New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-08

the break in safety and took che track aanin "a
the rcatest manner possible. The passengers mac
thorough sliaIing-un and that was an. fne
other accident was on the hew-Jerssy ysh' g,
read Going around o curve, the aAic = sps
tender broke and the front Of the DagShee-ear was
Hfhd into the air BY what might asmose -
described as a miracle. the forward trucfs - s'p
baggage-car fell squarely on the opposse MaeNs
while Che rear trucks remained IA tneil p'aus
and the train ran on for some alstance Z, ~
queer fashion. Probably no two days IN the ms
tory az rallroading ever furnished two such singa
lar and lucky mishsps.
The community that by concert open or secfe =
among It's citizens denies 20 portion OF us mem
ben their plain rights under the law has seyerea
the only safe bond Of social order and prosperity
This is not violent statement ~ iresiuen :.
Harrison; his words are calm and vel lccnsiaercu'
but weighty and compact Of truth. Inc com
munites that do the things pointed out py 'ne
President should take warning. He viii nave ons
policy for the whole country; but he Is well aware
of the powers over elections conferred py e''e
Constitution upon Congress.
aThe Toronto Globe likes Mr., Charles Dudley
Warmers article on Canada in the March liar
per- but calls in question his two statements
that the Civil Service is composed exclusively OF
Canadians and that Canadians say the systems
work wen, both in the Provincial and Federal
services As matter OF fact. The Globe
SAYS the service Is constantly recruited from the
ranks OF imported neer do weels" and that IL IS
except in the very highest ranks, much inferior
to the American Civil Service, Federal and state
Indeed, It goes SO far as to assert that our civh
servants are vastly more civil, incomparabIy more
prompt and more accurate than Canadia1 civil
servants The infeiority Of the Canadian Civil
Service 10 attributes to the permanently In ONCE
rule, which tends to make officials lazy, impudent
and oblivious Of the rights Of the public The
mans says The Globe,s /" who can render enough
party service to be able TO gain attention and
reward from his party leaders is generally on able
and energetic fellow--rnuch more so than the
noodle commonly appointed by influence under
our system after passing trihirg examination
The WORKED Of party will generally work IN
office He also commonly recognizes that he is q
public servant" The Globe here presents an as
pect Of the Civil Service question that may be at
tentively studied by American politicians II
seems to prove that permanency in Office would
not necessarily bring about political millennium
Wesleyan University is not the only New En-
gland college that has been having trouble with
perience, too and has found It necessary to dis
cipline no less than thirty-six members Of It's
chsseS Most Of these were concerned In an at
tempt to lCidnap the toastmaster Of the sophomore
supper on February Ell andthe retaliatory proceed
ings that ensued. This was an exceedingly undigni
fed proceeding. TO say the least Of IT. and is not
calculated TO strengthen the notion Of some eduea-
tors that college boys should be treated as me n.
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The Broadway Railroad Investigating Commit
tee was wonderfully successful in increasing the
population of Canada Florida, and other remote
or secluded places. The Ceiling Investigating
Committee has made flne beginning in the same
direction. Perhaps the time viii not be long in
coming when o movement for the appointment
Of committee TO inquire into any piece Of
business that looks crooked win be accompanied
by proposition to erect high fence around the
State. in order to keep witnesses within reach Of
subpoena-seKvers.