New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-22

| II he were not elected no Democrat should be
This is not Republican gain of one in the Senate
which some had hoped for. Buta Republican gain
Of half a dozen or so Senators from the Northwest
will do instead, thank you.
An unexpected complication has arisen In refer
ence to the checks for $1,000 and $500 contrib
uted by two street-rairoad companies to the Police
Pension Fund in recognition OF the services Oh
the police during the recent strike. The money
having been contributed to the fund. now appar-
emily forms part of it, and the question is wneth-
or the Police Commissioner rs can take it out again,
or whether il they do so, they viii not De ned
personally responsible for the amount. The mat
ter has been referred to the Corporation Counsel
for an opinion. It seems altogether probable that
this is q novel question, and the decision will be
matter of general interest. If these Contributions
are in the fund hard and fast dangerous prece-
dent has been established and one that may cause
serious trouble in the future.
The Democrats will try TO claim the credit OF
admitting the four new States, but the people oi
the Dakotas Washington and Montana are noc
likely to forget which party it was that forced the
fighting until the other was ashamed OF its POSI-
ton.
In an interview with the Washington corrc-
spondeDt of " The Baltimore Sum- who IS TAXING
the dying depcsitions of all the ADMINISTRATOR
heads Of Departments, Secretary Endicott makes
this curious assertion:
when the Cvll Service law went into operation
before the Cleveland Administration was lnsIaiieu,
It's mantle was thrown over all the Department
employees, SO that none could BIO removed eAceP'
for cause.
Is it possible that Secretary Endicott has been
l. RQf0
Administration for four long years without know
ing the provisions of the hwP Why, the Cleve-
land Cabinet has existed only &c carry this great
reform into triumphant operation, and yet its
handsomest member is ignorant of the fact that
the law places no restriction upon his power oil
removal. After four years Of service he assigns
as the reason why he has not accomplished much
Of anything condition that never existed! He
could have removed every civil clerk in his De-
partment the day after ne went into office had
he been so disposed. The neat time Mr. Endicott
is called upon TO form one OF an Administration
founded on the Civil Service Reform Law.
be would better read the law.
To Grover Cleveland You might put a nice
large raw oyster on that bad black eye that
Judge Edgerton presented you with.
fly Republican. If Montana is not so at first. she
is likely TO become so in proportion she loses
the characteristics of mining country and ac-
qures those OF a stable and intelligent com
munity There is no Democratic State west OF
the Mississippi north Of Mason and Dixon's line.
The Western people are progressive, and they are
not likely to train with party that walks back
ward.
A report that is fairly staggering comes from
the peach growing region along the Hudson. 1t
is that the fruit buds generally are uniniured,'
that the buds are green and show healthful
vitality and that peach growers say that the
prospect is bright" This almost passes belief
Does IL mean that the millennium is really ap-
proaching2 Or are tho growers Of peaches rails
ing hopes that by-and-by win be cruelty disap
pointedp Or has one of them in his cups or
otherwise exbilarated actually told the truth at
last2 Healthful vitality" prospects bright
surely there is one reason at least why $50 ought
to be memorable. we say without the slightest
fear OF contradiction that the like of this was
never seen before this present year Of grace.