New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-10

dazed He first thought that sound money wa, vas
made by the free siIvertes led him to believe that
success alone was In the hands OF these no,sy "a
most abusive demagoeues among the leaders. the
result being that the Hon. Claude Ma''ne"S 10 """
political corpse"
Perhaps the absurdity Of trying to make every
thing In the government OF q city turn on parry
politics IL never more clearly shown. says Inc
Boston Advertiser" than when Mayor delivers
his inaugural his annual address. II thai az,
dress be at all suitable. II contains not s,ns tv
paragraph that has any more relation 10 pa ,hs
politics than II has to the blnomal tneorem OF TIC
question OF who wrote the Junius fetters.
The probable loss Of Republican Senator from
the State of Delaware is. after ALL due to the oitter
personal fight waged between Addicks and Higgins
The Republicans had working majority In the
last Delaware Legislator but on account OF the
feeling existing between Higgins and AddicKs IL
was impossible to elect Senator to succeed
Higgins. compromise was finally agreed upon
Du Pont being chosen. but his election was invai'-
dated by the Senate on constitutional groumd r.
The Republicans again had a working ma!ority III
the new legislature elected last fall but 5ne con
tested and decided In favor OF the Democrats anu
now the LEGISLATURE VIII be co s ns,sware TO-
carry out It's programme In the senate, a1 no. nss
The Detroit Journal the magnitude , OF nar rne men
will sn'er,an toward both the ,hs Mchsan as
thor r it is now likely that Ambassador Bayard
will be elected to succeed Higgins
The year 1896 will be remembered for many
things but the two notable achievements that I'M
pressed The Madison County Leader were the
settlement Of the Venezuelan question without re-
sort arms and the defeat OF an element IN amer
lean politics. the success OF which wo1ld nave
greatly weakened representative institutions.
A convention Of Governors will meet at Tampa,
Fla on January q for the purpose OF discussing
methods for the proper defence OF Southern har-
bors and devise means for their betterment. i!
has been called by the Governor OF Florida ana
the harbors which he has In mind are those on the
Southern Atlantic seaboard and the Gull
Cuba is about the size Of the State OF New
York. and contains larger proportion Of forests
mountains and untillabe land, and yet says Inc
Walton Chronicle" the taxpayers OF the State OF
New-York groan like the 'sloughng Of the pines
over the payment of about $l0Vo.OW annually for
the use OF the State, whereas the Cubans nad 10
pay from si0O0O,OOO to SO.0oO00 annually for the
benefit of Spain.
The outbreak In the State Senate between sena-
tors Cantor and McCarren. according to The
Brooklyn Citizen" is to be regarded rather as evil
nee that the passions Of the late campaign have
trouble brewing for the future 1t will be neces-
for the Gos he and amd t@e
giving says Mr. McLaughlin's organ. unless they
propose to make q gilt or the STATE 10 their I'VE
publican opponents for many years to come
California has never had a representative IN the
Cabinet of any OF the Presidents and. on account
of the differences existing between the Congress
men it is likely to be overlooked by the Incoming
President.
The Hon. Mary Hobart, OF Whatcom the orig
nal Middle of the Road Popust Of the State. an
nources herself candidate for the United
States Senate from Washington. The Hon. Mary
is brave" says THE Tacoma Ledger and II she
should enter the Senatorial arena. Hon. Richard
Winsor would better look TO his WHISPERS The
10 lecture to students of a South Dakota scnool
"If she teaches the young South DAKOTA iuea "
shoot with her fantastic notions on INDUSTRIAL
questions" II remarks. tax-payns paIen, , a." -,
self 10 football and other legitimate sports
"The country Is to be congratulated II Senator
Allison has determined to remain In the SENATE
instead OF accepting Cabinet office. Such Is the
opinion Of THE Louisville Commercial. wnicn IN
ssts that his experience and ability In the senate
.'could not be replaced by Iowa. nor Dy any o'nei
state while men capable OF filling Cabinet posi-
tions can be found almost anywhere.
Commenting on Governor Blacks report OF the
number OF children who do not attend school. the
Philadelphia Press remarks: "Proportonate 10
population we have probably nearly or quite as
many children out Of school as New-York an eviI
which Is both unjust the children and a menace
TO the State in which they VIII De nereal.sI e,eN,
eminent In the world is that based on ignorant
suffrage.