Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 24, 1877, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBU iSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1877 firo and nverted n dissstrous conflagration. cloction, #a it secoured his renomination, Bpi I8 were the dictation of appoint- the wholo nest in commotion, If they —_——————— e property of the less fortnunate deblor class, | bis Admintatration wilt not only be & success, The lesron should tench the insurance com- panies to canre the universal adoplion of stand-pipes and ladders by a proper discrim. inntion inrates. ‘The only difficulty encount- ered by tho Department was in unscrewing the joints to attach the hore to the stand- pipes, and this shonld suggest a provision for the inspection of the pipes by the Fire Department, nnd such nttention as may be necessary to keep them from rusting. The Tribnvee, TERMS OF .SUIISCI'HPTI‘DN. Y MAIL~IN ADVANCE—FOSTAGE PRRPAID, Deily Fditton, one vear. T'artaot ayrar. ronday it Donfile Shoel WERKLY EDU e copy, et R Epectmen coples sent tree. Give Post- URice addreas fn full, including State sad Caunty. Eenilitances may he made either by draft, express, Tust-Uffice order. or in registered lettera, at our risk. TERMS TO CITY SURSCRINERS. Daity, dellyered, Funday excepted, 25 cents per week, Latly, delfvered, Sunday tncluded, 30 conts rer week. ers THE TRIDUNE COMPANY, Corner Madison and Uearborn-sta, Chicazo, Il Orders for the delivery of Tie Taisuxz st Evanston, Ingleweod, and ligde Park left fn the countlog-reom Yesterday's nominations by the Repub- lican County Convention comply so com- pletely with the requirements set forth in the address of tho local representatives of the National Workingmen's party ga to insure thohenrty support of that organization—pre- suming, of course, that tha signers of thaad- dressaresincere. TheConvention in its nom- inntions recognized the identical principles will receive prompt attention, e \that they contend for,—*‘honest trust, truo ————— ‘merit, good citizenship, nnd clean aud honor- AMU NTS, able record nsmou in socioty.” It is a ticket which every workingman in Chieago can conscientiously vote for, a ticket the olec. tion of which will seours what the working- men want ns well as tho capitalist, and that is, nn honest and officiont administration of county affairs. McVicker's Theatre. Madison street, botween State and Deatborp. Fa- gavement of John T. Reymond. ‘'Risks." Mes- dames on, Bloneall, etc.s Measrs, Hsymond, Lesrock, ete. Hooley’s Thentre. Tisndolph wtreet, between Clark and LaSalle. *Gandanavalis.” Mesdames lanchett, Letourneur. ete,; Measrs. Morton, Morrla, etc. Aftarucon and evealng. The primary meetings of (he Working- men's Industrial party were Leld yesterday throughont tho city for the election of dele- gates to their County Convention to-dny. It is known that Corvin's blowers and strikers have been working like beavers to pack the Convention in his interest, nnd that money aud promises have been freely used in the intercst of the chief of tus bum. mers and ringsters. With what euc. cess canmot now be foretald, though thero is good reason to anticipate a hot strugglo in tho Convention Lotween the delo- gates bought up by Corvin and the delegatos New Chicago Theatre. Clark street. opposiie Blierman Hotise. ‘ment of the Campbel} Comedy Combination. ‘Women Love." Mesdames Nand, Matchelder, etc. lesars. Norris, Lake, etc. Afternoon and evening. Engsge- **How Adelphl Theatre. Monroe street, corner of Desrborn, Engsgement of Robert's Pantomtme Troupe, *‘Humpty Dampty.* sk ficrnoon and ovealng. Collsenm Novelty Theatre, Clark street. opposits the Court-House, ** Wild Bill, Ahe King of the Border Men,* BOCIETY MEETINGS. JIESPERIA LODGF, No. 411, A. F, and A, M.— | who refused to bo bought. Convin's gamo Teu ’%’fi;‘:&f.‘;’{:fi:fi 31.1:‘3',:{-:.‘,?,5:“;',-::::-. an- | is to sacuro tho Workingmen's nomiuation Oct, D LE, Vistiog brethren cor- i Sty i ™ By grier of d for County Treasurer, and thus to force his CHAS, HEATH NRENAN, W. M. CHAS, F. FOERSTEIL Bec. WEDNESDAY, nomination upon the Democratio Couven- tion which meets to-morrow. OCTOBER 24, 1877, o————— T ! It appears from tho Washinfton dis- patches that Mr. Evants has by an unwiso pledgo placed bhimself and the Admin. COHIOAGO MAREFT SUMMARY. ‘The Chirago produce marketawere generally frm- istration in n most equivocal and 2r yesterday, with light receiprs, Mese pork closed srregularly strongor, at $14.621@14.75 cash and | uncomfortablo position, The Pennsyl- B12.024@12.05 for Jonuary. Lard closed strong- | vania Ropublican delegation in Congress er, at $8.65@8.00 for October ond §8.25 for Jan- | 4ook tho Becretary of Stato st his uary, Meats were ateady, at G4¢ per D for loose shoulders and T3¢ for do short riba, Lakefrelghts were more active and caster, at 3¥c for corn to Buf- alo, Whisky wasunchanged, at$1.08 per gallon, ¥lour was quict and firm, Wheat cloaed %@Xc higher, at $1.00% for October and §1.05 for No- ~emuer. Corn closed %@c higher,at 44i4c cash and 44c for November. Oats closed quiet, at 2% @23%¢ for October or November. Ryo was steady, at h3l5c. Barley closed firm, at 50X e cash ond GOYge for November, logs were dull and clored weak, at H@10¢ decline. Sales of common to cholre at £5.0015.25. Cattle were In fair demand and fiem, with sales at $1.0244@G5.10. Bheep were un- changed. In store in this city last Saturday wero 500,680 bu wheat, G48,080 bu corn, 102,010 bu oats, 0O,K12bu rye, 518,383 bu batley. Tofal, 2,070,510 bu; being 8 decrease of 103,912 bu ditriug last week, Do tn Milwaukee, 427,075 bn ‘wheat and 237,207 bu barley, The **visiblo sup- oly*of graln includes 11,708,600 bn wheat and 10,320,782 bu corn, besides some 1,500,000 bu whest afloat in New York harbor. 