New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-12

| the people of Brooklyn ana the other to"hS a"'
cities directly concerned shall have an oppor'
tunity to express at the polls their opinions oh
thc subject of consolidation. 1t is as unreison-
able for the opponents Of consolidation to oppos"
a measure like this as 1t would be for the friends
of tbe movement TO array themselves against it.
Mr.. McCarrcn's argument ought to be thrown out
| of court as totally irrelevant
Advice to weather prophets who think of tell
| ing the public what sort of weather may DC
looked for next summer as sequence to this hard
| wintcr-Oh, don't.
The Geographical Club OF Philadelphia las
decided to take an active part in promoting the
next expedition of Lieutenant Peary toward the
North Pole. and has agreed Upon plan Tor
raising $4,000 or $4,000 OF the
$40 600 or $4,000 that will be re-
qured. In return Mr. Peary proposes
10 turn over TO tile club whatever collections
of scientific value he may make in the Arctic
region This assistance will no doubt be CRATE
full to him. The gallant Lieutenant has shown
spirit deserving of hearty admiration in his
determination to raise the money he needs by
means of his lectures and he Las met with eX-
cclent success thus far. The American people ike
pluck especially when it is Joined with modesty,
! and in Mr. Peary they see and admire both.
| II * reported that realistic couplet is now
being circulated in Washington and Albany which
causes the ant-C leveland Democrats who prrEe
| it to turn pale and tremblc. This is the ccupet
That Robert a. Maxwell
WIN use his sharp axe well!
| In much truer sense than is ordinarily
attached 10 the words. il may he said OF Mr..
Gordon Mckay. who has made mnnllcent GIT
| to Harvard University, that he has put ms
money where it will do the most good Tie
amount of the gift is not precisely known,
but il l. understood that il will bc between
50. oOG. 900 and SA,0oO,OOo. Many men desiring
to devote so much to the cause of education
would have been strongly tempted to found
new Institution which would bear their name
II Mr.. Mckay felt this temptation it is credit
able 70 him that he resisted it and resolved,
instead 10 enrich an old established university.
pcvond Question his ben"action will be far more
wisely used, as well prove more useful, thah
if he had established college. There il
no need Of more institutions of learning at least
in the last What is demanded is the broad
ening and strengthening Of those already in en-
istcncc Mr. Mckay has made au important con-
tiibution in that direction.
4 contributor TO "The London Queen" writing
on the subject Of dinner-gvng, says: There are
one or two golden rules which no one can ever
&c wrong in following. The dinner. should bc
unambitoas and we'll served. Everything should
be- hot" Most certainly: bit then. don't you
know. some folks like their Roman punch and
tler ice cream cold NJ all events not hot.
The Em-st. Opening bill il rightly regarded
Al 10 .L,ul Ina. ton n
il is general in lis terms and gives the city
authoritics-that il TO say, Tammany Hall
virtually unlimited power to coniiscatc the prop
,rty Of private citizens to any extent that plecs
them. payment therefor to be made onl0 after
long and tedious legal processes. There il no
call for such legislation. II il dangerous in the
extreme The Elm-st. opening is not a matter
Of pressing Importance. Even if it We're, il
would be- most foolish and short-siglted 70 con-
fer upon our Tammany officials SO large powers
as are granted BY this bill Its true character
should he ruthlcssy uncovered in the Legislature,
and the bill killed as il deserves to be.
Mr. Gladstone is fast driver, but the party
behind him Is not the slow coach. Ii is the Con-
sarvativc party that always has the brakes on the
wheels and half the time is heading in the wrong
direction.
Mr. Lincoln once decided between the claims |
of two rival candidates for postmaster in "A
Western town by placing the petitions presented |
by the men a pair Of scales and awarding the |
Office TO the candidate with the wcightier claim. |
Perhaps Mr. Iawer. who wants the Chicago post |
Office badly, believes that his will DE set
tied in similar way. At all events. he has
taken TO Washington petition bulky that
il required "burly colored man. to carry it. |
The document is said to contain 10000 names. |
II has been placed o. file. There is rival can
ddatc, but he has not yet produced his petit
ton ut the Postoflicc Department, so that the
weighing process must bc postponed.
The Unionst divisions probably only tenn
porary nurrics The factions will be found
thoroughly welded together when the division on
the second reading of the Home Rule bill occurs.
The Conservatives arr famous for their discipline. '
II can safely be assumed that tho approaching
division will be one of the closest ever witnessed
in Parliament and that every available Unionist
vote will he east against Home Rule
The movement in favor Of the consolidation Of
the cities has reached n stage Of popularity in
which the eXpcdiency Of Il change Of name is !
naturally discussed A correspondent Of Tho
Tribune, II. Hobart Smith, has already proposed
two names, Yorllyn and Great York, and asked for
amendments to them. Yorklyn hardly bo
considered cuphonous handsome but it has
at least tine merit Of being combination name in
which Brooklyn can ind traces Of IA partial rather
than total eclipse. Great York has grandcr
ring and makes higher bid for permanent popu-
larity We cannot, however. convince ourselves
that Ncw-YorlS is not thoroughly acceptable
4 no hat 40 ci can M oup
De properly designated new, We would reply
that il would I've newer than ever. il the outlying
centres of population are consolidated witrit. BY
constantly renewing its youth it has remained al