Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1875, Page 4

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If Mr, Tuunway's speech on tho Louisiana question in the Senate yesterday be considered merely ns having superficial area, it was a Areat cfort., An abstract of it will be found fm tho regular record of Congressional pro- ceedings on the seventh page ef this paper. ner mnanaree serene Anvrew Jonxson ought to feel highly fat- tered by the expressions of satisfaction which his election to the Senate has called forth. Even Mr, brarse joins in the congratulations, And only to think that the New York Herald ia pleased must sct old Anpnew wild with de- light. For the //erald seeks to sail in the popular emrent, and is tolerably sagacions in finding it. Thero are scarccly any new developments in the varions Senatorial contests. Gov. Raxpoivu, of New Jersoy, has been elected , to succeed Stockton, as everybody knew he would be, Two ballots were talon in Wis- consin yesterday, with no material shango in the result, Carpenter's hopes must be waning very fast. Every day justiges tho prediction of a corre- upondent, some tima ago offered in our col- umus, that he will never be able to brosk the ranks of tho anticaucus men, Ramsny gained nothing yesterday; he will probably withdraw from the contest befora long, Somo roflections upon Mr. Cuarury, of Du Page County, occurred in our Springfeld Gispatehes of tho 2ist inst. We toko great plensure in correcting them, and in aesuring Mfr. Cuavzrs that they had not the approval or sympathy of the responsible editor of Tno'Tiaponz. We havo satisfactory assurances that Mr, Cuariiy is not on “annoying per- seeator” of Speaker Harxea, that ho is not accustomed to make “ pointless parliamenta- ry points,” and that ho is not ‘ pestiferous.” {ndeed, it must be pretty evident to every- body by this time that Mx. Harsrs has not one pf the esxentinl quolitications of a good Speaker ; and it is only the duty of Mr. Cuar- tix aud other Republicans in the House to ‘protest against his ubsurd and tyrannical rul- stugs. —— Tho Republican metobers in the Lower Flouso of Congres spent all of yesterday and agreat part of last night in an attempt to reach tho Civil-Rights bill, now lying.on the Speaker's table. ‘he Democrats proved themselves masters of the Glibustering art, and at last accounts the time was being con- sumed in roll-calla and motions to aAjourn, with no prospects of surronder by sither side, ‘Tho intention of the Re- publican membors, if we are correctly informed, is to offer a substitute for tho Senate bill, striking out the mixed-schools section and the cemetery clause, ‘Thero ia really no noed of any legislation: on the subject; and it wonld ho a waste of breath and time on tho part of the Ropublicans to closing at $7,10@7.60. Highwines were quict and steady at 1c per gallou, Flour was quiet and unchanged. Whent was mod- erntely active and L-ic lower. closing at 88 1-8e ensh, and 89 1-2¢ for March. Corn was in better demand and a shade higher, closing at GtLde ensh, and 713-1c for May. Oats were moderately active and ensier, closing at 3 1-8e cash, and b2 b. Ryo 52 %-8e for March. was nominally unchanged at 90c, Barley was quiet and stendy, closing at 1.25 for February. Toga were dull and 15@200 lower for packing grades, Sales chiefly at S6.10@ G50, Cattle were quiet and onsy, Sheep were active and 15@Y5c higher. ‘A Washington dispatch in our Inst issue intimates that Altorney-General Frenn, of Louisiana, has telegraphed to Washington that the members of tho Investigating Com- mittee, Messrs, Hoan, Frye, Wier.en, and Mansuann, ore alroady as ‘ projudiced against the action of tho Returning Board” as were the Sub-Committee, Mcssra, Fosrrn, Putrrs, and Porren, whose report upon this tuntler was at first condemned by the former. If tho statements of the Attorney-General aro true, they give the first glimpse of hope that the Louisiana troublo is on tho road to- wards a final sottiement. Suould the Com- mittco now in New Orleans confirm the report of tho Sub-Committee as to the frauds perpetrated by thia Returning Board in sustaining the “gigantic fraud” of the Krrnoaa Government, then there is no other way left for Congress to set excopt to deniand that the lawful majority shall have its place in the Legislature, and seo to it that “the gigantic fraud” is no longer tolerated. With such a disposition of the enso, there will bo an end of the Louisiana troubles, For the Republican party to uphold Kextoce after such @ joint report would be simply suicidal and end in its utter rnin. It is to be hoped thnt at fast peace and order are about to be seeured in that distracted State, The Grand Jury which concluded its ses- sions yesterday prosented to tho Criminal Court one of the most intelligent reports that has come from guch a body ina long time. attention is directed to the large number of pYisoners now confined in the County Jail ; and it is suggested that some reformation should . be made in , the practice of | the’ Court so” that persons held on criminal charges may be_ allowed n speedy trial. Such o course is dic. tated as well by considerations of common justice as by those of economy in tho admin- istration of county affairs, Tho Grand Jury also finds that the present statutes for the punishment of gambling aro ineffectual, and advises that they be amended; that attend- ance upon ambling-houses be made a crime; and that owners of prem- isos leased for gambling purposes be hold re- sponsible, if knowledge of the fact is brought thome to them at any time after the leasing, In tho matter of tho Wabash Avenue Railway ordinance, and the charge that it was cor- ruptly obtained, the jury finds that there are stronger grounds than mere suspicion for a presumption of guilt. But no indictments are returned, the investigation not being concluded; and the evidenco already taken is offered for the basis of an inquiry to be conducted by 8 future Grand Jury. Tho report, on the whole, is excellent, 