New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-10
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Come. walk into my parlor, said the spider
to the n.y." We do not know II the spider wore
waistcoats Of elephant breath doeskin, but ira
dition has II that all innocent flies who were
induced to enter that parlor slowed themselves
away under whatever walstcOats that spider
affected. We do not know II the spider was
engaged IN insect politics. but, II so. 1t IL likely
that he saw that the flies were being attracted
from his neighborhood by some wicked fly
catcher who displayed a peculiarly pleasant
sweet for their deectation. Naturally he would
seek to draw them back by telling them that
the candy man did not keep their particular
variety Of CONNECTION because he had any love
for IT, but just because be knew they had and
he wanted to gather them into his cage. He
would tell them that his web was not "neccs-
sarily" spread for their destruction. and that
they should come over and noursh him. so that
he might 20 forth in strength and potency 10
bite the fiytrap man. No doubt that spider had
most benevolent intentions as he strove to keep
the flies from following after false political gods.
Our versatile and entertaining Lieutenant
Governor is by no means a spider. and every
body knows that he would not-nay, could net
harm 4 fy There are no cobwcbs on him. a 3D..
though bright-colored. he Is not ven1mous.
Nevertheless, we are reminded OF the attempts
Of the lonely spider to draw crowd by the
evident sorrow of the Lieutenant Governor over
the tendency Of the Low Republicans OF Brook
lyn 10 stream into the camp OF the wicked
Worth. who in spite OF all his wickedness vas
a little time ago as much loved for his gift Of
Lieutenant G ubernatorial lollipop a. he is now
distrusted for his distribution OF Low sugar
plums Mr.. Woodruff is really pathetic IN bis
81. -, hoo do
not need 10 support Mr.. Worth but may as well
help him and Mr.. Willis in their fight for the
control OF Kings County. He says: should
"Mr Willis control the County Convention and
''the various Assembly district conventions. the
delegates chosen would not necessarily he
against Seth Low
That is comforting so far as u goes. But ID
the face of Mr.. Qngg's repeated declarations
that only an insignificant minority Of the Kings
County delegates would be for Mr.. Low, aid
his solemn certainty that the organization TO
preserve friendship with which Mr.. Wooi"ln
has broken with Mr.. Worth, would be rnater-
ably opposed to Mr.. Low in view also OF Mr..
Woodruf's and Mr. Wls's own recent utter
ances and the impression that Mr.. Atte;5nry
prefers Tammany 10 Mr.. Low, II will, We fear.
require more than the mere statement that a
Willis victory is not necessarily Low &c
feat 10 turn the tide OF Brooklyn opinion. The
people who are inclined TO be with Mr.. Worth,
not necessarily because they love him. but be-
cause he Is wise enough 10 work for "hat they
want. are not going It blind. They have an OBJ
ject in view, and are more likely 10 work with
those who actively seek the same end than with
those who are not necessarily" opposed to it.
II Mr.. Woodruff wants to get the help Of the
Low people to retain his prestige in Kings COun-
~ ne had better be a little more positive IN lis
statements.