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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
THE WHOLE STATE INTERESTED.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: All true Republicans throughout the state
hoping that something of value VIII CONN "
the party out of the effort in progress 10 eiie''
a new and better organization in the city OF new
York. We of the various districts in the STATE VINO
depended upon to offset the heavy Demo''a"c
majority in New-York firing OF the manner
by which our honest efforts and commendap'e 'u.
cesses are made frutless by the treachery OF winch
we hear so much and often from the me"oPo''''
The usual reports. based fact. 1t must DE au-
mitted. spread throughout the country peiore
the late election in connection with the haihcs Va
so-called Republicans who were Guiding wiz" i'''
many They were most dis2iritng ana dSco"i"e
ing. yet they did not prevent us from ooihs our
duty everywhere Republicans. and by our 10Y
atty the State redeemed
There is strong feeling throughout the country
that until the party in New-York can be pursed
of its traitors. New-York delegations to state con-
ventions should have much less to say IN ihahha
party nominations and in debating to those deesaes
VINO represent the heavy vote OF t me-, H'a ~ vew
know that the great Democratic majority III Wv
YORK city can be reduced by nearly OF quiz pag
haf If the Republicans Of that cry VIII no ,nei
enough of decency and purity LEFT yei anon tas
the evils which exist and threaten the utter dis
couragement and dissolution of the party hr0ughous
so-caed Republican politics in your city now is no
better than Tammany politics and at Aioany " IS
some party questions as TO which party the Sena-
tors and Assembymen come FROM with Il ie"
honorable exceptions.
Unless strenuous Efforts made: the present at,
tempt at reoreanzation will fail II 1t should ian
the surrender to Tammany Hall Will be quite com
pete and the effect upon the party in the state
disastrous. Republicans cannot he sold out at
every election and continue to be victims OF po-
litical deba uchery always.
i have written plainly of one phase of our po-
litical situation because 1t is time for plain Words
j have written earnestly because We OF the coun-
try are in earnest in our protest ana condeinna-
ton The feeling of outrage peryades every county
throughout the State. and unless the Republicans
Of New York City viii change the situation The
interior is certain TO be heard from in Il vehe-
ment way In the next State Convention. Let The
Tribune stand by and defend us in this critical
hour Truth and Justice demand the publication,
and If il does not IL may never come.
Really, il Is for New-York Republicans to say
whether the party shall continue to be victorious.
or whether by treachery it shall fade away under
disbursement and disgust. What shall the an
be? Y. W. y.
Syracuse. N y. Nov H. 1895.
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SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL


TIE RIGHTS CT Q'Aiif ir.D 'oiHi''
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. Has a qualified voter. who has received MS
,smo,s few minutes before O'Clock and comes
paV 49,, Emo booth 10 deposit them a half-rlnute
OUT ~inute after O'Clock. the right to vote, or
me Wna' ballot clerk? go, JOHN MEf hh
New-York. Nov. II. 1896.
f1.he question is an interesting one. The law
90 ~ the time Of closing the polls is usually
s,r,ctlv construed. Just before the election IN
,sss conservatives of Tammany Hall applied
20 Judge Barrett Of the Supreme Court Tor Il
,randamus to compel the inspectors OF election
IN a district in which over 1000 names were
.vistered to receive the votes Of all persons
who might be in the voting place al the hou'
oct for the closing of the polls. Judge barrett
after consulting all his fellow judges who were
IN tho city. decided that it would be improper
IN grant the writ applied for. and heio
that the polls must close promptly. re-
gardIess Of the number of persons who might
he In line at o'clock. He closed MS
oninion by saying: inspectors cannot be 100
Guarded in following the law as we have III
terpreted It, both for their own safety anu
honor. but also in truth for the public goou'
No decision on this question seems to have Dee''
reported since the new ballot law went lh'o
effect in the different States. The argument
might be made that the giving out OF ti'e o"N ''
ballots was a part of the act Of voting, ana tla'
the act might be completed by allowing the caSt-
ing of the ballots in the cases of those VINO hau re-
ceived them before the hour set for closing a ,
polls Ii is probable. however. that even uiuel
the new law the courts would hold 'hat .he
Ia boxes must be closed and no NoIes re-
ceived after the hour fixed by the law. my III.
spectors of election are instructed at the houl
of O'Clock to make the proclamation decIaiins
the polls closed. and no ballots shouiu pe nY
ccived after that time. The general prlnclpie
is laid down by law that il is more daheeI,ous
TO err by keeping the polls open TOO long ,,an
by closing them too promptly 10y P ,eseh' us
himself lust before 4 o'clock and taxing the
longest time allowed to- prepare his ballots ana
then asking for new set. voter couu uIiaE
for a long time the counting OF the No'eS'-E"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
RESULTS AT NORTH BERGEN.

