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The Character of GOV. TiIden.


have been intimately acquainted with
Mr. Ti.den for nearly forty wears. and though l
have often differed with him politically, some
times even lamentng his strong reliance on
party agencies, | have never had tue slight est
ucc ision To suspect his absolute Integrity Of
lurpose ard sincerity q conviction. In all the
relations OF private life he Is purity itself At
the same tine ne has always been public
spirited citizen. taking an active part In what
community in which he lived. His devotion,
indeed, to public affairs began while no was still
q youth, and his early discussions Of intricate
questions Of finance attracted the at entiOn Il
ma;urer minds by their Singular penetration
ana judgment.
Profess onay, he has taken rank with Van
Buren,, Brady. O'Conor, Graham, Evar.s. Kirk
Land, and other foremost lawyers, and IN pecu-
har ciuss OF cases heavy and complicated ril-
road li,igations-he Is admitted 10 DC f1cge
pTncels. His counsel, when important ana de-
clslve action was involved, has oeen deemed IN
valuable In stu higher relations, Mr. iilden
seems 10 me To combine. more than anS mau
now before the pubic, hardly excepting Mr..
Adams OF Massachusetts, the two grea. Kinds
the true statesman; a profound understanding
OF the philo=upuir grounds oI pohdcM opinion,
aud the sAgacious tact ana energy OF the man
ini- union Of theoretic insight with practical
capacity has been ,ingulally shown III MS ad-
nlinistruuon Of the affairs oi this state. New
York II tn largest Commonwealth Of the
Union, The LARGEST IN population, in agric llturdl
products. in manufacturing enterprise, ia cum-
nicrcihl e. pittl-in a word. Ia the diversity aad
in. ortance of It's business relations; and the
GoVrrn1tship there is not a clerical function,
confined 10 the appointment Of notaros and the
signing of commissions, "a In many of the
newer y estern States, Dut un onerous, Intricate,
KIDD Responsible trust.
Tue Governor Is Invested with the veto. which
makes MN part Of the legislative power. while
his executive connection with the complicated
business OF the quarantine, the salt works, the
State prisons and charities. and an immense sys-
tenn Of canals, Imposes upon him the most VA.
rled and difficult duties. Mr.. Tiden. In nj.
short tenure II the place, has cyinced mastery
ntNess for III it, duties. He has defeated
nI nd Am
reCtiued many minor errors Of administration
over,hruwn IA Fraudulent and gigantic couspira
cy, aud reduced the taxation from over SlhOUO-
TO ia lo.5 To- less tnan sotVV,tNO IN 1876 with al
assurance that II the cAanEus he has suggested
al followed, he decrease VIII he Two ar tire,
millions more IN lo,,I a Part Of this red uct ioI
Is due TO the vAAuctiou OF the bounty debt, bu
tue rest " Gov liIden's direct efforts aud IN
duenCc. PARKE GOODWIN.
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said that the wicked should be cast into
outer darkuess-a phrase, according 10 Mr..
PINK, describing that Estate of life
in the darkness and consequent
anguish of error lived by the
children of darkness or error, outside
Of the dominion of truth Inherited by the
children of light or truth" We appre-
bend that Mr.. PINK's Interpretation of
this passage, and the essay which he builds
upon his notion OF il, are not such IA to
meet the approval Of orthodox theolo-
gians; and we must say that his argument
Is altogether too fine spun for close study
in this hot weather.
Next comes "a writer signing himself
zone who Fears no He'll" and seems to
dsbelieve in its existence. He says that tho
Christian religion is a failure If 1t needs
TO be sustained by fire and birthstone"
and that he believes the "devil him
self would close the doors of hell against
such a cowardy set as Christians" II is
very foolish in this writer to deal with the
subject in such way The fact that he
has no fear OF hell does not prove that he
is safe from IL.
to tell him where hell is situated = lie
adds 1--WE all know that the earth is
round aud the heavens surround 1t and
now is hell beyond the sky or notf" We
really cant say. We don't think that
even JOHN MILTON knew but MILTON has
couple of lines which this man might
think of:
"Thc miud Is It's own place. and In itself
Can make heaven Of hell. a hell Of heaven"
Next comes another writer. "T.,' from
Perth Amboy. who also desires to be in-
formed of the location of hell. IN which he
says he firmly believes, and adds that, in
his opinion, hell is in the mind, and goes
where it goes.