'There was in- spected Into store in this clty yesterday 102 cars wheat, 135 cars and 4,000 bucorn, 60 carsoats, 7 earaand 1,200 bu rye, and 57 cars barley, To- tal (423 cars), 175,000 bu. Ono handred dollars io gold would buy $102.75 in greenbacks at the cluse, word when Lo agrood that tho man of their naming should bo appointed Minlster to En. glond, They prompily named Simoy Caate xznoN, and Mr., Evanrts is cornered. Such an outcome of the altempt to placate the Pennsylvanin implacables seems not to have occurred to him, though it will surprise nobody else. Mr. Evanty doubtless supposad that Warxe MacVeacw, or somo Ponneylvanian in harmony with the Admin. istration, would bo aslected by the delegation, but now that he finds the Caxeron clephant on his hands, tho question of the hour is, ‘What Will Ife Do with It? Tha fnll extent of tho horrors of the col- liery ¢xplosion at 1tigh Blautyro on Monday begina to unfold itsolf na the eflorts proceed for tho rescue of tho unfortunato miners. Four wero yosterday discovered by the exca- vating parties aud brought to the surface, ono of the survivors being in so oxhaust- od o condition that ho expired nlmost immedintely, and another so prostrated that he cannot rocover. Tha number in the pits is ostimated ot betwoen 300 and 400, and mining experts givoit as their opinion that there is no possible hopo of rescuing any of theso alive, as a rescuing porty could not reach them in less than eight orten days. It will bo singular indoed if Torlinment {8 not forced to take cognizanco of n system of defective ventilation and in- eficient mochanical appliances which per- mits tho wholesale slaughter of huran lifo 1n thess collieries ot short intervala, Grocnbacks yestordny nt tho Stock Ex- chango in Now York City closed &t 971@974. Gen, Graxt ond his party leavo England lor France this morning at 10 o'clock, aud sxpeot to reach Paris by half-past 6 this wvening. Amecrican residonts fn the French Capital nro making suitable arrangements for tho recoption of the ex-Prosident, and it is not to be for n moment doubted that the Froneh Government will arrange for his en- tortainment on o magnificent scalo. THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. Aftor all the public apprehension that has grown out of the poculiar nocessity for the aclection of au unimpeachiable county ticket throughout, nnd after tho slarming rumors of cliques nnd combinations in the interest of objectionable caundidates, it is gratifying to rocord that tho Repnblican Convention has respondod fully to the domands of the prop- erty-owning and responsiblo classes, The *Convention was singularly harmonious in tho purposo of yicldingall persoual consider~ ations to the publie good, and the result has ‘Lieen to present u ticket which will excito the most activo and enthusinstic support of the taxpayera against nuy comblnation which threatens a continuance of tho old Ring do- minion, Tho principal nominations, and thoso which give tho ticket the popular con. fidence nocessary to success, are as follows: Counlty Treaaurer=S, W, 3McCuxa. County Clerk—E. P, O. KLokkR, County Commistloners—Weat Divitlon, Gxonan W, SPorronn, Atursr Meven; Norin Divielon, Ebwanp BUALING, Atrnen Bokse; for the couns try, W, E. Wuxerenr. Jm{ffl—duu.‘ A. Jaursox, Buperlor Court; Ma- soN U, Looxts, Couuty CourijJ, C, Kxicken- BOCKEY, Fiobate Court. 8, I, MoCnea wns from the first concedod to be the strongest candidato aniong all those who consented to the uso of their names, und as excollent o sclection ns could be made from all the vitizens of tho county, Ileis prominent business man, thoroughly respon. sible, a3 liberal to the theorles of the work. ingmen as » couservalive cltizen can be, thoroughly in sympsthy with Lonest snd cconomical administration, and not a profes. ool oflice-scoker, There can bo no donbt that ho will anago the County Troasurer's offico in the samo systematio, careful, and business-like way that has characterized Mr, Hucx's administration, and that he will be prepared to combat us vigorously any im- proper diversion of the funds suggested by the County Board. Dut the elsction of tho fivo Commissivners named by the Couvon. tion will unquestionably etrangle tho Iting, and stiffo all future attempts at jobbory and thioving in the County Boanl. My, Srorronp is & mau of oducation and char- actor, and one of tho largest taxpoyers in the city; MAr. Meyes isa lumber werchaut of excellent stunding In the business com. wmunity; Ar, BosLiNe i one of tho leading architeots of Chicago, nnd has long boen known as & man of ability and strict integ. ity ; Mr. Bogsz is a coal merchaut and n Uerman resident of the North 8ide, who is highly respected and enjoys the full con. fidonco of the Citizens' Upion; Mr Wugeren is o resident of Hyde Park, and is known by his neighbors as well os the business men of Chicago to be entire. 1y worthy of confidence. Not oue of these gentlemen permits the slightest suspicion of any possible combiuation with Ring inter- ests, and the election of all of them will give the poople un hionest msjority in the County Board, Mr. Kroxxe, tho nowminee for County Clesk, will bo received with satisfaction by the Germans, ‘I'he mominations for Judges are equally satisfactory. Judge Jamesox's long and sble Bervice on the Bonch alnost insures bisre- On the first or informal ballot, r, Wasn. 1vaTon Hesing received tho lnrgest vote cast lor any candidate for the important offica of Lounty Trua«umr,——-lendlng suck candidates 38 McCnea, Hauntonn, Bensrey, Lrrz, Can- ren, sod others, e may well feel proud of Jt, as ho wns the youngest man among the Bozen candidates ranning for the office. It demonstruted that h¥had not o fow frionds, notwithstanding the abuse heaped upon bim, Both Mouses of Congress have adjonrned auntil Thursday in order that the mewbers of sporting proclivities may havo an opportuni- ty to visit Baltimore and witneas the race bo- $ween the rival kings of the turf, Tonbroeck and Tow Oclilltree, ‘1'ho establishment of a race-counse at Washington ot Governmont yxpense would simplify mnatters, besides sav- iog the time wasted in going to and from Baltimore, andleaving moro leisuro to uttend o !l.m important and pressing Lusiness of the seasion, —— . A Havana dispatch aunouncos that the Sponish troops have captured the Prosident of tho Cuban Itopublic snd koveral members of tho Legislaturo, ‘The report may Lo authentls, but if so, it argues well for o cause which the Home Govern. mout hns many times prouocunced to Lo in the last stages of decline, 'Ihe exact number of merabers of tho Patriot Govern. ment who have, from time to time, fallen into tho Lands of the loyalists is not kaown, but stories like tho above @to ahow that tho weak und languishing robol cstablish. ment has a wonderfal faculty for reproduc- ing and multiplying itself. The country Commissioner district, com- posed of Hyde Park, Thornton, Worth, and Calumet, made o most cxcellent nomiuation for member of the Bosard of Comnmissioners mn the person of Mr, W, E, Wareeren, of lydo Lurk, Mr. Wuzeren is & practical builder, a square-dealing aud upright mon, e was