New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-29

THE REAR TIEJJ.


the catbOat. Same catbcat. Sitting up in the
stern as usual. Same catboat Rear view, as
seen by hundreds Of persons on shore, who go
away much impressed by it, and resolved to
vote for him for President of the United States
at some voting place in Massachusetts, where it
will be considered as complimentary and will in
no way affect the general result. same SlOuched
hat Same resemblance from the shore side 10
Daniel Webster Same beaming assurance when
seen from the ocean side by passengers on in
coming steamers from foreign nations, or David
B. Hill steaming by in Ed. Stokes's yacht that
in the matter of marine spectacles Daniel Web
ster was mot in it with him. Same curve
in the pole And for all that we hear to the
contrary, the same Hell grrmmct'' OH the
hook bought ut the same price OF 50 hundred
ut the same place in Westinghouse, in Boston,
struggling in the same old way to get Off and
doubtless the same old bite. Picture to be
forever remembered. No one who saw 1t in
The New-I York World week or so ago Will
ever forget it. Cannot forget it. Perhaps
some one thinks he can. But some night when
he has been eating lobster salad and icecream,
it will come back to him in dreams a symphony
Of catboats and Presidents and Z" Hell grlim-
NETS
We had hoped by this time "The World"
in response 10 our request, would have
published a view Of the Hell grummet' to
relieve the uncertainty IN tae public mind as
to whether il was really "a curious specimen
Of animal life'' or figure of speech referring
70 Mr.. James Means and the Columbian
party We presume it will appear in due
season. Meantime it has occurred to us that.
pending the He'll grummet," the inspirng
rear view Of Mr.. Cleveland in the catboat with
the " Hell grummetl ont Of sight, but known by
the correspondents account to be somewhere
in the picture several fathoms under water
might be thrown up az it were, and used on
banners and transparences during the cam
paign. Properly handled, it might arouse en-
thusiasm. Suppose for instance. that this rear
view of Mr. Cleveland in the catboat were 10
be enlarged and transferred to the transparency
which adorns the front OF Tainmany HAL III
Fourteenth ST., in this city. There is not
prominent Democrat in that organization who
had occasion to meet him at any time after his
election 10 the Presidency in 1884, who would
NOT at orce exclaim. How natural and liielike "
So full is it of suggestion as TO the manner
in which he was accustomed to receive the
men who elected him. II was in this position
that he resisted pressure" from his party. and
showed that sternncsS of purpose for which
Messrs. Schurz and Willard lately gave him such
high praise.
TO utilize the ample unoccupied space for
appropriate inscriptions is the first thought that
would suggest itself TO the reflective mind.
OF these there are so many that the only DIM
curry would be in making the best selection.
For instance. what could be better than the
uhra>e "Public Office is public trust? the
le>tfulness Of the attitude taken in connection
with the ploverbial trustfulnc.s OF the fisherman
being in such perfect accord with the genera
scope and design of the work Or, take that
very striking and original expression, " II Is a
condition, not theory, that confronts Us.
This would catch hold at once upon everybody
who ever sat in what are called tn" stern
sheets, Of catboat waiting for bite II
represents the view not only OF the fisherman
and the fish. but of the " He'll grummet' rs well
Then in campaign of education it would
strike the mind Of the scholar and the student
with great force. Particularly the college
student who, at this time in the year. is much
more liable to be confronted with I" conditions
than with theories The old and wcll-known
pirate, and in dead language, would perhaps
suit the Editors Of "Thc Evening Post" who
have strong leaning toward things that are
dead. particularly in politics but might SIT
heavy on the uproarious enthusiasm OF the
Tammany men, who are just now starding on
their heads and tumbling over each other in
wild excitement over the ticket. Anyhow there
arc plenty Of inscriptions that would tit, and
what is more plenty Of room for them in the
picture. Why not then transfer " The Worlds"
rear view Of the great fisherman, enlarged
beautifed and appropriately inscribed to the
Fourteenth-st transparency and other emblems
and things and make it one OF the working
instrumcntaitics Of this exciting campaign
| 1t could be supplemented later whenever
| "The World artist gets the picture ready. with
view of that "curious specimen OF animal
life" the Hell grummct.' The two together
would raise enthusiasm to the boiling point.
| Just ina CINE the rear view with notices, and
the "lel grummet,' as it were, rampant, set
forth in coors on the Tammany transparency.
The entire population in the neighborhood Of
Fourteenth ST. would think they'd "got EN-