New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-21
DELFT or POLITICAL DISC USsION.
HUMPTY DUMPTY AND THE BAKERS BOY.
Fro. The Ecc- YORK Rrentng Post tRep)
Anu ona who has followed the deViOuS. ii

Any one who has followed the devious, in
S Srpved by George T. Fox viii remember that at one
point in his history while busily investigating the con-
tents Of baker, no ts nv
the said boy. Old Pantao0n," observing the indg-
eefed is asto4sSed at the satisacon With which the
latter continues examine the contents OF the basket
The kicking proceess but HnPp pap that a SoT
is Kicking you" Humpty Dumpty calmly continues
ms feioni6us employment "Pautaoon" repeats the
remark little louder aud with significant gesiculaion.
"Hqmpty Dnmpty does not un under aoh y ssvs
Humpty Dumpty," as he turns on the Ihd' why
didn't you say sol"
Civil Service reform he considered as the basket
into which our worthy Civil Service Commissioners
have plunged their heads so deep and upon whose con
tents they gazing with such absorbing attention as
10 DE unconscious Of the ncesant kicking which Presi-
dent Grant who for the time plays the part OF .he
bakers boy, is administering TO them from behind. me
performance has been farce from the beginning IL
will be remembered with what difficulty the benevolent
Pantlloons" Of the press enlightened ny beorst
William Curtis "a 10 the spectacle which lie presented
the public before he got his head out OF tne Daske
But his experience appears to have had no eject on M
successors as a warning. Mr.. Dorman H. Eaton and his
associates severally Regarding the contents Oh 'e
basket while the President kicks irou Deninu ~, az
vigorously Toe spectacle cannot be regarded
without establishment The exigencles OF current po
ties induce the President TO become the greatest slner
the land against the vital principles or the feIoi III
the Civil Service which he u SAID TO nave so maDn
heart IL is notorious that large par OF the ues VI
Mr.. Eaton and his feowComlnlssoneis CONSISTS III en
planning and attempting to Justify pre eran o aber
long report, wlch is printed IN the morning papers we
therefore regard the report as Of very niue II %
nores the OF that degrading and dan2erous
nuisance OF the o bs Sy service Commissioners
very, very deep In the basket
DEMOCRATIC HOPES.
From Tn, Ne,s- York omntreial .fdrsrtfs,r (RspD
There ia nothing so inspiring ana YltalHln8
10 the Democratic party as success IN eectng county
w tscsd Lvsy se I from NM to Dnnkkn
fact, from Eastport to San Diego Dut when tIe fail
comes there chilling iTost wsG nar nS @ To- e
Vetop into the November Governor and
tbe tidal Waye which plays such prankS III these three
months is after all, bat rafting, foamns spring
freshet. aud not at all an Overwhelming oree. iaus
has happened year after year. Tor now tnese uozen
years, yet in spite Of all the warnings OF the
elections, the irrepressble Democracy never la, "
certain victory Alas il with too great eagerness they
pursue the pnantoms OF hope ana their
= not certain than that OF the Abysslnlan Prince
Already under the stimulus OF sundry town ah county
the are the os Of vice
tory ana parting the Republican raneht among lnehl
snt and the ancient principles OF the party made
the cornerstone OF administration Ana WIN sgnih
can't prehensOn OF the causes OF former decay hey
am.nd trr tle future honesty incOrrnptbity, integrity
and patriotism forgetu OF the Tact tnat the evils ney
suffer are bred In the bOne and that II 10 Impossible 70
mrn the Democr tic party from the proclves Of ife
time. II ever the Democrats had special spisui VI
haiiow pretense ana refused to accept the shaun of
false reform Then there were those who demahneu
,bat the old party should be kept TO It's moorng anu
tbat no new alliances should he made. Now also IA the
ansh OF these sprng hopes the Demoeratc journals an
This battle on on their line. They sDeer at the assumed
leadership OF the Liberal journals which ADVISE ne"
orgnnization They feel new life rising wihin tnen
and they pronounce the Democratic party the party OK
mo future able 10 command success ahd 10 retain the
us OF victory without the aid OF the doetrhaes VINO
ning their darts around at All "''Ne'
TIE PRESIDENT AND INITIATION.
TTom TAs OinclasIa Coameradi undl
The very core OF the dispute pet"cen the
ipg,onists and contraoonis In found In solution OF
he question whether the existing volume OF currency
is sufficient for tho conmeroiii ahu olhet OuSlhess
transactions Of the people. When We consder who are
| the confidential advisers OF tho Presldont and
| are presumed 10 give shape 70 tuo u"nI"s