New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-21
NEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, 81 IssLTEN PAGES

not been forgotten ought be forgotten and the other
referring TO very visionary future. These things to-
geher may be sad illustrate two very prominent Eng
lish poems the one called "The Pleasures OF
Memory" and the other " The Pleasures OF Hope"
Those who indulge the pleasures Of memory are those
few malignant macOntents who have been faklng anu
serspng through the cutters OF past squaboles to ma II
there was any garbage there left which they might hhg
M the President They have picked up little, Dut 90
not think that has done him any great damage Ohe OF
their allegations that in Old tines the President oens
practical manager of the Republican party was n'
always associated with parlOr company
Unfortunately anybody that knows the history OF our
practical politics. both Republican and Democratic
knows that It has not occupation for when the
angel Gabriel would rush out OF heaven. Laughter'l
They who have mingled with IL have been Obliged 20
miuge with good many men who are not OF mn
lenunl and gilt-edged excellence. Sometimes poh-
tlcians It is ssld-some Of them at least
hare been obliged to "he down WIN
dog and get up with ncas " aughter and It precise
y that condition OF things which we have been trying 10
reform for some years past We have been trying to i'm
prove It, and thank Cod we have improved II ZAP
pausel
TWO GOLDEN RULES.
The two rules Of practical demonstration when no"
stand the head Of the rules Of the Federal Government
are these:
Rule frst-No person in Civil Service shall use hts
Office his official authority influence either 70 cOerce
Rule second~No person the public service shall for
that be under any obligation 20 contribute 10 au
political fund render any political service ana he ~
not be removed or otherwise prcudleed Tor refusing W
DO so. applause
Those. gentlemen are golden rules. They were pro-
mulgated you VIII remember only year ago-January'
Iss3-and they be the name OF Chester A. Arthur
President. loud applause and cries Of good good
And what is he has, since they we're promulgated
enforced them in his practice, and he will continue 70 en-
force them to the end. lApplause.l
ANOTHER CLASS OF OBJECTIONS.
There Is another class OF objections to which have
now only time barely refer have taken more than
my allotted tmewhich have described as " treasures
OF Hope" They come class OF people who don't
think they have much To expect from the present
Administration, and they willing 10 try another
in q very large ana comprehensive hope Of doing
better themselves augher and their form Of oojee-
tlon is this: That admitting al that IL SAID or MI.
Arthur's administration admitting what The Times con-
fesses and The TRIBUNE cOnfesses, and The EreHh9 Posi-
confesses, Ia cry Commercial 4drerttserl who prefer
all OF them, other admitting that STILL IL ne Is NOM
mated be elected. That Is their great argu
ment
| Ihave always observed that these men never think
that anybody can be elected except their own particular
| friend OF that candidate from whom they have
very broad expectations Laughter ana
| loud applause They to be c!assed, think a.
prophets with the illustrous weather prophets OF whom
we have so many-with the illustrous Mr. Vedder ana
~
continually giving out that next week
| or next month there is going to DE q
tempest, wind and rain and tlda wsye. ana 'sa,n a
quakes and various other commissions or Nature; ana
when the day around and il happens To e rs CAIN
any other summers morning, why, they don't comes
they have made mistake, but they 20 on ana repeat
| Oher prediction.
So these weather prophets NJ politics who say this man
or that man can't be elected are TO be cassed tnlnk
with the other weather prophets and their predictions
are entitled 10 about as much respect lAppiaU5c'l
! EVERY REPUBLICAN, VOTE SURE.
| The only thing with any ue
| gree OF certainty is this that II MI Arthur
| should be northumberland hope he will be
| at Chicago he will receive every sincere Kepuo
cau vote in the Nation. Great applause and cries OF
"Hurrah ~ And what is more, have heard moder
ate but good old Democrat say that their own party
doesn't give them frst-cass nan-such man as Mt
Bayaid or Mr. Hewitt would be-they will be hanged
| II thoy are not going 10 vote for Mr.. Arthur.
1 have but one more remark 70 make and then shau
tres-psss upon your patience no longer ores OF bt
on" 1t tbis-and is addressed 10 you particularly aS
business men a remark that i very often ascr1Ded
TO that honest ana noble Old Abraham Lincoln Urea,
auDlausP III said that be found II W3s never sOou
time To swap horses when yOu crossing the stream
do not know that we are crossing the stream put
know that have had within TWO or three days pdst
pretty heavy blow. know that there are good MANI
sound thinkers who tell n still that mat blow T. NOT en-
trev blOwed out. know that our commercial cOudilOl
| Is not all brightness security.
We may have reverses. think probably shall have
for months Hures OF trouble, ana distress
until ihings settle their normal condition bui II
this OF things do better nan not to sWaI
horses III the stream
INTEREST or BUSINESS MEN.
We have at the head OF the Government New-Iorkel
"A man whose traditions and education are those OF
sound finance. rAppause He has always been trained
in a good school He is the author We know, o. th'
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