New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-18
FEELING At NONE.

II is barely possible that if the Democratic
patty had been organized upon the plan Of the
.ociaI club, and governed by the rules con
corning the admission OF members which are
enforced in those associations, cur esteemed
e, ntcmporary 1.-THE Newly FORK Times" might
not have walked into it 50 ca.ily and unccic-
monio,i,lv rs it did one morning lat week.
Had thcIc been the strictncss observed in this
case that is usual in clubs it is not unlikely
that the attention of the town would no; have
been entirely cngrOsScd with a single ease OF
blac, baling. Fortunately for "Thc Times.
it had only to walk in, say " Here we are.
brethren ~ and begin "SloShin' round" We
cave our ncghbor our congratulations upon IT.
announc mcnt. Ii was frank and ouispoLcn,
ard exhibited in high degree what is known
as "thc courage Of ones convictions" The
Honorable David Bennett Hill was not more i'm
'prcssivc upon that mOmcnioIls occasion when
he carried a Ir ohlyn audience off it, feet by
the Stllting statement almost identical in terms
with that Of "The Times" :" am Demo
Graf" We are bound {, say, however, that the
sensation produced by the newspaper was hard
" equal 70 that effected by the statesman.
There was less applause. What there was was
loss uprcarious more subducd and thoughtful
The reason for this is not very clear, but it is
"A fac, 10 be rec rdod
Having congratulated our neighb0r upon its
advent into the Democratic household and the
easy and confident manner of its entrance, we
take further pie assure in ccngratulating it upon
lis finding itself so on perfectly at home in
the family. Its manner is as free from en-
barra. smcnt or restraint as if il had been in
side the party for years. The frankness with
which it speaks Of the " backlog trick" by
which the Dcmycratic Legislature passed the
Democratic LcutenantGovcrnors Buffalo Po-
lice Commission bill may seem TO it, new assO-
ciatas a rather unusual demonstration on the
Iat OF a new member, but they will appr,-
ciatc il better when they reflect that this sort
of criticism is never INDUCED in on the eve OF
an election or when there is anything at slkc,
AID that the effect OF it hitherto has always
been t. strengthen the party ultimately by
fuI nshing a sort OF e>clre-valvc for grumblors
ard kicktrs when grumbIing and kicking do
no harm. 1t may sound little strange - hear
the latest conner into the party talk about the
Domcc attic Govern being :" the dupe'' of the
DcmLc:aiic Lieutenant Governor, and its ina
blity to say anything " that would either
awaken his shame or improve his morals" but
it is only sign that 1.-THE Times is feeling
worry much at home and at its cas2.
There may be objections in some quarters
to It's reference to leading Democratic states
men rs black guards and their organization
as "thc IiiIl-Murphy -Shcchan machine" but
they will disappear when it is considered thai
"Thc Tines will be ali the more useful to
the blackguards' and the "machinc" when
its help is really needed, becaus, it has so
Iee'y criticised them. When it says that Mr..
Cleveands dilatorines' in making appoint
ments in 1885 brought upon the State of
Ncw-York a train Of evils that has ravagcd
1t Hko poissu9us disease evev sinoo,' It some