New-York tribune., 1886-04-23

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Once more if the session of the Senate had been
open, which Republican Senator would have dared
to vote for the removal of the widow of murdered
Union soldier and the appointment of a rebel and a
symparhizer with law-breakng " moonshiners"
Internal Revenue Collector Bradley, of South Caro-
lima, gets his confirmation because some Senators
have bargained with the President. Is it not about
tine to have the public know who they are
In summing up for General Shaer his counsel be-
gan with an alluson to Hamlet and ended with A
reference to party by the Of Miller, who is
a Citizens Committee. THIS is surely descent
from the sublime 70 the ridiculous.
Another Democratic oGensiye partisan has been
summoned to tho promised land which flows with
the milk and honey Of the Reform Administration.
This latest offensive partsan to be rewarded IS Nr.
T.. Prenti.s Bailey, Of The Jtca Obsern. Mr.
Bailey will enter the promised land through the
hanging gardens and ctcOn groves OF Puget sound,
where the nj ghtngalcs sing all the day long, hay
ing been appointed by President Cleveland com
missioner carefully to contemplate Washington
Territory section Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
The picturesque Puget is body of water OF which
the world knows too little AMI Mr.. Bailey who IS
keen observer OF men and things, can confidently
knowledge in regard to its characteristics, and
those of the shores that hem it n The report
which he subsequently makes to the Oneida His
torcal Society touching the art literature. social
science fauna minerals. newspapers, cigars. brc-a-
brac and the best places to go a-fshing in the
Puget country. will be attentivey listened to.
There is nothing offensive about Mr.. Bailey except
his parlsanship, and the wish will be general aud
earnest among his newspaper brethren that he
NAV thoroughly enjoy his summer outing on the
Sound.
Mr.. Powdery's account of the origin and purposes
of the Knights of LABOR shows that the principles
of the organization are praseworthy. No fault can
be found with any reasonable attempt better the
condition of laboring men and women. But If the
Knights are to attain the objects which they have
in view they must practise what they preach.
The Voice organ of the Prohibitionists, furnishes
the information that Frederick +. Wheeler. chair
man of the Ncw-York State Prohibition Committee,
ran for Mayor at the late charter election in
Albany The albany Journal gives the official
figures on Mayor Here they are Edward A.
Durant. jr.. r., S.9S1; John Boyd Thacher, d..
1O,5lO; Frederick Wheeler. Pro-, 55 Scattering.
IA. 1t is doubtless pride or at all events
of consolation, to Mr. Wheeler that he got several
more votes than Scattering"
Mr. Garland remarks emphatically that the tee
phone stock was not gift; and then adds family.
Taking the assessments into consideration, 1t
might be called purchase" As the Rogers family
were assessed as well the speculative statesmen.
they must, therefore, have bought their stock
also. Who, then, the seller
The repeal of the Broadway franchise causes some
n arm N no of bpnds m of wi
tionably bought in good faith, supposing that the
franchise valid any other enactment of the
Board of Aldermen or the Legislature. But there
is occasion for alarm. Under well-recognized
principles of law all honest Obligations which con-
stitute lien against the property must be satisfied
whatever disposition is made of II. But it is not
to be forgotten that part of the bonds are held by
OF originally issued to persons who have no
claim to consideration, and these bonds represent
only the booty Of theft.
The Knights Of Labor do well in excluding
liquor-sellers from their order. They even 60 so
far as to retire man whose wife engages in the
liquor business. But there other classes of men
they should beware of-loud-mouthed demagogues
for instance. who are trying to g work" the labor
organizations for personal or political ends
Hope that wool and lumber may be made free is
expressed by free trade journals. They admit that
the Tariff bill is likely to DO cut tO pieces in the
House, but pray that the illustrative reforms"
nay be carried, and that free wool and free lumber
nay be saved. The country wants first to know
what insdous undermin ing of the .arlif the So
;alled administrative portions involve. If lumber
alone we're IN question, many might incline to
avOr the preservation Of American forests by a
emoval of duties. But 1t would rot pay to kill of
sba in
rees.
" 1t should be remembered wrote Mr.. Cleveland |
n Ills letter accepting the nomination for the Pres
dency, that the office of President is essentially
executive III its nature" Now that Democratic |
politicians are endeavoring to commit him to the |
lew Morrison tariff bill, 1t might be well for Mr..
Cleveland to have this sentence from his letter
printed a neat card for distribution in Congress.
The Amalgamated Association Of Iron and Steel
Workers proposes to take hand in the great labor
yaT. Some demand So per ton for pudding iron.
nd 1t seems not unlikely that, as other workers
re determined to get more bar iron for days |
work, the puddlers will insist that they also must
et more OF the products of all other labor for days
work. But cannot all workers see that, while
such demands made by all help none. their.ineyi-
able END is a prolonged depression of trade
The Judge has been greatly improved since the
hange III It's management As good a cartoon Is the
ear has produced IS that OF Mr. Gam in last
er, pOrtraylng the great strike or tho Democratic
nights OF Labor. including Messra Ill., DANA John
lclean. Pulitzer, ct al, and tho perplcxity OF Mr.
Ioxc Cleveland over the situation OF the party engine
Ihich Is about to bo "ked"
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PERSONAL
The daughter or Representative sprggs, OF Utica, is
D be married In June TO DIR. Boomer OF tho State
insane Asylum AT that city. AM II Iromsed that tho
vent VIII he made one OF the most notable annals
Utica society.
Late rumor from Detroit Is that Miss Palms whom
enaor Jones became infatuated with presently to DO