New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-15

ben falr TO the COlumDa lar. lho ice0P'on
at the Columbia fair took place last evening
between 7 and 10 o'clock To-day he shakes
hands at the Jefferson County fair.
Agriculture IS one Of the nOblest of pursuits.
Politico-agriculturc is also a pursuit.
Probably nothing less startling than an earth
quake will ever get those wires under ground.
All through the Maine canvass The Ne'c- York
7imes worked iudustriously for the Democratic
candidates. There was Democratic organ in
side the State that harder than this one out
side the State to defeat the Name Republicans.
Yet now that the election has been held it remarks
that "the Democratic canvass was conducted Will
ont brainsn This Is the worst blow the INTEL
lectual department of The Times ever received 1t
is a singer from the inside
The postmaster of a LARGE city cannot run the
amachine" and the post-otfce at the same time.
An attempt of this sort is getting Mr. Harrity, OF
Philadelphia, inIO decided mess.
Too little notice is taken by the public of acct
dents such as occurred on Monday at Scranton.
Six men ere entOmbed alive and one poor fellow
killed outright by the collapse of colllery roof.
Every one or the buried men was married and
several had large families dependent upon them. IL
is too carly yet to learn precisely on whom the
blame for this horrible thing should fal but expe-
rence has led to the general belief that there ex-
lists criminal caTelessness on the part Of under
ground contractors aud mine owners as TO the
safety Of their employees. There can be no good
reason for the frequency Of these frghtiul catas-
trophies and no better remedy can be found than
that given in the Buddenslek case. That remedy
has proved specially efficacious in New-York.
The ant-BIaine press. which has been cracking
80 many stale Jokes about the Maine canvass, no
longer enjoys the fun.
OH England is her daughters own mother She
knows how to get beaten. but she can't be taught
how TO give in. Let us have the lrex next.
1t ought to be clear enough that the stanch old
Prohibitonists of the Pine Tree State don't want
any third party in "theirn." They take their
cold water straight.
America does not pretend to a vast deal of senti-
mcnt but the dying wish of one of its greatest men
would certainly be reverenced. The reported desc
Grafton of Shakespeares tomb by the very persons
ntrusted with its protection is hard to believe. IL
is not usually thoagnt necessary to modernize
burying ground, and such a proposition, made
with regard to the grave OF the worlds greatest
dramatic poet, is scarcely less than sacrilege.
The Noc- York Times says that Mr. Blaine's tr
umph will destroy him. Well, he might as wellbe
killed with success as by anything else.
They say there is mud In the aqueduct We are
afraid there is mud in the Aqueduct Commission.
The increased maiorities gwen in Maine to Con-
pressmen Reed and Dingey show an appreciation
of their great public services which 1t was only
natural to expect. Mr.. Reed led the Republican
party in the last House with dignity and force aud
upon high plane of moral craftsmanship. 1t was
a leadership not only of strength but OF character
Mr. Dngley is of those specialists whose public
work has value far beyond the limits OF his
district. His labors for the permanent advantage
of all marine interests have accomplished more
than had been accomplished in all the twenty
years previous to his entrance into Congressional
life These two men have rendered services in a
National sense. and that their constituents were
proud of them is merely saying that they are the
worthy representatives of worthy people.
When the third-party tail succeeds in waggina
the Republican dog, it must be an honest tail, not
hired one stuck on with Democratic glue.
Columbia County, which lies east of the Hudson
lust below Albany, elected J. e. Hogeboom to the
Assembly last year by the small plurality OF BIZ
votes over the Democratic candidate and the
Third Party ProhibitOnlst nominee. The total
vote poed was IL ,377. But victory has not always
followed the efforts Of the Republican leaders
in Columbia and the county IS one Ill which the
Democrats consider that they have fair hghting
chance especially when they can get some thnd
man nominated by third party on a side issue.
Now what is the bearing of this observation Why,
in the application oft of course. Columbia County
held a county far yesterday and David b. Hill was
there. lie made speech an hour long to the
farmers and when he was not talking lie was
shaking hacds with the honest voters OF
both parties. His manner was that OF
a plain. blunt, frank. outspokeu man, aud ITS
heavy Dads TO a cent that there little hay
seed in his hair. Yet are not ready 10 admit
that Columbia this fall will furnish the Governor
with one of the nineteen Democratic Assembl ymen
whom he wants; his game is too open.
The Maine Democrats paid big price for their
ST. John whistle
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