The pleasant weather brought out large crowd -
North Berg yesterday. Although the number OF
scratches were large, owing to the muddy condition Of
mo track the neds good and the mudlarks fur
p,sbed fine sport Nearly 1000 KEEP; the book.
makers busy. Here THE results:
tirst race-tor twoyear.ol1s i've iurlongs Joe RIP;
,ev q 10 | and . s. first; Sir Knight, q IN } and 3
~ second: Dauntless third. Milan, Half Mine, Run.
awav rarasapg Ludlow Miss Gaop Walter Riggs Bon.
me- ee illy and King Hearts also Timc-l o4t.
second racc-s'llins for three yearolds; six and
no,r rurlo,R, Leonardo : 10 D and out nrt; CHS
wck n 10 and . to j. second Vcslasan third. Nor.
aist and Mul.t also ran. TIne-l 2i2
Third race Handicap; five fuiongs. O'Connel. 10
, H. : first; Saniowne 10 to 1 and . to I, second
Wah Jim third. MAJOR Daily also ran. Incl OJ -
Eouth rlcc-Ilandcsp; mile ana iurlong Comancbc,
10 | and . to |, first: Stowaway. even aud 10 ,,
SOundno'c hlfu.. iichhieMr ahi merry uoW
also ran. Time-2;Oi
Eth race-scIlIng for four year -oid' and upward
rrlonv. Bel Dcnonico, tO 10 and out. nrst Early
blossom - 10 and TO o. second; Merry Duke, thlri.
pcrstcnce Pcaito Bon Voyage Joe Malene and Berwyn
al,o ran. Inc-l 1I2.
sixth raccselling special weights: furlonqs.
Oporto, 1 and 3 20 ). irst Darkness. 10 ana
/ Z, > second Double Cos thrd. So John FoAetfa,
Esaun,aux Sonngton Detroit. Happy Maid. Red Cross
ana GrlnGcta also ian. lin.e--l 32.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
PROTECTION IN AMERICA.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: 1 was much interested h George Ticknor Cur
tss able discussion OF the first tariff law enacted by
Congress- but where does he find authority for the
statement that "The Constitution had made the
debts contracted and the engagements entered into
before its adoption valid against the United
States under the Constitution as they were under
the Confederation?' The Constitution itself APP
pears to be silent that subject: was there any
separate declaration to that effect BY the Consfitu
tionHl, Convention?
At an early day Congress funded the debt OF the
Confederation and afterward assumed the debts OF
the different States contracted for the general good
Of the country one Of the schemes having been
the outcome Of compromise. after violent strug-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
SUGGESTION OF a COMPROMISE.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: / a suggestion In your paper the other
morning to the ACCESSIBILITY OF holding the Yale
Princeton football match Thanksgiving Day
morning. The objection to that Will OF course. be
made by the trustees OF Princeton that 1t might
draw away to the game those who should other
wise attend the devotional services OF the morning.
and In view Of what the trustees have done in the
past. / am inclined to doubt whether their consent
could be secured to such step. But the main OBJ
lection TO the beginning of the game at so late
hour In the afternoon has always been that many
persons who come in from on; OF town pre-
vented from getting home for their Thanksgiving
dinners because OF the delay attendant upon get
ting aw " from the grounds after the game. which
is rarely over much before : o'clock. If. however.
the game were begun at ] O'Clock these objections
would be removed and the game could surely he
finished by O'Clock. thus allowing ample time for
all TO get home to their Thanksgiving Day din
ners. This viii only nccesstate an earlier noon
day meal on the part Of the teams and would
prevent no one who has hitherto been in the habit
OF going TO these games from attending. because
few, If any, have ever taken their Thanksciving
dinners before attendance upon the game
1t seems that the fixing Of the hour at
o'clock would obviate all the objections advanced
by your correspondent, and would possess Of
the Objectionable features OF a morning game
New-York Nov 49, 1898 HENRY W. JESSUP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
NEED OF a WORTHY SCHOOL.

