New-York tribune., 1888-08-25

moor workingman by his rlcn e"pi'S
II there were no extorticn involvcu' tne i"'"'o
as free man has the right to spend MS e'rn'nH'
Thcre be chooses. 1t is strange that this prac-
,ioo hos beeu allowed to continue, inasmuch as
Il ;s forbidden by the laws Of the state. bu'
.Lo. anomalous sneetacle exists in other otates'
where the law forbids such payments anu "Nei'
they are common nevertheless.
The Presidents message on the re]ected fe"'y
Is a vindication OF the reputation Vi D"o-
Manning, and an arraignmcnt OF secretary Day
ards un-American diplomacy
The Hon. Allen G. Thurman, who, as Harpers
used to say Of him, is called states
man by some of the Democratic papers, SAID on
Wednesday at Port Huron that President Cleveland
Z. has n noble band of counsellors around him. ana
" knows full we'll how to choose good CONSTITUTIONAL
advisers According to the best information We
are able to obtain up to the hour OF going 10
nress one Augustus H. Garland Of Hominy Ill.,
Ark. is still member OF Mr. Cleveiands Oaoine''
Now we know why Senator Morgan had so much
TO say during the fisheries debate about the nor
rors OF war. 1t was to usher IN, WIN uourion
of trumpets, the great and only Retaliator 10 'Dc
tune of Lo the conquerng hero comcs!
And now It. is insinuated that the proposed
reccntion to Chauncey NJ Depew is for some
mysterious reason a sli ght to Harrison. Why' III
thc name of all that's rcceivableP You cant
roceive a man when he isn't here 10 be received
General Harrison has been detained in Indianapolis
bv remarkable series of ovatons, almost daily.
in which sometimes as many as ten thousanu
persons have taken part in single day. Inc
idca that the reception to Mr.. Blaine and the
proposed reception to Mr.. Depcw indicate indif-
ference to General Harrison is childish. Let
General Harrison come to New-iork and ne Will
be the most thoroughly received man that ever
landed in this town.
Judge Thurman's visit to Michigan has not
croated n cvclone. At Port Huron three stands
were erected for speakers, in anticipation OF a
vast outpouring of the masses, but all the people
present could easily hear the speakers at one stand
The Western term for the affair is fzzle.'
r. is said that when the Hon. Amos Cummings
was introducing the New-York ball nine to the
Notwithstanding the present state OF emotion
over the National game, it might DC
moro fitting to say introducing 'he
President to the New-York ball nine
he accompanied the mention of Mr.. Daniel hch-
ardson's name with the remark that he came from
Fl,nira and was q great favorte with Governor
" Dannyo made the mistake of his life in not taking
the Presiden, aside and asking him when he was
going to issue that letter of acceptance Ball-pay-
inc 20 a rtmunerative vocation, but the man
bo Gould assign an authentic date for the greatest
oaort of Mr. Clevelands life would be potentially
q millionaire: and if q great favorite with Gov
ernor HIP couldn't get the straight tip, pray VINO
could?
Ejghty-onc days and still no letter OF accept
ance
After the Presidents message on retaliation the
country will be prepared to find in his letter OIL
acceptance that he has been Randal[Protecuohiso
from way back and is now eager TO nave " nisicr
tariff all around.
There Is reason to fear that the yellow 1ever'
which the over.sanguine hoped was under control,
has fastened grip upon Jacksonville which cold
weather alone will shake of There Is some douo'
whether the germs of the disease can be destroyed
even by sharper frosts than ever visit tlorda Out
certainly cold weather makes them harmless loi
the time being and offers chance to remove the
conditions upon which they depend to do theil
work. An epidemic is seldom continuously pro-
cressive There come times Of relaxation, followed
bv increased activity, and that seems 10 nave
been the experience in Jacksonville TINS week
It is to be hoped that there is sufficiently power
full public sentiment there to bring TO Sharl
reckoning those citizens, including physicians au'
detectives who have been trifing with the pestl
lence by concealng cases OF the icver' Oh per
mittinr the inmates Of infected houses to go abou
,ho .treats IT, is not too soon for Northern cite
n Iool, closely to their own condition, and TO eX
net n rigid enforcement Of every precaution whlcl
the law allows
Colonel John F. Gaynor member OF Govcrno
HnIs military staff said at Syracuse: tel
YOU what | would rather have saloons pehnd IN
in notics any time than churches This is tn
Democratic policy in nutshell III the saloon
can be brought solidly to the support OF Cleve
land and Hill. the churches may vote as the
choose.
The funniest thing in recent politics is the sue
denness with which our friends, the enemy, nav
gone into ecstacies the prospect OF Kctaatoi
I When Republican Senate and IA Republican pres
were advocating that policy, there was nothing t'
bad to be said Of it, 1t was " a provocation
Q war; or insane bluster,' or " noisy porhou'
, politics." or wretched and contemplate tru'Nil
: to the Irish vote" The President and Secretai
1 Bavord who refused to have anything to do vii
Retaliation, and persisted in having the man WI
J. defeated home rule, Mr.. Chamberlain, come fro
' ENGLAND to talk over matters. we're hrlstia
; statesmen of the highest type of Americans
since Lincoln Now everything is changed II
President is "a noble patriot" and "a broa
n minded and courageous defender of American /
: forests, when, after all his diplomatic cold fl
he goes into a hot fit over Retaliation. He
oven represented as sternly rebuking' the
publican Senate by adopting its own policy al
executing something like a war-dance.
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