New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-24

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GENERAL. O. IT. IA GRANGE.
Committee from the others TO smGW o T6rty
viii towarl the membGrs OF tne 90 NV childhood ana
try TO find in T. a fitting name iOr ther a. me
9 @fn rs. Ely Fy to- yel 6s P5ra district STATE
Vim a very remarkable exhibition. lie had l arg11
ronn and snrronnded by screen Of gauze Throush
this screen In return for the spanish pu",t r'r,
a EnEns h b aRSbte ' With an accompaniment Of
mournful music the scmblance or C'ea, ~ ~
Sn %t' d tbe TANK and below he warnc was
seamy. scaly hnny. hshy bodF anu , 10. tben,
he Only real 'mermad'' in existence d.angh'rr2
The people looked sheePth wnG5 rh that thai
Yankee was IAN awful humbus But ne keT the i
7ye asa wSs suSequeny burned ana there
is tradition (Which fear 10 one heis ,,pect1e
head and bust The respectable element 80 10
speak speak Of the mermaid, was carried away j" one
PIN I'm, the seamy. scay. nnny. nshy body wen, mp
in smoke with an 9 S 9S2F "s Mama COM
mittec" Will go up in smoke Whsn int f., SEEM
Oe George ep Bliss and Cornelius Bliss end the ot9Ir
.xexecsasics OF the Committee OF Thirty are n i,
men. but none Of them Will claim as much @ ho
10 humbug people the late ! , iiltnu' ~ the
And We 9on msan f Kali b" empsi to try
humbug Republican delegates from me rum u ,nis
,rIcts very much about convention time !" ''''
year OF sairmon II the Bliss-Rrookaell Patterson
re1rgan,zaiion shall take my suggestion ser,,.uaE
and adopt the name OF tho MERMAID COMMITTEE
ana 80 g% nov nov " vote 81 thanks Tor my share IN
the christening. | am Wilde 10 puf w. 20
sp9on d nn think the child Will I've and. II they
Insist upon thanking me. shaIl nav ,,i' ~ tho
w prHse8 8@ Of ihs audience epln md sp9oz.
Ike gentleman 20 the resi s,,rrner r6lomgei
laughter and APPLAUSE
MRS BLAKE SPEAKS FOR TIE WOMEN.
The chairman proposed TO suspend the discus
sion on the resolutions FOR few minutes. ana
introduced Mrs Lille Devercux Blake. who made
a fe,c remarks on the woman suningc pu'7'l"h
and its relation 10 the poiucal pa Tics on
called upon the meeting - ihn9fs' me -
,nent through which the women hoped - s''",'
eoual privileges with the men. and Shr ili''
freouent references u the great result 7n'
looked for from the constitutional ',hN'h'i'n
a., piot. Una heartily checred and thanked
Tor nor remarks but the committee dld not pass
| n resolution favOring the woman suffrage move
ment.
MAYOR PINGREE OK MUNICIPALITIES.
Mr. Nnholland next introduced Mayor I!azen $.
p,nrrec. 81 Detroi; Mich. who hal been Invited
| 70 be- present at the meeting ana address inc
! committee After the cheering which greeted
! the Michigan rcformer had quieied ana o'dcr h'o
been restored Mr. Pingrcc said
My friend Mr.. Mnhoanl has askcl me - ' ON,
! here ana ray few words on the mun'c.'A. COY
| eminent OF Detroit. thinking, pernei". =! u,sAl
h,oCs acme Nghi on your d"l!bcratols. II u ty'.
s9@u be- more than gratlnel, though fcnT ma
~ contribution VIII not meet your rAI ,'2'o
-. To- hing devoted my entire NE. since lehv
| INK The Army. TO the manlfnciur" Hll 'A." 49,,
| @i,,les TO pay some 81 the debt which an owe a.
cool citizens 90 their fellow 'lik'nS IN DHi ~,
f.1f
WHOA has weighed heavily upon me- ever since
one Of the things made pain IRON n1i,n. te ~,
| enough attention 20 politics IoNtl.s 20 n' ny
perhaps to the majority !, % u, y x,ye
IN is larger sense meanlng the science Of govern
inent each one OF u should b., politician; mas
much as every citizen has a distinct ana individual
interest In our cooperative plan OF government
GOOD PEOPLE HAVE THE rowEh
The trouble IS not 80 much 10 ind good men q
take office men who cannot be used by DESIGNING
ner.ons and corporations as It is to arouse peop
To an understanding that the remedy for ihe abuse
standing all that calamity crohkers say apput IN
Grm believer in the people The people who wan
good government are In The majority IN ever! coi w
rectio1 in which their interests lie. and they vii
follow 1t unerrngly every time ,.,.., ,,,.or,,,,o,
The same trouble exists In municipal government
which does In state and National II Is the tyranh
Of the powerful few over the many weak' GS me1g ~
| blood live on them. The few combine them
, |
trusts or what not They buy common c2unGn
and Legislatures and even suborn courts 81 )usuc
to accomplish their end
SEEKING Az END FOR GROWING EVILS.
, While this Is not strictly municipal. want t
: say that the days Of watered stocks. Immense Is
sues OF bonds on fictitious values and trust
formed to raise the price Of the necessareS OF Hf
0 and all other forms Of monopoly whose special OF
jecs are 10 grind down the wealth producin
masses for the benefit Of the non-wealth produ'
ing classes these days are, say, drawing 10
A close. l hope never 10 gee the time III this coui
try when force Will be used M remedy agan'
: these evils. But the condition OF AFFAIRS a. 10 IN
Il concentration Of wealth which Is power ana ~
= spread of poverty which is weakness. seems TO
Z getting worse instead OF better And 1t IS the MI
i tory or the world that there IS an end 20 huina
= endurance. The chanseaDie vote In tne State
- New-York indicates this ominous condition OF VI
: rest. The tide flows first way and then al
other II IL the throb OF the popular heart IN ~
u other Will AFFORD them needed ami expected relief
: hen called to the office OF Mayor "a Detroit u
y city was In the hands OF rings ana monopo.iy.
Contractors. fat corporations ana dishonest 2uO,
d dollars yearly that snouid nave renamed Ia u
y hands OF tho taxpayers. While the highest prlc
orme Inc "s LEVERS we're ana t to the cit
and insufficient. The best streets in the CITY we
/ at such lines az pleased the companies. a:uab
IS franchises were given away by the A.dermen FOR
e cents per thousand was charged for gas II
ii letting OF pubic contracts was a scandal and
b. stencil IN the nostrs OF al good cltlzens.
e. THE CEMENT RING TIE FIRST TO GO.
ID The first OF the rings tackled the GENE
&c ring. which had existed for years among city Of
10 Gals and contractors. 1t was shown. through &
t. testimony OF experts. that the cement was prac
caIly worthless: and by that OF detectives that the
was a 20 per cent shortage In the weight deliver
10 the city These exposures made n Eavlng
thousands OF dollars TO the ci;y, drew the attentl
| OF the public TO frauds that were being perpetrat
., and established public confidence IN the Efforts
"a the administration for reform.
DIG At SENATORS
- The paving ring the next on the ticket ar
ST. being more extensive and more securely intrench'
be was harder 10 beat than the cement ring. II