New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-03


These are unusually cold days in Albany.
di>pqtch4, from several trustworthy thcr-
momcror, announcing that the mercury stood
"a; GER, yesterday morning when the caiIy birds
were catching their worms. 1t is delightful 70
hear. however that these low temperatures
have not CONCEALED the milk Of human KIND
ness m the Executive Mansion We learn
from a special dispatch - " he Mai ana ~
press" that the gossip, OF the cp.,al an ct-
l,ailating upon an alliance, defensive a. re-
meet, the principals and offensive We fear, -
several others lately formed between Mr.
Grover Clcycland and Mr. David Bcuncu lii'.
We Lately alluded in feeling terms - the
malign fate which has kept those two states
men and iavortr sons apart for years, not
wiihSlanding their hcrcu"an chon' {" ct to-
gcthcr II Is not pretended even now that they
have succeeded IN rushing into each Other
arms. after the manner Of European Ioicnjai'N
who arc seeking an opportunity T. cut each
others throats: OF, in Tact, after any manner
whatsoever Indeed, the intlmatl'n is TINT
they have realized AT last the imp0>,Illlity OF
overcoming the my >tcrlouS force which in
,ariablv drive, the one off on a tangent when
ever the other "swims into his ken" and,
abdUu lIINH Ill IbIAl'I '''N"ii 'N w 80 i''
engaged the d,lntcrrStcd services of Colonel
Lamont ~ do for Them what neither is able
TO do for himself.
The report is that 4 sweet peace has been
arranged and that the protocols have already
been exchanged. The terms arc said TO be
that Mr. Cleveland Shall become the owner in
fee simple of the solid Ncw-lork delegation
to the Democratic National Convention OF
1892. with none 10 disturb or make him
afraid either III the convention or while he Is
waddIlmg for the Presidency, and that GOV
crnor Hill shall throw Smith Weed 10 the
wolves and take the ScnatOr>hip. This oi it
self is pretty programme, and II - made
positively beautiful b. the additional proyi>o
that the Hon. Roswell T.. Flower shall be the
Democratic nominee for Governor. We hay0
always lett "A peculiar kindnc>, for Mr.. Flower.
He has had his mouth open - long without
being able to close 1t upon anything equal 10
his deserts that ii gives ~ pam u look II him.
| To be sure, there Is General Jones, who is not
without claims and mclll> and who has already
| taken the field in person. But, on the other
| hand we have never felt that the General
| was warranted in seeking TO create the i'm
| preston that he Is the only member Of his
| party who pays the freight. Mr.. Flower has
never submitted his books to popular inspcc-
| ton, but we venture 10 say that he has paid
more Democratic freight during the last five
years than any other citizen Of NeW-Y ork, not
excepting the Llcutcnant-Govcrnor.
4 mild sympathy for Jones is natural and
commentaries but the man whose bowels of
compassion are in good order Will not waste
them upon Jones. II is the gloomy horoscope
of McS>rS. Whitney and Chaplin which properly
| cXcltcS The CommlScraion OF our esteemed
evening contemporary. The Ilill-Cleyclqnd al
| lance seems t1'halc been arranged without the
| slightest regard u thelr comfort and con
venience. always provided that it has been ar
ranged al all, Oi which we acknowledge that
| we see 10 evidence whatsoever Something
| besides the presence OF Colonel Lamont n Al
| bnny. on business connected with the trans
portaton problems of this city, will be neccs-
] sary to convince the public that he has sue