clected last spring a8 a membor of the Board of Village Trustees, and baa mado o good record, Mr, Wurrrys formerly re. sided in Wiscodsin, and was a wmembor of the Legislature from Rock County,—bhe re. viding, we beliove, at Beloit, If elected to the County Board he will ba a vast improve- tuent on Guntury, who always acts with the Riug in cvery schewe of plunder and profli- gacy. Thy fire which burned ont the Ohicago Musewn eurly yeuterdusy morning, and the origin of which ot such an hour hag not been exploined satisfoctorily, served to illustrate tho usefuluess of stand-pipes snd statiopary Indders, The rear of tho Muscum Luilding abuts on & parrow alley, and the rear of McVicker's Theatre is directly opposite and ounly a few fect from it. MoVicker's Theatru building is provided with stand-pipes and sta. tionary ladders, and it was by means of these that the Firo Department was cuabled prowptly to pour a streawm of water into the buruing Muscum from a commanding post. tion. Thero is little doubt that it was these sppliances which checked the spread of the Masox B. Loows has occapied a high stand- ing at the Bar for mauy years, and his per- sonal character is of the proper stuff ont of which to make our Judges. The poculiar fit- ness of Mr. Kxickennocken for the position of Probate Judge consists in his wide ex- perience in probate mntters; he Lias proh- ably o larger practice in this bmnch of his profossion than any other lnw- yer in Chieago, nnd it has been many yoars since he abandoned =ll active participation in local politics. Bo the se- leotion of eandidates for the throe Conrts will insuro for the Chicngo Bench the samo high character and naiveraal confidence which it has had for many years. The ticket thus presented by the Repub. licans has tho samo promise for reform in county nffaies ns that given snd fulfilled by thie Republicans in rescuing the City Qovern- mont from the bummers and plunderers. It is 50 strong that we bulieve that nothing sliort of n muccessful rosort to ballot-box stuffing can defeat it, and the cltizens shonld take good care not to be swindled out of their rights by any such means, Tho ns- surance of 1t8 success is so great that no danger need be apprehonded from the Demo- crats in caso they give themselves up to ‘the gang” which is secking to control their action. Of course, it would bo a matter for public congratula. tion it the Democrats should present an equally creditablo nnd trustworthy tickot ; bnt the probability that they will not do so is no longer a matter of as much cdncern a8 it wns while the Republican nomiuations wero in doubt. Tho ticket now presented ean bo elected over anyand every other ticket that shall be tainted with n suspicion of bum- morism, SENATOR MORTON'S ADVICE, Sonator Monton's Republicanism will searcely bo ealled in question by anybody ; nor shonld the patriotism and good inten- tion of anythiug he says now be donbted, when his pliysical condition gives him not tho slightest hope for future preferment. Thero s every ‘reason that his utterances should command all the respect duo to tho dying words of a great man. It is for this reason that tho article in tho Indinnapolis Journal on the attitude of tho Administra- tion, which was written to oxpress Senntor Monton's views, and was npproved by Sena- tor Montox before its publication, ought to net a8 a restraint, upon tho politicians who aro seeking cither openly or covertly to em- barrass President Haxes, Thero is not ono among all those who are antagonizing the Administration policy that can claim so stendfast an sndherence to the Repub- lican party, or tho samo term and usefulnoss of servico in the lepnblican cnuse, o8 Secnntor Montox. Yet ho sces nothing in the situation which can justify o doubtof the President’s loyalty to tho Re. publican party, or warrant the efforts which tho mackine politicians are making to de- privo the President of the support and co- operation of the parly which cleoted him. As o party leader, and a8 an uncompromis- ing dufender of Republican principles aud discipline, Senator Monton dwarfs all the mon who nre now flourishing their trun. choons in the effort to intimidate Presidont Hares, and yet ho bas faith in the results of the Southern policy, applauds the purpose of the new departuro in the public servico, discerns in both the sequenco of Republienn promises, and demands tLat tho Republicans in Congreas shall not cmbarrags the Admin. istration by fnctious opposition cither to measures or appointmonts, but shall do everything in their power to promote lar. mony botween the Administration and the porty, which Lave o corumon intercat, This counsel has n very differont sound from the ravings of the small politicians who nro seeking toidontify President Haves' posi- tion with that of President Jouxson at the closs of the War. It wonld be nbout ns reasonable to instituto a comparison betweon the careers of Apmamam LivcoLn and JrrrensoN Davis as\between Hares and Jouxson. Jonxsox rushed in to arrogate tho functions of Congress, and nssumed to overrido tho lnws that had been passed and enforca others which had never been onact- ed. 1o sought to nullify the resulis of the War by a recognition of the old State Gov croments at tho Soutl, with Constitutions and codes which would bave restored the blacks to elavery, 1o would have aban- doned nll ' the principles which the War had made triumphbant, nod would have institated & couditlon of things at the South which, soconer or Iater, would bavo renderod another war incvitable, Pros. ident I{aves, on the contrary, started out with a demand for the complato recognition of the principles the War had established, and the thorough protection of tho Llacks in their porsonal and political rights, as the basis of his polioy toward the South. The policy of the preceding Adiinistration, which had sought to maintain the suprewmacy of the carpet-bag (loveruments by forco of aram, had failed to sccure peace and political equality, Homo chauge was nocessary, There was but one of \wo conrses open to tho new Administration, The one wns to iucrease the army, declare the South ina state of siege, nud dowinato it as n van. quished and hostile province, ‘This would have been contrary to the professions of the Nepublican declaration of principles on which Haves was clected; it would have beon ot variance with the amncaty laws aud the spirit of American Govetument ; it would also have Dleen fimpossible, in the