Cleveland deieeassn
from Delaware 10 the Democratic National ConVsuN~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

until the day when either wss or diplsuav h,
definitely determined the exact frontiers Il ~
three great Empires Of Asia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
GOOD PRELIMINARY PRACTICE.

From The Cleveland Leader ...s
When the project to dam Niagara takes prse .omS
phase the projectors will do well 10 call on 80 80
ohio Democrats, who by that time viii douotiess ''
finished with Campbell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
THE noN,N,oS,s WEAK POINT.

From The Baltimore American
Canada will strengthen her coast defences, ou' WIZ
needs bolstering up the most is her finances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

Mr.. Fossctt has q forceful way Of speakiu.
truths which makes Democratic bosses squir.
DESPITE their thick wits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

The Rev. DR.. Cuyer is going to support Mr..
Body because he thinks the Democratic candi-
date for Mayor Of Brooklyn knows more about
municipal affairs than the energetic and clear
headed business man whom the Republicans have
nominated If Mr.. Body is a student of munich
pal affairs, he has resolutely concealed the fact
in his public speeches The truth is that he
shows no familiarity with the condition ard needs
of Brooklyn, and it is to he assumed that he has
been in the habit of considering them of too little
importance 70 deserve his attention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

The Methodist EcumeniCal Conference ad-
journed yesterday after being in session twelve
days. 1t was the second gathering of the kind
and is considered by those most interested to
have been decided success. The Conference
was precisely that-a meeting for a friendly
interchange of views-and possessed no author
ity to legisate or to bind anybody to anything.
There has been some little friction, but on the
whole harmony and good feeling predominated.
The various Methodist bodies will now begin to
look forward TO third Ecumenical Conference
in 1901.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

Governor Hill ought not to forget to assure
the people of Atlanta that he accepts their well
come not as a personal tribute but as a mark of
respect for the next Democratic candidate for
the Presidency
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

Governor Hill being absent from the State,
there is no doubt whatever that the duties of
Governor devolve upon Lieutenant-G overnor
Jones Under ordinary circumstances, this would
have no special significance, but just now it
happens that vacancy exists on the bench of
the Court of Common Pleas through the death
of Judge Allen. Mr. Hill might have filled it
before his departure, but as he failed to do so
there is no reason under the Constitution why
MIR. Jones may not perform the duty. After
the way he has been Inundated and set aside, no
blame can be attached to the Lieuenant-Gov-
ernor if he proceeds to exercise his undouoted
prerogative.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

Strange, isn't it, how much space the Demo
cratic papers need to prove that Mr. Fassett'
speeches are not worth moments consideration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1891.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

Election day is now less than two weeks away
and Republican prospects grow steadily brighter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

The report of the Rapid Transit Commission
will be presented at a special meeting of the
Board of Aldermen to-day. 1t is printed in full
on another page The principal features have
been made known from time to time, but the
Commission gives at some length its reasons for
preferring an underground structure and for de-
Gliding upon a shallow rather than deep tunnel.
The most important new point is the decision
of the Commissioners in favor of four tracks on
one level loop is to be provided at the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
Jnoex 10 AoperIlsemcnIs.
busl fss Apl res.

Keeps Dress Shirts to measure, for SO. None
better ut any price. 500 and sh Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

Colonel Fellows discOursed eloqucntly Monday
evening on the noble work that would be done
in this great city on November 5. 1t is true
that Tammany does considerable work after the
polls close, but not SO long after as two full
DAYS. Colonel Fellows is too enthusiastic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

The most important duty of every unregis-
tered citizen is TO register on either Friday or
Saturday of this week After that there will
be no chance of making good the neglect In
this city the hours for registration are from 8
a. IN. TO p m. in Brooklyn from a. m. to
10 p. m. In another column The TRIBUNE
tells exactly who can register and how; and on
both Friday and Saturday it will again print
the full list of electOn-dstrict boundaries and
the places of registration. Republicans, remem-
Der that no unregistered citizen can vote, and
let nothing keep you from registering at the
earliest moment possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
;.,.etu21prk Dailn 0ribnane.

BY HORACE GREELEY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

ANAA
DAYS. Colonel Fellows is too enthusiastic.
Every Republican should bear in mind that the
next two days for registration are near at hand
They are Friday. October 30, and Saturday,
October "a 1t is almost as important for those
who have registered as for those who have not TO
remember the days, for no mans duty is done I'M
til he has both registered himself and seen that
his friends have rec istcred.
Mr.. Flower will not have TO bear the entire
expense of his campaign, after all. The gamblers
protected by Tammany are subscribing hand
sOmey.
In such situation the paramount issue in
the State at this election is truly described by
Mr. Fassett as good government against Tam
many Hall" So says Mr.. Curtis in his letter TO
l.. f. Cbittenden. In that sentence he describes
the situation in the State in nutshell. Mr.
Curtis is not one Of the purblind Independents,
so-called, who think that thorns can produce
grapes and that large crop of figs may be
gathered FROM thistles. The Tammary- Hill COM
bination in his eyes is an evil thing, and he sees
clearly that nothing but ev:i can come from it.
Harlem Republicans are making gallant fight
fore on election day.
No undue Importance must be attributed TO the
invasion of Chinese territory By a Russian en-
pedition which was reported in yesterdays dis
matches from Tien- Tsin. The Muscovite intrusion
il manifesty due not TO any hostile INTENT but 10
inadvertence and ignorance as to the exact loca-
ton of the boundaries OF the Russian, Chinese
and British Empires, which all three meet on the
Pamr plateau The frontier lines are ut the
present Of the most loose and fuctuatng char
acter This is due partly to the traditional policy
Of the Chinese and indeed Of every Oriental Gov
eminent, which have always displayed an In
vincible objection to mark of their border, and
partly to the geographical ignorance which pre-
vailed at st. Petersburg and in London at the
time when England and Russia arranged for the
delimitation of their respective spheres in Central
Asia. Incidents such as the one reported In the
Tien-Tsin dispatch are inevitable under the pres
ent condition of affairs and are likely to continue
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