New-York tribune., 1885-09-21

When thlS MODE OF aerlal photography couiu 10
pursued, and no doubt military science will be
prompt to avail itself of the new help on the
earliest opportunity.
There is only one way in which the Bourbon
Democracy can win the election IN Virginia, IL re-
ports from that State can be trusted, which is by
fraud. There will be intimidation. Danville
and Copiah have taught the Bourbons healthy
lesson as to public sentiment. But there coun-
ties in Virginia where they control and from all
accounts purpose to manipulate the count so that.
no matter what the real Republican majority, they
will overcome il. II is well enough to warn these
gentlemen that the eyes of the North are fixed on
those counties and that the public disposition is to
insist on Republican votes being fairly treated IN
Virginia as we'll as elsewhere.
The people of Montreal are allowing things to
drift in the matter of the smallpox epidemic, and
the results are becoming more dangerous every
day. 1t has been evident for some time that the
most severe measures were called for, and that if
these were not adopted before the cold weather set
in the disease would obtain so firm a hold as to
insure its survival through the winter. The super
stItion obstinacy and recklessness of the French
residents have thus far rendered futile all the
feeble efforts made 10 rest rain the epidemic, and it
is on the increase after this considerable lapse OF
time Compulsory vaccination aud tho most
stringent quarantine ana sanitary measures will
have to be adopted eventually and il the French
Canadians would rather try their hands at upset.
ting their Government than surrender the nslienabe
privilege of catching and spreading smallpox. their
Anglo-Saxon feow-cItizens may as well have the
contest now while some of them are left to fight,
as later, when perhaps they will be too much
weakened by the disease to hold their own Sanitary
science, however, must control the situation If
Montreal does not want TO relapse into barbarism.
and TO lose not only its commerce but its reputa-
tion.
great deal too much pains is taken to disso-
ciate Secretary Manning from the application for
writ of quo trarraato against tho United States
CvilSeryice Co nmissiOner5 In the language Of Will
lam Shakespeare. who knew a thing or two about
such men rs Manning u He doth protest too mucl."
Mr. Hinkley the complainant in the case, Is
record as saying that no knows Mr.. Manning be-
lIeyes as ne does that the law is unconstitutional
When" a wink Is as good as nod to blind horse"
what is tnero impossible IN Mr.. Hrakley getting
cue from Mr. Manning, when no acquired this knowl'
odgo Of tho Secretary's beief'
The Hon Leon Albeit probably realizes now how
large contract he took in trying to be all at once
Governor of New Jersey boss of the Democratic
Senator IL was only short time ago that he
almost worked his hair gray over the threatened
rupture Of tho party by the attack of The True
Imfrioan land othersl upon senator Mcpherson.
Hc got that matter fixed mp after fashion. and
even succeeded in establishing apparent friend
ship between himself aud Mr.. Kelsey the Trenton
boss" But now 10! The stieking-plaster gives
way, the old wound is wide Open and Mr.. Kelsey
brandishes the resurrected tomahawk bearing upon
its head the name of General Mcclellan as Il rIval
candidate for the Senatorship Tue name of General
Mcclellan is TO Mr. Albeit very much what IA red
rag is to an i-temperel bull It was the name or
General Mcclellan that Onco stampeded State
Convention which Mr. Albeit thought he owned.
IL is the name Of General Mcclellan that has on
other occasions risen between Mr. Albeit aud bis
de,;re Aud Mr Albeit knows TODAY verv well
that the name of General Mcclellan is mlghtler
than his own to coniurc the Democratic spirit of
New Jersey Hence the crumDled roSe-leayes IN the
GubrrnatOrial cou h.
Judge in Kansas has markedly rebuked in
temperance of language IN lawyers by granting
new trial 10 prisoner who had been extraYagantly
denounced in court By the Dlstrict-Attorney 1t Is
not known to what extreme Of opprobrious express
sion the lawyer went. ne being practitioner in
region of breezy not to say cyclonc, freedom Oh
speech. But lawyers do sometimes undoubtedly
surpass the bounds of prOprioty IN stating their
cases aud in characterzing the opposing principal,
and such speeches may have undue effect upon the
iurors IL is we'll that the habit SHOULD be checked.