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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
MR.. PLATT"S LATEST SCHEME.

The work Of electing delegates to the Repub-
lican National Convention under the auspices
of the fraudulent Lauterbach enrolment will
begin in this county on next Monday evening
At the primaries then held in each Of the I, 1872
election precincts delegates will be chosen TO
the Congress District Conventions, to be held
on Wednesday evening at which will be named
the delegates to st. Louis.
1t Is Mr. Platt's intention TO elect his own
followers in every district in this county. With
the aid that Tammany gave him in the enrol
ment this ought to have been comparatively
easy task but owing to the alarm caused by the
Committee Of Twenty-fves investigation, and
a manifest determination to invoke the primary
law at every poing-place, his Democratic allies
show unmistakable symptoms Of weakness. To
Offset this he has devised a new scheme TO bea {
his opponents in those districts where contests
are heiny waged. with some chance of success,
in sp,te of the padded rolls. His proposition is
a high.handed one in the extreme. Instead Of
nermitting the several conventions TO select their
own chaIrmen. in accordance with universal
,ractjco and immemoral custom. he has actually
determined 10 select these officers himself for
the purpose Of controlling the Credentials Com
mittees and thus making up the rolls In his
own interests 1t Is about as daring an invasion
of popular rights as anything MIR. Platt has
attempted here in the last month He finds a
pretext for his purpose In this paragraph OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
PERSONAL.

The Rev. Dr. Henry Wheeler was to have
preached his farewell sermon In the Methods,
Church. OF Media. PENN last Sunday but was 80
III that he was unable to do So The people got
farewell sermon, however. for his wife took his
place In the pulpit and preached an effective snr
Sir Henry Irving has accepted the invitation ~,
President Harper to address the graduating c,a
OF the University OF Chicago on March "a Nr r-.'
ing has announced no subject yet but will aa i'V
some topic relating to the stage. p"N Oh
One Of the contestants In the intercolles,,,o
torical contest that will take place in India
this evening will be Miss Grace Simmons r"
blooded Sioux Indian girl She is twenty yea. ~.
and member Of the freshman class n, t,,, 'u'
College, Richmond Ind. She defeated th nam
speakers OF the senior. junior and sophomora men
for honor Of representing the college in ,h
contest. '"'o
President w. b. Paterson, Of the Alabam, NJ
NAL School for Coored Students saws ~ WI
is a descendant OF Robert Burns, the poet mat ne
An autograph album that once belonged 70 1.c.u
son Davis is now in the possession OF Mrs Nj
Antoinette Kenncott. OF Chicago The hrst nano
bears the following inscription: This was taLa
from Jefferson Daviss library in Kinds Conn,v
Mississippi July II. 1863. by Izra L. Mowers n,sn'
Der Of Company l. 10Th Illinois" Among tho we'll
known names In 1t are the following: ]. C Ca,houn
AnaTd Fillmore. March & 1850; A. p, Butler. Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
THE GOLD STANDARD.
ton.

Opponcnts snccr ut and misreprcscnt the Re
nublcan platform adopted by the Ohio Conven-
tion. which is in principle and In every lmpor-
tont detail the Republican National platform.
II il only right to show that In this criticism they
,rc unfair better and safer gold standard
platform has never been framed, and that fact
will be clear TO every man Of candid and fair
mind who will consider the matter without the
binding prejudice Of craftsmanship.
"A gold standard" says the Executive Com
mIttce of the Bankers Association. "A currency
.of gold. silver and paper, with such provisions
that the purchasing power Of the gold. silver
..or napcr shall be at all times equal" says the
Ohio Convention And there are actually men
ca dull that they think the two declarations in
harmonious Gold to govern, says one; gold and
onv representative kept always equal to gold
cows another. 1t takes Il Democratic trckster
IN find the difference. In the Republican pur-
nose there il none, as there has been none In
nonublican practice All forms Of currency were
hv Rcpublican legislation, against the opposition
~ overv Democrat, made equal in value In 1870
and have been maintained without variation
o,uoI in value ever since excepting the small
nremium on gold which Democratic stupidity
under the Cleveland Administration has caused
c,,ver we have and cannot get rid OF II we
,,,sb Int treat as purely subsidiary money
paner we have and do not want to get rid or
but treat as purely representative OF the gold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
PROPOSED CABINET CHANGES.

