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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
LESSON From NEWJERSET.

Ncw-Yorkers may ut this time find much to
interest them In study " the recent political
history Of HudsoL County, y. }. Like New
York Hudson County was for long period
under Democratic control and In both mis-
government was the nile. Hudson County be-
came notorious az n paradise for gamblers.
swipdlnrs and aw-breakers of all degrees, and
they feared not the law, because the Sheriff
who selected The Grand Jures was their friend.
Three wears ago Network drove the Tammany
plundcrers 10 the rear and elected an honest
Mayor one year earlier the decent people OF
Hudson County arose Ia their might and elect
cd n Sheriff who had some respect for his oath
and bcliey ed In enforcing the laws. With great
odds against him. Sheriff. 'roffcy endeavored TO
do his duty and n a result Hudson County
WAS comparatively free from what Is known as
protected crime By the time Mr.. Toffey'a
term expired many people had forgotten how
things used 10 DO. They were not suffering In
their civic pride or personal comfort from non
enforcement Of the law. and were npnthetlc.
Not so with the Law breakers they rallied to the
aid Of n candidate whose associations and en-
yronmcnt gave them n guarantee Of friend
ship The Tribune again and again gave warn
ing tha; the election OF this man would he fol-
| lowed by "wideopen' policy. and that tho
lawcss element would do just as they pleased.
Hudson's law-ahidin2 citizens apparently re-
garded ,hese admonitlons rs not having n sub
lantlal basis: thousands Of them neglected
their dufy on Election Day. and what The
Tribune predicted has been verified to the
| letter.
| Are the people Of New-York going to com
plcte the parallel? Is II their intention to shut
| their eyes to the imminence Of TammaDy trl-
| umph and throw away the votes that can make
| that triumph impossible! In the situation that
| confronts them to-day there is only one course
to pursue II they would wish to guard against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
REPUBLICANS AND QCTGG.

Mayor Strong struck the keynote for the meet
ing in Carnegie Hall on Thursday evening when
he described that great body Of citizens from
which the attendance was chiefly drawn as the
real, genuine Republicans" The Mayor was
properly the chairman IF the meeting. aud
therefore had the first chance; but If he had not
improved II others would have done So. The
thought was in The mind of everybody present.
and every speaker gave urterance TO II. No
body put 1t In better way or with more i'm.
prcssivc emphasis than General Swayne. when
he said We simply are standing up for The
Integrity. the consistency the majesty. the
triumph of the Republican party and ts prln-
"ciples.''
That Is the absolute, Interchangeable truth well
spoken. 1t is the truth rot because General
Swayne says so. but because the record proves
it, Is there anything In evidence to the con
trary: Yes; Quigg announces in behalf Of the
Republican machine that the Republican sup
porters Of Seth Low are traitors traitors to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25

The records which business makes for itssf
contrast strangely with the stories told for
speculative objects Last week the fashionable
story was that apparent improvement In busi-
ness had vanished. and OF real improvement
there had been none. But press dispatches and
reports OF trade journals continue to show
more works added 70 the number In operation.
more hands employed by many others and an
advance OF % per cent in wsges Of woouen
operatives at the important body OF mills al
and near Olneyvile. The croakers lamented the
arrest Of gold imports. although S4.562.S4l ar
rived here besid g another shipment from Aus
tralia 10 San Francisco, and the methods
employed abroad TO restrict and delay the move
ment were conclusive proof that heavy sums
are due 10 this country on merchandise &C
count. which Europe can so Ill afford to pay
Mt present that operations In effoct paying a
considerable premium for gold on the other side
are preferred.
The movement OF cotton has been large. 465.
AGA bales having come into sight during the
week, against 433, last year and the period
OF maximum exports is not far distant. The
air was filled last week with reports that the
crop would prove dlsappolntngly small. and
that receipts would soon show that "perpen-
dlcular drop" which some spectators invarla-
bly, predict ABOUT tnlS Dut 'He Hini h''
thinks so little of such stories that the price
again declined from 6.31 to 612 cents. Doubt
less one cause is the narrowness Of speculation
at the South owing to fever and many auaran-
tines but the prospect OF general stoppage
Of English mills owing to demands for reduc-
ton Of wages which the workers resist. had
some weight and the decrease OF new demand
for goods here. owing to heavy sales in the
xxtfb "a n cloths
the lowest price reached at Fall River
also checked speculative buying. The cotton
mills ran more full than works In almost any
other industry during times Of depression. and
accumulated stocks which have not yet been
absorbed by consumption.
Early last week the spectators for decline
had their own way witt wheat. and the reports
current were eminently calculated. n believed
10 make dollar wheat look distant. But tbs
! Atlantic exports. -four included. were nearly
| A. million bushels larger than last year. ant
! for three weeks OF October have been 10O3990
bushels against 7.742.314 last year. with fur
! Their increase OF 1,s5OOOo bushels in othe
grain exports. while Western receipts continue
! to exceed last years but little. The rise II
| price 31J cents for cash here and $50 cent!
/ for December with 81 bid and paid Mt st. Louis
sufficiently indicated the temper OF the trade
Corn was also a fraction stronger. although
| Western receipts continued heavy. Will
exports fell to only about quarter Of las
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
THE HTDSOy RIVER DISASTER.

