New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-29


Evidently the petition not granted in regard
TO four of the students and now, such arguments
as they had used having failed, appeal Is made to
the law. Why parents should feel that boys
who could behave as these seen to have
done are injured by being sent home to be spanked
since spanking is MT considered legitimate
part of college discipline puzzle TO the outside
observer; and certainly no jury will believe that
there was anything about them that could be
damaged to the value of ten thousand cents.
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No won Ter the Municipal Council OF Paris has
put in plea for mercy in behalf Of the condemned
Chicago Anarchists. IL will be a dark day for
many European cities when their outlaws no
longer find safe harbor of refuge here.
The plan TO raise the tracks Of the l'cnnsyl-
vania Railroad in Jersey City is most excellent
one. Railroad crossings at grade in cities have
been IA fruitful source of loss Of life and should
not be permitted. In In land, is well known.
no crossn S at grade allowed in city or cOun-
Try. In our much less thiclSy populated rural
districts there is less neceSst y for this pecauon:
but within city limits there is excuse for such
crossings. The elevation Of the Pennsylvania
tracks win cost nearly million dollars. but it
win be a wise expenditure The city will be
called on to cooperate in the work to some extent
by lowering the grade of certain streets etc
and it Should do Willingly.
Senator Bcclx's suggestion that Mr.. Carlisle
should remain in tie Speakers chair and select an
impartial Committee on Elections GOES far beyond
any Republican demand. We are all willing that
there should be some Democratic Representatives
on the committee For Democratic Speaker to
appoint a committee exclusively of Republicans
would be more generous than we have any right to
expect.
The oleomargarine men clamorng against
the "monopolistc' features of the law taxing
their goods. We have an idea that this Nation by
a large majority, is willing that the COWS should
enjoy n complete monopoly Of buttcrproduction
New York city is considerable OF metropolis
and yet the untutored fourlcgged savage still
turns up now and then just over her borders
lusty panther whose health and appetite would
apl ear TO be good is now engaged in painting n
portion of the upIan,ls Of Ulster County vivid
red. lie is understood to be partial TO young
porllers and ten err chickens. and in consequence
the owners of those animals sitting UP nights
keeping watch over their pens AMI coops with
loaded guns The Kingston Freeman reports
that excitement prevails all along the MARI
borough Mountains. and until the animal is capt
ured there will be no peace there Verify,
disguise the fact as we may, ours is young
country.
Ex-senator Mcdonald says that his opinion Of
President Cleveland "has been improved by con
tact' Probably he is now ready to call him
"justum ct tcnacem propositi virm."
Dr. Barto in his Thanksgiving sermon exposed
the hypocrisy and duplcity of reform Admin
stration that did not free itself from the faint of
Pan Electric craftsmanship 1.-The New-ioik
Times whose venaiity was demonstrated in
Judge Ranney's scathing report. with Characteristic
assurance the preacher Of holding Bell Iele
pone stock and of being cOTuptly influenced
An intermittent war ON the concert saloons and
such places OF vicious resort does little good An
uncompromising, persistent and undinchlng war
would do much to break them up
The President, it is generally reported, will
recommend in his next message Wholesale tariff
reductions. lie viii virtually advocate free trade
Naturally he will do this The Civil Service hurdy
gurdy has been worn out Some new music must
be ground out. and the President still retains
sneaSing fon ness for the lndepen ients. he hopes
TO obtain their support by vigorously turning the
revenue reform crank
As the less of two evils the proposed "pawncIs
Bank in Chicago is TO be preferred TO the shop
Of the thee gilt balls. But it is TO be regretted
that need exists for such an institution. The saw
ings bank is the proper concern TO patronize.
The new naval contractors will have this great
advantage over John Roach. The next Secretary
of the Navy, who viii be Republican, will
not REJECT their work, declare their contracts void
and drive them into bankruptcy merely because
they received the contracts from a Democratic
Administration.
Considering the awful time Mr.. Bayard has had
IN finlng-or tying TO hll-the diplomatic pOsts al
ready existing the Foreign Affairs Committees
plan to extend and enlarge That service loolIs like
piece of studied inhuinanlty, Of which an Apache
buck ought to be ashamed.
The President keeps his rudder true but
il is the Iuddcr of the waterlogged, unseaworthy
Democratic ship.
Colonel MorrisonIs reported intention TO renew
his assault upon the tariff as soon AS Congress re-
assemblies may lie regarded as dcsparing kick al
the under side of a coffin lid. But the lid will
stay on all the same, and DO nailed down with
nails OF Pennsylvania iron.
civil Service reform Is a confidence game by
which the President has imposed upon the ere
dulity Of our friends the Mugwump enemy.
| Representative Mills, Of Texas, says that the
people in Congress- engaged in the fight for free
trade ARE enlisted for the war" Well. hardly
Some of them win presently be mustered out