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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-02
THE CURRENCY PROBLEM

Solutions and attempted solutions OF the cur
rency problem are thick as autumn leaves.
Some narrow selfish interest shines out through
most Of them, and pet theories dictate the resi-
But men who wish their suggestions TO nave
any practical value whatever need to start with
n candid recognition of public opinion the
actual wishes OF the millions. and not the sup
posititious opinion which theorists think the peo-
pe ought to have Next, there must be loyalty
to the facts Of American history whether they
please or displease.
Everybody may as well start with the fact
that the American people believe in the legal
tender currency. gratefully remember what 1t
achieved for them. and have no mind to aban-
don It. Theorists do not like il. bankers do not.
but the millions prefer ii TO every other form
of money They are decidedly not in favor Of
substituting an interest bearing debt for one
which bears no interest and are fatty opposed
to the substitution Of notes issued by banks on
which they get interest, for the notes issued
by Government which save the people interest
Oh about $3G0,OO0,OOO bonds. Greenbacks re-
dcemable in gold, Grccnbacks made and kept as
good as the gold they promise. meet the wishes
of the people better than any other form Of
currency which bankers or silver theorists could
put out in place Of them. He who does not
start with full and candid recognition Of this
fact may contrive any number Of wonderfully
ingenious schemes. but all Of them put together
will not be worth much II last years bird :
nest. The people the masters in this coun-
try, and will be for long time to come
The next essential requisite for any currency
plan is that 1t must be fortified by IN adequate
revenue-not merely adequate in the empty
dreams Of partisan theorists, but in actual re-
cepts, and to that end adequate in promotion
of Industries and public prosperity. For the cx-
pcrience of century has demonstrated beyond
q question that any revenue scheme whatever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-02
ME- CLdUSEN'S LESIGN4TI0N.

The President Of the Park Board has sent his
resignation TO Mayor Strong in a letter OF when,
ON the whole we rather like the temper. Mr.
Clarson surmises that the new Mayor IN MS
efforts to improve the city government might
be hampcrcd by having at the head of IN impor-
tant branch Of the public service a man who
IL a Democrat and attached TO Tammany Han.
He deems il his duty. therefore, and Is sure 1t
il his pleasure. 10 retire His action Is com
mcndablc. and wc have no doubt that he feels
a sense Of relief AT the prospect Of escaping
from the abors and controversies of his office.
Mr.. Clauscn frankly admits that he does not
appear to have served the city to the satisfaction
Of the people That he has made considerable
sacrifices of personal comfort and business adj
vantage since he accepted public employment
will not be disputed by anybody who is familiar
even in a slight degree with his private affairs
and at the same time knows how nduStriously
he has employed his functions as Park Com
missioner. We have been compelled 10 condemn
utterly his whole course Of conduct in relation
to the Speedway undertaking, and we now re-
affirm all that we have said on that subject.
He made an original blundcr Of the worst sort
and has adhered to 1t ever since with amazing
obs.inacy \ more striking illustration Of the
way in which an intelligent community does not
want To be treated 10y public servant has sell
dom come under our observation. From first 10
last We think he has been wrong In action, de-
mcanor and spirit. and no ccnsure Of him in con-
nccion with this matter can be too sharp which
keeps within the bounds Of truth and decency.
But in most II not in all other respects lie has
been diligcn. watchful. prudent and disin-
tcrcStol Commissioner singular contrast,
surely AMI To Us ncyplicablc. His letter OF
resignation throws no light upon the mystery.
full as ii is Of candid hostility 10 citizens Of all
sorts and conditions. whose rcSoutc interference
has made him extremely uncomfortable. and will
probably yet defeat the purpose maintained by
him 80 long.
