New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-02
REN TDN AGALN.

The latest contribution to the Benton episode
renders it an admirable subject for an author
with good eve for the ludicrous VINO w"uio
like 10 try his hand at opera bouffe 1t turns
out that B.nt,n's condoned political activity
was at the expense of President Clegeiand;
hat he took the stump in the late campaign
nartlv for the purpose OF buntly expressing
his disapproval of leading features CT the
,olicv of this Administration that he despite
fnlly treated tho Presidents Civil Service re-
form policy and took drastic isshe WIN nun u"
tho silver o,estion. Anything more delicious
than this, in its way, remembering the Hro"uu
unon which Mr.. Cleveland sternly refused to
reinstate District Attorney Stone, cannot
readily be imagined. Stone was denied I"r-
giyeness not because he had taken the stump
but because of the political character OF the
stnrnp which he chose 10 take; because IN MS
speeches he criticised rather than eul"gIzed
the course of the powers that temporarily be
at Washington. But behold it turns ont that
Benton is tarrcd with the same stick, ana
worse tarred too. because he ia an avowea
Democrat Just a. Stone is an avowed Repubil-
can.
An opportunity thus golden for the creation
of aiich rare and racv opera bonife. full oil
what the critics call contemportneous buman
interest,"" sci lom presents itself. and OF course
some of our brilliant yOung writer's will scz'
t with avdity. Think of the innocent aud un-
,uspecting Cleveland restoring Benton to his
favor on the suppostion that the District
Attorney hal sinnel because of his ardent and
uncontroll bile admiration for the s0rt "I
Craftsmanship that nov emanaes from the
a. hnt, fpnp tod "
such gems a these from the speeches in ques-
ion:
don't agree with President Cleveland in evervthinH
ont believe IN his Cv hu nbug do believe
~ genuine Civil reform hu don't want mel un"'f
ne 30 work conceivable dodge to defeat mo ana my
party But lac believes It. and hc Is man
ot
don't agree VIII: Mr. Cleve and the silver question
He was r,s ri east IT the Alcgh NoIns AMI he gets
AIS ideas thu reg on lie never hs pehh WEST W
Bu falo He g.is his ideas nnanco from tho g'id
bnes Of Wall street who de "netlz ID silver and hal
the The Coinage aci, cabde ihey an
tbnut the co sent people, Tie learns his hnaniii
Wall rect the lie cl's whoh suck the honest
blood oi t.e amy o. ta West Ike va hpeS ihats
where Mr. Clev-l lea Of hnance When he wrote
his graiu toi silver coinage even U.s.
fore he pre- .on no illustrated where ne
ant stracS blow al the "es IN tho 'nV'r
ho lrrs m nonV s1irk@ iui tei' h~o
sinking my boots. but hcagan o. Te1as ana
others o nm I'm Their ii unified m inhood AMI wrote TO him
thai ne was Executive and not the aw-mAKhx power
AMI saw these Democrats BAT ng for th 1T rights and
the rirhis people against his assumption reJooed
again that was Democrat
II Remains % be seen whether the President
" i'll add tue finishing todcI to these materials
or opera bouEe by re-removing tho reinstaled
Benton. In the meantime the antics OF MS
organs are amusing. Tie Times and Post OF
| his city Treated the matter yesterday III way
which plainly indicated that they hnd the
| labor of holding up this a i.ninisirAtion by the
| tail fstiguiny AMI dlscouraginy. Both urge
SIR. Cley Gland 10 allow reinstatement to be
followed by re-rnmoval in spite OF tie TACT
that in case tleir advice is taken Mr.. Benton
my write another letter which may result IN
re-removal being IN turn succeeded by re-rein-
statement
| This Administration may not be very I'M
prrssive, bui it furnishes the country with con-
! siderable entertainment.