New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-05

| lily Tor war IN Europe HE IRIBUNE, chccIcl
by the Republican gains in Congress and many
other evidences of vigorous PARTY action is not
anxious for anything urinary as a campaign
Bulgaria 1t advises its disgTuntled contcl-
poraries to be as happy as they may.
According TO Ma Grace, who presented
charges TO the GOveIL.f against the old Excise
Board ex-CommiSsioncr " Billy" Mitchell is not
a trustworthy person This is all the more evil
dent when he makes such statements this in
The Erening Post: g know that the bills for
prcSsworS and other expenses of printing and pub
fishing the two papers issued by the George
managers were paid with money supplied By the
Republican leaders" MIR Mitchell knows that
TINS is boSh. If the Republicans were helping
GeoIge in the way Mitchell Says, they woulo ha' c
at least got enough votes in return to elect their
candidate for Court OF Appeals and some members
of the Assembly in close districts. If the sup
portels Of George were venal us Mitchell and
Democratic leaders profess to believe, Georges
| vote would have been small 1t was be
cause they could not purchase it that some of
these leaders angry and make such ndlcu-
ols statements the one coming from Mitchell.
There is a man named John Sherman out there
| IN Ohio, and don't let it escape your memory.
Mr. Carlisle says that there were hundreds and
| hundreds of Democrats who did not know that
Yesterday was election day." Perhaps they didn't
want TO know.
The Democratic majority in Madison. Wisconsin.
Postmaster-Geneial Villas home, las been cut
down 1000 votes. This is probably Offset in his
opinion by the fact that his popularity is growing
IN England.
In the Democratic wave that swept over Kings
D...Io, 1ntt~n
Ryders name may not be a familiar one to the
general public and he is probably little known
OUTSIDE of his town and county but he occupies
the almost unique position of having held one
elective Office for thirty-two consecutive years
Since 1854 he has represented the town of Flat
lands in the Board of Supervisors Mr.. Ryder
IS q Republican and has been an upright and use
full Supervisor Ills retirement is a cause for re-
gret III there hal been more Supervisor like
him in Kings County it would have been much
better for the reputation of the Board.
The occupation of the tariff smasher is gone
indeed.
TUESDAY was great day for the industries of
the country. The Democratic majority in Congress
was almost wiped out During the second half of
Mr. Clevelands term there viii be no apprehen-
SONS OF iiff-tnlering and frce-trade folly. That
American worl<in5men can well afford TO be merry
over the results of the election.
Civic courage Is what the Republican faint
hearts, who supported Mr.. Hewitt because they
stood in dread of communism, consplcuolisly lack.
" hat have they gained by timidly abandon
ing Mr. Roosevelt? Mr.. George proclams tiIat the
worldngmcns party has come into ponucs TO
STAY Another year it will have another campaign
III George himself is even talked of already as
a candidate for the Presidency. Have weak
Ixnced Republicans driven him out Of politics by
their panic-strcken course They have strength
cncd ms cause by enabling him to poll more votes
than Mr. Roosevelt If they had had courage to
do the right thing and to stand by their party
when it nominated radical rcforner, Mr. RoOse-
vet would have been Mayor Of New York ard |
Mr. George third in the race.
Indiana has been reclaimed TO the Republican |
standard and holds Itself ready to cast its cleo
toral votes in 1888 as it did in 1880.
There arc too many morals to be drawn from |
Tues .ay's election The political croalSers of both
parties will have constant occupation for weeks
TO come, provided they can mold the field. Fort
unatey this is a mcrcurial public, which only
tolelatcs a brief period of morahzing
To o discharged employe of the Brooklyn Post
Office who wrote complaining letter To the Piesl-
,cnt, MIR. Gle, Gland replica: " Your exceedingly
,u-natured TcicrcnIe to the IIishman ana the
Catholic who you say has succeeded you, de l.
Tracts very largely. l think, from the claims you
base upon twenty-five years of honest anu faith
mi ser, ice" " hat has illnaturcd refer
nee TO DO with the principles of Gill Service
re- orm? Still, if this Standard is To be intro
lu,ed, what must President Cleveland say TO
Daniel \. Locltwoods illnaturcd, not TO say con-
emptuous, remark about not having any /" Civil
ser, ice nonsense " iii his Office
The gamblers seem TO have got Brookbns con-
science III pawn.
There is one uncrring sim that the Republicans
IA the whole more than held their ground III
lucsaay's battle. Gun friends the enemy " aIc
,lrcady beginning to worry and fumc over the
next Presidential election.
Many notable circumstances OF the recent cleo
ion show that the wOrlSmen OF America arc coming
more and moro into sympathy with the Republican
,arty. George II. 1hOebe, the man who has
,robably defeated the great free trade Speaker,
. KNIGHT of Labor AMI mechanic. declares him.
elf Protec tiOnist, defines that the issue upon
which his brilliant victory was won. and says
want 10 maintain American industries. and
rec trade won't 20 down with the woriSngmcn."
lonison and Ilurd were beaten ia their Demo