New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

constructed across the American lH'hnue' -. Air
h.rn renewed with vigor and courage rn'o ,h M
Rloiue's retirement although the lacllIS ~
which Great Britain can close at peasuIe nf tho
waterway was demonstrated in the course So " H.
E%vntian compljcaiious Mr.. Frellnghuyseh .hs %
written one long state paper on 'ne ~ pr..,dentis
CLAYTON. Buwer treaty. hui 70 u[sr U.s. =, Iii he more
nyn words il seems likely that time VII ue inui
",rerfnI than dlscussion removing the olNeI i
geuce Letwer the two Nations Il tne eA'CIT nf,e
couespoudence Win me Rmeran suspects has
ecnrrl their release it is manly because the n niiaS
Government found IT convenient 10 ofuoi 4" s'"'' =
clearance of political prisoners
pFCIINE N ADMINISTRATORS.
=, 5o,,,.t,c administration as in diplomacy there
b.s boer a pradual sulsidence from the high Level
If dcnartuent work in the Garfield Cabinet. lhere
have leen no brilliant achievements ID hhance'
the efficiency Of the postal service has not been con
spicuously increased and the prosecution ol the
star Route thieves after many eNaNperathg "el'S
has proved thus fars signal failure Inc uidi u
pr,dv the Dor,evs and their confederates began on
.Iuue /. and was brought to close on >ep'eihoer
II Inv -he conviction Of two Of the minot cu.pfltS
and a DISAGREEMENT of the jury in regard 10 Ine
pn,lt Of the main defendants. lbls Nera''' acC"n.
m',,,.J as # was with charges OF bribery was s"t
aside bv the Court and new lrlal ORDERED; us us
trial was opcnrd IN Decemher eNSenal., ,Th,o' d.
with the Marshal. Postmaster ana AsslStan' "'l-
master of the District OF Columbia ana the foreman
nf the Government Printing once. having o'en
nrsviously removed for ObstTICtlnV inc course OF
,n ,ico in 'these cases When there has not been
rositvr decline in admin str7tive efficiency mere
has been stagnation On one question a'one la' III"
President made q courageous stand. me Ne'o "i
the Yer ami iIsgrr hill in August was PAI l"'c
oct iust fed by the most iITeiutahle arguments IL
was - wanton AMI reckless waste oi pubHc .h'i,oS'
- 100000 heing voted Tor lmpIoNrmrhl- WiVu
,.t ,,,,,,n man ~ 600 600 or %GUNO.o0O could 10
proGtahlv expended. and tire lre|neh' app5t e"
10 the moral sense OF Congress to sustain us DpSo
tion. TIE bill was IA ,sed over the veto Nv 80 he
uublicans - Democrats and Grcen'acFI' Ih
the house. ~ hepuhhcans and - h'nocIa'1 Ia, ~ ,u.
iug against It; ana by - kepunicaus any a. 80 -, ~,
oCrais In tile Senate. - RrpuhlcanS: % lem"CInN
and independent voting against IT,. ne VtI"oi Wy
rrst amin. hucsc bill was sustained hV C"nti'S- 4Hu
q new measure following the hur' suggested ny W
pre.il-nt Nys subsequently sigucu Nv MN. IFS
main objections 10 the hlst hiIl were ta' ~. P"''
port svstem Ough not tu he TeVlNtI anu u''' " r,
rird of twenty years during winch l h.E EIa'''H va.
80 he .uso.n.lrd uracucallv violated tn" "AlsllnE
-npaqrmeuta wish the Chirese Government -,
new bill substituted ten wears TO- twrh5', In"f ,,eT
4 *. TEN of certificates of WcuitF anu IiuHiu','"
the n.turlliz .tion of the Chinese. Hyperion, h"-
already demonstrated that thr act cannot he en-
forced that the period of ten year, II 10" l"hi @h
ti,t the t.hiursc Government are convinced jldl
trr treaties have been violated. Inc ll'7W'l
course IN dealing with this Question was no' as I"2
zeal "a his me uvoca veto OF the iul9ultous hiYef
and UarhOr hill. WIN ieH9iH 10 i"e i'h i'lhil"."-
acts of the long session. the arl NoII .''on, ln'
Geneva Ava,d. auu-P"lyromy ana ApIGriifoIh f,h
went bills and tie financial measures lie was III i"'
accord with Congress.
POPULAR EIVOLT.
