New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-17

taken measures to enforce the ordinance re-
curing ashes and garbage to be placed III
proper receptacles for removal. The failure
of the police to give effect to this regulation
has been a great draw back in the work OF
street cleaning, as well 9s an injury to tie
health of the tenement districts. 1t often
happens that as soon as a street has been
cleaned. and the ashes and garbage taken
away, the empty boxes will be Immediately re-
filed with the same materials, which are allowed
to scatter over the pavement for another oay
If President Shaler with his small force
can make tenants provide proper receptacies
and prevent them from being placed ON the
sidewalks after the time fixed by the street
Cleaning Department he will deserve pubic
testimonial for his services in behalf OF long
suffering people.
MR.. TYLDEN OR HIS SHADOW.
Tn 1880 we learned from Democratic organs
that the Democratic party had bnt one man OF
Presidential stature. We also learned that he
was not good man, weighing $50 pounds"
II is not strange, therefore that the Democratic
party finds itself little embarrassed 10 trying
to fix upon candidate for next year.
NOIHlDG WOulu plOdsO hDpN'N
than the nomination of Mr.. Tiiden. Yet the
Democrats hav, great many reasons for NOM
mating him. He has brains /; and though he
does not weigh $50 pounds, would not make
himself heavy load to carry by foolish letters
and speeches. He has MONEY, and the DEM
ocrats are SO indignant about the use OF money
in Indiana three years ago that they want TO
have five or ten times as much to spend them
selves in that State next year. The principal
advantage of Mr.. Tilden, however, Is that he
managed to run quite well when the tariff was
not question of urgent practical Importance,
and could therefore evade questions which
would be put to any other candidate with dis
astrous effect. Mr.. Tilden could say, My
party trusted me in 1876, and my principles
have not changed" But the man who can tell
what his principles were in 1876 is a well-in-
formed person. The world knows that MI.
Tilden used TO be a radical and ultra free
trader. But the world may not know what
Mr.. Ti.den's views are now, and probably Mr..
Tilden himself does not. Ills nomination
would carry with it one or two slight disad-
yantages. He might be asked to translate
cipher kilograms, for instance, and we all know
that the key died with Pelton. But the Dem
They would fare worse if they should marry
the widow" Governor Butler may have
views of his own in regard to the npxt Dem
ocTatic National Convention. Ii he has, 1t VIII
take long ladder and long purse tn keep
him out of the foremost place. Probably he
won,d poll fewer votes than any other Dem
ocratic candidate who could be named, but he
would bother the Republicans some, and he
would bother the majority of Democratic voters
a great deal more. He would be regarded at
the South as a pill several times as bitter as
duiuine. and would be remembered with keen
Interest wherever Democratic free traders who
use bunting are found.
1t is the opinion of many friends of ex-Sen-
ator Mcdonald, Of Indiana, that he Is OF ALI
Others the "mOst senseless and TIT man " Tor
President. lie has one merit, beyond doubt;
he retains the cordial sympathy of the men who
followed or wanted to follow the Stars and
Bars. Perhaps he knows why. At all events,
the persons who considered the war failure in
1864, if they know much of Mr.. Mcdonald,
would vote for him. lie has convenient
record on the tariff question part of it can be
found in The Congressional record, and that
part would he delightful to ultra free traders
OF the w atterSOn stamp anu part III hiS iCoc"V
utterances, which would delight the soul OF
Mr.. Randall.
AS for Mr.. Randall himself, lie will probably
be Speaker of the House. In that position
man can WELD considerable influence If he tries,
and MIR. Randall knows how to try. lie Ia
fine specimen of a Democratic Pennsy lvanian-
a man who believes in protective tariff. but is
opposed to its enforcement. The tendency OF
events in all recent Democratic conventions
has been favorable TO his aspirations, and he
would really help his party juss where 1t is
weakest-with the Democrats who know that
their interests require protection. 1t would
seem to many of them that Mr.. Randall would
be able to twist his party around to protective
view of things No doubt the tail can waS the
dog if it tries, but then it never tries.
The next Democratic candidate will be
friend of MIR. TlIden. Possibly the left-hand
friends of Mr. Tilden may be enthusiastic on
that account. At AL events, we can cOngratu-
late them in advance upon nomination so
delightful to them.
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