New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-17

TO vote for Cleveland with the same perfuncJory
smile with which vigorous emetic is taken oy q
hospital patient.
CONGRESSMAN Dunn doesn't seem to appreciate
the hard things that are said about him, by those
interested in American industries and American
labor, because of his opposition to American snip
ping, and his advocacy of Free Trade ana MS
Free-Ship bill 1t is little cruel and we nave
some sympathy for him. He could not DE eA-
pected to know very much about shipping coming
from an Arkansas district, hence it was an easy
thing for his English managers TO load him up
with an old FreeShip bill delivered in England
by one Thomson great many years ago. III
Dunn had only known this he might have chahgeo
it a little as it was, he delivered 1t word lor
word, and then the American Shipping League
had to go and expose the thing
Mr. Grace's name was Kissed at the Democratic
Convention Citizens meetings with Mugwumps
in the chief seats and the Greenpoint lumber-yaru
and the County Democracy gas-worl1s overwheni-
ngly represented in the audience are III closer
accord with his Macchavellian genius. lie Is sure
of his ground when the citizens" are rally ~
about him. The hayseed Democracy Is uncertain
Ten little girls living on Brooklyn Heignts nave
succeeded in arranging fortnights vacation ZOE
midsummer. Their parlor fair for THE TRIBUNE
Fresh-Air Fund was conducted with sucn energy
and good sense that they have been able TO send
| cbaclr for s2b7 n 10 this office. Wherever they
mentioned the object Of their undertaking sympa-
thy and substantial support at once Obtained.
A great basket of trailing arbutus contributed py
| friends in the country was mine or wealth. 10 thc
little people and Mrs Cleveland lent generous anu
| bv sending photographs and autographs 10 DC Soi'
at the fair This is only one of many entertain,
ments already given by children for this peau'liui
| CHARITY and as the season advances IHE ihlb-
rNE's column of Acknowledgements OF cohtriou,
tions TO this object will contain many entries u
n similar character. Indeed 1t Is one oil uhe inoo'
charming features OF the fund that the treasury Is
largely filed by the offerings Of children, 10 DC
expended in promoting the health ana haPpine''
of the little ones of the tenement world
|
Tiortenant Governor Jones has taken occasion
20 mint ont that in case David b. Hill Is not a
candidate for reelection, genuine Clvh oerVlce
Reform yould be recognized by his own elevation
70 the head of the ticket. So it would, Oeherai'
so IT, would But then you must remember Vna'
the Democratic leaders in this State are not pay
ing the freight upon genuine Civil Service helorn'
these days.
IIonrv GEORGES land theories have been the
subicct Of a judicial decision, and they have not
stood the test. 1t appears that farmer IN New
Jersey led astray by Mr.. Georges speclouS afsu,
ments, accepted the new doctrine, ard IN his Will
left its apostle legacy for spreading bis IDEAS
The will was contested on the ground tfat ,le
beouest was neither charitable benevolent nor
educational ViceChancelor Bird took the same
view, and declared that Mr.. Georges peculiar no
tions are contrary to the law OF the land ME-
George will probably not go into exile because
of this unfayorable view of his pet idea