New-York tribune., 1885-03-16


writer in Macmiilan's Magasine for March
| treats of " The Southern View of the Election of
Cleveland" and in the Of his paper tells one
| Of tho most engaging little stories that we have
heard in long time. The hero Of the story is the
| editor of prominent Southern journal" The time
| is the last Presidential campaign. in the presence
of the Macmillan magazinlst our hero declared him.
self 10 be as much of Republican as Blaine him
self" and on being asked how it happened then that
he was supporting Cleveland. he replied, "Why, my
dear sir you don't expect mo to assist party
whose policy might place my wife and daughters
and the wives and daughters of my friends under
the Jurisdiction of q negrow That's the story. but
although it is simply irresistible we compelled
to add that this editor of prominent Southern
journal - is plagiarist. For obviously the highly
impressive reason which he advanced for support
ing Mr.. Cleveland is simply the old familiar DO
you want your daughter to marry Niger " writ
large
1t is not surprising that the Democrats have pre-
pared to make charges against Postmaster Pearson.
The famishcd unterrihed need not give up hope.
We have always been confident that some way
would be devised to parcel out tho ratons.
The Washington dispatches to nearly all the
papers contain the statement that Colonel A. B.
Dickerson OF New Jsrsey, is to be made Chief Clerk
of the Treasury Department. Colonel Dickerson
has been cashier of the Democratic National Com
mittee since 1876. His appointment will be notice
from Secretary Manning tho Civil Service Re-
former, that the boys" will he taken and their
toes warmed as his end of the Administra-
ton gots into working order.
The interesting question OF the effect of escaping
gas on shade trees is before one of the minor
Brooklyn courts A woman, the front of whose
house was formerly ornamented by two handsome
silver naples. which she bought and planted eleven
wears ago, says that they w~ro killed by leak in
the gas pipe and she is suing to their value
It is in evidence that the president OF the company
declared. when tho case was brought to his atten.
ton that tho company would be bankrupt II it had
to pay for all the trees it had destroyed in this way
If it Is true that large numbers of trees have been
thus ruined 1t is matter which the city authorities
should look into The companies plainly should be
held responsible for all tho damage which they
canse by this means. But we fear that the absence
of shade trees from most OF our city streets
hardly be attributed to leaky gas pipes
Slugger Sullivan Is tired of whipping one man at
q time He now wants to fight two men in the same
ring Wade in, Mr. Sullivan. Knock your rivals
out. You nuisance, but one nuisance is far
more endurable than twenty; and every one of
your rivals. until he falls before your ponderous
fist, is trying to make himself as big nuisance as
you are
With feelings of melancholy and disappointment
we notice that the Administration Is slowly rcced
ing from Democratic simplicity and Jefcrsonian
habits The World now admits that Mr.. Cleveland
is not ready to transact public business and to
people until $40 a. m. lie began by breaktastins
early and taking his seat at his desk at o'clock
sharp; but, although he has been Ia Office hess
than fortnight, ho is already thrcequarters OF
hour behind time. This will not do Ii the Adniin-
isrraton is to maintain it's reputation for early rs
ing and to train those late risers Mr.. Bayard and
Mr.. Whitney, to good habits. alarm clocks must be
furnished to tho President and every member Of
his Cabinet.
There is positively no reason why the streets OF
the city should not be kept free from tho dust which
now makes walk through many of them. notably
Fifth-ave., an exceedingly unpleasant experience
But the fact is no serious attempt Is made by the