New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-13


vibrated between Tammany and the County
Democracy. This shifty habit is quite an ad-
vantage to him. He is always sure OF an audi
enco and more or less enthusiasm. Each party
welcomes converts warmly. Still, it would be
well for him not to do it too often. lie might
wear his welcome ont on both sides.
The Boston correspondent of The Evening
POST, saws that when he "came to his SUBJECT
the failure Of President Harrison to keep MS
pledges of civil-service extension and reform
he "became very earnest and empha'ic'
"With scorn he held up to the ridcule OF the
company the hypocrisy OF the officials OF inc
Harrison Administration, asserting that While
the President had law enough to extend inc
reform law TO thousands more Offices, win
slight exceptions the law had not been extended
at all.r And no was especially indignant be-
cause the President. in answering one OF his
Cr. Foukc's) letters, inquring why he had
not extended the reform according to MI
Fouke's ideas said he had not time TO make
the explanations called for. At this point MI
Fouke exclaimed pasSionately: mot tine to
discuss the question whether he has broken his
word ~ II did not occur to Mr.. Foulke, an
excellent man. against whose character we say
had more important business than to sit down
and discuss the question OF his own honesty
with everybody who had charged him with hav-
ing broken his word. Mr. Foulke's principal
grievance is that tho President did not drop
everything else 10 attend to his inquiries, COM
plaints and charges. 1t was to one OF that sort
of people that Mr.. Lincoln once said You
remind me Of the boy on the steamboat making
the descent of the dangerous rapids in the
81. Lawrence, who. in the midst of the perllouS
passage. suddenly broke out with: Captain,
stop the boat. I've lost my apple overheard
So Mr. Foukc proposes to vote Tor Mr.
Cleveland this year because the success OF that
gentleman and the triumph of his party Will
advance the Cause Of Civil Service Reform. And
the Massachusetts Reform Club cheercd the
announcement Of his purpose. Pshaw! Do
these gentlemen. does any voter OF average
intelligence, believe it? Not, certainly, II they
have paid the least attention to current events.
So far as the party is concerned, Its ATTITUDE
toward the civil service is well knovn-notorl-
Gus. There are not half dozen Democrats IN
puhlic life who do not speak Of il with Snccr,
and references TO the subject Ill an ordinary
Democratic gathering arc received with undls-
guiscd contempt. Simply rs bait for SudgconS
it is not counted aS worth SO much rs 81 hell
prummetS'' at : cents apiece and as for Mr.
Clcvcand--why not dismiss all that sort of
cant? Mr.. Cleveland wants to win. He knows
he cannot without the active aid Of the Tam
many crowd. And he knows that he cannot
have that aid except upon the most positive
assurance that what they cal the ciyil-scrvIcc
nonsense shall be thrown overheard and the
Offices distributed upon the old plan of spoS
10 the IictorS. He j. acting upon that knowl-
Edge. Tammany either has or will have that
assurance. As "Thc sun very clearly puts
il. if Mlr. Cleveland is elected il will be " be-
cause he represent, the methods of Senator
Hill. Mr. Murphy. Mr. Croker and the Dcmoc-
racy of the State of NewYorlt." There is no
secrecy about those methods. They are Haunted
unbushinglv RI elected by them Cleveland
will be governed by them. What them Talk
about extending the reform" There wouldn't
be enough left Of ciyiIscryicc reform after
three months of Democratic control to save
scrub woman in country poStoffice