New-York tribune., 1907-06-29
.SPURTS OF COLER INK.
Second Issue of "Balletin" Shoes
Brooklyn MOre Lemons.

'Coler's Bulletin (for Our Home First. Last and
All the Time)" is the title OF the second issue of
the weekly paper with which Borough President
Coler hopes TO keep Brooklynites from forgetting
that they are a long suffering and downtrodden
The latest copy Of the paper is rather pre-
tentious. 1t contains ten pages. plenty of adver-
tisements for new venture and two poems. Ihe
only feature that 1t appears to lack Is Borough
Secretary Charles Frederic AdamsS guessing
column OF 'nobly quoted quotations.
The leading article appearing beneath half
page cut of heads from THE Brooklyn Daily
Eagle photographed is on THE Ring That Rules
Brooklyn" 1t opens with the declaration that the
four things from which Brooklyn suffers most are
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, the Repub-
lican and the Democratic political machines and
The Brooklyn Eagle" Five interested in
these four evils mentioned in the story. This
tells of how plot of land in Harway avenue
assessed at 5000 and how the Controller approved
the valuation after an investigation The article
continues:
That land. according TO the admission OF It's
owners. worth more than s1.00O0OO. There
had been on record since 1899 against 1t a mort
Kings County. in q minute showing the transfer
of the mortgage, is this entry:
Together with the collateral bond made by
Anthony n. Brady (of the b. r. IT,. Timothy /.
Woodruff George F. Dobson (of THE Eage').
Patrick H. McCarren and William V. Hester (of
THE Eagle'D.'
They are the Brooklyn Ring"
The editorial page is largely made Of small
paragraphs like this:
THE Board of Aldermen on Tuesday voted to
give 100000 with which to repave asphalt
streets. We asked for $4,000 00O but thank
full for the half loaf. We shall wait for the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment to upon
the matter. with the hope that that distinguished
body of magcians may not change half loaf
into a whole lemon
And then there bursts forth warbling verse:
You bought few of expensive land
Where you said might gaulbol and lark,
You filed IT with ashes and tin and sand
And called IL Mac-CaTren Park
But whom I suggested greensward and flowers
And trees nicely planted IN pairs
Perhaps. dear. right o dissemble your love:
But why did kick downstairs?
Coler says that II patriotic citizen does not
put uo n prize pretty for the best text hook
on Our Boys and Girls, and How They Can Help
the City he will put up himself He believes
that the children. If properly trained not to
money than the ordinary board of trade. There is
bridge.
Charles Frederick Adams has fourteen lines OF
space. in which he makes this startling proposal:
"A community governed by public opinion
should provide the conditions needed for the
t!onal creation and the authentic PRONUNCIATION of
sane public opinion. Inasmuch the press IS
Indispensable organ for the discussion OF questions
and the communication of knowledge, such
condition is official periodical, edited by a
board of four five editors elected by the people
on the principle of proportional representation
electOr voting for than one) each editor thus
representing a distinct body OF constituents and
controlling equal share OF the editorial space"
Coler has at least page devoted TO showing how
corrupt Metz is getting since he has been associat-
ing with McCarren.