New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-31

AnriI Fool Day seems an omlnous time ioI h"i"-
inc an election. II is surely day wheh u'e "'i-
expected should happen. Voters OF Rhode isiSn''
however. will put the matter 10 ues' W
morrow. The general expectation is' app'I-
ently that there will be no choice OF oea'e o.io,''
nv the people and that the eiectoh WIN 'o
thrown into the Grand COMMITTEE as inc J'i"S
session Of the Legislature IS caueu' " Wv"
that probability the interest," anu e"''O VI ~
campaign have turned on the canvass y, '''''''
dates for the General Assembly, ana mere ''e "O0
meets of the Republicans seem muon lnPio
tboee of recent wears. They VIII not nave ="
800, +ho scsre obout high prices which prevailed
last fall: indeed. the movement IN iaVor Oh V"e
,o,,isod tsriF is growing stronger in Rhode island
-, tho d,ve mass Another consideration WhIch
.eroe,s tho choice Of legislators is the knowledge
that a successor must De chosen 10 Ohlci 'us,'''
nrrree If the Republicans are in majority they
will accord deserved promotion to Judge SiS'eoou'
lii tho uncertainty as 10 what the Democrats
,nov do and their pronounced unfrienulihes' III
tho mast 20 the highest judicial tribunal OF inc
C,o+s Give the best and most cautious men Oh
tbeir own party serious misgivings' A'ose'"eI'
biIo the Republicans OF the State are hoo over
sanouine they have good reason to nope l'i"V 'ne
sober good sense of the people VIII re'ei'c Wv
bastv decision that put so much incompetence 7"
the front. especially in the Legislature
Mr. Flower NAV lead General Jones in the race
for tho Democratic nomination, but he can march
through Baltimore on April o at the head Oh 'hc
old 9Th Massachusetts, Regiment Three cheer'
for General Jones
60 GovernorSenator Hill is getting up a new
Uouor hill This will be the Hill - lnalne 10
no supplied) measure. The main thing is thaC IL
viii be more Hill than anything else. lie nm
Schaaff bill appears TO have been only ieohr-
ono of those things of which Mr.. Hi Is patucu-
Iarlv fond The effect of the fecler in TINS case
can have left no doubt in the nina OF any ono
as TO what public opinion will not support IN lie
way of excise legislation.
Spcaking of that great sale of autographs al
Boston. they say in Albany that the Lieutenant
Governor would give a poeketful OF golu loF
David Bennett Hills autograph, provided 1t was
written under these words: " l resign the oIlice
of Governor"
All tbe evidence shows that in 1896 subordinate
officials ON the Pacific Coast invented poiicg Ot
nT authority nom President Cleveland, secretary
Iiayard or secretary Manning-(The Evening POST
All the evidence? How about Captain Shep-
ards sworn testimony that his orders to seize wer"
furnished by the Treasury Department? now
about Captain Abbey's sworn testimony that Ms
orders. which met him on his way North at
Astoria Oregon, consisted Of copy of the law ana
the direction to seize all vessels found violating II
How about the memorandum, enumeratlng the
seized vessels. sent by Secretary Fairchild, on May
3. 1888, to the House. and by him entitled. In
bibit C-List Of vessels seized under orders OF inc
Treasury Department. But, as we said before
when The Post" sets ont to play an unpatriotlc
mart, it is not to be INSTRUCTED by facts nor DIS
couraged because wilful and constant falsehoods
arc required for the performance Of its contract
So. we shall see this lie about the unauthorized
seizures bobbing up day after day till the Issue
is gone. 4