New-York tribune., 1885-09-18
THE PASSING or 4 DREAM.

Ii was bright and beautiful dream, com
ne 10 the sumberins Reiormer with the grateful lulci
ness OF a fat ofico 90 the half-fanished Bourbon A
broad smlc beamed upon the Broadway front and rip
Piled along the Fuonst side. so rich In its expansive
luxury OF Joy that the horses Of the mOribund
stage lines twtched their ears sympathy. And amid
It's sumbers ON happy evening OF June 20 The Post
gently murmurrd, In bcntIfc snOre:
Thn changes In the Custom House Indicate purpose
on tho part OF the President TO Gear out longsanilg
abuses and tue whole service To tIo level Of
orrrry, economical. honest business methods"
Thon on July it turned compacently upon its pillow
and resumed It's song;
I'VE conclude from our confidence IN PreSl.
dent Cleycands character tnat Mr.. He'd leu wall admin
iser tue Custom House on ref0rn principles In short
We have faith IN the Administration
Happy conclusion! And thrice happy dreamer, had
only that been indeed tho conclusion OF the
whole mator But uniisturbed by the nrecrackers oil
Independence Day the dream flowed on. and there
.u exung thrill In the double -nostred OF july
10, which said:
.It has not taken long to convince the Democratic
heelers tnat the Collector whom the Administration
has set the Now.York Custom House proposes to
Interest OF the taxpayers Instead oil aS part OF the
Democratic nachiue.'
Thcn the slumber became sound for snoring and the
vision altogether incable until the dogssr ragged and
the mosquito became burden and the catsr OF Jacob
sharps smoto the sOmniferous mir. But Au
gust g. with gentle OF the airy coverlid and shak-
lug out OF the hy-not canopy there same this eysan
| echo
"whcn the Presidents selections for Collector Naval
OncCr and surveyor OF this port announced, The
Erslng accepted them as evidence that the Custom
House was To be run on business principles and NOT as a
part the Democratic mnchino. Our confidence is a.
ready vlndlcatsd by tho workings OF the new res.ne
THIS Is tho greatest ycory yet achieved Tor the cause
| OF Ciyii Service reforu
indeed It was glorious victory and cOck-sure vludi-
cation OF confidence So every counted chicken
to DO hlcbed that again. August 20 the evening air
| was mado 10 vibrato with thu assurance that
| Nav -Nnrx IA lie Dl aboyo all
others where the efficacy or tho Cyil service law and
The intentions OF tho Administration must be put 10
proof"
Put TO proof Nay, fair dreamer; slumbor not SO
deeply that thy snoring laxs behind thy vision They
have put to proof weighed, aud not found want
Ing Sleep while far below the drowsy tinke of the
earbcls aud the click OF the farepuneh blend In har
moi.ous accompaniment to thy song
| is this n dreami Then waking would be pain Oh,
| do not wake mel Let me dream again !"
But the cruel rays OF Septe beTs seoOld brought
sad waking ut hrst only TO the southeast Of
single cyelid squirting toward Bnttormilk Channel
trcmulOus and agitaIcd murnur camo from the too
confident nose:
We trust 1t Is true that the Collector has seen the
serious mistake which ho. made In demanding the
resignation George Bacon. welgner for Brooklyn
district, and WIN repair IT, He has violated the
his course he will lose a claim to The condeuse the
friends OF civil Service refOrnl Tho demand he has
thoroughly bad that unless he abandons It
Will DO useless attempt To convince anyOody tnat the
Collector Is sincere In mis- repeated that he
principles"
| Alas The dream fading. That eyelid fell wide
open and wakefulness crossed the vibrant nose aud
a.saed the Other The full OF September 10
shining above St. Paurs the din OF busy broadway
was at It's heigut; and the vision gone and the
dreamer awoke ending the siren.snorng one ndig
nant snort
For this upright experienced efficient, faith
| fu public servant has been substtu cd thht
| very worst species OF American politicIaa, "a
| lquor-deallng AlIerman-ons Sterling Tue
Collector IN NewYork who IL responsible for him. APP
pears tn have hardly known his name. The only
tanube for appointing him Is tnat he Is worKer
for that notorious aud disrepunDle Brooklyn boss
Mclaughlin. IL IL an ofencowhch the friends OF
reform can neither pnss over nor explain away. H
will be for the President to say whether who have
50 grossly abused his confidence can be allowed tu
In charge or establishment 30 important the
New-YOrk Custom House. To accept or condone their
action In this Bacon would be virtual abandon
IN the eyes Of the whole OF the attempt
reform the service which Mr. Cleveland has entered
Farewell bright vision. still Frightening In thy Hight
Tho eyes open now, tho mosQuito-not is torn
down. and there savage kicks beneath the covorlid
The Quondam dreamer 10 not vide awake-Nalure por-