New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-15

A Washington dispatch reports President Clcve-
land as feeling better He must have stopped
thinking about that Benton case which has been
causing such a stir OF late.
There is only strong in the French
Ministry This is General Boulanger, who has
won the affections Of the army by permitting
soldiers to wear boards. by making the barracks
comfol table see ng places. and by giving the
men more complete control over their holiday
afternoons BY doing many things to promote the
comfort Of the officers and rank and file. the
Minister of War has contrived to make himself
the hero OF the army. He proved not long
ago to have taken strange liberties with the
truth but his popularity has survived a most
convincing demonstration OF mendacity General
Bouangcr in the last Ministry he still
mains in Office; and he will be in the next Min
istry.
To student Of Civil Service Reform: There
is not much room for doubt that the little list"
which "Ko-Ko" had in mind was not an "eligible
list" 1t could more properly be termed an ineligi
bic one. You are right, however, in saying that
the underlying principle of Civil Service Reform
is the Survival Of the fttest.'
The author Of "The Life Of Robert Fulton and
II STORY of Steam Navigation has received the
You have touched the key note of true protec-
ton IN your remarks on England's policy in fos-
terlng her mercantile marine and protecting her
ships and steam lines against foreign competition
until they can take care Of themselves, by means
Of heavy subsidies for carrying the mails. Eng
land protects other in stries to-day because they
cannot compete against foreign factors. Note
for instance the duty placed transparent soap
a few years since because the Germans were threat
enny to destroy the business Of English makers
England has tariff list to-day of twenty
thirty articles, most OF which happen TO be those
that English manufacturers cannot produce at
prices to compete with foreign houses in free
market
friend Of McQuades testified that the Al
derman in favor of having a railroad in
every street running north and south in the
city. And doubtless he would have been more
than glad to take as large bride for voting
franchise for each he took in the case Of
Sharps Broadway scheme.
We don't wish to seem unfceng, Lord and Laureate.
when we say
Locksey Hall is not the only thing that's fall en- to de-
cay;
But find your metre ragged and your language very
queer
Better three months of the Poet than a cycle of tho
Peer!
There is some comfort TO be extracted from the
swindlc perpet ated upon the Mexican public by
the bogus agent for the Patti concert. The
ticket spectators were the persons who chiefly
suffered from the fraud
The President has appointed the Hon. Louis
X Church. OF New-York, to be Governor Of Da-
kota 1t was only year ago since he placed
Mr. Church upon the Supreme Court bench OF the
Territory. This appointment is a fragrant viola
ton Of Mr.. Clevelands personal pledges as well
as of the Democratic platform, both Of which
guaranteed the appointment OF Territorial resi-
dents to all such places. Mr. Church is
ccllent man. liberal Democrat OF honorable
record. II he does well in Dakota he did
at Albany, he will make useful executive.
But Dakota has plenty Of good among her
own people, and the selection Of an outsider is
only another evidence OF the slight esteem in
which Mr. Cleveland holds his promises.
Representative Oates has introduced in the
House a timely bill TO prevent the waste of
public money Congressional funerals. and to
restrict the expenditure for draping public build
ings In mourning. A Congressional funeral now
costs all the way from 5 1000 to sl5. 900. 1t
would be hard to find any proper excuse for the
expenditure of this money. But Mr.. Oates's bill.
like many others on the same subject. will prob
ohly he smothpred in the commit room