Mr. Clau~cn came near being an invaluable
public servant. but since he contrivcl To fall
short M the most important point we cannot
regret his retirement. He ought To be replaced
by n man Of equal industry dnd broader knowl-
edge IL the interests committed To his care; and.
above all his successor needs to have Il tru"
conception II The parks. 10 be able to discern the
difference between results that are fugiiiv" and
mrrriricicus and those that are essentially adj
m,rablc and permanent. and la comprehend me
perfect equivalence of The highest beauty ana
the highest Use H. their dcyclD 1mcnt
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EELGITMS MONTE OHIO.

Ostcnd is rapidly developing into n second
Monte Carlo. and there appears To- be l!ttle dif-
ference between the agreement under which the
reigning Prince II Monaco farms on his
domlnlors T. Mcssrs Blanc Ra1Zlwill e Ro-
land Bonapartc. and the concession just granted
by the municipality 81 Sclgium's principal sea-
side resort To a syndicate Of professional gam
blerS and croupiers. AS at Monte Carlo 50 too at
ostcna the lessees Of the public gaming tables
bind themselves To- pay tho larger moiety Of the
taxes and rates Of the place. to defray the cost OF
all municipal lighting and repairs. as we'll as of
the maintenance II the hospitals almshouses and
public charities; and they further undertak" to
turn over each year % the town treasury n large
sum proportonatc 10 their profits and guaran-
tecd not 10 be less than certain figure.
InaSmuch a. the Ostend season lasts barely six
weeks whereas that at Monte Carlo extends over
almost As many months. II may safely be taken
for granted that the play at Osend VIII be high
cr faster and more reckless than on the Riviera.
since the lcssecs have a considerably shorter time
at their command in which TO recoup themselves
for the cost OF their concession The only dner-
ence apparent between the Monte Carlo Casino
and the Ostend Kursaal - that whereas the man
ayers OF the former pay big sum, amounting
To several millions OF francs every year. 10 the
relenipg Prince OF Monaco. those OF it's Belgian
counterpart pay the pcTNehtasc y" NV" f'"''
to the municipality. But inasmuch as KING Leo
pold is the person most interested In the pros
pcrity OF Ostcnd and possessed Of predominant
influence H. local affairs not alone as sovereign
but also as the largest owner Of real estate. IL
stands to reason that he must have been con-
sentng party to the grant Of the concession ana
that he will likewise derive pecunary advantages
OF a considerable II indirect character from the
opening at place with which he is 50 closely
identified OF a second Monte Carlo.
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4 SOULFUL BOOh.

The world is often unjust in its literary oudg-
ments While 1t pays honor to such writer's as
Rudyard Kipng. William Dean Howells ana
Robert Louis Stevenson who are, To be sure
very well In their way, IL has been strangely
obllvious OF the genius of Ruby Beryl Kyle.
whose great realistic novel, Paul st raul Il
Son OF the People" recently appeared. Inc
author. VINO Is presumably "A woman, dedicates
IL TO various people In the South, including the
faculties OF the Athenaeum College COLUMBIA
Tcnn) and Of the Visitation Mobile. Ala).
pauI 81 Paul Is a great tenor the sort of fell
low concerning whom the matinee girls ex-
claim Isn't he just too sweet for anything!
He possesses "A marble tank face wild, rich
curls of Jet" and "soul-deep eyes OF darkest
might in whose fathomless depths slumbered
"Promethean fires" His prototype can be seen
almost any day on the Rato; but we fear tha'
Ruby has ethereazcd him out of all recoShi-
ton. She says nothing about his fur-lned III
stcr, or his fondncss for cocktails ana PAD
cigars And especially in one detail that she
adds does she part company with the plodding
rcalists who try however Intellectually to de-
scribe things they Her young man Paul
was "singuarly Indifferent to the Establishments
'of the fair He had never fallen under the
spell OF conventional siren.
divided his time between doing heroic deeds
and thinking great thoughts. When he cere-
brated. according to the author. "hc was Crap
"pling with the eel that hal eluded the grasp OF
"earth's most learned sages. which leads w 10
ask why he didn't employ an eelpot Natnr-
ally such beautcous being excited the admira-
ton OF the matinee girls One OF them was
named Perscus Montrose. whose slender form
was wreathed by IA veil OF satiny yellow hair
that Knocked the very hues OF gold" She was
beautiful and she loved Paul, lpciuding his
"marbM tank face" his Promcthean orbs."
