New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-27

cratic party" Will he never cease to hold tha1
office Is he now judge Of the Democratic
party?
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Almanac for 1893 are now on SALE Inc hrs'
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From trustworthy sources we learn with
these few impressive remarks NUMBER Oh inc
intelligent, far-seeing newspapers OF these Oni.e"
States proceed to instruct their readers touchine
the future OF Colonel Daniel Lamont, OF this
town, after the fourth of next March. we hh"
by perusinr them that the Colonel is to DC foS'-
master General, Secretary Of War ana secretary
of the Navy. Assuming that Mr.. Bayaro Is 10
be Secretary Of State, and Mr. Carlisle secretary
of the Treasury, and that the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
shin will 20 to a lawyer. there still remain "io
portfolios OF the Interior and of Agriculture 10
he disposed Of What's the matter with learning
from trustworthy sources that the popular anu
CAPABLE Colonel has been named for both OF them
Why should either Of them be Disseminated
against
Don't YOU think we might secure dirty streets
for less money? That's the way one disguised
taxpayer put it TO another yesterday.
Dr prvant's report TO the Board OF Health on
tbc condition of the lodging-roons in the statioh
tba manifold horrors OF "a SYSTEM
,bicb ia a DISGRACE TO the civilization Oh tnHs
town lie points unerrngy to the danger 10
nublic health especially in a cholera year. incurred
nv tho berding of Migrants in these ill-venlated'
noisome lodging rooms. Ia there anything more
strnid in tho government of this great metropolis
,ban this Organized method Of encouraging ana
multiplying tramps and Migrants? Othcr ci'ics'
ike Boston and Philadelphia, are dealing lntelil-
ccntlv with Migrants on different lines, ana Win
satisfactory results; but Ncw-lor cilil3s 10 '"o
old-timc folly under the hallucnatlon that |, Is
necessary evil. What IL needed Is system VI
municipal lodging-houses where tramps Will oc
forced 70 take BATH TO have Their CLOTHES
thoroughly cleaned, and to work out their hish'
loJcna and breakfast Every station-houso lods-
ing-room ought to be closed.
Tho annual battle is raging between PhiE-
dcphia and Baltimore touching the best way Oh
cooking trrrapin by the way, has anybody ever
hit upon a poor way OF serving up that lo'eiy
reptile?
4 singular discrimination exists III the Pos'ai
laws against the publishers OF newspapers anu
magazines As the clause referred 10 Is III iri-
Jury 10 publishers and not OF the slightest oehcn.
10 the public at large, Congress "ouid uo "o'
nj
napors. magazines and serial novels cannot now
h. returned direct to n publisher by retail
dealer without paying high rate oil postage
thcv can re returned by the dealer TO news COM
many in the same city with the publisher at the
Invest of all rates Of postage. This is dlscrm-
ination which INJURIES the whole body OF PUNISH
crs and fosters the multiplication oil mlddlemeh.
Ths law should be amended so as TO make unsoi
.cnnes rcturnabc TO publishers themselves at the
Same rate of postage as is charged upon Duhules
sent by the publisher TO the dealer.
Ex-Mayor Chapin's water job has now got
down to low-tide level
President Harrison has already appointed 'hrec
Justices Of the Supreme Court-Justlces Bfo"h'
Rrewer and Shiras-and the death OF justice
Lamar causes another vacancy which may De hiieo
by him. The exercise of his prerogatlHe wouia
make the number of appointments by Nr' ialri-
son Ia the Supreme Bench greater than mas iai"h
10 any other recent President. Mr.. Lincoln aP-
nointed five members of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice Chase and Justices Davis, Swayne,
Miller and Field General Grant appointed four
Chief Justice Waite and Justices Strong, Brad
lev and Hunt Three appointments were made by
Mr. IIayes-Justices Harlan, Woods and Mat
thews: Justices Gray and Blatchford were named
by Mr. Arthur, and Chief Justice Fuller and JUS
tice Lamar by Mr.. Cleveland. Only two of the
present members of the court were appointed
prior TO 1851 and Justice Field, who has served
almost thirty years. alone links the present time
with the era of the War.
The people Of this city are peculiarly Wen
placed 70 apprase the value of NJ. BarbonXs re-
mark that the public opinion of France has been
misled as 20 the Panama affair similar con-
tcntion was the main defence OF Jacob Sharp ard
the Broadway Railroad gang.
Il ought TO be impossible for the Legislature
to pass such a bill as that lcgalizing the Brooklyn
frauds without bringing down storm of public
protest Here are bodies Of public officials pro-
cecding in clear violation of law. not only TO
spend money IN wanton excess of the sums al
lowed, but TO permit it to be wasted ana stolen
in the most shameless way and then when
called to account before the courts Tor tier
nsesscd misconduct and at the very point
where punishment impends, the bossordered Leg
islature steps in and relieves them of all rcspon
sbity What betrayal of duty could be grosscr
than this? 1t makes complete mockery Of law
and justice.
PERSONAL.