New-York tribune., 1885-02-28

Some Of our Independent friends are greatly
pleased because Mr.. Cleveland is reported to have
cxerted his influence in favor Of common sense in
silver coinage and of honest money. SO We. If
his inaugural shall contain definite statement OF
I'M, views on this question shall be even better
pleased, and shall not hesitate to give him credit
| for it, But why does it not occur TO his noisy
admirers that tho party which they helped to put
into power is not In favor Of honest money and
| common-sense coinagsf The vote in tho House
shows that an whelming majority of the Demo
cratic members are not in sympathy with Mr
Cleveland's financial policy If he can be said tt
| have adopted one. Moreover, III future he can be
| sustained IN that policy only by the votes OF
Republicans added to minority of his own party.
Where woud the cause of honest money he in the
next House. II the Independents had been allowed
TO have their way and tho Republicans had not
| made substantial gains IN the last electionf
That amoosin' kuss" as A. Ward would call him,
who writes the Uncle Remus sketches for The
atlanta Constitution, remarks that "Mr. Cleveland
acts like man who proposes to fry his rabbit"
Saw rather like a man who is to cook his own
goose.
Tho unknown quantity who presdes over the
deliberations of the Illinois Assembly gives it ont
that he thinks of resignng. lie says there is
nothing more IN tue, lHls lS .Soou
philosophy. When n lemon has been squeezed dry,
the peel isn't usually worth retaining.
Tho young men and boys who toll from early
morn until late at night had their hearts glad
dsned by recent decision given by Judge Bar
nard in tho Supreme Court William Dennan aud
two companions, who were playing baseball, were
arrested one Sunday last summer and charged with
violating the penal code. They wore found guilty.
The matter was brought before the Supreme
Court, on appeal, and Judge Barnard reversed the
decision of tho lower court. In doing he said
that according to the codo, baseball must DO o
| serious interruption of the rcpose of the CON-
munity on the Sabbath before any law is violated
This is considered quite victory for tho average
| small boy He will sally forth in the warm Sab
bath afternoons and the atmosphere of some vacant
lot will prove moro congenial than that of his
Sunday school,
Tho przo-fghters cup Of sorrow Is full. The
nolice have ut last nterfored in one Of the minor
affairs where small aud slow sluggors pummel each
other tor anything from $5 upward. The stop
ping of the fight on Monday night. at Clarendon
Hall, between Denning and Springall. may have a
wholesome effect. The police might now proitably
pay attention to the so-caed sparrng exhibitions
Ia the:BOwery dramshOps
Tho Brook lyn Eagle thinks 1t unfortunate that Mr
Holman has but two eyes. We cordially ndorse.
this notion. A man who Is unable to see further
into his countrys future with the usual complement
of eyes than Mr. Holman. is ia sad need Of ad-
| ditional organs of vision.
A correspondent wants to know II THE TRIBUNE
| regards Mr.. Cleveland rs o politician. Well, no
we cannot say that wo do. When our thoughts are
fixed upon politicians tho image of the President
| elect never forms itself upon our mental retina.
| Never Aud Just so when we are giving ourselves