and his wild rich curls OF jet" But the course
OF true love never yet ran smooth and so we
are not surprised to hear that Perscus had a
rival Brunette Night had spilled her ink
upon. the locks OF her fairest votary and, grow
ling fonder. empticd the bottle into the yearn-
ling eyes OF her Mistress. What right had pale
day to chalk the tresses of jet. and throw
drops OF languor into those lustrous orbsY
We would IKE 70 tell our readers just bow
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PERSONAL.

OF George NJ. S;earns popularity known as "the
Sage Of Chlcopee" who has just died. THE Spring
field Union" speaks thus: I'VE know Of no man In
Western Massachusetts whose biography is better
worth writing and publishing in full In fact, 1t
might be said of the life and growth Of this sec
ton Of Massachusetts, that he large part Of
1t. He was popular as a lawyer, citizen and
neighbor His wit was Lnbounded and u II some
times cur the wound , readily heas ed, lie was
gone TO Congress from Republican district il
his ambition had led him in that direction. But he
was never an office-seeker. and conented himself
with being what he was, model citizen"
Father Scheyer, Of Constance in Baden the
dscoverer or founder Of VoIapdk, the world Ian.
guage," has been made monsgnor by the Pope.
The Rev. Or. Almon Gunnlson, pastor OF the
First Universalist Church, Worcester Mass has
been elected to the presidency of st. Lawrence
University, Canton, y. Y, 10 succeed the Rev.
DR.. a. Is. Hervey.
1.-The Washington Capital tells an amusing
anecdote about ex-senator Reagan. Of Texas. A
short time before he left the Senate OF his long
haired, s.ouch-hat constitu with a voice like
fog horn (Which he used freely in all political meet
lngs) came to see Judge Reagan. The Texas states-
man had then been IN the Serate a number Of years
The hole in the creek and the lucid waters OF the
mllpond had almost faded from his memory He
had learned to enjoy the marble bathtubs the silver
spgots the dainty perfume the mental service Of the
funkies He went sightseeing with his influential
fellow citizen. but after considerable exertion got
away from him to refresh himself with his usual
luxurious Sena torial bath As he entered the bath
room he ~ reported to have said to the attendant:
You see that long haired man going down the cor
ridor? | had to tell him this was committe-room.
where had important business TO transact IL ne
comes back for me before you get through with me;
don't have him stick his nose inside this door. II
he finds out how we spend money on marnle bath
tubs cologne and ali this sort Of thing. III never
write Senator before my again as long as Texas
is OF the United States. The attepdant guarned
haired Sf sR0 Mn as ssS Of s
ignorant of the fact that goody part OF the money
to rub down Judge Reagan with alcohol and
cologne.
The Rev. DR. James s. Stone, OF Philadelphia,
will on next Sunday. begin his duties as rector OF
St. James's Episcopal Church. Chicago.
Professor Won Lenbach. who has painted so many
portraits of Bismarck. :; now finishing one OF the
new Chancellor, Prince Won Hohen.ohe
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the whole thing turned out. But 1t would De
unknd to them to do so Let them buy the
book themselves. and, after reading 1t, they
will confess that neither Thackeray nor Dickens
could have written it, The book is unique,
and its author sui geners. The way In which
she gets Paul out OF the difficulty Of being loved
by two women at once shows that. Instead OF
making a tour of one-night stands in the prov
inces as his prototypes on the Rialto would DO,
he sailed out upon an argent sea-" from the
shores of the shade and back to the port or
shadows drfted his cargo. The sun which
'giistened upon his fate leaped from her golden
"peristyle along the west. and headiong teil
into the gaping throat OF the Unknown.
