The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-12
NEW YORK NEWS LETTER

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-There is no.
ticeable undest among the leaders OF
both the democratic and republican
parties in this city and state and the
lesser lights as we'll as the public in
general are interestedly awaiting fu-
ture developments. Despite the an
nouncement of perfect harmony
among the republicans, it is known
that the Platt- Odell factions will never
be on good terms; both the governor
and Senator Plat are men or too
much determination to give in to each
other one inch more than would con-
serve to the general welfare of the
party and it is the opinion Of many
that Platt will win out in the end.
Naturally his long leadership has won
for him many friends who refuse to
forsake him now and many of these
friends are men of national reputation
and influence.
On the other hand the democrats
are enthusiastic as we'll as restless:
while they are uneasy of course con-
corning a candidate for first place on
the ticket next year a rosy view of
the future of the party is taken by
many leaders who declare that next
year the democrats will carry the
state in the presidential and guberna-
torial elections and that, further, the
legislature will be democratic. One
great hope of the democrats is to pass
legislation providing for uniform
registration all over the state and this,
they say, will end what is considered
by many. illegal voting up the state.
This voting, it may be explained, is the
alleged stronghold Of the republicans.
The importers Of wine in this city
are making bitter complaint against
the inadequacy of the pure food law
passed at the last session of congress-
as a preventive of the importation of
adulterated food products The law
they declare, is all right as far as it
goes. but it does not go far enough
It excludes the adulterated goods, but
makes no provisions against adultera-
ton after the goods reach the port. 1t
is known that often a small quantity
Of pure italian wine is imported pure
and used TO give a characteristic flavor
to n large quantity Of CHEAP California
wine and the product is sold as a pure
Italian product.
The preparations that are being
made for the holidays calls attention
to the "p~osperity" business which the
high class department. stores in town
evidently expect for the season. An
nOuncement appear in many OF these
stores that orders now taken for Gus
tom made handkerchiefS of French
sheer linen, hand hemstitched and en-
brOidered ranging from $40 upward
will be delivered on time. The price
does not refer to the dozen as the I'M
stitched might suppose.
Some powerful influences are at
work for the building of a magnificent
new academy of music to replace the
historic old building destroyed by fire
recently in Brooklyn. Chief among
these are the Apollo club, the we'll
known singing society of which the
distinguished Dudley Buck was for
years the leader and which is now
directed by John Hyatt Brewer. and
the Brooklyn institute of arts. Should
the new enterprise assume definite
form there is no lack of capital for
building purposes.
The servant question in New York
has been complicated this season by an
additional trouble. The wages of all
servants have been advanced by SO tC
IS month. This increases in the main
the work of men and women who keep
the employment agencies. Their per-
centage is based on the salaries of the
servant girls, therefore they benefit
| by every advance.
Office seekers are keeping the seats
! in headquarters of Tammany hall warm
| these days and it is whispered that
Leader Murphy's freuent absence from
| the wigwam is due to his desire to see
| fewer impOrtunate visitors. 1t is not
| expected that clean sweep will be
| made of all the places immedia tely
J upon Col McClellan's assumption OF