TO the Edltor or The Tribune
Sir: Two years ago. through the kindness OF The
Tribune was enabled to plead the cause of the
little negro school at Shutdown, Va (so-called be-
cause the miserable little negro huts are built OF
slabs. which is under the charge of the Hampton
Institute The school built and supported by
the late Mr.. Jackson Schultz. but. having no en-
dowment. was obliged to depend upon the charity of
the public after his death. Largely through contrbu-
tons made by readers of The Tribune. the school
has been supported for the last two years, but
the funds exhausted. and the school must
be Closed unless the public come to its aid.
One of the teachers at Hampton has given $50,
but 500 remain to be raised and 1t is for assistance
In this that now appeal. Contributions may be
sent to Miss Annie Bellows. Hampton Institute,
Hampton. Va. who is "a trustee of the school
Every year now d horde OF ignorant foreigners
pour into the country whose votes given usually
before they speak the English gel help
swell the political corruption that the Ma
ton. We are helpless before this invasion, but
can say whether another host OF ignorant voters
shall grow up within our own borders Ii we re-
fuse to give the Southern negroes the educa ton
which IL is utterly of their power secure for
themselves II will be the negroes who will suf-
fer the most for our neglect twenty-five years
hence DAVIS
Nsw-York. Nov. IL. 1895.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
Mount Vernon. y. Y. Nov Is. 1899.
A SUGGESTION on RAPID TRANSIT.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Since our Rip-Van-Wlnklc Rapid transit
Commissioners have awoke again and propose OH
Friday next to vote upon their new routes peg I"
suggest that a few crosstown lines be added 10
their proposed system Already we have pTactc""'
four through lines of elevated roads from the hd'
terry to the Harlem River besides two new capi'
lines and several horse-car lines. yet the commas
soners now propose to simply add two more hn's
north and south (and but short piece OF one Oh
these lines traVcrSeS the WATERFRONT, with snort
spur" to the Brooklyn Bridge. -
They To- forget that more than l,WpV" poo,
pie reside Immediately east Of New ofK Iiiu
more than 600 directly west of New-fork WITHIN
a radius of fifteen twenty miles; or, all com
blned population cqualling that OF Ntw-forH
Island most of whom do business IN TINS city ana
require transit TO and from their residences or me
ferries leading to them. much more IMAM th'
arseiy populated wards of the annexed district
DO. at the present time. 49,, -
At least five or six lines should be laid across
island terminating the principal ferries ana
connecting with main lines north ana south. 10y
this means numerous short rides would be- added
the traffic OF the system. thus increasing us
receipts and accommodating the public beg To
suggest that such notifications be made before the
system is voted upon and the new franchise Is OF
fered for sale. WILLIAM H. MohfsIlI"
New York. Nov %. 1893.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
GENERAL GORDOY TO REPEAT MS LECTURE

General John b. Gordon. United States Senator
from Georgia at the request of a number of prom
citizens of this city. will repeat his lecture
Last DAYS of the Confederacy," which he delv-
cred last Friday evening In Brooklyn. at the Car
negic Music Hall. Saturday evening He Is a
stirring and magnetic speaker and few are better
founded on the closing days of the Confederacy
and General Gordon's personal estimate OF the two
great Captains-Crant and Lee
Among those who signed the letter requesting the
General to repeat his lecture IN this city were
Horace Porter. Calvin :. Brice. T. Dewitt Tai,
mage Joseph H. Choate G. p Huntington. James
ciews. Chauncey NJ Depew. T. C. Platt. John Fl
InmaIi. s. " While Levi r. Morton and Hugh r.
Ga.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Emanuel Church of Charleston s. c..
Is the largest organized body OF colored Christians
in America. Their building in process of cree
ton, with lecture-room complete. and the entire
structure enclosed. demolished By the cyclone
of August q. 1893 Sixty thousand dollars has al
ready been expended of which $4,000 has been sub
scribed by the colored membership: the remainder
was contributed by the white citizens of that city.
