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

way to relieve the country is to increase us
burdens.
Colonel Waring Is not likely to lose much sleep |
over the humorous criticisms which nave peeh
made If his new hanson cab. which the city |
has supplied him at cost OF ss5s IL IS saiu u oe
a remarkably fine vehicle, and handsome set
of harness which cost $500. goes with It, Coiohei
Warlng says that Controller Fitch declared that
the new street Cleaning Commissioner was en-
titled 10 ride in the best cab to be obtained any
where n he could clean the streets. and the pup
lie probably agrees with the Controller lf the
streets are really TO be cleaned and kept clean as
Colonel Warlng gives ample promise OF doing no
doubt good many people would be inclined 10
forgive the Colonel II he INDUCED In the extra'a-
gance Of golden slippers for the steed whca
draws his hanson. The people OF New-foth
have been learning for clean streets. ana 'he''
gratitude for them is not to be measured IN shih-
ing hansoms. gttering harness or anything so
trivial when compared with streets that are ut TO
have driven in them a cab that costs 1888
Things will run more smoothly at Albany
when the statesmen assembled there get the
idea clearly fixed In their minds that II was the
Republican party and not Mr.. Platt that was
elected last fall
Tn. same cd emaclate1 and mOss-coVered
Marty that opposed the Issue of bonds to provide
means for carving on the war Is now In taNoF
OF Issuing bonds means OF bolster'ns UP
the public credit In time of peace The most
conspicuous expression N the couhtehHhce VI
such statesmanshlp is that OF lofty scorn for the
lessons OF history.
That was a suggestive sta tement which CITY
-
in The Tribune on Sunday-namely. that about
a hundred miles ~ good pavements had been
secured I'm Philadelphia at the expense OF the
surface railroad companies. which FOR the priVl-
Iege Of substituting electric traction Tor horse
poy;er had been required to repave all the streets
used bv them either with asphalt or granite at
the discretion Of the city authorities MT. "hi'e
remarked that II the same sagacity hah oeeh as
PLAYED In Brooklyn 1870 miles OF hrst-ciass pave
ments would have been provided before 'his
time. As matter Of fact, the Brooklyn COM
NAMES paid nothing for the extensive privileges
they have secured. and yet they plead poverty
and proclaim their inability 10 pay the small III
crease In wages which their employees nave de-
manded II would be no more than fair 10 re-
oure corporations using streets as these COM
pa Mes do to put down good pavements ana Keep
them In repair perpetualiy
Postmaster-General Bsselrs denial Of the re-
mort that he was about TO resign indicates 'ha'
his sticking qualities vastly superior to those
OF the stamps he has been issuing lately
The West OF Ireland is again threatened WIN
us perlodical famine recurrence when IL
seems out OF the power Of legislation or admins
tration. or change OF crops. or redistribution Oh
land or any other Governmental oreconomic device
"a aver, II comes about often. like the cholera
or the Siberian grip. and has to be reckoned with
a. a persistent factor In the concerns or that
mountaineering country 1t Is as yet only In pros
meet hut the outlook Is serious enough 10 awaken
anxiety and apprehension. Should II come the
right thing will be done about II on this side OF
the water. as II has often been done before anu
1t is. meantime. gratifying at least TO the pehe-
hcaries that many OF the sons OF that untort-
innate island have made so much money In Amer
lean politics that they can afford to contribute
generously in such a crisis.
Mexico has as yet shown inordinate eager
ness to ac "ept Secretary Gresham's oner 10 aroi-
trate the differences between herself ana Guatr-
Llala In fact she plainly ntimates that $40
will have nothing OF the sort The Mexicars
evidently know Gresham.
There Is a fine Doric simplicity in the idea Of
having only one flag the top OF our public
buildings. which ought to and probably will
make the American Eagle smile and emit
gentle squawk OF appreciation The Stars ard
Stripes are amply sufsicng ornament for those
SUBMITS on all ordinary occasions. and the flying
there OF another banner should only take place
when there is the most manifest and imperative
reason for IT, II Queen Victoria for example,
or President Faure. or the King of Brentford or
Yvetot should pay US visit II would be polite
to display with our own the standards belonging
to the countries OF those peTsonages long enough
to satisfy the requirements OF courtesy and hospi-
tally. but II Is not at all good thing to hoist
on our public buildings all sorts OF flags all
sorts OF occasions az has been too much the
custom hitherto. This Is the view which the
passed statute bearing upon 1t. and Americans
In general will think that 1t Is the correct one
~
Keep IT up Colonel Waring. You certainly are
doing better with the streets than your pred
ecessors did.
The officers and Executive Committee OF the
Architectural League OF America are doing pub
lie service In using their influence to secure the
passage OF the bill designed to insure better archi
tectura work on buildings erected by the Gov
eminent They do not have to go far from home
Tor horrible examples" though they content
themselves In pointing out In general that the re-
suits or the present system as shown by
public buildings are "lamentabe" They depore
the wasting OF great opportunities by which We
are covering our land with ed!hces calculated
1 70 arouse Indignation" In the opinion Of these