23 well in manner as in substance. ‘The statement that the allegations of bribery in the Common Council do not rest on mere suspicion ought not to surprise anybody, The duty of bringing the whole aubject up again and searching it through and through insist on going to the Speaker's table merely for the Senate bill; but there aro otherimportant mousures lying baok of it which ought to be reached. ‘fhe opposition of tho + Democrats is factions and provoldng enough, but it is in tho excrcissof an undoubted right, The Houso may bo ongaged in this petty sort of work until next Monday, when tho bill can bo taken up under a suspension of the rules, The Illinois Ifonso of Reprosentatives sdopted a series of resolutions yosterday pro- tenting against the interference of the Na- tional Govornment in tho affaira of a State exeupt as prescribed by the Constitution; condomming Gen, Surnmay for his advice to the President and Congress as to the boat method of dealing with tho White-Lenguers ; declaxing it 1o be the right of all citi. zend to have protection from the violent acts of lawless organizations; consuring tho Proaidout and the Administration for uphold. ing Kenzooa, and ospecially for interfer. ing with the organization of the Wiirz Leg. Islature, Some of the rosolutions are ro- markably weak and vapid, and prepare us to rocaive with easy confidence the statement of our corrospondent that Mr. Speaker Warnes is tho author of the series, ‘The resolution of censure, however, is incen- diary and untruthful, It asaumog that tho President has been upholding tho Kezrose Government as both de yucto and ds jure the Government of Louisiana, when the fact is shat he has ropoatediy called the Krzx0sG Administration ‘a gigantic fraud,” and asked Congreas to remedy tho wrong of its oxist- ence, If tho Ulinols Legislatpre has no bet. tor business than this, it cannot adjourn too oon, The Chicago-produce markets wore ateadior Yesterday, with a fair business doing, Mess pork: was active and 50 per bri Iowor, closing strong at $18.00@18.05 cash end $18.25@ 16.87 1-3 for March. Lard was less activo aud 5@7 1-20 per 100 Iba lower, closing drm MG10,30 cash ond 18.6918 for March. Menta were in good demand and steady. at $ 1-40 for shouldors, 0 1-40 for short ribs, and 9 §-80for short clears, Dressed hogs wero mandcrately aviive and 100 per 100 ibs lower, : / is imperative, and must be manifest to tho officers of the law THE ONE-TERM PRINCIPLE, ‘Tho House of Represantatives on Tuesday lest refused to submit totho people of tho United States an amendment proposing that after the 4th of March, 1881, the Presidential term shall be six years, and the incumbent ineligible, The vote stood: Yeas, 134; naya, 101,—there boing 40 Republicans voting in -the affirmative, and 54 members not voting atall, We think the action of tho Honse was o mistake. The txporienco of the country has shown the importance and tho necessity for this measure, We do not refer to the prosont Adn:inistration, nor to any other, when we say that a President hardly gets under way in his office before the plots, tho intrignes, and the operations for the succession begin, and such Prosident would bo moro than homan jf he be able to keep himself out of such a straggle or stand freo and independent therein, Thopossession of the Executive office is considered an item of great strongth to a party. If it be true ag anelemont of party strongth, it is no less powerful os a means of promoting tho per- sonal cause of the incumbent in his own party. ‘The patronage of the country fs at his disposnl; his power is felt in every villago and cross-roads, in every Con- gressional Dictrict, in evory large city, and generally nmong the leading publicmen. He has Cabinet and Bureau offices, and judicial and diplomatic appointments in his gift; ho has Consulates nnd Collectors, an army of subordinates and Postmasters, Indirectly ho controls, ond is in turn controlled by, the members of Cougress and Senators of his party. ‘These men nre potential at home be- cnngo of tho Federal patronage they exercise; tha President by delegating this patronage to thom makes these Congressmon his retainers. ‘Threo years ago, a Commission selected by tho President, and composed exclusively of his personel and political friends, mado a re- port to him upon certain abuses of our politi. cal system, which report wos substantially indorsed by the President in his message communicating {t to Congress. In that ro- port it was sald: Tn obedience to this system, the whole machinery of the Government {a pulled to pleces avery fow years, Volitical caucuses, primary meetings, 11 conventions are controlled by tho promiso snd the oxpectation of patronage, Political candidutea for tho lowest or the highest positions ore direetly or fadirectly pledgod, ‘The plede is the price of the nominution, sud Whou the election fu determined pledges munt bo redeemed, ‘The Dusiness of the nation, the logivlution of Congross, the duties of tha Dep.rtioents, aro nil aubordiuated to the Gistribution of what {s well culled the “spoils.” No ong cocupes, Prevident, Secretaries, Senators, ltepre- sentatives, aro pertiuaclously dogued and besougb$ on tho ouo hand to appoint, on the other to retain, aub- ordinates, Tho great oficers of the Goveroment ure constrained to Lecoma imere ofice-brukers, . , 4 ‘But when the application is urged uron the Executive Dupartment by & momber of the legislative branch et the Governmont, the ralschfef becomes into! cratle, It fa often by the power of patronage that & Representative ts chietly known to what ate called the active politiclens smong bls constituents, He fa held to be thotr agent aud broker of oftces, ‘Tuey bave done bis work and he must do theira, and his position often depends upon bis fuldliment of vhudges, When, thercfora, bo applies to the appointing powur, there i @ kind of urgency whteb it te herd to Feaiat, It ia not e favor only that be aske 5 itis tho ful- fling = borgain, The oppointiug power 1a aubjected (othreeta and the blandiahment of personal solicitas lion. . , Thuattie nor deniod that whe chief na tious) appolutinents ju she several States are now roally made, not by the Presidents and Squate, but ab the pleasure of the Senators from the States iu which the onficg fs to be flied, We have quoted enough of this repost to show that the Executive is practically divested of the power of appointment, under a penalty implied, if not expressed, of the personal hostility of tho members of tho legislative branch, He has, however, a corresponding control over their action, As thoir tenure of office depends Inrgely upon thoir nbility to control the distribution of. office, they are dependent upon the Executive for tho reten- tion of their own seats, Asn rule, they dare not, openty nt lenst, array themselves againut the resclection of tho President, and thus the wholo oficial machinery of tho Government. is operated to renominate and re-elect the President in office. ‘Tho whole evil of the Civil-Servico system has its origin in this cligibility of the Presi- dent to re-clection, nnd there can be no thorongh reform of that Civil Service until the President is emancipated and made inde- pendent of the members of the two Houses of Congress, and they, in like manner, aro relioved of special fealty to him purchased by the delegation of patronage. The reasons urged in Congress on ‘Tuesday for not voting to submit this amendment to tho people were peculiarly wenk nnd so- phistical. Gentlemen, claiming to bo states~ men, insisted that the people should not be restrained in tho choica of President, but should bo st liberty to vote to re-elect a man whom they had found faithful. There might ‘be somo force in this argument if tho action of Congress on the question was finol; but the proposition was mercly to submit the question to the peuple for their ratification orrejection. If tho people think proper to waive the right to re-elect in ordor to get rid of the disgraceful and demoralizing efforts and. intrigues of an incumbent to ure the powers of the Government for his own promotion and the demoralization which attends farm- ing out the appointing power to members of Congress, by what right does Congress as- same to deny them that right? This idea that tho whole wisdom of the nation is con- centrated in Congress, and that that body must take enro that tho people do not vote to their own injury and to deprive them- selves of their own liberty, is an assumption that betrays a consciousness that the peopla are keen for reform. ‘The refusal to snbmit this atwendment to the people is too evident- ly the result of a fear that they would adopt it. Itis therefore a denial by the House of Representatives of an opportunity to the people to reform the greatest and most seandalons abuse pertaining to our system of government. This drend lest the people should do wrong, and this zeal to provent them having an opportunity of doing so, is illustrated in the vote. Of the 104 Nepab- licans and Democrats who voted against let- ting the people have the opportunity of adopting this amendment, only twenty-six have been re-elocted to Congress; the others have beon retired, and have naturally but o poor opinion of the intelligence of tho people, ‘This amendment, however, cannot be thus stifled. The country has demanded this al- most from the beginning, Tho arguments of Gen. Jacxsox in favor of the single torm, aud that term lengthened to six years, have never been anawered, and can't be, There is ‘no question more thoroughly understood by tho people, nor one which moets greater universal favor. ‘The reason given for refusing to submit tho amendment to the people is one that would apply equally to any amendment whatever, and when that reason ia supplemented by the apprehension that the people would adopt it, the refusal becomes an impudent abuso of numerical power by afow men whose political existence has alrondy been cut off by anindig. nant and outraged people, ALLEN 5 ‘The failure of the Cook County National Bank threatens to call out as many “ state. ments” as the Bercnren scandal, Mr. Spex- crn, the former President of tho bank, who sold out to Mr. AnteN, made a statement tho duy after the failure, in which he set up that, though ho has guaranteed the capital stock and assets of the bank to the proportion of the whole which he sold to Mr, Auten, he wos subsequently—less than o year after- wards—released from this guarantee upon tha payment of $12,000, ‘The inferenco was that all the bills receivable which Mr. Srznorn had turned over to Mr. Aes had been good, except to theamonnt of $12,000, which he paid up according to contract, But now Bir. Auten steps forward with his statement, which we print this morning, and in which he very plainly charges Mr, Srzxczn with having acted in bnd faith. Tn point of fact, Mr, Aunen atates that, while he paid Mr, Spencen par for his stock and gupposed he was buying a good and sound banking-Institution, he fonnd, soon after as. suming the management, “ that its ontire cap- ital stock wagin assots of a very doubtful value.” Mr, Auzen also intimates that Mr, Sesncen coolly informed him after. words that his guarantee was worthloss, and forced him to a compromise on his (Srenozn’s) own terms by refusing to consent to an extension of the worthloss paper or to the payment of the loss ona compromise, Mr, Aten says, therofore, that he was compelled to take $12,000 or nothing, though he would have been very glad to have given $50,000 to have made the assets good.” Mr. Antxn algo charges that, during an absonco at the East, the Cashier of the bank, whom he had retained from Mr, Sprncen’s mantgement and who was a brother-in-law of Sprxcen's, advanced :3100,000 to o well-known recklesa real-estate speculator in exchange for New York drafts which wore never paid, OF courao all this isa reflection upon Mr, SveNoen’s monogement ; but it must be ro- membered that it is My, Atzen's sido ofthe story, Mr, Srzxozen is said to havo alleged