New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-22

church for ungody conduct. In the bargain
| which he made when disposin9 of his COM
rany he has maintained his well-estabfshed repu-
taton. If it is true that he is noy to retire from
active affairs, Mr. Richardson will do so with
tho consciousness that ProolIlyn has proved good
| field for the exercise Of his peculiar powers
Tho Republican party in opposition with
record of thirty-two years of successful achieve
ment and unexampled National prosperity is not
! yery much Of q wreck.
| Il isn't our affair." exactly, but we can't help
| saving that Mr. Murphy, the statesman, who IN
| tends TO 20 to the United States Senate or know
the reason why, has right to feel agsrleved at
his treatment by THE New-York Times The
moment 1.-THE Times" saw that Mr. Cleveland was
going TO win at Chicago, on the very day Of his
nomination, it called Murphy pirate and
| "doviI.r not TO speak OF several other things
| But then followed long interval wherein our
contemporary refraned from applying TO him
any dsagreeable cpithets whatsoever and he must
| naturally have supposed that the cruel war was
over: whereas it now appears 10 have only just
| begun. Murphy's candidacy for the Senate was
certainly 10 be expected in case Of Mr. Clevelands
| election In fact the logic OF the SITUATION N
which our ncighbor is generally so amenab!e,
actually REQUIRED it, And yet, instead OF giving
tho illustrious Trojan cordial support II s assail-
ing him furiously. This is bewilderng as well
rs heartless. Such sudden irruption after nearly
five months Of sweet peace makes the whole
universe seem unstable and tends 70 confirm the
gloomicst predictions Of Lieutenant Totten
Nobody with a knowledge OF the present or
recollection Of the past supposes that the Prince
ton football team will permit themselves to be
trincl with The spectators will get their
moneys worth
In Albany the regular" Democrats are going
around savacely demanding on n charger. or other
convenient rcccptacle the head Of the irregular
Democrats who refused 10 fall into Line OIL Election
Dav. The Albany Express" makes good point
upon Congressman and Con2ressman-elect Tracey,
who is chairman Of the committee which the regu-
lars appointed 10 bring about the turning ont or
all the irrcCulars who happen TO hold Office
&" n he pre'cnds 70 he sticker for party uSages
saws Tile Express he will probably be asked
what he meant by going into the movement last
spring to nullifv the action Of the regular De-
mocracv o. the S.ete Of Ncw-York.' The poli'l-
clans II the State will appreciate this reference
After the regulars. in regular convention. regu-
larly called, had regularly presented the regular
lama Democrat. David y. Hill. as the first
choice Of tho Democracy Of Ncw-York for the
Presidency. Mr. Tracey went into the highly ir-
regular Anti-Snapper movement, which resulted
in Ito turning down Of Hill.
The way 10 redeem party pledges Is 10 redeem
them: but as soon as the Democracy undertakes
10 do that there will be luminous handwriting
on the walls
According 10 tho latest dispatches received from
Yokohama there eeems prospect Of any I'M
mediate settlement ot the series OF political crises
which have succeeded one another in Japan since
the opening of tho first National Legislature some
two years ago. From the outset the now Con
,'itution has failed 10 give satisfaction 70 tho
larger portion OF the people The Cabinet at
present is dependent tho will II the Emperor,
and not on that Of Parliament. The Radical
party, which constitutes a largo majority both
Il the electorate and OF the parliamentary repre-
scntaton, is determined that this shall be altered,
and that the Ministry shall be subservient prma-
rllv 20 tho LEGISLATURE, instead Of % the Mikado
Tho moro .obcr-rninded Of the japanese, who.
however. find themselves in small minority,
would prefer that the existing system should have
a fair trial and side with the Emperor in shrink
Ing from allowing changes of government 70 be
dependent on tho caprccs OF the Lower House
Tho Radicals have taken advantage OF their
numerical superiority In the latter TO refuse 70
vote tho necessary supplies for The carrying on
= the Government until their demands ere con-
cedcl and the result is that there Is constant
change Of Cabinets which is productive Of much
confusion and public injury. According 10 the
latest adyices Count Ito, who s one Of the most
shrcwd energetic and al tie Same time unscrupn-
lous Of japanese statesmen, ha- now accepted the
tack OF forming an Administration, and It ls
EXPECTED that II he continues 10 find Parliament
rccalctrant he may recommend the Emperor TO
adopt the exceedingly fin du steele method o.
coup d'etat, and TO issue decree suspending for
several years 10 come legislative government IN
Japan.
fortnight has passed since the election, and
A good deal less is heard from the Democratic
.idc about tariff-smashing the abroga'ion Of the
reciprocity treaties and Observation-Disclosures
legislation generally than was then heard.
Daniel f. Martin of the XIVth Assembly Dis
rict. is now put forward As the laumany canal
date for Speaker He il somewhat superior 10
the majority Of his associates from tins city, hut
that is saying little when Webs,er AMI Sullivan and
Dfypochcr ard Tarquhar and Duffy and Roche are
considered The opinion Of The Ncw-lork Even
ing Post" whose sympathy with lnmmany was
shown Enthusiastically during the recent campaign,
viii be valuable this point. In it's Voters
Directory" il thus describes Martin: Is man
of good Instincts and superior TO the average New
York LEGISLATOR; he made a poor record during the
Inst term. however. and voted for many bad po
Gtical bills that were brought forward by party
hoses; was regular in attendance and kept alcof
from disreputable associates Not oycrcordial
urn'sc. that, although il is cause for surpri"o
wien "A Tammauy As,emblyman keeps " alooi from
It....u4.Lio ,.e,ei,tcu Martin must 10