The Portland daily press., 1892-04-05
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their proper destination we hear OF Mr..
Borrowe and Mrs. Drayton being abroad.
Not long afterward. the fiery and furi-
GUS husband overlook them in cafe in
Paris and accosted them thus: "Ah,
there! caught you againl When are you
two going to bolt?'' AS they had just
ordered liver and bacon, he would be
hard-hearted husband who would ex-
pect them to bolt that Mr.. Drayton
was not the cruel monster to do it, and if
the breakfast was disturbed by any other
incident, it is not SO recorded. Then
we have the long correspondence prior
to the bloody duel the gentlemen were
going to fight in France-France being
selected because a larger liberty is al
lowed there in such matters. The Ian
guage of the correspondence indicated
that this was going to be one of
the most earnest and deadly
duels that had ever ensanguined
the soil of France. Old Rochefort
and the other bou1evardiers of Paris,
who have fought fifty or sixty duels
apiece, were not to elm it." The OUT
look was bloody and terrible until the
red-nosed Due de Morny was called in
and decided that there could be no duel
for the reason that the villain in the
case was the only gentleman in the partyl
This would have done for the climax,
but the banked, embroiled and embit-
tered men insisted upon sailing back
home on the same vessel. The reporters
went down the bay to find out whether
there had been fight on shipboard,
and so intent were they on this
point that they neglected to as
certain whether Messrs. Drayton
and Borrowe had not occu-
pied the same stateroom during the
passage. Anyhow, it is certain that
they did not slay each other, for their
anxious friends say they never looked
better. The question is: s'What have
they come for?" And perhaps the answer
submitted by a man on the Bowery is
as good as any: 'sDe blokes broke de
contract-old man Astor shut off de
pensions-and dey are over here to pull
his leg. See?" The somber lines in
this picture are furnished by Ward Nc
AIlister standing in the background,
wringing his My-white hands and la
menting more over these three
lambs than over the other three
hundred and ninety-seven that have
not been found out. Meanwhile, ''sas-
siety," which has been in the habit of
looking to the Astors as the source
from which all social blessings flow, is
suffering greatly from nervous prostra-
ton.
r-,rry royNr on rrTr pErsrnrNcy
l, some time ago, expressed the
opinion that the democratic party might
as well make up its mind to look for a
presidential candidate outside of the
state of New York. At the time was
somewhat censured by certain demo-
cratic newspapers, but. as observe
things. the thought is deepening that
neither Grover Cleveland nor David b.
Hill can carry this state. The breach
between the two factions of the party
here is growing wider all the while, and
the hatred of Mr. Cleveland's followers
for the methods of Hills faction is
growing more and more intense. be-
lieve that Hill could come nearer carry
ing the state than Mr.. Cleveland because
he has all the party machinery in his
hands and his followers are able and
earnest workers around the polls. l
observe that Mr.. George William
Curtis. editor of Harper's Weekly,
takes the view that Cleve-
land would have no chance of
carrying this state if nominated. It is
well known that Mr.. Curtis has been
a warm admirer of Mr.. Cleveland in the
past, and that among all the candidates
for the presidency he is most inclined
toward Mr.. Cleveland. The support of
the Tammany hall and state ticket by
Mr.. Cleveland last fall may have had
something to do with changing Mr..
Curtis feelings somewhat, but he rec
ognizes the fact that New York is no
longer Cleveland state. Mr. Cleve-
land was beaten four years ago in New
York because he had alienated num-
Der of democrats, had made some bad
appointments which offended even his
mugwump followers, and had failed. to
commend himself to the liquor interests
which left the republican party to sup
port Mr.. Hill. The charge that Mr.. 7
Hill used his influence to elect him
self and to defeat Mr.. Cleveland is one
which have never believed in. I am
satisfied that Gov. Hill did all in his
power to carry both the state and ma
tional ticket. But one has only to
travel short time through the west
and south to discover that the demo
Gratis who were disappointed in Mr..
Cleveland's failure four years ago, will
never cease to hold Mr.. Hill responsible
for that calamity. The condition being
such in New York, that neither Hill nor
Cleveland can hope to carry the state
next November, the problem for the
democratic party to consider is, whether
it can elect president without the aid
of New York. By no process Of igur-
ing can l make it appear that New York
can be dispensed with. am less able
to make prediction to-day touching
the democratic nominee for president
than I was three months ago.
CITY WITHOUT PRIDE.
think have alluded once or twice to
the absolute lack of patriotic senti-
ment or civic pride of this great city of
New York The more see OF it the
more I am convinced that New York is