New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-05


may be good thing for the Democratic
machine in this State; but the customs service
will suffer by the change. MIR. Wyncoop mas
always been one of the most einclent ana an
gent officers at the Custom House. Ills work
REQUIRED exceptionally thorough knowledge OF
the revenue laws. Mr.. DAVIS will have TO
make extraordinary efforts to keep from merely
rattling around i'll Mr.. Wyncoops place.
The friends of the unhappy half-breed Riel
have little chance of success in their efforts to
enlist the sympathy of the United States Gov
eminent In his behalf. The Secretary OF State,
however (if he is correctly reported), makes
mistake when he SAYS Rieps case is like that of
the "Irish Revoutionaries" By this express
sion we suppose that he means Irish -Ameri-
cans arrested in Ireland for alleged political
offences As Riel was leading an armed rebel
lion when he was captured, the cases are not
parallel at all.
Another proof Off any is needed) that the Adj
ministration is not in favor of the nomination
of Governor Hill is furnished by the state of
political affairs in Albany County. The Man
ming machine men hold the party organization
there but the Hill Democrats are going to con-
test the priamies. Their chances of success
are small, and the fight promises to be wasted
effort anyway. The Generalization of the
Democratic party in Albany County is such that
the faction which WINS at the primaries only
wins the privilege Of bearing the brunt OF de-
feat at the Lands of the Republicans later in the
fall.
The attack on the Chinese at Rock Springs,
Wyoming Territory, was abOut as brutal and
cowardly an affair as has recently dsgraced any
part of this country. The poor Pagans were
ordered to quit the town, and while most of
them were going as fast as they could they
were shot down; their quarters were then set
on fire. and some of the occupants who were
sick were burned to death. No possible labor
grievance can justify such .atrocity There is
little likelihood that the outrage can be
punished, however, for the miners attacked the
Chinese in crowd, and in such cases it is
seldom that anybody can ever be proved to be a
Tingleader.
so far as the proceedings show, the recent
meeting of the WorkingmeD's Labor Assembly
at Rome in this State was not captured in the
interest of any politician. But there is no
doubt that Governor Hill made desperate
efforts TO persuade the delegates to favor his
nomination as Governor The bait which he
dang led before the eyes of the leaders was tie
control of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This
tempting morsel, as we have said, was not
swallowed, at least, in the sight of the public
but the gulps and jumps which were made for
1t, as described by four angry delegates who
did not get into the Assembly at all, are calcu-
lated to shake the confidence Of genuine work
ingmen in the honesty of some of their self
promoted leaders.
In their secret hearts, at least, all Democrats
will rejoice at the proceedings which have been
begun in the Federal courts to test the consti-
nationality of the Civil Service law. The main
points in the petition offered by Mr.. Hinckley
are that Mr.. Eaton and his fellow Commits
sioners, by their examinations and rules, are
diminishing the powers Of the President of the
United States in the matter of appointments
and that therein the heads of the departments
are aiding and abetting them and that they
thereby force the President to submit to the
Commission all questions of fitness and qualifi-
cation instead of to the United States Senate
This last point does not seem well taken