New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-18

reputable people here and there might have sus-
pected that they couldn't swallow Garland but
then the Ohio Democracy always did have the
stomach of an ostrich.
Senator Coggeshall, it is said, is working to be
elected n delegate from the Oneida District TO the
Chicago Convention, in order, as he says to be
vindicated" for voting against High LICENSE
Tho Republicans of the Oneida and Lewis District
oro donbtlcss competent to manage their own
domestic affairs, but to the eye of the impartial
outsider it, looks as if that vote against Hlgh L-
ccnse entitled Mr. Coggeshall to stay at home.
These positions are usually given to men VINO
have brought honor upon the party ana nave
eorved it. faithfully 1t is difficult to see why
one of them should be conferred upon oena'or
Cogreshal because his vote against Hlsh License
brought discredit upon the party, embarrassed !"
greatly at q critical moment and might nave ue-
nrived il of the credit of probably the pest Dill
nasscd by the Legislature Of 1888. A Repuphcan
81 long and honorable standing says IN Willing "
ne of Mr.. Coggeshal, " It's time the Kepuonc"h
Marty dumped its rotten carcasses into very oecP
wotcrn The Chicago Convention is not o dump
ing-gTound.
Democrats who were hoping against hope that
the Republicans would make blundcr ao 'heir
Runalo convention have gone through 'ne PRIV
cecdings with drag-net But they ha'en
caught ANYTHING that pleases them.
The forthcoming report OF the Nationai ClVii
Service Commissioners, according TO hgh mug
,,,umn authority. will show that the improvement
in the Civil Service since March a, 1889, HAS
becn Marked We believe this to be truth
eI statomont of the case. At least, there is no
doubt that the Civil Service ITSELF since the
date named has been marked. 1t has been
marked by notorious disregard Of solemn pledges,
nv n practical reverson TO the spolls system, Dy
os near an approach to a clean sweep as could
he made without paralyzing the puDhc business
and by what the chief priests OF Clvh service
Reform characterize as period OF depression,
| when all they can do is to mark time. On
ves there is no question that Civil Service Reform
has been marked under this Administrations
| Marked that is, for destruction.
| The St Louis Globe-Democrat tells OF western
! merchant who argues that there is more good
| Iuclx in one bats liver than in half n hundred
| rabbits feet Where is the bg-hearted Democrat
that will forward bats liver to the Executive
| Mansion at Albany, express charges paid? David
| is understood to be feeling the need Just now Oh
| something that is warranted to produce luck
T. is dreadfulIy lcft-handed compliment that
The Brooklyn Eagle pays President Cleveland
II asserts that he will not be against any platform
on which he can be reelected" Fellow citizens,
remarked Texas candidate for Congress- at the
| end of an impassoned stump speech, have
| thus told YOU what my convictions are. L Will
only add that if they don't suit, they can be
changed 1t was suspected that the Texan chap
would not be against any platform on which he
could be elected.
| Wigginss latest prophecy is broad enough
| and long enough to give him all the room he
wants TO crawl about in, and to crawl out, If
he sees fit, as he most probably will He says
that an earthquake-a mild one, mind you,
| is likely to occur the Pacific Coast prob
| ably in California, between now and October y
That would seem to be sufficiently vague to
satisfy the most exigent of prophets but Virgins
| hastens to add that the seismic disturbance
which will move across from ASIA" may never
reach this side Of the Pacific at all Here as
surcdly there is a ray of hope OF no small di-
mansions. California may rest in peace. The
chance that she may be hit by this seismic dis
turbance' is only probability" and any way
the thing may never reach this side OF the
| Pacific at ALL However. as earthquakes are
such ordinary occurrences the Facifc Coast
as to have lost their terror, trust that Cal
ifornia, Oregon and the rest will be able TO face
the future with a reasonable degree Of fortitude