Next comes 81 j.. F." who takes a pruc-
teal view of the influence Of the belief in
hell. He says that the "records of crime
throughout the land show that nearly all
criminals are firm believers in hell, but that
J their belief does not keep them from GRIM
/ inality, or prove terror TO evil doers.'
| We do not see that this assertion Is an ar
gument of any kind.
Next comes Investigator" who says he
has read and pondcred the Bible till it has
become inexplicable; and he wants us to
prove whether CHRIST really SAID certain
things, and what meaning he gave them
We can only advise this investigator to &c
on with his Investigations, under tho as
surance that the dark places Of revelation
will yet be cleared up to him.
Next comes j." who holds that the
punishment of hell is remorse, aud goes on
10 describe what terrible suffering may be
produced 10y II.
After perusing the lucubrations OF al
these correspondents. we can only express
our satisfaction that so many people ar'
taking an interest in this important sub
ject. We ourselves continue in the belief
that there 10 "a hell.
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Dix's Boys IN blue.

The aged Gen. DIX. the lifelong ofiico-
holder, OF varying political hues, signs an
address TO his comrades, the soldiers aud
sailors who served in the Union army dur
ing the late war" 10 organize ian army of
Boys in Blue" to fight for HAYES and
WHEELER. He asks them to ut once get
hats, capes, and torches, and promises TO
furnish them with description Of the style
of uniform they are TO wear As COM
mander in chief of the Boys In Blue is
named the Rev. JAMES A. GARFIELD,
of Credit Mobilier fame, and on his
staff is the wordy STEWART l.. WOOD
FORD, once concerned with APPLETON
6AKsaIrH in the slave trade: while the
command of what the aged DIX calls
the Departments" that Is, the different
States, is intrusted to carpet-baggers in the
South and ofiiceholdors in the North.
These last are To recommend Brigadicr-
Generals and Colonies of regiments, TO
whom Gen. DIX says commissions will
be issued. Company commanders must
furnish muster roll to GARFIELDs ad-
jutant, Col. l.. T.. DUDLEY, and weekly
report of recruits.
Yet 1T is eleven years since the war was
ended. None of its issues enter into the
campaign for the Presidency. Secession is
dead, and the South itself assists in throw
Ing earth upon lite corpse; the negroes are
free, peace reigns in the country, aud all
wise and patriotic men on both sides OF
MASON and DIxoN's line arc reaping
the fruits of the conflict and putting
away beyond dispute the questions over
which IL was waged. At time like this
Gen. DIX comes forward to fan the embers
Of old sectional animosity, and TO try TO
make the coming campaign resonant with
than n decade ago.
He will not succeed in his purpose, even
though he has the disgraced GARFIELD to
help him. The soldiers of the Union hosts
fought to maintain the integrity of the
country when it was assailed by armed
foes. They won that fight; and now they
find another enemy To encounter, and that
Is the Official corruption which is more in
sidiouslv, but not less surely imperilling
what they preserved. Though the jobber
GARFIELD may enlist under his spotted
banner the great army OF ofiice holders,
who will don the uniform of the Boys in
Blue whether they were in the army or
not, he will get few meu from among
the honest and self-respectlug soldiers who
Fought in the great struggle and came out
of it to get their living in other ways than
by the pay of the Government. They
ask that the Government shall be re-
formed, and therefore they will vote for
TnDEN. The day for humbugging the
people with Boys in Blue is past.
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from his arduous editorial labors, he dons
his tarry pea jacket, and steps aboard the
Dauntlcss. Once aboard, he seizes the
helm, gives the word of command 10 rtV
the anchor, orders the manning OF the
fore and mainsail halyards directs the
chief steward TO see that everything Is
snugly slowed for sea, orders the crew 10
muster on the quarter deck for inspection,
mounts the horse block, and, shading his
eyes, takes an anxious look to the wind
ward To see If there are any signs OF
suuall, calls out to his cabin boy TO bring
IN his sextant and aneroid, lays them
carefully on the lee side OF the cock pit,
and now, the anchor being lifted, ne gives
the order TO AL away, aud hands the cap
tain written instructions as to the course
to be steered. He then goes below to the
chart room, having lett orders to be called
in case the weather changes.
