New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-02


Some one ought to make q personal call on the
Editor of The Evening POST to mention 10 MN
that Mr. Cleveland is candidate for reelection to
tbc Presidency and that he has been arraigned as
false to the promises of Civil Service Reform on
which The Evening POST helped to elect him.
The silence of that journal is most extraordinary.
To use its own language, is it trying to knlic'
its own candidate? Why this Dense lmpenetra-
bic silence on the subject of the amazing record
its candidate has made as Civil Service Reformcr
III 1.-THE Post" had either consistency or honor'
one could understand its silence, because as late
as May 2sth it said this:
The painful truth Is, that we doubt IL single lnue
pendent voter In this state, OF the ih0usaDds wiz SUP
ported President Cleveland In 1884, any longer az
tacbcs any mnortanec 20 the uttcrances OF the mem
bers of the Administration on tho subject OF ovIi III
vice reform, or any longer refuses TO DeHeNe tia' o
presldent,s promises ard professions have Deen VIC.
lated or disre garled, great scale WIN me u,ioS'
boldness IN sundry places and In divers manners
But surely "The Post" is not going to begin
now to let little thing like consistency or honor
interfere with its support of its candidate Won't
somebody make personal call on the Editor Of
The Post, and exhort him on the subject OF
Cleveland? He surely ought to mention once in
awhile the fact that his candidate is great
Civil Service Reformer, or people will thank ne
is trying to knife the ticket.
The Rev. DR.. Cuyler has not yet emerged from
the woods. nor has his son succeeded in getting
into the Custom House.
Much interest has been excited among artists and
archaeoogsts by the discovery at the Acropolis OF
Athens of a beautiful bas-relief representing MI
nerva. wearing helmet and leaning on a spear.
The unique popularity Of the work is that the face
Of the goddess bears an unmistakable expression OF
,.lo in
Minerva. We commend to the consideration OF
ontiouarans the theory that this bit of sculpture
WAS conceived and executed in prophetic spirit,
and was intended to portray the Star-Eyed Tod
dess of Reform contemplating President Cleve-
lands Civil Service record.
The President, who has been plllorled by lHE
TRIBUNE as pledge-brcaker in his successful at
tempts to debase the Civil Service, is not " the
highest type of Amercanism since Lincoln as
idealzcd by Mr.. Lowell.
There are four honorable members of Parliament
who have been hurt in the recent debate Two
are Conservatives. Mr. Smith and the Attorney
General, each Of whom has been discredited by
the exposure of his relations to 4" The London
Times The third is Mr.. Chamberlain. who IS
charged with divulging TO Mr.. Parnell the secrets
Of the Cabinet Council. Finally, the Irish leader
himself has been damaged by trahicking politically
in confidential communications. Mr. Chamberlain
was very exasperating in his manner during the
debate, but Mr. Parnel ought to have ignored his
insulting patronage in the character Of candid
friend. 1t was q grave mistake to disclose Mr
Chamberlans secret negotiations with the irish
party Mr.. Parnell will find it difficult to hold
confidential communications with the English LIB
erals hereafter if he persists in hurting out ex-
posurcs of this kind He will be known as dan
gerous statesman with whom to hold private or
political negotiations.