New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14

Mr.. Arthur Sewall has not been vocif"rous by
any means since the election. but on the whole
We are inclined 10 think that the siillest man on
Garth At IN. present moment is David Bennett
I'M.
In spite Of bicycles and motor-carriag"s and
trolley cars the horse is stu with US. and bids
fair 10 stay
Tw .nty dollars fine was not n bit too much pun
ishment for the blackguard who nsulted and
assaulted Secretary Carlisle at Coyington last
month The fellows offence was not merely
against an estlmablc gentleman. II was against
the Government Of which Mr.. cariisl" IL mem
Der against the Nation whose servant he IL.
and against the cause Of free speech and human
rights
Lord I.onsdalcs message TO England from
the German Emperor on the Transvaal business
sounds amazingly like not over-dexterous at
tempt 10 hedge.
Judging from his admirable remarks about
the Stars and Stripes at Rochester the other
night Senator Gordon must have repentcd Of
his conduct II little while ago. when he was
supporting the Bryan-Scwall conspiracy against
the Nation There shall never come to it,
said he referring 10 the Fla zone blot or stain"
Not the blot Of repudiaton' Not the stain Of
Anarchy? Senator Gordon Is earnestly to Ice
congratulated on getting his heart. after ALL in
the right place.
II Mr. Bryan feels that It Is absolutely inds-
pensablc to his happiness that he should live In
n free silver country. there Is no reason why he
should not slip across the border Into Mexico
taking Jones and Altgcld with him.
leading French paper sees blood on the moon
In the fancied investment Of the United States
with "the right to interfere in all territorial
"quarrels OF European Powers with the New
World States" The vision is mistaken The
United States claims no such right. Nor. indeed
Is there likely to be any further occasion for the
claiming Of 1t. European holdings in America
are few. and their boundaries are now so we'll
defined that no further disputes OF n serious
nature are To be apprehended.
or Mr.. Horace G. Punkctt. NJ. p. who Is now
he has probably done IA much for the material
welfare Of Ireland as any other man now living
In the worll
Dr. Parkhurst gives notice that he Is still on
the trail Of Tammany. and the tribe know him
for divine Of his word. He IL bent on the
complete determination Of that banditti. and
knows as well as another Peter the Hermit how
TO inspire and keep alive the crusade II is
a work for righteousness. much tougher than
the dragon staying OF St George, and equal
to the battling with beasts at Ephesus of St
Paul. but the courageous doctor Is equal TO 1t
and will not want for allies or ammunition.
The story OF Emperor Williams presence In
Paris during the Cars recent visit Is Of feath-
cry conjecture. too thin to inspire confidence but
OF substance enough to entertain the Gauls for
a day or two II they really believed 1t they
would be enraged at the lost opportunity OF cast
Ing Insult upon that nimble- footed monarch who
seems to pervade ali spaces simultaneously as
he absorbs all functions. from the smallest to
the greatest, throughout his e.npery. His going
there 'incog' would have been an exploit beyond
the enterprise Of Haroun al Raschid, and the
novelty OF the adventure would not have been
an adequate Offset to Its perlls II the way is
made smooth for him to visit that capital during
It's coming exposition II will be more than there
now seems vea son " cxpert and the prospect