Such yachtsman is our brilliant young
contemporary, who, whether he sends out
an African exploring expedition and n
fleet TO the North Pole, or undertakes to
drive tour-in-haud and play the game OF
polo, keeps as his motto thorOughncss and
accurate knowledge. We congratulate
him on his many achievements in the
Acids Of sport and enterprise. and pride
ourselves on the fact that so shining
an example of accomplishments is num-
berod among the members of our laborious
profession. We advise all yachtsmen TO
study and follow the example of that
weather. beaten tar, Mr. BENNETT, to whom
every rope aud plank Of the Dauntless is
as familiar rs the faces of his corps of
able editors aud reporters aud foreign
telegraphic correspondents. When we go
to sen in one of the vessels of the New
York Yacht Club may it be that COM
mauded by Commodore JAMES GoRDoS
| BENNETT
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Our Yachtsmen.

Our yachtsmen are organized into clubs,
and at certain periods they have grand
regattas for their own amusement and
that of their lady friends. once in II
while two or more yachts undertake u
race, but "a a whole the vessels are used
FOR junketing about the harbor and along
the Sound. The idea seems to be t. get
up enough appetite 10 eat the well-cooked
viands preparing for them. The i'm
portant features OF our yachts are the
kitchen and wine room. The former
fills up the centre Of the vessel aud the
latter is closely piled with bottles and
nemijohns. The owner OF the yacht
usually himself knows nothing about
sailing the craft, but spends his time in
the cabin treating his friends; while q
calling master, experienced in coastine,
and crew, poorly disciplined and twice
too numerous, nogligcntly bundle the
ropes and magnify their Office. The idea
is to initiate the discipline of mau-of-
war; yet the result Is only feeble aping OF
II. The sailing master has no power 10
enforce his orders, aud the owner of the
yacht doesn't know how 20 do it, His func-
fon is 10 furnish the vessel, tho wines and
the liquors, and to construct, with the aid
OF the cook, the bill of fare for the next
DAYS dinner What he lacks IN seaman
ship, il is fair TO say, he makes up in
Rastronomy, Practically he is out sailing
with the skipper, who is the real autocrat
OF the yacht and the great object OF the
reverence of the owner, who looks with
awe on his mastery OF the 10 him uneX-
nj Of
This Is about what our yachtsmen are,
spite Of all their sea talk, Jolly tar ways,
and nice yacht costumes. They very
rarely take anything like a long voyage
with their vessels, prcforIiug 10 hug tho
shore and keep in laud-loohad waters,
where they can row about with the ladi, $
md dine without racks on the tables.
Though there is no more interesting wiu-
ter cruising ground than the waters of the
West indies, where you would suppose al
The yachts would be Mt That season enjoy
Ing the delicious tropical climate ana III,
luSurlant tropical vegetation, yet only
now and then does one Of our yachts ven
tnre So tar away from the harbor OF New
York aud the waters OF the Sound. II i.
not, therefore, probable that our yachting
will breed n race 81 sturdy navigators.
MI JAMES GoRDoN BENNETT. our enter
prl'lng ana versatile young contemporary
OF the Hcrdld, stands out az a conspicuous
exception in this band Of play-sailors
"heh he can snatch few days or week.
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James Gordon Gcnncrrs Daughter.

During the past fortnight the retirement
OF Miss Jeanette Bennett has been closely ais
GUESSED with a view OF learning whether IL could
be explained hy any special disappointment.
There Is, however, not the slightest probability
OF TINS character. The fact is that OF tue Two
children Of the once famous editor the SON
haars trOng resemblance TO hi- mother, and
the dauA hter Is very much like her father. I do
not refer 50 much to the features as 10 the char
acter. IL Is eNiGent that the dasAiug, sporting,
driving, Yachting proprietor OF the Htrdtd shows
liuie likeness to his father who never drove a
horse, ana never was on yacht and had no care
for those active sports In which his son delights
The senior Bennett WAS a very peculiar man,
and WIS little understood outside ol his own
editorial rooms. Notwithstanding the boldness
OF his columns he Was very tlmid, aud was CON
stitutiunaily shy of the public lie never a..
tended any festal coca ion, and never made a
speech, even In reply to a toast, Tor he avoided
al such occasions. As an editor, he kept himself
In his little ONCE. He raroly appeared in the
street, coming and going Ia his carriage, and never
went 20 church His only place OF public resort
was the theatre. In later years he abandoned
THIS habit, and became "A very close recluse
THIS was a natural tendency which his dau ghter
has inherited. We're she forced 10y crcum-
stances To battle with the world as her father
did, there can he no doubt of her success, hut
being left to pursue her own luciinations, she
INDUCES her natural love OF retirement. Young
Bennett, however, inherits from bis mother q
love OF society.
