New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-18

steady purpose in favor Of an honest financial policv
of reform in methods of administration its victory
would have been sweeping. But its only apparent
excuse for existence has been an ndiscrminate OBJ
struction of every measure adopted by Republican,
and many man who would have been glad to re-
cord his protest against the performances of the
party in power shrank from giving encouragement
TO an organization in whose traditions aud tenden-
cies could be discovered no promise of devotion 10
any principle. On the other hand, large class Of
voters seem to have held that party must be
considered responsible for the official action
of its members, and that a citizens only
means of showing his disapproya Of tho
evil doings of the present Administration
was to support the opposition now and hold them
to the responsibility in future. II the party
which is to rule for the next four years will lean
that the people are no longer inclined to accept az
valid excuse for the crimes aud bunders of its Of
fcials the statement that "there are bad men in all
parties" that the membership of the other party
is still more depraved," but that it will be held to
strict account for the personal character of civil
service, and that malfeasance in Office is to DO
charged directly to the party and not to the indvid
ual maefactor and if the party in opposition will
learn that something move than mere debating or
denying or hindering making capital will be
CURED of them, and that he YeOple will demand Of
them some definite policy ell political question:
this close election will prove not unfruitful of OK
cellent results.
Mr.. President Martin Of the Park Commission ID
an oppressed executive. No sooner does lie extri-
cate himself from under the weight of Mr.. Green
than he is vigorously sat down upon by the Mayor.
The Board of Appcrtionment persist with reckless
liberality in voting him more money than he can
A.. H,,to 1,xrR
or so his estimates for purchasing plowshares and
pruning hooks for his ornamental agriculture and
the butchers meat and sawdust for his menageria.
For the maintenance of that imposing structure, the
Bronx River Bridge, for instance, $4,000 was
appropriated. But Mr.. Martin, though competent
disburser, was only able to expend two-thirds OF
this sum, and the odd So, 600, together with some
other tr1es which he was unable to get rid of, he
Jumped INTO a sinking fund which he hoped to mo-
Billie hereafter in the interest of his animals and
vegetables And now his Honor the Mayor rises to
insist that the fund must remain sunk. Therefore Il
is that Mr.. Martin dsmisses his labOrers and show
men, so that the grass withers, the monkey misses
his daily bath, the hyena remains uncurried and
everything" Mr.. Martin Complementary asserts,
"is going to the devil" It is getting very evident
that we need some more charter Somebody ought
to be legslated out or somebody kept In. Some
bOdy's official powers need amplnyIng or curtallng.
and matters in general need to be checked and bal
anced for fresh complications Meanwhile the
proper thing for every TO do who has the oppor-
tunity is to throw grit upon the bearings OF tho
municipal machinery. This will tend to alay frio-
ton and it may amuse the animals.
Two thousand umbrellas have been lost and found
during the Great Exhibition upon the grounds, tosay
nothing of 1000 parasols. Most of these have been
returned at the headquarters. The umbrellas remain
ing are said to be so many melancholy and ragged
and fractured specimens mostly Of cotton las umbre
las lost and rot claimed apt to be. The immoral
ity connected with this implement is sad to think Of
Persons otherwise honest steal it, borrow and forget
to return it, and clam ownership IN it with reck
less audar;ty. Nc one umbrella in ten thousand
has about It any distinguishing characteristic; and
unlike the hat, this article fits one man rs well az
another and will keep the person who steals 1t a.
dry as 1t kept its lawful owner. The Scriptures seem
to be little at fault The rain does not fall on the
unjust man who has stolen umbrella and he Keeps
AS dry as if he were righteous How many persons
have had their Joy blighted by losing their umbre-
las at the Centennial and by thus catching greas
colds, we cannot say; but sadly conjecture
that the Mr. Candles have hadlnor than one nights
rest ruined by the walngs of Mrs. Caudle over the
missing property.