New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15

again this side OF the Mississippi.
Recipe: Get firm hold on your bootstraps
pull hard and bring the price Of silver up to ~ ~
ounce.
yitrihed brick paving material Is not likely
TO prove popular In Brooklyn. II the experience Of
those who live a street paved last fall can be
accepted as a truthful indication. Ever since the
pavement was put down there have been loud ana
incessant complaints on account Of the rumbling
noise produced every time vehicle passes over IL.
In explanation of this It has been alleged that
there was some fault in the laying Of the bricks
or that the work was done at the wrong time OF
the wear and a variety Of attempts have been
made 10 remedy the nuisance. but In vain Ihe
CITY authorities have now been asked 10 cover the
bricks with asphalt and that Is likely 10 be done
In other cities vitrned brick has been used with
great success and It seems unaccountably strange
that 1t should prove failure in the immediate VI
cnity Of New-York In this city Itself brick pave
mens have scarcely been tried at oil. and there IL
no means Of Judging whether they would be salts
factory or not The result In Brooklyn. however,
will not incline our officials to try experiments.
With the deficit in the Treasury increasing at
the rate Of Sl,OO0,000 a day. the plain people
Will have no difficulty In making up their minds
that the Democrats have good deal to learn
about how to run the country.
II great satisfaction 10 know that one or the
primary principles Of political economy has not
been set aside by the Democratic candidate Tor
President THE best-known law Of commerce.
he remarked. rs the law Of supply and demand
1--WE recognize this law and build our argument
-, cir ole p.qx
Of his hand Mr. Bryan might have swept this law
aside II he had been so minded. or course, ne
would not have hesitaed an Instant to abrogate It
If It had been worth his while to do so. What he
would put in its place We have no idea, but, no
doubt his ingenuity would have been equal TO
the occasion. All the same, are glad he per-
,nitted IL 10 stand And not only that. but he Is
willing TO accent IL and even build an argument
upon It. Here Is one point at least where 1t Is
possible 10 pin him down and hold him fast to his
text The law OF supply and demand must be ac-
cepted as an article Of faith in the newest Popu-
list creed for Bryan himself hath said 1t. What
ever criticisms may be passed on the rest OF the
speech here are two sentences that are absolute
" unimpeachablc. For this relief. much thanks!
While we are on this subject, we should like to
remark that the supply OF Bryan at Wednesday
nights meeting was far in excess OF the demand.
So his name is "snjun." We have his own
positive statement for It, What do the plain
members OF the party fer which he is acting as
treasurer think Of It? "Sinjun" is distinctly
English, you know"
The question Of the rights Of wheelmen on
sidewalks is attracting much attention just now
in some OF the small towns near New-York. In
a number OF places the reasonable rule has pre-
vailed that bcyclists could go on the walks
where the streets were bad provided they
spected the rights of pedestrians, and either
turned out or dismounted when meeting or pass
Ing those on foot. Such a rule is liable TO abuse,
Of course though all sensible bicyclists would be
sure to respect 1t, recognizing that they had the
privilege of the walks only on sufferance. Where
a change in existing ordinances has been de-
cided on, or II has been resolved to enforce the
provision Of the Penal Code on the subject.
trouble has resulted. 1t Is impossible to lay
down a rule Of universal applicability but the
remarks Of Louisville Judge on the subject
impress us as sound. In his opinion. where
street is not 1T to ride in, wheemen are justified
in making use of the walks on condition that
they do not interfere with the rights Of those
having the first claim there.
He IS no longer the Boy Orator Of the Platte,
but the Boy Reader of Plattudes.
In the judgment OF the Court OF Appeals, the
Civil Service provision Of the revised Constitu-
ton is self-executing: but that 1t may be exc
cuted uniformly and consistently It Is essential
that rules and regulations should be established
in accordance with It, This task the Civil Ser
vice Commissioners about to undertake,
under the direction Of the Governor. and 1t
will not be begun too soon.
The chief characteristic Of that curious man.
NAL the duck billed platypus. is its mouth. The
same feature appears TO be exceptionally we'll de-
veloped in the Platte-pus known as the Boy Ora
tor.
A number Of the sanitary policemen OF the
city have been detailed TO see whether the new
regulation requiring different kinds OF domestic
waste to be kept in different receptacles Is COM
piled with. Doubtless many violations OF the
la.v will he discovered but in most cases only