New-York tribune., 1894-04-15
DISCI SSED.


A VARIETY OF TOPICS
DISCUSSED.
..r, and soul of "The Brooklyn Times" for
ID. ouarter Of a century has been Bernard
me " "Tbe Times is nearly half century old.
Peer hocn established in Williamsburg prior to
h'"S,solla;lon Of that city with Brooklyn After
Inc ,,r Of the two cities the word "Hrookiyn
ne '" mart Of its style and tiIe, but 1t is still
No' Ii hy many people as newspaper devoted
fse,,y TO the interests OF the Eastern District as
spe's comprising old Williamsburg and Green
re w." - termed 1t outgrew its neighborhood char
FH. re.rs ago. however. and Is as truly news
S .or the entire city as either Of the Journals
rr their headquarters near the City Hail. In
n some happenings in the part OF the city with
~" .rba Times is least closely identihed are
are fully repor''u !" - "''''' - ''''
o.okyn papers -, IL,
OTIS was born in Germany. but when SIX
MI =, oee came to this country with his parents
ys sa,,,cd in Marietta Ohio. There his carry
WV were spent, and he has vivid recoliec'ohs
years lad Of shaking hands with John quincy
fa- VIZ, o,a Of seeing Andrew jackson. he reihe'"-
Aus" ,ns appearance Of both these famous men inos'
h's "a, Iis OPPORTUNITIES for securing an educa-
ds"H." limited and early in life he went TO WORK
ton "... Among the robust New-England people
Ohio Mr. Peters was. at he himself phrases
~s,.as ~ns over into Buckeye Yankee
IT. in the 1fties he became 'Hl' ,"''''
bsiN and was FIRST settled in Cincinnati After
nns's a. .n.ro he came to Brooklyn. in 1S'G. TO
four E.a.. - what is now All Souls Universal
ake ~ rIs remained there for eight years ana
~ O"a'nd ".s,med the pastorate Of church IN Hart
u' . vbue preaching there he became n'ereS,e'
iV'a a.-,alsnl and in 1865 he returned 10 bIoohi' II
!0d on interest In The Brooklyn llmes'
anu charge Of the paper in 1862 anu IN 1919 "c
IL. tho entire property. In the business anu
Qurel ,or,cer,ont his son and sons-in-law arc
sn''''1. ''a,a,sI with him. Mr. Peters has always
now energetic Republican. and for no man IN
pen. os'" 90" has he had a warmer admTa"oh ''a"
for james o. b'"''' . l.,,.,,.p
~ THE TINES AND ITS OWNER
.. - enter Brooklyn by crossing
- ,ha Roosevelt Grand or twenty '-S''
,...,, he will be landed at the 1907 ol w.,
,nsr picking his way throush '"e ,F9S,5.,,.
A'''. etc. and proceeding up bro'""aI
.' - ho yy,u see on the right hand mone>'
ie" - hr,ck building. on the front OF "hlV"
me- - .cThe Brooklyn Times appears
'ns n n~., <-ono the front alone. the new arr'Va'
..r,5 90, limited idea Of the SIZE anu V"pa1.'| a1c
49,. hrndnC In the rear a new hfepToo.