frequently fn private convorsa- tion that Mr, Aruen bought out the Cook County National Bank with funds which he held as Recoiver of tho Mississippi & Missouri Tailroal; that, including interest, he held about $1,000,000 of these railroad moneys; that tho sale of the Cook Conuty National wos mado largely on the representations of Mr. Traoy, who had an interest in tho repayment of this million of dollara; that since taking the bank My, Anren has pald off thia immense sum, and that he presumptively did so out of the funds of the bank, aud thereby the bank has been con- stantly in a crippled condition. Thia is un- derstood to be Mr, Svencen's version of Mr, Awten’s Town anteocdenta, and thus stands the case of ALLEN va, Spencer at present, Ono thing is becoming painfolly apparent: ‘The copital stock and assets of the Cook County National Bank are in wretched shape? and, left to themselves, will probably pay but a emall proportion of the liabilities, Mfr, Auten bimsolf admits that all his private property is ao tied up that it cannot be made available for the present for the creditors to whora he ja personally liable to the full amount of ,bis Ts ww evident thas the Cook County National Bank has been tun mainly with refereneo to private specula- tions, and wo hope that tho disenssion will keep on between Messm, ALLEN and Srrcen till the publio ascertain definitely who is re- sponsible for this perversion of all good banking principles and this fraud upon the community, oo THE GAMBLERS’ TRIUMPH, ‘The acquittal of Minx McDonany, Joos Down1na, Jenny Trrcomne, and the Iannins Brothers by the disagreoment of tho jury in the Criminal Court on ‘Cuesday, and Dax Kra.ode, Monnis Martty, Hanry Lawsencr, and Prep Voss, yosterday, is an immedinte victory for the gamblers of Chicago, and a general triumph for tho disorderly and vicious classes of tho city over the honest and respectable, under tho direct auspices of tho “ Peoplo's (?) Party.” It shows that it is an impossibility to convict n gambler, and the better classes of the people of this city might as well accept the fact in its broadest signifi- cance, not only as affecting Mize McDonatp and his particular gang, but every other gang of gamblers, bunko, and confidence-men in the city. Had Mire McDonatp been con- vieted, it would have been an easy task to convict the rest ; but the failure todo it has closed the door in avery other case, and theaa pests and leeches of the community are now at liberty to pursue their trafic as freely as merchants sell their dry goods or hard- wate, ‘The moans by which these acquittnls were secured are obvious enough. ‘The man Mec- Donaup was presented for trial by the Grand Jury upon indabitable evidence, It was not amattor of rumor or reputation, but of direct, convincing, positive testimouy. When, how- ever, hv came into court for trinl, he was as safe as if he wera in “The Stora” itself. Ac- commoidating bailifis provided the sporting fraternity with front seats and the rabble filled the back ones, and the jury faced a mob of gamblers, confidence-men, thieves, shonl- der-hitters, and vagrants, not one of whom is engaged in making an honest living. It was an easy matter to pack the jury, and those of the number who wero houest were intimi- dated and influenced by this mob. ‘The Court was hold in contempt by its presence. Tho witnessos who wero disposed to tell the truth had not tite amoral courago to do so in tho presenco of this scowling crowd, Policemen, whoaro supposed to know something of gambling-houses aud what is dono in them, camo on the stand and teati- fied fo their complete ignorance, ' A Captain of Polico holds up his hand and swenrs that he does not know tho goneral xoputation of Tho Store,”—a resort and headquarters of gainblors aud vicious characters, the ropute- tion of which is known not only to every po- licoman, but to every newsboy and bootblack on the street. A magistrate takes the stand and conveniently contradicts his own stnte- ments which had beon made before the Grand Jury, Witness aftor witness appears, and either remembers nothing or knows nothing, Police officers unblushingly state they know nothing about this gatbling-hell, which has been notorious ever since the Peoplo's Party came into power, and which has been shiolded and protected by its tax-eatera. And thus the farco goes on, until at last McDonap testifies that he hns bean in the habit of paying the polico small sums when the game is going on to stay away and not interfore with it; and yet this pattern of propriety and veracity had no intorest in the operations of the gambling- house, had nothing to do with it, and did not even know who ran it! As no oue knew any- thing, of conrso he was discharged, and whon he was discharged tho whole gambling com- munity breathed moro froely. The Court did its duty manfally to protect the pub- lio, but justice was powerless against this mob, backed up and shicided by tho Polico Department,—a combination which intimidated witnesses and successfully resisted every effort of the prosecution to provo the facta it had in hand. Ayninst such @ combination it was useless to contend, and robbery and theft carried the day, The gam- blers aro free to practice their profession, As long as the People’s Party remain in power, as long as the gamblers and police go hand in hand, the former subsidizing the lat- ter and tho latter protecting the former, so long must the respectable people of this city accept the situation, ‘Their only hopo ics in the ballot-box or in that remedy which was applied so successfully in Son Francieoo, If there is no hope for the people in tho courts, if witnesses dare not tell the truth and jurios dare not convict, if the police force is simply an in- atrument to afford the gamblers protection in their infamous business aud is paid for doing it, and officials and mngistrates stultify them- selves on the witness-stand, then it may bo- come necessary for the citizens to protect themselves. It will not requiro much effort upon