The proposition of Senator Frye. for the crca-
ton of Department Of Commerce and Manu-
features, contempates the most important cy-
tension Of Government activity for many years.
1t would affect greater change than the APP
pointment Of Secretary of Agriculture, because
there had already long existed Commissioners
of Agriculture as a subordinate OF the Secretary
Of the Interior. while we have never yet had any
thing at all resembling a Secretary Of Commerce
In this respect the United States stands almost
alone among the important nations Of the world
Most of the European Powers have Ministries
OF Commerce OF their equivalents. Great Brit
ain France Prussia, Italy Austria, Hungary
Holland Portugal. Span-al have. So have
some of the chief British dependencies. such
Canada Victoria. and New Zealand. Some of
these have larger Cabinets than ours, and some
smaller Some are republics. some Kingdoms.
some empires Their institutions and the spirits
Of their Governments vary widely. Yet they
all deem 1t well to devote one executive depart
ment to the interests OF commerce and industry
Certainly II Is not unreasonable to consider
whether the United States might not with profit
follow their example.
Generally speaking, the multiplication Of
offices is an ell 1t certainly Is just rs soon as
It passes the limit Of the actual requirements
Of the public service. In the present case, how
ever. the proposition appears to be not 40 much
to create new offices as TO rearrange those al
ready existing The new department would
consist largely Of bureaus taken from the Treas
ury and State Departments perhaps also from
the Department of the Interior The idea Is
that these bureaus naturally pertain To com
merce and industry. and that their work would
be more effective II they were grouped together
in a department of their own instead Of being
attached to departments with which they have
no natural connection. The Treasury. for ex-
| ample. has to do with the collection Of revenue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13

o,a rho management Of National finances. II
ho. logically. nothing to do with the LIE
va,.;,c Service. the Marine Hospital Service OF
,,,,, tho Coast Survey. The State Department
hos charge of diplomatic relations with 1oreign
countries but the Consular Service u.s. OF shouiu
no something entirely apart from pohtics anu
d,r,omacy. In fact. there are many bureaus just
a. anonymously placed as was the Slgnai Ser
,.,.o uben II was attached to the Department
- war and there Is reason to think their opera
,,o,s would be facilitated and the pubic service
,r,n.,,.od nv grouping them more logically, even
=, ,ho oxnense of creating new Cabinet port
folio
como advantage might be gained, also, by
roduction of the present size and scope OF the
Treasury Department. which Is now an over
crown mass of unrelated bureaus. Inc ten
dorcv has been for many years to attach to the
Tre,surv every bureau that did not distinctly
bclonc elsewhere. as though the treasury were
70 stand gcncrically. for the whole Government
as in England The evils of this pracuce nave
hoo, twofold. The Finance Minister has been
burclcned with a load OF irrelevant de'aiis 'oo
great for one man to bear. and thus mas oi'eh
becn seriously ncapacitatcd for the performance
of the legitimate duties OF his place. anu ihS
one department of the Executive has acquired
far too great volume Of patronage ana con
senucnt political influence. These evils wouiu
bc corrected by the proposed change. the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury would be enabled to give
all his attention TO the regulation OF the cur
rency. the supervision Of the banking system
the collection Of the revenue. and the guardian
shin and proper disbursement OF the Natlohai
funds-dutics fully sufficient for one man ana
ono department. The Secretary OF Commerce
shoud he able to place the Consular Service on
4 more rational and busircsslike basis thah II
has hitherto had to promote foreign trade py
wise reciprocity arrangements, to deal with the
vexed problems of interstate commerce. ana 10
facilitate the maintenance Of reasonable anu
bcnefccnt tariff system. The increase OF admin
istrativc machinery and expense would be com
noro,ivelv slight The accruing benefits to
what ought to he the foremost manufacturing
and commercial Nation of the world should DC
very great The proposition Is we'll worthy OF
careful consideration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13