VI Wv oo,siderable size and four stories hsh I"7
ture OF w., ,.,sa and 1t is the plan OF the
''''' .,o ,,aner 10 tear down the buildlhE IRONY
o""e' oxaadvav In the course Of the next le"
~ o,a erect a new structure IN l's pia0e'
!s''S az - ..7~,a Times" will be suitably houSeu'
,,r.,av its mechanical equipment j. e4""' ~
s..o.ras of an extensively circulated P"pv' -,
Ths Editor Of The Times" was iouhI !" M. ms
dav or two ago. and expressed Ms """e
~. ~ - civa his views on Brooklyn ahalrs III gen
, nv go, ba rnodestly voiced DOUBT as W
s.Asr .'S' ,bev would BE Of deep interest 10 'ne
,..dars of The Tribune Mr.. Peters o",'o
rsh,.a frorn the roof and when at ms ueSh "e
cun,es wooden-seated chair OF OAK -" -, -
,.o =, his left hand hangs portrait OF horace
rfcf
~, paacber and a photograph Of one OF MS on
-nos,,ors who hears a striking resembhhce "
,,s late Cyrus W. Field Pictures OF Ne,Ie
ps,u,ns and ex-Mayor Low are seen high up oehihu
him. and on the wall at the right side Oh '"e ''0'
,s an oil painting OF Thomas JEFFERSON
"I have always been great admireT OF '''V'
son." said Mr. Peters. referring to THIS portrait
and am frank to say that II the Democrats
,mld live up 10 his standard the country would De
urch better off than II Is. j.,
NJ Peters gives less attention TO the detans ,1 Gi
%snageEmens az Esens G' Constantly S wachul on Its
sssaal policy His SON. Thomas p; 1,ora melgrS; and
nwresponsibiliiy from year TO year icrnelev was
am four years older than MF IN expTessiSe
fslc. in the direction of the portrait OF me
aThe Tribune II am sixty,seVthh. a. aiii msed 10
ne Editor Of The Times seems to & be mn IN sSD gS0s
hth he is robust in annoyance ~, ouy prav5ess of
bis hair and beard.
MAYOR scIi1EREN's ADMINISTRATION AND AF-
PoINTMENTs.
what DO you think OF Mayor Schieren au'''i''"-
us,ion as a whole. ~
Prior to his nomination had met -Nr. o0','.t ,.t
Jus, once on social occasion, but did ho' Ieei '
had any real acquaintance win MN Icsa' s
hin as an independent, clear-headed ana JuuIc'oua
business man and feel confident that he VIII give
the city Of Brooklyn an administration thdt VI"
povesasfacory TO the great mass Of the ctlzehs' e
Is man OF positive convictions. ana VIA Wa" ,bine "a
once made up his mind fancy II Is hsru tnIs ~, a.
move him From what have heard 90 mo- nUl ,'tins f,S
he Is fond Of taking advice, . uness sbsniuteV While
be has made some mistakes ana max mar ar, re
they are not Of much importance Inc nIst III, I'D
months of his adminis ra ton have been clean ana
bGsness-like, and l think the people are "e"S"'''
THE MAYORS MISTAKES" OF LITTLE 1MPoR
TANCE.
"You spoke OF Mayor Schieren's mistakes.
WELL see that his action In regard 10 the if'S'
flag on St Patrick's Day has been set down as
mistake by some don't see it in that light at all
The Mayor acted Just right The question was iorce'
upon him in the first place. and Of course he had L
act Then when the Aldermen undertook 70 over
ride him he was forced to act again. MY We"
he matter is that the Irish flag is in no sense n
public building on St Tatricks Day or at any othe
sc,d fTSnds ray ms h an2us a@ and am
careful about hiding my convictions from t@neI' mem -
would be badly beaten. There is large sympat n;
/ tof Ireland here and very strong ssne.',e nn ub
isvor Of Home Rule. but that Is no reason WI WI
usr flag should be placed on our public DulnInssi;
Then see that another mistake chargea upon I % -,
Mayor Is the blunder. II Is termed. OF the M Vl
pofatlon Counsel in speaking OF Roman Na'noMt Lt
a. Romansts' And that reminds me thdt ul
not say anything in regard to Mr. McDonaIh whe
Nerring to the heads Of departments. ne kIr'
ngnt up here in the Eastern District anu sr nay "
khown him well for don't know how many year
Ne represented our Nineteenth Ward in the Boar
Supervisors for four years back in the seventie'
she is an able man and well fitted for the once n
nus His Of the word ROmanist was ha'urd ~,
enough for he is a Scotchman. and that Is IN
word in ordinary use over there. lie employer
Conversation with Senator OCOnnor AT AlDAnl
Without knowing that the latter is Roman tat1
llae and, as It happened, without the senator
moving who was talking 70 him. ltah soeiia'u
vConnor known. | do suppose he would nav
sld anything about IL 10 any one. IL was sIna
sss,ter, any way. and I fan to gee how Mayo