New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-09

Hill stands on the question Of Executive Man
sion improvement.
Henry Georges comment on the Mills bill
is that il possesses in common with Mr. Ceve-
lands message, this all-compensating virtue
that while processing vencration for protection
IL really aims deadly blow at the ugly FETCH
Mr. Georges friendship will be regarded by the
Democrats with something akin to terror If he
keeps up this sort of candid comment. Their
only hope Is in being permitted to deceive the
country. When he stands behind the table and
exposes their real game, he robs them Of all chance
of success Somebody should give Mr. George
the wink lie should be made to comprehend
that this is n bill to reduce the revenues without
disturbing the principle Of protection. Great
Scott! Mr. George will give away the whole
business if he is allowed to go on telling the truth.
The bill before the Legislature to increase the
salaries of the General Sessions Judges from
81 900 to $4,000 will lead the distinguished
OCCUPANTS of the United States Supreme Court,
who are trying to get along palfry $4,000
year. to feel that it pays far better to work
for the Empire State than for the Nation
"Thc Sum- after demonstrating on one day by
copious citations from Secretary Bayards CORE
spondence that he had abandoned the American
case when he negotiated the Fisheries
| Treaty, goes on in the next issue to prove from
the columns of Administration journals i'll this
city that there has been very significant change
Of opinion respecting that unfortunate convention
| Newspapers which at first hailed Mr.. Chambcralns
masterpiece as o triumph Of American diplomacy,
| have either confessed their error, or have modl-
| fed their Judgment or "arc laundering about
| in the outskirts Of the main question" Our
| neighbours explanation OF this change of opinion
| is this
The first enthusiastic approval Of the treaty on Tho
part OF ntompOraiies not based upon an adc-
quate examination Of the document liscii, pui on inc
! results as described in the accompanying message.
! Mr. cleveands statement Of results, In its turn was
not based upon the treaty Itself for his message con-
spcpousy and nnaccOnntably msre resented he terms
OF the agreement. lie mist have derived his iiOimd
| tInn from Secretary Bayard and Secretary Bayad
in his turn, had In mind what he had hoped 10 az.
! upon by the regulators. There has been misunder-
standing all around, but 1t Is rapidly correcting Itself
| It is easy sometimes to have too much of
good thing Clearly the fiat business in this
city has been ovcrdonc. When the big Osborne
apartment-house is sold for 100000 less than
it cost it is unmistallable evidence that the supply
has exceeded the demand.
What mcsn these discorlant noises that como
TO our ears from the pcaccablc precincts of the
City Hall? Deliberately, directly and circum-
stantialiy falsehood' : hold him responsible" ;
scaricd as he deserves surely these are not
becoming phrases in the mouth of a City Father
us applied TO fellow-mcmber All the trouble
too about railroads, n subject of when thc
Aldermen may well fight shy after 1881. The
| functions of an Alderman have to be performed
within limited range nowadays and there's no
use making great uprOar about them Let city
fathcrly harmony continue.
No news comes yet from Mr.. Stanley and Emin
Pacha and anxiety for their welfare naturally
! increases. No is not always good news.
I'm this case il becomes daily more ominou> Of
evil There is not, however, serious reason for
alarm Al present. Since he was last heard from
Mr. Stanley has had TO travel through a region
inhabited by scattered and diverse tribes; the
very country through which il is easiest to force
n massage and hardest to send back news. More
oyer while it would require "a formidable oppo-
sition TO stop the progress OF the expedition,
any one OF thousand trAcs might intercept q
solitary messenger. II Mr.. Stanley reached
Wadelai safely Six months ago, as is reasonably
believed IL is not strange that definite news
thereof has reached US. Such news would have
to come either by way Of Zanzibar or by way of
the Congo. The latter route is, us has been said,
uncertain The former is still more So With
Uganda and Unyoro ia a state Of utmost dis
turbance it would be almost impossible to send
q dispatch from Wadelai TO the East Coast. 1t
is to the Congo that to look for the earliest
news, and each steamer coming down will be
watched for eagerly for tidings of the great ex-
porer. The next steamer that bring any
such message Is the Stanley, which is due at
Leopodve about March ID 1t will inform US
whether Major Barttclot at Yarbunga has heard
anything OF the expedition which set out from his
camp into the wilderness II he has not anxiety
will be enhanced. But hope will not be destroyed,
nor even confidence shaken.
Ex-Governor Cornells recent letter TO IKE
TRIBUNE. suggesting that the Republican State