The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-12-13
NEW
YORK LETTER
Gossip of Metropolis is
CIeverly Reviewed by
Edward Townsend

New York. Dec. IA morning paper
sationafisn,, but OF late years has tried
hard to be decent-and generally sue
| cecded-bursts forth In u raging Hood
OF such scandal as has ceased to be
common In, print these many years. II
IL exactly as ~ an -p,controllable ap-
petite for scandal having been restrain
ed by mighty ensrt, ] shall not mem
| tion any OF the names 'of women who are
openly discussed In two articles. But
the name Of one of the men. Howard
Gould, win indicate the main theme of
the stories.
MFR. Gould's wife. har former woman
chum, and Colonel Cody are discussed
with freedom quite unusual IN these
days and then comes the amazing eli
max. The names OF two young women
whose absolute respectability has never
before been questioned, are dragged IN
al slptcrvals. As " this had not been
enoush To print In one edition II is
further hinted thnt the two young
women whose nAmes are now for the
in the favor OF Mr.. Gould's attentions,
IL Is n cinch that " the aldermen
hnally pass the so-oalled Doueh ordl-
nance TO make New lork's Sunday u
light instead OF n dark blue day the
result Will be To turn Il into It's familiar
red. The Joker lies, not In what the
ordnance pretends 70 prohibit. but TO
the cunning construction OF the han
guago concerning what is TO be permit
ted. Here, for example. is where Ihs
vaudeville managers will get busy:
Educational. vocal or Instrumental
concerts recitation or Staging" are per
aunslve lawyer can't ind excuse Tor IA
fairly diyeraifed vaudeville program lie
will be up against stony hearted
Judge. Why, two OF the things permit !
cit al IA nal
vaudeville singing" and recitation"
when the sidewalk eonversationalist :
appear before the footlishts, and one
says. Harold. I'm going down 10 Plea
Gi,ly; shah ! pick YOU oneT" is he do !
ing more than recitins hts brilliant |
lines7 Perish the thought. And, as for |
Maggie Cline, IL she not giving an edu- |
ealional concert when she relates how
bah teaches ~ 70 be brave, sure Mag |
gle teaches us To suffer.
For many years and until "A few years |
ago New York hadsa city prison known /
authority on the subject that the Tombs 1
was the best example OF pure ancient !
Egyptian architecture In existence,
Surely II was very beautiful building, |
as were old and famed for their gran
deur and beauty when Cleopatra lived
Its mysterious vista Of massive stone
columns with their gently swelling sides /
was a delight 10 the eye students OF
architecture came and worshipped, and
wondered how such a temple came 10 be
built In this practical city.
Well, II was too gccd for US. II was I
torn doAn because a bigger prison was
needed. Today the grand jury threat
ems TO iDdict somebody unless The shock
ing OyorerOwding of the new prison Is
rcmedled. So We have lost the beautiful
old building, which OF course snould
have been turned into home for the
supreme court, and have gained nothing.
II maddens one, this Indifference OF
New Workers. 10 the defacins or dehtruc-
tion cf what Ia most lovely In the city.
Probably the reason the Tombs was !
sacrificed was that the man who had
the power 20 order II torn down had re-
sliced there In his less successful days,
and held a grudge against IL.
The ousting from Office OF John Il.
Ahearn president OF the Borough OF
Manhattan by Governor Hughes, possib-
ly may not effect any immediate good,
as Republican Democratic combination
among the aldermen Of Manhattan
threatens 10 elect successor no better
than he. But IL may 40 an ultimate
good In urging voters to- get into thoir
heads an understanding or thcSneed OF
eleetins able men to TN the big offices
here. Some one with the singieness
OF purpose OF Henry George, the pug
nacity OF Tom Johnson. the perseverance
Of Heney of San Francisco. win have 70
and expose this matter OF
New York's civic conscience
All playfulneSs aside New fofker's
bulk up With citizens OF any other large
American city in most OF the virtues
and capacities But when IL comes 10
the question Of oiYic virtues one might
almost sa. civic sdhity, they are depior-
ably below the Average. ! have heard
this aseribed to the hideous task IN
vOlvAd IN arriving at an understanding
Of the city's form of government. There
may be something Ia that. II Is an
evolved. overeisborated, oomplex gov
eminent 10 be sure. But have "A fheor
ry that this general Indifference IL an
inherited mental attitude. That Is, on
the part Of those who should constituted
The ruling class. Il properly holdins Am
rricans Of pre-rovoiutionary origin.
Their forefssthera OF colonial days had
precious little 10 say about 4tbe soyerN-
meat f1nala,.d proyhtei for them anu
cared mighty little. -. toby they care
|ittis what Kind of Eorcrnnient Ireland. \
oesneny. itaseie ane ltaIx provide fof