The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-10

Of course, be the determining factors,
and they are both sensible and toler-
ant men. The city will be cleaned up,
but it will not be closed up. They
know that the social evil cannot be
stamped out by legislation, and they
will not attempt to stamp it out; but
it will be wisely and rigidly controlled,
and will not be permitted to spread it's
COMMUNICATIONS broadcast, as it now
does. The men who live on the shame
OF unfortunate women, whether their
income is police blackmail or the win
nings of the Cadets will leave town
for parts unknown, if they are quick
enough-for Sing Sing if they delay.
Saloons of the decent sort will receive
decent treatment, the same on Grand
street as on Fifth avenue. They will
not be "held up for blackmail." AS to
gambling houses, that is the harder
question, but you can do little gam
bling on this; that such as do keep
running will be strictly on the level.
Undoubtedly there will be drinking
and gambling and prostitution in New
York city as there always has been,
but it will be restricted to the least
possible harm and it will not corrupt,
by division of it's earnings, the officials
paid to hold it in check"
This same politician told me of an
OlIlGI IldllCI WHICH llldy SOOlIC thC
souls of the defeated Tammany men.
That is that had Low won and Jerome
been defeated, as seemed likely, the
new Mayor would have appointed Je-
rome president of the Police Board.
In that capacity he would have been
fully as distasteful to Tammany as in
the district attorneys office.
Now that the candidate has been
elected, his family and friends are
looking forward with apprehension to
the effect of the mayoralty upon him.
It is notorious that the Mayors, of
late years, however they may have be-
haved themselves officially, have ex-
hibited strange temperamental
change for the worse, as the result Of
their incumbency. The most notable
case is that of the outgoing Mayor.
Bob" Van Wyck went into office with
the reputation of being a good fell
low in his own way; companionable,
cheerful and at least as considerate
of his fellow men as the average in
dividual. He leaves the Mayors chair
with the brevet of the Great Ameri-
can 1nsulter. Without regard to race.
sex or previous condition of political
servitude. he has greeted all who
came before him with snarls, growls
and abuse Officials have been brow
beaten, NlSllOIS nave OGCn AldA lAVA
away from the little, scowling figure
in the big chair, and even female dele
cations have fed cackling from the
sight of that angry visage. Another
case in point is that of the late Will
liam L. Strong, who was. before and
after his term as Mayor, a simple and
kindly old gentleman, but during that
time was a veritable termagent in
trousers. AS for eXMayor Hewitt
q Y,111fifnda 0f
sins. Even such men as Grace, Grant
and Gilroy showed a deterioration OF
tenner during their terms. Whether
the Mayor to-be will follow in the
footsteps of his predecessors remains
"a he seen. At any rate his frit ads will
approach him cautiously until assured
OF the contrary
Asto the increase, both in scope and
vividness of mans vocabulary since
the game of golf came in, much mas
been said and written. Here is case
tending to show that the girl goller Is
not far behind her athleuc protne, ~
EXPRESSION. The heroine or my tale rs
a Young girl who has won national
ganne m the ancient and royal sport.
perhans II would not be too much 70
saw that she Is the most noted PLAYER
az her sex. She was practcing one
dav for a match, and, as usual was
Inc center of interest for a little crowd
of admirers. what Is very unusual
for her. she made a miserable failure
Of her first drive. the ball glancing or
10 one side end twisting devious
course along the grass for not more
thnn hye yards. The giri expert bfnt
n sad gaze upon ~ Her far prov
wriokled There was "a pathetic droop
10 tho corners of her mouth. Then ln
the sllenCe " the attentive crowd she