the part of the gamblers to create auch anemergency, The citizens can find a rem- edy st the ballot-box, and we belicve thoy will, when tho timo comes, sharply and effectively. ——— ee THE LITTLE TARIFF BILL, Congresa nover lends an ear to tho groat monopolies of tho country without bringing down the general denunciation of the people. The passage of what is known aa the ‘Little ‘Toriff bitl” hos had this effect. We aro now told that o very important influence fs being brought to bear upon the President to induce him to rofuso his sanction to the bill. Tho moasura was fraudulent in its inception, in its title, ond, finally, in almost overy pro- vision it makes. The purpose of the billwas originally represonted to bo that of correct. ing the phraseology of the existing tariff law, ond it wasfrom thisit took itsname. Bofore its final passage, however, it waa found that it amounted to a readjustment of the tariff on some forty different articles, and that it was a little” tariff bill only in the senso that it furnished a sories of bountios to apecial in- toreats, for which tho people aro made to pay most exorbitantly, We have already pointed out some of the most glaring features of the Dill, Tho inercase of duty on light unintoxi- eating wines from about 60 to about 100 por cunt ad valorem ought of itsolf have defeated tho bill, for this increase was evidently made in response to tho demands of the whisky rings throughout the country ; for to the ex. tent to which light wiues fall into disuso on account of exorbitant prices whisky will be in domand. Tho silk claus of tho bill ia notably oppressive, The House proposed to except from the tariff provisions all mixed goods In which there was 965 per cent of the material of oot- ton, flax, wool, or worsted. ‘The Senate, however, changed this clause to read 25 per cent in talue Now, as raw silk is worth over 8U per pound, and cotton about 15 cents por pound, all mized material exempt would have to consist of.¥0 por cont of cotton to 10 per cent of silk, This clause, as a matter of course, renders the exception pradtically in- Operative. Zo begin with, it becomes a n1dhs onerous tax upon all tho millers of the coun- try. Silk bolting cloths, which sre now free, will havo to pay 60 per cent duty, and will ho increased 70 per cent in price. Ono St. Louis miller brs alrendy estimated that this single item will cost him 41,000 a yenr, from which somo iden may be formed of tho outrageous burden thus levied upon one of the grentest industries of the country for the benefit of ou Eastern manufactory, Tho very worst feature of tho “Tiltle ‘Lorift bill” is that it fails to provide any ma- terial increase in tho Government revenno, "There is a practical admission of this in the continued clamor for increased taxation, and also in the announcement that the Secretary of the ‘Treasury has been at work compiling o list of articles on which tho tariff may bo best raised. This is a confession that the “Little Tariff bill” was simply passed for the benefit of whisky-denlors and certain manufacturers. It is to be hoped the Presi- dent will veto.the bill, THE WIECONSIN SENATORSHIY. We published yesterday morning the ad- dress issued by the eighteen Republican mem- bers of the Wisconsin Legistature who have refused to voto to re-clect Mr. Canrentsr to the United States Senate. Their reasons aro clearly aud temperately stated, ‘They wero ail pledgod, directly or impliedly, to their constituents to vote against his re-election. Such they understood to be the feeling gon- erally throughout the State, as was evidonced by tho election of many others also pledged tothe same effect, ‘The Republicau State Convention, in its resolutions, disclaimed alt party responsibility for the personal actions of its members snve when it expressly in- dorsed thom, and then distinctly denouneed the salory-grab and other bad laws which Mr. Canrenten had voted for and defended after- wards. The resolutions clearly condemned Mr. Carvexten's record. Hud it not been understood that the Republicans had done with him, or had it been understood that he was to bo re-clected, it is certain that the Opposition would havo carried the Stale by au overwhelming mnjority. Under those circumstances, these eighteen Senators and Representatives have rightfully declined to vote for Mr. Canrrnten, and pro- poso to adhero in this determination to the Jast.* They have offered to their Republican associates tho privilege of naming some other Republican upon whom all can unito, and, failing this, they will have to wait until circumstances shall so combine that they can unite in tho election of a man to the Senate who will be satisfactory to the Stato, Mr. Canrsnren’s record is that of a brill- iant orator of the fire-works order of olo- quence, who, in his excessive love for sensu- ous enjoyments, ia led captive by his appe- tites. An able lawyer, ho lacks tho in- dustry and application of a statesman, Ho is a mon of winning manners, strong im- pulses, but unstable for Inck of fixed moral or political principles. Ho relies not upon fidelity and earnest devotion to truth and right for popularity, but to office-holding henchmen and personal blandishments of his presence and manner, and to the noisy ond dazzling effects of his somewhnt pyro- technic oratory. No man can depend on him where only right and morality aro at stake. No one knows where he will be next week on any grave publio question, Henco the trouble ho is in now. Tho people of Wisconsin are among the most steady, con- servative, and decorous people in tho country. They are nota people made up of * jolly boys,” fond of *tmaking » night of it,” nor wild or oxtravagant in their speech or habits, ‘Their tastes and thosa of Bir. Oanren- ten widely differ, and we have no doubt theso cighteon Senators and Repro- sentatives truly represent tho moral and po- litical sentiment of an immenso mnjority of the peopto of the State. Certainly, Wiscon- sin has some other Republican fit to bo Sen- ator, But