New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-26

able man OF marked energy OF chhrdcuer, ID ny
nature fanatic; and fanatics in politics can al
ways be depended upon to kick over the traces
when discipline should be maintained.
"This is as It should be-" Such Is the COM
ment of The Utica Observer (Dem.) on inc
report that the Manhattan Club DEM had de-
cided to spend 100000 on new club house.
o Jefersonan simplicity (Dem.h what luxury Is
committed in thy name!
His Private Secretary TO Governor Hill
Didn't Matthew Arnold in his late paper on Amer
lea allude in complimentary terms to the fact that
we Americans refrain from writing Esq after
q mans name?
Tho Governor-Yes he did. But why do you
ask Colonel?
The Private Secretary-Pm afraid Mr. Arnold
was hasty generalizcr.
The Governor-How SOP
The Private Sccretary-Why no END OF people,
Governor are now attaching Squire to your
name
While Panama shares are booming in Paris
the morals of the legislators ore correspondlngy
depressed. NJ. de Lesseps has contPived to make
every shareholder q political agent In lobbying
the lottery loan through the Chamber OF
Deputies
Public sentiment in South Carolina touching the
correct way to avenge an insult would appear to
be still susceptible of improvement. 1t is evident
that citizen of that State who declines to shoot
man who has libelled him is, as he used to be- re-
garded with the contempt of his fellows. This fact
was brought out in suit that was tried at Charles
ton recently General McCrady wanted 81 1000
damages from Dr. Robertson, because In an open
letter the doctor had stigmatized him liar and
-. llrolf 4 ha iarty
as If he realized that he was defending a person
who had failed to conduct himself in gentlemanly
manner since he had sued instead of going cunning
for the defendant We quote from report of the
trial in The New-Orleans Times Democrat:
To-day one Of McCrady's counsel. ex-Attorney
General Miles, stated TO the Jury that there was
prejudice against man IN s91n IsISns ~hG suea
sonal redress but that his client stood In the position
of having, while a legislator drawn up, advocated
and had passed the famous antiduelng law and that
no could not break that law. Besides this Mr. Nc
Grady is leading churchman
HIS counsel further stated that II Mr.. McCrady won
the no would not touch dollar Of the money,
but would turn 1t over to the State
We have not learned what was the outcome
of the suit. But since McCrady was
the author OF the antduelling statute and was re-
luctant to figure as law-breaxer, and was lead
ing churchman and didn't propose to touch the
81 1000 in IL was awarded to him, it is TO be
offence.
The County Democracy is going TO send only
$50 men 70 st. Louis to shout for Cleveland.
The President has not been ungenerous in distrib-
uting patronage to the Counties" and the mod
est number Of $50 shouters hardly seems like
satisfactory quid pro quo. Under the circum-
stances, County Democracy enthusiasm ought TO
be of little more eXuberant quality than that
Of Tammany Hall this year
The Evening POST remarks phiosophicslly
that the promises OF a man taking Office are al
ways construed as simply expressions of AN inten-
tion TO do the best that circumstances will permit;
that everybody knew that the President could
not keep far in advance of his party on the question
OF reform; and that he has not only dssembled his
love for the reformers, which might have been
exGusable, but has in some places kicked them
down stairs, of which they cannnt see the necessity
Our neghbor ought not to mind being kicked
down stairs IL is good healthy exercise, not only
for the reformers but also for the Presidential
leg; and Mr. Cleveland. we are often told from
Warrington, really needs exercise
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