New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-06

SAWS that il is not unconstitutional Does the
party purpose to allow treason touching its lead
Ing plank TO go unrebuked? Then again. adding
insult to injury, THE Eagle" declares that Hill,
Murphy, Sheehan and Croker, knew they would
have an account TO settle with the entire Demo-
cratic party If they hesitated' that Is to say,
hesitated to support Cleveland Let The Eagle"
take warning by the fate Of its Democratic
brother, Peck, if it doesn't want to wake up
some Of these mornings and find itself indicted.
The decision Of the Brooklyn authorities to
postpone their Columbus celebration until the
2lst inst. is eminently wise. They could not en-
pect to compete with New-York in any sense worth
considering on the 10th The change Of pro-
gramme will enable tho Second Brigade to join in
the New-York parade, and it is expected that the
First Brigade will reciprocate by going to Brook
yn week after next A principal part of the
Brooklyn celebration at that time will be the
dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Arch This, of course has nothing to do with
Columbus but the demonstration can easily be
made to include this interesting feature
The Democratic party is Tire party OF low taxes and
moderate appropriations the Republican party Is tne
This is true In State as well rs In National affairs
rhe Albany Argus.
The trouble with this statement is that, like
some of the statements Of the late Baron
Munchausen, it is not founded upon fact.
An interesting feature Of the great Exposition
in Chicago will be life-saving station complete
and in full working order. The site of the En-
position on the lake front makes this possible, and
the intention is that the show" station shall be
permanent one. All the apparatus in use both
in the lake and ocean stations will be exhibited.
The display cannot fail TO attract notice even
among the thousand-and-onc features that will
divide the attention of visitors to the Worlds
Fair The men composing our Life Saving Service
are real heroes. doing their work modestly and
in quiet and without the blare Of trumpets 1t
will be an excellent thing for the multitudes
who visit Chicago next year to see with their
own eyes what these men do. though even then
they can only appreciate 1t with the aid of
IMAGINATION, for IL is in winter storms and the
blackness of the darkest nights that the life
savers noblcst qualities are brought into play.
The decorations on The City Hall are a sug
cestion of what the Columbus Celebration will be.
If anybody thinks it isn't going TO be a big
thing he will find himself vastly in error. Moth
ing but good weather is needed to make the af-
fair memorabe-evcn more memorable than the
great Washington celebration three years and
half ago New-York appreciates great sit
uation, and has the habit of rising to meet it.
IL is time for our friends the enemy TO with
draw Massachusetts, from their list Of doubtful
States.
Governor Buckley has proved once more that
he is made of the right stuff. No appropriation
has been provided to enable Connecticut troops
to he represented in the big Columbus parade,
and they would have share in IL il Mr..
Buckley had not generously advanced from his
own pocket the necessary amount. This action
is characteristic Of the man who has maintained
trying position with dignity and hrmness during
the troubles that have surrounded and vexed
Connecticut for the last two years
What is described as the largest locomotive
in the country" has just been completed at the
Union Pacific shops at Omaha. Doubtless a pow
erful motor, and yet with all steam on it couldn't
pull the Democracy OF this State out Of the hole
in which the Peck report placed it,
with a Spanish bull fight. II involves merciess
cruelty 70 horses. Such exhibitions are essen
tally degrading and do not serve any useful
purpose II the German and Austrian cavalry
officers had entered into wheel race between
Berlin and Vienna, there would have been a
real test OF human endurance without the brutality
involved in riding horses TO death