New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-07


"Tberc are some people," remarks The Pecks
kill Blade that are u great deal more ANXIOUS
for a Prohibition party than they are for Proh1-
bition.p Il is now in order for the editor OF
The Voice to turn very red in the face and rise
to question of privilege.
The Hon. Richard s. Spofford has felt con-
strained to arraign Secretary Bayard for incompe-
tencc and want Of patriotism. -" The Evening
Post" has taken up tho indictment, count by
count, and made an elaborate defence OF the State
Department 1t refers to the distinguished Domo-
GRAFT contemptuously as " Dick Spoiford" This
will probably convince all impartial bystandcrS
that Secretary Bayard is assaicd by INSCRIPTIONS
and dismputable enemies and that the treaty
mist be ratified at once for the good OF the henll
sphere.
A chain of Democratic clubs in the interest OF
Mr. Cleveland's aspirations for second tern IS
said to be in process Of being forged What
will David Is. Hill say when he learns OF TINS
insdious scheme of the Cleveland Legion T
The proposition to place cement on the free hst
is not rclished up in Ulster County. The cement
industry is one Of the feeders OF the prosperity Oh
Ulster. and those engaged in 1t realize that Tree
cement would be detrimental to their interests
a.. Thcre is not an employe in the cement industry
in this county," remarks " The Kingston Free
man. who does not know the effect OF THIS pro-
posed change. The wages paid in the cement
factories Of England are from 81 % 10 % oo
| week When foreign cement is relieved from duty
in American ports it will take the place of native
cement in our markets unless the latter can De
manufactured at an equal or cheaper rate. Ono
of two results will follow Either the wages OF
cement workers must come down to tho European
In limited States
will have to Close
The death of Peter Herdic, the designer OF the
omnibus called by his name. is reminder That
fame can be acquired in strange ways. Mr. Herdlc
and the author Of the Hanson cab will hand their
names down to a posterity which Will use their
inventions without knowing, probably. that IL Is
continually calling the inventors by name
Tho American negotators went further still, and
agreed that 4 we ontanoo ,neso we should paw
heavily for thom The price We arc TO pay unasr me
treaty mea the OF ra
not by Mr.. Bayard, who had been stating u 40 clearly
Who VII, then, abandoned tho American case Anew
York sun
Tie British Comm ssioners. They abandoned 1t
to Mr. Bayard's cold mcrcies, after he had sub
stituted the British case for IT, The Secretary
desired credit for mpartiality. lie had been
arguing for several years on one side OF the case
and in order to prove that he had judicial
temper decided for the other side; and the British
Commissioners graciously allowed him to do So
III. call for the National Democrat, Conven-
ton invites the cooperation Of all Democrats
who arc in favor Of economical government Eco
nomica chp Is this intended to keep David
Hill with his grand piano and his musical CLOCK
Oh the outside Of the convention
Civil Service Commissioner Packard, Of Brook
lyn is right when he says there ought to be
law to punish O person who undertakes to i'm
personate another in Civil Service examination
The remark WIS made in reference to the case OF
man who tried to PASS himself of as some one
else in n physical examination for policemen lie
was only discovered by accident. There seems to
be no way Of guarding against such representation
except by providing a sharp punishment for any
one who attempts It. This defect in the civil
Service machinery IS easily capable OF being
rcmcdied.
aThe Syracuse Courier characterizes the re-
mort that the President has decided to remove
Postmaster Pearson, Of this city, as absurd
Well, how about that other report that the Pres
ident has decided to remove the Postmaster Of
Syracuse in order to give his place to the editor
of The Courier"-is that also absurd?
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