New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-23

books newspapers and magazines. The elevated
stations ought to be reserved exclusively for
railroad purposes.
Gravesend is gradually being c,eaased Of its
political pollution
That excellent Democratic newspaper The
Hartford Tines does not often err In such
matters but is II quite certain that Andrew
Jackson whom 1t credits with making the state
ment that The world Is governed too much"
really originated that profound observation?
Doubt has been thrown upon many things at
trlbutcd TO General Jackson; among others upon
the legend embalmed in the weil-known dist.ch:
When you their eyes g!Isten then my boys. fire."
Were the las; dying words Of \. Jackson Esquire.
II the State Senators and Assemblymen fail to
pass the bill preventing the sales Of books maya
zines and papers in the elevated railroad stations
they will do Il great injustice to the newsdealers
year ago the Democrats at Trenton. who
were stealing pretty much everything that could
be lifted thought 1t would be capital plan to
refrain from stealing the seat Of certain Re-
publican Senator. although they had chance to
do 50. NO: ret him keep It," they said. even
II 1t does belong To him. Well make him vote
with us the price of 1t. and that will drag the
Republican party into the mire IA deeply as our
selves" But to-day that one seat gives the Re-
publicans majority Of the Senate a few weeks
ago the same sly conspirators put up a job" to
get the Senatorial dispute into the Supreme Court
with the expectation that the Republicans would
be beaten, o. the court itself discredited and de-
graded. or both. For both those ends would have
suited their purposes exactly. But to-day the
Supreme Court vindicates both its own majesty
and the righteousness of the Republican cause.
There IS an ancient book. with which Werts.
Adrain. McDermott Thompson and the rest Of
the gang probably unacquanted. but which
We commend to their attention as more worthy,
In the long run, than any book made at Gutten-
burg Gloucester. 1t says: Whose diggeth
pit shall fall therein; and ne that rolleth stone.
It Will return upon him" And again: Whose
causeth the righteous to go astray In an evil way.
he shall fall himself into his pit; but the
upright shall have good things in possession"
Now that the Gravesend gang Is scattered and
routed why should not the thieves OF Tammany
Hall be put to flight? Tammany m!sgovernment
is becoming more grievous and intoerable every
day.
In 1892 and 1893 Richard Croker paid more than
800 900 for racehorses No one can dispute that
statement. The proof is absolute In various
ways he made purchases and investments to the
extent OF much more than 100000 in the two
years. SO much is absolutely certain. while 1t is
probable that the total amount OF his purchases
and investments nearly half million, II
not more. in the two years. Where did he get
the money? Mr.. Croker poor man a few
years ago. The Boss OF Tammany Hall grew
rich with startling rapidity.
Billiards out West and summer weather in
New-York The man in this country who cannot
somewhere find weather to his liking Is hard
to please.
Where now are the political ambitions OF Robert
Adrain? He believed that. by being subservient
TO Allan McDermott and the ringsters and race
track gamblers whom he represented, he could
become Governor OF New-Jersey. He had seen
Leon Albeit Governor. and George Werts Gov
ernor why should he not aspire to the position?
Why should he believe that the abhorrent po-
ltical powers which made them could not make
him? New-Jersey had so long been governed in
defiance OF the will OF the people. politicians Of
his school could not realize that there a
power higher than the rings and the racetracks.
1t Is lesson which such politicians have not