New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-05


Rerubl.can Victories In the West are admirably
sunp,emen,ed by the Republican triumph in
Rhode Island.
The Treasury deficit grows larger and larger as
the months go by. and the reputation OF tinker
ing statesmen responsible for The legislation
that causes It grows smaller and smaller in
corresponding degree II Is clear case OF cause
and effect
4 controlling interest in The Cleveland World
has been purchased by Mr. Robert T. Porter
formerly editor ~ The NewYork Press. whose
practical experience In newspaper management
and wide acquaintance with public men ana az
fairs Justify the expectation that his new under
taking will prosper abundantly. The Cleveland
world" t. a Wig lrous Republican paper. puonshed
daily I'm rich. enterprising and Intelligent city
and fortunate. therefore. in having fruitful
field To- cultivate.
Tho G O =. vii! continue to do business at the
old stand.
Chicago. after a long and heroic struggle has
got herself into the sunshine of reform ana
Republican administration. This Is what might
b. called progress Of the most violent type
II, view ~ tn" IA iha' the Rrpupncahs carr''H
every county I'm thu state ~ Michigan at the Local
elections the other day. II would appear entirely
IN order for Don DckIna1n TO call upon Mt
Cleveland AMI explain how the thing happ'hei
Tn. present outlook is that there won't be enough
Democrats in Michigan next year T. make up
Cleveland delegation to the National Democratic
Convention.
NV tina, Mr. Wilson has begun his duties as
Ps,tmastcr-Cieucral. he Is in "A position 10 prove
th. sincerity Of his belief in the somewhat start
ling economic principle which he advocated III
Congress. That is 10 say. II he honestly believes
that the Government or a department OF the
| Government, can be berehted by reducing IT'S
revenues below the volume Of its expenditures ne
VII pr3bablv Gu, down The income Of the Post
office Department To a point that Will make big
deficit Inevitable Wilson's teachings heretofore
have been purely theoretical. He has chance
now To PUT them into the form OF a practical OBJ
tect-lessJn.
Governor Hogg says that Texas is all right.
! With So authoritative an assurance the country
/ can breathe freely again.
/ The history Of the Long Island Water Supply
! Company and Of the officials who "monkeyed
! with IL ought 10 serve az warning 10 any
! statesmen who are tempted to mix themselves up
! In other water Jobs I'm the territory recently an
! Il Xcd to Brooklyn.
Z There will Be general rejoicing over the effort
! - prevent the streets of the city from being
/ made. a storehouse for trucks and business
! wagons II Il Is the duty Of the city To provide
storage for these vehicles. property should be
purchased for that purpose and sheds erected
| But IL remains To be shown that the city has
any duty In the premises. The truck-owners
| have 50 long made use OF the streets that they
/ think they have acquired a right To do so. II Is
time the idea was extrprted from their minds
II may be said boldly and without fear Of sue
c.ssf,n contradiction thai Benjamin Doblin has
arrived Who Mr. Dobln is and whence he came
or whittier he Il drifting. are matters altogether
Irrelevant The fact which Immediately concerns
our social and civil institutions Is that Doblin Is
here and that at the Symposium on Charity"
under the auspices OF the Singe-Tax advocates In
Chickering Hall on Sunday evening. ne 'sloshed
around at n tremendous rate. declaring that the
IMAM who couldn't get work ought to get gun
and attack society" 1t Is dtfcult-almost mpos-
sbIe. indeed-to take Doblin half seriously as
he takes himself. History fails to show that Dob
lin has any just grievance grave enough to war
rant him In determination TO shoot our social
fabric full OF holes and use It for doormat: nor Is
there any evidence that civil institutions have
! borne down so heavily upon his weary shoulders as
to Justify him In Selling the Constitution by the
| preamble and choking the life out OF that venera-
| bic document. 1t Is more likely, therefore. that
| Doblin Is Jus; acting out on the stage. and from
that point OF view his performance must be recog-
nized as distinct comedy success. Doblin has
surely arrived, but 1t Is unfortunate for him and
his little show that another and bigger circus got
into town and opened for business several days
, ahead OF him.
Mayor Strong keeps on showing that he Is
well equipped with backbone and that he cannot
be cajolcd or ratified frightened.
The party Of citizens OF Mason Mich. who
entered the county jail the other night and by
pretending that they had come to lynch a colored
man accused OF murder terrified him into CON
Tossing the crime doubtless thought they had
done prodigiously smart and clever piece OF
business. Men capable OF anything % tyemea-