New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-03
THE DISSERTATION or THE TEMPLE.
ONE OF THE REALLY SIGNIFICANT FEATURES OF
THE OPERATIONS or RPADY. YorsoUT
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rwoih h. hari - rnI any other BODY % citizens
=, TO world so ready 20 give - money 70 anybody
Who asks Tor Il "a the public OF Nrw-fork city.
Tho purpose docs not much matter " e IA FOR n
good cause perhaps the most cnc''iv" and least
| expensive" way e. % ruf up ftte boxes IN pablo
/ p.ores and raln' fhcm. drop Your money in here"
Thcn rs TIE people paes hy. they drop 'h'.r money
:. a.I u la no trouble those WHO drop Il or 70
those WHO pix u up II no cause is a less worthy
or n personal ono n NAV be better 20 use some
otlcr polite form IN asking 'or y. HI; the people
WIFI give b, none rho less New Workers are wont
70 talk a5o., the gIliioiii,y OF countryTen and
crack iokcs about them. The tact "a that tho
colafr.nlen arc by comparson models OF states
ulanlke prudence and tho NeH'-Yorkers only talk
that way % max. themsclyes forget that they ars
Us ,aay marks as spanish forts 20 American gun
ncrs
','orlc AL give ne your money" said Wiam A.
prady rnI Yousolf. the Terrible Turk" and
Ernest Rooher
GLADLY" replied the pcopl- o. NewYork A
time was set. no Madison Square Garden was
selected as mo place and me people went in swarns
and gave mp their money. Tho managers put It
I'm their pockets pretended to begin wrestling
match. made no prctcncc Of ending r. and told the
people 20 50 home
Come and siyc ~ your money again" said
Brady and YousoI, and Roeher.
'.What" said the people ot Ncw-York "ar- you
gong 10 lct MS do that again? How good and
thoughtful Of you, OF course We VIII But how
can We ever repay you FOR these repeated prvi-
lcees?"
Tni. time tho metropolitan Opera House
chosen "a the place ana last Saturday evening was
set aa the time. rAc same thing happened
before There was prc'cnce Of a beginning OF a
" rsilinz match. but 10 prctcnce OF an end ot ono
Bat tlc managers and referees had little Inn
promptu s.rimmagc. ana the audience thinking
that something serious ought to hc done conducted
q fcw nttie lights OF IFS own. The exact causes OF
these fights not known. but It Is believed that
those persons IN the audience WAC had watches
wanted 10 onor them to Mcssrs. Brady. Yousouf
and Rococr IN addition to their money. while those
who had no watches 20 offer opposed tho plan.
the sround thai it would be an nyidious distinction
against themselves.
People VINO are buncoei seldom get much sym
rathy. and doubtless those who paid TO 20 into the
METROPOLITAN Opera House deserve little. But tho
purpose ~ most laws is to protect fools against
their own folly. and many respected New
Workers say there ought to be some applica-
ton OF law in this But there Is another
side to IT, Many persons who have right to con-
siieratlon have been shocked and disguised 10
tho Metropolitan Opera House. ono OF the worlds
chief temples OF one Of the most beautiful OF arts.
dcsorratod by an affair which II 1t had been honest
would have been brutal. but whch. as II was. was
both brutal and dishonest To think OF these
passing on the spot where, only a few weeks ago.
n noble memorial service was performed over the
body Of one OF the greatest artists and one or the
contest men who ever graccd this country. brings
, sad realization Of the contrast. 1t bad enough
in tho case % the Madison Square Garden, where
tc lrst OF the swindcs desccratcd that place, just
ss any ulacc ordinarily devoted to honest purposes
Is dcsccraed by dishonest ones, but the Metropolis
IAN Opcra House at least might be protected against
sItrh afronis to publ, dcccncy
For the people OF New-York themselves there IL
nrobahlv no help II Brady. Yousour and Roeber
nui TN. nsclyes to the trouble next week or cnSag-
ur another hall II is likely that the people Of New
work will Gladly contribute several thousand dollars
more 10 their encouragement and future support