The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-11
JACKASS DINGLEY.A
From the .sEvening POST of Yester-
day)

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The Dingley Deficit is not without its
indirect advantages. AS an instrument OF
Christening, its effect upon the Republican
party is already apparent and gratifying,
We do not hear so much about the SUI
perior genius for finance which the Re-
publican possesses by nature. Demo-
cratic incompetence remains the aW1ul
thing it was, but it is looked upon now
with more kindly eye; fellow feeling
makes the Republicans wondrous Kind,
even to the Wilson deficit, and they walk
as softly as those who are themselves not
ignorant of sorrow and deficits. We are
all fallible mortals, and the ways OF
Providence are mysterious. Even Mr..
Dingley is not wearing his financier's au-
reole in public any more.
All this is refreshing, as is also the
sudden zeal of the Republicans for econ
omy i'll public expenditure This even
reached the subject of pensions yesterday.
Instead of loud calls for a service. pen
sion, which we surely should have heard
if the revenue had not been done to
death by Dingley, the House resounded
with laments over the enormous sum re-
quired for pensions and hard things We're
said of some of the practices which mad
swollen the appropriation. Mr.. Cannon
fatty served notice that deficit would
be inevitable, not only this year but next,
unless the severest economy were OBJ
served; and he and others had bitter
words for the "widders," who seem to be
as pestiferous in this pension business as
the elder'Weller found them in general.
A great many wholesome truths were
uttered, and the number of 'sbattle-scar-
red suffers" as Congressman Allen called
them, who rose to denounce the slanderers
of the old soldier, was much smaller than
usual For all this we have to thank the
Dingley deficit, in creating which the emf
nent man from Maine builded better than
he knew. He has forced the Republican
party into at least an appearance OF de-
cency and humility and economy; and
what, after that. if he does look silly as
a statesman and ludicrous as a prophet?
to secure some live melodramas for Jacob
Lift, the successful promoter of In Old
Kentucky and will carry back brace
of plays for the APPROVAL of his prillci-
pal.
The English press, particularly the dra-
matte papers, are bestowing considerable
denunciatory comment upon "Erohman
Dramatic Trust" American Trusts are
d
of the British, and here, where the
drama holds much larger place in pub
lie interest than it does in America, man
agerial movements are esteemed corfe-
spondingly important:
This tendency to the organization of
theatrical trusts, which the English think
mind of certain critics tt downfall of
the drama in the new world an an insti-
tuition conservative of art. There IS an
other side to the story put forth by Lon
IL 1tslt
ayers. They attribute the opposition to
jealousy of English promoters because of
the inroads which American attractions
are making upon the home market.
An enterprise from across the water
which is also attracting much comment
from the London newspapers is the Bar
comment is entirely, and quite enthus1-
astically friendly. The heart of the dis
tinguished pioneer of the circus, whose
name this institution bears, the late p. T.
Barnum, would be greatly gladdened were
he alive to witness the splendid broadside
of unsolicited advertisement which is
being showered upon the show. All OF the
London papers, even the portentious
'sThunderer' print columns of special ar
ticles descriptive of the preparations un-
der way at Olympia for the Barnum q
Bailey debut, which is announced for Box
ing Day; descriptions of the performers,
the animals, the freaks and the executive
ability which moves the combination and
which is by no means It's least interesting
feature in English eyes.
American would discern much unintend-
ed humor in the ponderous solemnity with
which most London writer's treat of so
solemn a topic as circus.
Mrs. Potter has soon repented of her re-
solve to spend the winter resting. Kyrle
Bellew and she begin next week short
season in the Islington Theatre, one of
the most prosperous suburban houses
lately tenanted by Augustin Daly's Com
pany. They will play Charlotte Cor
day. which was conspicuous in their
American repertoire.
The most interesting project of Mrs.
ever, is an engagement in Dresden, the
Intendant of the Court Theatre having
invited them to give some Of Shakes
peare's plays and the old English come
dies there They will play, Romeo and
Juliet, 1.-THE School for Scandal AS
You Like It. '.She Stoops to Conquor,
'"The Merchant of Venice,A Hamlet,
and also Camille and .Francillon.'