New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-28

Temple of Thespis.
Mr. Croker says: THE trusts have been crush
ing our young men" With an ice crusher, no
Doubt
The surprising slump in population reported
in the chief towns OF Nebraska. Omaha and
Lincoln, has alarmed the politicians of all
parties, who now fear the loss of representa-
tive in Congress after the next apportionment.
Such loss would involve a certain shock TO the
political prestige which Nebraska has enjoyed
for some years past as pivotal Far Western
State
Bryan's expressed determination not to speak
during the campaign was evidently intended for
publication and not as an evidence of good faith.
He has been noiser than ever since his nomina-
ton. playing ten minute stands at dozen places
a day all over the Prairie and some other States,
and promises to keep UP the practice till the
election. That will probably finish him for
while. switch him some sidetrack OF
discourse without any politics in it. But he has
told all he knew and more on all subjects long
ago and several times over. If he takes ex-
ample from the box turtle specimens OF which
ought to be found on his thirty acre farm. and
shuts up tight all around his certih-
cate of defeat is handed in, it will be the
wisest thing he can do.
Mr.. Croker tells young men there is no chance
for them in business. and advises them to go
into politics instead. Coming from the pro-
fessOnal politician who has amassed a fortune
by playing politics for his own pocket every
time that is expert advice But we don't at
present remember hearing anything more cynic-
ally and unblushngly wicked
Acting Mayor Guggenheimer thinks this city
is great because among other thing II has
government which represents not only a class
but all the people" Ask the colored people
who find the machinery Of local government
working In sympathy with hoodlums to beat
and rob them about its representing all the peo-
pie. AS a matter of fact. 1t represents the poll
ticians. who working. according to MIR.
Croker, "for their own pockets all the time"
A curious cry of colonization in West Virginia
raised recently by a writer IN THE Baltf-
more Sun" According to his informant, an I'M
named West Virginia politician, every possible
excuse for flooding the country with negroes
from the sure States of Virginia and Pennsyl-
wanna has been made use of. New mines have
been opened in the counties of Barbour, Tucker
Harrison and Fayette, and thousands of negro
"colonists have been employed there. The Short
Line Railroad, being constructed between
"Clarksburg and Notwithstanding has en-
"ployed nearly five thousand men. nearly all OF
whom are negroes. The Coal and Iron Railroad
being constructed between Enl1ins and Marlin
ton, where 1t is to connect with the Greenbrier
branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio road has
"also given employment to hundreds OF negroes"
Evidently industrial development ought 10 stop
in West Virginia till after the States vote Is
cast for Bryan and Stevenson. Yet there are
doubtless many of West Virginia's less pros
porous neighbors willing and eager TO be "col-
onized' in the same way.
The Twelfth Census has caused a decided re-
shutting of honors among the cities Of the
Buckeye State Cincinnati which has led in
population for many decades, is passed by
Cleveland. which takes and promises to hold
first place. Toledo, which was fourth in lsgO
now leads Columbus which was third then
Evidently the northern counties OF Ohio are
showing greater growth and progress than Is
dscernible in the central southern belt
According to one of the observant newspapers
of Macon. Ga. Colonel Bryan's resurrection OF
the issue of 'anti-imperialisn" comes thirty-s,x
years too late. I'VE rather think saws this
discouragng critic. that Lincoln ACCOMPLISHED
the destruction of the Republic In the original
sense OF the term and established an elective
empire in it's stead"
Chicago Is officially reported to have 169S575
inhabitants We shall the better appreciate the
colossal magnitude of the lakeside metropolis II
we bear In mind that that is pretty nearly half
as many as there In New-York and in
deed within about 10000 of as many as there
are on Manhattan Island alone, without reckon