New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-25

1 that the President had o large majority In inc
Democratic State Committee, Is now renewed by
the fresh reports that Governor Hill is preparing
to contest tho New.York delegation with CleVe-
land 1t was generally thought some time ago
that there had been an unspoken compromise py
which both these gentlemen were to try TO keep
hold of the offices they already had But new IL
is said that the Governors presumption In mink
ing of the Presidency at oil will be punished oy
defeating him even for denomination. 1t remains
to be seen whether this can be done. MI iiin Is
NOT n great statesman but he Is an uncommoniy
sprv politician and can move around much more
rapidly. intellectually speaking, than Mr. Cleve-
land Neither is Governor Hill fond OF oeing
stepped on, as the Cleveland forces arc likely 10
find out.
Unless Maxwell is hanged before April fully
three wears will have elapsed between his crlme
and It's punishment The fact that Maxwell Is an
Enrlishman shows that the beautiful delays OF
American law are at the service alike OF the
alien and the native.
Another charge Is brought against that ceiling
az Albany "The Albany Express declares that
the acoustic properties Of the Assembly ChanDer
will always remain atrocious while the ceinhg
remans what goes on in one section OF the
chamber will always remain o secret to persons
with some regard to the laws Of acoustics ms
obviously is q serious Indictment. 1t Is an ola
motto that the member earliest uD catches tho
Sneakers eyep But what shall 1t profit states
man to catch the Speakers eye, IL the Speaker
is unable to catch the drift Of the statesmans
subsequent remarl1sp Pending the repair OF the
ceiling resolution authorizing the purchase OF
patent ear-trumpets for the of the Assemblymen
might pass without debate.
Mayor Hewitt has q fine chance to strike
blow at the pernicious influence of Police Justices
in politics by refusing to give heed to the re-
quests or recommendations Of Justice Maurice j.
Power the County Democracy boss"
There is plenty of food for reflection in the fact
that fve-sevenths Of the prisoners In sing sing
Prison are thirty years Of age or less III the IN
huenoes surrounding them were such as to reform
instead Of to harden, there would be good chance
of turning them into useful citizens. The proba-
bilities now are that most OF them Will pursue
criminal careers for the rest Of their lives.
This is the way .The New-Orleans Picayune'
manfests its sincerity in accepting the results OF
the war, etc.:
1t is something that General Nichols, gallant son
Louisiana. HIS at re first menf"e OF dan
ger to tho rights and honor of his state and native
South.
AS The Chicago tribune well says, DraWiuB
the sword In defence of the rights Of the South Is
always the first reason set forth by the Bourbon
organs why their candidates should be elected
and yet these the people who, according TO
Brother Grady, and the President himself In one
of his Southern speeches, want to forget all about
the war and are yearnng to have the North
abandon all sectional feeling" The amusing
feature Of the whole business is that they can go
on talking this way continually as many of them
do and the doughface newspapers will never take
the least notice of it, but the Republicans cam
not make an effort to investigate election out
RACES few weeks old without being instantly
charged with attempting to revive the passions
of the war