New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-05

To politicians: The Courts having decided that
candy is not food perhaps you will decide to ADAM
don the habit of feeding the dear people Z" taffy
during each recurring campaign.
In Mr.. Gadstone's bestowal of Lord Beacons-
fields garter upon the Duke of Grafton is SEEM as
in his selection of Archbishop Benson, a desire
to defer to the wishes of the Queen, with
whom his relations have not been as pleas
ant as were his predecessors. The present
Duke OF Grafton is, so far public life goes. alb
solutely uuimportant and insignificant character.
He Is very poor man, too, for his position, and
while his eldest son is married TO woman of dis
reputable antecedents, his daughter married, under
most scandaous circumstances, that Major
Hartford who was cashIered for cheating
at cards-the marriage taking place after
that event. But, on the other hand, the
Duke as Lord Augustus Fitzroy has for
about thirty years been a valued member of the
Royal household, and entirely In the confidence of
the Queen and the late Prince. whose dead hand re-
mains. 1t seems, more potent than almost any liv-
ing one IN comforting prelacies and stars. It has
been remarked how many members of the Queens
household while irreproachable themselves have
been unfortunate in their children. The Duchess
OF Roxburghe's daughter married Mr.. Russell who
played at the Marlborough Club Major Harbord's
little game. the offence of all others never con-
dohed. Lady Ely, to whom the Queen Is devoted,
mas seen her only daughter divorced for miscon-
quot. Lady Desarts eldest son became involved in
circumstances which put him under thick cloud
Inc queen Is loyal and steadfast friend, and it is
no iault OF hers If in the long any valued ser
want OF her own, her husband, her mother fails to
get his wishes. IL would have been very difficult
for Minister to refuse the request that Lord
Beaconsheds decoration should be- given to another
valued friend, and all the more that the Minister
still has another garter dispose Of But the gem
eral public will not be pleased, for it has gone
abroad that Lord Portsmouth refused the blue
ribbon some time ago on the score that he had done
no public service 10 the State. and to many it will
Justly appear proposterous that while such man
as Lord Dufferin goes without the highest decora
ton the sovereign can bestOw, il is conferred on
a mere Lord-In- Waiting. IL recalls. indeed, the
bon mot made wears since anent the Phipps family,
by whom plethora of snug things have been alb
sorbed, that they OF the household divided the
spoil"
We are far from desiring TO annoy Assistant Dis
trict-Attornoy Allen with conundrums. but he re-
Gently showed himself TO be SC thoroughly familiar
with the conduct of the illegal lottery business III
this city that We confidently rely on him TO an
correctly few questions appertaining 10 that
business When did the Penal Code go into effect,
and how long after that date must wait for him
and Tor Mr.. Pnkcrton's detectives to clean out"
tho policy menR Is there anything else in the way
of legislation needed Or IL he waiting for the evil
dence which he says he captured last Augustl Or
for the Dstrict-Attorney's recovery Are we to
conclude that the great raid on lottery and policy
dealers and the election ended about the same
timer
Governor Cleveland tells this Legislature that
tho last Legislature neglected its plain duty in
failing to reapportion the State" But this Legsla-
ture is composed in part of tho last Legislature.
seeing that the Senate holds over 1t remains to be
seen how the Senate will receive this pointed re-
buke. 1t may occur to Senator Jacobs or if not to
him then certainly to the silver-tongued Grady to
rise to a question of privilege and "hurl back" the
charge of having neglected plain duty. Mr.. Cleveland
ought 10 understand that the last Legislature felt
that the first of its plain duties was not to appor-
tion the State, but to apportOn the spoils of the
Senate and Assembly. including the sixth assistant
private sccTetaryshp of the fourth assistant door
keeper And when it got through apporIoning the
spols and dissolved the deadlock il really was so
fatigued TO be ncapacitated for the lesser duty
of appOrtioning the State.