The Washington critic., 1886-11-26

r'e In oppoilliou 10 the Naturalization. II |
appears too that he was active aud pronI-
nent with noisy enthusiasm, In attendance !
upon al least two largo public meetings
that The speeches ut such meetings were
largely devoted 20 abuse lla uisrcprcsenta'
tiou OF The AdmiuistUtou; that ho ap
proved al this and actually addressed ih'
meetings himself IN somewhat the same
strain.
For these reasons he was suspended
and for the same reasons be ia not REIN
stated. Says Mr. Cleveland again:
His conduct has brought 10 light suci an
unffiendlinCes toward the Administrati %
which he preteuds to serve and OF Whic1 he
Is romiually a part, aud such q consequent
lack Of loyal interest IN It's success that the
safest and sureet guaranty Of his faithful
service Is, IN my opinion, entirely wanting.
His course initsolf-such ne should not have
been entered upon while maintaining OIL
Cial relations to the Admiuistrati0n-alsD
rCuews ana revles, with uuinistakable in
tCrproialion of their character aud intent,
the charges OF offensive partisanship hereto
fore made, aud, up to this time, held in
allegiance.
Mr. stone aud others Of like disposition
are not TO suppose that party lines are 80
far oblltciatcd that the administration oi
The Government is to he trusted. In places
blgh or low, TO those who oggrossively ana
constantly eudCayor, uufoirly, 10 destroy
the confidence Of the people in the party re-
sponsiblo for such administration.
Upon these cmineutly proper and
forcibc declarations by the President
the Democratic party should have no
difficulty in erecting platform on which
even the antagonists of ciyilscryicc
reform can stand without discomfort
They could not ask for clearer cN.
position Of the relations existing ba
tween the Administration and iis sup.
pot;ors in the matter of p1lrouagr.
TuEur is evidently strong currca'
of feeling in favor of appointing
Captain Austin ia suocecl Major
Walker as Chief of Police Vnc Cap.
tain is a comDrtcut and educated
officer aul hi.uomwion would not be
without numbu ui conspicuous pre-.
ccdenis. Inspector Murray OF New
York was promoted to the head Of the
department and ills the place with
rare ability Rrsye Captain E1nrs,l OF
Chicago was HNcaisc honored aud IS
filing his responsible position with
success. Captain Anthony IIue5ucr of
81. Louis likewise went up 20 the
Chiefs office IN that city aud is rocog-
nized as one Of the best executive Of.
hcials In tho police service of the couu-
try. Captain Austin is 70 doubt Il
competent man and thoroughly couyer-
SAINT with the laws OF the District.
Various other good names are sug-
gested in this connection. 1t may be
that Congress will eventually make
changes in the present organization,
possibly place the appointment Of
Chief in the hands Of the President,
fix his salary at double what 1t is nov
and call upon the country at large 10
furnish the best and broalest.gauged
material available. The views of The
CRITIC on this point have been plainly
expressed heretofore. In the mean.
time it will be the business Of the Com
missioners to make tue best selection
they can In the interests of the De-
partment and the District
ERAsTUs BROOKS, many years promi
nent in the journalism of New York,
and connected with the New York Ec,
IJoss as correspondent, editor aud
eventually proprietor from its founda
ton, In 1886, to 1877, died yesterday
morning at his home on staten Island
aged II years. lie was man of oiu
cation and great force of character, ant
of all the carly Washington CORE
spoudents was perhaps the most widely
quoted. He came to the National Capi
tai in 1886 and remained here Tn,
greater part OF sixteen years. Mr.
Brooks is remembered nationally 70
the famous controversy which h
carried on with Archbishop Hughes
over thirty years ago, relative to III
acquisition Of property by the Catholi
Church and lis exemption from taxa
tion.
, THE "blackmailing scheme, so pei
sistently urged against the Police d.
partment and the District Governmer
. by various sensational newspaper col
f, respondents, is n fitting climax to tn
G silliest of all silly seasons. Til
g idea that the District authorities woul
a deliberately undertake to employ ager
G cies for controlling legislation, whic
!. would be morally certain not only
il defeat beyond hope of redemptio
1t every measure subjected to such il
/. tluences, but to bring the District an
every man officially connected with
l.. into irretrievable disgrace, is too absuI
% for patient contemplation.
|, THERE are some Republicans wi
" seem to think that the Democrats
y the House this winter will pass the Sc
~ ate bill for the admission of Washin
y ton Territory as a State, but take !
y action on the Senate bill for the adm
> sion Of Dakota, This would be sha
J. game for the capture Of the Sena
u but the Senators who voted to let
y Washington in order to get DakC
;" in might consider it a violation
So good faith. Nowadays, howevt
" everything seems to be as fair in po
u tics as 1t is in love and war.
he FN.GovERNoR p. C. CHENEY, who
er the Governor Of New Hampshire Il
n. appointed United States Senator to ST
coed the late Nv Pike, has been {
tensively identified with the par
., manufacturing interests of Manchest
" and has tMlcn hrrn Gnynrnnr of I