Catasirophes like that OF yesterday mock CIV
ilization. They show the weakness OF man
strongest works, and the perlls that iurK wi'h'''
his most assured security. An accident Killing Il
score or more Of persons In some barDarous
land would scarcely give cause for comment ;
and such disaster at sea would merely REMIND
us Of the ,mpossibility OF curblng the fury or
the great deep. But this one occurred on soiio
land IN the heart OF one Of the most highly
civilized States on the globe. 1t occurred, too'
on what Is self-styled Americas greatest rail-
road" and Is indisputably one Of the best con-
structed and equipped In the world IL IS roau
with air.brakes and block signals, and all the
Wanted modern improvements Tor sa1e'y' aS
we'll as for speed and comfort Yet mere, III
spjte of ALL Is a disaster almost rs destructive
as any that could happen to wildcat tram Oh
primitive pioneer road There could be no more
impressive demonstration OF the frailty or all
human devices.
The cause OF the disaster appears to be I'M
known. and may never be fully known One
nlausible theory has been put forth. That IS
that the ledge on which the track rested became
undermined and sloughed Off into the river. III
this no true. there remains the slight consolation
that no man was immediately-lf at all-at raui'
for the disaster To what extent more constant
and palnstaking scrutiny might have averted II
by detecting the menace in advance Is ques'
ton for grave consideration. The presumption
is. however, that all possible watchfulness was
practised. and that this tragedy must De sddeu
to the long list OF those beyond human control
II ca. there will remain only sorrow for the ios'
and sympathy with the stricken. some increased
zeal TO guard against disaster and paihiu'is
decpened realization that, after NIL has oeen Done
BY man for his own safety. the elemental mar
gin of danger Is still wide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
PROSPERITY AND THOSE WHO FIGHT IT..

