New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-15

A correspondent sends us an interesting editorial
paragraph. from The hew- York commercial AdUer-
Hs,r about n Republican editor whom II further
describes as 4" the editor OF a Eew-YOrk daily news
paper" the gist of which IL rs follows There Is
"A story going about in private circles that certain
distinguished Republican editor not thousand
miles from the metropolis who made himself prom
incnt during tho Presidential campaign by the
violence of his opposition TO Cleveland recently
called at thc Executive Mansion 10 pay his respects
and TO wash out the memory of by Cones but that
he was received in such way as 10 prove the
old adage that it takes two to make a
bargain" Now, of the only three daily news
papers in New-York that can DO called Republican
the Editors Of two. Tho Eucning Mail and LTTress
and THE TRIBUNE, were doubtless not meant by
this fine Language, anyway. and are certainly OK
C lIdcd by HE fact that they have not been IN
Washington since tho Inauguration. This leaves
the venerable Editor of The Commercial advertiser
himself AZ the only one TO whom his own story
could possibly DO applied. IL is very good IN
him TO rescue 1t from private circles and amuse
the public with it but really. in telling tho story
so frank on himself. he might allow other people
the monopoly of describing hiin distinguished"
We have thought that some of the histories of
the Washington Monument did but scanty justice
10 the great editor who from the first an intel
hqent and leading master the plans for 1t.
w, W. Seaton, the Editor of The National inielii-
amer was chosen vce-prcsidcnt. with Judge Mar
shall M president, tie day tho Monument AssOcla-
ton was formed. The first memorandum in the
records is his writing. lie survived all his
fellow -members of the Board then chosen, and to
the moment of his death gayo tho valuable assSt-
auce of The Intei'iOc1,coy to the plan.
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The Chicago Inter Ocean says that tho Illinois Dom
ocrats arc unhappy. They were ignored by the
President in the distribution of Cabinet Offices
and foreign missions. General Black. Morrison
aud Harrison woro the leading candidates. Black
secured subordinate place IN the Interior Office
as Commissioners of Pensions, but tine lack of tact
shown by HIM III his attempt 10 remove Miss Sweet
has made him unpopular in Washington. AS well as
an object of public derison and raiIery Morrison
tried to get himself elected q United States
Senator, but his last ray OF hope died out
while his antagonist Randall was scoring victories
at Washington Harrison has been rcpudiated by
the people Of Chicago, anl even if ho succeeds in
holding on to h.s ollice for tho remainder of his
term, he VIII be under tho brand of fraud, the
effects of which he can noyor outlive 1o has even
lost the sympathy of his associates since he ex-
pressed amazomcnt at his defeat on the ground
that lie bad sent out 100000 pastors which he had
been assured woro used effectively. This confess
sion OF selliug ont his associates has confirmed
their suspicious Of his selfshnoss Altogether the
party in Illinois seems to BIO in bad way. The
prompt distribution of the spoils can alone heal
their wounds.
The example Of John l.. Sullivan has not failed
apparently to have its effe0t on the underRradu-