faco of & flat rofussl, by Congress to volo army supplies. The other course was to withdraw the army of occupation, to oxtend the haud of followskip to tho Southern people, to treat them as equals and fricuds, to permit them to manago their own domestio affairs, and to trust them to carry out the constitutional nmendments, This is the policy which President 1laves adopted, ‘but not before exacting and recgiving the wost public and uuequivocal pledges ns to the preservation of the peace, the protection of the negroos, aud the promotion of free, public educational facilitics for blacks and whites. These pledges were given by such wen and in such mannerss to commit tho honor of the Southern people to their fulfll- ment, and during the aix wonths that have sinco olapsed there has been no ocourrence which warranta adoubt as to their good faith, ‘There is nothing in all this which leads so fierce and consistent o. partisan ay Senator Monto to quarrel with the Administration; then why should politicians whose Repub- licanism is of a frailer charsoter than his cavil and lament ? Benator Moxtox likewise apprehends cor- rectly the wpirit and purpose of the Presi- dent's Civil-Service policy. President Hares came into office at the time when there was almost & univerval protest against the sbuses in the public service. The Government pat. ronage Lad coma to be likened to a vast po- litical machine, runin the interest of cliques, combinations, aud rivgs. The two con- ments by Congressmen and the manipula- tion of local conventions by Covernment officors with the aid of the patronage they controlled. There was a general demand for the abatement of tliese abuses, The news- papors donounced them on all sides, and conventions of the people ealled for their re- form. The President construed theso pub-. lio expressions to be honest; he Inid particu. lar stress upon them in his lettor of accept- ance, and be procoeded, after his inaugura- tion, to apply them fo the conduct of the Government, No intelligent man has over suspecled that his Civil-Service ordor was intended to contract the political frec- dom of those attached to the Government norvice ; ita pnrpose was to nssure the rame freedom to those not attached to the Govern. ment gervice. It was n notice to Govern- ent employes that they must not use the Uovernment patronage to manipulato local conventions, pack caucuses, and mnke up slates in the interest of partienlar politiciany, nad thus practically provent the people from choosing their own representatives in Con- gress and the local agents to whom they must intrust the adiginistration of local af. fairs, 1iands off to this extent, were the in. structions issucd by the President, and afler that you miny cxert nll your personal influ. ence, nusenll your oloquence by mouth or pen, employ. all the time not belonging to the Government, spend all the money you choose not forced from Government em- ployes by implied threats of dismissal, and otherwise do cverything you think proper, like every otler citizen, to assist in tho clection of your candidate. To Congressmien o simply said that thers must be uo more Congressfonal dictativn, such asthat’esercised Ly n Iate Beuntor from Tilinois, who insisted upon the appointentof acertain porsonton Chiengo oflice after another had been named, simply ns a test whether le, ns Senator, did or did not conirol Illinoia potronnge. The stand taken by President Iayes in this mat- ler is the only one under which the spoils rystem can be comoated ; and, if tho spoils system is not to bo combated, but encour. nged nnd sustained, then wo are in favor of giving it to the Democrntic party who origi- noted it, and who understand its mauage- ment better than any otlier party. If we aro to be given over to politieal dospolism, thon let tho Democratic parly eugineor it, andlet the machine men of the Republican party go over to tho Democrats and make common cnuse with them ; the professions of the Re- publican party have always been the other way. ‘WHAT REALLY AILS THE IMPLACABLES, ‘The fight of tho Implacables, or thoso Congressmen who do not want to lose their patrouago and other official perquisites, lins o sorious sido and a ridiculous side, They aro not altogether to be censured for their condact, for the sitnation in whick thoy find themselves 18 n noval one, They are not nc- customed toit. They aro used to moving in o cortain rut, but the rut has led them into strange places, brought them undera new kot of circumatances, surrounded them with noval conditions, and there nre no tra- ditions or precedents to guido them, The old gvooves are warped, aud the machine don't run a3 ft did. It is hard to teach old horses mew tricks, Perbapu tho President would have succeeded better if Lo'hnd had novw, fresh men instoad of the old hide-bound fellows to deal with; but not having them it is not to be wondered ot perhaps that the old horses rear, and kick, and balk, and try to bite. It has Litherto boen the Presidontial cus. tom to mect tho members of Congress in a cozy cornor, whore all the littlo jobs mn bargain and sale have beon transacted,—on sort of Cougressional Clearing-House, Hero tho Prosident has been nccustomed to moet the mombars of his party and do the amis. ble, Itwas o choerful Mutual Admiration Boclety, where there wna much patting of backs and honoy.fugling. If tho Prosident had o pet apppointment Le wished to press through, his method was to confer with the Congressmen in the lobby and promise them their appointmonts if they would confirm his. They patronized each other, admired ench other, smiled upon each other, aud there was an era of good feeling and beam- ing blandishment based upon mutual conces- sious in the appointing power. Everything was lovely. Diat now comes a President who does not beliove in this kind of thing. When the Tmplacables went to the cozy cor- ner withtheirpocketafilled with appointmonts for Tox, Dick, aud Ianay, they found no Prosident thove, It wassomethingnow. Tho President was actually not attonding to his business. The Mutual Admiration Socloty was * busted,” becauso it is n gamo that ro- quires two. When thoy wont to sco about it, they found that tho President would not lobby. He would mnot bmy the sppointments ho wauted by making ap- pointments ho did not want. Hs had notling to buy, nothing to sell, and nothing to swop, Tle would not wine anybody, car- ringe-drive nnybl‘)dy, smilo upon anybody, or pat auybody upon