New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-06

yOCate. Hence, logically, IL was prompted as
Republican newspaper" to support Mr.. Davenport
not because he was a Republican, but because
being Il" Republican newspaper" 1t was desrou'
of strengthening Democratic National Admins
tratiOp which was nothing If not hostile TO Mr.
Davenport's aspirations. And now that MT
Cleveland has heartily congratulated Mr.. Hill on
his election The Times az "a Republican news
paper" may well feel and consistently feel that 1t
must enroll itself as Hill organ to the end that
the President of its choice may have his hearty
congratulations justified. The fewer of such sort
of Republican newspapers in the service OF the Re
publican party the better for the party's pros
poIity.
The English voters are evidently more eXcltaDle
than their American cousins. Judging from the
reports which appear IN their own Journals
British campaign manners have not improved since
the time of the famous Eatanswlll election al
winch Mr. Plckwick and his friends assisted. The
playful Of dead cats rotten eggs, cabbages ana
other garden stuff, in sauiing speakers Whose
views are obnoxious, obtains rs generally as ever
and the personal risks of candidates arc couSc-
qucnny something considerable.
II would be interesting to know how much
" ght Jones had to pay.
If GOOOO Mugwump, can withcr up IN one year,
how many newspapers like The Times aud me
Post will il take o prove that Presidential polit
zeal assessment Is not offensive partisanshp
One of the humors al the campaign was tho
formation Of the Patrick Diver Hebrew A>Soca-
ton IN the Id Assembly District, where the popu-
lutlon il recruited almost entirely from the Ever
Green Isle aud from the sunny ,opc- OF Italy. Tn,
association. of which Patrick Quinn is president,
was formed to couutcract the dmbohcal machna-
lions Of Fatta Walo,h and Jerry Hartlglu
among the "Eyc-talians.' The !. ID. II. ~ Is I'M
dcrsiood to have profted largely by Mr. DIVERS
success over his ancient enemy. and proposes to
build new synagogue.
Fitzhugh Lee owes q great deal to General Gr'ut.
Il would nave been an awful thing if Grant hadn't
permitted hi, prisoners to take home their saddles
commissioner Squire not weeping over
the ruin Of Mayor Griccs political hopes. He has
no pity for man who treated ms verses with COLI
tempt He'll hath no far, IKE poet scorned.
The King of Bur nah now wants arbitration. but
IT looks as though ne was too late The British
military expedition is ready TO advance, and pei
haps may have started and 1t is not probable that
II will bc recalled until It has a least given The
haw neral lesson. The extreme uncertainty Of
alI conventions entered INTO by that trcacherons
and yacilatmg ruler j., likely to influence the Cal
cutta Government materially in its action upon
his present show of submission II is not that an
ncXatIoa /, seriously desired. but tIat It seems the
only pelicy that can secure peace Ia Thcbav's
ncchbors not to sneak of his own people.
Tlmmany may bc a dead dog but 1t gets there
all the same.
Frank TIurd says that the result in New-iork
was glorious victory Perhaps. but not just
the way the great Buckeye tarn rcfouncr means
Somebody should tell HIM that they don't dare
talk horizontal reduction here. II they only had
The san Francisco Chinese are rsfuting the old
assertion that their refuses 20 as,imilatc The
other day number of them IN cigar factory
struck against the introduction OF white men, aud
a fresh case of the same kind has just occurred ona
rasin ranch in he interior Of California. This is
adopting the American method with vengeance.
and II ought TO satisfy those who mako the China
mans conservation tho chief cause of complaint
/ against HIM.
If Hubert o. Thompson can't do it with the Gus
tom House and the Navy Yard. he had better give
il up.
The Montreal health officers now have to fight
pitched battles with tho relatives of smallpox
patients. soon the position of health officer at
Montreal will become ~ uncoyctcd as TIE office of
constable was under tho administration of Wouter
the Doubtcr.
The very first day after the Democrats carried
the State Mr.. Bccchcr's watch was stolen by
picllpocl,t and "a SIxth-avo. jrwclry store
broken into IN daylight and plundcrcd to the
amount Of SO. 900. Comment /, unnecessary. Next!
II seems Il pity that a minister should be 80 reck-
less as louttcr statements concerning respectable
ORGANIZATION 80 loose hat he IL aficrwdrd Obliged
to rctract them publicly: yet that is the outcome
Of a Connecticut minister's Pronunciation of the
Boston Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.
Another time lac viii probably think twice before
he speaks once, and even then will proceed upon
Dave Crockett's principle.
The President elect of the next Board of Alder
men should lose no opportunity of being 6ociable
and friendly with Mayor Grace. He will be acting
Mayor next year when Mr.. Grace is out Of town.
of course Mr.. Grace will be happy to instruct him
In all the ways of the office.
Since the returns came Hubert o. Thompson
and Maurice b. Flynn have shown more interest
in the new aqueduct than in tho transformation
tention to the dam is conspicuous if not praise
worthy.
At least two mombcrs of Tarnmauy Hall. whose
names were on the successful county ticket, have
hearts full of yearning toward the County Dcmoc-
racy aud are eager to extend their kindly offices.
They are he two COrOncrs
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