New-York tribune., 1886-11-12

pointment of a man to take charge Of the Govern
ment printing whose only experience In the
business was obtained in editing a weekly paper In
n small village This is the way tho President
performs the solemn duty" he talSs SO much
about.
II the Gar Is logical, he must reject Waldemar.
But inconsistency is Alexanders most conspicuous
trait Of character.
"Thc Brooklyn Eagle will pay the expenses
Of Mr.. Becchers reception, but the statue OF LID
erty continues to be unprovided for.
Whole hosts Of better rascals than James ID.
Fish have died in prison. His is case in which
Justice should be satisfied TO the very end.
Brooklyn Republicans are waking up to tho
fact that one cause Of their defeat was their fall
ure 10 relister The plain moral of this is to reg
ister next time If this lesson is thoroughly learned
now it may not be too dearly bought
Accordinr to "Thc Brooklyn Eagle" President
Clevelanl has an apparent impression that htte
happened before he went to WashingtOn about
which he need concern himself" This may be SO
but it is undeniable that some things have hap
rcned since he went to Washington that he does
not concern himself about half enough-the Pan
Electric business. for example.
The proposition to hold a worlds exposition in
WASHINGTON in 1892 to celebrate the four hun
dredth anniversary Of the discovery OF America
by Columbus docs not awaken any great cnthus-
iasm. An exposition in Washington means a
large APPROXIMATION by the Government TO make it
a SUCCESS and probably another one to pay its
debts after it is over Besides the atmosphere or
WASHINGTON Is not appropriate for either sum-
mer or winter evp0sitcn There Is probably no
ploce in the country where such an exposition
could be made a pecuniary success excert in New
York There can he little doubt about the bene-
fits likely to flow from another exposition similar
TO that of 1876, but Washington is not the best
pla,e in which TO hold it
If the Russian bear goes much further, he may
get his foot into trap
There is some debate among the Virginia Demo
crafts as TO whether it was landslide or q tidal
wave.
General Kaulbars does not appear to have been
consulted. Consequently he may find 1t necessary
to veto Prince Waldemar's election.
Viewing the prospects for 1888 in the light Of
the present situation the Republicans VIII nave
1913 electoral votes outside of Newlork and the
Democrats 1877 1t will take 20l to elect and
NewYork's vote is SO This shows clearly enough
where the battle-ground will be.
The efforts that have been made at dlnefeht
times TO secure for this city lodging houses so tac
INDECENT persons would not be sheltered In ponce
station houses have not been successful. During
the last three months 5l4O lodglngs were lur-
nished in ffe station houses TO men and boys ana
12.77l to women and girls The station houses
are not proper places for women and girls 10 iodge
in In Boston. whc,e separate houses have oeen
provided. and the lodgerS required to do certain
amount Of work. the station houses nave ocel
freed from dodgers and where there were tofiher's
600 dodgers night in station houses There aic ho"
| not over one-tenth as many in the honfes eaci
| night The State Charities Aid Association sough
| h., LEGISLATION 70 effect a similar reform here, bu
It has not succeeded in doing It.