New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24
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This is Congressman John ]. Gardeners way
Of illustrating how diotc il is TO propose that
the Government shall transform SO cents into
100:
The Legislature of this State might enact a meas
IRE declaring that q donkey should hereafter be
called by the people OF the State giraffe but that
law would not add one inch to the neck OF the
donkey.
Paterson and Newark have rival baseball mines
The diamond enthusiasts Of the respective
towns get stirred up as much over games be-
tween the teams as though they were excitable
amateur politicians settling the currency prob
lem. Whenever Newark wins or is credited
with game the Paterson men yell, Fraud
Robbers" Thieves" and these expressions
are echoed by the local papers.
1t will he a feather in their caps If Jersey
City wheelmen succeed in getting the Board OF
Works to construct cycle path between the
ferry and the Boulevard. And the town
wouldn't lose anything by it. either.
Are we to understand that Senator Jim Smiths
silence is golden Estate Gazette
Still they keep on throwing jbes at the poor
sick man who is in Europe anxiously searching
for the health that he lost in the Nations SER
vice He is entitled to great sympathy, and 1t
would be more conducive to his personal com
fort to remain the other side of the ocean
until the campaign is over. If he comes home
sooner IL will be to meet serious dilemma.
On the one hand he dare not invite the CON
tempt Of William c. Whitney. whose ardent
lieutenant in the gold cause he advertised him.
self by Topping for silver. and, on the other
he fears Colonel Price too much to give that
valiant warrior an opportunity to express MS
real feelings toward the Senator. as he would
40 arpd Colonel
and the organization.
Paterson appears to he greatly in need Of
an energetic. wide-awake branch of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The philosopher of THE Hackensack Repup-
lican" makes these timely remarks:
II Is one OF the greatest faults of our system Of
local State and National Government that there
IS too much legislation and not enough enforcement
been widespread Pronunciation of the dog nuisance,
yet the authorities do nothing more than tax me
matter over once in while. The same authorities
make conspicuous pretcnce OF enforcing the ordi-
sdre of sdewalks While the law is violated in the
most thicky populated and generally travelled sec
eminent The law should be enforced against all.
whereat 1.-THE Record" throws up it's cap and
exclaims admirngly:
Every word of the above rings with solid
truth Pump up the tires of the dog-catcher
and see to il that those weeds are attended to-
Roth ordinances are worthy and sound; let's
have them enforced from the word go
That plague Of "barkers' at the Asbury
Park station is as bad ever. A horde of
baggage solicitors and stagedrivers surround the
passengers as they alight, and defenceless
women are especially singled out for annoy
ance The resultant noise reminds one or a
renagerie at mealtime The local authorities
say that they do nothing, as the of1ences
are committed the railroad company's prop
erty but that is ali nonsense The acts COM
planned Of come under the category Of dlsor-
DERBY conduct and If 4 notice from the Counch
10 the railroad officials had no effect few ar
rests would probably accomplish the purpose
in view.
Miles Ross doesn't anything about the
nominee for Congress from his district, but he
is deeply interested in the election of a Sheriff
for Middlesex County. This will be understood
when il is remembered that the Sheriff selects
the Grand Jures and that the Grand Juries
control indictments There are rumors ahoat
about negotiations now said to he afoot between
Ross and certain Republicans to provide that
Rosss man shall be elected Sheriff Such deals
have not been unknown in the past, but this
time at least they shall not pass unnotced or
unchallenged The Republicans of the lid
Congress District and Of Mddlesex County can
elect their Congressman and Sheriff next NO
yember and no collision or treachery Will be
permitted.
Newark's educational circles are greatly agi-
tated over the forthcoming appointment OF an
Assistant superintendent Of Public Schools
Opinion in and out Of the Board seems to be
divided on the question as 10 whether one OF
the local principals should be promoted or the
office given to some outsider OF estaDhsheo
reputation II the Board of Education intends
10 practically supersede Superintendent Bar
ringer II is easy 10 understand why there
should be a demand for new blood but the
Commissioners do not seem to contemplate any
thing more than the appointment Of deputy TO
Mr. Barringer.
Statesmen may come and statesmen may 60
INT the manifestoes Of the Essex County De-
rnocracy go on forever.