New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-09

Gent If the money bad been expended imuer pnc
supervision Of the authorities, but the schools
were farmed ont to specnlstors Inc three
schools which are found to be in the worst con-
dition are controlled by one syndicate. ~ seems
strange that the results Of such system should
not have been foreseen from the outset ~ oughs
70 be swept out Of existence without delay.
aThe Voice. Is surprising its ordinary record
of mere fanaticism. and showing signs OF mono
mania. Here Is one Of Its paragraphs:
President Carno Of France, is said 70 be strcngly
under tho influence OF bis private secresaFy. " .
decanter.
This paragraph Is not iilnly to cause President
Carnot any serious annoyance but it Is worth
citing as an example OF the reckless innputations
The Voice. Is fond of making against persons
whose characters are exemplary, as there is every
reason 10 believe.
One of the gratifying things about the appoint
ment OF General Tracy as Secretary of the Navy
is the fact that IL Is strongly calculated to 9pdlty
and strengthen tho Republican party In Kings
County. The Republicans of Brooklyn made an
excellent record last November. reducing the
Democratic plurality TO about Qne-haR OF whah
had been confidently predicted by Boss Me
Laugh1in few days before the election. Inc
year Dt1OEe bHcY CauE W1ulu SOME oVV NOtOS "a
eleeting their candidate for Mayor. Brooklyn has
never before been honored by having one Of its
citizens high in the councils OF the Nation, and
beyond question the appointment Of SECRETARY
Tracy will have tonic effect upon the party In
the city where he. has long made his homo.
Brooklyn has been travelling steadily for num-
Der Of years on the high road toward becoming
Republican city The peculiar token Of favor
shown 70 81 by President Harrison win sdd on
impulse 70 its progress In that direction which
win be felt for long time 70 come.
To the Democratic party q National issue
involving its historic principles is necessity Of
existence" That Is the way = The ST. Louis
Republic" looks at it. Well, the Democracy was
accommodated with Just that sort of an Issue last
year. And when the campaign was over the
coroner that sat upon the remains said that it
was the issue that had laid il out cold and sti6.
The appointment Of John wanamaker 70 the Post
stersdeneralshp has been alluded 20 favoraby IN
mens careful attention ana sound business adj
Enthusiastically Utica Observer
The fact that the Editor Of . The Observer Is
postmaster of Utica lends to this ehaste COM
pliment to the Postmaster-G General significance
which IL would not otherwise possess Mr.
Wanamalser may not cut it out and paste IL
in his hat, bnt when the term Of the present
postmaster expires, he win doubtless drop
tear as be bows him out. The amenities of
politics must and shall be preserved.
rThe Philadelphia Press suggests that the
habit of Presidential handshaldng be stopped.
No doubt it is serious annoyance Many Presi-
dents have suffered physical distress. and even
anguish, because Of 1t. But IL would take O
firm resolution on Presidents part to break it
up Every man who goes to Washington consid-
ers grasp of the Presidents hand one Of his
inalienable rights as an American citizen. IL
seems such q little thing for the President TO
shake bis hand. and he finds IL easy TO forget
that 70 the President his is only one of several
hundred, or even thousand, hands upon which
some strength and nervous force must be ex-
pended. It might be easier TO break up the Gus
tom IL Americans were, like so many Europeans,
accustomed to bow gracefully without shake
Of the hand. Few Of them are however. and che
hsndshahr Is welcomed by many Of them as an
escape from awkwardness How would IL do TO
form HationaLLea gue-of- Those Who Wiil-NOt
shske-Hands-w ith-the- PRESIDENT
swIth the retirement. OF tina .claveland Ad-
ministratioDs remarks The Rochester Union
the Republican, uswump press ceases TO be q
factor Of any importance or Of the slightest in
tsrest in the political problems OF the day.
Considering that the Mugwump press marched
under the banners Of the Democracy, deyoting
oil It's time energies and skilled talent for mis-
representation 10 the cause Of Cleveland, this
calling it Republican -Mugwump is to the last
degree brazen. Has The Union" no regard for
the truth Of historyp
One Of the most Whimsical Of strikes is reported
from Hainssport, n j., where the Columbia Iron
Works have been closed by reason OF the re-
bellion OF tho employees against an order that
they should wear boots. The boots were means
of protection which IL would naturally be sup
posed they would earnestly desire, since those
who did not wear them frequently suffered from
burns caused by the molten metal Tho proprie-
tors do not appear to have been at ell unreasor-
able, since they offered to furnish boots free TO
those unable TO buy them. Men who strike un-
der such circumstances deserve no sympathy
Their act Is one of incredible folly.
PERSONAL.