New-York tribune., 1886-03-12

|
oughly happy over the results of his desortion OF
the Republ can party A little less than year
ago he wrote to the Editor Of rHE TRIBUNE in re-
lation to the victory of the Democrats in Portland,
obtained bv the aid OF Prohibit votes:
The suicidal policy was adopted by the temperance
men OF the city, to smash the tSPnocanl nrcnlnT; sr
which they easily accomplished ana tAe BOSSES arc Ne
and very mad. but hoy cannot hep IT, ana wn & ~
in storr for i6em and so they cali It .uiciia policy
! . . Snco the Republican bosses broke faith with us,
have no longer any hops tbat we can accomplish our
purpose through the party which may go its way whe
shall certainly pursue ors and the result VIII m snow %
our side or on that Of the bosses.
About eleven months have passed since this let
ter was written. ON Tuesday last the following
General Press dispatch from Portland was
published in the New-YoTk morning papers:
City Marshal Andrews resigned his orce this morn ng
Mayor Chapman appointed Ezra G. Htwk,s marshal
! thus making the city government soHUy KepuoHcth
The new Mayor WAS nauSuratcd to-day
| 1t has been surrnised by men Of science that
| the climate of Europe is changing for the worse,
and that an approach To glacial conditions may be
expected in a few centuries. The present state of
the temperature in England and on the Continent
| almost warrants SUSPICION that the predicted
| change is setting in already Should that be the
case, the accommodations at Castle Garden will
have to be extended.
And 50 Jacob Sharp i, going to retire from active
business at an carly day. judging from some Of the
testimony he has given between lactca drinks. his
! conscience went ont of business some time ago
The profane pckpockcts, regardless of the
worlds opinion, seize every opportunity to
work" crowd. and one has Just been arrested
who admit, that he has been travelling in the wake
of the Rev. SamJone,. and taking mean a advantage
of the piOus abstraction into which the hearers OF
that lively oNhorttr arc apt to fall SO evil follows
GOOD in all thing., and even revival meeting may
he utilized by sons of Belia on predatory games
! intent.
The following letter was received in this Office
! Yesterday:
| 10 the razor or The Trl6Hne.
SIR: To-day, by way Of Tampa, we received TIE TRIn-
received the OF February 26 by the Same route.
our merchants driven to the point OF frenzy by th
VIA, lightning mail service. Fancy delivering our mail
in days when used to get It regularly IN thrce
| HaraHa March 6. THOMAS W. WILSON " sos.
1t is no cxaggeraion to say that there several
! thousand business men in New-YOrI to-day, to say
! nothing of their correspondents IN the Southern
countries or of the great body OF merchants in
! Other American commercial centres, who arc max
! ing ths same bittcrcomplant. But what does that
cotcrie of lTolmanic chumps who, through the Pres
! idents folly have obtained control of the Post
| Office Department care about the commercial IN
| terests of the NaiiOnl They have gone 10 Wash
utation for economy, that they may pose before
the people as the only honest and conscientious
fellows III Congress, who have weary time of it
| fighting the wicked Republicans who want grand
Nation like the United States to pay far price for
its service and to have that service efficient rapid
and satisfactory to commerce. They are a precious
lot of humbugs those people who are playing
Villas as if he were Hamlets pipe.
n.lg ~, >
Club on Wednesday how he cultivated chickens and
on plant of pls 75 cleared net profit of 800 in
year This was a highly gratifying showing; but
we feel warranted in say ing That several exAlder-
men, who were cultivated by Jacob Sharp in 1SSi
could ,f they would tell how they cleared a net
profit of several thousand dollars on plant of
nothng-nothing. that is, bat loss of honor
character and manhood.
The spIing-like weather of the last few days has
set Oarsmau Hanln stirring. He says that he
intends to return to the old SyStem OF rowing and
begin over again We fear that he will find it easier
to learn how to again than to forget the tricks
that he acquired in Australia.
George H. Sterling complains that although his
nomination to the vacant Port WardcnShip prom
ised well. his chances of being confirmed by the
present Senate remain in state of hoI elossly
innocuous desuetude in the first degree.
The Young Mems Democratc Club of Albany
have prepared bill having for its worthy and
patriotic object 10 protect primary elections and
conventions of political parties and to punish
offences committed hereat' The bill contains many
excellent features and deserves the careful cOnsd-
GRAFTON of the Legislature in which it has already
been introduced II is little odd and uncommonly
gratifying that such bill should originate in a
Democratic club at the capital. 1t was only a few
weeks ago that the Court of Appeals made q
decision in notable case redolent with the frauds
Of Albany Democrats upon the local baot-box.
The case in question grew out of n barefaccd
attempt to steal away the Office of Mayor from the
Republican. DR.. Swinburnc who had been elected to
il and Dcstow il upon Mr. Nolan. Democrat, who had
been counted in. Tie attempt did not succeed, but
the Doctor had to 90 to law to get his rights. An
Albany Democratic club that makes a stand for
improved election machinery deserves hearty en-
cOuragement.
The movement to investigate the abuse of en-
ployes on the new >agueduct, which has been
started by Senator Pagan in the State Senate,
might bring out more facts than the Democrats Of
the Assembly would care to have come to the sur
face. The principal contractor on the aqueduct is
john Brlen, chairman Of the Democratic State
Committee. Governor Hill was apprised last fall of
the manner IN which men were treated on the work
by this henchman of his but he has taken steps.
officially or otherwise, of which the public knows
anything to have the men protected.
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