In his speech at the opening Of the Brooklyn
cycle show. Mayor Wurster put himself on the
right side OF the good roads question again
The truth Is. there was a misrepresentation on
the part OF those who supposed that he had
got on the wrong side. He never opposed the
plan for providing a smooth paved connection
with the splendid roads of Queens County. but
he did feel that the act should not be man.
datory and the money taken out OF the city
treasury. The amended bill provides that the
improvement shall be made as a part Of the
county park scheme and with this under
taking Mr. Wurster is IN full sympathy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13

e.. rron,,ses The standard Of gold Vai"e eo'
erns every part and every piece OF cui''A ~,
circulated under Republican laws pec"u'e
ora hound together inseparably by tne eNp
,ro,sion Of the act of 1890 that all Tue so'"'
silver and paper shall be kept at paii' "
value and purchasing power .,,s
Tbere can be no misunderstanding apou' ,As
IN tho minds OF honest men. Gold, ana oVie'
CURRENCY maintained at a par with gold, means
q GOLD standard of course and OF necessity, aA-
the men who pretend that II means "n' ID
c,se are not half honest But it also means' "A~
this is of large importance, that 'ie 'oi'. .,'o
money in circulation shall not be conhneu W 'n'
amount Of gold which may at any ""' ~
tanned for use as money in this country pu' Sn'',
be supplemented, as 1t has Deen io' WV
seventeen years, by issues OF silver anu pap
always maintained at parity WIN sou Ia p".
chasing power and In circulation Inc oon"
ton of the currency to gold alone wouiu CIV
that metal II Is possible and by many Dehe'eu
undue purchasing power. The maintenance vi
q fu,l volume of representative currency. III Hi
,,r,os kent eoual with gold in value, removes
that ohicction and gives to the country money
as good as the best anywhere known IN 'n'
commercial world and at the same time III 'o'.
ume sufficient for any commercial or INDUSTRIAL
requirements.
The men are to he ptied for paucity OF III
tellect or for lack Of honesty who can CONCEIVE
that there can be anything in the nature OF Il
dodge or evasion In such a declaration us 'hiS'
Several kinds Of currency. all maintained at par
I'm gold. involve gold standard everywhere anu
all the time. and cannot by possibility mean any
thing else The question by what legislation an"
under what conditions ut various times silver
and paper can be maintained AT par with goio'
IS always and Of necessity the practical one OF
detail, which each Congress must decide IN the
face of the facts existing. But the prlncpie
declared by the Republican party In its legls
lation OF 1890 and in its National platform. and
by the party in Ohio in its recent platform
leaves absolutely nothing to discuss or dis
pute about Twenty kinds Of money all KEPT
at par in gold would always mean nothing ou'
gold standard Of value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
official call Of the National Committee issueu
L.. 1,...xah..r hv Chairman CArtcr:

official call Of the National Committee issueu
last December by Chairman Carter
Thu Congr,ssional district delegates shaH De
chosen at conventions called by the Coneres-
sional Committee Of each such uis'r ,a ~
same manner as the nomination OF nepi ~
i've in Congress Is made in sald ulstiiCt' ~
,,ded ,hat in any Congressional district "heie
there ,s no Republican Congressional IVli'I'' s.
the Republican State Committee shaii apr ,,,
from the residents of such district con.i ,'
for the purpose OF GAZING d uis'
to elect district delegates 60,
Pursuant to this authority. the STATE ooli-
mittee has appointed in this county committees
&c ,broo In every Congress district. Each Oh
those committees ha, called a District 'oh'eh'
,io, 70 e,ect district delegates" Their powers
heinc EXPRESSLY limited 10 the performance VI
this duty. their functions are now at "h '"'
Interference on their part with the orgahi~''io"
or deliberations Of the delegates IN assehoi!
Is an usrrpation Of authority that shouti ho'
ho tolerated If they are delegates. their rights
Of course as such must be respected oiher"iSc
they should be excluded from the nails or "''''"
as spcctators or disorderly persons accor"ih7
10 their behavior.
Within the last few days ii has become appa'
cnt that. Notwithstanding the mons'ro"S 'l'"''
Mr. Plat's hcnchmcn were IN dll-c' VI "''''
in four or five districts. To avoid such result
he has decided upon this Outrageous "''.''
knowing that by securing tcmporar! c"'i"i VI
the conventions he will have things prac''o'iN
his own WAY and seat such delegates As HIS
Iioutcnants desire II remains 10 be seen now
far the reputable Republicans VIII permit MN
70 exercise his will against their unquesuohc"
and unuuestionable rights.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13