Reconstruction of the church Immediately be-
gum and is nearing completion: its friends and adj
herents at home generously aided TO the extent OF
their ability We need Immediately 800 roof
the building and protect the property from further
damage VIII you give something TO this cause?
investigation is invited. and leave given To refer
to any bank business house. or public official in the
city of Charleston. s c. Two Boston papers. THE
Evening Herald of November 5, 1888 and THE
Transcript of November 2. 1893. have spoken
mendably OF the enterprise We Endorsed by
Mayor Ficken. OF Charleston; Mr.. Hemphill. Editor
of THE News and Courier: George W. Williams.
the president OF the Carolina Savings Bank. the
Charleston Savings Institution. and other leading
business houses and public citizens Subscriptions
designated Emanuel Church Fund" may he sent
direct to +. A. Mitchell. cashier. South Carolina
Loan and Trust Company. Charleston, :. &.
l.. X. NICHOLS.
Pastor Of Emanuel Church.
no. 81 Mary-st., Chareson. :. G.. Nov. is, 1898.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23

O,pourke of the East Twenty second-st. station
who was on duty there, to arrest him on the charge
OF being Illegal voter Ok9npke TOOK bu, r;s
oner broke away from the officer and was allowed
to escape. ,...
Wolferts and his younger brother. Ferdinand took
his number and were their way to the police
station to press a complaint against him. They
were allowed to proceed only one block on reach
ing the corner of First-aye and NiIeteenth-st;
the complainant alleges. Odds and gang chased
the brothers. Odds. 1t is sad then struck the
OF the mob chased Woferts's brother. The fol-
lowing day Wolferts secured warrant Tor oldis
arrest. ,,. ,. Ia.
Yesterday Odds surrendered himself before Jus.
tice Burke. He denied the charge, ana SAID that
no never had seen either of the Wolferts brothers
before The brothers were positive In their identn-
cation of Odds. however. and ne was neid'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
THEY WANT A BLANKET BALLOT.
\ MEETING AT THE ROOMS OF THE CITY CLUB
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS AND INVITES
COOPER ALTON.

meeting held last evening. at the rooms OF
the city Club of rcpreser tatives of different po-
litical and reform associations in New-fork CITY
and its vicinity, looking united action having ior
its object the securing of legislation for the puri-
fcaton Of the ballot. well as the improvement
OF municipal and state governments. About score
of men attended Gustav ". Scawab presided.
These were also present: II. f.. Deming. OF the
Reform Club John Fenne Of the New-fork Citi-
zcns Democracy Club A. j. Steers and
Benjamin Doblin. of the Single Tax Club:
Charles Adams. Of the Citizens Mon CUB, or
brooklyn; J. Felmer Of the Single Tax League.
Brooklyn: Bolton Hail. of the New FORK Tax he
form club: John Sabine Smith and A. X. ConklinG,
OF the Republican Club; Allare Short, OF the Or
ganzation of Richmond County Democrats; =: l..
Ryder. Assemblyman-elect for the TIA west
chester District; James r. Sheffield. Assembly man
elect OF the XIth Assembly District: James p.
a. 'iibald of the Central Labor Union; Jerome
Bennett OF the Democratic Club Brooklyn: X {.
linderman. OF the Young Mems Democratic Club.
and ex-City Chamberlain William NJ. Wins.
Mr.. Deming offered the following resolution
discussion. touching the necessity Of immediate ana
positive action. unanimously adopted:
Erolved That IL OF this meeting thai We
s'ould upon Nigorols campaign 10 secure the
adoption Of a blanket ballot. cmb)dyins the essential
principles o the Massachusetts ~ tem.
A resolution was also passed authorizing the
appointment of committee of five to draft
proposed act embodyng the provisions OF the
Massachusetts Ballot law, to be presented at
subsequent meeting. which vii be called by the
chairman when drafts of the bin will be sent TO
different members Of the club; also another reso-
luton inviting organizations throughout the state
to cooperate with the committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
IS ANOTHER SENATE STEAL PLANNED {?
NH MrRPHY ANp OTHERS SAID II RI PLOT
ING To REVERSE TIE T. rULhR WILL
IT'S DANGFGOrs GAVE

urrI. MUEPHY NNp OTHERS SAID II RE PLOT
ING TO REVERSE THE r-rULAR WILL
IT'S , DNNGTGOrs GAVE.
e.,s,,r D,vil T. UV and Edward Murphy. jr.
