New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-24
duties. 1t will give away everything and get
nothing in return.

70 n no commemorated on this occasion. The
occasion will naturally appeal powerfully 10
the famous preacher. who Is just as earnest In
good works now as he was when twenty years
younger Dr. Hale. indeed. Is one OF the men
who do not grow old. even though they may
not be the possessors Of the secret OF immortal
youth
| Certain p,en,bers OF the Ways and Means
| Committee seem to think that the minority
have no rights which they are bound to re-
spect These men have something to learn. and
we are glad to see that the minority realize
| their rights and show a strong disposition 10
| insist upon them
According to official reports just issued by
| tho German Government. the general election
| returns for the Reichstag In June last sho"
that the largest number Of votes was cast by
tho soca,,.ts who stand at the head OF the list
with 1.7ss,737 Next come the Conservatives
with I 4ss 900. the Acknowledgements the Lib
eral-Dcmocrats end the Anti-Semtes being all
| represented by figures below the half-miillon
mark This extraordinary success OF the Social
| lists constitutes the fufment or the predlction
made by Prince Bismarck when, just before
his fall he advised the Emperor that MS MAJ
esty's policy was calculated to roster rather
than to diminish the growth OF Socialism III
Germany.
There are a few streets left in Brooklyn IN
which railroad tracks have not been laid But
there will not be long II the railway companies
In existence and on paper persist In such
graspIng disposition as was MANIFESTED oy tue
one whose application came before the Aiuer-
men Monday.
No one possessed of the least familiarity with
Tammany methods and Tammany estimates
placed any reliance whatever upon the es''-
mate made some time ago that the cost OF 'he
new speedway would not exceed si''VVV'' IL
! IL now stated that the cost OF the lower SECTION
a,ore which IL considerably less than half or
the work will be not less than Sl'oVo'oo". No'
in n good many years has there been pub
lie work undertaken in this city the COST Oh
which did not vastly exceed the amount OF the
! first estimate In the case OF this speedway
| the people of New-York will doubtless be lucky
! II they ge; off with an outlay Of two and a halt
or three millions For one item they VIII De
willing OF course to see the bill Of costs IN
creased by a reasonable sum-that is Tor the
sidewalk on the river side, which the people
demand
| Faction wrangling has been the curse OF
! brooklyn Rcpubcanism during recent years.
| Scnlprpn
OF heads of departments every politician who
! has been intriguing against anybody else
Let him turn down the politicians and appoint
70 office business men Of his own party who
can be depended upon to remain In their de-
par,ments and to drop out Of politics alto
gether during their terms OF service.
"The burlington Free Press" while in &C.
cord with the general conclusions Of an ar
,ice I'm The Tribune on Politics IN the Army.
/ COMPLAINS that injustice was done in one OF the
Illustrations II was not our purpose to dis
credit Captain Tutherly. who was recently de-
tailed to duty professor OF military science
and tactics at the University of Vermont. We
take Il for granted that he Is an eficient In
strtIctor since his services have been IN con-
slant demand for college details. But IT Is
matter OF record that nearly one-half OF his
army service has been spent In special duty
away from his regiment. and 1t is safe to as
sumo that his exemption from active campaign
ing has not been brought about without poiiti-
cal assistance II IL undoubtedly true. as The
Free Press" frankly says. that the details TO de-
tached service are too often made under po-
litlcal or social influence.
Officers OF the United States Navy are much
! Interested I'm the scheme OF BreZils President
to use n military balloon. from which II Is In
tended to drop charge OF dynamite on the
Apuidaban. Admiral Meo's flagship. II Is be-
Ievcd that the scheme could be successful II
intelgently managed. as there IL no danger
from the erratic behavior OF the balloon. mas
much as the winds are from the east In the
morning and from the west at night.
Mr. Wiliiamss strong and incorporating
speech at the Brooklyn Young Republican
Clubs reception TO Mayor-elect Schieren is to
be- heartily commended. His emphatic decla-
ration that honest fearless Republicans should
be placed In charge Of every department Oh
the municipal administration and his vigorous
condemnation Of the anomalous demand for
hybrid. emasculated. m!scalled 'non-par-
tsan" government. produced profound impress
sion upon his audience. That Is the kind OF
talk that is needed now among Brooklyn Re-
publicans A fpsh-fowl- and-ish administration
IL not wanted The people have elected the
Democratic party on account Of municipal
scandals and extravaganza. and have put the
Republicans In power to conduct business ad-
minlstration. Mr.. Schieren will make serious
mistake II he orders a partition Of offices
among Republican faction politicians. Reform
Democrats and independent leaders That
would be political trading and coalition bar
gaining.
There is growing sentiment that the only ef-
fectua way of putting end to the power OF
John Y. McKane In Gravesend Is to annex that
town to Brooklyn. McKanc might in that case
be ward boss. but he certainly would not be
able to be the president Of everything relating to
the ward, which would. OF course come under
the control of the city government. At present
McKane Is a good deal more CT Pooh Bah than
the functionary represented in Gilbert and Sul-
vans opera "Cnch' Is the only word which
adequately describes the hold he has on the
town.
PERSONAL.
Francis Murphy. the temperance agtator Is