New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-17
Our Judgment is that Mayor Body Is JUST
about good enough to realize how bad ne 49,


about good enough to realize how bad ne 49,
The issue in Brooklyn is a perfectly plain
one and IL should not be complicated by any
extraneous matters. 1t is the issue between
good and bad municipal government. The lines
are clearly drawn. On one side Is the Ni"s
| and all it represents. On the other side are
| the friends OF clean and honest methods in the
conduct of municipal affairs, and the canal
date on that side Is a man on whom all the
better elements in the city can concentrate
their efforts with right good will, NOW Is the
time to redeem Brooklyn. 1t can ne done.
1t will be done If all the voters who are
opposed to Ring rule are brought to the polls
on Election Day.
According to high authority the three eie-
ments Of oratory are. first, acucn' second
action; third, action. Herein we see the diner-
ence between oratory and the United States SEN
ate, as at present constituted.
No one, we imagine. will mourn over the re-
port that the Observation-Disclosures mas cut OH
SO Is per cent of the issue Of Columbian postage
stamps This means reduction in the contract
of about one billion stamps. The Columbian
issue has not been a great success at least as
respects the stamp most in use. Many people
have IA decided preference for the red two-cent
stamp, and insist on having it when they go 10
the postofice or any other place where stamps
are sold. In some postoffces, in fact II Is now
impossible to buy any but red stamps. The
Columbian stamps were attractive FOR ume
because of their novelty. but this soon wore off
II is hard to improve upon the red stamp. and
if the postal authorities wise they will not
rfara II his 10
leave well enough alone
The North Carolina planter who has refused
to obey the White Caps orders and is guarding
his cotton-gin with shotgun is public bcne-
factor. If men like him were more plentiful
White Caps would be soarcer.
Naturally enough the scenes OF the past
week in the United States Senate suggest re-
Elections upon the lack OF wisdom with which
states are governed. But the Washington
correspondent who says that the remark BE
hold my son. with how little wisdom the world
is governed. was made by father to his son
on visiting the House OF Commons is mae
curate in his quotation. 1t was In a letter OF
the Swedish Chancellor Oreenstren. written in
l6iS To his son. who one Of the Swedish
ENJOYS who signed the treaty Of Westphalia
that year. that the famous sentence oc-
Cured: "Nescis. mi fill. quantilla prude ntia ho-
mines reSantur" you do not yet know, my son. |
with how little wisdom men are governed |
That was almost $50 years ago. PETER and
Stewart and Allen and Martin and the rest. who |
are now running this Government by main |
strength and stupidness.' have had time TO
ripen since then
Mayor Boodys credentials for reelection are |
broken promises. disappointed hopes. be- |
draggled reputation and Grand Jury pre-
II Superintendent Byrnes has every one ar
rested who makes a public disturbance after
the Thanksgiving Day football game. he will
do good thing. 1t will be inter-
csting also to learn how many OF the young
enthusiasts are real cocgians and how many
are counterfeits.
1.-The Brooklyn Eagle" tells the truth about
Democratic bossism. shown in the absolutr
submission Of the local conventions OF it's party
to McLaughlin's will This may be the perfec-
ton of discipline IT says but Russia Persia.
Afghanistan and Dlhomcy have be,n better
places for its exercise than free America in the
past. and Asiatr or African slaves have made
better record of Tho obedience requisite to
such policy han american Democrats in
Brooklyn or els ,where" As we recently had oc-
'asion to refer to Tine Eagles cynicisn. it
s now only Just to commend its honest indigna-
ion. What it says about the domination of the
uction-room tyrant who has been turning down
md setting up Democratic candidates during
he last week is well said II hardly needs 10
g 20 far ahcld for its illustrations as Az
;hanstan and Dahomcy. With the single en-
eption Of New-York. no other city is more alb
olutcly trder the iron hand of one-man rule
han Brooklyn.