The heirs OF Anneke Jams show no diminution
OF numbers as the years advance. but on the
contrary. multiply with the fertility OF Australian
rabbits They are, as a rule. greater fools than
the ordinary run OF imbeciles who pay money to
lawyers to vindicate their claim to shadowy
estates, and persist in their decisions in the face
OF all sorts OF discouragements. Not long ago
Lawyer Thomas NJ Sherman replied to a letter
OF one Of these missionaries that there was no
such estate. and that no ground for any expecta-
ton of inheritance on the part of anybody had
ever had an existence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13

The whip Of the Boss was cracked again III
Albany yesterday. this time in the Assembly
and now the Ranes Liquor Tax bill goes 10 the
Governor for approval or :. approval Inc vote
was 81 TO 80 The bill had eight votes more thah
the number required to pass IT, but there is no
doubt that but for the pressure put upon the ma
jority il would have been defeated. Sixteen Re
publicans voted in the negative. That the con-
dition of things was desperate at the time the
bill was taken up was made apparent when
Speaker Fish adopted the extraordinary course
Of ordering the doors of the Assembly Chamber
locked. and he kept them locked for seven hours.
1t is question whether by so doing he did not
inya,idate the action taken. There is pro-
vision OF the Constitution which says that 1.-The
.doors of each house shall be kept open, except
"whcn the public welfare shall require secrecy
Not even Speaker Fish will contend that there
WAS ANYTHING about this measure OF such
character that the public welfare required its
massage behind closed doors. Seemingly he has
onencd the way for Executive disapproval, or
for the overthrow Of the bill on the ground that
II was not passed in constitutional manner
Controller Fitch has discovered new point
OF which. II is safe to say. the opponents OF I'M
derground rapid transit will make the most
He finds that in the agreement made with the
owners Of the Broadway surface road In 1881
II was stipulated that the company should pay
$4,000 a year to the city so long as no other
railroad was operated on, over or under Broad
way or any part thereof. The Controllers point
seems to be well taken, and Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Dean says there Is no way In which
the city can avoid FORGETTING the sum named
provided the underground scheme is carried
through A tunnel under Broadway is an essen
tial part OF that scheme as now elaborated. The
question. then. Is whether real rapid transit will
be worth the loss Of $4,000 year. Most peo
pie, we imagine. will answer in the affirmative
II there Ia No other alternative to be chosen.
No person Of sound judgment will dispute the
wisdom Of moderate action by Congress In max
ing appropriations for rivers and harbors. At
the same time,s caution should be exercised in
not going too far for the sake Of scoring record
for economy. Republicans have had too much
to say in the past about Democratic cheese
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13

noring TO be content with such policy on the
mart Of their own Representatives The COM
mittae is evidently taking pains to understand
the matters presented to it Thoroughly oeiore
reaching decision and the probabilities are
that bill in which economy will go hahd III
hand with wise expenditure will be evolved
sucb bill will meet with popular approval
.ven If the sum total is considerable.
The House Of Representatives gave fur'her
evidence yesterday of its purpose 10 ac' JuSus
in matters involving party questions by oeci'i
ING that a Democrat whose seat was conies'e'
had hccn honestly elected and was entitled 10
his Mace in the House. The case was mat Oh
Coleman against Buck. Of the Id Dis'rlc' III
Louisiana Elections Committee NO. repor'eu
rronimously in favor Of Mr. Buck, ana us
action was confirmed without debate The as
no.i,ion shown by the committees and the House
sbonld have a tendency to bring to an aprup'
close all contests in which the contestant Is not
strongly convinced that he will be able to make
nui a case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13