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There has been good deal of curiosity
expressed regarding Gen. sHERIDAN's failure to
take the field against the Sioux, and not a little
unfayorable comment upon the fact. as SHKRI-
DAN Is In command Of the military division
which embraces the neld OF hostilities. Gen.
SHERMAN makes an excuse for him that he Is
better able 10 direct hostliites from Chicago,
witch has extensive Geographic facilities, than
n he were Isolated In the Sioux country; But as
there Is no telegraphic wire which reaches with
In a long distance Of the region where tue fight
ing IA going on, this will hardly be accepted as
a satisfactory reason. Probably the real expia-
nation OF SBBRIDAss cnoice of position for his
headquarters is that though Chicago may not be
so near to the hostile Indians AS the Little Big
Horn river, IL Is great deal nearer TO Louisi-
ana and that 1t is thought 10 be OF more I'm por-
tance to the Administration to subjug to the
bandtti u that State, than to subdue the saw
ages who threaten the helpless settlers upon our
borders. 1t should be Understood. however.
| that by the Louisiana banditti are n cant, not
| the men who for years have been engaged In
robbinc the people OF that site. but the prop
erty holders who have been plundered 10y them,
and who contumaciously refuse to vote FOR the
thieves who have cen kept Ia power by
! GRANTS Illegal use Of Federal bayonets after
they had been fairly defeated at the polls.
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CITIL SERVICE REFORM.
Senator Gordon's Bill to Establish a Non.
Partisan Revenue Corps.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-The bill intro
duced to-day by Senator Gordon Of Georgia,
ITO establish competen at and non-parlisan
revenue corps" provides that from and after
IT'S enactment, Nli appointm ,nts in the Revenue
grades. namely; caueers and storekccpers. upon
competitive examination, aud that the higher
grades Of deputy collector. collector and su-
peryisor, shall he 1llee only by promotions from
the next lowest grade, aud also upon competi-
tive examinations. The Examining Board arc
to lie appointed by the Commissioner OF Inter
nal Revenue with the approval OF the Secretary
of the Treasury, It such places the nccessi-
ties Of the service may require, aud are each to
consist OF three frechOlders Of good standing,
and one OF whom snail belong to different
political party from the other two. No apph-
cant snail he refused examination because Of
adherence to any political pal ty,and the Inquiries
are to be limited FIRST, as To the moral char C.
ter OF tho applicant. his reputation Tor sobricty,
Integrity and Industry ana. second. as to MS
intelligence, capacity aud knowledge uf the
duties entertaining % the position he seek =.
All eauger~ aud sturekecpers are To be appulnt-
ed los tn President from the n-t OF applicants
thus examined 10y the board and reported On 10y
tho Commissioner and the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and promo tiuns are TO Ice made &C
cprdng 10 the same general system uf com et-
tive tXaminstiOn and reports, under regular ions
TO ne prescribe by the Secretary Of the Treasury
The blll nuaily provides that IL shall he lawf ul
the approval OF the Secretary IT the Treasury 10
remove Il supe rvisors and officers Of lower grade
from ONCE for neglect OF official duties for
mllfe nee In Office, for paNiug money for
political purposes, or for using Official influence
Tor the SAME; nut 10 removals snail be made
except for one or more ~ the causes mus name
he hlll was referred TO the Committee on
Civi Service and Retrenchment. and ordered TO
be printed,
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Maine and blaine.

The Democrats are talking OF carrying
Maine at the September election. There is
a better prospect for their accomplishing
this extraordinary feat, IL they try, than
Mt the first blush might be imagined.
In the earlier and better days of the Re-
publican party, Maine. next to Vermont,
was the most trustworthy Republican
State in the Union; and 1t even went
through the first term of GRANT without
finchng. In 1865 il gave GRANT a MAORI
ty of p. 600; and the GREELEY campaign
having broken down in the preliminary
elections, GRANT got Il majority Of 81, 900
in 1872.
From that time the Republican MAORI
ties have fallen off. The leaders OF the
party have been BLAINE ana HAMLIN.
The political machinery has been under
the control Of BLAINE Himself notori-
ously corrupt, he has brought Republican,
ism into disrepuIe among honest men. In
the years 1873 aud 1874 the Republican ma
jority on Governor was just about IL 900 at
each election. But last September the
change was very significant. The aggre-
gate vote thrown for Governor was ILL.,
900. This was by far tie largest vote ever
cast at purely State contest, and only
900 less than the largest thrown at Pres-
idential election. Yet the Republican
majority was only ASH.
