New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-22
SOME SIGNIFICANT PHASES OF IT.
TRADING HAS BEEN ON SOUND AND CON
sERyATIyE BASIS, AND RAILROAD
BUSINESS is UNUSUALLY GOOD
THE ELECTION OF LAST NOvEM-
BERTHE SILVER PUR-
BERTHE SILVER PUR-
CHASE ACT.


crat would to Office under Republican admins
ration. 1t is really interesting, | tell you. and
while we may strive to preserve the stately
dignity of the language. and argue in detail -
! to whether the United States is he or he not
! the correct form, an occasional excursion into the
well-stocked vocabulary Of the ring or the turf
is. after all, not so greatly to be deplored am
what is called dry smoker, but ! believe In
liberty for every man, bounded. Of course, by equal
liberty for his neghbor. Certainly you may
smoke Light your cigar
Chauncey VI. Dcpw was, as be is invariably,
in a cheerful mood When The Tribune reporter
went into his office in the Grand Central Station
Yesterday he standing at one OF the windows
looking out at big poster which showed q
kangaroo and a man having bout with eacn
other with the gloves. The kangaroo seemed 70
be getting in his fine work we'll that MIR.
Depew. az he turned 10 meet his visitor, DroKe
into the exclamation above quoted.
Talking Of these animals. he went on, the
mind involuntariy wanders away to that distant
land whence kangaroos have been foisted on
wondering world Australia has been plagued
with rabbits for some years, of which the Colonial
Government has found il difficult TO get rio.
They have offered large reward Tor rhe eA.
termination of the pests, but | have never heard
whether anybody has appeared who Is entitleu
to claim it. Can no clever chemist be discoVereu
who can perform the job? They multiply, IL
seems, faster than they can be killed OIL. surely
some subtle ingredient of poison could he found
10 do the work. There is professor of chemistry
of whom once heard who lived either in Dublin
or Ieipsic-you will have TO judge fSr yourself
who was lecturng at one time upon the powerful
effects of a certain drug. He spilled out niue
drop from a tiny bottle on small spoon, ana
holding it up in view of the audience said 10
Won see that? Very we'll. I'll divide it up.
Now do YOU see it Good. Well, this drug ls
so powerful that that drop, although 1t is not
much bigger than the head Of pin, if put on tho
tongue of cat. would kill the strongest man az
dead as a door nail Now where did that man
come from?' %. o-----. :. -.
From Dublin in all probability answered
the writer.
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESSMAN TIM
"rot if 20 at that said Mr. Dcpcw laughing
"1 am going to Europe about August ], and If
should happen TO cross over to Ireland III NUM-
nm tbc address of that professor Hold on
mo,lent. Tim. Do you know where he lives
Timotbv J. Campbell the wcll-known Congress
man was inst r,treating from the room oil the
Genial president of the New-YorlS Central and
Hudson kiyer Railroad, with smile on his race
when he halted.
"Do 7 know where he lives is it ~ said " Tim,'
,oro,tiro the question. Well now, Misther De
new though duh o. comprehension, AS tie saying
is never wint to school but it's like dhraim to
me can answer that question:
come then" said Mr. Depew, where does
he live?'
Well, replied Tim" after a pause, II you
want TO find ont the exact location OF the man
who uttered thin strange sintimlnts, you necdhs
70 over TO Ireland You can find I'm among any
wan iv tn tin thousand sons of the oud sod VINO
NM "A ballot in the box In the SlAth WMu iase
ro,r for yor humble servant and he spoke
no disappeared through the swinging door ana
was soon on his way downtoWn 10 plo soou uioi"-
ne TO his constituents.
Mr.. Depew laughed heartily. I'm the grave
business situation" said he, (which troubles
mems nin,ls and upses mems plans little hllarity
: not unscasonab BILE il il? | know you came 10
,sk mo something about the condition of affairs
n the financial world, and il won't hurt anybody
( we tighten our minds by good laugh at
mple saving. Congress may have lis faults Dut
T. has its Tim Campbell, and thus life is made
,lcasantcr for Us all. Yes, the situation is nn-
lsual. | confess, and requires time TO con-
ider the matter carefully before offering an
pinion 1t is very difficult TO say anything on
hc situation when it is 80 acute. II II hardly
roftable at present TO discuss the causes which
ave produced it, and no one Is wise enough 10
ormuate the remedies No such singular panic
: the present has ever fallen upon our country
he financial and commercial dlsturbinc's winch
I'd to such disastrous results in '36, In %, IN
- and in s4 were brought about by the mistakes
f the business community, helped in one or two
Instances by unwise legislation. They were
anics that were predicted and foretold. though
tba nronbpfs rafpV acted tneH own
ronbecl.s But here we have banks faillngs
,ills shutting down. securities falling TO an un-
extent and everybody thwarted III
bcir business calculations, when the trade ana
nanccs of the country have been on an unusaiiy
,und and conservative basis. There has been
o time in years when every department. OF actiVty
nd industry was being conducted upon sucn
oso .ud safe lines ms at present. The usual
,use of nanics overtrating, overspeculation ana
,du. eynapsion are wholly absent from the
resent situation IL is panic OF distrust anu
,ch blow 10 confidence leads 10 the bringing OF
n,y circles within the influence OF the stampede
RESULTS or THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
Io,. .hout the last Presidential election and
: result?"
{. The election Of a Democratic Administration"
id Mr. Depew and the success OF that party
both Houses of Congress, was a tremendous
rprise TO the manufacturing interests OF the
untry They hadn't thought it possible for the
lends of protection TO lose at the same time the
xecutive and both branches Of Congress Every
interest in the country which TO
d upon tariff protection stopped Immediately
new work Of expansion and extension, and
duced its business 10 sort of hand-to-mouth
LEY so as TO avoid the accumulation OF stocks.
e increasing Of debts and general weakness.
,rful OF immediate and drastic legislation
ninst the protective policy, and the same fear Of
stock possessed their customers III -
this cause, more than to any other. that we nave
ch immunity from failures of mills, factories, fuss