tho back, To their utter nstonishment, they found a Preasidont who shiowed his hand every time, He had no lit- tle joba to set up, no littlo arrangements to mako with any oue, 1o had no particular undorstanding with any one, no kitchen Cabi. net, no holo in the wall, n3 secvet, under. ground conuections with the othier end of the Copital. His transactions with Senators and Representatives wero all open and above board. His policy was so straightfor. ward that the wayfaring man, though & fool, could understand it He wouldu't coax @ member of Congress, ueither would ho conciliate one. Tlo hada great deal of responaibility of his own, and ho always octed on it. He submitted such appointments as ho believed to be for the best intercsts of the coumutry,and it made little difforence to him whetler the Senato confirmed them or not. IHis responaibility was over when he had made them, and ho did not go down to thecozy corner to do any fine wire-work. Iu point of fact, he con. ducted tho Executive business just s ony sagacious merchant would conduct hisaffairs, The Constitution giving himn the power of making appointmeuts, be made them in the shorteat and most direct manner, and not finding anything in the Coustitution requir- ing him to go down to the Capitol and soft- goop this man or conciliste that man, he didn’t go. In short, be was the Exeoutive, exercising the Executive power to the best of his judgment, snd did not oconceive that it was a part of his duty or easential to the popular interests to influénce members of Congress, or intermeddls with their busi. nsis, nor did hoe conceive that they had any right to meddle with bim. All this was new and strange, and it con. founded them. Not exactly uuderstanding it, they got mad apd tried to maks a guarrel with bim; but as he won't quarrc, they are baving & bard time of it. Meanwhilo, he keepd on in the even tenor of his woy as if ho bad not stepyed into an sat-hill and set don't confirm his appointinents, well and good,~the responsibility rests with them. It they make lawa that he thinks is wrong, Le will voto thom. Holanot n candidato for re-election, consequently he can afford to carry out his policy without fear or favor, and thns far his policy has rocom- mended itsclf to tho people. Mo has rednced tho' expenses of Government. He has weoded ont the sinecnres and useloss old barnaclos. Ile has reduced the pay-roli of the Civil Bervico over a million of dollars. 1{o has mado the collection of the revenno more honest. o has secured the enforce- nont of the laws. He has performed his dutios exactly as the Constitution rots forth, 1t has required no strain upon the peoplo to get used to it, for that ia tho iden of govern. ment that people hava who are not politicians, or time-servers, or placo-hunters, or agents for bummoers, but mere lhonest, law.abiding, public-spirited citizons, who have the good of the Republican party nnd tho best futer- esta of tho country at henrt, The Implacn. blo politicians in Washington who Lelieve in spoils and mnchinations are not yet used to it, and thereforo nre trying lo quarrel with the President. Every man of them has placed a chip on his sboulder, but if the President won't knock it off, how are they to got up o fight? ¥ Tho wholo theory on which the demon- etization of silver iu dofonded and advocated is that there thcro is (oo much metallic money in existence; that since 1818, when gold was discovered in California, tho stock of the precions motula has heen so incrensing that tho value of. all other -commoditics has risen and that of gold and «silver declined. In other words, that silver and gold have lost part of their purchasing power because of their profusion, and that the romedy for thigis to reduco tho quantity of metallic money by discontinuing the coinage nnd by demonetizing ono of the motals, Hunce the combined cffort begun several yonrs ago to demonetizo silver, add to the valuo of an exclusive gold money, doprecinte the rolative valuo of other commodities, and ndd to the enormons cbargo of public nnd privatg debt. Auy addition to the value of money, such 8s maoy rosult from o largo reduotion of the stock of motal in use, must of necessity bear heavily and vppressively upon those persons aud thoso countries which aro in debt. On the other hand, whatever loss which may bo snstained by the creditor class, by thoslow and almost jmpercoptible decline in the valne of money, rosulting from an iucrease of the quantity of tho procious matals, 18 awmply compenssted to that class by the corresponding increaso of valuo of nll othor Linds of property, The craditor.class ave, as o body, the owners of property; the scarcity of money aud tho increase of ita purchasing power may swell the profite in the way of intcrest on loans nnd of the money in hand; but if the money bo so incronsed in quontity that it loses somo of its purchasing power, the expansion of the values of proporty and the nctivity givon to all manner of Lusiness mwply make good to the creditor tho loss Lo may sustain in the extraordinary value of money during & Acarcity, ‘Thoso who advocate tho demonctization of silver, that the bulk of monoy may bo re- duced and its value increasod in oxchangos for other property, belong to that class of cconomists who think human happiness is Lost promoted the nearcr affairs can be brought to a condition of fumine. Scarcity is advocated as o blessing nnd abundance es an intolorablo ovil, If agriculturists, thoy would lave a failure of all crops save their own, that bread would command uny price they might placo on it; sndeo of all other commoditice—a faomine in all things of which they hold the stock on land would bo hailed by them as a Divine interposition in their bohalf, This aublime selfishness is now oxhibited in the complaint of the meoney-holders that thero ia too much metal- lio money ; that it is too cheap; that land and whent are too costly; that the income from money loaned is too small; and, thore- foro, they demand that the Governments of tho world shall discard silver nud shall re- duco”metallic money to gold exclusively. This will bo in the interost of scarcity,—n partial famine in money, in which gold sball put on additionn! value, nnd fnterest pald in the scarcer motal will have o greater pur- chasing poswer, It is hardly necessary at this day to discuss the different conditfons oxisting under a searcity of monoy and under an nbundunce, A scarcity of monoy produces adeclino