New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-22
AFTER THE STRIKE rs OYER.

The trolley strike alleged attempted or other
wise, according to the taste and fancy Of the
strikee, is ended. Even the wake over its life
less remains is waning. But not, therefore, Is
this public to be deprived of its SILLY season
| entertainment. There are subsequent proceed
ings which offer promise Of much joy. Some OF
these are of unreasonable seriousness. Legal
proceedings always should be serious. Espe
clally libel suits Serious for the defendant
when the damages are $4,000 and serious for the
plaintiff when they are six red cents But the
seriousness of thing does not necessarily de-
tract FROM or at any rate destroy, It's entertain
ing qualities There are people who find Joy in
serious things, who even take their pleasures
sadly. Without therefore, the slightest refec-
ton upon the judicial principles involved IN the
case or the slightest depreciation Of its serious
purport, 1t Is impossible to resist the impression
that not a few people, whether bengnant or
malignant we shall not Judge, will find diversion
in the spectacle Of a libel suit brought by the
former president Of the Nassau Electric Rail-
road Company against the present president OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Such
suit as our news columns record, was yesterday
begun. It's development and trial will be
watched by the public with absorbing interest.
According to the current prints, OF presumable
accuracy, there has been some difference Of
opinion between Mr.. johnson and Mr.. Rossiter
concerning the recent alleged or attempted
strike In Brooklyn. 1t has even been reported
that these gentlemen have been saying things
about each other Mr.. Johnson has been repre-
scented as sympathizing with the strikers-an at
titude Of mind not exactly in accord with Mr..
Rossiters. On the other hand Mr. Rossiter
has, IL Dame Rumor be not a lying Jade cred
tied Mr.. Johnson with such sympathy. The full
text Of Mr.. Rossiters remarks upon the subject
is not at this moment before us. Presumably it
forms the basis Of Mr.. Johnson's complaint.
We shall await the revelation Of 1t in court with
keen interest. Both the gentlemen concerned
are pretty well known to this public, and GER
tain Of their qualities duly appreciated.
Whatever further light may be thrown upon
either Of them by the expert testimony Of the
other will be an agreeable addition to popular
knowledge.
With all possible respect for the litgants and
submission to the discretion Of the Court, we
cannot refrain from recalling the apparently not
altogether irrelevant circumstance that accord
ing to uncontradicted rumor, another man of
some prominence, not unconnected with the al
legged or attempted strike, recently emitted some
observations to the effect that the effort TO bring
about strike was being made by a clique OF
stock jobbing politicians, and that he would at a
proper time make public some interesting facts
concerning their Vaccinations We do not
know that such revelations would have any d.
rect bearing upon this case. Our directory Of
stock jobbing politicians is not sufficiently COM
plete to enable us to determine whether that
phrase is a Just Characterization Of any one in
terested In the suit But with the mere in
stinct of the newspaper man we beg to sug-
gest that now is the time for those revelations
IL they are TO have their best news value. Just
now they would be "hot stuff, ;" worth place on
the first page, in big type, with two column
heading. We should awfully hate to see them