New-York tribune., 1891-12-31
HQW IT Is RECEIEED.

In Syracuse the enthusiastic Democrats fired
guns over the decision OF the Court of Appeals
And very properly. For the Democrats of Syra-
cuse understand that it means an impor-
tant disturbance among the incumbents of profit
able offices resulting in redistribution, which, in
the exuberance of the moment, they fondly hope
will place large number of Syracuse Democrats
on the payrols. 1t is not unlikely that they
entertain the notion that Syracuse will furnish
all the new men who will come into good places
when the changes are made. Such is the swift
ness with which the average Syracuse Democrat
reaches the conclusion, when the possibility Of
an Office being vacated arises that he will be at
once pumped into the vacancy. That is the
sort of feeling which always excites enthusiasm
in Democratic circles. 1t is not improbable that
several hundred Syracuse Democrats whom the
news of the decision found leaning in statesman
like attitudes against the bars from which that
interior town derives much of its cheer and all
of its inebrety plunged wildly into the street
and began buying gunpOwder with which 10
signify their joy over the triumph OF the right
Probably, if the truth were known for at least an
hour after the receipt of the news the Syracuse
barkeepers were lonesome, though they were
more than compensated therefor by the excessive
conviviality that followed the firing of the guns
The Syracuse Democrats may feel differently,
however when the eligible places come to be
filled and large numbers of them are left lean
ing against the bar declaiming about the in
gratitude of republics.
Here in New-York the effect of the decision
was not especially marked except in the news
papers. The street-cars kept on running, busi-
ness proceeded as usual and except for decline
in New-York Central attributable to other causes
the stock market was not yiSibly affected.
Among newspapers "The World" which is of
a somewhat mercurial temperament, became
little hystericky over the circumstance that
everything had happened just as it said it would
and as it ought to have happened. 1t broke out
in little pustules of self graduation in its first
column, which in the second became confiuent
in double loaded article on the great victory
of the principle of majority rule 1.-The sun"
considered the matter of sufficient Importance to
warrant a small double-leaded leading article
cOngratulating its Democratic friends upon the
rarty's magnificent opportunity, but its exuber-
ance was evidently held somewhat in check by
its knowledge o. the uncertainties and sinu-
osites CT the chief beneficiary of the whole buS-
ness, Mr.. David Bennett Hill "The Times"
and "The Evening Post" however, were the
most interesting and most amusing in their COM
ments upon the situation. Both these journals
have been contributing for several years past
to the full extent of their ability to the success
of the party which has stolen the State Senate.
Both of them have done what they could to help
Mr.. David b. Hill to power. Both of them have
IL oE Inl fhof tha
Democratic party in this State was the party OF
corrupt methods, dishonest practices and unprin-
cped leaders. Both have made the most of
everything that could be said against the Repub.
licans, and both have persistently urged that the
only way to reform politics was to turn out Re
publicans and put the Democrats everywhere in
power.
But neither of them was 80 far gone as to ad
wise stealing the State. Both are aware that
among their peculiar constituencies OF readers
there are very few who would not revolt at the
proposition to cheat the voters out Of their fairly
expressed choice in order to assure the political
ascendancy of any party Both know David b.
Hill and his methods and, it may be said to
their credit, both are opposed to them And yet
here was another "logc of the situation" to
which all that they had been doing and saying
for many years led up naturally and irrcsistibly.
If they have been sincere, all that they have
been fighting for as abstract principles has been
overthrown by the concrete fact that Mr.. David
b. Hill, whom they have been, perhaps uncon
sciousy, but very powerfully, aiding, is quite con-
spicuously and significantly atop-and by open,
audacjous theft. What have they to say? Why
this "The Times says it all comes of tho
"stupidity'' of the Republicans in nominating
an ineligible candidate for Senator, and "The
Evening POST says, in effect: "What of it?
Nebraska and Connecticut both have hOld-over
Republican Governors who were never elected
nor voted for'' Consequently David b. Hill
cannot be blamed for stealing the State of New
York. The funny thing about this is the facility
with which the two Mugwump representatives,
put the blame for everything, no matter what
upon Republicans. Whatever happens that does
not please them is laid to the Republicans.
So the decision of the Court of Appeals re-
veals Characteristic features in men and news
papers.