New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-01

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working class OF men to whom the pubic III gen
oral owes a larger debt than it is commonly
willing to acknowledge. Mr.. Depews testimony
is in accord with that Of the Rev. Dr. Newman
SMITH. who recently said that several years ago
he made the discovery that reporters were not
the enemies OF mankind and ever since then ne
had found no class of men more quick 10 re-
.spond or willing to pay careful regard TO- the
"courtesies and the confidence Of gentemanly
intercourse"
The gas companies Of New-York and Brooklyn
have enormously valuable privileges. Ihey tear
IN the streets and do a vast amount or miscmel
and injury. They ought to be compelled to re-
duce their rates they are now paying diVi-
dends on enormously inflated capital. one dohar
nor thousand for gas would afford every gas
counanv in New-York ard Brooklyn an immense
nroat on the capital honestly Invested.
Uba, REPRESENTATIVE Hit read extracts from
President -Ieveand's messages In 1886 and 1888 10
chou, that tho President was then In favor OF a
cabIo N the Sandwich Islands. he employed what
NAV he accurately described as an "arguheh'u'
ad Cleveandum.
Rrooklyn will now have an 1ncomouS''oie
statue of Justice on the top Of her CITY Hail. anu
this time she had better leave the panuase OH
tho eves Of that infexble but often bamboozled
goddess great many crooked ponticdi Jop'
have been carried through under the very nose
n the now burned up divinity which she might
have seen through and intercepted II her eyes
had been open like those of Minervas OWL IN
stead of hooded like those OF RosaH onds 1aicoh
She wants figure up there which can see
through and through all her McLaughiins ana
McGarrys and all the other Macs and Us whicn
have in TIMES past led her such lively poit'cai
dance now happily in retirement and hkeiy 10
stay there.
Mayor Strong should not be too severe with
Commissioner Warning The latter has had an
,rusuaIlv severe winter 20 deal with, and found
himself in the midst Of snowstorm almost as
soon as he entered on his duties. He explained
the situation fully in his ong letter to the Mayor
and could not have resned the lecture read TO
him on Wednesday.
Tho legislators AT Albany should bestir them
selves as to their duty IN cutting down pawn
brokers' rates The Shylocks of the pawnshopS
are now extortng charges If from ls TO ~ per
cent year on the pledges In their SHOPS l"ese
rates are indefensible, although they are the
legal rates the law now STANDS. Inc pawn
brokers run no risks: they never loan amounts
which they make advances. The Legislature
ought to come to the relief OF the poor who are
feeced and pundered by pawnbrokers The
prasent system Is outrageously wrong. The
nawnbrokers year after year have defeated much
needed legislation for the relief Of the poor by
sending a corruption fuhd to Albany. If no BIZ
is passed at this session for the cutting down
If pawnbrokers' charges, the people OF New
York will believe that certain legislators have
been bribed by the pawnbrokers. 1t is time 70
talk plainly N this subject :
l., ,fese DAYS OF stupendous international
financial operations Father knickerbockers
credit mouths no feather. and IT is source oil
pride that his per cents command a premium
and are subscribed FOR four times'over
Sheriff Johnson. Of Westchester County 10 re-
ported as saying that he cannot get evidence
against Little Monte Carlo This is absurd. and
every intelligen. person knows 1t Is ABSURD II
Sheriff Johnson were really in earnest and sim
cerelv desired to obtain evidence against L'ttie
Monte Carlo he could get an unlimited quantity
~ evidence at any time In any single day NO
o,a ,yiu be- deceived or deluded in the least by
Sheriff Johnsons protes;ations. They are id.e
stun
WA, ohiart can the authors OF anO-O.'Ncle
LEGISLATION have in view? The other day bill
u,s introduced AT Albany to limit the speed "t
blcvcles In al city and village streets 10 ""
miles an hour. Now a measure appears pro-
,,idinp for the ringing Of bells or the blowing o.
uhistlcs whenever wheclmen are passing or
"overtaking or approaching any person or per
sons on foot or on horseback. or any person or
persons riding In buggy, carriage cart or any
"vehice drawn by animals. Such require
mont IL already in force in some towns, ana IL
sinnlv causes the bicycle rider To make nul-
sance II himself. In many streets 1t would lead
- continuous ringing whstl' ng. to the serious
annovance OF all but the stone-deat There Is no
need Of n law 81 this kind. The bicycle mas
established its claim To be considered vehicle.
and IL should be treated just as other vehicles
are
The bill which makes possible the retirement
a, the BROOKLYN Police Superintendent. Patrick
Campbell ought TO be passed. Mr.. Campoeli was
a good man In his day. but now he is TOO ola
for the place.
PERSONAL.
In the latter part OF April the Jews OF PITTS
burg Penn. will celebrate the twenty-ntth ann
yersary OF the appointment Of the Rev Ut L'pp-
man Mayer. OF that city. as raool
DR. Won Pali;scheck for many years Anstro-iiun-