New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-20

The Brooklyn Democrats ~ the old school seem
to have read the handwriting on the wall They
see that II the Mclaughlin influence continues
potent they will have no hope Of rega!nng the
offices from which. after the lst of January they
Will be- wholly shut out So II is proposed 10 cut
loose from Willoughby-st. and all that it signi-
nes II VIII DO them no good. though, II adopt
halfway measures Of reform. To throw the Boss
over nomlnay will not prove an acceptable pre-
scription Reform To he effective mist be thor
oughgolng and drastic Nothing but the utter
cfacemcnt Of the old Ring and Gang Will answer.
Lost. Strayed or Stolen.-lnformatio wanted
concerning the whereabouts Of one David Il.
I'M vino disappeared on November and mas
not since been heard from.
The selection OF the Speaker Of the Assembly
is a matter of commanding interes, ID the people
Of the state: but the Assembly is overwhelmingly
Republican, and the point Of greatest Importance
is the controlling of the Senate In the interest u
such legislation the public welfare demands
The Republican forces will be weakened by the
transfer Of Mr.. Saxton from the floor to the pre-
siding officers chair or course. Republican
Will be- elected in his place The utmost care
must be taken to choose the Licuienant-Gov
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sterling principle. In selecting THEN candidate
the Republicans Of the XXVIth District could
! not do better than to take model the eXpe
| rlenced Senator who has long represented them
| and rendered services OF the utmost value to the
| state
Tammany Is Incapable Of reform. II must be
! thoroughly rooted on, and utterly destroyed
Even the name Is offensive that ii ought 10 be
| bottcd forever from the politics OF New-York
| But the eXtirpation Of the thing Is more essential
than the eNpunging Of the name.
The groccrs OF New York and Brooklyn have
think they have. grievance in the
| fact that IA few of the big drygoods houses.
| which have in the last few years added many
lines Of business t. what they formerly carried
| ON. have now also established grocery depart
ments in which they sell goods on a narrower
| margin of profit than the regular grocers have
| been In the habit OF doing 1t IL hard 10 see
! however. what they do about it, or how
| they can prevent anybody who wishes To do so
from engaging In the grocery business any
where. As Well might the drygoods men com
| plain If the grocers should take ~ into their
heads to sell muslin and calico. This Is the
| of mammoth establishments under one roof
wherein one can buy almost anything wanted
| to furnish house and clothe and feed its
| cupants why should not the regular sellers Of
! books furniture and shoes complain as well
as the grocers? Some Of the latter talk ~ boy
cotting the drygoods houses which have a gro
| Gerry attachment. That would be n foolish
| course and would undoubtedly hurt them more
| than the boycotted firms. The principle of COM
petition permeates all trade. and the only thing
| TO do is to make the best of il.
The Horse Show ended. the horses great rival,
| the bicycle, is coming To the Madison Square
Garden
The peop.e who are condemnng Mrs Cleveland
| for breaking bottle of champagne at the
| launching of an American steamship might better
be employed in more serious and dignifed
,, business Mrs. Cleveland performed . graceful