New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

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Commissioner Obcrly's love for the reform baby
is 50 intense mat he will probably have all he can
do to keep from huggug the tender young thing to
death
Both political and Geographical i1stice that
L!oyd'sNec sho'ld eapartof suffolk New York IN.
There is no doubt about that, and the Legslat-
urc should pas the bill for that purpose which has
lust been unanimously reported from the Assembly
committee. LlOyds Neck IS entirely separated
from Oyster Bay by wide stream OF water and Is
Joined 10 Huntington by Land map OF the sltua-
ton would show that It's citizens must pass through
Huntington to get into o. ,ter Bay to vote, detour
OF about three miles. When it was a manor seat.
quite a century agoit~ owner piqued by the refusal
of the suffolk authorities 10 do something he
wanted DONE secured ifs political alliance to
Queen, County. But the injustice OF this cOnncc-
ton is not nearly great or important as tlat mn
po.cd bv cy-Scnitor Covert and the Democrats of
thr Legislature Of le>3 upon Long Island when
they rctached Staten Island to IT, forming Con-
gle>sonal District nharmoniou, in interest and
unius in political relations MIR Covert's object,
of course. was TO form a district overwhelmingly
Democratic. and 20 do this he sacrificed not only
the wishes Of his constituents, but all principles OF
justice.
1t would take more mon v than Jaehnc made " in
tho Ahie-manic business" to buy him an airtight
yi>dlcaton.
"Ihe Democracy pledge, itself to purify the Ad-
mInisi ration from couupllon' President Cleve-
land VIII find these woris in the Democratic
National platform of 1881, which h formally sub
,crb.d to end adopted a. his own. Is 1T possible
that he believes that he purica,Ion Of his Admin
istration fro - corruption can ne accomplished 50
=. q, . Ia.
The .lJany .rgns speaks of me Ndr- York Times as
n newspaper whose Republicani~m Is unques-
tionabe" Now Jet Ibe IrIus refer to Mr.. Ingcrsoll
rs 4 gentleman whose orthodoxy j, uuquestlonable.
Saturdays Graphic represents Judas Iscariot say
ing to the New-YoTk cX-Aidermen: You have
battered honor, religion and friends for golo.'
This is an obvious error. Tley only bartered their
votes Those to Wnom it ap1lIe, had no honor OF
religion to SELL and such friends as they possessed
Will stand by them as long as the "boodle' lasts.
No fear of that TVeed's Iargest majority was
given to him after the whole city knew he was
thief. No. These men have nothing to fear but
the prison and the loss # their plunder; escaping
them. they have nothing to gret. Never having
pretended to be honest, they VIII smile at mere
exposure.
Mormon Apostle Cannon boasts that he always
secures the scalps of tae Governors OF Utah who
oppre~s the Church. He has only to 90 back to
Utah. however TO find his own scalp Lifted by the
law.
The Democratic party Is on record rs favoring
the restriction of the selection Of Federal officers
for the TcrritoIie, TO aciual residents, but The
EgcIestcr TR0a argues that this does not shut out
Matthews of Albany from he Rccordership OF the
District of Columbia, since the District of
Coiuu,bIa Is not Territory Wei, granting
that il Is not, strictly speak ng Territory the
principle is the same IN bOtn cases; what IS Sauce
for tne Territorial goose ought to be for the
district of Columbia gauder. If home institutions
are 10 be patrOulzed IN The case, why not IN the
othcrf However, The Union Will undoubtedly see
IN the fact that Matthews is an earnest and etfi-
cicut "ofltasIvc partisan a good affirmative rea-
son why hc should be confirmed William H.
Johnson. one of the best known and most trust
worthy OF the colOrcd citizens of Albany. testltieS
that Mr. Matthews has made il boast that the
true friend Of tLc ucgIO was the Democratic party,
and that Republican prot"satiOn, OF friendship for
the Door blacks were but mere shams. So
far has he allowed his offensive par IS mshlp and
zeal to run that he caused the removal of woman
who wa, serving as 4 maid the ladies gallery of
The senate lat Albany because. aS he said to me,
she was making herself offensive by her mpudent
raat's the sort of cOlOred man
and-a-brothcr, we take IT,, that The t"ion would
Ike 10 see get office under this Administration,
even if lie is a carpet-bageer.
Thrfc should be no lack of harmony between the
Scua,e Committee and the DINtuct-Attoncy'S
office, but generous rivalry rather, in the ylsor-