New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-25

At s o'clock this evening the hFPupilc"" Ni""
of the City of New-lork and It's invited guests
| will gather at the clubhouse No. 40O fHtn-aNe''
| to listen to an address by the brilliant ne"
lecturer in the field Of economics Professor "corsc
CLINTON There are to be five OF these lectures.
The first was given last Friday evening, ana ali
who were present are enthusiastic IN praise oi
the address itself, and of the exceedingly iNeiS
dohote which followed The subject tonight Is
10 be Protection, with Relation to Competltioh'
Professor Gunton, who is the author of Wealth
and Progress and Principles of Social Econoni-
ics is showing in these addresses that Protec-
ton is based on philosophy far more SOUND IMAM
that set forth by the advocates OF the policy Of
. laissez faire.n While addressed in the main, to
educated men who have been confused by the
tendency Of the colleges to teach free-trade, and
who wish to go in the direction in which the higher
culture really leads they SO clear, entertain
inc and practical that any man can understand
them. AMI they will prove Of interest to ALL The
Republican Club Of the City Of New-fork is In the
field for work. 1t will strike some telling blows
in the campaign now before us. And ITS hrst
movement. which is in the direction Of training
IFS own campaign orators and its members in an
understanding of the philosophy of Protection, IS
an earnest of what may be expected from this live
organization before the time comes for the Repub-
licans TO fire their salutcs after sunset of cleo
ton day, 1892.
In the Mayoraty fight in Jersey City all the
ring heelers all The baot-boX suffers, all the
Guttcnburg buncosteerers are on the side of Allan
McDermott All the honest men are supporting
Colonel Wanser
The fact that bartender has actually been
fined for breaking the Excise law is worthy Of
special mention. IL occurred on Wednesday in the
Court Of General Sessions. The complainant in the
case was a member of the City Reform Club
The offence was committed on election day. The
man pleaded guilty and a fine of $50 was imposed.
The City Reform Club is to be congratulated and
will doubtless be encouraged IN its work \ line
Of $50 for selling liquor illegally in 1892 may
forcshadow imprisonment for like offence at
some future day that cannot be even approAi-
matcly predicted.
In the opinion OF our acutc-mindcd State En-
ccutivc, perfect local selfgovernment is not at
tanablc just at present. We'll, we should say
not Looking at NewYork City, with Tammany
in the saddle, perfect local selfgovernment'
seems to be the thing most remote and most diff
cult OF attainment
The Democrats OF Chicago like their brethren
Of New-York always have the army Of the tramps
at their disposal when election time comes around
10 swell the registration lists with fraudulent
voters. Extensive colonzing' by the Demo-
cratic leaders with the purpose Of defeating the
will OF the people at the coming elections, has
just been unearthed in Chicago This seems to
have been carried on with unusual efrontery
this year, even for Chicago, for the returns
already received show that the average regstra-
tl.rA ANxl in
. manner that makes fraud foregone conclusion.
Throughout the city the average Is nearly twice
what was expected, and in the cheap lodging
house districts the lists have been swcllcd 10
enormous proportions. Fortunately, these crimes
against an honest ballot have been carried on in
such "a way as 10 bring discovery with them, and
the Republicans are in poss of enough evil
dcncc TO nuIlify the desperate work of the Demo-
cratic ring
To-nights meeting at the Cooper Union ought
10 he so decisive as TO leave the Legislature no
alternative but TO repeal the Speedway Act as
soon as possible.
No bill that merely takes the sting out Of the
Speeding-track law. and tells the Park Commits
sioners not to go ahead with the project. will be
acceptable TO the people of this city. There must
he a fair and square repeal of the obnoxious and
pernicious act.
The Mayoralty contest in Jersey City If between
law and order represented by the Republican can
didate, and tl,e Gutenberg gang, represented BY
Allan McDcrmo,t.
PERSONAL.
Professor W. X. Townsend, of New-IIavcn. who has
r4gt Ind f,r I'm.