New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
or who gamble, are eligible to this Office. Thus far
Deistarianism seems to be largely on paper and IN
the mind of Mr.. Fosdick.

or who gamble, are eligible to this Office. Thus far
Deistarianism seems to be largely on paper and in
the mind of Mr.. Fosdiek.
The members of the Civil Service Reform Associa-
tions who demand the removal OF the highly
obnoxious Higgins by the highly indorsed Manning
have not suggested any particular method by whch
the removal shall be effected. AS Mr.. Manning is
an expert in that lne it is respectfully suggested
that he can remove Mr.. Higgins with "soap." The
mugwumps would no doubt be happy to contribute
literally for so laudable political object
The Spectator on behalf Of the English disciples
of the Golden gospel, graciousy accepts President
Ceveand's inaugural address as satisfactory in
Tone though not free from vagueness I" He is
obviously inclined" 1T remarks, " to peace, free
trade and economy, but is sensible that such
questions must be decided by the Legislature
rather than by himself" The English press
persists in regarding the election of Democratic
President as a free-trade victory, though it gives
HIM credit for the discovery that the Office is essen
TALLY executive
Higgins is still there, and the moon-eyed goddess
of Civil Service reform is drawing up the papers
against Grover Cleveland In an action for abandon
ment
Malcolm Hay the new First Assistant Postmaster
General, is another Tilden- Randall man. He is
Pittsburg lawyer, and was one of Mr.. Tilden's
visiting statesmen in Florida in 1875 He Will have
the Higgnzing" of over $4,000 post offices, aside
from the $500 Presidential offices. and none OF
them subject to the Civil Service law. The First
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, another old
Tilden man, has control of about one-tbird oil the
other Federal offices. The intentions of the
L.; ;,;, hai tua1a annareut.
The EpeRinq Post refers to the "Vice-P residents )
patronage" There are rumOrs that 1t has been
mislaid. If The Post knows positively where it can
be found little correspondence with the Hon.
Thomas 4. Hendricks will probably develop some
thing to The Posts advantage and put an end to the
graceless spectacle of VcePresident going around
like chicken with its head cut oil.
The Hon. Powell Clayton has now another chance
of tanglng up the Arkansas Legislature III bis
Senatorial net.
From accounts which reach from the other
side, the recent visit of the prophet of California
Henry GeOrge-has not been such an extraordinary
SUCCESS after ALL either in furthering the interests
of " the cause or in replenishlng his purse. For
his propagandist services he was TO have received
81, ,OOO but had to content himself with less than
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ment it is alleged caused mutual chickering's toward
its close, the exponent of Land Reform" complain
ing that sufficient preparation had not been made III
| advance to secure success whilst the promoters
contended that the lecturer, instead OF coming
equipped with fresh material TO sustain public In
terest. had merely repeated the old story.
When the cyclone of Democratic economy struck
| the Treasury Department 1t carried Oft forty
Republican clerks Just keep an eye ON the gentle
| breezes and see if within the next two or three
months they do not watt eighty Democratic clerks
| back into the vacant places. "Dan" Manning
understands how TO run political machine with a
reform whistle footing all the time.
There's never prison tough enough" for a con-
vict with money. The Coney lslapd poolseller,
| Paul Bauer reoices to-day alike in that fact and
| in the atmosphere of unchallenged freedom. lie Is
a little poorer for his contest with Justice, and
perhaps his self-respect may have been trihe hurt
! but he has the consolng satisfaction of having
beaten the majesty of the law in an open tussle
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