Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-09
VIII oLBvEIAsD BE SUSTAINED
The Approaching Test OF the strength
OF tine Civil Service Reformers-A
busy Scene AT tine New Real ESTATE
Exch&uRe-A Noisy Fourth. ~


The Approaching Test OF the Strength
of the Civil Service Reformers-A
Busy Scene at tine New Real Estnte
ExchanRe-A Noisy Fourth.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal.
NEW YoHx. July Ell remarked in @
recent letter that the boys of this town
had for some three weeks been rehearsing
performance of Pendemonium. On
Saturday the affair came of, and the
survivors doubtless regard it as success.
The noise really began in earnest on
Friday night, but 1t partly subsidized by 2
q. M, to break forth with renewed fury
at or o'clock in the morning. see
by the papers that some urchins were
arrested, but they were discharged with
reprimand and unless their ammunition
was exhausted doubtless began over
again. 1t doubtless added to the
pleasure of the performers to
know that the whole thing was in vio-
lation of las1, as one section of the cor
poration ordinances de ,lares that mo
person shall fire, discharge or set off in
the city of New York any rocket, cracker,
| torpedo, squib, balloon or other fireworks
or thing containing any substance in q
state of combustion under the penalty of
l bD IDI tACu Outubt. were Iulb lhM
enforced the city treasury would be filled
to overlooking, for not only did the boys
indulge in firing fre-crackers and tor
/ pedoes and even pistols all day, but at
night all over the city adults engaged in
sending off rockets, bombs, fire bal
looms and Roman candles, making,
it must be confessed most
beautiful exhibition which attracted
I A. All
buildings. Comparatively few people
were killed and wounded, and the usual
| fires were trihing with the exception of
that which destroyed the Baltimore u
Ohio Company's doWn-town telegraph
office causing loss of 100000. This is
| due largely to the fact that the services of
| the tiremen were prompt and effectual,
every member of the department being
ordered to remain on duty throughout
the day and evening.
The threatened bombardment of the
city by hostile fleet would not warrant
greater precautions against conhagra-
ton than were made here to ward off the
natural consequences of this lawless per-
Torrance of young America, but this
seems to be submitted to as inevitable.
Happily, however, more rational way
VI thO BiOuh
seems to be steadily growing and the
newspapers estimate that fully quarter
of million people left the city on the
Fourth to spend the day at the various
near seaside and otherresorts or TO witness
base hall games or other athletic sports.
A holiday is really becoming far less dis
tressing us our own people gradually learn
the lesson the Germans have been largely
ctf,t,,a atttal
to enjoy themselves when not at work.
Liberty's day did not do much, how
ever, for Liberty's statue, and the Worlds
fund drags since the $80,OO0 figure was
passed. The fund passed 800. 200 ON the
less be reached, but the last $40, 900
seems likely to come in slowly. The
money spent on Saturday in making
horrid noise would have completed Che
subscription.
Tammany Hall had its usual Independ-
| ence Day celebration and letters were
read from the President, members of the
| cabinet and various other Democrats, and
/ also, for some reason, one from Benjamin
+. Butler, who through some inadvertance
seems to have been invited to attend this
| professedly strictly Democratic iamboree.
If Blaine, st. John and Belva Lockwood,
the other defeated candidates were invited
they do not appear to have responded.
learn that there was less enthusiasm
manifested than usually marks Tam
many's Fourth of July gatherings,
and that the reading of the Presi-
dents letter did not call forth any
considerable demonstration. This is only
another of the many indications that the
Democratic party will have to win with
out Tammany or not ut all in the state
campaign this fall This will afford an
opportunity for testing the sincerity and
sagacity of the Mugwunps. The issue in
the coming state election will not be d
local one, but whether or not the admin
istration of President Cleveland shall BIZ
sustained or rebuked in his own state
The course which has won for the admin
istration the more or less qualified
approval of the Independents is thn
which has alienated not only IammanS
but many other Democrats. If New
York state votes next fall thut it repenti
Of having given its vote to call tn,
Democratic party to power the demand
will be universal by Democrats through
, out the whole country that the polio,
which Inns ulienated more men from tn
/ Democratic party than it has attracted L
it shall be reversed, and Mr.. CLEVELAND
t will have to obey this call or break witt
} his party. II, then tine Civil Service 70
formers have either political sagacity %
the capacity for acquiring any they mus
, see to it that the administration is sus
tained and encouraged by good Demo
cratic majority in this State this fall, will
J little if any consideration of the claim
. l nf inlt nnr,lilntap tl,n
cratic party is beaten this fall in thi
state ii will be cause of detection caused il
its own ranks by what is called Cleve
lands Civil Service reform policy. If i
. wins it will be because that policy hes 81
well pleased the mass of people tina
enough votes will be given it by men wht
have not heretofore voted the Democrat,
ticket to more than make good the losse
by desertion. If the party is beaten tn,
administration at Washington must eithe
, abandon its policy in this matter or ceas,
to have power, eventually to carry on
that or any other policy. If the Demo
cratic party wins, on the other hand, til,
theory that the appointments of ciyi
service reform are more noisy than
numerous will be confirmed and til,
, President will be Just ms strongly Ell
l ny parry W
J as he would otherwise he dissuatled b,
them from doing so. This it seems t
me is not. only sound politics but good
American doctrine. In the long run til,
! majority rules i'll this country, ant
nothing it is really hostile to cal
endure. One party or another viii
be trusted with power, because on
the whole the majority prefer it tt
9 the opposing party. The Republican
4 party despite much individual dissent ant
i criticism for many years enjoyed til,
/ benefit of this preference. This advan
| tage was transferred, abortively i'll 1877
n and etfectually last year, to the Demo
| cratic party. No one but blooming
5 idiot will pretend that the Republican
4 party was governed by Civil Service re
q form principles III its administration o
/. Federal affairs, or ever manifested an
v interest i'll it until in imminent fear O
il death consented to the passage of a hill in
X tended to serve MS u last will and testamen
# bequeathing the Federal offices to its owl
Il adherents. The Democratic party the
It came in and has given practical, thongl
q but partial, recognition 10 the Civil Sci
q vice Reform doctrine. The question is
Il will enough people in the United State
}. sustain this course to assure the continr
l., ahce of the Democratic purity in posses
/. sion of the Federal government?
If yes" the system SO far rs applied is su,
l. tanned by the people, and will stand.
~ mo-" ii is condemned by the people, an
il no party dare carry it out. As the stat,
is are now divided. politically, New Yor
will give that Eyes" or mo- and she wi
do this next fall and not in the fall I