Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-05
NEW YORK NEWS LETTER.
On Eve of Elcction--Nevcr More Pic-
turcsquc Campaign--Dowie Out
of Pocket,

fusioniStS and Tammany are llneu up LOT
the great political battle next tuesday
and even though canvasses have been
made by several clubs and one of the
big daily papers it is not possible TO pre-
dict with any degree of certainty whether
Mayor Low will be, reelected or whether
George 3. Mcclellan will defeat him at
the polls.
Certainly New York has never had
more picturesque campaign in Its history
The fight between District Attorney
jerome and Comptroller Grout, who seems
to have forgotten all the terrible thlnBs
he has said concerning Tammahy since
accepting that organization nomination.
has paled considerably the lustre OF the
two leading candidates and every word
that is utterd by either man Is eagerly
gobbled up by the reporters ana devour-
ed by the public upon appearance IN
print. Undoubtedly both are good takers.
If Tammany wins. Mr.. Grout stands
chance of redeeming himself; IL the
fusionists succeed in re-eecting their
candidate, it will be many years before
Grout will come to the fore again, If ever,
for it would not be beneath Tammany
to lay Il great deal of the blame Tor It's
defeat upon his shoulders
Within the past few weeks there has
developed a marked disposition in many
quarters to call IA halt upon what Is term
ed the extravugant plans for public i'm
proyements in New York. The fact that
all of the city departments and all of the
borough presidents have asked for largely
increased appropriations has caused duDl-
Gus shaking of heads and much political
capital for the campaign. Ultra conser-
vative New Workers. seem to forget that
the city is growing rapidly and that
! considerable increase in expenditures is
| necessary to keep pace with the current
| DEVELOPMENT of the city. on the other
hand while apparently wishing to be
economical the present incumbents of Of
| fees are instituting reforms which in af-
| ter years will serve, as 1t were. as monu-
ments to their ncumbency in office.
| Much interest is manifested in the report
! that a society of Russian Jews Is buying
several pieces of property on the outskirts
of Brooklyn for the purpose of establish
ing a colony there for "A number of refu-
gees from Kishineff. Whether or not the
report is true can not be ascertained, If
it should prove correct, however, there
is apt to be tall kick. coming from
suburbanitcs in that particular portion
of brooklyn, to use the vernacular of
the bowery.
Few people know that the now Williams
burg bridge which will be formally open
ed the first of December will cost s3Dr. 100
more than the famous Brooklyn suspcn-
sion bridge. when completed. The moving
platform will not he completed for two
years and this will cost an additional 80
100000. Even when the Will imsnurg
| bridge is completed there will h. others
on the way, for the Manhattan and Black
| well island bridges will hardly b" com
| plctcd for three years. \ Few more and
| New York will have a little claim on the
title Of city of bridge
With the approach of winter sad days
loom up for the great army of cummut-
crs that must travel daily between homes
in suburbs and to business in New York.
Those who live on steam and trolley lines
suffer untold Inconvenience by the slC"t
and snowstorms of winters and many who
can afford it board in the city to avoid
the delay caused by such conditions.
There are thousands. however, who can
not afford such modes of living. how
ever and these are the ones who deserve
to be pitie1.
The season of the Rev John Alexander
powie is drawing to close and it is
doubtful if he will carry away from New
York all the dollars that he hoped for.
Indeed it is pretty safe to say that Elijah
III lost on this proposition. His cam
paign has been full in incident however.
and New York, which from the very fist
refuse to take Dowie seriously, has had
is quota Of fun from the visit. The stu
dents of the various schools and colleges
lprobably reapcd the most sanguine amuse
qnent out of the Restoration Hosts do
ings: certainly they have been thorn
in the flesh of Mr. Dowie and the Nigor
with which he called them 'stnhpots,
ours, nasty things and other imp lntlble
names oftentimes prompted them to re
tort Now. Dowc go ask God to forgive
YOU for that" which of course. only add
ed to the "restorer's' wrath When they
leave Gotham next week it will be il
disappointment. not triumph.
J. Perpout MORGAN is one of the dele
gates from New York to the annual con
Ncntion Of the Protestant Episcopa
Il,
IA. from next Tuesday until the Frida!
following. one of the leading subjects Il
be discussed is "'rhe Limitations of In
, dustrial Liberty" Under the head of thi
subject the labor troubles in New Yorl
and other large cities are to be discusso
and if possible methods will be adopte
to effect better relations between capita
and labor. Another Interesting subjeC
will be "Marrage and Divorce"
Society will lend its graCeS to the pro
, duction of "Parsifal," the great operati
event of the season and the audience a
the first performance will be one of tn
most pretentious that New York has eve
seen. Not only will Gothamites be out /
ful! force, but visitors from other part
of the country who will come To atten
the horse show will stay over for III
production. Herr Kloepor. the eminer
2 haeso who has achieved 50 much success
, in Berlin. London and Munich will be ar
A
In the agitation for tho approval Of I'll
slo5 cocoon canal bill. it is pointed out the
) New orleans this year, exported l,0b0. On
p bushels or grain more than New Yurl
, That city claims 80. 500. 0p) bushels agaln'
n $50 01 bushels in New York proI
: erly constructed canal, equal to the d.
!, mands of the present, would destroy II
y railroad combination against the stat
Therefore, ii becomes a question wheth
the state will agree to an Improvement
its canal or submit tn a decline of con
merC'.
New York has new greeting and.
W may be Incidentally remarked. Dowie
H. responsible for it, 1t is the smart thr
- NOW to say peace be unto thee" thoul
- YOU may feel in the sCrappiest kind of
r mood or be talking to your btterest fo
ID No other greeting is permissible and
" is heard everywhere Peace be UNI
80 form of address.
ia Each season brings its fads among II
10 school children. This season il is Il
n, woven shoe-swirg watch fobs and 9th
y trinkets, Laces of all colors are design,
'o in "A really clever fashion by many chill
IL rem. In some instances they can be pu
chase for two or three cents, but as Il
III Youngsters seem to the idea of decora
." ing themselves with their wares, tn,
u tell YOU quite frankly that you can ;
Mt cure u complete course OF construction
a. for ten cents and make your own orn
"A ments. The Cleverest weaver is iudg,
~ by the number of danglings hanging fro
u the coats and apron strings of the DO,
he and girls