New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-16

THAT RAINES FLIGHT OF ELOQUENCE.
The greatest effort Of Mr.. Dougherty's life,
made in nominating Cleveland, has had the I'M
happy effect of partially withdrawing public adj
miration from the greatest effort Of the life oil
Raines, of Rochester. made in presenting the name
of Thurman. In the circumstances we feel it due
TO our readers at this late day. to transfer to
our columns this gem of Mr.. Raines's speech:
Now-York has withdrawn herself until this moment
from the deliberations of this body In the selection OF
candidate for Woo President, but the time has ar
rived for her voice to be heard in unison with tho ac
claim Of her fellow delegations from Maine to the cspss
OF the Republic. loud cheers) 1t was the prona
boast of the old Roman that he spoke te Kings ana
Is said that his beard IS gray with the foss OF many
winters, and the barbarans will pluck at It Jhs
Senators sat in the chamber of deliberations and the
baIbarans, overlooking the temples, pucked at their
Continuation Of the struggle Of twelve years past.
Administrative reform like halo Of light in the
and along the Mohawk cut the sources Of the Ohio
and Cumberland chased the shadows from the state OF
touched the Rockies with morning OF better day
Of S f Se soh of Sn wa fri of o
had laid his hands upon him. tCheersl And 10 IS
written that the Lord spoke unto Joshua y say nsn
unto thee There shall not any man be able to stand
before thee all the days Of thy fe. Ana whom shall III
Ammon to unseat in her Senate Chamber the serpent
god OF the AmmonlteSf
This is lovely, it stirs the blood. it indicates an
acquaintance with the Bible which is rare with
Democratic orators But it is not quite clear.
We have never heard the barbarians accused Of
wicked intention to pluck Mr.. Thurman's beard
gray with the frosts of many winters. The act
would be in the highest degree ungentlemanly. In
fact no selfrespecting barbarian, not utterly lost
to a sense of what is owing to another mans beard
would be guilty of 1t. But If the worst comes to
the worst, Mr.. Thurman could effectually protect
his beard from the plucking of the barbarians by
wearing baseball mask over his head. Every
city and village in Ohio must have dozens OF base
ball mines that have a spare mask which they
would doubtless be glad to lend to Mr.. Thurman
But what is Mr.. Raines's authority for charging
that the barbarians had put up this iobp
Another notable point in Mr.. Raines's impas-
stoned oratory is that relating to the route OF the
reform parade. This is important. He states
that it started in the East, made break for the
North by the way of the Catslxls, struck the West
at the Mohawk and brought up in the Rockies
George William Curtis will be relieved by this in
formation. He and other Mugwumps have been
searching in vain through Mr.. Cleveland's ad-
ministraton for Civil Service reform. It has EVIL
IDENTIFY persisted from exposure in the recesses Of
." the Rockies" II there is an ambitious artist In
Rochester who would fain place on his canvas an
impressive picture, let him paint Reform as it APP
peared when it poured down the Mississippi Val
ley" Poured you said, Mr.. Raines? Poured
is good. Poured is immense. Now we know what
it was that caused the Mississippi to overflow its
banks not long ago.
As for Mr.. Rainess Biblical allusion, 1t is like
his indictment of the barbarians that have designs
on the Thurman beard-not quite clear. In fact,
it is very obscure. Does he mean that Thurman
is the son Of Nun, and is Nun another name for
Cleveland? It's rather rough on Cleveland to
speak OF him as Nun, and obviously the meaning
would be clearer by spelling it None, instead of
adopting the reform spelling. Is the country of
Ammon poetical name for st. Louis, and who or
what is prefgured by the serpent god of the Am
monites?
1t is evident at a glance that Mr.. Raines must
have torn the blue azure in several places. But
submit to him, in all kindness, that few foot
notes would improve his speech wonderfully We
are particularly curious about that serpent god.
The regulation Democratic snake Is familiar OBJ
ject 1t comes in boots.