New-York tribune., 1883-10-27
THE SULf1Y on AMERICAN POL

THE SULT4N on AMERICAN Politics.
Mr. Hewitt, who is now travelling in foreign
parts, has been having chat with the Sultan in
a special interview, in which his Majesty dis
played a remarkable familiarity with American
politics. In fact, Abdul IIamid announced sew
cral discoveries, proving a remarkable insight
into the affairs of distant country. The first
of these was contained in the following remark
to Mr. Hewitt, reported in a cable dispatch to
The Herald: "The stability of your institu
" tOns in the United States is owing to the alb
scncc of politicians, supcrabundance Of which
" in France is such disturbing element" When
50 intelligent an Englshman as Matthew
Arnold made some slips in discussing American
affairs it is little less than astonishing that a
Turk, and Sultan at that, should SEQ us so
clearly and from so far of Every American
citizen knows that the absence OF politicians W.
i'm this country makes it difficult to administer
the Government. There not being enough pol
iticians to I'LL the offices, the struggles OF nom-
mating conventions to get candidates and the
wild efforts of politicians to escape being forced
into Office arc constantly seen by our people.
On this ground, they have indeed often cnycd
the people of France, where, it is well under
stood, the supply of politicians Is equal to the
demand, the offices can usually be filled without
very great difficulty and where the politicians,
as a class do not exhibit the frantic modcsty
and unreasonable preference for private life
which are characteristic of the American
politician.
Another of the Sultan's discoveries, showing
how kccnly hc watches the progress of Amcri-
can affairs, was the following remark TO Mr.
Hewitt: Il have heard that you are likely be-
= fore long 10 become member of the Govern
"mcnt Allow me to congratulate You upon
the said Government being that of the United
States. and not of France. am very fond of
" the American Nation, because II harbors no
design, and pitfalls against my Empire Here
is new, for the Democratic party-to say MOTH
ing of the rest of the voters Of the United
States The Sultans allu,ion undoubtedly was
10 the fact that Mr.. Hewitt is known To be the
candidate of the County Democracy for the
Democratic nomination for President. But 1t
Is evident that the Sultan's sympathy with the
County Democracy and his hostility 10 Tam
many, led him to Oycrcstimatc the power 0l the
former organization, and to confuse the stage of
"mcnton with that of nomination, which a
good many politicians of all parties have found
to be rs far apart ~ number OF Mr.. Hewitt :
party friend, have found nomination and cleo
ton to be. No doubt Mr.. Hewitt explained all
thi, to the Sultan, and told him of the union OF
Tammany aud tho County Democracy upon a
local ticket. 1t is to be hoped that, if he told
him of the split on legislative nominations the
news was broken gently to the Sultan. Perhaps
hc was consulted by Mr.. Hewitt with view to
introducing some Turkish methods into an
American canvass. Mr.. Hewitt, who furnishes
the account of the interview, says nothing on
this point but if it Is found some morning that
Mr.. Roswell +. Flower has been bOwstuug,
and his body tied up in a sack and flung into
tho Hudson River from an Erie ferry boat, we
will all know who instigatcd the wicked deed