herein is tho difficulty. Mr, Can- renter ‘wants to be vindicated”; he wants his past record “‘indoraed”; he wants an official assurance of an approval of the past and alicense for the future. Thatis what is involved in his election ; and, in refusing that, we are suro theso eighteen Republicans of the Legislature will mect, tho approval of the Republicans of the State. INOREASE OF DUTIES, ‘Tho Rocrotary of the Treasury received » letter'to- day stating that the loading importers of the country. Lad by como meana obtamed o let of articles upon which he proposed an increase of the tarlf, and Lad forthwith ordered. large supplies by eabie,” thus in effect defeating the dexirod tncroaeo in the customs receipta, They a that a change in articles Gealgnated io tuade, Unt he weems to be at lose fo ‘kuow what particular artic! ould be aelected. It is supposed that the information, of which the im=- riers wo quickly avnlied thentselven, lesked aut through some of the Treasury officials, with whom the id _ndvised on tho subject,—Iaehington Secretary tun apcctal, 20th tnat, If the Secretary should succoed in making up 8 new schedule of articles on which to in. crease the present high tariff, the same opera. tion will be repeated by the importers, end tho money intondod for the Government will be diverted into their pockets, No increase of revenue can ‘bo obtained by an incrcase of duty on articles manufactured. in great part in this country without oxacting many-fold the amount from the consumers, Suppose the duties repented in 1872 ba re. stored, or abont 10 per ‘cont addod to the presont oxorbitant tariff, what would tho re. sult be? We may estimate that the manu- factured articles now in this country but not in tho hands of consumers amount, in round numbers, to $1,000,000,000, That is to say, tho kind of goods now in the handsof manu. facturers, importers, jobbers, wholeralo and retail dealers, and middlemen of all descrip. tions, on which the tariff would be raised, amounts to $1,000,000,000. If 10 per cent duty wero added, the price of the goods now on hand would advanco 10 per cont in gold; in other words, the consumers would have to pay out 100,000,000 extra in gold before tho Government would roceive a dollar of revenuo, If it was designed to raise $10,000,000 of revenuo, the consumers would be taxed $110,000,000 before the Government could reach tho desired object, As this must inoy- itably be tho case always whon Governmont imposes an additional tax on goods to be im- ported in tho future, but not on the gooda now on hand, the injustice of the scheme propored by the Secretary of the Treasury is only less in kind than tho similar defect in the “ Littlo Tariff bill,” and much greater in the actual burden put upon the people, The trouble iz, that the peoplein Washing. ton who attend to public business seem to take hold of the revonue problem at tho wrong ond, If the Government expendi. tures excead the Government receipts, of course something muat be done. But the first thing to be dono is to reduce expenses to meat tho decronsa in revenue at least in a fair proportion, After all the reduction of expenses shall hava beeu made which {a poa- idblo, the next thing to do is to impose a tat on those articles which will furnish a puro rovenue to the Government,~that is articles not prodased or manufactured to any great extent fa thls country, The fax on toa and coffeo should ba restored, whoreby nearly $20,000,000 would be added, without materially increasing tho price of thoso arti« eles; for it has been found by past experience that, a8 the tax on them in this conntry is inerensed,the oxport duties in the countrics where ton and coffee nro grown aro reduced, and vice versa. But the country has long since dixcovered tho transparent fallncy of in- creasing the profits of manufacturers and iniddlemen under pretense of ndding to tha Government revenue, Tha people connot stand any moro of it. At lenst, it will make trouble if it be done. An Illinois State Convention of the power. ful agricultural class, held at Springfield 9 few days ngo, passed tho following resolutions by unanimons voto: Resolved, That tha right to exchange the products of Jabor in coextensive with the right of ownership, We rubmit to all needful taxation for the snpport of the Government, hut denounce all taxation levied for tho beneflt St steciat clanecs. Wo bold thot tho oxisting dutles on clothing, lumber, ealt, iron, and steel are not only unuecearary to the succesufit] prosecution of thege industries, but onpressive to labor, and tend to: croate monopolies, while, at tho aaine tine, they fur- nial a pretext for extravegunt charges for rutway transportation, Hvsolved, That, instead of increasing tho revenuo of the Natfonal Government to mect itt expenditures, we are in favor of reducing the exjenditures to meet the revenues, Wo respectfully invite tho attention of inembers of Congress to tho above resolu- tions, which unquestionably roflect the views of the great mass of tho farmera of the whole Northwer ———ee HISTORY OF A RAILROAD SCHEME, Tho Now York 7'ridune condenses the his. tory of tho Tom Scorr Texas & Pacific sub- sidy job up to tho present time, Previous to the War. Gon, Fresxonr had a land-grant from the State of 'Yexas for his Memphis & El Paso Railroad. To build that road Far- wont negotinted the loan in France which led to the subsequent prosecutions of various persons for frand, includinga brother-in-law of Gen, Fremont. In 1871 Congress passed the charter of the Toxas Pacific Railroad, the line of rond being that of Fremonr’s road. Congre:s made an immense grant of land from the western boundary of Toxas to San Diego, Cal. The passnge of this Dill was supported by ao powerful lobby, at tho head of which, says the New York Tribune, was Riouanp ©, Pansons, then Marshal of tho United Stotes in the District of Columbia, and now a mem. ber of Congress from Cleveland, and the same person who was interested in Currrenpen’s contract for paving streets in Washington Gity and in the Paciflo Mail subsidy job. 