New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-24


this year On the contrary, excessive cold and
a prevalence of wet weather have characterized
the meteorological programme. The Signal Office
statistics. which show only little more than the
normal precipitation this month in New-YotlS, do
not fairly indicate the general nastiness and dis
comfort which long suffering pOpulace have been
called upon to endure The weather clerk has
artfuy used his rainfall in such way that, while
the returns are moderate, the misery has been alb
normal BY iudicious management, he has
spoiled more than half the days of what is usually
one Of the loveliest, bealthiest months
of the year Moreover, on only one
of the last twenty-six days has the average
temperature been up TO the natural level OF the
season. The Others ranged from two to eighteen
degrees below
Republican voters who may at present feel
inclined 10 pledge themselves TO MIR. Hewitt
would do well 10 consider carefully his chances
this year as compared with those OF two years
ago. And they should especially hesitate TO COM
nit themselves until they have seen for them
selves the real significance of the earnest cam
paign Of Joel b. Erhardt. Await for few days
AZ least the development Of affairs.
The british Minister, IN his letter Of admontion
70 a netnralzed citizen who had solicited in
structions respecting his political obligations, de-
clines 70 consider the Retaliation Message as any
thing more than stroke of political business. lie
cvnically remarks that allowances must be maze
for the situation in which the PRESIDENT was
ulaced on the eve Of reelection. lie ADDS that
,hnre * every reason 10 believe that the Presl-
don't will manifest n spirit OF Cancellation during
q cecond term. and that the party in power Is
DESTROYS Of settling the various questions AT
Lat, p1u
issuc with Canada and England In PLAIN WORDS
the British Minister proclaims that the Reclamation
revolver which the Administration has peeh nour-
;.bin0 Is not loaded. A very astute observer IS
Lord Sacl;ville. and as indscreet as he - sHie""
Gillian Tucker. ex-Secretary or state, mas
written n letter in which he remarks let no
triend Of ballot reform vote against the re-elec
lion or the Governor The workingmen OF inns
State who remember that the Governor vetoed the
Saxton bill, providing for ballot reform, Will
Indignantly spurn Mr.. fuckers advice
ono of the bandsomest and without much doubt
the most elaborate Of all the campaign puDlica-
tions which party enthusiasm has brought INTO
heinc i'm many years is Our Bandanna,' con-
,eived. written ana published by Mr.. Thomas w.
president OF the Rand-Avery Company |
- Roston. whose sudden financial embarrassment, |
Nv the way. every one will be glad to know is
iI,elv tn be soon relieved in the most honorable
md satisfactory manner This publication is a com
,rebensivc and effective account of the princi- |
Hes and purposes which the founders, defend |
RS and sayors7 of the Union put into action |
md by which the Republican party is now in |
pired 1t is copiously illustrated by portraits |
nd other pictures. and made otherwise striking |
o the eye and Of permanent value as possess
ion by hfty-one autographs letters from emf
,ept Repnblicans Besides the regular campaign |
dition. two special editions of this picturesque
pitome of the canvass have been made. One
f these is limited TO five copies. etched on silk
atm. one of which is to be presented to General
harrison. one TO Mr. Morton. one remains The
property Of the author. one is to be sold for the
,eneft of the yellow fever sufferers, and one is
O .be voted for by the public and won by the
crson who makes the closest estimate of lIarri-
on's popular majority over Cleveland. The
ther special edition is limited TO three hundred
opics, printed on the finest japan paper from
pccial plates. and sold at S25. This valuable
ouvcnr Of n great contest for the right will
oubtless be eagerly sought for. and the popular
dition ought 10 be widely distributed.
Honest wordngmen who object TO being forced
D compete with convicts and paupers should bear
'ell in mind that it has been the policy OF the
cleveland Administration to purchase department
npplies from contractors for prison labor, and
hat when Republican member of Congress pro-
osed an amendment TO the Mills bill prohibit
~ the importation of foreign prson-nade goods,
nc Democratic majority voted against 1t and re-
cted It, Mr.. Cleveland and his friends would
IL the American markets with the products of
propean convict labor. while free, American work,