New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-22

meetings arranged by the Republican state
Committee for Monday next, the 25th inst,
were announced in The TRIBUNE'S adver-
Using columns for tomorrow evening. These
meetings are to be held at KatOnah, Lake
Mahopac, Fort Covington, afternoon ana
evening, Constable, Cazenovia, Pearl River
Comac, Pearsalls, Utica, and Washington HAIL.
900 Ave.-A. in this city, and VIII take place
on Monday. The corrected list, with the
names of speakers. will be found among the
State Committees announcements elsewhere.
Judge Van Brunt's recent decision that ap-
plications for citizenship taken out IN 1868
should be treated as declarations of intention
to become citizens, has been practically over
ruled by Judge Choate. Judge Van Brunts
decision was equivalent to waiver OF the
usual requirement of two years notice, mas
much as il would enable those who held such
papers to be naturalized at once. Judge
Choate holds that the defective 1868 papers,
being illegal, cannot form basis for any
subsequent proceeding, and persons who have
them must begin again with the customary
notice and probation.
The superiority of American carriages has
long been attested by the preference OF buyers
all over The world as well as by the awards OF
international exhibitions The convention OF
carriage makers which is meeting III Chicago
has taken action which cannot fail to ada 10
the proficiency that has already been attained,
beside having still more important result IN
stimulating art instruction among the me-
chanical industries Sufficient money has been
subscribed in accordance with an understand
ing with the Metropolitan Museum OF Art III
this city, to pay the cost OF three years instruc-
ton in the artistic branches of carriage max
ing The great purpose of the MctrODOiitan
Museum, as we understand it, is to bring into
being well balanced system of just such in
dustra schools, and every step taken toward
that end is subject of cOngratuation for all
those who want to see American artisans one OF
these days capable of all the highest forms OF
work in their respective trades.
There is more reason than before to believe
that the Republicans of this city have 1t IN their
power 10 elect tie next Mayor. 1 he dissatis-
faction among the Irving Hall Democrats has
increased as the trick by which Mr.. Grace was
nominated has become more apparent TO
secure the votes of thousands of these men, as
citizen, the Republican party has only
to nominate some man whose name alone VIII
be guarantee of IA pure and economical ad-
minlstration of the City Government, whose
name alone will mean the abolition of sinecureS
the reduction of taxes by every method within
the Mayors power and the introduction OF
business methods and market prices into the
municipal service. Let such man be pre-
scented to the voters O'lshe city with the sur
ance that his nomins 2d is for the benefit OF
taxpayers and rent-pGAsts not for the benefit
of spoiismen, and he could be elected. The
Republicans of this city have such men among
them. Will they put one forwaIdY
Mr.. Wattersons attitude will win him re-
spect. In the article which is quoted else
where he gives the history of the Revenue
Tariff plank in the Cincinnati platform, and
then declares, in a manly fashion, that ne,
for one. proposes to stand upon II. lie shows
with what dehberation the whole platform.
including this portion, was framed, revised
and re-rcvised in committee, and with what
unanimity 1t was adopted by the Convention
The irony with which he apologies for
1.-The unpardonabe blunder Of reassertlng
Democratic doctrine rs Old and trite as
" the moral law will make the ears of
sundrv Democratic statesmen in this vicinity
tingle for good quarter of an houT, at least.
The stampede OF the Democratic candidate
and the Democratic managers upon the ta1tf
question is characteristic OF the party. They
are committed to Revenue tariff by plat
form after platform adopted in National
Conventions, 10y speeches, votes IN Congress,
resolutions and letters without nu:nber. But
no sooner had they discovered that the conn
try had taken the alarm, and great tide
of Protection sentiment was overwhelming
them, than they set their candidate
to work writing letters to prove that he had
been a Protectionist all the time. and them
selves went about disavowing the doctrine they
had preached from time immemorial. There
never was better illustration of the natural
lnsincerIty of the Democratic party. They
have never professed principle which they
would not surrender at a moments notice TO
get votes But the attempt to make the Dem
ocratic party out good Protection party pro-
ceeds on the assumption that the people of
the United States are fools. And that liz a
mistake.
HANCOCK on HdNCOCK
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