New-York tribune., 1889-12-20

Januarv 90 The present Republican Congress
has already passed one bill, both Houses acting
on il on the same day. and sending it to the
President. The bill, which extends the time ior
the sittings of the International Marine Con-
ference, is important one, and It's prompo
passage was imperative. With such good start'
and with the committees made up SO early, the
record of good work done ought to be long
one when the List Congress expires.
Isn't it about time to change the name of the
Department whose duty it is to keep the streets
clean, but whose failure to do this has been SO
lamentabe? Street-Cleaning Department, win
the city in the condition it now presents, Is one
of the grossest misnomers on record
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The trouble with Mr.. Gradys argument is its
object He is seeking to prove that man Is less
than man. In our age, when every tendency
is toward equality in law and the improvement
of every race he is attempting to show that
equality is illogical and improvement impossible
His is the same old statement upon which slavery
is iustified-with this difference: that the slavery
men carried their view to its logical end lie
can't do that, and has nothing better to suggest
It is the jealousy of European nations IN all
African affairs which keeps up the slave trade
Each is afraid the other will do something hurtful
to the Others interests, and while they wrangle
tile Arab hunts slaves.
The Hon. John Grass, next to the aged but
magnificent Gall, is the most conspicuous and IN
fuential chief in the Sioux tribe. Mr. Grass
is in Washington asking the Great Father to add
a bonus to the millions already promised the In
dians as compensation for their ceded lands Grass
is true Indian, and, of course, an lnveterate
beggar. The Government has arranged 10 pay
the Sioux handsomely for their lands, ana not the
slightest reason exists why one cent more should
be granted than the contract price Grass shouiu
on home and instead of seeking, as he has always
soucbt to ncrpetuate in his tribe all that is bad
and hostile to civilization he should use MS o'ce
as chief TO get his people as quickly as may be
upon their own farms and to render thenl Sell
sustaining and usefu'
The well-known journalist John A. Sleicher,
who succeeds Major Treadwell in the civil Ser
vice Commission of this State, cannot fail TO render
good and faithful service He believes In ClVlf
Service reform. and will bring to the discharge
of the duties Of his office the necessary capacity
and experience
to he Governor Hills special organ Under the
beadIine let the Democrats Go Slow it serves
notice on whom it may concern that the Governor
has firmly made up his mind to prevent oallot-
reform law from being enacted this winter io
says: .,,.
The Democratic party will act a. a unit on tins ms
subject in the Legislature for the b known ss p pe
Inson bill and If that is not supported py tn1 ho
prbIcan members Of the Legislature, there will be
tudp subject
The Republican attitude has been wrong
The attempt to coerce the Republicans to the
sunnort of the Inson bill by threats of this KIND
will not succeed, of course, but that the Demo-
Gratis will unite in support of that bastard meas
uro is NOT doubtful. Governor Hill has given the
order The Eagle" dutifully records it; and the
nomocratic Senators and Assemblymen will
mecklv obey. David B. Hill is the supreme boss
of the Empire State Democracy, and newspapers
that once showed signs of a certain independence
can find nothing but praise for his every act'
Orator Crazy talks in the North and Editor
crody writes IN the South in two very different
strains.
While the ice operators on the Kennebec River
oro keoninc n keen lookout for the formation of
tbc ce-fclds there is certain sense OF reiief IN
turning from them to the contemplation Oh eA-
Iceman Turner. who. no longer vexed with such
cold and comparatively cherries matters, is de-
voting his attention to the mighty problems OF
state which the sole subject oil thousnO "nu
study at the National capital.
DISTINGUISHED German singer is credited with
the invention of a new dish whose main ingre-
dionts arc sauerkraut and champagne. How
tbe German doctors whose speciality is dyspepsia
must dotc on her!