New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-19

There need be no Tear OF bOE"rnoI io"ci NV
signing bill providing for blanket ballot "A
blanket ballot. although the pastcr feature is 10
be retained, will be an improvement upon tne
present arrangement with numerous ballots to DC
folded by every voter How embarrassing this
method is the Governor knows by personal eN-
perence. for last November he had TO return to
the booth in order to get his rejected ballots
folded properly.
IF any building j. TO be- torn down in the City
Hall Park. most rmphatcally it ought not to be
the City Hail. This worthy and venerable edillce
is not only cminently satisfactory i'll ITSELF, pat
it. is in precisely the right place. There should
be- and we believe there will be-. hearty co-opera-
ton on the part of all philosophical citizens in
the effort TO prevent the destruction of building
which is both beautiful and time-honOrefl, and
the demolition of which would be serions re-
Election upon the good name and civic pride of tho
metropolis.
One thing which ought to have been settled
beyond the shadow of doubt by the present cold
weather is reasonable price for ice next summer.
II will overtax the ingenuity Of the president Of
a Ncw-Yorll lee company TO invent reason for n
short ice crop after such winter are now
experiencing
Section Of Article III of the Constitution of
the State reads a. follows
Tile legislative power of this State shall be vested
in Il Senate ana Assembly
1t would appear TO be in order for some NOM
Der Of the Legislature 10 move to strike ont the
sentence quoted and substitute the following
s.cion l. The legislative power OF this stat" shall
lie vested in certain representatives Of Tammany Hail.
composing Il senate aud Assembly. In the Assembly
the,e representatives. shall be majority of the com
mitire Rules, which Is hereby empowered TO con
troll all legislation that may be- proposed
4 soft hearted Judge in Chattanooga announced
the other day that he would not punish poor
people arrested for stealing coal, and forthwith
dismissed number of eases pendin% beior" him.
The dismissal OF the cases, without his laying
down general principle for his gui lance, would
doubtless have awakened little criticism. \ Judge
/, entitled to exercise "A considerable degree oil
discretion. but il is a different thing when in
general terms he declares that stealing is no
crime. There enough loose morals in most
communities without the aid of encourageinen;
from the bench.
Congressman Kilgore l. said 10 be "a strong
candidate for the Mexican Mission under tl" next
Administration. If ability to kick, in the literal
meaning of that vigorous Saxon word. is quail
iicatlon for the appointment " Buck KilgOres
claim will be- inconteStable If H. doesn't gcu
this. or something equally as good he will
lc likely 10 kick even more energetcally than
when he demolished clOakroom door in the
Capitol
b. referring TO the news from Albany Mr.
Cleveland VIII learn that the two Houses of the
legislature met in joint session yesterday, and
that after "A comparison OF votes the Honorable
Edward Murphy, ir.. Of Troy, was formally de-
cared 10 be elected United States Senator flOn
Ncw-York. It's sad world, Mr. Cleveland.
Tho middle OF January is little early for the |
inevitable annual reports about the destruction |
Of the Delaware peach crop to begin, but this |
year there 10 I've much better reason than |
usual for fearing that the peach have suffered
serious hurt. The temperature has been below |
zero in Delaware this week. and ii is altogether
probable that the tender peach trees have been |
badly injured. even though the buds la not begun
10 swell. The failure Of the crop Of peaches in |
that State would be most regrettable bHt the |
country has survived It's destruction in previous |
years with praiSeworhy fortitudc and has be- |
come sceptica regarding reports on the subject |
that they apt 10 provoke hilarty rather than |
grief.
There is much 10 commend in the proposal that |
intercollegiate athletic contests shall be restricted
TO undergraduates. Such regulation would tend |
10 rcprc,s the professional spirit, aud would prob
ably develop larger number Of experts in the
various lines Of sport
PERSONAL.