New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-23
TUc iIRJNY ATMOSPHERE.

II is we'll known that atmospheric conditions
greatly affect the vision. Here Oh ,hr s'acoaS'
we view things in a haze as Through "A glass
dorlly" but in more favored regions nearer
heaven people see things face 10 face ana IN
dcrsiand clearly their form ANA SUBSTANCE
Nc,v.York state has never boosted overmnch Oh
lis blue skies In the AdirondackS ana 'ats-
Kills II i true. there are Views when Tor d'S
t,uc, suggest the rarclcd air or me K"'h'S'
but we had no, thought that similar mee"fo-
logical conditions existed 50 near The sea lever
AZ th. upper hudson and Susquchanna valleys
\ resident of the latter region. however. makes
, posltlyc statement concerning the superior III
clitics for political observation In thoS" places
This student ~ natural history. who has had
wide experience Of the climate OF Bingham'"n
and Albany as we'll rs some chance to study inc
shifty. misty and salt.laden air of lower Broad
wov declares thar up his way lines are wei
drawn and "wc know a Republican when we
'.scc him. and Il Democrat. too. Here In New
"york IFS different | can't make out any
ching" By this we are led 10 understand that
y,.vs of men and matters are conditioned
hv the place from which they are observed.
a.. arc fortunate N last To have the theory
promulgated in concrete form II explains
,brys wp had often wondered about II throws
q nood If light on many abstrusc and hitherto
ipsolubc problems Of politics The recent re-
morkablc pilgrimage 10 Albany Of a statesman
for thc purpose. as II was said. Of dcvisng ven
ccoucc on Il public officer who had sold him Il
.colJ brick" is now easily accounted for
sImplc search for truth in the pure air which
prcyails in that locality. And the result Of that
yisi, makes this new SCIENTISTS theory plausible,
II. STA l,ff hp "A
great many more things than he did when he
went there Every Intelligent person must have
noticed the unfortunate reputation which some
country statesmen have with the people Of this
city, Observers OF keen sight and vcracous
testimony have declared that these men bore all
the markings Of members Of Tammany Hall.
II has been said that they favored Tammany
measures. employed Tammnny methods and fire..
uucnty showed signs of understanding with the
sources Of Tammany authority. This was the
way they appeared To New Workers. But when
one went TO Albany and tried to disscct their
characters he found that the official Red Book
prepared with the full light of up-counry I'M
dcrsandng declared that these same statesmen
were Republicans Of unqucstonablc integrity
and loyalty. How this could be was formerly
mystery 1t now Is clear. Our city smoke and
river fOgs made vision here uncertain. The
Tammany trading was an optical illusion
Then again, there have been honorable bust
ness men in this city. who said they believed
In protective tariffs. who always fought Tam
many who invariably voted the Republican
ticket. contributed To the party campaign ex-
penses. belonged 10 the Republican and Union
League clubs. and were thought by themselves
and other people In NcwYork to be Repub
LEANS Of the highest standing Yet we have
not infrcqucntly heard loud cries from Albany
that they were not Republicans at all. but that
they were lot Of old busybodes to whom no
trie party man would give any heed We I'M
derstand II all now. A cloudy atmosphere has
bcdimmcd the NewYork intelligence. We did
not know party friend and could not detect
party enemy. Those who brcathed the purified
air Of the Capitol were better judges of char