New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-27

exactly what has been happening. SyndlcducS
Of capitalists have been building roads whcr-
ever they could get profit out Of them, with
out the slightest regard to the welfare of the
people Certainly q less wise suggestion could
hardly be made. Railroad freedom, with all
it's evils, is likely to be preferred by the coun-
try unless better suggestions than these can
be offered.
II is n pleasure to announce the return Of The
Graphic" 10 the true faith. It's Democratic career
has not added to its influence and under the new
control OF Mr. Henry L. Stoddard it wisely re-
.umes Republicanism and specie payments together.
We wish IL md predict for it great prosperity
What n change there is, to be sure, in the political
relations of our New-York newspapers Four
years ago The Tribune was almost alone Even
The Evening Mail and Express" under former
ownership was suspected for a little time to be
diminishing for position In order to support
Democratic candidate for the Presidency from Cali
fornia and there was not another honest Republi-
can ally on which The Tribune could count Now
we have THE Mail and Express The Press"
and The Graphic besides our prosperous and
powerful weekly friend q" The JudgeS which is a
host in itself Good luck to them ALL and as the
result Of their growing influence, may we yet see
Ncw-Yorl Republican city
Mavor-eleot Grant must not carry into Office
the notion that he has New-York City in sling
Many an able man has come to grief upon such
delusion
In discussing Cabinet possibilities the Demo-
cratic newspapers with one accord base their
speculations solely on the answer they suppose
General Harrison will give to the question, In
what proportion Of Indebtedness do 1 stand to
the various statesmen of my party? To which
of them do I owe my nomination." The Demo
cratic mind seems incapable of grasping the idea
that considerations Of public interest may have
some part in forming the Generals conclusions.
1t is safe to say that many temporarily i'm
portant people will find their level after March
4, 1880.
The plans and estimates for the Congo rail
road are now in the hands Of the King Of the
Belgans and it is understood that he favors
their adoption and the immediate commencement
Of the work of construction. This road is in
tended 10 connect the two navigable portions
Of the great river For considerable distance
from its mouth the Congo is deep and smooth,
ct roadway for the navies of the world. Its
upper portion IS also navigabe. But between
these two parts, for hundred and nifty miles
or more, the stream makes its descent from the
Central African plateau to the plains Of the coast
That descent is made through succession Of
cascades and rapids utterly impossible to steam
boats. The railroad, spanning this break in
The river travel Will furnish steam line of
entrance to the very heart of the continent 1t
will of course, greatly facilitate further explora-
ton and the development Of commerce. Let us
hone. also. that it viii be potent factor for
fyDa1 dc1at I'm
with which that region is at present much afflicted
The New-Yorlr correspondent Of " The Philadel
pbia Ledger" reports that the friends of Governor
Hill expect great things of him during his next
term Well, If they do it is because they are not
guided by the lamps of experience, and because
they expect the Governors history not to repeat
itself.
The exceptional character Of this recent Christ
mas season weather must have been obvious to
the most inattentive observer. Nine bright days
in succession arc rare enough at the holidays.
But the warmth which has prevailed here IN
the East since Sunday is even more remarkable,
and peculiarly out Of harmony with the con-
ventional Yuletide snow drifts, skating and north
winds The mean temperature in this city Tues
day. for instance, was ten degrees above the
average OF tne eighteen OnIlShhdc uaNo hcAu piO-
ceding and yesterday it was fourteen degrees
above the normal The only parallel in many
winters was four years ago when on New-Year's
Day, the mercury went five or six degrees higher
than at any time during this week 1t is too
much, however, 10 expect such abnormal condi-
lions 10 continue long Already yesterdays
weather map showed large cold wave developing
in the Northwest It's severity and the rapidity
of it's eastward advance depend somewhat on the
behavior Of the broad storm which then
moving from the Ohio Valley toward the Lower
Lakes and the ST. Lawrence. But it looks as If
before another Sunday one should witness
fresh illustration OF the o4d saying, As the days
begin 10 lengthen the cold begins TO strengthen
The temperature in some parts Of Montana yes
terday was eight degrees below zero
The Post Office is for the people says Tho
Hartford Courant' This positive assertion will
be great shock 10 the Hon Don Dickinson
| il he happens 20 see IT, His idea has always
been that the Post Office was created for him
and the Democratic party.
The Aldermanic hand has now been stretched ont
| toward the Dry Dock and the Seventh Avenue rail
way companies, and the fiat has gone forth that
| after April 90, 1889, more bobtail cars shall
| be run on those lines-at any rate no more cars
without conductors and drivers Public opinion
J stands ready to support this decree and the