New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-26


he DESTROYS of achieving fame he could choose
no surer way than TO let his name be given TO
The public through the press. The common thing
is for men to swearof" their personal taxes, and
hundreds do 80 every year No wonder the officials
in the lax Office surprised by the visit of
a man DESTROYS Of paying five times much in
tho way of personal tax this year as he did
last year simply because his business had proved
une>pectady successful. The millennium may not
be near but such Incident this proves that
i, il not an impossibility
To the true Philadelphia there il only one in
stitution greater than The Public Ledger and
that institution is Mr. George W. ChilIs, its hon
orcd proprietor For this reason, The Ledger
would continue TO be a great moral and social
power in the Quaker City. even if Mr.. Childs did
not constantly strive in every way to make 1t more
worthy of its readers confidence and respect. Bu
he is not that kind of a journalist. Its history
under his enlightened management has been one
of unvarying progress toward lofty ideal OF
iournaism and, therefore, no one Will De sur
prised TO learn that on Monday last" The Ledger
took another step forward in compliance with the
public demands. 1t has discarded It's OLD I'M
weldy form Of eight or ten pages with nine col
umns on the page. and will hereafter appear WIN
sixteen or twenty pages. having SIX Columns Oh
the page But perhaps the most important lea
ture of the new departure IL the lntroduc'ioh Oh
illustrations. Notwithstanding all that can DC
said against newspaper illustrations. they nave De
come a permanent feature in modern lohihailsh
and Mr. Childs shows his usual business sagacity
in recognizing the fact. Altogether. the ne"
LEDGER is goodly TO look upon. and Is moro thah
ever worthy 20 be considered one OF the unique
and necessary institutions of Philadelphia rs III
the past so in the future it will continue TO be
the exponent OF the best impulses OF modern Jour
nalsm Philadelphia is to be congratulated on
having The Ledger" but most OF all on having
Mr.. Chds. Long may they both wave!
The Legislature has authorized this city 70
spend, through the Board Of Health. as mnch
money as may be necessary TO check the spreal
of cholera the coming summer lhis Is no u'"''
a wis, provision, although 1t may perhaps oc
taken for granted that without such autnorlza-
ton the City of New-Yorll would not be nggardIy
in outlay for this purpose if cholera should make
It's appearance here.
The ballot box stuning episode IN Jersey City
oppcars 10 be closed. The indictments against
OK Sheriff Davis for conspiracy and subornation
Of perjury in connection with these cases were
dismissed last week, as the death ol H"erlh
McPhillips deprived the prosecution OF the evil
dencc relied on to convict DAVIS. IL mas oeeh
the hope Of honest citizens That DAVIS mlgh'
be- brought TO punishment lie has long oc"h 'he
Democratic boss Of Jersey City, ana IL Is sale
70 say that in tho history OF bo>sIsm a NOR"
tricky. INSCRIPTIONS and knavsh member OF
the genus has rarely, il ever, been seen. Moth
in,, has boon too base, too mean or too dishonest
for him 10 resort TO In order to carry through
his political schemes. Last fall there was strong
hon, that he might liz sent to join the ballot-boX
suffers in the State prison. But they are all
nov at largc-thanks 10 Leon Abbctt-and Davis
yoes scot free Th, is not justice of the old
fashioned jersey type.
Civil Service Reform in the fourth class post
.ali.oa of La cnnntru il making res AZ