New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-17

One OF the most satisfactory and encouraging
results OF the town elections on Tuesday IL 10
he found on Staten Island. where the tickets OF
the Muller machine were badly showed under.
In every town except the ticket supported
bv the Republicans handsomely. The
| Democratic gang were far inundated. too.
by the recent proceedings to punish election
| thieves that little or no attempt was made 10
cheat at the polls The prospect Is now bright
that the Republicans Will carry Richmond
| County at the election next November. At all
even,s the power OF the Muller Ring IL badly
| broken. and II the Republicans improve their
| opportunltes and insist on an honest election
| the cabal that has ruled Staten Island with a
| rod OF iron will be permanently deprived OF
| bower Let the earnest efforts In behalf OF
| good government go with renewed zeal.
One shrewd Democrat in Washington has
| convinced himself that this Is not likely 10 be
| Democratic wear All the signs clearly ind-
| cate that he Is right. Last year wasn't
| Democratic year. either On the whole the
outlook for that party is decidedly gloomy.
| Senator Hill has taken down his gun and Is
| again going hunting for Presidential nominal
| ton.
| The notorious and Infamous Louisiana Lottery
| has been driven out OF Louisiana. 1t has now
invaded Florida The people OF that State should
lose no time in expelllng the whole gang OF
| lottery men from the land OF flowers. To permit
| tbeu tn remain would damage and disgrace the
| State irretrievably.
7, Incomes daily more evident that thrift can
| no longer be claimed as the distinguishing char
| ecteristIc OF Hohenzollern rule. That good old
virtue seems to be on the wane in Germany as
| well az in Prussia. The Empire IL finding 1t
| hard to make both ends meet, and the Reichstag
shows no disposition to enact the taxation needed
| TO provide the additional revenue for military eX-
penditure already incurred. In the Kingdom or
| prussia the state OF the treasury Is likewise
source OF anxiety The budget for the financial
year lust closed. like that Of the previous year,
shows a deficit of nearly siO,OOO,OOo. and the es-
Inmates for the coming year also show a deficit.
| These difficulties, according To the Emperor,
| can only be removed by a thorough reorganiza-
| t,on ~ the financial system. alike OF the Empire
| and ~ the Kingdom and by what he is pleased
| to describe as IAN appropriate augmentation of
| revenues" which. I'm plain words means addi-
tiona taxes to which however. the Diet, like
| the Reichstag shows itself firmly opposed
| John Y. McKane can now mediate on the
proverb which declares that the pitcher which
goes too often to the we'll gets broken at last
| In Gravesend II was q case Of the can going too
often To the keg.
| The registration lists I'm Gravesend VIII be
less populous I'm 1894 than they were in 1893
Governor Werts Is doing his best to aid and
| abet the conspiracy to stop the wheels OF 'es-
islaton in which the Democrats at trenton AT"
| engaged. He Is not n whit better than Aorah
| and those Immediately associated with MIN.
Some people thought that werts would prove 10
be a man OF higher order than Albeit ana
that in an emergency he would show nerve