New-York tribune., 1888-08-24

On Wednesday, John L. Sullivan, OF the Boston
har once a prize-fghter, volunteered to hold a
coin between his thumb aud tore-hnger as target
n he shot at by his friend Murphy. The weapon
WAS discharged and now Sullivan's hand is carried
in bundage The Tribune Is aw-aodns
pewspauer. 1t is breach Of peace even TO WISH
for the dissolution Of a human beiug and we shall
alwavs keep well within the statute. But there
c,n he no harm in saying how much more thrilling
and satisfactory as spectacle, oi Course
,be performance would have been II Sullivan had
hold the coin between his teeth and faced the
marksman.
Now IT. is said that the Democrats who are
going over to the side Of Protection are such
bad lot that the Democrats may rejoice IN the
"purihcatiop" OF their party This Is ALARMING
because If the Democratic party should be
thoroughly purified there would be next 10 noUl-
ing left of it
81 notice. said the chairman Of the Democratic
Campaign Committee to the Private SecreWfy'
that a prom nent magazine held back from going
70 press for several days waiting for an article
from James G Blaine. s'pose you don't happen
10 know OF anything anywhere that ID uoioihs
back anything for Grover Cleveland =
Cant say that do" replied the secretary.
some other men, and he became lost In profound
,o,oio only starting up 9 few minutes later TO
vav. out man who had wandered In looking
for an undcrtakcr's shop
Tboss Democrats Of small calibre who have been
running about the country declaring that the
tari0 has nothing to do with labor or wages will
~. .oneyrbat nstonished at Mr. Millss declarations
in his West Virginia speech lie said there that
the campaign" This admission is not good Tor
the Democratic party.
t. is exactly eighty days to-day since President
Cleysand was renominated. and still no letter Of
ooooDt.ncc This breaks the record All OF Mr.
Cleveland's predecessors as Democratic nominees
during the past twelve years at least put tnem-
selves on record before the country at
q much earlier date In the chtnpaiRn'
though they were nominated mucn iaoer'
II is true that his own letter Of acceptance
four years ago was not given out until august
10 bn, he was not nominated until July / il-more
than month later than the nomination TINS year
Hancock issued his letter July 80, and even
Tilden, the great American procrastlnator' was
ont with his letter by August 4 the delay being
caused principally by the Saratoga conferences
u,itb Mr. Hendricks during which beautiful
Gn.ucial stradde was carefully constructed
In all these campaigns. too. it should be remcm-
bercd the Democracy WAS out OF power and II
dcyolved upon the Republicans to take the
iuitiative Now the situation Is reversed ihree
explanations are respectfully proifercd: l. Presl-
dent Cleveland is constructing a Tarih straddie
2. 1t is a trick to prevent General Harrison from
petting his letter Of acceptance out at al
3. DAN Lamont has writer's cfamp.
THE New-York Times DEM outdoes It's own
record when it calmly alleges that the RepuoIcans
are responsible for the disappearance OF the sur
plus The House Of Representatives, has the so'e
power to originate revenue biIis' Inc house Oh
REPRESENTATIVES is Democratic The Democratic
party has spent the surplus ana that Is Ill tneEe
is to IT.