Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-26

1HE I6V0uuo I0lcrMeIS vi INV Dem
scratic party are beginning to talk OF
mutual concessions" by the members
of the party who are divided on the tariff
and silver questions, and the prospects
are that the country will continue to be
cursed by the do-nothing policy OF this
party a. long as they are permitted to
remain in power. They should either
take up these questions in good faith
and make an issue of them, or leave
them severely alone. 1t Is this parlsy-
ing within the party and undecided at
tituds on all public questions that un-
settles business and thoroughly disgusts
the people with Democratic politicians.
THE impression prevails that the bill
for special postoffiee stamp. which,
when attached to letter, will sntitls it
to be delivered Immediately, failed to
pass Congress. This is mistake. The
measure became law on the last day
the session, and it is one of the few
praissworthy acts Of the last Congress.
As it applies to all places containing
over 1000 people. it will be of great ben
eft to business men and it was in their
interest chiefly that the reform was
pressed. The introduction of the meas
urs and the fact that it was saved from
defeat in the hurry Of the closing SEES
sion are due to the labor and vigilance
of sx-Corgrassman Skinner, Of New
York.--Philadelph,a Press.
THE Detroit Evening News is bitter
toward Chief Justice Cooley, the Repub-
lican candidate for Judge of the Su.
preme Court. The animus of its opposi-
ton is in the fact that the supreme
court confirmed the judgment of $4,000
damages secured by DR.. Mclean in the
lower court. 1t recently published an
article showing the decisions that Judge
Cooley had written in eases where cor
pOratiOns we're interested. and the fact
that in nearly all the eases the decisions
were in favor Of the corporations. The
great legal luminary of the News does
not offer word to show that any of the
decisions were erroneous. But the arti-
Gle furnishes ammunition for the small
fry Democratic press OF the state, and
they all greedily grab at it. Let them
show that the decisions, or any of them,
were wrong.
The New York Tribune says the ap-
pOintment of Martin V. Montgomery to
be Commissioner of Patents is due to a
temporary truce patched up between
Don M. Dickinson and William C. May
bury, who are both ON the ground
for the purposs of SECURING control of
the Federal patronage in Michigan.
Dickinson is the chairman of the State
Committee; Maybury, Congressman from
the 1st Michigan District. Each thought
to Outrun the other in the endeavOr to
reach Washington firSt. But when Dick
snson got on board the train at Detroit
he found Maybury safely slowed away
in the corner Of the car which he had
entered, The two rivals travelled to
Washington together. Neither disclosed
the object Of his visit to the other, but
when they met in the White House and
found each other out. so to speak, a live
ly time seemed imminent. The Presi-
dent, however gave them to understand
that If they didn't unite upon man the
office would go elsewhere. 1t was with
them question whether Michigan
should get the plum or some other state.
Like wise men they decided to compro-
mise on Montgomery. This decision
was reached this morning. Secretary
Lamar, who did not know d word of
what was going ON, was informed of the
fact that Mr.. MOntgomery's name was
to be sent to the Senate by Mr.. Dickin-
son himself who carried to him letter
signed by the President. Mr.. Montgom-
cry is criminal lawyer. and the primer
pal criticism made upon his selection
for Commissioner of Patents il that ne
knows comparatively little of patent
law.
The striking workmen on the Missouri
Pacific and Wabash railroads haye met
with better success than have other