New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-11
CHTC4GO WILL NOT BE PLACATED.

If that able and enterpriSing exponent OF the
feelings and emotions of the city Of Chicago and
the State Of Illinois, THE Chicago Tribune Is
TO be believed-and Heaven forefend that we
should add fuel to the fame of its righteous IN
dignation by nsinuating aught against It's
yeracityi-the citizens Of that proud metropolis
and glorious State are still anery-indeed, are
growing angrier every day-over the treatmen-
which the Governor of Illinois and his stan or
thirty gttering colonies received in TINS city
during the ceremonies attending the dedication
Of the Grant monument. Upon the first demon
stration of dissatisfaction this journal took oc-
casion. in the spirit Of kindness and goodwill
10 explain that the failure to give the Governor
and his staff of thirty glitterng colonies the
right Of the line. which was the chief cause or
complaint was because Of the general under
standing outside Of Illinois that the ceremonies
were in honor Of the memory OF General Grant
himself and not tribute to The State OF Illinois
for giving him to the country. We took pans at
the same time to say that the mistake OF the Gov
ernor and his thirty glittering colonies on TINS
point-which considering their laudable local
pride. was not unnatural-was greatly regretted
By everybody but that there was really no in
tenton TO trample on the pride of the city or
Chicago and state OF Illinois or hurt the feel
inps of any of It's eminent representatives on
this august occasion. The regret was sincere,
and we supposed the apology was ample.
But now The Chicago Tribune returning
TO the attack which it first made and then With
drew upon fuller information, accuses us or
seeking ITO belittie the episode by resortlnS 10
painfully forced sarcasm" and says this jour
nails "pleasantries render II an object OF pity
.'when it is so clear that they should have been
replaced by an ample apology" 1t unfortu-
natelv appears though. from the remarks which
follow. that no matter how ample the apology
nigh. have been, il would not have been accept
cd nor could anything appease the anger OF our
esteemed Chicago contemporary or of It's proud
and high.spirited constituency. The impress
slon-Or conviction rather-that the entire DEM
onstration on Grant Day was bur the culmina-
,ioa of a series of 'ndignites to the State OF
Illinois beginning with the interment OF General
Grant in this city instead Of Chicago or Wash
ington, Is too deep to be effaced. While the IN
dicpities themselves have been too gross ana
ontra ceous and too long and persistently con-
tinueG TO make explanation plausible or repara-
ton possible "The whole affair." says our con-
temporarv "was not an oversight, FOR "the
"truth is \ew-YOrii was so benz on its own SELF
"glOrfcatiOn and was so lost TO the ordinary
"ompnities Of civilization tina. 1t became even
"more boorsh than is its usua, custom. 1t tore
"ofY the mask Of refinement and let its greed
"run riot 1t trampled ruthlessly on the require
"ments of good taste and the obligations of a
Ghost" But II consoles itself with the refec
tjon that the mark was overshot. for 1.-THE asso
"ciatlon of Illinois with Grant is implanted deep
CIV in history, and no insult to Illinois on Grant
| "Day can fail TO rebound to the enduring dis
"credn of the persons who dare inflict It,
| All this Is extremely painful. The more SC
because it grows out Of such an entire misap
| prehension Of the purpose Of the demonstration
| II Is well-knOwn fact we believe. that Chicago
people have peculiar notions about the ameni
! ties of funerals and the order OF precedence IN
! the procession, so that II sometimes happens In
| the competition Of mourncrs for the right Of the
! line that the procession moves 10 the cemetery
| nj n very earnest trot and brings up nj the grave
! In some confusion on a dead run. IL was In
that town that A deep mourner, when requested
| by the livery stable keeper Of whom he hired o
team TO drive at a moderate gait, replied, will
becoming spirit, that he should keep up will
the corpse II It killed the darned horse II Is
n very consoling "reminiscences OF the late funera
solemnity that the Governor OF Illinois and hk
staff Of thirty glittering colonies conformed Il
the customs prevailing In Eastern cities. ant
/ did not In pursuance OF their home habits breal
into cnnter and gallop TO the right OF the line
which they believed to be their proper place
That would have deranged the order Of marcl
| and marred the pleasure OF spectators We can
not be too thankful that they practlsed unusua
self-denn and refrained from any but ora
| manifestations Of resentment.
1t is by no means certain, however, that ths