Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-14


Editor Dana, Of the New York San, declines TO
preside over the approaching Butler meeting IN
New York, but promises To contribute 20 It's sue
cess He predC that It will Ok, great meeting and
says that "any citizen OF New York Interested IN the
promotion OF democratic principles night be proud
70 preside over 1t" Mr. Dana, with his paper Is a
thorn in tie democratic SIDE and he evidently
means TO do the party hc lately acted with a. much
harm a. pOasI6ic. The democratic dancer In New
YORK Is that Butler may divide the party strength
with Cleveland, and IL L, to this END that 3lr Dana
ID directing his efforts. He contends that Cleveland
b democrat only in name, and endeavOrs 10 per-
slade his readers that in voting for Butter they
viii manifest a truer devoJiou 10 democracy than
o. supporting the party candidate. The demo-
Gratis are beginning TO realize hat the Dana degcc-
oon calls for heroic Treatment For u time they
We're disposed u deal leneItIy with the editor OF
The san, In the nope that cayortns all round
the political field and Kicking at everything in
reach, he would resume his place in the party
traces and worA quietly. But that his kicks
are al aiulel al The democratic ticket, there is
disposition 10 kick back, and Mr.. Dana IS being
held up Is mar altogether unftted TO give demo-
cratic advice. The hles OF his paper are searched
70 show that he has protested against being con-
sidered democrat, and that ne Ia, never permit
ted the sac 10 be called democratic paper IL
looks now As If a good DIAL OF democratic arnnu-
~ "
The political Canvass Il almost at stand-Stiil 50
far as public demOlstrdt ions are concerned. Com
fnitteeS are hard at work mapping. cut plans for
the future, and IT IL expected that early in next
month the campaign VIII lie given Il vigorous
push all along the line The activity OF the Butler
men Ia New York gives color TO The report that the
willy General intends 10 devote his energies ard his
means chiefly to the empire state. What the eject
BE- il YETI QD ear IN
dict II is the democrats Who fear him ia New
York, and the only opposition Yet offered 10 his in
vasien OF that state comes from that PARTY Re
publican uneaS1neSs with regard 10 Ohio IS as arTar-
ent as democratic anxiety about West Virginia
There Is such breaking away nom party lines
these days that managers, on both sides. are con-
FUSED Dir. hendricAS has ANNOUNCED that lie VIII
open the dsm0cratlc Canvass in Indiana with
speech at Muncie, on the 9th Oh Stptt mber, and
Irom That date 10 the Close 81 the election the
Oh the opposing parties viii not Ia. in that doubt
ful state. In Maine the E-publcans are quite
active. but the democrats have SO far remained In
the background, which gives rise TO suspicion
that their labOrs In Nh Bines state will he Of the
still-4unt order. All the Maine democrats can hope
10 DO, however, is to reduce the proportions of the
assured republican majority.
The great value OF the reform In the postal SER
Vice, ELECTED by ex-POStmaster General Horatio
hinSs penalty envelope substitute for the official
stamp aosurdlty, Is already being generally recOg-
nzed, though SO recently adopted by act of Con-
gresS- BY this plan the postal service Is much
huhplneu; considerable saving Is secured to the
government in dispensing with The official starars
In keeping accounts of them. attaching them to
letters and packets, to say nothing Of the abls,
under which large numbers OF the official starnps
nave been used for private purposes. MIR. King,
whose thorough knowledge OF the workings and
requirements Of the postal service enabled him
when In Office 10 effect many improve ments. has
devoted years OF unsefSh work In the face of MANY
sexatleuS obstacles TO this task of wedding out the
OFFICIAL stamp abuse, and THE STAR, which has
given him hearty cooperation in his efforts. now
congratulates him upon the successful result OF his
lAbOrs.