iu the values of all othor commoditics. It paralyzes trade, It arrests production, Moncy Leing scarce, it is hoarded. Monoy being scarce, cmployment and tho distribution of wages are reduced; consumption declines. Monoy being scarco, instead of befng omployed as an agont in trado and in production, it be- comos itscl! an object of sule, Tha sedrcity produces n general staguation and bankrupt. cy. Inoverything there is a shrinkage, It widens the distanco botween the rich and the poor. Tho man with mouney isenriched ; the man without mouncy is impoverished. Labor, lénd, and other property shrink and become inconvertiblo under the scar. city. How diffcront is the case in a condition of abundance! ‘Thon thereis an active employment of money in pro. duction, Lubor aud machiuery are em- ployed, wogos aro distributed and remunera- tive, thero is abundance of food, and happi- ness and comfort take tho place of suffering and want. Thoro fa not only a sufliciency to supply all wants, but o surplus, With an abundance of gold and silver coin, there can be no geueral convulsion of business, no financial panics and ruin; individusls sy riso and fall, as they mey conduct their affairs ; but in a country possessing an abundance of gold and silver, the property of tho people, thero can be no extended or general prostration of credit and business, The Kingdom of Hollnad is an illustration of the valuoof au abundant supply of silver and "gold. The Dutch have been scoumu- lating these metals for centuries, They are for their number and the extent of their ter- ritory the richest people in tho world. There hes not been a bank failure in Iolland for forty 'years, -and the bank paper hus been always eqaivalent to gold. There has nover been a scarcity of the metals in the country, and they bave oney loaned in all parts of the wontd. Their stock of ocoin never ruus low—it is alwsys sbundant, and, while all other nations may be convulsed with panics, Iolland maintaing her prosperity and her wealth without disturbance or diminution. The theory that thero is too much gold aud silver In existence, is not only vicious but untrue. The world's supply compared with the world's demand is not excessive, nor is it increasing unduly, The attempt to discard the silver and reduce the wetallio mouey of the world one-half or onc-third, is & bold at- tampt of the money-holders to use tho power of Government to cnablo them to grasp the ‘The report of the Silver Commission thus closes its raviow of this point : All debts must he pald theough ezaction from 1abor, and the real pressure of debts 18 measured by the prices of the commodities which debtora mnat sell I order to make payment. It fs thus that the volume of the precious metals determines the real pressnrs of debits by determining the prices of commodities. There ls n partlal exception to thia In the eavc of the domestic debts of countries in which inconvertible paper ia made money by force of law. But such paper will liquidate neither the InifJvidual nor corporatedebta of snch countries ‘which dre payable abrond, nor, with rare and nn- important exceptions, wiil it ilqoldate thelr na- tional debts. 1t is sometimes said that these dobte are, u fact, discharged, not in gold and silver, bt Inexported prodacts, hut this in no desree aflects the case, a they must be diecharged In products at prices determined by the volume of gold and eil- ver, 1f Whe proportions of allver and gold in the mon- ey of the world be assumed to be equal, the total dlscarding of cither metal would diminish the amount of money one-half, and double the pres- eure of debts, Tt would do more than that while the process of dimination was going oo, and for pome timo aftersvard, The proportlons of such a calamity as that canuot e exaggerated. ‘No qoeation more vitally affecting the interests and happiness of the human race has ever cialmed discursion and declefon. It 1s no such question as was supposcd Lo cxist twenty years ago, when the anticipations of the Californian and Australian yleld were ko vxacgerated beyonl the actual evenl ns to create a bellef, more or less extensive, that the stabllity of the sandanl of vale ues required (ke demonetization of one of tho metals, The yield of the two mecals ince 1848 has not, upon the whole, ralsed theprices of commoditics much, If atall, and this vield, instead of Increaning, has been for several years rather decrensing, Tho dancer which mennces Iv, thercfore, not a plethorn, but a scarcity ufmoney, aven If both metals are rotained an such. Tt with the demonetization of one of them we shonld witness a conteaction and searcity of moncy and fall in prices which, 1n magnitude and sudden- ness combined, lins no precedent in the bistory of the world, and in respect to the couscquences of which we have no adequate experience to gulde ny. The money-stacks of the world were diminlatied after -tho overthrow of Roman clvllizatlon, but only by the tlow process of current supplies fall. Ing below currént consumption and loss. Dut the general demonetization of elther metal, if carried into immedinte effect, would deatroy at ono blow one-hall the money of the worlil, Tha demonetization of silver tn asingle conntry, or even {n weveral countries, a0 lony as sllver re- talng o rthstanifal position In tho monetary clren- latlon of tho world, would vroduce effects short, of course, of thase which would follow it8 uni: vereal demonetization, But (o nct upon the as. sumnption (hat eilver conld maintain sach a posl. tion, §f the Umited States should finally diacard it, would be taking reckless chances in o matter too monientous to be subjected to any avoldable risk. Lo this is the country urged by the do. mand for tho rednction of metallic currency 1o tho supply of gold only, ctive tariff protects American manufacturers is exhibited by our trado with Japan. Wo buy largely of ten, silk, nud other products of the conntry, and pay for them in—coin, Grent Dritain solls Jargoly of manufactures to Japan, and takes her pay in—American gold. 