Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-10-08
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
It is the expected that has hap
pened in the closing oil the Wool Ex-
change here. The 6fsicial announce
ment of this demise is just made. 1t
has been evident for long time that
he pro noters of the enterprise have
been whistling to keep up their cour-
age, aud that what was apparent to
everybody else was fast dawning upon
their consciousness. Conceived III Il
spirit OF animosity against Boston,
born from desire to arrugate to New
York the control of the wool trade Of
the country, and fed upon the pap Of
big promises for the future, what
other end could befall this infant,
whose sustenance did not grow in
or bone and sinew-
making qualities as the months
went on, but who was expected,
to do a giants work
ere it had dotied its swaddling
clothes. The brief history of the
venture reeks with instances of sharp
practice, with reprehensible methods
and Misrepresentation of competitors,
not to say fraud. Hereafter, when Il
wool man wishes SYNONYM for Hat
failure-or for what is known among
commercial travellers rs gigantic gall,
or wishes to point the moral Of dis
regard for the principles that make
honorable trade possible, he will cite
the New York Wool Exchange as ex-
pressing his meaning in the superla-
tive degree.
According to Hon. Amos Cummings,
Justice Van Wyck, the Democratic
for governors is bright and
example of all the domestic
Amos would probably hesi-
tate to say the same of Mayor Van
Wyck, brother Of the justice and Demo-
cratic chief magistrate of this city.
The circumstance that Augustus
grandchild lately took the prize at a
baby show will appeal to the
hearts of innumerable good people in
the state. At the same time the fact
that the name of the candidate is Van
Wyck will appeal to something or other
equally potent in very different class
Of voters, particularly in the down
town wards of this city. They will
think they are voting for him of French
ball fame.
The Tribune is right in saying that
the question of Roosevelt's eligibility
should have been candidly met and
and not deferred to the
time of meeting of the state conven-
tion. The Tribune sees, what ought
to be plain enough to every reason
ably intelligent and unpreiudiced per-
son, that there is exceedingly grave
doubt, to say the least, in regard to
the matter in dispute. But the trouble
was that Governor Blacks managers
were shrewd enough to keep the bomb
which they had discovered from ex-
ploding until a. few days before the
met. 1t is difficult to see
how in that brief interval it would
have been possible to get q decisive
and unbiased opinion.
The announcement by Dock Com
missioner Meyer that the plant necss-
sary to render the new recreation
piers available for use in winter can
not be perfected in time for effective
service this year is disappointing.
Still, his statement conveys by infer
ence the assurance that next year will
witness the Inauguration of this i'm
provement; thus conveying the pleas
ing impression that the Tammany ad-
will at least maintain the
standard of tenement house relief fixed
by the preceding municipal govern
ment.
To nominate for executive Office a
judge in this state is no guarantee that
he will be free from machine rule.
Judges who are elected by the people
in such states are almost invariably in
touch with the political bosses to
whom they owe their judicial nomina.
tions. And their nominatio us to the
bench always cost them large sums OF
money in contributions to campaign
funds.
Brooklyn borough is agitating the
purchase by the city of the stock of
the six private water companies oper-
ating there. Their service is said to
be costly and unsatisfactory, but it
needs to be explained, apparently,
how the municipality can any more
economically and satisfactorily oper-
ate waterworks than a gas plant or
q street railway.
The New York Evening Post, by
the way, declares that Colonel Roose-
velt is better man for governor than
Van Wyck, Notwithstanding that the
colonel once said that Mr.. Godkin
was incapable of telling the truth.
This is heaping Goals of fire upon
Teddy and at the same time is a sweet
revenge for the mugwump editor.
It was Roosevelt day at Saratoga,
and Governor Black realizes more
keenly than ever what Rough Rider
is Teddy of the teeth. By the way
imagine Tom Platt, if you can, in the
role of mentor to impulsive Teddy
Roosevelt, trying to teach him to act
on the motto, "See me before you ex-
press any opinions on anything"
The school children here are behav-
ing terribly, according to the point OF
view. 1t has been discovered that
many of the halliday pupils are at.
tending the morning halliday classes
In one school aud the afternoon half
day classes in another. This is awful!
If David Rennetf Hill ia still in a