'Tho Dill was championed in the Ionso by Gen. Burten and in the Senate by Mr. Castrnon. Jncluded in the list of corporators were Gen, Fremost; Grenvinne M, Dover, of Towa, who was connected with the Credit-Mobilior case, and now agent at Washington for tho subsidy scheme; J, J. Noax, confidential friend of Senator Srexcen ; J. D, Caxrenoy, son of Senator Cameron ; A, C. Osnory, con. nected with Senstor Ossorn, of Florida; C, ©, Poouz, brother of Senator Pootx, of North Carolina ; J. H. Oarrsnr, confidential friond of then Senntor, now Governor, Kertoaa, of Louisiana; J. R. West, now Senatar from Tou- isiana ; Gov. H. ©. Wannorn, aud several other Louisianians ; M. E, Huwren, member of Congress from Indiana; W. Fuanacax,son of Senator Frawacay, of Texas; A. J, Hane mrox, Governor of Texas; Powetn Cray. tox, Governor and now Senator from Arkan- sos; E, W. Rice, of Iowa; J. W. Fonney, ond various others. It is snid that be. fore the bill passed tho information was circulated among members that Col, Tom Scorr intended to get control of the eharter, and would form ‘ta Construction Company” to build the road, and through this Company he would take care of his friends. After the bill passed, the corporators met in Now York, and, at that meeting, by curious schemes, the old charterof the Mem- phis & El Paso Company wascaptured by the friends of Scorr, and Fresonr was thrust out. Acharter by the Legislature of Cali- fornia to tho Colifornin & Toxas Railroad Company was purchased, and under it tho “Construction Company” was organized. Tho operations of tho Crodit-Mobilior Con. struction Company of tho Union Pacifio Rail- road will be remembered. Scorr’s Company proceeded on the samo general plan. Tho Railroad Company (Scorr & Co.) contracted with the Construction Company (Scorr & Co.) to construct the whole line of the road for $40,000 per mile, ‘The estimated average actual cost of construction was $20,000 por mile; henco the profits on 1,700 miles would be thirty-four millions of dollars! ‘The stock of the ‘‘ Construction Company,” like that of the Credit Mobilier, was placed whero itwould do the most good. Ingenious devices wore resorted to to cover up any evidence of bribery, and this is explained by the Tribune: Yor every dollar patd in for stock a land-grant bond of the railroad of the samo amount, bearing 7 por cont interest, waa given the stockholder, In the cases of members of Congress or thelr represontatives, it is said that the lobby arranged mattors in thie way: the land-grant bonds issued for the atock apportioned to them were hypothecated with certain Pennsylvania banke for money to pay for the toc, and the pald-up shares were banded over, so that nota cent of the money of the recipients of these abares ever lott their pockets, The construction stock was therefore as much a bribe asthe Credit Mobiller shares, In one caso it wsa pala for in land-grant bonds, and in the othor in dividends, . The same papor aaserts, upon authority of a ‘responsible person,” that Gen, Buren at ona time owned $100,000 of this construc. tion stock, ‘ Tho further history of this business is, that Col. Tom Scorr, by manipulations well known to him and easily understood, has obtained possession of the Atlantio & Pacific Railway Company, which is itself a consoli. dation of sevoral railroad companies, snd having a charter to construct o railrond from Missouri to San Francisco. Of this Railroad Company and of the Texas Pacific Railrond Company Scorr is President; the two Com. panies have agrood to unite their roads at o stated point beyond the 100th parallel, and construct ono road through the desert thence to San Diego and thenco to San Prancizoo, making ® total estimated distance of 8,100 miles, ‘The Construction Company, of course, is to build all this vailroad. But it has no money, The Atlantic & Pacific Company has outatand- ing debte and stock to $58,000,000, and is in default in interest; the Texas & Paciflo Itail- road Company owes the Construction Com. pany $11,000,000, and owes other debts, In 1873 thia Company, having not a cent of cash capital, dealing wholly in its own bonda, col. lapsed in the panic. ‘Tho stock “placed where it will do most good,” the land-grant bonds, and all the fictitious evidences of wealth, are valueless, In this extremity, Scorr again applies to hia friends in Congress to pass 8 law direct- ing the Secretary of tho Treasury to guaran- tee, in tho nome of the United States, the payment of interost in gold upon the bonds of his two bankrapt Railrond Companies, at the rate of 940,000 per mile, for forty years, These bonds will, of course, when thus stamped with the guarantee, be delivered over to ‘fom Boots, Proatdant of the Texas & Pa- cific Company, and to Tost Scorr, Presidento¢ the Atlantic & Pacific Company, and by him handed over to Tos Scorr, President of the Construction Company. As the road enn Lo onsily built for $20,000 per mile, this Con. straction Company, in which so many mop of influenco and position are interested ag stockholders, will ronp a profit at tho xato of $20,000 a mile on 3,100 miles of railway, Tp is thia bill, with such a poworful lobby, represonting $62,000,000 of prospectiyg profita, that now hangs in Congress, and to whose,seductive and sectional appeals it ig expected tho Republican party will yleld. 1, was in the interont of this monstrous bill thee the Southern carpet-baggers proposed to ree peal tho rules of the Honso in order that 4 bare majority in tho lust hours af the session night pass anything they pleased. ‘Thanks to tho fearless independonce of a few Re. publicaus, this raseally scheme was defented, and Tost Scort’s corrupt, dishonest, and in famous subsidy is compelled to take i chances like all other legislation, But the promoters of the wholesale swindle are sti}) hopeful of auccess before the clock strike the last hour of the There is a Pennsylvanian by the name of ex-Gov. D. J. Mornent, whose main occupa. tion is being beaten for Congress and Betting power by law to collect high prices for every. thing his machine-shops produco. 