'The statistics show the following aa regards the trado of tho three countrics: During the yeur 1876 the imports of colton and woolen fabrics by Japan from England amounted to 12,244, 688, while fipr exports to England atmounted to only #2,3G6,403. During the same ycar the imports into Japan from the United States amonnted to only %$1,811,083, whilo lierexports to the United Statos amounted to §0,887,307, If the Amorican teriff was re. formed 8o ns toremove thetarifl taxes onraw materials and chomicals used: in manufactur. iug, this country would quickly run out the English from Japou, and practically monopt olize that Inrge, growing, nnd valuable trade, We say, “if tho tarif{;" but will Congres: reform it ? Mr, Srrriva B 04 coutemptuonsly de- clined the offers of the United Htates Gov- ornment to como over on this side and be a good citizen. o bas commeonded tho Com- mission to a warm place, and clects to stay in Dritish Amerien under tho protection of his Great Mother, Victonu, If Mr. 8, Doty will only do this, his Great Father in"Wash. ington will be supremely happy. Nothing would sut the peoply of this country botter than tho pssurance that ho will becomo n subject of Great DBritian, and confine his hair.raising lorenftor to British scalps. We fenr, however, such might not bo the case, for if ever scalps and plunder become scavco on Dritish soll, ho would Lo cortain to cross the frontior, In that case,however, it would o some consolation that wo conld Lold his Great Mother rosponsible for his damages, Mr, Ricuanp Suitit nurses his Cinclunati Gazelle up to tho following contewmplation of an important subject: Tha Secretury of the Treasury Liaa [nstructed the Director of tae 3int to wowpend the receiving of silverbullion froin private parties to be colned nto tradu dollars, The rexaun for this ia eiven in a letter frow the Director in our dispatches,. Nold- s of bullfon bring to the mlat 420 uraine of eilver. which, 6t the present market price, costs but Uil centa in guld, und have it colned a’ trads-dollar at tha cost of L1 cent, They vxchango this sven for greenbackn which they cail jay fur gold at the rato of U7ty eente Juus uiaking profit af 134 per cent without any ris€, And they cau carry this on witli- out any capital, or with at most unly's small mar- win. Thiv proiit fs 8t tho cxponse of thy public, And this urflaflun lu spreading these sliver doiars (hroughont the country, which the Lanks will refuve (o recelve on depoutt current money, and when it whall become nccessary to cunvert them, cannot b canvurtad. It thoy aro to ho calned "t all, the Government whould buve this profit by buying the bulllon aud colulng tiew on its own account, “tiut 1t bw obyivus that If enough of them ahould be put oul Lo cater into the circulation, the fact that they wonld not be bunkable, und would bave no re. tdoumer, would make them uncurrent, This trade dollar was {nveutea for the Astatics.” IL hus 420 raiue of standend sllver, which Iy ecven and KR graine moro than the 0ld. ledul-touder dolte payublo n L34 requarkable feature of ureat American siater wanship that we bave tnado a question of natiunal walvation of aking & I iender sllver doilar weigling 2 par cent less than tha trade dullar, which itaclf §x now worth less than our uurcdeewed grecuback dullar, aud whosa colnaga 1t has becoma Sevesary tu suspend Lo pravent W durasging our curreucy by falllng to o discount, even In unre- deewed” greonbacks, - ——— ‘The Communists ars as erazy 84 loons on saveral queations, while ®u some they arc as sane ag vther people, On schemes. of plauder which will extract money out of thelr owu pockets they sre Just as averse to belng robbed a8 ure Republicans, At their rutification weet- ing at Maskell Hall they adopted tho lollowing resolution with cheers: HResoleed, That In the og!nlon of this mosting there ahould not be voted ,000 or any other amount of bonde tor sny purpose so long as the preseat Caunty itiuy bave the conirol of ite dls- bursement, sad tust oor tickst be printed Iu tha negative. Let the Central Committeo sce to it that the Republican tickets are also printed h the nega- tive. On the question of smashipg the Ring scheme of a halt-million mortgage on the prop- erty of the taxpayers, the Republicans will lave no difference with the Communists. Let every voter who carus his own living by bis own Iabor give that Ring proposition s vigoruus kick, e ——— Tho Industrials have nominated a ticket Peorls, whereat ths Denocrat aud the Demo- cratic buwmers deplore their madoess, ,and plead with them to forbear. The Republicans look on and laugh. Peoria has long beco a Democratie bummer-ridden town, The work- ingwen have been Hattered, patted, and patron- zed, but given no otlices. They have been sympsthized with and wept over; but the sugar plums of oftice have been carcfully kept out of thelr reach by the Democratic bosses. A last the paticove ol the Industrials has given out, aud they have set up ou their own hook. The butnmess are scared; there is fun ahead. e —e—— — The Buffalo Express fs unnecessarily solicitous sbout Mr. flaygs. It thioks that "If by an unselfish devotlos to bls duty and the exerclse of great ability ke 1s ablo to win such approval, bt the most remdPkabie wuccess ever won in thiy country,’ and at the same Lime thinks he can. not go thruugh his terin ** without creating o party that will be to sl intents sod purposes the party ho desires to organize.” Thero fs ng toom for the solicituie of the Express. History never yet has shiown an instance in a republicay country where one man has created n party (¢ carry out his licas, although parties hava cro ated & great many Presidents, It adds to th {mpossibilities of the situation, from the Krorers polnt of view, that It is not Vkely President Haxzs has ever desired to organize a party, He is still & Republican, the only (ifferencebetweey him and the Republican malcontents Letng that he is honestly dolng his duty under the Con stitution, and ful@lling the pledzes he made ¢4 the people who voted for him. Thers ougly not to Le anything eo surprising In the per formance o} duty na to arouse o suspiclon that the President fs trying fo organize o new party, e — As a crowning insalt, the Indfans put up The. One-that-Speaks-but-Once, wife of the Gentlo. man-WWho-Scatters-the-Bear, toaddress the Com. misston, and she related a mournful tale of ofli. cial interference in her domestie relations, iy that the United States Government won'tlet her bring up her savage Nitle young ones Justas she wants to. It is scarcely a cholce which s the more silly, the insult or the complalut; but we can manage to put up with ‘both, it the lady's name may be considered significant. —————— It 19 #nld that Gov. Musnanp, of Texar, hag made an appeal to the President, representing that the flve murderers whose extradition was demanded of Mexico, and who were (n confine. went