New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-28

insult TO injury to express regret at flo"er
refusal 10 accent n denomination, inasmuch as ne
was ordered TO get out of the race with the
evident purpose OF making the way clear for the
carving out of the programme which Hill doubt
less formulated some time ago.
MAYNARD couldn't and Hill, his hacker. can't.
The work OF the Democratic Convention Will
merely serve 10 make tt. people still more
thankful that this is Republican year.
Senator voorhees, cheerfully assures his 1ndi-
ana friends that he Stands with Grover Ceve-
land on tariff reform" Which is as much as 10
say that he would allow a Perfdous and Dis
honorable bill to become law by default rather
than vIndicate his seif-respect by vetoing IT,
When Hill the politician gets up In convention
and deliberately repudiatcs the utterances OF
Hill the Senator II means either that he is
trickster in September that he was dena-
gogue In June He indorses now the measure
which he then denounced. and Stops over with
CHEAP praise for an Administration which only
a few months ago he coarsely reviled Which is
a hvpocrite and a fraud the Senator or the poll
tican? Or do they both belong in that class!
A bold. daring trick. Mr. Hill, but you were
caught In the act.
Tlmon. OF Athens had sweet thoughts COM
rared with those which must depress Mr. Cleve-
land as he sits by the sea.
The Democratic platform favors strict adj
herence to the true principles Of civil Service
ayafp not In liz
fine those principles He knew perfectly well
that the great mass Of his party agree with the
Democratic delegate to the Constitutional Con-
vention who denounced all talk about CIVIL
Service reform as humbuggery.
Now complete the comedy by having Tammany
stampede for Mayor GilrOy
The Brooklyn Democrats are preparing 10 cut
one ano,her's throat with great ferocity. The
spectacle IL one which our Republican friends
viii contemplate without the least mental dis
,urbance The Shepardites are fighting mad
and will give quarter.
Speaking OF the machine ticket prepared
at Saratoga on Wednesday. George b. Mcclellan
says: There |. Presidential timber in the head
candidates" II the people Of this State know
their business-and we think they know 1t un
usually we'll this year-they will hit the ticket
a blow on November which will make kindling
wood Of every kind OF timber in It.
japan goes right ahead smashing China just
II Secretary Gresham mad not warned her 10
keep hands off Corea. Japan either didn't re-
Of, (,raS Thar al he using
wadding.
The deadly blight Of Mr. IIrs malicious praise
hit Mr. Cevelands craftsmanship staggering
blow in the Saratoga convention II Mr.. Cleve-
land doesn't write letter resenting that assault
as soon as he RECEIVERS from his speeches.
amazcmeni. It will be because he Is a more for
bearing man than he is generally taken 10 be-
Assistant Postmas.er-General MaXwelvs ex-
planation II the reason why Appomattox was
changed TO Surrender does not mend the matter
in the least. Mr. Maxwell does not assume the
responsibility for the preposterous change, but
OF course some In the Postoffce Department
Il. Appomattox should by ALI means
remain untouched. The suggestion OK surrender
as a substitute for Il must have originated In
madhouse There must be cnmmon-sense enough
left in the Department 10 decree that what has
been done in this matter shall be undone. We
notice that Governor OFerra is highly !ndig
nant over what he terms an insult 10 the people
Of his State. That is good sign. He ought not
10 Jet his wrath 60 down until Appomattox has
been restored.
MAYNARD. how his name. like Banquo's ghost |
comes up to haunt the Democratic party in New
York state,