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Commander Davis on New 70 X
Society.

Commanders Davis on New 70 X
Society.
We have no doubt but Commander
Davis, u. S. N. has a somewhat diff
cult time as courier, of the Princess
Eulalia, but we do not exactly see
how his exacting duties justify him in
being insulting TO other people. His
remarks about New York society, as
quoted in this mornings Herald, APP
pear to us both impertinent and vui-
gar. This is what he is reported as
saying
lido want to say that I care no more about
New York society than | care about society In
Iimhuctoo 1t is a matter of the greatest IN
difference to me whether member OF society
are offended at anything which ! do or not. |
don't know anything about society here, ana
from what | have seen OF it l don't want to.
Now, why should not Mr.. Davis
care for New York society. Why
shouG it be "a matter of the greatest
indifference" to him whether or not
he offended some hundreds-perhaps
some thousands of his fellow citizens,
whose servant he is. and from whom
in common with all the other people
of the country. Mr.. Davis and other
wearers of gorgeous uniforms derive
all the Importance which swells them
up so much. Mr.. Davis might we'll
remember that if he did not carry
the commission of the people of the
Unite d States in his pocket, he would
be only q member of New York So
ciety. and perhaps not even that.
There are two kinds of snobbery,
the kind that truckles, and apes,
and cringes and makes believe, and
the kind that bluffs and bulIies and
kicks at the conventionalities. 1t
looks to us as if Mr.. Davis suffered
from both forms of the disease.
The vices and follies of our society
and our society people are fair game
for the censor of morals, whether he
thunders from the pulpit of Trinity
Church or writes skits for 4 oacn Top
acs; but Commander Davis is not set
up as a censor OF morals, and the
quality of New York society is non
his business. Besides, New York So
ciety is just as good, We believe, as
any society in the world. 1t is not
more parvenu than that of France. it
is infinitely more intelligent than that
of England. it is refined than
that of Germany, it is more civilized
than that of Russia, it is more moral
than that of Vienna, more liberal than
that Of Italy, and more enlightened
than that Of Spain. There are no
more tuft hunters in it than in the So
ciety of any other country, ne more
vulgarians than in most of them; but
there are more energy, brains, progress
sive- spirit and genuine feeling in the
very large body Of men and women
who make up New York society than
there is in any similar aggregation OF
human beings anywhere else in the
world.
If a few errors in regalistic etiquette
have been committed, that is not to
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to correct them; he is employed to do
SO; but he assuredly has no right to
be generally insulting on account OF
them. New York society has done it's
duty in upholding the reputation OF
the country for graceful and cordial
hospitality in this matter Of the Prin-
cess Eulalia's visit. We have no doubt
but the Princess appreciates this and
makes every allowance for the man
ners and ideas of a republican coun-
try. We cannot but think that fouts
at NewSYork and its people, of what
ever class, at such a time and under
the circumstances as they stand are
gratuitous, vulgar and unpatriotic.
A politician who enjoys the confidence of Dem.
ocratic Leaders Davis and Mclaughlin. said last
night he believed there was a movement on foot
to make Superintendent Smith ths party can
didate for Sheriff next fall-Neo York World.
Bosh III
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