New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-23

ment of this country has favored any monopoly
in land, or deprived him of any right or
privilege which nature gave him.
1t in just TO remember, alSO that this benef-
icpnt homestead policy had been advocated for
years by Republicans and opposed, denounced
and defeated by Democrats. 1t was passed by
a Republican House and defeated r Demo-
cratic Senate. before the Civil War. TIE
Democrat OF to-day who appeals to the pref
ud.ces of the landlrss cannot honestly hide
the fact that the Republican patty has for
twenty-five years offered free homes for all,
and that its policy in that respect was defeated
by the Democratic party as long as it retained
power in either branch of Congress
--
Not content with 81, iny FOREIGN steamship lines
n preference over American lin S. the Postmaster
Genera al now wishes to go step further an in
| crease the pay Of the foreign lines. He rc ON
mcnds that he be authorized to give the SINE rate
Of pay TO the forcicn line running between San
Franrisco and China and japan as to the American
line lie bases this recommon alton On the groI
that the vessels. as he is informed, owned by
Americans though hyins foreign flag This
would be tie cntering wedge to destroy the last
| ,csli G of fa or to American lines. If the @ Cep
ton is ma g in this csse il will be easy to make
IL in otleIs But nothing parently plcascs the
PostmastcrGcncral better than to the mails
carried by foreign steamship lines.
1alIiny one consideration with another, "boodI-
ins" is q bad game to lay at.
II the Hon jim Cummin s. the artistic and lit
crary ira robbcr is not the next Democratic can
ddatc for Governor OF Missouri IT must be because
his literary ten cncics act Offset to his other
marked qua ifcations.
A hundred times each political year the Mug
wump press solemnly laments Mr.. Blainc's
faulty and bin ncSs in running his prospects for
the Prcsi eny an effacing himself from the recol-
ections of his fellow men. Yet like Massachusetts.
| there he stands look at him. lie sur ives each
act OF selfdCstructOn he emeIges from each scene
of POLITICAL havoc unscathed an unmoved and he
is still remembered as the leading Republican Of
| the day.
Laws cannot abol sh poverty. Only the cardinal
virtues do that
Alderman Clcaly was too sick yesterday to come
to the aid of his old pal" McQuade and testify
for tic defence. 1t is not surprising. The con
LESSONS Of Fullg1af and Duffy were enough to send
every man who voted for the Broadway robbery
TO his bed
The railroad system OF Long Island is an intri
cate network of short distance lines. which Mr.
Coz bin has ably con ,odatcd and er which trains
move frequently and fast good MANY people
have been killed by the cars and a good deal OF
money has been paid in damages when matter
Of fact and of justice the company was not to
blame. If people will Icsist in walking on the
tlaclls they dot at their risk In thicly popu
lated districts the company has taken the precau-
ton to enclose its tlaclG with wire fcnle but
e this does not pre-, emf stupid and foolhardy
Lessons from flying in the face of danger.
Has David u. HIPS boom become asphyxatedP
One OF the things which men will always say is
that there nothing petty and small about
Chester A. Arthur.
The Bulgarians do not bear General Kaulbars any
illwill. They consider him one of the hveliest
an most froicsome cubs of the Russian Bear. All
the same they do not care to have him at large in
their own circus.
The politicians who are looking after the Presi-
dents canvass for q denomination In 1888 approve
his action in restoring DistrictAttOrney Benton to
Office "Ihe New York TimeSs7 Washington cor
respondent says: "The restoration of Mr.. Benton
has been al proved by the politicians here not
the ground that the President has changed his
opinion of the alleged offence, but in consequence
of the alleged menaccs of Senator Vest OF course
the President did not change his opinion of Ben
tons offence. but he did acknowledge his error in
Understanding the Importance Of Senator Vest
and the Missouri delegation in 1888. However, 1t |
is all right, as the President will not make another
such mistake.
II would be cheaper for Cleveland TO construct
an entirely new line Of fences than TO mend his old
one.
Greek jokes much for New York-lBoso Globe.
but in tho Cradle OF Liberty, in the city of
baked beans whcre the girls cicles and infants
are born with table of logarithms in one hand |
and a copy Of Lndley Murray in the other, joke |
III Greek is as funny as Joke in Choctaw
Reports from Ottawa state that the American
fishermen have suffered great loss through the abro
CATION OF the fishery clauses in the Washington |
treaty. This m, st mean that Keenan,, Mooney |
and other American capitalists in Canada have in
ested in the fishery business and have suffered |
Accordingly. The genuine American fishermen, |
who live in New England, only complain OF losses |
ca.seI by the in lsticc Of their own Go, eInmenJ.
Otherwise they feeling pretty well and the |
Canadians will wait in vain for their aid in secur-
ny new treaty
The Free Traders will probably keep quot for while
-tOmaha Republican
o. no. they won't When free traders tongue
ceases to way, his brains viii cease TO rattle
Signs of what the diplomatists arc fond OF de-
scribing us "a procurement are discerned be-
tween Russia and france Genera KaulDa 8 q ace
fully entrusb the OF Russian subjects in Bull
aria To French consuk, and Russian men ofwar in |
1oulon harbor dip their colols In honor OF the |
French flag. 1t is golden opportunity Let the
French Government seize tho chance Of proposing |
Republican form Of government for Bulgaria