New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-08
the trick, no matter how many before him
have tried IL and failed.

Two policemen have been charged WIN dfa"lhB
their pistols unnecessarily and the evidence shows
altogether too much willingness on their part TO
make use Of the weapons which should only DC
employed in grave emergencies. when their lives
are actually in peril The two officers accused
are not the only members OF the force who are
disposed on occason to abuse the authority en-
trusted to them The club is too frequently
brought into action, although there have been
conuaratiyelv few cases OF brutal club
bling of late Probably it would not be wise
60 DEPRIVE policemen Of pistols altogether since
there ore cases when these weapons are almost
Indispensable but the two cases referred TO- ana
the recent instance Of a man being shot Dy
special officer because he refused to answer ques-
tions put by one with no apparent authoriy'
show the necessity of laying down careful reSu-
latons as to the use of the revolver by ponce
officers and enforcing them with marked strictness
The Massachusetts, Mugwumps have virtually
decided not to have a separate organization thlS
year They show more sense than we have given
them credit for. Nothing is better known imam
that the Mugwump coteric is Democratic annex
neither more nor less, and Of course to keep up
q separate organization would he superfuous. Inc
Mugwumps have been proceeding under false coiorS
too long They are Democrats and ought not TO
be ashamed to acknowledge it.
wo hopo that Postmaster-Gsncral Dickinson VIII
spend his summer vacation In Michigan, and that he
will be able to extend II until after the election IN
November Michigan affords most attractive iieid Tor
paIgn and they do say that Brother Dickinson Is
most persuasive preacher-(Charleston news anu
Courier.
There Won have Civil Service reform of the
Democratic variety, teaching by example ms
dyed-n-thc-wool Bourbon organ would see no I'M
Con taking n
mer, vacation extending into November and de-
voting the whole of it to offensive craftsmanship
Yet very likely The News and Courier will fly
n banner during this campaign bearing the bcaut
full legend. Public office is a public trust l.. D
1t occurs TO the business community, II II does
not to Mr. Dickinson. that he could with great
propricty defer his vacation until he had erected
some much-needed reform in the mail service
One among ten thousand The marvel OF
the political world \ model President these
are among the eulogistic phrases used by Demo
cratic Fourth of July orators in this city regard
ing one Grover Cleveland, late of Buffalo To which
the evening Mugwump organ adds number Of
rice things concerning the same Grover Cieveiands
Gift for forcible expression in the homely IAN
gliacc OF common sense and the educating IN
auence which his leadership has already eXerted'
Verify there is no Grover but Grover, ana ME-
Wattorson. Mr.. Vest, Mr. Mills. The Evening
Post DEM ct al, bow the knee before him in
humble, yet not speeches. alteration
"The Brooklyn Eagle shows some concern
because the formal notification of his nomination
was conveyed TO General Harrison on the Fourth
of July. Softly there, softly; there's no need of
getting excited in this warm season You know
perfectly we'll that if Mr. Cleveland or Mr.. Thur
man had been visited on that day, not the iantest
protest would have been uttered by you or any
other Democratic journal In fact, no doubt you
would have thought it peculiarly fitting. Don't
try to monopolize all the good things. The RepuD-
leans still claim share in the glorious Fourth,
and no day can be too god to inform such a
high-minded gentleman rs General Harrison that
he has been nominated for the loftest Office IN
the gift of the people by party that has done
so much for the country and for the cause oil
liberty throughout the world as the Republican
party Mr. Cleveland is disposed to appropriate
all the virtues and excellcnces known TO mortals;
but there is no reason Why his party and the
Democratic press should be equally grisping.
Seth Lows prototype is plainly George William
Curtis Last September Mr.. Low denounced
the incompetency of the Democratic party as en-
emplified in Congress- Now he has Joined the
ranks of this incompetent party Just so in SSi
Mr.. Curtis condemned the Democracy as con-
spiracy for plumber and spOils and held 1t up 70
perpetual scorn as very hungry and very thirsty
and then proceeded with no little haste to ally
himself with what he had so scathingly stigma
tized Consistency is jewel that has no place
in the Mugwump casket
Congressman Mills appeared before the bar OF
Tammany to plead not guilty to the charge OF BE-
ing n free-trader lie did so plead and asserted
with strong emphasis that he was not an enemy OF
American industry but only a reformer wrestling
with the terrible evils of the surplus. This does
not alter the fact that in introducing the Mills hill
he made q speech OF which this sentence was the
central theme: I'VE should lay taxes 10 obtain
revenue. but not restrict Importation Mr.
Mis's speech in the House as downright Ill It's
free-tradc sympathies Mr. COxs, and that is say
ing much for our humorous friend from this city
avowed himself Il frce-trader argued the whole
ouestion on its merits, defended the Golden CLUB
and eulogizcd Golden himself one of the best
friends America ever had.