New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-19

! weakness
stands
! Tammany's answer b the protest which the
| decent womanhood Of New-York has mad,
! against It's infamous barter and blackmail IN vice
/ and crime Is the nomination Of "Phii' Wissil
! - the. Assembly. which he once disgracel by
his coarse insults to virtue and his vulgar SCOTS
/ at domestic purity That nomination is Tam
many's defiance and challenge to the mothers
wives and daughters If New-York, and an Insult
70 their sons. husbands and fathers To doubt
that it will be avenged by the bllstcrng fires Of
popular wrath would be 10 doub; that the citi-
zens of New-York are loyal to the mothers who
bore them.
Democratic organs cheerfuily declare that Hill
IL sOlldifying the party" II may be inferred
from this that the perifying process has begun.
II Is too bad that Chairman Wilson cannot be
persuaded to come into the State of New York
and make few speeches simultaneously with
those which Governor Mckinley is to deliver
Governor McKinley's presentation Of the Amer-
can side Of the tariff question would probably
appear still more interesting II 1t supple
mented with a few speeches from Mr. Wilson
presenting the English side OF it.
Mr.. Goff has a clear head and knows what he
f. about But there are a considerable number
Of people in his town who would be Pleased with
carly decision on his part to Ego up higher
year ago George Kinke was ready 10 get
injunction to prevent the Republicans Of
Kings County from voting e re-elect him Super
visor-at-Large Now, sooner than accept a nom
ination the hands OF the Brooklyn ring. he
would undoubtedly prefer to obtain an injunc-
ton restraining them from putting him on their
ticket. Time works wonders.
Every now and again something occurs in Eng
land - call orr attentiJ u the inconreivable
extent T. which in some respects the old country
is behind the times. Thus. AT the present moment
the important manufacturing city of Leicester.
with nearly 100000 Inhabitants is in the throes
II a water famine, many or the large Industrial
establishments being forced to stop work for lack
Of water. local trade. Of course. being dsas-
trously affected thereby. II now appears that
this big ana prosperous town has been content
TO depend for It's water supply upon the rain
collected in reservoirs This year the fall has
been nearly - per cent below the average. and
consequently the reservoirs are almost empty.
Any man who Is opposed to Tammany Hall,
says Mr.. Peckham. must ~ necessity oppose Mr.
H!ll. That is certainly logic and common-sense
Mr.. Pcckham knows Tammany Hal and Mr..
IIlll. too
Ambassador Bayard has gone back to Delaware
to tell his friends how much he loves them. and
to demonstrate by his cheerful presence how
eagerly he would respond to the voice Of duty If
It should summon him in the direction OF the
United states Senate. They never cut a pie in
Delaware and pass it around without finding a
member Of the Bayard family away up in the
front row OF seats.
The poet who said the Scnces are three"
obviously made a mscount The fourth and
largest Ia Grover Cleveland.
1t is difficult II find out what the rule and
practice of the Administration on the subject ~
pe rnicious activity is to be- this year. It does
not appear that the President himself has issued
any new order in fact that he is aware of
the trouble that has arisen It seems fair to
assume that unul the famous edct Of 1856 is
Withdrawn It is still IN fun force and effect But
numerous Federal oiIiceholdcrs have acted lust /
as if no such order were in existence while. On /
The other hand. Attorney General Olnev dis /
incty says that observation-disclosures are not 10 |
'ngage actively in campaign work. Truly ii is !
time for an official order from headquarters on /
he subject Eight years ago pernicious activity |
VAS not to be endured. How far have the fences |
around this particular preserve been let down?
Paddy Diver has anticipated his Demo-
ratio friends by couple OF weeks. They will
get their black eyes on Election Dav
An American artist, long resident In .Janan
low on a visit home says that when the war
$ over the Victors Will be so staggering and con-
cited that there will be no living with them so
hat In lieu of returning hither he is going to
ndia. where the people have been whipped. and
re consequently agreeable and comfortable IN
get on With. 1t is true that when a Western
'eoplc Is victorious In war II erects TO some ex
ent the tail-feathers of its national pride. maxi
ng 1t quite unpleasant and aggressive In its
manners. as was the in France after Ma
enta and Solferino, and In Prussia after Sadowa
nd Sedan and which is always the case in Eng
md since Trafalgar and Waterloo But Il has haar
imposed that the Orientals were OF gentler and
Glitter stock. incapable OF harboring bumptious
ess and self-sufticiency for any great length Of
line. even under the stimulus of a Succession ~
ictories and wide area OF conquest. The
apanese. In particular. have been procla lined as
he poltest people anywhere known. and there
really no reason to imagine that they are
ding suddenly to reverse that winning and beau-
ful habit because they have won few battles
he spirit of their exultatlon will of coursa conn, .,
ne surface like foam on wine bur II is not lila,y
nat 1t will make DULLES of them and the appre-
ensive artist might resume residence tbara ,.,,h