New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-14

- naods something more drastic than pcdaSoelc
stallxng to- to put the commissioners into goou
form.
Tho editor Of "The Louisville Courier-JOurnal,
fearing doubtless, that he may not be elected a
delegate to the next Republican National Con-
vcntion convenes himself in his newspaper ana
noninates these alternative Republican tickets
for 1885, ...
For William Walter Phelps oil Ne"'Jerso'
For Pre- stlent- William y. Allison, OF Iowa ,,.
For Vice President-Joseph H. Hawlev oil Conneeucu@
We are quite sure that all Republicans every
where win feel Obliged to Colonel Watterson LOT
the interest he has thus taken IN the WeIare Vi
their party, and at the same tune The impression
is likely to be general that any odd nloheh's "niO
becan spare for ticket making he ought TO devote
"a tle democracy. Or has he already written inc
National Democratic Committee suggesting Tor
| 1888:
Far Observation-Disclosures IT, Garland, of Arkansas,
| For Vice President-MGcenas h. Benton OF Missouri
,hi y service Reform co. that Democratic perm
ci"us activity right and that Republican perDioio
tivIty is all wrong.
Our Republican friends in Ulster, Niagara
Lewis and some other of tie counties poiht 10 thc
votes which they pollcd at the November ERECTION
with no little ride and qualification We VIII noC
IN AXE to say which was the "banner' county,
INIT tbe result proved that somehow the call Ior
banners was not generally enough dlhuseu
Tho contributions to the Hospital fund tms
,or OUGHT tn be larger than ever before. II for no
othor reason because Hospital Saturday 1als OH
| CListmas pay With tie thoughts OF that sea
| con Of peace and good will in every heart' purSe-
strings should be generously loosened ana .ne
fund for the hospitals enlarged so that III point
OF beneyolcnce New-Yorlz will not make quite 50
bad a showing, compared with London as was
set forth in letter published III SATURDAY
| TRIBUNE.
Grover Cleveland has been warned and warned
in good time that if he proposes to run Tor re-
election he really mustn't place himself IN Ihe
hands of J. Thomas Spriggs with the expectation
| that Mr. Spricgs viii carry him safely throuSh .nc
Mohawk valley Mr.. Spriggs has been thoughtiui
enough to give this warning himself in rccen1
| interview be Is reported to have made THIS statc-
ment n-..,,.n.- 10
a,d NO, get single the organized Irsnnen OF
my The irish Blame s sen cusS taroush
another presidential contest IN my district
This is "a black eye for Cleveland. LII >. Ihon''
Sprggs cannot carry him through the Ctlca uls
,rict who camp OF course the event of the
Presidents being renomnated, Bent ON or Missouri
NAV make pause In his official duties and come on
20 Itica for the purpose Of placing his carryi n2
canacitv at the service OF the Civil Service re-
former that reinstatcd him. Rut IL Is naruy
nossible that Benton. with all his pernicious ac
t,vity could accomplish the task to which Spriees
frankly admits that ne himself is unequal
The Attorney General Is charged with neglect
inc his official duties and obstructlng the WORN
~ the United States Supreme Court lie cannon
find time for his special clients, the telephone
speculators, and the people as well
Mr. G ladstone's enemies renewing their cam
nagn against him, although he Is the leader OF
minority section and is powerlcss for the momeh
N revive his Home Rule scheme Why do the'
not deyote their energies TO the grave questions
await,np solution in iceland? They arc expect
;nr next month to unite in forcing through Far
lament new Coercion act-possbY the one
bundredth measure of that kind enacted durln'
the century. What valid hopes they hav'
that a policy that has invariably failed Will nov
be SUCCESSFUL
Rumors OF coming Cabinet designations ar
officially denied for the hundredth time. Ines
disturbing tales are generally started by journal
conducted in the interest OF the Democratic party
Az q Republican journal we protest against thes
pefarious attempts to dislodge MIR. Garland
lie s in the right place for the Republican part
{ n make good use OF him in 1883. AS matte
If party policy we do not wish to have him dis
turbed Let him continue TO shine as The glioe
. embodiment of the principle of reform III Demo
cratic Administration
PERSONAL