New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-13

Pail Mall Gazette" one OF the brRbteSb anu moso
vigorous of political journals and furnished that
great statesman with the idea OF buying inc
Khedivc's Suez shares one OF the Dest stroRcs
of modern English diplomacy lie got INTO serious
,rouhIc with his publisher however. and was
forced to establish "The ST. JGmes's Gazette
This journal he has conducted with signal ABILITY
Gov ,icbt or ninc vcars. its worst fault being
fcrocious and unbrdled hatred Of Mr.. Giadstone
and all his works. Now his former experience
il reneated The journal has changed HANDS ana
he has been forced 10 retire from IT permahehtiy'
Mr. Greenwood. while passionate hatcr IN poll
tics is writer OF remarkable Iorce' hoFins
much of Mr. Delane's genius and lndepenueiioc
of character without having his unrlVaheo Iu"H
ment
Tho inouirv into the condition Of things IN the
Wards Island Asylum has resulted IN showing
that there is no foundation for the attacks mace
on this institution" The Icoplc Of the city may
we'll be clad that the invcstig CATION was made III
order that their belief in the good management
NJ this ASYLUM might be confirmed. Tho lnsti-
tuition under Dr. McDonalds care is model ana
the attacks made upon 1t from time 10 ,imc
only serve to show clearly how admirably 10 Is
conducted
The Democratic State Committee OF Pennsyl-
sational declaration that it is proposed to con-
tcst that State seriously with the RcpubllcanS'
not only for local and legislative offices, but on
the Presidential vote. A frantic appeal Is maze
for funds Persons who may be tempted 10
respond with contributions may thank us Tor re-
mlnding them that Blanc's plurality IN fenh-
| syvania in 's4 was l,0l0. We observe by inc
way, that the names Of the Hon. William IL. Scout
and the Hon Samuel j. Randall appear on this
! circular as members OF the State Executive Com-
mittce THIS circular has in all probaplllty gone
TO Federal holders, and, if So Messrs' ocotu
and Randall, being members Of Congress, arc
violating the law in permitting their names 10
no uscd 10 cxtort money from them. Mr.. Scott
was caught at this last year, and the fact pup
lished. but it has evidently had no effect. Yet
Mr.. Scott is one of the chief pillars OF thlS OiVh
Service Reform Administration.
The brewers are for Hill They say they mean
to stand by the man who stood by them HOW
do the frce-whisxey shouters reconcile this with
their favorite slogan? This cry is taken at its
true valuation everywhere by this time. To try
to work that racKtt' al through the campaign
would be vain and scnselesS proceeding.
The Park Commissioners in Brooklyn have acted
with marked wisdom in deciding to secure the
services of Mr.. Frederick Law Olmstcd and MIR.
Calvert Vaux if possible, to supervise the I'M
provements in Prospect Park that are to be made
with the appropriation of 100000 granted by
the last LEGISLATURE for permanent betterments IN
that attractive pleasure ground. 1hey say that
L" if the services of both these gentlemen, or OF
either. can be obtained, we believe the community
will have greater confidence in the taste and pro
pricty of the improvements recommended than
would be extended to the department under any
other arrangement and supervision it is possible
for rs TO secure Olmsted, Vaux d Co. were tht
original designers and landscape architects OF Pros
meet Park and Brooklyn will be fortunate IL II
can secure tho services OF these gentlemen no"
Commissioner Somers, whose passion for " vistas'
and the emitting down of fine trees has not beer
forgotten. opposed their employment, but he wa
properly overruled.
Another post Office has been robbed. Ihos
Democrats seem bound to get their hands on TN
spoils of office, one way or another. HE lIIB
UNE's recent exhaustive exposures showed Una
good many of the party's criminals had bcel
put on the inside, but not all OF them have Deel
) taken care OF yet
Mr. Thurman may, as Mr. Blaine says, have i
in his power il he he elected, to re-enact TIT
role of Mr.. Dallas forty years ago in giving tn
decisive casting vote in the Senate for tue repea
of Protective larlH. DuJ III one lcSPVOo 'i
parallel will be at fault Mr.. Dallas was electe'
because he represented the State OF Pennsylvania
and was generally supposed to be a Protectionist
II he had not been in sympathy with ProtecnonS
views, the Democracy would have lost the election
; Of 1874 Elected as high-tarh man. he be
= traved the confidence of those who had vote
Il for him. Mr. Thurman will be elected. II a
ALL as q Free Trader with frec-trade Preslden
and q free-trade Congress. If he shall have Tn
: casting vote on a tariff bill. the confidence o
= Protectionsts will not be abused, for they kno'
y already that he can be depended upon TO q
whatever the free-tradc leaders require.
c The Brooklyn Eagle" rather broadly intimate
that the Brooklyn delegates to the State Convel
n tion-it is believed that the Democrats intend I
l. | call State Convention at some time In u
e futurc-will 90 to the place of assembling "
l. wearing III IL buttons on their coat appels and ca
rving knives for Hill up their sleeves" This savo
" of the rankest kind OF treason. We wonder whs
9 the Governor will do about it? " The Eagles
n idea is that the gang may be for Chaplin If h
g nomination is possibility There is little doui
d that Chaplin would swear fealty TO the gane
IT if by so doing he could purchase their suppo
rs for the nomination.