New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-15

the level of a conmon-senso trade. Inc pubnca-
ton Of tho Postmaster-GeneraPs circular will en-
courage sill veteran Democrats TO hope that Jack
sons ideas respecting spoils arc to prevail under
the present Administration
Those newspapers that arc belaboring John
Roleh because a hot crank In tho Dolpain's ma
chiper, behaved badly, should be careful lest their
criticism. like prrdiga turkey. comes home to
r,ost Only hot crank would mako such noun
tain out OF a ruolc-hill.
Zach Montgomery, Of California. recommended
by tho Acknowledgement as Assistant Attorney
General for tho Interior Department, Is an Ultra
montane Catholic, known whore he lives for his
rabd hostility the public school system and his
attachment 10 the "lost cause" Hi disoyalty dur
ing tho Rebel ion was conspicuous, and since tho
collapse of the ConfedcracY no has been connected
with tho so-called "ohlvalry wing" the California
Democracy His legal knowledge has never brought
HIM into nntonety bat his attacks upon the public
school sy stem have. lie is fond OF Issuing
pamphlets donOuncing tho schools IN the most
yiruIent way. He at one time edited small
Democratic paper strong rebel tendencies Among
the bar Of California he is chiefly known Tor his
particularly savage manner IN court lie Is any
Thing but plump aud pleasing person" and
probably IA unfit a man as could possibly be Sc
lected for the position to which he Is recommended
by Mr. Garland
While Colonel Morrison il Investigate 1g the cleo
tion of Mr. Weaver, it would be gratifying to know
whether il resulted from the spontaneous oombus-
ton OF the horizontal reduction Of the Democratic
vote in that DISTRICT
n IA .aid that the executors OF tho estate of
Wendell Phillips have found IL in very hopeless
coDdltion that the bulk of IL consists in mass OF
stocks of the wildcat variety, having facs value
Of nearly million dollars, but being practically
worth little or nothing. Beyond this, report says
there Ia only about $4,000 worth Of property.
Wendell Philips was certainly not man Of busi-
meas and nobody ever suspected him of looking at
ali keenly after tho main chance. But he was
man OF rare dscernment and intellectual force ard
II might have been thought that he was sagacious
enough to keep aW ay from the commercial pitfalls
IN which, according to this account nearly all
his estate was sunk. IL may be that his heart got
the better Of his head. however, and that false
frie IDS persuaded HIM into the Investments which
swallowed up his fortune.
Tho remark that no man can lie 10 MN more
than cnce Ia attributed 60 President Cleveland IL
ia interpreted ~ mild request to Democratic
statesrnen to say all they have Co say in single
visit.
A recent Maine dispatch to Boston newspapers
s,ated that Alexander j. Cameron. OF Augusta, who
had been APPOINTED special agent OF the Treasury
ne,art,neDt. WAS convicted some years ago OF hav-
;a sUinAled a relative out of several thousand dol
! lars and was sentenced 10 pay heavy hne and 10
serge n term in Jail The same dispatch, the sub
stance OF which was telegraphed to IhH TRIBUNE
Inv its Boston correspondent also stated that when
the Fusion conspiracy in Mains ended, William X.
smith. OF Augusta, a wel-known Democrat
and president of the Cleveland Club Of
that city, openly asserted that Cameron
svindled tie State by securing the pay
mont Of fraudulent bills" which no had
nresented as state Binder. Mr.. Cameron writes to
Tar TlIguSE to say that the charge that he swim
died a relative was indicted for tho offence. con-
victed and sentenced to pay a heavy fine and to
n term in jail" ais as gross falsehood ms was
ever uttered, psnned OF printed" neither SWIM
dIed relative or any other man," he says. at Ellis
worth or elsewhere" As THE TRIBUNE has no de-
sire to do Mr.. Cameron any injustice, we promptly
| rive him the benefit Of his correction.
| In their address to the President. the Mormons
protsst "against the conscience OF one class Oh
citizens being made the criterion by WHOM 10 Jddge
| another All other CRIMINALS take tho Same view
of tho subject
| The President had another narrow escape on
wednesday, which would seem to be due entirely TO
"A mysterious intervention ofProvidence Ia MS De-
half lie was receiving visitors In the East Room OIL
the White House wben durinG a luil IN the preSeh'
,at,ons an elderly man, wearing an air of grim aud
ioae,,ble determination, advanced, aud drawing q
vsanon eyeled il full at the President. The faces
4 of the speotators blanched. The President alone
betrayed no trepidation, but resolate, calm sell
possessed, he awaited what seemed inevitable Fol
a moment the suspense was something awful Inc
n,ys,e,lous strauecr opened his mouth ~ though y