New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-19
rruYonK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY 49, 1883 Ten PAGES

| this city may be blessed some time with Aldermen
! and other officials who are endowed with at leaso
| n rudimentary conscience, and whose sole pur-
nose in life will not be to see how mucn they
can make. To reach that happy condition WILL
we fear require long and slow process Oh evo-
| luton.
| The Democratic editors speak fervently OF the
bandanna as the flag OF victory. Red is the An
archist color. The Solid South had its flag IN
1861. and the Northern copperheads gloried in lts
| triumphs. The Democratic Convention OF 1904
| made that flag its own by condemning the War Tor
the Union as q disastrous failure and suing Tor
craven peace From the Stars and Bars OF 1851
to the Anarchist flag Of 1888, If that be what the
red bandanna MEANS is q change from bad 10 WORSE
| charming Buffalo reader sometimes gives a., an
imitation OF a negro wedding which closes WIN the
remark by the parson: awe will sing that besutii
hymn Plunged IN Guf OF 1arn e 81 bc opcned
with singing, colored friends wedding seiccIiOn
would be highly appropriate to the occasion'-'bui
"The Courier ought to employ more exact
language. Plunged in gulf of dark despair
is not hymn; it is merely the first line OF
hymn. Quoting from memory, we should say that
the first verse of the beautiful composition runs
about this way:
Plunged in a gulf OF dark despair
Cleveland shall groan and tear his hair:
And cry o stranger, drop tear,
A free-trado victim lieth here"
II is not unlikely that an illustrated edition OF
the hymn will be brought out, showing the free
trade gulf, with Humans crimson snuff receiver
hanging over it at half-mast.
It is emphatically denied in Buffalo that Daniel
n Lockwood, of that city, intends to resign his
Office of United States District Attorney. 1t is,
however an open secret that a large number OF
Democratic BuIalonians would feel resigned in the
event of the defeat Of Grover Cleveland late OF
Buffalo, in bis canvass for reelection.
"The reputable men who, with q full knowledge
of his habits and character used all their influence
to elect him, the persons to be held responsible
for the fact that the machinery for the prosecution
of criminals in this great city is in the control OF
q man who is absolutely incapable of comprehend
ing that there is any moral responsibility attached
to his POSITION 1t is The Evening POST which
speaks thus of Dstrict-Attorney Fellows. Well,
who are the men who, with full knowledge of his
habits and character used all their influence TO
elect him First and foremost must be named
the particular idol of The POST and all the Mug
wumps President Cleveland. If he is the man
they take him for, now is the time for him to re-
tract what he said about Mr.. Fellows. Here is
what he said:
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WASHINGTON Nov. ., 1887
Dear Sir: . . Tho newspaper extracts. which
in regard to the fate of your Democratic ticket l
shall DO much pleased to SOC 1t entirely success
I know nothing which, II were a voter in the
city of NewYork, would prevent my support OF Mi.
Fellows's candidacy without the least miSglVngs as
to his fitness and with considerable personal sasfac-
ton. - ,..
published morning.
Yours very truly GROVER CLEVELAND.
It is only needful to add that the letter of Mr..
Hewitt's referred to and heartily Endorsed by the
President is the one written to the Harlem
Democratic Club in which the Mayor so warmly
commended the simple Christian life' which Mr.
Fellows has been leading in this community so
long.
According to Governor Hill, recent Republican
Legislatures have accomplished little or nothing
for the people, When there is an obstructonist
Of the Hill type in the Executive Mansion the best
efforts of the Republican majority in the Legslat-
ure may easily be made of no account.
Another paper which considers Mr.. Cleveland
stronger than his party is The Atlanta Constl-
tuition Not much confidence should be placed
in such declarations at this time That MI.
Cleveland's strength is his weakness has been
shown too conclusvely and too often. His warm
est admirers are forced to confess that he has
yielded to pressure" aud, of course, it is the
pressure of his party to which he has yielded.
When one body impinees another the beginner
in natural philosophy doesn't need to be told that
it is not the frmer stronger which gives way.
To see the seemingly stolid Chinaman walking
quietly along the street. either alone or with one
of his countrymen, and then running to escape
cha nd ~ no
scarcely imagine him enjoying an American picnic;
still more difficult is it to think of him enter
tanning New-YOrl1 girls of wealth and refinement |
How these sons of the Orient interest themselves
and their fair guests when on an excursion is told |
in another column The young men and women |
who teach these foreigners the English language,
that in this way they may teach them the truths
of the Christian religion deserve great credit for
their patience and self-denaL
PERSONAL