Manitoba shows signs Of determination to
secede from the Dominion and ta'.e its place as
Crown colony. rather than submit to the school
legislation which the Canadian Government seeks
to impose upon 1t. further step would be TO
rap on the front door OF the United States and
invite admission
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-It is generally believed IN MINIS
tcrial circles n London that Lord SahsourS mas
asscnted 10 the formation of an AnsIo-A'liei"''
Commission to settle the Venezuelan dispute
--- Advices from Havana. by way OF Maarlu'
ere that Maceo with his men mas re-eH'e'eu "a.
Havana province 80 the Daily Ohio"'O'e
criticism of the Venezuelan Blue Book was at
tackled by THE ST. James's Gazette ana Inc
Morning Post" go Nj. Gladstone decllhed 10
introduce a deputation to Lord Salisbury 10 urge
Government patronage for Armenian reilei.
CO\GRESS-Both branches in session. --
Senate: The House Cuban resolutions "eie AZ
tackled BY Mr. Hill and defended by MI. "hei
man; the Dupont election case was ulscusseu'
tho hill TO create a Nationa, Art Commission was
passed. - House Consideration OF TWO con-
tested election cases occupied the eh'ire u"!'
DOMESTIC-The Raines Liquor Tax Dill
,ssssd the Assembly by vote of S4 to 81 =---
p,1,, cleveland returned to Washington
f,or, his duck-hunting trip to Wide Water, Va
- state Treasurer Colvin and Assemoighiah
sears we're chosen National delegates by the ne
nu,,cans Of the XXIlld Congress Dlsu!c' VI
this State -- A severe snowstorm preValieu
" New-York and New-England. interrup'ihe
railway travel. - ruling OF the presiulns
officer Of the Joint Assembly at Frankfort ~!
Will. It Is thought. prevent further OUTBREAKS
ovar the senatorship. - Colonel Pope's bi-
10
,hon $500 wheels were destroyed; the loss is
$4,000. e..
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-An agreement ior
the Joint use of patents was made by the "eH-
eral Electric and Westinghouse compahies'
- The Union League Club decideu 10 III
r.Aasa its membership from 1900 TO leoo --
Several Republican clubs passed resolutions IA
yorins Mckinley for President if Morton can
rot be nominated - The New-York society
of Colonial Danes hed a breakfast ana Gecep-
ton at Sherry's - George '. harmon,
brother of Register Granville w Harmon Oh
x,nos County. was stricken with apoplexy in
ss,is office and taken to Hudson Street Hospital
= staff Captain Watkins and AdJutant
wright resigned from the Salvation Army
it"Sas announced that General Booth haa APP
y 7tei Booth Tucker and his vile 10 'ms
tti,t.v - The stock market was stronger
TIE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: fa'r
end cold The temperature yesterday: Highest
q degrees lowest. 20 average, 22A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13

The best interests Of the schools Of Brooklyn
ere threatened by bill introduced in the AS
sombly By Mr.. Cullen, excepting that city from
the operation Of the first section OF the law
raised last year which authorizes any city or
village In the State to maintain a school or class
for the professional training Of teachers The
effect of the bill In It's present shape would be
to do away with the Training School in Brooklyn.
and II is believed that It's purpose is to exempt
Brooklyn from the operation Of another clause
Of the law passed last year-the clause which
provides that after January |. 1897. no one shall
be licensed or employed In any primary or gram
grade in any part of the State who has
not been graduated from a high school
and from a training school for teachers.
from institutions Of equal higher rank
approved by the State Superintendent. The pro-
posed enactment could not but impair the eff
cheney Of the schools. OF Brooklyn and lower the
standard sought to be maintained In them. The
PROVISIONS Of the law passed In 1895 are wise and
far-seeing. and the law has received high praise
from the best educational authorities. 1t should
not be tempered with nor should II be restricted
in its application 10 any part OF the State. Pro-
fessonal training for teachers is generally recog
nzed Of the first Importance. and the law re-
curing such training in the Of all teachers
appointed after the beginning OF next year is
good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13

The first edition Of The Tribune Almanac for
1896 having been early exhausted. a new and
amended edition has been prepared. and is now
ready for circulation In addition to the great
fund Of information included in the first issue,
the Almanac has been brought down to date
by the Incorporation of much material OF great
interest which was unavailable when the vol
ume went to press with the beginning OF the
year 1t contains a list Of the failures for 1888,
compiled from the latest statistics. and com
pleted up to January l. the roll Of the principal
State. city and Brooklyn offices AS now filed,
election returns from districts where the count
was delayed, and many changes In the body OF
the work due to happenings since the New
Year The Tribune Almanac is the most con-
veniert pamphlet OF political ard general in
formation published. and is sold for twenty-five
cents