New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-21

behavior Of any who are associated with them IN
the strike man is known by the company no
| keeps.
| A Mugwump journal begins to prepare for
national bankruptcy as one of the earliest conse-
| quences of Democratic victory by saying thas the
Administration will not be to blame for the disaster
If it comes. The argument is timely, no doubt, anu
the Mugwumps sadly need all the assurances they
can get that they not responsible for all the dls
grace which has come and Is coming upon the
country. But the people will observe two facts
and that will sufficei Republican Administrations
paid public debt at the rate of 81 .351 ,000,0 600 in
less than twenty years, over $4,000, 600 yearly
The first Democratic Admnstration-the rest OF the
sentence will be added hereafter.
The quarterly statement of the National banks Oh
this city, showing their condition Nav g, by COM
parisOn with the statement of the associated banks
May o. shows that the other banks of the assocla-
ton held about 81 0O0 900 of the specie and about
So 900 900 of the egal-tenders, in all about one
seventh of the reserve The National banks, hold
ing SOC, 76O 900 out of 100000 of the specie
had only $751; 05S in silver coin. and PS4963O IN
silver certificates which shows that the certificates
are used here in the payment of duties about as
fast as they into the Street. OF the gold held
about $4,000, 900 was held by the banks them
selves, and the balance by the Treasury, the banks
having gold certificates for it. Over $2O,OOOOOO
of the legal-tenders in the National banks oil
this city, and go 700 900 of the legaltender certiti
Gates Thus the banks were stronger than ever
before not only in the aggregate amount of reserve
held but in the quality of that reserve-the KIND
of money of which it was composed. The melan-
choly feature for the stockholders. is that the
banks were able to loan safely only $2l1, S39413,
while their individual deposits alone amounted TO
$2l0000.000
The friends of Zach. Montgomery say that he is
opposed because he is an anti-monopolist. This
argument seems to involve the assumption that the
monopolists wrote the pamphlets attacking the
American public school system which appeared
under Mr.. MOntgomery's name IL they did not
write those pamphlets the talk about anti-mOnep-
oily Irrelevant. the real question being whether
malignant euemy of the national system of educa-
tion is tit man for Office having special rela-
tons with that system.
The Brooklyn Eagle is informed that Governor
Hill has got the Legislature jammed IN the jaws OF
a wise" Maybe he has, and maybe not; but even
that can afford him small consolation for the
misery he is suffering from the itching and pricky
netIle of his own foolish blunder.
1t is SAID that when the siege Of Carthagena was
raised the people liyIngOn cats dogs, lard and
rice. Had the besieged been Frenchmen they
would have lived tourishingly upon so diversified
menu. Cats are often known TO commerce as ihares
and rabbits and dogs fattened rice are esteemed
danties by Chinese epIcures. During the siege OF
Paris the people were reduced to horses and sewer
rats. and out of such uBpromislng materials con-
triyed 10 make appotizmg dishes. The Cartha-
genians must had no genius for culinary devices
if they languished under the circumstances
Postmaster Viass authoritative Interpretation
of what constitutes "otfensive partisanship" In
the eyes of the President does not altogether please
some of the Democratic editors. Their dispeasure,
however is due to a fear that the Republican SEN
ate may require the rule to work both ways In
that event editors or proprietors OF Democratic
newspapers, stump speakers, members or political
committees aud clubs will fail of confirmation
There is not the slightest fear that the President
will be consistent and refuse to appoint such OF
fensive partIsaus to office. The choice OF such
men as Plllsbury, Higgins, Manning, and even Vi
las himself. precludes any such snpposltion. But
If Republicans are be turned out before thor
terms expire under the guise of offensive partisan
ship, it follows that the Senate will not ooDfrm
Democrats of the same class to succeed them. That
is where the Democratic OK is gored.
The Albany Times is one of the Democratic news
papers that makes the mistake of attempting to
bolster up Governor Hills call for extra session
of the Legislature by referring to Governor Patti
sons experience in Pennsylvania. 1t does this by
way of warning to the Legislature. Such " warn
ing" however must make the cold chills run down
the Governors back bone. Ills Democratic cotem-
porary in Pennsylvania undertook to compel the
Republican State Senate to agree 70 an apportion-
ment bill that would satisfy himself and the Demo-
cratic House. The Senate refused to be coerced,
and an extra session called at great expense TO
the State. The Governor did not succeed, and the
Democrats made the matter an issue In the last can
vass. The result that the new House has Re-
publican majority of 81 votes while in the previous
body the Democrats had majority of %. At the
same time the Republicans increased their majority
in the Senate If Governor Hill can get any comfort
from the contemplation of that bit Of Democratic
experience he is certainly welcome to make the
most of il.