The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-26
The GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
Herbert SpenceT'S Influence on New
YeTk Politics.
Rockefeller Prisoner of Riches-Eew
William C. Whtsney's High Hats
Give Rise to Controversy.

! OK IN the must d a poilklCd1 HOFcHAcAt
Of their own, untimely as such a thing
may seem, since election day is past.
/ But this new movement has some highly
unique features, the names Of Herbert
/ Spencer, Henry George, J. Keir Hardie
/ and Tom Mann being all involved, in ad-
dition to those of leaders known only in
| New York.
The present project is the unifcation of
all labor elements with a view to the re-
suscitation of the United Labor party.
| But in order to interest such citizens as
do not follow the trend of workingmen' s
| movements, it is proposed to give the pro-
| ceedings some degree Of general interest.
| Hence the correspondence with labor
members of the English parliament and
the vague reports that Mann and Hardie
are coming to this country before long. II
| is an open secret among many Central La
Dor Union men that these English Parlia-
mentarians will be in New York in few
months. Their presence is to be used as
a means Of drawing general attention to
the municipal labor movement.
1t is the Tammany men who have been
as yet most discriminating and iudicious
in watching these proceedings, and in CON
seq uence there is quiet battle between
after the recent election announcements
were made of wholesale discharges Of
laborers in city departments. This is
merely part of little game, for regularly
every year municipal workmen are de-
prived of their places, whether their ser
vices be required or not. The result IS
that the labor union leaders approach
the Tammany magnates, plad for the I'M
employed, and the latter are taken back.
The moral is intended to be that New
York workingmen find it to their advan-
tage to support Tammany.
But this time the proceedings did not
end in the usual way. Wholesale dis
charges were made, it is true, but there
was no general rush for reinstatement.
! This labor men were prepared for the
move Many of the laborers secured
places elsewhere, others were supported
by their unions, and before long the pub
lie works required that number of the old
hands be re-engaged.
HENRY GEORGE AND HERBERT SPENCER.
The electioneering plans Of the New
York labor element include a renOmina-
ton of Henry George for mayor next
year Not that Mr.. George himself has
countenanced any such design, for he is
| eschewing politics altogether, except on
incidental general principles. News has
reached New York of an impending con-
bTONGISH UGbWtEu UlC duNOGdNC VI q 6lu-
gle tax and that eminent thinker, Her
bert Spencer. Ever since Mr.. George
| held Spencer up publicly "as a
man, contemplate, there have
been intimations that the
Englishman would reply. The working
men of London have been particularly
grateful to Henry George for what he
did, since his act gave prestige to their
movement for the control Of the London
w. or1pni1 EJarhart GVaT,nal.fe iIiy
| is declared TO be the cause of his long de-
! lay in setting himself right in the matter.
| Now, however IL appears that the Eng
| fish philosopher is about to make some
sort of utterance.
| j. Keir Hardie has Endorsed the action
of the London labor men in requiring an
utterance on the land question from
| Parliamentary candidates, Thus it trans
| pires that an impending philosophical
controversy is imparting an element of ex-
! element to labor movements in two con
| tinentS.
| Should MIR. George be nominated next
! year the labor men say that, with Nc
| Glynn indicated, they should at least
| prevent the election of a Tammany
| mayor
! THE LITERARY CENTER RIVALRY.
Western wars over county seats have
! an intellectual parallel in the rivalry be
| tween Chicago and New York as publish
! ing, if not as literary centers.
For a few years past the publishers OF
/ popular reading matter have been locat-
| ing in Chicago on account of its superior
| availability as distributing center. A
book intended to be retailed for % or so
cents cannot prohtably be transported
across a continent to find its market The
| great New York monthly magazines have
| all had this question brought forcibly to
,,7, Al I -.
one of the most widely circulated of the
periodicals Contemplates removing its
! entire plant to the city by the lake. Only
! in this way can the problem of circula-
ton IN the far west be solved. In the ex-
IRENE south and west the eastern maya
| zines enjoy, as a rule, but moderate cir
culation, owing to this geographical diff
tculty.
Arthur Sherburne Hardy, he of "But
| Yet, Woman" and The Wind of Des
tiny points out, however, that there is
| difference between a literary and pub.
fishing center. He does not doubt that
for years to come New York and not
Chicago will produce the majority of that
portion of reading matter to which the
term literature may correctly be applied
And on matters of this kind he is recog.
nized authority.
THE PRISONER OF RICHES.
millionaire fGOckeIell0W, ne whose be
stowals of fortune after fortune upon the
Chicago University rank him among the
arch patrons of advanced education. is
suffering from the most unique of perse
cutions. Every struggling institution OF
learning reminds him of its existence by
begging to be remembered when he re.
solves upon another gift. Letters arrive
too, from public spirited citizens, who
want TO found new universities in their
native hamlets. One request was sent
in from the leading politician of an lowe
hamlet of 1000 iuha hitants. The writer
thought donation Of Sl50000 would in.
augurate hourishing college. Many OF
the writers show the general need OF
higher education through their total ina
biHJy to adhere to received canons of the
spelling art. Were the oil ma2nate in g
position to grant 1.-THE of the request:
so rained upon him, this country would
be. hourishing place for college profes
sors.
Mr.. Rockefeller, however, does not con.
fine his gifts to the Intellectually needy
One of his rules is never to allow the us,
of his name in connection with good deed.
performed by himself. AS the result of al
accident only did IL become known that il
was he who gave large sum not long age
in aid of food sufferers.
WILL CARL soHURz LEAVE Us2
"If Carl Schurz ever seriously contem
plated accepting the offers made to him Il
! accent civil office md an tina ,ro,-