Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-24
RouNp Asour VIEW YoRK.
RippIea on the Current Of Life In the
Metropolia.

/ Ripplea on the Current Of Life In the
Metropolis.
The summer temperature of New York
just now is altogether too high and pene-
trating for comfort. Yet many OF the ma
lives are unwilling to let the mercury climb
down naturally. To them II looks better at
the top notch. And they are doing the trick
handily by lighting political pitch fires un-
der the bulb.
AS soon as District Attorney Jerome an
nounced his readiness to run for governor
on the democratic ticket flock OF reporters
pounced upon Charley Murphy. leader OF
! Tammany hail. TO measure his affection FOR
Jerome. II didn't take more than a minute
! to discover that Charley loved william
Travers as Enthusiastically as an Omaha
Ice consumer loves the ice combine. Char
ley acknowledged that his heart beat for
Hearst and intimated that Jerome was a
political parachute supported by his own
wind. These remarks were carried to
Jerome and there was something doing
right on. In Ave minutes the boys received
this bunch of hot stun from the district
attorney:
ut is no surprise to me to nnd Murphy
practically declaring for Hearst" said Mr..
Jerome. THE only reason for my taking
an active part in politics this year is to
carry on the fight OF last year, which was
! tight to free the people and parties from
the nominations Of Just such political pan
handlers.
"'Brds Of a feather flock together and
when n person intellectually sterile socially
vulgar and morally obtuse insults the de-
cent people of the state, irrespective OF
party. by seeking the norrHStion of a po-
litical party by advancing dollars and not
ideas, and by methods akin to those Of the
blackmailer, no thinking man could doubt
where Murphy would be found.
"1 should fear had lost all my ideals II
found men of this type supporting me ex-
cept under absolute compulsion. II ever
come to have any influence in the demo-
cratic party II will be used to drive out OF
II base bosses Of this type. Both the dem
ocratic and republican parties have long
enough been disgraced and dominated by
men of this type controlling party organiza-
ton"
The New York Sun would give more for
Jeromes oath of ONCE than for all the
platforms that could be erected from nov
till doomsday The TsucE aayV ,hAt B
the Buffalo convention is not absolutely
bent upon the destruction of the demo-
cratic party in New York. It will nominate
Mr. Jerome for governor" The World
says that his failure thus far effectually
to prosecute the greater criminals, who in
wealth wax arrogant, and in power feel
themselves immune from the dock. the
prison barber and the felon's stripes, has
lessened somewhat his great strength
among the people OF the metropolis.
One effect Of the hot spell has been, to
raise up an unusually large number Of
false weather prophets Some OF these
have not been a thousand miles away from
the weather bureau.
The oficials there would like to predict
the weather the people would like to have,
but during the hot spell the predicting
business got to be so uncertain that soon
an ominous silence took place as regards
the question whether II would be hot, hot
ter. or cool. cooler the next day. That
was what the people wanted to know.
They got predictions about showers in
stead. Everybody knew rain was likely.
for didn't II rain on st. Swithins day7 The
amateurs got busy and became angry when
the weather man intimated that II was not
really hot: the trouble was that II was
humid. Well, there were twenty-four or
twenty-five days OF excessive humidity and
only once or twice was II really hot-that
is, with the thermometer above 90 All
the amateurs. however. knew II was. hot
whether the thermometer shows 1t or not.
Certain aspects OF New York life which
are perfectly familiar to residents some
times strikes strangers as very odd. To
lthose who appreciate the nuisance and
danger caused by the practice of hoodlums
jumping through the car windows at the
Brooklyn bridge In order to get seats GO
ing down TO Coney Island there is nothing
out OF the way In the signs that have been
put up warning passengers against this
short cut. To strangers unfamiliar with
the history behind these signs 1t is diff
ferent. 81 have always heard that New
Workers. were in a hurry" remarked a
visitor as he waited on the bridge for
a car the other day. but never supposed
they were in such a rush as that" what
do you meanT' inquired his companion.
an old New Yorker, seeing no cause for
: the comment. why, over there" replied
the stranger as he pointed to one OF the
big Signs which read: avoid Arrest
Do Not Enter or Leave Cars Through
Windows" ,
This year coaching parties In New York
are more popular than ever. Apart from
it's exclusiveness from social point OF
view It is not a pleasure In which the
laity can indulge. Though it does not run
as deep into the coin Of the realm az
yachting IT takes big sum to meet the
initial cost. good four is easily worth
$4,000. and some. for instance, Alfred Van
derbilt's magnificent quartet, are worth
double that amount. Next must be con-
sidered the coach. One cannot be bought
for less than 5000 This Is for the coach
alone and does not take into account the
| nttings As only the top OF the wagon
is used for riding purposes owners sener-
: ally Mt out the interior with a dining
service and many OF them carry quite a
sideboard OF the finest liquors, as well as
; provisions for a cold lunch pate de fol
; gras, etc. A set OF harness runs into an
other thousand. The cost of maintenance
is fourth big item. 1t takes ive men
! TO look out for the coaching outht. The
Rrooms and footmen are entirely separate