New-York tribune., 1888-04-14

If the other Republican candidates are hoe'
Senators Sweet, Russell and Coggeshall must
make up their minds between now and Monday
night whether they will proclaim themselves as
wearing the collar Of the saloon or not Senator
sweet in particular, should consider this question
seriously. We are informed, on excellent au-
thority. that the public opinion OF his district Is
warmly in favor Of the bill, and that he has re-
ceiyed numerous appeals by mail and wire to vote
for IT, without apparently, affecting his conviction
TINT his priyate interests require him to WORK
apainst IT, It is noticeable fact that the pro-
norton Of Republican Senators against the Dill Is
larger than that OF Assemblymen. Is this because
the Senators do not come up for reelection this
year. and they fancy that by another year 1t Will
all have blown over ? This Is q pleasing de-
lusion which may well be abandoned ut once
rur TRIBUNE as the Republicans of New-York
know is not q newspaper boss IL makes no
atemut to dictate nominations, but confines itself
to the legitimate functions Of great newspaper,
supporting the principles OF great party. But
IL will be within the line Of these functions to
see that no Senator or Assembyman who votes
against the High License bill shall be renominated
until TYE RIBUNF has refreshed the memory OF
his constituents concerning his record. Senator
Sweet or any other Republican, If he does this,
will lind AE lRlBUNE lnutICotihb ICdulhb hHOh
the leaves begin to fall In 1880
"The Charleston World' expresses the hope
that in the platform of the coming Democratic
National Convention " there will be no hidden
slaps at either the free-trade or protection wing
of the Democrats" We nominate the Editor OF
The Charleston World for chairman Of the
Platform Committee of the convention in question
Ii is clear from what he says that he has
genius for standing on both sides of the tariff
question.
F. L. Godkin, Chairman Of the Committee on Civil
Service Reform said they were undergoing perlou Oh
depression at present.
We find the above heartrending confession in
the "New-Yorlk Times's' account of the house
warming of the Reform Club. Think of it. The
Mugwump crowd went around in 1884 assuring
everybody that Grover Cleveland was the con-
summate incarnation of Civil Service Reform and
soliciting votes for him on that ground YET
now that Mr. Cleveland has entered upon the
last quarter Of his term here comes one Of their
number even Goddn, and mourns that this Is
period Of depression" for Civil Service Reform
ers In the circumstances would 1t not be well
for the Reform Club to order one of the divisions
of its Salvation Army to move immediately upon
the White House,
Assemblyman Sheehan, of Buffalo, has figured
during the session the leader Of the minority.
But o leadership which Is of the sort that calls
for the intervention Of the Sergeant-atArms Is
not commonly regarded as brilliant. The Buffalo
statesman would do we'll to favor the Assembly
with a large number OF flashes OF silence during
the rest OF the session.
The Commercial Advertiser" DEM, usually
a feeble echo of The New-York Times" Dem.),
follows that paper In charging the Republicans
with insncerity" in dealing with the liquor ques-
tion because the Prohibition amendment was
passed in the Assembly, while the High License
bill cannot yet command majority in the Senate
Talk OF this kind comes about as near to down
right lying as gh minded editors ought to indulge
in The Republican members OF the Assembly
voted to pass the amendment, just as we believe
and hope the Republican Senators will do on
Monday night, in order that after it has passed
another Legislature, it may be submitted to the
people. A considerable body Of citizens have de-
mandcd for some Yeas that they should have a
chance to get square vote upon the question OF
Prohibition This they will have, if the next
Legislature ratines the action of this. a Iairer'
more straightforward action was never taken IN
politics. and the men who are msrepresentng IL
know it perfectly well. For the suggestion that
because a few Republicans oppose the High License
iAAo'iiSNANf
mercial Advertiser DEM, which has not ability
enough to originate even its own ISLANDERS, is IN
debted to " The Evening POST Dem) The last
named paper has a patent upon the idea that II
forty-nine men beg, implOre, bully, threaten the
fftieth man to bring him to certain course OF
action, and fail this proves not that the hftieth
man is in the wrong, but that the forty-nine are
insincere"
The furniture and fixtures editor Of The
World makes an interesting statement in yes
terday's issue of that paper. He states that " If
sold under the hammer to-day the furniture and
fixtures of the Executive) Mansion would bring
more than cost Assuming this information
to be true, the natural reflection Is that Mr.. Hill
an official who no improperly in lending
the credit Of the Governor Of the State to
political organization-takes better care Of furni-
ture and fixtures than he does Of his own repu-
tation.