New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-23

else's az County Clerk there would be no danger
of his tampering with the records. AS Reform
method it seems quite original.
Consistency thy name is-not John f. Deve-
lii OF Peter b. Olney or Edward COOper-It is Pur-
roy-Whte.
Really We had no idea that such shocking state
of affairs existed over the line in the neighbOring
State of Connecticut We learn from The NeC
Haren Register that " the people Of Connecticut
have suffered from the misdeeds of the Rnpub
lican party for years in the shape of dear flour
and priceless meat, but they have suffered in
silence lr The Register not proverbiay
calm in its tone and moderate in It's statements
we should half believe this to be eXaggera
tion. But it is so definitely and earnestly set
forth that we have no more doubt of it than We
have of the soundness of The Registers proposition
tnat the only cure FOR dear flour and priceless
meat is in the election of Mr. Thomas VI. Waller
TO be Governor. 1t is painful thought that MIR.
Waller, if he should be elected, cannot be inau-
gurated until January, and that flour must con-
time dear and meat priceless.i and the people
suffer in silence until then.
When Mr.. Hewitt said Tammany was 1" a thing
of the past did he mean in the same sense that
Jefferson and jackson are party that bows
down and worships things of the past seems to
have understood him.
The chairman of the Democratic State Com
mitee has issued a circular letter to the Dem
ocrats of the several towns in which he condemns
the perncious effects of the system of raising
money for political purposes by the assessment
OF ofice-holders and the contributions of wealthy
candidates. and calls upon the Democratic
electors in each town to meet local expenses by
local cOntributiOns,' sin the old fashioned indie
pendent Den Ocratc way = In this way, he says
sum sufficient to meet the cost of tickets club
rooms, teams, halls and newspapers" can be
raised, and with the emphasis of italics he adds
" No other expenses nedfH justified in an honest
cdmpdjGap The Impression sought to be conveyed
is that the Democrats are going to make an hon
est campaign" and not going to assess their
Office. holders and candidates. or course it isn't
true Every candidate in nomination and every
Democrat in Office has been assessed and every
bod knows it. What's the use of such thin de.
captions 81 don't care so much about the
Deacon's getting drunk" said honest layman in
a church meeting. "but | do hato to hear him
get up here and lle.about H."
There is one man in this canvass who is having
good time beyond any question. The State Com
mites may lie racked with anxiety. Secretary
r olger may be melancholy, the other candida ties
detected and the whole party in the dumps but
nothing can disturb the placid sef-cOntent of the
candidsteat-large. Tho manner Ill
which he Ignores the circumstances of his nomi-
nation and the men who made it must remind the
State Committee of the impressive person who
walked down Broadway in the proud conscious
ness OF new OyercOat from the back of which he
had forgotten to take the tag, "Ouri own make
Only " 50w
Say, Mr.. John T.. Develn: do you really
think the great popular uprising" you presided
over at Cooper Institute two years ago was n sue
cessf BY the way, Mr.. Deyelin, what was it tor
Do you rememberT