New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-14

The majority of the foreign residents had taken
refuge In the ships ip the harbor before the bonn
bardmept opened. Ths correspondent In his dls-
patch sent on the day after the occupation OF the
town did not have q word to say about the arpi-
trary arrests, the cruel treatment OF the brieisn
Consul and the insults offered to the foreign nags
As he had to depend upon the courtesy Oh the
French authorities in forwarding his dispatches, he
may not have bsen in position to blurt ont all no
knew. but may have reserved the most dscredit'
able incidents of this siege Of a defenceless town
for subsequent letters. Mr.. Gladstones statements
IN the House of Commons could not have been
based upon official information of the highest
value. for the British Consul was dead and his
Secretary under arrest.
He is not greedy man-Mr Randall isnot. lie
does not want the whole earth He tells me Ph'a-
delpha Times that he is not candidate. directly or
rsmotely for any other Office than that Of Speaker.
How modest and magnanimous don't you think so,
Mr.. Coxf
The ST. Jamess Gazette CURLY dismisses the oratory
of the Golden Climb dinner as Radical COCK
crow 1t blurts cut some pretty cold truth for the
Free Traders when it describes the chief function
of the speakers as making much ado to excuse
the failure of Mr.. Cobden's prophecies" and con-
tends that it liz grossly unreasonable Ito pretend
that because America has modified its tariff and
Italy has consented to commercial Treaty, therels
evidence of spreading light" IT, h refreshing to
find an English journal making such frank admis-
sions and experimenting them with so clear ana
logical defence OF Protection as this: Tho fact
is that America and other young countries favor
Protection because they think ths advantages II
confers in developing young industries outweigh
the disadvantages in excluding mere and there
cheap and useful goods; and older countries. for
~. <fxoxo al
be selfsufficing.'
ANY oracle, soothsayer OF other person OF excep-
tional sagacity who knows what the Democracy OF
Pennsylvania had best do in view of the return OF
harmony and unity to the ranks of their opponent,
can hear of something TO his advantage by COM
munic ating with Governor Pattson without delay.
II the writer of another are who declared that the
world knows nothing of its greatest men could have
been favored with provision of that compliment
tary dinner given to the Hon. Tim" Campbell, ne
doubtless would have materially modified his as
sertion.
Oscar Wilde has Just been lecturing in London
upon what he knows OF America. II America should
take notion TO lecture upon what 1t knows OF
Oscar Wilde, London would be cOnvulsed with
laughter.
Stephen A. Douglas. a son Of the great little
giant is a staunch Republican-but then 1t Is not
the first instance of son growing up to be wiser
than his father.
The impression is growing In Ohio that every
time Judge Hoidly opens his mouth during the
campaign the mouth will run the danger Of finding
Judge Hoadly's foot in it.
The Albasy Times thinks that the coming Demo-
cratic State Convention cannot do better than to
nominate the ticket headed by William Purcell
which the Republicans defeated in 1881. We be-
lieve it was Mr.. William Nye, late of Table Noun
tain. who once took occasion to advise Truthful
James that it was never well to replay poss-mor-
TEN hand.
Ex-Governor 81. John, of Kansas. is OF the opn-
ion that David Davis % is becoming very prom
| isiug candidate for the Presidency. Among the
reasons which he gives with great seriousness for
believing thar he would be elected by large ma
jority is that goes without saying that he would
poll the full vote of his party There's good
deal of truth in that. That party won't split un til
the top-rail of the fence it sits on is sharpened.
With all its shortcomings the trade dollar is
nearer par to-day than the Democratic party has
been any time these twenty odd years
The Louisville Cemier-JourRal finds it I" difficult to
| characterize the Republican party of Kentucky"
IL SAYS "its only object Is to get Office and ITS
leaders are all claimants for public patronage" IL
| has been remarked heretofore by people who have
observed the egira from Kentucky toward WASH
ingtun whenever the accident OF a Democratic ma
] ,ority in the House has afforded few crumbs OF
official patronage that the Democracy of that State
| had much the same pcculiantes. Must be some
| thing in the climate. As the fellow, getting into
| bed with his boots on. SAID 10 his wife, who COM
plared of being dizzy and having a queer feeling
| in her head, Mus be in atmosphere, feel jesse
| mself"
Growing crops throughout Central Pennsylvania
| have been seriously injured of late. The farmers
| who own them refer tho damage 20 the recent
storms of rain and hail. Bat they doubtless are
egregiously mistaken. 1t - more than likely that
those crops would be in aourIshlng condition to-
day IL ihs Star Route jurS had not disagreed. Turn
| the rascals out.
| II has lust occurred to The Bged'o Courier that
Elf the Democracy adopts the policy oft1rning the
| raseals out il must, TO be consistent adopt the
policy of keeping the raseals ont" The manner in
| which The Courier makes thus announcement indi-
Gates that II is IN something of quandary as to
how ITS party will be able Gil the offices when it
| comes to power IL may rest easy ON that score,
however so soon rs 1t comes to be believed that
the Democratic policy will be TO keep the raseaIs
out" all danger of the party's is removed.
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