New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-04
N Ew-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1886

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER a, Is
and confirm the conviction that the most dis
astrous mistake of Carlyles life was his choice
of literary executor.
SOME CONSOL ATORY CfRCU INSTANCES.
| Wen, we have honest AMI an able man for
Mayor anyway, and q first-rate. representative
| New York citizen. II he Wiz Ony tuin lis " x
ut upon his old enemy, Tammany, which
nominated him. AMI upon the gangs OF beeieis
who did the clTecti party work of hia canvass,
he may yet make firstrate chief magistrate, too.
We wish health, pluck and good luck to Dir.
Mayor Hewitt.
The Sun has another Congressman. Lot the
Hon Amos Cummings only remember tho lcss ms
OF his rRrBUSE schooling, and we may all rejoice
| that one OF the hopeless Democratic districts in e
city has varied the monotony Of past performances
by sen.ing TO Washington a man Of energy and
brains
en- there is our candidat, for Speaker Does
| anybody suppose that Tue TRIBUNE isn't re oic-
| ing to get the Hon. Sunset Cox back in his old
| place ay the Democrats have him nominated
for tho chair before the Sultan finds he has lost
him
| Lloyd Bryce Is lucy young man and we
believe Inc viii be found to dcs,ve his luck lie
has brains is n student. is honest and gentleman.
Who slys that our chastisement Of the Democrats
for the sort Of people they have sent to Congress
from their districts in this city hasn't borne
Some fruit?
tive us one more revolt in the Democratic
party Of NewYorlS and shall get the remnant
reformed into endurable sort Of institution
The President il reported to have shown marked
interest in the election returns from this city.
Why not? Was not the Mayoralty canvass OF
sufficient Importance to require the presence in
this town Of three members Of his Cabinet and
his private secretary Naturally the President
nted to know whether g the boys" of his AID
minstration had succeeded or failed.
Mr. Baincs powerful and successful leadership
looms up before Republican eyes as the most
sarent feature Of the political situation.
The Hon. Jacob Romes, of Toledo, is game
citizen.
1t is to that political pesthole known as Long
Island City Perry Belmont owes his barren vic
tory II in tho same odoriferous locality that
he sgnalized his nomination by regaling the rabble
on $50 bottles of wine
The lawyers Of the city and all those who are
interested in litigation likely to come before the
so excellent a successor to Noah Davis as Edward
Patterson will be. They would have been fortu-
nate aso If the Republican candidate, Edward
Mitchell, had been elected to the supreme Court
bench as he probably will be in future year.
Mr. Patterson has tho good viii OF the pro
fcssion to which he belongs by his fairness abll-
ity and courtesy. He has been candidate several
times for judicial positions, and has grown more
popular with each election. The large vote which
he recci, cd on Tuesday attess the confidence felt
in his integrity and ability, AMI he win undoubt
cdly take his place among the most useful and
honoIed members of the judiciary of this district
What under the sun ais the Star-Eyed Goddess
down there in kentucky The last Congressional
delegation was a solid phalanx for Carlisle, Free
Trade and the hesh-pots. This time three Re-
publicans will be in the delegation, all of them
inclined to believe that the goddess Is better
than she might be.
The Mugs wumped over In Massachusetts, but
not sufficiently.
Brooklyn still remains attachment to Coney
Island during the racing season
Grady gave Tim" Campbell such shaking
up that Inns" teeth Chartered. Tim should |
sec that his hold political life Is fran and |
govern ...nself accordingly.
spnola should take warning from his narrow
escape and mend his ways.
The size Of the George vote we believe startled good
people Thirty thousand thereabOus what even
the most Pessmistc were willing 10 assign hm-Newfork
You should read yorr TRIBUNE with more |
open and receptive mini. On October 20, four
days before the election, The TRIBUNE said, in |
an editorial discussion of The probabilities on this
very question: that " it is now pretty well settled
that Mr.. George win get at least $4,000 votes"
Wnat an opportunity Mr.. Hewitt Is going TO
have to disappoint the heelers
On the morning of election day THE TRIBUNE
printed this paragraph:
II would be a great Joke there Morrison bill in
the Congress because there no Morrison there
Under the circumstances we are bound TO OBJ
serve that there is plenty Of fun in politics If one
only knows how to get it out The horizontal
position now occupied by the great free-trade
bill-maIer provokes millions OF horizontal smiles
from Maine to California.
AS a strictly moral show Brooklyn politics can
not be said to be impressive
Owing to circumstances not under its control.
he democratic party of this State has indefinitely
its intention Of sending Of its
fayo ito Sons to the United States Senate
When the Sultan gets the returns from the
[Xth Congress District he will know that he is
1ereaved indeed. With tears in his voice he will
liant the familiar lines concerning "a dear
yazelle" IIc has barely had time to know Mr.
1ox well enough to love him as he should be
owed when the ruthless voters Of the IXth Dis
riot insist on tearing him away.
Perhaps the political significance Of the success
II Ashbel =. Fitch in the AIIlth Congress District
" plurality of 3,9S7 over General Egbert L.
riele, the present member and majority Of
j. 799 vcra others has not yet been fully weighed
General Yiele was elected two years ago by a
,lraity Of $685. The district comprises the