New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-29
POLITICAL NEWS.

Governor Thompson, of South Carolina
has SHOWN himself TO he practical Civil Service Re-
former Disrcgarding claims for a deal and recog
milton for services rendered during the campaign
he has reappoiutcd all tue officers whose terms we're
about to expire except where incapacity melibiy
barred them ont. These include beside State officers
several hundred county officer, jury commissioners ind
magistrates, which under the system prevailing IN many
Southern States are appointed by the Governor
COngressman-elect OchIl rec, of Texas, il
the owner Of assortment OF principles numerous and
varCguted enough TO start political museum. He
intends support Blackburn for Speaker Of the next
House but not Democrat lie will also support the
Administration of President Arthur but n)t Repub-
licau. Toward the Republican party he has kindly
feeling because it has dealt fairly with the Confederate
soldiers. hut is willing to 90 irto the Democratic
party il becomes National His love for int
river and harbOr bills large appropriations and hc old
flag is uudnmed. About the only thing he is uDalter-
ably opposed to Is taxation IL every form
An attempt to get the sense of the Missouri
legislators question Of submitting TO the people
prohibory amendment to the dtutlon is making by
The ST. Louis Post Dispatch 1t finds the members reuc
tant to commit themselves less than fourth Of them
having responded far. OF these. however, majority
are willing 10 allow the people the opportunity 10 vote ON
the subject The other thrcef0urts probably afraid
Of stepping the end Of board which has flown
up and slapped more than one rural statesman in tie
face and propose to wait and feel the ground carefully
under their feet before they move
The Democratic papers that foresaw the pass
age of the Civil Service bill by the Senate have been try
ing for some time impress upon the public mind the
tremendous sacrifice their party about 10 make.
They want 10 place It IN attitude where t assume
the virtues of they call upon all the world to
witness what example OF Selfdenal the party Is CIV
ing and how hard task 1t is put away all the com
Portable offices just on the eve of National triumph
The st. Lo,ds Republican labors through article In this
ugubrDu. strain every day. II considers this rennci-
alton act of patriotism that 40 other party IN me
country before equal TO-" and hopes that Ihe
people Will appreciate the sacrifice ana FOte 'ho PJ
into power
During the campaign in Connecticut last ran
Mr. Waller, the Democratic candidate for Governor
posed before the voters OF the state political purlSI
He was especially anxious that no one willing TO 90
brbed should vote for him and expressed horror les
some faint Of corruption might lnger about his election
Sooner than have his friends take any questionable
means 10 aid HIM he said he preferred to be defeated
Well the Democrats in New Haven wanted TO know how
unuy of the party would dare to bolt Democratic can
didae aud to spot them they prepared an Illegal bal
lot Seven thousand OF these were voedwhch II thrown
ont in accordance with decision OF the court N case ea
acy similar would leave MrN aller IN minority Ol Apou
3 600 The question now Is whether his much-v auhea
political virtue will stand the strain Of accepting an
office to which he has been Illegally chosen
The Iowa Republicans are naturally proud OF
,b no.ton Senator Allison OF that State has won In the
National Council. The Des Aotnes Register pays him
This iust tribute "senator Allison proved wise and
very effective leader for the Republican party in the SEN
ate during the debate on the ClYu Service Reform p
He is such OF the details OF the public service as
no other IN the Senate Is and being ready debaer
and NJ speaker made the Democrats themselves sho"
TO county how insincere has been all their campaign
talk about Cvl Service Reform and how hypocriticas
their attitude Congess The Republican Senators
In choosing a leader the party I'm this trying time
chose wisely In the selection OF Mr.. Allison lie mas lho
safer qualities OF leadership in admirable and aDaus1
degree-haying such thorough acquaintance win All
branches and details OF the Government ana It's serVo
IA man ROW IN Congress has
There are signs of coming harmony in the lie.
publican party of Ohio The Cincinnati Co1iHcre'a'
suggests a way by which this desirable end can be
reached Notwithstanding the opposition which the at
tempt made last winter to regulate the liquor traho
aroused that paper believes that substantially the re
publicans were united upon the proposition that tne
liquor traffic should be regulated and that the popular
STYLES OF observing the day of rest IA cities OF the mss
class having over two hLhdred thousand inhabitants
were susceptible OF improvement" The best way W
reach objects The Commercial thinks Is for the Leg
iature " submit to tho people IN abrogaton OF Inc n