His fate was sad one; but there is compen-
sation in the fact that Ruby Beryl Kyle -
alive to tell us all about him.
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Amuscments.


ABBEY'S TIiEATRE-S:i5- Clancarty.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-2-S:15-The Cotton KING
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -Chree
ATLANTIC GARDEN. 80 To "a Bowery-Evening-
cert ard Vaudeville.
BIJOU NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Country sport
BROADWAY THEATRE-S-Prince Ananias
COLUMBUS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in Dixie
DAl.Y'S THEATRE S-The Tanning OF the Shrew
EDEN MUSEE-2-S-rhe Dresden Shepherdess
EMPIRE THEATRE-2-S:15-The Masqueraders
FIFTH AVENUE acknowledgements
GARDEN THEATRE-2-s:15-LittleC Christopher
HARLEM OPERA observation-disclosures EImpty Up
Date.
HARRIGAN'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-S:15-Rob Roy
HOYT"s THEATRE-s:3o-A MIX White Flag.
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-S:15- Nit Vergnuegen
ROSTER & Si5-Vaudeville.
LYCEI-M THEATRE 30sThe Case OF Rcoeiious
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-s-Otello
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DISCRIMINATORY Exhibit
PALMER'S -S-Thc Fatal Card
PROCTOR'S-10 a. m. to 1890 y. m-NaudeVuie
STANDARD THEATRE-S:30-roo Much Johnson
STAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Old Homestead
ST. JAMES HALI<-S:15-The Alps.
l4TH STREET THEATRE-s;l5-Isrownies
ass FOURTH AvEENUE-9 a. m to p. m-The Tiffany
Chapel.
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which impairs the productvcness ana prospcr"!
of the pcoplc invariably fails 10 meet the heeds
If the Government Revenue always falls OH
when the pcoplr are poor and pinchcd There
ncvcr WAS Il deduction more imprcgnably foru-
Gcd hv cxpericncc than that the low duties
which encourage foreign competition. and 'hus
cmbarrlss home industries. invariably result In
deficiency Of public revenue and embarrassment
If thc Treasury. Whether we like il or not. we
have 70 face the fact that the Treasury is made
secure against foreign and domestic disturbance
only by a strongly protective tarh
Tho Frec-rradc theorists are I'LL beating the
mir with their various currency schemes. because
they begin with a revenue system when 'chdS
directly to encourage imports and TO depress
home industry. and because they all start WIN
thc notion that the country ought somehow to
get rid of it's National currency. The attempt
TO apply their theories has made the country
trouble enough and the wishes of the people
about them were declared most distinctly in the
recent elections. What changes the RepuDilcan
PARTY may deem il wise 10 make III tn" none
tarv system cannot BE- anticipated. DIli II II prod
able that the next Congress may be crippled by
the theories and the obstinacy of the President
and what the situation may require TWO ana II
half years hence no one cln SLY pu' ~ az "''
Quatc rcvcnuc ana Mediterranean industry are
essential 10 the sOundncSS ana stability ~ Il
monetary system. il Is possible mat The Kcpnp-
leans may not attempt TO settle the monetary
question on any new basis until they have power
first TO restore protective tariff. IT that Is pre-.
vented for two years by Presidential obS'inacy'
the changes in the currency system during that
time may not improbaby be moderate ana tcn'a-
tive Some provision will have to be made Tor
borrowing money. howcycr,a long rs the poi
lev of Free Traders remains. and In that par
ticular the facilities br National banking may
be TO some extent enlarged But there IS every
reason now To believe that people VIII MOI con
sent. in the near future III least 10 any suDS'l'u-
ton Of other currency for the legal tenders or
70 any restoration Of the complicated and UNSAFE
state banking of Democratic times.
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tcndent is to have anything to do WIN the IT,
organization Of the Police Department. I'D Whosc
interest does he propose TO reorganlze 1t i"
the interest of the people of New-fork' or Ill ,he
interest Of Wall Street spectators? Inc Guy
of Ncv-Yorb certainly cannot afford to pay MT.