The Legislature which chooses n Senator
IN Congress is elected In September
BLAINE, who now holds the seat Temporal
rly under appointment by the Governor
is clandestnely candidate for the six
years term. The Democrats should force
this issue and compel the Republicans to
show their hand on BLAINE. With him
openly in the field for the Senatorship, the
Democrats will stand an excellent chance
to carry the State in September. With
success then, its electoral vote would be
sure for TILDEN IN November.
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1t is formally announced that General"

IL is formally announced that "General'
john MCDONALD and Colonel" john A. JOYCE,
two Of the Presidents particular friends, whom
obstinate juries sent to tho peniteniiary for
completely in the whiskey frauds have made
aflidavts impeaching FIrzROYs testimony
against MCKEE. which are to be used ia procur
ing the latter's pardon. MCKEE was also one Of
GRANTS intimates. and was convicted Of shar-
inc IN the Ring punder.
or course he Is 70 be pardoned. That has been
understood for long time, and when NICK LIE Is
restored To freedom. he, in turn, viii make an
affidavit for MCDONALD and JOYCE, and they
Will be let loose to return to their former yocl-
ton. according to the bargain with BABCoCK.
AVERY, who, clerk In the internal revenue,
and chief clerk 4 the Treasury. hetraye his
trusts, and coluded with the thieves. who stole
official papsrs from the flies, and tine tool Of
BABcocK and his confedorates, has been prom
sed pardon by the President, which Is tempo
rarily Withheld Cor fear Of its damaging effects
Oh the Presidential canvass.
Thus, ON the one hand, BRIsrow, WILSON,
YARYAN, DYER, PRATT, and Others, who prose-
cuted the Whiskey Ring and convicted the
chiefs, are driven out OF once because they
We're earnest aud honest aud. on the other,
mckee. MCDONALD. JoYCE, AVERY, and their
associates. who were found guilty by the evi-
dence Of their accOmpices, aud by forgeries
and frauds Med 10 the Treasury. are treated as
the victims OF cruel persecution, restored to
favor at the White House, aud viii soon he 40
tive champions IL HAYES aud WHEELER VINO
are held up as Republican reformers.
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TEXAS FOR rILDEx AND Reform,
Northern aud southern Men United for the
Union and Honest Governments.

Union and Honest Governments.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Yes
terday ! saw In Northern Republican news
paper an article, IN which the editor makes a
fierce aud uufounded attack on the people OF
Texas. | bad hoped that In this Centennial
year even ;he partisan press would be disposed
to deal in "A spirit of honesty and candor with
the Southern people but | ind that war Is still
raging la their editorial columns ind that we
In Texas are accused Of ostracixuG. Of murder
ing, and OF robbing Northern men who settle in
our midst aud who dare TO vote the Republican
ticket. md that In spite OF our acquiescence
in aud cordial support OF the amendments TO
the Consti ution. We are denounced as traitors
to = Government that Southern intellect and
southern vdlor defended aud upheld in the
gloomy days Of lis infancy
North to come 10 our state. and no m an IN Texas
has ever heard Of one OF them being nj treated
either IN account OF hts orirn or his politics.
the Southern people. but for the masses at the
North, who 10 not know their falsity.
Inc postmaster at this place Il a Republican,
and no man has more friends than ne. On the
Fourth OF judy the Declaration of IndeDende nce
WI read by Northern man, who was q Union
list during the war; and he was appointed to
perform this act bV committee composed OF
ex- Confederate soldiers. The Grafton was dev-
cred by man from Illinois, who mas immigrated
since the war.
his Is the manner OF treatment Of Northern
men In Western Texas region Overwhelmingly
Democratic. We have accepted the situation (;
we nave ack nowledged In good fait the pohti-
cal and evil rights OF our former slaves, we have
returned to the Union OF our fathers with no
desire but TO see IL conducted according TO the
requirements OF the Constitution AS IL Is, We
have acknowledged the madness and fallacy OF
secession ; We are under the old mug once more,
and vllncatiop, abuse, and vulgar cartoons can
never make us forget the grand duty that
patriots owe to their country.
We will march to the ballot box 10 November
with the watchword OF Itlden ana Reform, md
by our 10000 Democratic majority will show
that even 10 far on Texas we know now 70 ap-
prcciate the spirit fGeform that Is embodied IN
our candidate, samuel j. Tlden. W. :. f.
GONZALES, lexas, july Is, 1919.