New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-21

to always been thrown on the right SIDE but bv
organized and persistent efforts It can be the
means of accomplishing much more in the future.
The day for discussion is step in the right d.
rection but discussion must be supplemented by
active work in order to achieve the ends in view
The widespread feeling in favor of Bynum, OF
Indiana as Minister to Mexico probably grows
out Of the fact that there no diplomatic
vacancies still further away.
The Offices Of most Of the stockholders the
members of the Produce Exchange, the men,
bers Of the Cotton Exchange and other ex-
changes are dull places i'm these days. Orders
appear to be few and far between. Nearly all
the brokers of New-York. complaining Bit
terly Of the hard times. Woid 1t not be well for
all the exchanges to consider carefully II their
methods have always been Of the right sort to
attract and retain the largest possible amount
of business? Are the exchanges OF New-York
sufficiently rigorous in all cases in checking and
suppressing Objectionable methods on the part
Of some of their members? Do rot these ex-
changes in some instances permit rickery and
deviousness in speculation which provoke the
lust wrath of the customers of the brokers?
Members of exchanges who do not look far into
the future and who do not realize what the
effects will be of the liberation of abuses and
evils are likely to be involved in calamity at no
distant day. The sentiment appears to be gain
ing strength all over the country that in some
WAYS the exchanges of New-York are doing q
great deal of harm by encouraging damaging
and injurious speculatons and by failing to ex-
ercise a sufficiently severe supervision over the
operations of their members 1t would be well
for all the exchanges in New-York to take heed
to these things. Public sentiment is Irresistible
in the long run, and If the prejudice which now
prevails so widely against some OF the specu-
lative methods Of the exchanges becomes IN
tensifed and increases in volume ana In iorce
the prosperity of the exchanges VIII DE not only
obstructed but may be altogether crippled Ex-
IRENE prudence should be the guiding principe
OF all the exchanges of New-York and other
cities in these dscouraging and depressing times
II is already conceded that Mr.. Cleveland ID
the Logical Candidate for the Democratic NOM
ination for President in 1896. In other words
having wrecked his party, he is the man who
sho,,d ha compeled TO sit up and watch the
ruins.
II is amazing what resources Of humor Mr.
Plat has at command. and how funny he can DO
with no apparent effort. One Of the Albany cor
respondents describing his appearance after the
interview with the Governor the other night, said:
"Ee looked satisfied and now and then got in one
'of his inevitable jokes. One of them was about
1.-The Assemblymen who signed the Pavey ADDRESS
$50 the pubNc They are eleven foolish virgins
said Mr. Platt but they do not annoy me-
Now why does a man who can say that sort OF
thing offhand and without preparation Nol away
time on politics when he could do SO much better
as public entertainer? II he should put two or
three Of these inevitable jokes together, set
them TO music and play his own accompaniment
no would be in great demand in rural neighbour
hoods. This particular joke. 1t must be admitted.
IL a trife obscure, but as II seems TO have peen
unite a success at Albany IL doubtless contains
some local alluson, hotel life in that city being
somewhat subject to annoyances
In the ranks Of the thinkers and bunglers they
count that day lost which brings no fresh PROOF
~ Democratic incompetence in financial legisla~
ton
II the long-headed fnanciers who nave con-
Quoted the bond deal in behalf OF the buyers nad
been at the head Of the Government during tho
NEGOTIATIONS they would probably have saved
the taxpayers OF this country about sl5,ooo,ooo
The brains and experience were all at the wrong
end Of the deal for the people who pay the
freight
The present Rapid Transit Commission should
remember that its predecessor came TO grief be-
cause IL did nothing-or next TO nothing-and
was an Internationally long time about 1t.