Rvrncs any such sums as the Gouds paid h'hl'
since the Goulds are so much more liberal pay
masters than the taxpayers of New-lork are
over likely TO be- might 1t not be prudent ana
s,gocious step for Mr. Byrncs TO leave the ser
vicc Of the city altogether, and devote his en-
fire tine to the promotion Of the interests OF
a., -
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FOR THE CITY or FOR THE GOULDS'

FOR 1HE tIJJ OH run IHE tOtbDNF
1t is unfortunate and dcplorablc from every
point Of view that the Superintendent Of the
Police Department Of the chief city OF America
should have amassed a fortune Of more than
two hundred thousand dollars from the finan-
ciaI assistance given him in Wall Street spec
ulatons By Jay Gould and Jay Gould's son.
That the sums paid over to Superintendent
Ryrncs by the GOuds profits from these
speculations were practically gifts, no one can
honestly deny. When the heaviest spectators
in Wall Street take in the Superintendent OF
Police as a partner in their speculations, the
resulting profits which go into the pockets or
into the bank accounts Of the Police Supcrin
tcndcnt are in reality gifts. DO the honorable
men of this city approve the action Of the Super
ntendcnt Of Police in accepting snch gifts from
jay Gould? Whom was Superintendent Byrncs
really working for when he drawing a few
thousands OF dollars as a yearly salary from the
public treasury while at the same time he was
profiting by the friendship and financial aid of
JAY Gould to the extent OF more than two hun
drcd thousand dollars? Was he working for
the city Of New York or for one Of the most
celebrated railroad manipulators and operators
whom this country has ever known!
Whom does Superintendent Byrnes intend to
work for hereafter? For the city Of New-York?
Or for some one or more OF the leading opera tors
of Wall Street? For the Sugar Trust specu-
lators for example! II tho present enpefn'
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TEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign.-Emperor William reviewed the garri-
son Of Berlin and addressed the officers; New
Years receptions were held in most Of the Eu-
ropean capitals. - The people Of Newfound-
land desire a Royal commission TO investigate
the affairs Of the colony. - The body OF Sir
John Thompson arrived at Halifax on the cruiser
Blenhem. 80 japanese fleet Is reported
cruising off the Shan-Tung promontory
Domestc-Mr Morton formally installed
in office as Governor at Albany; Hamilton Fish
secured the nomination for Speaker Of the AS
sembly on the first ballot. by vote OF 70 to Y
for George r. Malby and for d. f. Ainsworth
- The first formal Inauguration ceremonies
ever held in Michigan were conducted at Lam
sing. The President held the usual New
Years reception 80 The Pennsylvania Legis-
lature was organized.
City and Suburban--William L. Strong was in
stalled as Mayor of New-Y0rk. and other recently
elected officers began their terms. 80 New
Years Day was quietly celebrated. - The
intercollegiate chess tournament was ended.
The Weather.-Forecdst for to-day FAR
slightly warmer. Temperature yesterday:
Lowest. Is degrees: highest, q; average, 2lA.
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trayal Of business secrets-business relations and
lists Of customers being regarded as part and
parcel Of the latter Indeed. If the bill in ques-
ton becomes law, the path OF the shrewd and
enterprisng Teuton merchant viii. be bordered by
so many pitfalls and snares as to render compe-
tition almost impossible, and seriously to ham,
per, instead of benefiting German commerce.
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Superintendent Byrnes has hnaiIy achho"'
edged that Dr. Parkhurst has actuaiiy perio' iiieu
a useful service in arousing and orsanizihs the
influences which at work for municlpai re-
form The length, breadth and thickness Oh Tue
superintendent concession can De meaSuieu
best in the light of the fact that only year
or two ago he was sneer.ng at Dr. Parkhurst as
an impracticable sensat!onalist who could not
distinguish genuine reform movement from a
barrel OF turnips.