New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-20

dav. The spirit which he manifested was not
we'll received by the public, and little honest
criticism seems To have made his mistake
clear. He shows himself to be a good deal oil
n man by the way he has accepted tuc
situation. As a result, new match mas oeen
arranged for Thanks giving morning. Inc o.
fcers of the Manhattan Athletic Cluo uo''r
credit tor the gentlemanlike ana uIEn''o'
manner in which they have conducIeu 'no''-
selves under these unpleasant circumstance
So much attention has been calieu W u,o
roce nv the trouble about it that the attend
ance on Thursday is likely to be large.
MYERS is at all in condition, pretty contest
NAV be expected and if he cannot appear
Caorces race against time will be well worth
seeing.
TIL. criticism on West Point INDUCED in at
Governors Island will not he likely to please
the officers in charge of the Military Acauehly
but il can hardly be resented az sacrileglous be-
cause it was male by Army officers. IL Is not
"a if it had come from civilians. There was
much reason in the fault that was found. Inc
present system of examinations, elaborate as u
has been by regulations and rules, often does
Injustice to certain parts of the country.
farmers boy from Arkansas is expected to be as
nrohciept in the things in which he is examined
as the applicant from New-York who has been
at school all his life. Still the farmers boy
might have by far the best stnff in him to make
n good officer. If the examination were by
word of mouth and rot written, the examiners
could learn much more readily what the candl-
dates general qualifications were even II Ito
could not answer particular Question-per-
haps one to which the examiners themselves
had not worked out the correct answer. The
remedies suggested in the discussion which toll
lowed General Frys paper are worthy of atten-
ton in high places. The men who made them
know what they are talking about.
Already the recent harm ny in the ranks OF
the United Democracy IS growing cold, and 1t
promises to be in a state of arctic trlgldlty
about January /, when the new Mayor goes
into Office. The politicians in each faction of
the party are fercely pushing their claims for
patronage, and Mr.. Elson Is likely to hnd
himself between the devil and the deep sea If
he tries to pursue an independent course. Inc
County Democracy say lie is member Oh
their own organlz alton; therefore they must
have their first choice. Tammany men assert
that they made his election possible; therefore
they must be considered before their rivals.
The prospects for lively fight are excellent.
The ID .mOcratic politicians OF tins city nave
never made great show of devotion to civil
service principles still they have occasionally
mentioned them. But now they frankly admit
that what they want is oftce-sp0us. lDls Is
of course natural but considering that they
claim to have usheTed in new and pure era
in politics, one would think that they would
not repudlate what little principle they did
profess to have without at least making some
slight apOOgy. But they have not even
enough regard for appearances 10 do that.
MIR. Edison will have over fifty offices TO fill
during his admin sratiOn. Before he gets
through he will heartily wish he had not
any.
Thoughtful pedestrians often feel uncom-
Portable as they stroll along the sidewalks of
this city realizing that the steam boilers down
below might pop off at any moment, greatly TO
their inconvenience. Another great nuisance,
if not danger, will he added when the pipes
of the steam heating companies are laid and
working The escaping steam thus far has
not blown anybody up, but no one can tell
what it may do when full pressure has been
turned on. The officers of the companies say
they do not expect any trouble of that kind.
Probably not; but 1t is always the unexpected
that happens. Even if a bursting pipe does
not tear up the pavement, to the in
Jury of vehicles OF pedestrians, the escap-
ing steam at least will be a wretched
nuisance. The odOr of it is something fng It.
full. Already it has made its way into several
easements and done great damage in them and
throughout the buildings above. The great
confusion caused by digging up the streets to
lay the pipes is an evil that might be borne
with some patience if there was fair pros
pect that the work, when once done, would
be ended; but it seems more than likely that
breaks will be frequent and that the pave
ments Will be continually torn up. The incOn-
venience and damage resulting in the lower
part of the city in this way are hard to esti-
mate. We have INDUCED in no execratiOn of
the Aldermen who voted to bring all this
trouble upon us. 1t is because words which
are not profane are inadequate to do the sub
jecU justice. "
EX.SENATOR EATON'S VIEWS.
OF all the commentators On the recent great