New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-20

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Cooper Graham has achieved greatness
of a kind He is the only man who has ever
gone through the Whirlpool Rapids twice.
His second trip was made yesterday, with his
head out of the barrel which he inveted
About the same time a fisherman In cork
suit tried to swim the dangerous rapids. HIS
dead body was picked up soon after. Graham :
tuln will come shortly if he keeps ON with his
foolish experiments.
The attempt to delay the trial of tho Squire
Flynn case which their ingenious counsel have
devised is said TO be designed to prevent action
until after the election. The suggestion lndl-
Gates the current belief, which has had TOO
much foundation in the acts OF tho Mayors
tools, that this disclosure of diSgIaceful cor
rup,on Is to DO used POLITICALLY" Any mai
to whom politics does not mean mere MIN
would keep politics out of such case as this
which in, Olives the honor of the city. The
only question Is whether gross Official dis
honesty shall be punished not whether any
candidate or any party or any faction viii be
benefited by delay. The official who allows
delay needlcs>ly will probably lind that such
action at least is poor policy.
There will be at least one good result of the
Suggestion made recently by correspondent OF
THE TRIBUNE that Cornelius Vanderbilt he
made the Republican candidate for Mayor. il
will stir up discussion on the subject and fix
attention on the fact that a man OF high stand
ing ard sterling Characterization Mr.. Van
1erbllt or some one else-should be put at the
head of the city ticket. An article in our
local columns shows that Republicans arc al
ready agitating the matter TO sOnc extent, and
mentions some of the mon, besides Mr.. Van
dcrblh, who arc talked of us available can
didates. 1t is generally conceded that in the
divided state of the local Democracy, tho Re-
publicans have a good chance OF elcctin2 the
Mayor and perhaps other candidates. But
there must DO irst-class nominations all around
and plenty Of hard work.
The Queens speech at the Opcni ng OF Par
lament was brief and cOlOrlcss. The only
reference to the Irish Question-which, As Mr.
Gladstone truly said is the question OF the
day-was the statement that the attitude o.
ehc last Parliament had been confirmed by the
appeal to the country. Lord Randolph Church
i'll, who spoke Tor the Government, reiterated
the belief that the verdict OF the late elections
against separate government for Ireland was
final. He declared that the Government con-
sidcred coercion unwise, but did not announce
what policy would be pursued toward Ireland
The question of local government is to be con-
sidered as affecting the three Kingdoms, and
after due dchberaton measure will be intro
duced On this subject. Meantime Royal Com
mission Is to investigate the Irish land sys-
TEN and to obtain information On Irish indus
tries. This action, with the adjournment which
is expected soOn 10 take place, is intended TO
give the Ministry time TO test the temper of
the Irish people. But nOthiog short of Home
Rule will satisfy them.
Washington holds very small percentage
of the Democratic Administration bust at pres
ent. Eveiywhcrc---at least almost everywhere
There are "acting" secretaries acting 4"