New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-11


minish.
We record it to the credit of our friends, the
Democratic newspapers Of the country that
although the ST. Louis nominations have now been
in the field several days. ne one of them has as yet
begun leading editorial article with the eXclalm,
To your tents, o Israel" 1t is an encouraging
sign.
1.-THE Tines says that the result Of the Oregon
election was owing to the uninstructed and APP
prehensive state of mind Of the people on the tar
if question Apprehensive-yes but by no means
uninstructed The trouble is that the people know
too much to desire to throw down the protection
that has been of so much benefit to them. Ore
gon has only given you taste of the sentiment OF
the whole country on this vital matter. Calling
the people uninstructed may help you Work oil
your Spleen but it is both unphilosophcal and I'M
true.
See here Mr. Cleveland, haven't you got some
article of wearing apparel that could be worked
ND into a gonfalon As it is, the Democrats, your
own political brethren are practically ignoring
YOU and lavishing their enthusiasm upon that
bandauna of Humans. It's pretty rough on
you you know. Here for example, is q" The
New-York Star referring to the other fellows
bandanna as the slogan" and the rallying cry
of the Democracy in the present campaign. a
few weeks ago the country was Informed that
Cleveland button" had been placed upon the
market 1t bore your image and superscrptlon
and it was expected that it would be all the
rage on the coats and wastcoats of Democrats.
What has become of that sweet thing In buttons
You don't mean to tell us that the bandanna has
already forced it out CT circulation? In any
event it must strike levelheaded Democrats that
Justice to you rs the nominal head OF the ticket
demands that the bandanna should not be allowed
to carry off all the honors of the Democratic cam
paign.
Did Mr. Dougherty and those who listened to
him really appreciate what he said when he de-
clared that the promises of his MIR. Cleveland's
letter of acceptance and inaugural address have
been fulfilled" {? Didn't everybody in the big hall
know that if the spirit of one single statement of
the letter of acceptance had been adhered to, the
nomination of Mr.. Cleveland BIZ the Convention
would have been as impossible as the nomina-
ton Of say, Senator ingalls,?
The Brooklyn Aldermen have given o street rail-
road company permission TO experiment with cleo
trio motors and q new company is proposing to run
an electric road in Montague-st. from the Wall
Street Ferry to the City Hall. Now, when these
matters come before the AluefHeu III Tile VI
applications to make use of this new motive power,
it is to be hoped that the companies will receive
treatment different from that accorded to the llar
lem Company at the hands of the Aldermen of this
city. That set of public officials should array
themselves as obstacles in the way of a desirable
reform is not to be endured. Only the most pa
tient of communities would submit to such out
rageous treatment. There is still time for
own city fathers to bring forth the fruits OF re-
'pentance, and we trust that the meeting tomorrow
will see an end of the opposition that has been
manifested for purposes that can be conceived as
legitimate ones only by violent stretch of the i'm
aginaton.
The New-Yorll Star" wants everybody TO
know that it is proud of its approval of Governor
Hills high license veto. At the same time The
Star" wants its readers to believe that it is
supporting Mr.. Cleveland for reelection in the
interest of reform