Evening star., 1894-01-19
WILL HE BE PUNIsHEDf
The Brooklyn District Attorney su
Boss Mckane and Greater New York.

The Brooklyn District Attorney Su
Boss Mckane and Greater New York.
District Attorney ]. ID. Ridgway Of
Brooklyn is at the Arlington He is one OF
the leading democratic politicians Of ehs
city of churches. and his name has become
familiar throughout the country, since his
present incumbency in connection with
many causes celebre. which Brooklyn has
furnished during recent wears. notably the
case of Boss" Mckane OF Gravesend- Mr..
Ridgway, however. is a politician OF eau
uous instincts. ana the terrific. reverberane
currents of silence with which the district
attorneys Office was surcharged while the
Mckane excitement was In full heat evoked
the profound admiration Of the newspsper
men. who had been casually instructed by
their city editors to turn in a three &C
four-column talk with Ridgway."
The trial OF the McKane cases win BEGIN
in Brooklyn on Monday next before the
supreme. court. Justice Bartlett. and OF the
odd score of manipulators indicted McKans
himself. who has eleven counts in his In
dictment to answer, will probably be called
first" said Mr.. Ridgwsy this morning
The trials will undoubtedly be protracted
for long time. as every man indicted will,
In all likelihood. demand separate trial
a course of procedure which will gain for
them many advantages. besides that Of
keeping the cases running for % long .
period as to give the public q chance 10
forget the bitter indignation which was
felt all over the country when the intquity
Of the political methods prevailing at Nc
hane's Gravesend pocket borough was first
revealed. No. 1 should not like to make
any prediction as to the outcome OF the
trials. but scarcely see how McKane n to
get out of the exceedingly serious scrape
he Is In without undergoing severe punish
ment The tendency which ts manifesting
itself In all parts of the country 70 deal
heavily with ballot box suffers ana vote
1ugglers Of all descriptions should be re-
freshing spectacle and an ENCOURAGING sign
TO every patriotic American"
The Greater New York.
Mr.. Ridgway has been prominently identi-
fed with the greater New York" move
ment ever since its inception. Although
the now wen matured scheme for the con-
solidation with New York city OF Brooklyn
and its environs is by no means a party
measure. and counts its adherents among
the leading men OF both parties, the plan
originated with the democrats. and the
members of the democratic party are doing
most Of the work to bring il to q consum-
nation.
There is now a bill before the New York
leg1slat ce," said .dr Ridgway. providing
for a llebiscitum Of the people on the
greater New York proposition and when
this bill passes as 1t undoubtedly VIII, the
people Will have an opportunity to de-
termine for themselves as TO the wisdom OF
uniting the two great municipalities into Q
city that would be second only TO London
In population. Aside from the stupendous
meaning OF such a consoldation-the ac-
tual grandeur OF such a vast. beautifully
situated. world important community a. the
greater New York would Le-the people
on both sides OF the East river are day BY
day awakehing TO the fact that such .
union of interests would serve In largo
measure to conclusively solve many OF the
difficult political problems which have beset
both municipalities since ring methods
came into vogue. The argument OF those,
who. for selfish reasons, are opposed to the
plan. to the effect that the consolidation
would form q city too immense and cum
bersome to be successfully governed, q
simply no argument at ALL have never
been accused of unamericanism-in fact,
the charge of spread eagleism has been
Jocularly. laid at my door-but any man
with eeyes In his head who has been IN
London will be forced to admit that there
is no better governed city In the world. II
this can be the case In London. with O
population of 100000. why not in the
greater New York the popuiarion of
which would be in the neighborhood 0k
3OUo.OOO?"