3is last bid for notoriety is an open letter to Dass, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, The Johnstown (Pa.) Lotdustria Bulletin publishes it, aud a wondrous serecd it is, Mr, Mornenn says that tho ropeal of the 10 per cent reduction in tho tariff made in 1872 “should be adopted without hesity, tion as on alternative for the proposed res. toration of the duties on tes and coffee’ This is very frank, but why is not Monnet: equally frank in giving his reasona? Why does ho not say: ‘If the duty on tea and coffee js restored, and yields $10, 000,000, the nation will got all thir sum, whereas, if the repenl of tho i¢ per cent reduction in the tariff yields #10, 00,000, the nation will get only 22,500,00) and we Pennsylvania mannfaclurers will col. lect the other $7,500,000 from the people”? ‘Three for me and one for the Goven. nent,” is the Pennsylvania protectionist’s ide of taxation. It is perhaps unnecessary to say that Monnet, after arguing that the bal; financial condition of the Government makes it nocessary to increase the revenue, urges | that Congress should give the Northorn an} Southern Pacific Roads all the money, wrurg by taxation from the people, which Jay Cooxe and Tom Scorr would like, Consls. tent Monnet! And yet, after all, he ts con. sistent. Te wants to plunder the people legally himself, and is willing that all othe ¥ich men should have the samo privilege, ee A Washington dispatch intimates that th Senate Committea on Foreign Relations lz decided to report adversely upon the Can. dian Reciprocity ‘Treaty, Inasmuch there is avery strong and general opporitir, tothe treaty both in Canada nnd Englans, this action of tho Senate Committee undoub. edly will prove fatnl to the measure, Ieavit: it incumbent upon the two countries (0 search for some other method of regr. lating their commercial intercourse. Tir most practical and feasible plan which #1 geats itself apparently is that of the Zollv-. cin, under the operation of which, by collx.- ing a uniform rato of customs in the tr) countries, as was dono in the Gorman Sts! : before their union, many of the ovilsof ch: ing, smuggling, and unfnir discriminnti might be avoided, and tho welfare of he. countries promoted, ‘Che objection whi.) England might urge, that the United Stas wns granting Canada more favorable ter: than other countrics, might bo settled {¢ tweon Canada and the MotherCountry. Tie proposition is worth considering, and the ny torial for consideration is plentiful, So::e other plan ought to be adopted in onso of the failure of the present Reciprovity Treaty, tnd the Zollvercin snggestsituclf ns the most fet: ble and mutually satisfactory one to bit countries, SOUTH CAROLINA, Trying to get at tha trath of a utory of Sov ern outrage is like searching for aneedtoinn Li stack or forspininthe gutter, Tho preju.st of every hoaror distorts the talo, For the last few weeks, the faction of Sort | Carolina politicians led by ox-Gov. Moarsict beon making desperate efforta to got up an mi citement over somo alloged outrages by whit — upon blacks in Edgefield County, South Carolia All sorts of storios have beon telegraphed Next + from the Botany Bay of American politica. Jal; ing from them, we should say that the dastalll! °’ Ku-Klux Klan was again hurd at work, Theis :' thing in the programme of Mosesandhiagangys ;} the introduction of a bi] into the South Carols =; Legistaturo for a ¢yxcial tax on Edgefh County for the e€pport of negroce nied work by the whita employors «! © tho county. The man who propo ‘ this carious plece of legislation was tho i. | Panta Sramina. Srugine romarked that it } courte in doing go ‘might consign bim ty! | bloody grave,” but, eto., ete, Wespara readors the gory eloquence of Sramixa, Safe 5) it to say that ho verbally wrapped himself up the starry fag about fourtoon times and woo { up with s half-hour's peroration in roference {+ that sora-abused bird, the American eagle. | ! colored Republican auawered Sramivs, and tht + Loglslature promptly lafd the bill on tho tabi. | Speaker Ecxiorr made the motion, but sald tat Edgetletd County waa in a bad way. He mer tioned, as proof, that a certain Anpy Jacks’ bad been forced to leaye the county ‘by a0” tlee threatening him with death.” The oolur } Tepubllcaus, however, rescued A, J. from tt role of a martyr by explaining that Axpy “bi 7 awifo st McWiczrass' placo and anothor att Court-House, and he went to the Court-How! ; becauso ho preferred to live with bie Cou 5; Hone wife.” Gov, Cuasmentary, moved by the ramors ¢! warfaro, has geut a prominont Ropuplican, Jude? T. J. Macney, to investigate the matter, en tb Judge haa submitted his report, He doclt? | that no Evglish-»poaking people bas over be #0 tyrannized over since the days of the Nom! Conquest as the people of Edgefield, ‘ha Cow! Government, which {ain the hands of tho blecht hasbeen shamofully mismanogod. The St Conatitution forbids calling out the militia ** capt by the Governor's command, but the Bir field County officials call it out whenover ty havo @ persoual quarrel witha white ms ° negro indicted for burglary got hla militia coo" pany under arms, the other day, in order to Le 4 him resist arreat! The white people age moating, and resolved not to employ menbe jf of the militis, Both sides have therafore bets Fy iu the wroug, but the guperlor guilt of the wltet ig not apparent, Tho attempt fo ratue # 20 ‘Klux scare on such grounds will hardly aucce™ It hurts every Southern community by keep! awsy capital aud ekilled labor, and by kept alive four, bate, aud distrust between thet races, = eee i Perhaps the most fogenious provision ret a by an iuebristoggainat the legal consequence bis inobristy wav that of o man beariag the torical namo of Joux*Jonss, in the tow Cradley, Worcesterrkire, England, Jones ay not arrested, but he kad tot bimsell to th! for bis immunity, nor cho Town Constable @ : !