New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-22


Mr. Pattison the Govenor-elect of Pennsylvania'
is evidently coming out strong for a return to the
simplicity of the Fathers Of the Republic" lie
has clearly been peru ing the thrilling but apocry-
phal story abOut Thomas Jefferson riding TO the
National Capitol on horseback hitching his horse to
the fence and taking the oath as President without
any ceremonial for he has declined TO accept mill
tary escort ut his inaugural saying that nc is OPP
posed TO "pageantry and demonstration" ana Is
determined that his inauguration shall not cost the
people cent. This unusual love for simplicity be-
trays in the young Governor desire that when he
reaches the legal be may not be without caplta
AZ a Presidential candidate. HIS refusal of mill airy
escort +, a rebnke to Old veterans. ike Mr. Tilden
who did not object TO pageantry and demonstration
when ne was lnaugurated Governor of New-Iork
While the people are not eager to be taxed they do
not object to any reasonable d"mODstra ion on the
few festal davs which they have 10 enjoy, and we
are bound to believe that the new Governors who
allow a little pageantry are wiser IN their genera
ton than those who do not.
One of our contemporaries which did what 1t
could toward bringing IN a Democratic majority In
the next Congress. in assuming the functions OF
chief adviser OF that body procans as the hrst
necessity of the hour that the Government should
be made poor Make the Government poor" Is
its first Injunction When we consider who the
people are at the door he length of time hey We
been fasting. their uncommon appetitcs and I'M
limited capacity, the advice seems snpercro 'atory
If they don't make the Government poor" in
short ORDER it will be only because they cannot get
fair chance at the CHI st. And if they don't make
the people sick besides we miss our guess.
Ladies and gentlemen in search of a really nice
Jewel for a Christmas gift would do well to par-
chase a ticket for Rochester. One OF our Demo-
cratic contemporaries in that city, The Onion, has
lust exhibited the lOveliest jewel of consistency
that we nave gaze1 upon these many years. In the
same editorial column it prints an extract from
speech of Daniel Web ter in when, saying dl TO to
Washington the great exp0under of the Constitu-
ton protests against the excuses of party spirit"
and al article If lis own in wnlch occurs the quiet
and restrained statement that 1t has come to be an
axiom that No Republican returning or canvassing
board can any more be trusred to 10 fair thug
when the dong an unfair thing will put Republic
can in Office to the exclusion of Democrat" We
congratulate our con emporary upon the handsome
manner IN which it enforccs by example what
Washington and Webster enforced by precept
The fine old Republican newspaper that lately re-
erred the defeat of the Saratoga ticket to the Sc
cret traitor" Luther than to " the army Of Aerxes'
now takes occasion to characterize the independent
Republicans of the State who declined TO sanction
fraud and forgery as "disgruntled" Republicans
The Characterization terribly seyere-t just eats
into it's victims like much yitriol But then 1t IS
not original Our contemporary will remember that
the iuryman in the fable spoke of the eleven mem-
bers of the panel who agreed upon verdict with
which he was unable to concur as disgruntled"
The albany Argus informs its readers-and no
other pa er has the news-that the Democracy
wisely nominated its candidates from among the
men utterly removed IRON the class who dlsport
themselves in politics Robin Hood dlsported him.
self in Epiug Foresr-on tue theory that the world
owed hun living" The truth of this statement
muSt come home with irresistible force t. all In
te ligent citizens of the metropolis whatever their
nolitica For they realize that Il was DemOcracys
{ ern but patriotic Determination to select candl-
dates only on the theory of the survival of the
ftest as CARDS character capacity ana Seii-aohe-
CATION that resulted IN the nomination OF Patrick
Keenan, for County Clerk. Tim Campbell ana Frank
Sp,nola for Assemblynen, and Harry Genet for
Alderman.
The PHILADELPHIA Prcss speaks Of a singer who has
"a quick ear for encorts." That s what's the mat
fer with the aveiage oIlce-holder.
The success of Messrs. Wadsworth and James.
the ont-Admi aistraIOn candidates for Congress IN
the XXVIIth aud Hid Districts was much greater
than our figures published yesterday made 1t ap-
po.r Mr. Wadsworh led Judge Fo,sef IN the
XXVIIth by 1,1S7 votes, ana carried tue district
bv T. s2 majority although Cleveands majority
there was ass. In the lid District Cleyeand's
total vote was 20 026 and his majority over Foger
was O.O61 Mr. James had total vote of l0,446.
majority over his competitor of 23l3' and al excess
over Folgers vote of 94sl-that 49, Cleveland car
ried the district by 10000 Democratic majority