New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-01

solution, and consequently should be passed at
the close of the Houses constitutional term.
AS there are no signs of any disposition on
the part of Mr.. Gladstone to appeal to the
country this year, the equalization OF borough
and county suffrage is not q question OF press
ing Importance at this session. The action OF
the House is adequately explained in our
special cable dispatches. Mr.. Arnold is most
industrious and jealous controverslails', VINO
finds it irksome to await the orderly course Oh
political events.
The Marquis of Salisbury does not despair
of a political reaction in England against the
modern plague of Liberalism. In his Birming-
ham speeches, of which our London CORE
spondent telegraphs brief summary, he an
nounces with genial aacrity that the Torres
have agreed upon a substitute policy to be
held out to the constituencies at the general
elections. lie has been so long without rival
in the art of trenchant political criticism that
it must be painful experience for him to ma
his bitter datribes answered by so Singing
sarcasm as Mr.. Chamberlain's reference to the
antiouated ceremonials of the Tory festival as
"medi@val mummery" appropriate Tor the
reception of "a statesmen two hundred years
behind his time" That is not only fnlshed
epigram but truthful criticism. The fiery
MARQUIS is by temperament and acquired haO-
its of pessimism in political thought Reac-
tionary who is utterly out of place in the Eng
land of to-day. Mr.. Chamberlalns power as
political organizer has long been recognized.
His ability as speaker seems to be rapidly
increasing Lord Rosebery is also steadily
acquiring political influence. and seems des-
tined to be a Premier one of these days.
The Democrats at Albany are determined TO
have all the offices in the gift OF this city
They have passed good many bad laws since
January /, but their browning iufamy is the
insertion in the New-YOrk Charter Amend
ment bill of clause making the Police Board
of this city partisan affair. 1t has been DIS
covered that the measure as 1t now stands
leeislatcs ont of Office all the present Police
Commissioners except the ono whose term has
the longest to run-this is the fragrant SID
Nichols. After May / the Board Is to consist
of two members, and the new one Is to be APP
pointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the
Aldermen. The clause in the present law,
| which makes the Board non-Dartisan, Is
omitted The Mayor would appoint Demo
GRAFT. of course, for the Aldermen would by
no possibility confirm Republican. These
! changes in the bill were made secretly III the
| Committee, under the direction of the no
! torious Mike Murphy, and without the
| knowledge of the Republican members. The
conspirators knew very well that their act
would not bear the light of day. 1t is ac-
knowleged by respectable men of both parties
that we cannot have honest elections here
unless the Police Board is non partisan. A
Democratic Board means corrupt admins
| trotjon of the Bureau of Elections and the
transformation of $500 policemen from guar
dians of the peace into political agents. 1t
means return to the methods Of the Tweed
Ring, and the complete corruption OF New
York politics. The house has been swept and
| garnished since Tammany's old "Boss died.
Let the Democrats once get back again, and
| our last state will be worse tn an the flrst
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