Political interests of great power through
ont the country are again engaged III cam
paicn against public prosperity The EFFORT 10
,.reate distrust TO impair confidence in the
future. TO belittle the improvement thus far
realized. has no better object than TO promote
The success of some party or candidate. hut IS
nushed with all the passionate zeal of men who
arc fighting for place and power II Is there
fore the more important to those prominent
business interests which no patriotic person
sboud cndanger that the facts disclosing the
rcal situation should be steadily kept in mind
Tho followers Of Bryan, under whatever name
are still asserting that there has been no real
Improvement. Men engaged in business know
better but the great majority OF voters have
no such personal experience to guide them. \
million or more ageearners whose wages
bav, been raised or who have found employ
.ment after long idleness know better, but there
ore millions more who have not that experience
N,,ch use Is made OF the fact that the buy
ing of goods which came with n great rush
in Septcmbcr and early this month. has not
,,outinued ST The same rate This Is as II a
farmer. after harvesting the largest crop ever
,o,se,,. should think his business Frustrated
because lie had not another crop ready. II
takes time for the works and the jobbers 10
produce and ship goods ordered at the first
round of a big season. and more time has to
elspse before the distributing merchants md
out what goods sell best and determine how
large additional supplies Of each they may
need The pause in new orders while those
already taken are being filled Is not stoppage
Of business, but the only continuance that is
hcaltbful. There would be good ground for
fear Of reaction il men went wildly on buying
without regard to the consuming demand, IN
die idea that prices were sure to advance
The volume Of business actually transacte1,
as shown through payments at the clearing
houses, is n shade less than 1t was In three
weeks Of September. and yet is larger by about
% Der cent than II was In the latter part OF
July. The daily average payments through
the principal clearinghouse were $l42. 00O,OOO
In March, $206OO0OO0 in the entire month OF
September and over s2O5y 100000 in October
thus far. and II may be doubted whether any
man who knows anything about business
lmagines that such a change can have occurred
without general and great improvement
compared with which the slight decrease In
October Is Insignificant. As the rush came
this year In September. but IN most other years
did not reach its maximum until October. the
comparison with previous years Is less encour-
aging thana month ago, aud yet the payments
In October thus far have been only per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
Nesu7)ork DAILY Iibm,te
rouNDED by HORACE GREELEY.
MONDAY, OCTOBER %, 1897.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-Captain John Frederick Lugard'
a British officer says that the territory OF Dor
guin. Africa, held by the French. belongs mus
puya bly, 10 Great Britain, a coiiisioh oe.~ee..
the rival nations is not improbable - Many
lives have been lost in foods IN Italy. = inc
rebel trbesmen in India are Hassi.s a.
paeba Pass and more serious hghtng is eN-
nected - Sir Richard Hem COINS mas
heel appointed Lord Justice OF Appear IN Eng
land to succeed Sir Nathaniel LinGiey.
The Car and Czarina dined with the Iranu
duke and the Grand-duchess OF Hess al DARN
stadt.
DOMESTIC-The State Express on the New
york Central plunged into the Hudson Fiver
raar Garrison at a. m. the track having peeh
undermined by the river; nineteen persons W.
killed and many injured -. 1heIe 80
,wenty-four new cases OF yellow rever ana tnIee
dcaths from the disease In New-Orieans
ntchteen new cases were reported IN Montgom. .
ary Ala 1t is announced on oehaii OF
me Monetary Commission that no rauioai
changes in the currency and BANKING e!s
will be recommended to Congress. 80 An
sward of over $4,000 has been mace py an
srh;trat ion commission against the Government
~ Colombia In favor OF the Cauca RAILWAY ar.
7 anS Company - The annual report OF Chlel
,'cns,ructor Hichborn OF the Navy was mace
m,blic, - Maryland Republican ieaoers en-
press confidence OF carrying tne Aes,sia ,,,ar
which will elect a successor TO Senator Gornan'
cry AND Mayor Charles
J, Scberen Of Brooklyn estimated that 10"
,voud poll "a 600 votes in BROOKLYN = Sul .
,.,vors az the wreck on the New-fork Centrai al
c;arrison's were brought mere and careo ior.
- Professor Felix Adler spoke TO the Socie.y
Cor Ethical Culture In iaVor OF 'he N'''~
Union movement.
THE NATURALIZATION for to-day
Rain and heavy winds. Temperature yester-
,lay: Highest ~ degrees, lowest, OIL degrees
average. 52es degrees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
PERSONAL.