During the summer and autumn the President
made a systematic albeit reckless attcnpt to pro-
mote the interests Of hs faction and himself at the
expense Of the Republican party. By the most
un,crupuious use of patronage and by WonsuonN
act. q forgery his friends succeeded II IeNcI>ihf
tine attitude OF the Stae Committee ard ~ forcing
tie nomination of Secretary lolgeT upon the New
York Ppuub.ican Convention campaign begun
with shameless fraud was coLdacted with lnane
stun.iitv. The most notorious machine pH.'tiaiau
wa. ula.eo az the head OF tie State Committee
tLr vacancy caused hy the Withdrawal OF thr
rtrou.c,t ,audldate on tEo ticket vas hIIe" ny lIe
ONLY rers,steut applicant for IT ana loue ana Ia,
bored letters q acceptance served 10 "iae"IIeh "Iu
l.ror4IIle the partv. Nominations secuted a9
these lad been bad no 1ih"-nH Ior'e Tuou . we 10y
Atty # self respecting ftpuhncauS. Ieir was
revolt agai,,t the Administration ticket from one
e,f of the state 20 the other ana Grover "N'Iau'
VAS elected Governor 10y a Democratic ana Ncp"o-
Hco, ,o4t,ritv of lg3S24. In PeuusyiNaua Tie
malignant management of senator cameron; VINO
lad refused ala oilers f comWoT'e rom ire TO-
derrnlrnts based or the withdrawal OF holh lie
publican tickets and Inc nomination ol q nrW on
In a ecIrmaie way met with crushing eluke ~
the election OF a Democratic CoVe nor. ONO hd"
already been carried by Jhe Dem ,cIatS, lhc tSn
pprance question adding tn the poPu ar diSsat@idc
ton excited by an unpopular Administration IN
November the Republican mAlOTiLeN were swept
away in Indiana. COn.eCilCut N6W-JefNeN ana
Massachusetts, where General huter was eiectcd
Go,ernor so many were the Republican losses
Thong hOut the North that the Democrats obtained
control o, the new Congress by substantial ma
iorlty The results OF the Congressman elections
were: Democrats 1871; Rcpublcanh. Il'; hcatI-
iusters. 8 independents, >; GTeenhScKers = IN
only one quarter had the tc'uhl,anS Ralhtd
ground That was IN Maine. where they h5d sue
ceedpd in retrieving Their disasters IN pTeV.ous
wears This conspicuous success naturally hTooehi
Mr.. Blame into prominence a. candidate loI thr
prlsirrr,v who would he heartily supported by
the progressive elements OF the panty lie TOOK the
earliest opportunity OF REFRESHING these GenohSiIa-
tions by announcing that lie could lot be a candl-
late in ISL.
TIE WARNING NEEDED
rally had , soldering eject not only upon him and
hIs followers hut also upon the Republican major
ity in the present Congress. II, message to Con
cre,. bore uumis,akahle evidence Of ho1rs of Sc
rions reflection induced by his political Disasters.
II- rccoul,n ndatons in regard TO the practical leg
islaion urgently required by the country were well
received and even The friends of CIyl Service Ge-
rived satisfaction from his uueguivoc1 uttrrauccs.
The Republicans in both Houses entered upou the
session with resoiuie determination tO adoIt the
recommend atlopS of the IarU Commission, lnVolV
inca reduction Of - per cent M duties 10 re luce
internal taxation, to Cnraptn PoSta-e and To adopt
as good "A scheme of Clvu service Reform as could
bee agrced mon. Me.Su Vhlru iu ina pTntricted
session earlier III the year they would hHVc re-
gatdrG aSrhmeri"1l they we're now UI-pnSed 10 con
Sder seriously and to advocate With courage and
persistence as matters OF fundamental pohcy. The
Huhhcll mode of lrVyluC %" t'cal asst s'Wruts no
longer commanded the services oi % single ap0.O2ist
aud bIli3 were presented winch n enacted would
render unnecessary such laborious pTO>ccutiors as
that conducted against General Curtis. Internal
improvements would not have cOuuuaUdrd any at
tcutIou even # an uneXpendet ualance OF ~lI,-
73 i.9il bad not remained r the Treasury ifom the
dIsreoutahlc. lO9-ToUug scheme OF the previous
session The estimated surpus of the fiscal year
beng estimated Ht Tl-'l'oo.'"N notwithstanding
the recent decline IN the export trade there was
no reason why internal taxes should not hr matrri-
allv reduced a1d the tauh revised. These great
measures have already been undertaken aud q Civil
Ser,icc bil has pasSed House. Ii - this
gain i'm party intelligence aud principles that com
.r1glt lttftt I.fC l.t
machine politcs and dcspotc management. Dis
aster has not ovrrJhrOwn the Republican party. II
/. reiuvIroratiug it for ANEW career Of progress
siye influence and practical usefulness.