New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-17

there IS no reason why the sultan s"o"' - 60"
execution t. the rule.
nv all means let the squatter WHO sells NV
MINERS be removed from the Bridge PIAZZA nat
soot IS roeervcd FIR the squattihS Oh ram e'''
rho perublcan party IS pledged to the re-
duciion of letter postage 20 ! cent per ou"O''
whenever the cost Of tho finest possible S'''ioV
IN and between cities and the 'A'e"S''" vi
FREQ carrier delivery to rural towns VIII pr .'''
II \, A time when the Government IL "'''e
on borrowed money however, FlhleS N'Ne'
co,,,nittoe. ut the Philadelphia bouFSe' ''''
hocun an agitation for ! cent postage Az
...',,,,. ,ho millions Of money which would be
los, by cutting letter postage III TWO Inc
..,, rronosltion we nave heard on the latter
yoint cmanates from Ny. AcK'rS 'o'''''''''0'
which suggests that the postage rate on news
uarers ard magazines be increased i'o'" O'"'
., g ccn,s a pornd such action would Ger
tainly have a remarkable eject on ''I''i"
,,,.s.s ~ publications. TAX cent daily
rnvyspapcrs most Of them eight-paSe papers
,rh. po,tage would be. say :. cent per copy ana
..,.,.ir,, roror say a third OF cent more; the
mail circulation Of cent newspapers Would
.,,,,i,. dieopucar from the face Of the earth
IN. majority # other low priced publications.
t,c,nainy IN. l. 600 country wce<lies in the
Emitted States. would be compelled TO raise their
,.~,... or 20 our Of business. Half the people OF
,h, Emitted states would be taxed higher price
Inv newspapers and magazines without com
,,,s.tio, benefits How would cent postage
affect "IIarper's" and the Century" magazines?
Each COPY Of those magazines weighs pound
eo,,ctlr,es more sometimes less. and. WIN
circulation Of say 100000 copies each per month
each office would have to pay about S'oooo a
,ear more FOR postage alone or cents on each
copv The magazines which receive 81 year
would each pay 10 cents Tor postage alone. ana
the. people would straghtway lose all their u
.,,o,yines We do not understand that Mr.
Ackerhas committed himself fully 10 the plan Tor
tayin;, the dissemination of Intelligence In ORDER
to secure cent letter postage. lie Is investigate
ira Tris is well The subject will bear IN
.,,i,,tiry II. should remember that every
p.vspapcr and magazin" in the United states
has given the benefit of the low rate OF postage
f. the public and that the public viii suffer
most if the rate be increased
nv a decision OF the Court of Appeals. Brook
lyr Is bound 10 pay 100000 for "A reservoir that
will not hold water. Another legacy from the
cxtravagant ring that so long ruled the city
and waxcd fat a; the expense of the taxpayers.
eregrc, 20 notice that the trolley-car threat
ems us with new danger. No longer content
with being passive instrument in the hands ot
reckless motormcn, ii promises To become an
ucti,c force Of destruction. a runaway trolley
oar p,ing wildly through the streets at the rate
- twenty miles an hour for block after block I'M
I'll some chance breaks the contact OF the sweep
with the supply wires, s more TO he feared than
runaway horse or a volunteer fire company In a
competitive race. Locomotives have been Known
10 go on journeys on their own account. but they
generally have n track II themselves and FAIR
chance ~ stopping through the decrease OF steam
nr.ssurc but a trolley-car once on its way can
keep going Indefinitely and encounter innumer-
able obstacle The empty car that started of
Of itself and ran seven blocks when the conductor
and motorman got out to push it up hill In the
absence Of a power current. much resembled the
pistol that was not loaded. a gun is said to be
dangerous without lock. stock or barrel. Some
day We may have a legend that a trolley-car is
dangerous without gear. power or driver. 1t Is
certainly too dangerous to be left alone in the
street To take care Of itself. 1t Is too likely to so
off without being loaded
The change from Brice to Foraker will be
an agreeab, one. and it Is "A circumstance in
which the whole country rejoices that Ohio is
again to be represented in the upper house of
Congress by two Republicans.
The men who are endeavoring to force con-
soidaton through the Legislature on the
strength of the !ntiritcsmal and casual major
ity cas-: in favor of It IN 1894 should remember