New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-24
Mr.. Kelly. The Democratic party IL not ~ %
hive twenty-four hours anyway.

The reception rendered to Secretary sner-
man last night at the Sherman OiuD was
frankly and avOwedly In the interest OF niS
candidacy for President. But this TACT .does
not detract from its appropriateness ana sig.
ni.capee al tribute from business men Oh
New York to the sagaciouS statesman VINO
worked out the problem of Resumption with
ont blunder. Sufficient evidence has been
given before of the respect in which he Is
held nv the men who lead and controi tne
business community. Many VIII reecno 1ho
cordial words bestowed upon MN VINO may
prefer other candidates for the Presluency'
and none will begrudge him the honest pref
erences of his friends or the universal respect
which his achievements have won. Inc sec
retary's speech refrained from any alluslon 10
his candidacy.
The Assembly Committee on Cities mas
taken with commendable prOmptness HE
TRIRuNE,s advice concerning the Public Bur
dens bills. They were reported yesterday oy
Mr.. Varnum, and on his motion were Doth
ordered to a third reading. These bills do
not embody o new system OF munlclpal gov.
eminent, or furnish any permanent scheme Oh
reformation, but they do compel an immaculate
| and appreciable reduction in the cltys e1-
penditures, and will continue that reduction
| at safe and steady rate for several years 70
come. The reduction can be made without
any detriment to the public service. The
sinecures abolished, and the inflated salaries
compress ed, and the work is done. The great
| obstacle in the way of the enactment OF these
| bills ia that many members of the Legislature,
and not all of one party, have appolntees In
! the various branches of the City Government.
| This notorious fact will make the lists OF
votes upon these bills very interesting read
ing.
When the Tilden paper at Albany declared
yesterday that it was authorized TO say
| Mr.. Jacobs had merely been chatting, 1t an
nOunced more than it knew: Mr.. Jacobs was
in earnest, aud proved it by saying again 10
the Senate what he had said the day before
and more too. He says that the Democratic
party will not nominate Mr.. Tilden If they 90
not consider him the strongest man, and adds
his Individual opinion that Mr.. Tilden is not
the strongest man. Coming from one OF the
most faithful of Tilden's followers in the
past, this is fairly confusing. 1t is very much
as if Pelton should rise up and cast doubts
upon his uncle's availability, or "Moses
should declare that he had lost confidence in
his moral character, or Weed should charge
him with being addicted to the corrupt use Of
Copenhagen" Considering that there is al
least q possibility that Mr Tilden may with
draw, this attitude becomes the more
remarkable. If many such devoted adherent'
should desert him. the question OF his with
drawal would cease to be interesting.
The vendetta has been transplanted. The
murderous quarrel between the De YOungs, OF
San Francisco and the Rev. Mr.. KallOch, now
Mayor of that city, which startled the country
last Summer, has been renewed in shocking
way and with shocking result. Then it wa'
Charles De Young who shot down Mr.. KallOct
for making vile charges in public against the
character Of his mother. Mr.. KallOch lived
to do good deal OF mischief in the
demoralized city, and De Young escaped
the penalty Of his crime. Now it il
Charles De Young who is shot down in hi
Office, and by Kanoch's son-is shot dead
Deplorable as such a crime would be unde
any circumstances, it is doubly so when it i
considered that it may infame partisan
hatreds in San Francisco, already hot enough
to a dangerous point. 1t is true that there 1
less danger than there was. A few month
ago riot would have been probable. Bu
with the authorities more firm In their contrc
. and with Kearney in Jail, it is to be hope'
there may be power enough in the law
, punish this youthful assassin as ne would b