New-York tribune., 1897-07-11

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The time to arbitrate a labor controversy IS
before zeal has degenerated into fury. the
miners strike is still open to peaceful and
| honorable settlement.
At a time when the parks are in danger from
the prevalence Of amiable delusions-which Is
all the time-it Is proper to say that the whole
science of park administration consists In pro-
| ducing uniformly and continuously the greatest
possible maximum Of utility; and 1t should
never be forgotten that the chief ingredient OF
a parks utility Is beauty.
From his piazza in Richhed Springs Mayor
! Strong has delivered through a correspondent
OF THE Mail and Express" an address on
| municipal government, which Is chock fuil or
sound sense 1t is all good. but no part OF IL Is
| better than that which contains the statement
that neither the gas companies nor the street
railways pay 1.-THE Of what they should for
the privilege of tearing up and holding pos
session Of the citys streets" 1t is a meian-
! choly reflection that administrative folly ana
! corruption have deprived the city OF an enor-
| nous revenue which can never be recovered
but 1t Is equally clear that the new policy which
the Greater NewYork charter prescribes ought
\ to be rigidly enforced. Ana tHis .ihPie'S''S''
suggests the thought that the next municipal
administration ought to be one which VIII
commit no bunder or crime in that regard.
| The jaded phrase, Turkey and the Powers
| NAV have to be changed into England, France
Germany, Russia, Austria, Italy and the Power
We congratulate the city and the Postmaster
upon the appointment of Mr.. Morgan to the or
| flee Of Assistant Postmaster. Mr.. Van Cott has
promptly done the right thing. and so far as
| single administrative act can go has guaran-
teed faithful and efficient postal service for
| the metropolis
BY printing yesterday long letter addressed
to the Editor of The Tribune by Mr. George
| McAneny. Of No. "a William-st., which The
| Tribune. owing to the pressure on its columns
| was unable to print within the first few hours
| of its reception "The New-York Evening Post"
has saved us column and a half Of valuable
| space for which we return sincere thanks. Hav-
ing most kindly disposition toward Mr.. McAne-
| n.y. we should have struggled to get sufficient
| room in which to permit him to express himself
| II he had given US the chance and we advise all
! persons who may happen to take an interest In
| this we believe. highly estlmable young man to
| purchase a copy Of yesterdays Evening Post"
Mugwump vtuperation might make some up
| right and patriotic Republicans urduly vain.
but the President e we'll seasoned, and we have
no idea that 1t will impair his habitual modesty
| and self possession.
Tens of thousands of persons will escape from
the city to-day, and be comfortable and happy
! by the seaside or among the hills We trust
! that a great many of them will be reminded OF
the children whose only hope of seeing the coun-
| try this summer Is In the generosity OF con-
| tributors to The Tribune Fresh Air Fund.
| A Zulu youth cannot marry a girl until he has
| whipped all her brothers and given her father
fall II demanded. in addition. This makes
courtshp more exciting than chocolate caramels
! and gumdrops; but the Zulu maiden who has
four brothers weighing $50 pounds each and
measuring 80 inches around the waist generally
dies an old maid, while the girl whose brothers
are weak and sickly and whose parent has
| broken his leg at primary is overrun with pro-
! posals 1t Is n queer custom, and If II were In
vogue in this country a girl who is an only
! child and a half-orphan on her fathers side
would be at premium.
The new cable grip appears to be good thing,
| but how about the claim Of the company that the
| old deadly system could not possibly be improved
unless Union Square were given to it? Or was
! that just bluff?
| In this epoch OF doubt concerning the sta
bility of monarchical institutions 1t is the Gus
! tom to cast an anchor to windward by bringing
| scions of royalty up to some useful trade We
| do not know whether not this precaution was
taken in the case of the Sultan Of Turkey. but II
really doesn't make any difference. II he should
ever be deprived of his official income he could
make himself rich beyond the dreams Of avarice
| by simply putting up at auction his absolutely
| unrvalled collection of ultimatums.
II It is true that George Fred Williams has re-
fastened his white plume to the silver issue,
or vice versa Mrs Lease may rage and your
Uncle Boies imagine a vain thing to their hearts
content without disturbing the serenity Of Will
lam ]. Bryan. We had supposed that his hori-
zon was growing somewhat murky. but we had
forgotten all about George Fred. Now that he
has risen and begun TO shine. lot of falling
stars whose colspicuousness has been due to
! the prevailing darkness, may take their time
about going out. They of no further i'm
portance, and nobody could see them II he
should try to, which is an absurd hypothesis.
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