The Rev DR.. Frank Gunsaulus. Of Chicago 4
still at the Alma (Mich.) Sanitarirm. and Il ess.
fined 10 his room all the time.
A. H. Grihfths. the art director Of the coming
Trans Mississippi Exposition. reports that the mu.
seums Of Chicago. ST. Louis. Milwaukee. Cleveland
and Cincinnati have promised to lend some Of ths(r
most valuable and desirable works to the expo.
sition.
Cardinal Vaughan. Of Westminster. Catholic
Primate Of England. Is making a short visit 10
Paris, after having taken pat IN the services q
Aries In commemoration of 81. Augustine Of Csn-
torbery At the request Of Cardinal Richard, h
presided at the Inauguration OF new brother.
hood founded BY order OF the Pope Pc 9Th the o.
Roman churches. a project dear to the Popes
heart.
Samuel Chester Reid. who has Just died In Wash.
ington. for many years the promoter &
the General Armstrong claim against the Govern.
ment. The Armstrong was prtvateer long owned
and commanded IN the War OF 1H2-'N BY hh
father who made himself immortal in naval an.
mails by his remarkable fight against two or thrss
British cruisers at Fayal in 1874 Mr. Reid served
mississippi and Louisiana and during the civ Wan
he served as war correspondent on the Confederate
Was the author OF several volumes on war ana
legal subjects.
Jerome X Jerome who lives near Oxford. Ia.
just given harvest home supper to his neigh.
bors and two of guests were overheard to arRus
as to what made Mr. Jerome famous.
HE writes boots" said one. definitely.
mo. he don't" was the contemptlious retort: shs
rowed three men in a boat and then won the race:
that's what he DONE
Bishop John p. Newman (Methodiso has returned
to Saratoga Springs from his extended trip across
the continent. Since he left, tho latter part Of
the summer. he has travelled mere than seven
thousand miles. ana has presided over I'VE confer
ences Of the Methodist Church. Beginning October
q. he will attend an Episcopal conference Of
eighteen bishops Of the Church, to be held at Balt
more.
The death OF George N. Pullman recalls story
told about his adventure with Abraham Lincoln
in the early days Of sleeping-cars two men slept
In one berth. One day tall. lanky man enKarsd
berth from Pullman. Pullman handed him the
check and said: ~ shall sell the other check "A
that berth to another man, OF course" The lankv
man wound himself up 10 his full height; then III,
wound himself again Young man." he said "ths
person who get into one OF your berths when
am wound UP in II Is welcome to the accommods
| tion." This man was Abraham Iircon
Three OF tie eight surviving soldiers Of the war A.
1872 now on the pension rolls OF the Government
are over one hundred years Of age. They are
Hosea Brown. Of Grants Pass. Ore. los years Old
Elijah Glenn. OF Newark. n. j., and Eleazar smih
Of Danbury. ~ H.. each lOl years old. '""
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25

Quigg and TO what Quigg represents. Ana ~na.
does Oulgg represent? Well, one OF Ms cn'ei
witnesses In this campaign. Mr. Cornehus y.
Bliss. has said that he represents an enrolment
that Is rotten to a degree never before parai
leled in the history OF the parry an oreah'>a
ton which as fraudulent and Illegal ana
which therefore. honest Republicans cannot
consistently support" there being no basis on
(which they can cooperate with the men VINO
"have secured control % the organization ny
"mcans Of frauds which they refuse TO undo.
As the official head and agent OF this spurious
political establishment, which has Appropriated
the name Republican and mpudenty assumes
to be the Republican party, Ouigs says 'na'
members Of the party who support Mr.. Low are
not Republicans. Perhaps nobody ever cher
Ished more grotesque msconception OF MS
place in the order Of creation than Quigg' ana
vet such decree OF accommodation couu
scarcely have been expected even from the man
who. rs fresh young Congressman dlssatisned
with his committee places, loved to think ana
talk OF the day when he would grind Speaker
Reed TO powder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
INSTRUCTED FOR Low.

The Republican majority Of the Consttu-
tiOnal Convention Of 1894 unanimously signed
this explanation Of their motives In separating
State and local elections:
We seek to separate In tho larger cities
municipal elections from the Sfntc and M
tfOnnI elections. TO the end that the busin
snairs of great municipal corporations
may he managed upon their own merits. un-
controlled by National and State pOlitics.
and to the end. nlso. that the Rrent issues
mined upon their own merits. free from tho
disturbing and often dcmorniixinE effects Of
local contests
The Republican County Convention Of 1894,
following the commentator by the State Con-
vention Of the new Constitution. adopted a
resolution cordially approving this platform:
We demand that the public service of this
city he conducted on n strictly non pm rtisan
basis. We appeal 10 the people Of this city
10 east aside pnrty prejudice and TO com BIT g
with In IA determined effort 10 elect On udi-
dates chOscn solely with reference TO Their
ability and integrity. and pledged TO conduc
the affairs of this city n strictly non
partisan basis. ind who will. = far as may
be In their power insure good government
to the city of New-YOrk.
Those official declarations OF principle are
the warrant and the instruction to every Re
publican TO vote for Seth Low.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
CIMPAIGN "EITRA."