at Matanioras, have been released by the direct action ol the Diaz Government, —————— If the honest people of Cook County canuot, get the thievish Ring Commissioners into the Penitentlary, they can at least get thew out of office, There will be a chance in a fortuight to get rid of flve bad cggs, and Lo put flve sound ones In thelr pl e ——— Tt 18 questionable whether the Democrnts will now venture to put up H. D. CoLviy for Coun. ty Treasurer; but If they do, the tnxpayers and honeet classes will bo on one side, and the tox. caters and criminal classes on the otber, e ——— “This Commission which has come to Intene view me may go the devil,” remarked Sitring Burn with calm dignity, os tife grand pow-wow opeucd, and be awaits an exampie before guing on his reservation. : e —— A recent dog-fight near 8t. Louls suggests to the Globe-Democrat the kica of getting up such things clection-dny and thus dispuss of the whole Democratic vote: e Cassius M. CraY excuses his killing of Pzary Winte.on the ground that the colored race fs 8 shiftless coucern, and will soon become extinet auy way. Ohio is completely given over to the book. agent, the ilghtning-rod peddler, and the Demo- cratic candidale for United Stutes Senatar, | By dint of judicious boarding around, Gen. McCLELLAN Liopes to make himsulf the favorite son of thirty-cight differont States, | Senator DAvID DAvis whil remain a tle with himself until the returns are iu frowm all of bin, | To the Democrats: Now bring on your bears, PERSONAL. { % It {3 supposcd that n young lady named Schofleld, who dlsappeared miystertously from Buffalo recently, committed suicide Ly throwing hersclf over Niagara Fallv, The Ashtabula Sentinel has discovered the aoriginal of Tennyson's ** Dora "' in a story enti- tlod ** Doru. Creswell," by Miss Matford, What of I8? Tho story of the pocnils mot Its chlof vt only merlt. fhe London @raphis questions whether Mr. Platt may not be roganded ns & worthy rival o Mr, Longfellow, whom it characterizes as the leader of transatlantic eong: and the London Spectator reckuns, Mr. Plait’s books amonyg the recent proofy that America 1 acquiring o poctical liteeaturo that is distinctly its owne Tho Courier dea Ktals Unis is reminded by thosituation in France of tho celobrated declara. tlon of Attorney-Genersl Walte in the famous Tom Ecott ** A negro has no rights that the white niun 1s bound to respect.™ ' For ** Attorney General Walto" substitute ** Chief-Justice Taney,” oud for **Tom Scott™ ** Dred Scott nud the ltem will be correct, except that many pere sons deny that Chlef-Juatice Tancy ever expreesed this optulon as Lls own, In 1874 Mr, ‘l'ennyson wrote to n gontle man of Hartford: **{ havo ndver had any revels: ttons throogh anwmethoctics, bat a kind of ** walk. Imit trance ** (this for lack of a better word) 1 have froquently had quite up from boyhood, when | have been all alone. This has ofton cunie upon 1w through repeating my vwn name to myself silently, till all at once, as it were, ontof (he intensity uf tha consciousucas of Individaalily the individuall 1y ftself soemod to dlwsolve and fado a boundless belng—and tho clearcst of tho cloarest, the surcst of the surest, utterly buyond worde—whose death was an slmosl langhable lmpossiblility—the loss of personslity (U ¥0 it wero) seeming no extinction, bat only bru lite, Mr, 7' B. Potler, the well-known maber of tie Dl Parlismentand Sccretary of b Cobdeu Clab, while recently addrensing hin con stitnents, said that the Enxlish Governmont wat 0 Llawe for the famine. Indiu v cesentially a post couutry, but the oxpenditure of the English Gore ernment |u Indis was enormous, and the tazstion necessary to moet it was lwpoverishing, Indils ol presenton (he way to bunkruptcy, Its srmy 000,000 & year; and, what is worse, (bs rit which Engllshmen scquire fu that country, and which they brlng back with them 0 England, **does not tend to wske thew contest exuctly with the entlrc libesty sud freedows of 8 State like Englend.” A Wanalilugton correspondent of tho 8t Louts Globe writes: **Tho daysof favorite sosd for 1880 are already upon us, and It {s openly gives out in Washiugton that the election of Sumuel d Hardall 10 thn Speakership In 1877 moaun Lis pre- scatation as Pesnsylvauia’s favurite son fn 1580 11 anybody bad told 1ne 3 few years sgo, as 1 wit uevsed u desperaty fghlwith fce-water pitchers botues, and tumblers, betwoed & drunken 1ash and & sober ma, lu the barroom of the Metrupols {tan Hutel of tWa city, that the drupken mau in e fght would be a candidate for Presldent fu the neal futuse, I certaluly ehould notl bsve belloved bla, Yet that dronken wnan was Bamwel J, Raodall, - thea, 38 oW, 3 memberof o House from Lbe 1owdy distnct of Moyawmensing, Phtladeiphis. Lo bas reformed aince than, and s now, § believe, 8 tots! sbatslner, Mr. David Neal, the artist, whose arrival at Doston (rom Manich was recently doted I3 Tus TRIBUNE, laat present tn Chicago, the guest of 8. E. Barrett, Easq. The historical paluting b7 this srtist of the ** First Meeting of Mary Stuart and Rizzio, * now Ia the possession of D, 0. Mill4 Edq., of San Franciscu, and which was on eshibls tion a year sgo at tho Academy of Deslgn, will b0 remembered by many of our citizens. Mr. Millé was offered £1,000 for this paloting before it left the stadio of the ariis; Mr. Noal was teudercd ‘: public recephon by the citizens of Lowell, bl native tows, oo bis recent visih to that place, of which occasion the Courwer says: **Superiuten wnta of corporations, members vl the City Gove ment, the judge, the lawyer, the physician, clergyman, cditors, bankers, tradcewmen. m“u\l:. lcs, and 1abarers, ook bim cagerly oy the hand, and congratulated bim warmly op his poaltiod sod success In ‘o exercss of bls At This vint to Chicago is 0oe mainly of plessure W0 bis many warm friends and patrons here, ena 0 secure much needed reet from constapt work fof the past six years. Hu bas recelved nowever, fo Munich commisslons to palul seversl port taits o Cblcsgo, and, 1f poasible. will esecute thess ordors whlle here. I Drury having kindly extended to bim 1be same courtesy given to Mr. Iealy durlng that b 1at's last visit. It is certasuly & mwatter of muxn‘l' ulation that, notwithstsnding nerdevotion to busl® Bess, ChiC3E0 possera e among her cltizaus examplud of the works uf 1ae best of living paluiery, and U ! sho has siso witlin the Dast two years w:lc»n& to ber homes Q. P, A. Healy, Loag Becususs, Uavid Neal,