New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-22

was one thing for the members OK the boaro o'
Education to differ and consider personal pref
erences and claims among smaller men, ou' I"
will be quite another for them to let such
chance as this go unimproved. Citizens snou'u
arouse themselves and let 1t be understood tha'
they will not pardon any failure to improve .ne
present opportunity. II they speak loudly
enough they will be obeyed.
Mr. Edward I.auterbach says that Mckinney
cannot carry New-York. VIII he recognize the
propriety OF having the Majors canvass mere
managed by somebody who believes In It's sue
cess and so retire from the head of the County
Commute, after McKiney's nomination?
The rain that fell slowly but steadily all day
yesterday was just the kind OF rain to do the
country the good that Is needed Such rain mas
a penetrative quality that causes 1t to sink deep
into the dry earth and carry the blessings OF
moisture to the roots that have been hong greatly
In need OF It. The prospect OF continuance Oh
the rain for some hours longer Is also exceedingly
welcome More than one day OF this kind OF rain
fall Is needed b make UP FOR the lack that has
been felt for a number OF weeks. The drouth mas
not threatened our water supplies. but II IL had
lasted much longer It would have done so. with
n drenchIng rain now streams and springs VIII be
put In good condition for the demands that VIII be
made on them during the summer. provided oil
course that another drouth does not follow the
one that has now. luckily been broken.
Hill and Murphy say that they are to rave
no fight over the Governorshp this fall. That
Is sensible They have nothing to nght over
Rivalry on that score IL useless except among
Republicans.
No one can be surprised to learn tfat und'r
the recent opinion Ct the Corporation Ccunsel Of
this city there IL a marked Increase In the num-
Der of clubs That many Of them nave peeh
started for the purpose OF eVadins the names
law cannot be doubted. Such clubs are properly
termed fakes" and they will not. OF course De
permitted TO exist simply for the purpose OF es
Gaming the payment Of the liquor tax. Besides. II
il not vet certain that all social clubs VIII not
have 10 take out licenses just az saloons DO
The Liberty Dawn Association OF HackdrlVers
and Cabmen. the most important union OF Jehus
{, the civ complains bitterly OF the city ordi-
nance which makes 1t nisdemeanor' 70 solicit
passengers anywhere save at the regular mack
and cah stands The members have appealed 10
the Central Labor Union to help them IN inducing
tho Roard of Aldermen strike the OBNOXIOUS
measure from the statute book There Is appar-
.ntIv no real reason why this should not be done
II il difficult to see what annoyance there can De
in a cabmans asking chance passerby 10 step
into his vehicle or in motionng 10 MN 10 uo ="
from the hanson box There Is no large city IN
the world where hackmen earn less money COM
paratively than they do In New-York. despite the
fac, the rates are extremely high This II Owing
10 the way the town ic built-with the business
rsr, n, one extremity and the residential part at
the other When a cabman takes rare IN one
mart NJ Ioudon Paris Berlin or Vienna. he 10 al
most certain 10 get a returning passenger but IN
New-York this is not the case. return rare
"a a rare niece of fortune 70 the driver IL Is only
natural therefore. that ne should wish 10 add to
his treasury II possible. The csbmen OF New
York az a rule are polite and respectful and take
no undue liberties in soliciting passengers 10
ntnlsh them with a fine Imprisonment Tor
s,lciting passengers away from the cabstands-
which are not numerous-is hardship anu 'ne
request OF the cabmen should be granted
Why doesn't Sir. Plat stir up the enthusiasm
os the Denis Kearney Association. Of san FRAN
cIsco 70 oppose Mckinley because he comes from
Canton and favors what one member OF MS
tandem newspaper team calls the Chinese wall
of Protection and what the other talks or as the
Chinese Civll Service system?
That was a sad etory which The Tribune told
Yesterday about the death ~ young woman
whose clothing took Are from gas stove on
u,hich natlrons were being heated. The time