rrorv comnaicn In American politics ought
70 be Campaign OF education" All contests
oupht 10 be decided intelllgently upon 'heir
merits But in the present municipal cailp"isn
there Il exceptional need OF the widest ana
most thorough popular Information ana the MOST
careful and deliberate popular thought lhls Is
en- hecause OF the novelty OF the situation.
There never was such campaign p'Iore'
There never were such issues and responsiplh-
t,es before. The election Is for ofncers tnat
never existed before, under n charter that never
ex,s,ed before II Is rot only new and untried
exnerIment but It Is incOmparably the greatest
and most momentous that ever hns been trlen
IN mun,c!pal government In this country the
conditions most nearly approXimating 70 IN"
nresent were those Of more than century ago.
u.ben tho Constitution Of the United states
Nrst went into force and the FIRST President
WAS elected under IT, But even that august &C.
caslon did not equal this In all respects. FOR II
was not as Lew an experiment. and the powers
Of the President were not as extensive and ms
absolute a. those with which the Mayor Is to
he invested. nor, indeed, was the entire Union
ri that time equal In wealth and material I'M
portapcc 10 the NcwYork OF to-day.
Surely. then in such a campaign az this no
Information can De 100 CoIhpic''' Nv "''''' WV
thoughtful TO the end OF promoting such In
formation ms will make the action OF voters
intelligent and thoughtful The Tribune has pre-
parcd and Will issue with its regular edition
tomorrow special campaign extra. IN
which in persplcuous and convincing manner
the conditions and Issues OF the municipal
campaign are set forth. II Is no mere attempt
at special pleading II is n logical presenn-
ton Of the form OF government New-iork VIII
have after January l next. the requirements to
insure that that government shall be well adj
mnstered. the intentions OF the State Coniti-
tuition and the city charter and the explicit
pledges of the Republican party concerning IT..
and the attitude Of the various parties engaged
in the present campaign. 1t is a complete hand
,, book of municipal politics. and will be found OF
intense interest TO every reader and OF inesti-
mabe Instructive value TO every voter. Despite
the cost Of It's production It will. In the interest
OF good government. he issued free Of cost 10
every subscriber and purchaser Of tomorrow $
| Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
This decrease in corn

years for the week This decrease IN corn
movement also had It's influence on estimates
Of the future foreign demand for wheat
The demand for iron and steel products was
somewhat smaller than in recent "eeAS' o"''e
to causes the reverse Of discourasihs'
all the works have taken orders as lar ahe"0 %
they desire at current prices, because TIC O..
vance in quotations has so far oeeh "'ou
crate. not averaging 10 per cent from the io"eS'
point while the addition Of many furnaces u
the producing force. with slight decline III DeS-
semer and Grey Forge at Pittsburg. and safes
of warrant iron a shade below open quotations
at Philadelphia, suggest the possibility that INC
material may be cheaper. so that buyers are not
in haste to commit themselves far aneao. Oh
both sides it is prudent delay, for the consum-
ing demand gradually enlarges, ana yet the
competition Of the great establishments "neh
their present orders approach completion may
again result In some concessions however. !"
is the prevailing impression that the conserv-
alive course now pursued renders more prooaoie
a safe advance Of prices In the future.
The cotton mills are facing a slack demand
for brown and bleached staples. and some con-
ce.slons in price are made. by no means CORE
spending as yet with the decline IN raw co'.o"'
In woollen goods little new business comes Tut
ward at present, as prices ior '"o ~ 80
design dly been so raised In many lines aS 70
check further engagements until the future OF
the wool market and also OF the market TOT
heavy weight goods becomes more clear. nut the
orders for light goods continue far ahead OF the
mills Wool is still firmly held but there are
occasional realizing sales OF lots purchased TOT
speculation, and frequently "on private
terms" as to suggest concessions In price Inc
relapse Of the Boston market into greater du''
ness than at any time since January L. indica'es
that manufacturers are still fairly well supplied
In boots and shoes the works are busy TO ABOUT
their capacity on orders for early delivery out
are still getting little new business Tor the sprins
owing to uncertainty as to the cost or ieatner'
which has again declined q shade for some
qualities while hides also tend gradually to"aro
a. lower level at Chicago