New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-08

era on the other The contest Is over the ehio'oe
ment Of the Nicholson Ant-Saloon law passeu ny
the late Legislature. which Is not pro"'o'.o"
statute. but DEGREES that screens snail De a'o'
ished gaming done away with, no traoe oo"e VII
curd.v nor after II at night. and that when
majority Of the voters In any waro OF u'S'''''
,,on against II no license shall issue therein the
law has shut up good many saloons airea"S anu
bids fair TO close more II is not surprising that
the tppling class and their purveyors are against
II hut II Is not likely that in the present contest
they will prevail.
Sheriff Hansen has come out against REFORM
Tho sheriff IL not much Of hustler. REFORM
came out against him some time ago.
Tho ring here and there OF the Liberty Bell as
the sideshow of any current pageant Is really the
,rsn,ration OF a few empty-headed persons VINO
make a little capital and notoriety ont OF the'r
association with 1t. They are In no sense piope'
custodians Of 1t, and 1t ought to remain III '''e
Mace where It's sonorous and memorable hesS"eo
WAS first poured abroad. Yet Judge mayer Oh
the Philadelphia Court OF Common fieas' has
delivered an opinion that 1t may be taken 10 Tic
,.orto Exhihition as It was TO that Of Chicago
and 1t will probably go there 1t Is one OF 'he
,,os, sacred relics which the Nation possesses
and ought to have been guarded forever WIN tue
most Jealous care; but the hands into which II
has fallen and the uses to which II Is pe'hg put
are sure TO leave a faint OF vulgarlty upon IT, II
not of desecration. II Philadelphia ever gets IL
back. 1t Is to be hoped that she VIII nave sehse
enough TO put II In Its old place ana keep IL 'here
instead Of farming 1t out to lot OF cranks anu
degrading 1t to the level Of waxworks snow.
Democrats who announce that after close and
nroverful scrutiny Of their party they can see only
one possibe Presidential candidate cannot be ac-
cused Of iattering their own political nousehoid.
Japan is Investing s. 900 900 in Ave new warships
10 be built at Glasgow with all the modern I'M
provements an addition to her naval armament
OF utmost Importance and which VIII go 1ar 10
make her a match for Russia In the eastern
.eas ~ tho obstreperousness OF that Power ever
reach the militant stage. Japan has SHOWN
that she knows how to handle war vessels az
we'll as any nation and much better than some
of them and her commission to the glasgow
shipbu.lders shows likewise that she knows now
TO handle a war indemnity, or part or H. Jud'-
cously She may become the England OF the
East so far as naval primacy among the UT
entail nations is concerned and build up as proud
a
has done. 1t is quite apparent that she realizes
the need Of guarding we'll the fruits or her re-
cent victory and Is equal to II In all particulars.
one of the principal railroads running out OF
this city treats bicycles In the same manner as
other baggage, and assumes the same RESPONSE
billty for them as for trunks. That Is as IL
should be- The other railroads should profit by
ait tn~ N
10 pass upon the question.
In Oakland Cal, the patriotic sensbilities OF
the commune are stirred TO their depths oy the
presence of two castiron lions intended az orna-
ments of the Hall Of Records. Everything about
the animal is forgotten by the indignant popu-
lace except that 1t 10 a British emblem. ana IL
Is therefore assumed that 1t has proper place
In American decoration. The images are con-
seouently 10 be removed by order Of the County
Clerk. County Treasurer and County Superin-
tendent 1t Is not stated what is TO be done
with them, though 1t would be good notion TO
rccast them in the smilitude Of the indigenous
bear. appearing in great force in the escutcheon
Of the state and to which no objection could
possibly arise In Oakland elsewhere. 1t seems
Invidious to discriminate so sharply against the
lion 1t is q familiar figure in our heraldry, not
that of perfidious Albion alone, and Is as much
Assyrian or Judean or Venetian or Spanish as
British Still the prejudice against IT no doubt
1ustihcs its removal. and II the bear Is not an
acceptable substitute there Is the barking seal.
which possesses a local II not strictly heraolc
and decorative fitness and to when no county
official In the State could find valid objection
The matter may seem trivial but 1t Is really i'm
portant as a sign that n the United states ever
has occasion to declare war against Great
Britain It will have the moral support OF all the
Inhabitants OF Oakland and the active assistance
Of those capable OF bearing arms.
The ulustrious Bowler would doubtless be
,tra,v willing to sit down in the vacancy the
sunreme Court bench and confirm his decision In
the matter OF the sugar bounty In fact. We should
not be surprised to hear that he had frankly told
the President as much.
Castle Williams stood frowning In silent
scorn upon the New-York City Fathers
| they sailed down the bay IN their excursion.
There was n conspicuous absence OF anything
that could be construed into a tribute Of respect
from the guns Governors Island. II the
Aldermen felt this slight 50 keenly as their pre-
| vious solicitude about II would indicate. we
tender them our respectful sympathy. But as
there never has been any precedent for the
Government to salute the Board OF Aldermen.
we suspect that It Is not the missing OF an ac-
customed homage that strikes so deeply into
their souls In tie palmy days VIXEN Aldermen
were worth bribing. and when pull with
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