.Doss' Richard Croker. Police Commissioner James
3 Martin samuel A. Bcardsley, of I tica; Anthony
J. Brady ~ Albany. and some other machhl'
Democrats were doing good deal Of hobnobbing
in this city yesterday. The scheme which tn"y
ve-c generally credited with working upon was
one for dcvlsns ways AMI means 30 steal Inc
stat. senate from the Ee2ahlicans Adept 80
Mr. I'LL and his cocDrspirators are III IN" puS''''
Of Senate-si,aling l. vas the oIlnlo" OF HoS' lo'-
ulcans Yesterday that II the report wa tru" they
a., .,.,.,.., 90, cx,ren,oly hard task The
s.uaie as IL stands has eighteen Republicans,
thirteen machine Democrats and one INDEPENDENT
antI-Mciauchlln Democrat. DAME" hraii'y' 90
Etags County. According - the schedule OF the
m,rhne wouhl-bc robbers. Mr. bradley VIII De
brought into Mr. Hnrs camp without difficulty
by methods used b. them IN previous cases" whie
two Republican S~natcrs-eiect G"ors" w owens,
Of the Ivih District and Henry II. Persons. OF
the XxNIsi are TO be bought outright To betray
th.lr party This would sve each siie sixteen
votes an cv,a hall 81 the chamber ana preven'
ths Kcumhicans from organizing the senate. set,-
,nr fi,nrv Wolfcrt who elected over John
McCariy. in the Win District ~ Ninss AN, am
laying bare the consummat" rascality ana Ir"a a
hv Which Michael +. Collins was returned az
elected from Rensselaer, County an" i"'N'' ''''''
", ra,rr,nv men close to MIR Croker had their
toucs raised by the rumor that hiil was a r,a,
r.lnr his arts 70 defeat the popular VIII. me!
Ger, uie.sed with the thought that the chans,s
I'm the BALLOT law. designed to prevent the trauus
In rcgistration voting and counting wnTn 80 go
,ramm,ny it's C7v,D majority might yet De PR
vented and that the proposed bll 10 plph."n ~"
ron-partiaan election boards by svlns saS S p anE
Two inspectors Throughout; the state might never
nm The ringsters. well-informed iepubhcans are
s,irn have counted their chickens ah'iu oi uH',
prominent member OF the party III '"e ''""
said last evening. M - ,,.- 4, ,ha,
mir I'M and HE satellites Will discover. they
have not already that they cannot buy me aiu Oh a
ain Gle one Of the three men named MT hrau,eN -
:, .ruhlicans on alI questions OF legislation which
viii give us fair elections and do away WIN TING
rulc i'm III. cities Of this state both MT. owens
and MIR Persons will be found invuneraple anu
charlottesville. There Is nothing more c'rhih
,nr ma The RcpuilIcans will organize the senate.
md that ihey win seat Henry Wolfert; who was
elected In the place OF John McCarty' VINO was u"-
f.at-d.' =, .,.,,. -, ,ho a.
An Anti-Snap7er Democrat IN speakhg OF inc III
Legged plans Of the machine said yesterday 81,
Eli - time for tho Democratic party of New-fork
State to go ont of IN" stealing ouSih''s'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
INCOME TAXES ARE ODIOrS.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: An income tax is the mos. odious form of
raising revenue only justhlable in times OF great
emergency. Now there is nothing requiring II hut
the determination on the part OF the Southern
Democracy TO tax the Northern capitalists In new
way effect will be really 10 lower the standing
OF the poor man and give greater swing 10 free
trade so more business can be given to English
and foreign manufacturers and more goods he
brought over here. and thus deprive our working
men Of their heretofore regular work In our manu-
featuring industries.
The real cause for alarm IL that the country is
always In peril under Democratic rule The Demo
cratic ring rule In Buffalo, Albany. New-York and
notably In Brooklyn. notable exampies--all were
acquiesced In and all approved OF from the Gov
ernor down Now all this crowd Is expected to
whoop I'D a tax on incomes. ii may be the capital
lists even among the Democrats. Will hardly feel
like paying the expenses OF Democratic campaigns
the Anarchistic appeal TO bring down every to
their low level. . EDWAKD REED.
East Orange, y. j.. Nov. 10. 1875