New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-19

Thousands Of Newly orl,crs dearly love u be i'm
posed upon. Madison Square Garden was crowded
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings by people
who paid n total Of many thousands Of dollars TO
look upon two OF the worst swindlcs in the way OF
shows" ever seen in this or any other town.
Tuesday nights affair was dishonest hippodrome
exhibition between some professional boxers oil
little ability, who gave ridiculous traNcsty OF
true sparring. Wednesday nights socalled cake
walk" was the sorrlcst scarecr0W OF pretended
entertainment that could be tossed together with
n pitchiork The managers of both aualrS ana
the officers and members of conspicuous athletic
clubs who acted as judges ought TO be indicted
for taking part IN two conspiracieS TO obtain
monev undcr false prc;cnccs Two more trans
parent swindcs were never seen. They disgnced
every person in any way connected with them.
The incNhaustiblc good-humor of an average New
York crowd was shown on both occasions. More
than 5000 people had been trlcked, delud"d.
dc.crd in fact buncocd' out Of their money. zach
evening. and yet there WAS no rloting no disorder
4 wonderfully patient. lorgSuhcrlng multitude
,hc.c d,frautlcd Newly orkcrs. The Madison Square
management is seriously IN fault Ia permit such
frauds 10 be practscd in It's magnificent building.
Recent occurrences in the Committee on ways
and Means recall the galmlest days OF the DARK
Is Springer of Illinois anxious to be known as n
base imitator of the man who thought himself
entitled to the place which our Illinois friend Sc
cured from Speaker Crisp'
There is trouble again. We are sorry to see. be
tween the National Commission and the Local
Directory Reference is made, of course, 10 the
two bodies which, jointly and sevcrally. are en-
deayoring TO run" the Worlds Columbian En-
position The Board of Control is the adjusting
powcr-thc governor, So 10 speak-and it will
seemingly have it's hands full in securing and
maintaining order and keeping the friction at
minimum. The present trouble arose out of the
rcfusal of u committee of the Local Directory to
approve the action OF the DirectorGencral regard
ing an exhibit for which he had promised that
space should be reserved. OF course, there must
I've clear definition of power or else infinite con-
fusion will result
Senator fiill has got " Boss Mclaughlin on his
side but Mayor Body is sufficiently independent
TO affirm with emphasis that the calling Of the
Hill convention for February 30 was inludi-
cious." That is not very strong term, but it
requires courage for man in Mayor Boodys
place and put there by the influences which elected
him 70 say SO much that and TO stick to it,
Colonel Dick Bright, notice. has been APP
pointed sergeant-at-arms for the National Demo
cratic Convention. Colonel Dick Bright has not
ot>cate been occupying conspicuous place in the
sunlight of publicity. More's the pity He was
not born to blush unseen. Indeed he won fame
few years ago, as our readers will remember
when we recall 10 their attention the fact that il
was Colonel Dick Bright-Rchard j. Bright, the
dispatch says which brings the news referred TO-
but his identity cannot be thus concealed--it was
Colonel Dick Bright, we say who immortalzed
himself by rcmarking in reference to the late
Senator Barnum, of Connecticut, that the party
wants Barnum's working power" Meaning Of
course, the Democratic party. Barnum Ia no more,