The evening times., 1898-11-17
Save Is From Depeyr.

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II is not the policy of The Times to
cause needless anxiety to anybody. 1t
appeals to its record TO prove that il
is not an alarmist and that ii never de-
lights in narrowing the emotions Of the
people by exploiting idle rumors of i'm
pending calamities. If it now touches
on the report that Senator Platt con-
templates sending Mr.. Depew to this
city as the successor of tn voiceless
Murphy in the Senate, il is not to de-
press the value of Washington real es-
tate, any more than To wantonly CXer-
else the power TO disturb the placid life
Of ii comfortab bic community 1t is
solely with the object of appealing To
Sc nator Piatt's better self to save us
from this unwarranted infiict.on that we
note the alleged and probable inten-
tion of the gentleman who holds the
New York legislature in the hollow of
his hand. Ii is asserted that the choice
of Mr. Depew is not fully and finally
determined, and as long as there is the
possibility Of escape. nobody with the
welfare OF this fair city at heart should
relax his efforts to stay the blow.
We do not like to think Senator Platt
has the least i'll will toward Washington,
but rather that he feels a new sense of
obligation To the borough of Manhat-
tan, where the Democratic majority has
been reduced by some twenty thousand.
Yet he should consider that New York
is long since hardened to its lot never
having fostered hope of relief AS
man who lives next door to
boiler factory cannot rest during a
strike when the accustomed pounding
ceases. SO the loss of Depew would dis
turb those who have been gradually in
durated and Eabtuated To Depew. No
body pretends To admire the circus
clown, but everybody goes To hear him
and would regard the circus as cheat
without him. Thus do we become used
to some things not in themselves enjoy
able and are wretched without them.
New York would be uncomfortable
without Depew. But Washington has
had only enough Of kim To be terrorized
by the idea of his daily opening of
chestnut hnrrs at the Capitol We are
within morning reach of the New York
newspapers that catch the overflow of
Depew and we get in this echoing way
all we can endure without a very tired
feeling
If the people Of this community have
in any degree incurred the animosity of
Senator Platt it has been through no
intentional slight 1t is possible We
might have encouraged him to oratori-
cal efforts and in our festive season
have burdened his mail with more invi-
tations; we might have been more Law
ish with floral tributes for his desk; and
we might have done the many other
things commonly reserved for foreign
counts of doubtful authenticity-bu the
senator should make allowances. We
are a Noteless people, and being with
out hope of municipal offices. we have
limited our cultivation of politicians to
the District Commissioners 1t is not
unnatural and not blama BILE if we have
tried to find consolation for our condi-
tion-rankng with women, idiots, and
Indians not taxed-by priding ourselves
that Senator Platt, at whose beck Presi-
dents ana All Oh New York come. mas
no power over us. 1t was a stupid mis-
take and we hope it will be forgiven
and forgotten. A man who can inf1ict
Depew on this town for six weary
years is not to be sighted.
We have no desire to interfere with |
Mr.. Platts selection of a United |
States Senator. We have no more TO |
do with it than the New York legisla- |
tor. Our only aim is to save this beau |
tiful city of happy homes, the pride of |
the nation, the destination of thousands |
Of visitors. and the meeting place of ma |
tional conventions, from the blighting |
presence of Depew. Our hotels depend |
on visitors from the country at large, |
and they may as well close their doors if |
Senator Platt is merciless. There is no |
possible attention We will not show to |
either Mr.. Choate or Mr.. Root, or even |
Mr.. OdeIi, as the senator from New |
York, and nothing that Senator Plat |
can enjoy will be refused by a grateful |
of nearly three hundred |
thousand souls if he will spare us.