New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
TIE NEW CABINET BRINGING M'KANE TO
LOOK OTHER EARLY WINTER TOPICS.

~ I'm no was quoted. few days ago. III
,r,orvew reported from Washington as having
O." ', ,cith some severity in regard TO pohticlans,
~ o'Io "a Say that one or two men who had
am i'" -, +, connection with certain offices
d -. ho collected because ihey had been too
W. W. T., nolitics Nevertheless. he has followed
,hi, rr,ncjple In making mp his caDihe', anu cH',V'
,,, the promise which ne MADE just "''e' Ms
,tor ,hot he would insist on business auhii"9,'"
~ V.' Irco,t for those places In which legal ta'eht
'i'N' -, h has appointed business men almost
IS iscv II may be said OF some OF ms MS ;s
ees that they not very o %ei 10 tbe some men
not necessm neces,m Lnown They are all citlzens OF re-
are TOO I,,T %ti, and high standing ana their bus-
ness 49, denartments in the interest," 0i tie p"oc
lie Grs and forfm4'h bat they have % %preem'nent fitness
s The offices TO which they nave % DeT" rpppince
that II; io of The work they VIII be called on 10
~ ~ Rut their administrative capacies pss in which
traineSs a been engaged. and short experience
T.; the performance of their oli,Ciai 1 service or
c5ue ny here or ana good
scheren expect to be ,ne on ihe reasonable
aeai Et - that as he not exclusively i.gpuD h
lican eah"r1 ,on who gave him such cordial support
S Srouqht about his election DN 'ne id.hr9' 1rno
1ority ever stration viii start under the happlesi
nvsnices and with every prospect Oi d VI
career
ore Of the most important events Of the week
has been the starting OF the Judiciu mac"i"riE io
,h nunishment of the election rascaliiy IN Graves
snd The extraordinary term of the oyer anu Ae'-
,niner Court was opened Monday. and the spe-
,, Grand Jury TO consider this matter was I'M
nanelIAd Judge Cullen in giving MS charse' i"'N
down the law clearly that II VIII De mus ,
nrsina, if the expected indictments 90 not SpeeuS
follow He emphasized the poiit a,,;n tnhl Was not in
The least altered by the fact that they III c,io ~
90 curse If the result the state had depenued
on the Gravesend vote the uehaiu n ioi hnori ~ on
hr,an, Of the rascals would have been hearu M
r the state But it could scarcely have been more
emphatic than the feeling or BrooFkiym Fy. S pNnsjc
~ the great mass-meetins N the nv
WcKane has already been seyerey ulscleqoeu narJ ~
the sweeping opinion delyeTea rSa W cSrSumsance viii
"a no, he without its effect on both the Erana Juty
and the trial juries before whom tne hilc,i'e"''
ait AM "Te almost sure TO be found will be tried
,rh.rn bos been good deal Of stir on account or
o recent circular letter sent by superintendent
Maxwell to the principals OF number OF 'he pun.
,,' s.hoo,s In some way it fell into the hands OF
a newspaper man and got into print ana since
then DR.. Maxwell has been subjected TO all s0r's
-, crt,cisms The matter brought before the
BOARD of Education by committee Oh 'he leac"-
60 Association but that body refused TO take an!
not been for the publication OF the !etter.
;rhe facts which DIR. Maxwell cited coist''u,gb o. q
henIs anI IL can scarcely be claimed with JUS
sSra mat he exceeded his authority ne appedi p
on ,he contrary, simply TO have done ms GUY. ~
@ .be teachers had any complaints 10 make y w9u!o
seem that they should have laid them IN me irs a.
ppninealing to the Board of Education has q. bad
look 1t is noteworthy lhat otnV al e charged by one
dr Two members that some OF their colleagues are
hostile to pr. Maxwell.
In the mace Of Alfred T. White, who has re-
signed the presidency of the Bureau OF Charlues
ex-Congressman Darwin r. james mas oee"
chosen. The selection will commend Itself TO those
N.arV
which is carried by the bureau An addiuoh VI
Importance TO its working force has been made IL
the election Of the Rev. Samuel a. Eliot 10 III
q vacancy caused by the resignation OF one 3 Wy Wy
trustee M E2t Edour IS and inf has ALREADY taken
Srporiant place among the clergymen OF the city
liza ne cae a Dresident Of the United Board Of CHAR
ties. and accordingy he is p,,v Wei Hr Eliot i
tsu and commanding in appearance, anu seems ~ y
be man of uncommon power. he & rs q SI ,ba N nam M
~ his grandfather, who well-known ner
chant OF Boston, and served as Mayor Ui taS
half century more ago. and was supsequeh"s
elected d member OF Congress
The nresent Board Of Aldermen is rapidly drawns
near its end, and its chief object as ihuicated ~
the action taken at its last meeting is TO ulSPos
OF all unexpended balances before 1t goes out .
o1ca Evidently its members think that IL "OuI'
he a lasting disgrace to them IL there shouIu D
any public money which they could 1uggie VIII
left without their placing their hands upon II
Fortunately the coming Board Will be OF 'er!
a,rsrept character There is ample reason for re
ioic,np in the prospect. The retiring Aldermel
have made an exceedingly bad record. Iher con ,
duct in connection with the ColulnDlah ceIeDi
as shown in the testimony taken by the audltiI
Commission IS alone sufficient to fonHe ,bt rneii The
must for one Of the 3ad worst mepeTS s gat ri
the gang which contr9ed the dsv SrI retrea TO be
come candidate for Senator It Is ,ati5acu5 Sac 10
to reflect that he will not ind the mp AZ al
xrhf he
not count upon the Republicans gaining controi s
mat body which the Democrats thought tney ma nMa
rade sure Of by their midwnter enumeration an
gerrymandering reapportionments'
Now that the Republicans have elected iarg
majority of the Board Of Aldermen there Will na
urally be less interest in the plan OF returning
the old method of eecting Aldermen Dy warn
which has been talked OF more or less TOT severe
years. and which will probably be brought Deio'
tbe Legislature this winter. The present arrange
,rert as has been often pointed out, was srongi
urged by Mayor Low, but the results which 4
looked for have never been achieved until at u
coon, election The Democrats have heretofoi
conroe,d the bas 9oaTd besn seady The nonprovsion
.,isures 80 only seemed to make the Aldermen MOI
CORRUPT. That feature of the Low plan vas doi 5
away with a year or two ago, and now the Aue
men receive 500 each annually me amount WI IA
there would be evident advantages IN returning >,
the system Of choosing Aldermen ~n Dy wa'uS law q
there could be any certainty that men Ol tne NIL M.
chosen last month would be regularly eiec'eo he'
In the opinion OF the Electrical subway Eo.'ll'
sioners a lower rate of speed for the trolley ca
Is more important than the attachment OF iende
for the protection Of persons who may De s'fu'
by the moving cars. and they suggest the auo
,ion OF q mechanical governor" which shal III"
the operation of the motor TO the speed reiu'r
to propel car at the maximum iegai Neio0''
The maximum legal velocity is now ten miles
bo,,r which is undoubtedly higher than can be
;owed with safety. except late at ngn' "hen ac r,
are few people on the streets. Ihls - a plaa.,
cahle suggestion and should be taken into cohsi
GRAFTON by the proper city authTrdie sbn ,IdeT ca
would be greatly diminished II their speeu ~eie q 90
duced The Commissioners favor the us oI i,b d H. T.
nn,u ,,.ouSas ., snc6 a device has been repeateG