Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 24, 1879, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY MARCH 24, 1879---l'WLELVE PAGE ‘Dye Tribwure, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. BY MAIL—IN ADVANC Dally Fattton, one year. Parte ot ane POSTAGE PRerArn, Pan 0 , 1m = Ginn ot twenty: 20.00 Rpeciinen cont be Give Post-Ontive address tn tall, tneluiling State ead Connty. Kemittances may he made elther by draft, express, Post-Odlice order, ur to registered Ietter, at our risk, TRUMS TO CITY BINSCIINERS, Dally, detivered, Suadayexcented. 26 conte per week, Dally, delivered, Stmfay Included, 40 cents per week. Adidrena THE TRUSUNE COMPANY, tengo. U1, at Kvanston, uating-rvotw Corner Madison antl Deartwurn-stA. Orders for the delivery of THR Prine Englewood, nud tlyde Park left tn the ‘wil receive prompt attent{or * IRIBUNE DRe 311 OFFICES, * Tue Curcago Thinvxy has established branch offices for the receipt of subscriptions and adrertiscments as foltowa: NEW YORR—Room 29 Tribune Bullding. FT, Mo- Fanpen, Manager, PARIS, France--No, 16 Rue de Ia Grango-Datellare. HM, Manure, Agen LONDON, Ei: Banny F. Qaida te American Kxcbaoge, 449 Strand. MeVicker's Theatre, Madison street, between Dearborn and State, “H a. 3. Pinafore." Haverty's Theatre. Dearborn airect, corner of Monroe. Rngagement of Joba McCullough. ‘Thu Gladfator.” Hoaley’s Theatre. Randoinh eireet, terween Clark and Lasalle, Ene Bagement of Mme, Modjeska, ** Camille." Mamilu's Theatre. Clark atreet, 01 je Court+ Hout of Milton Nobles. ** Tha Phwnts," a! Peopio.” Engagement Man of the MeCormick Hatt, North Clark street, corner Kintle, Dtstolving Pan- oramlc Views, Notre Dame, Tullerles, Louvre, ctc., in Paria, = Plymouth Ohureh. : Michigan avenue, near Twenty-slath atreet, Cone cert by Bille, Matle Litta. _ Academy of stusic, Halsted street, between Mautsun and Monroe, rlety entertainment. Vas SOCIETY MEETINGS. LAFAYETTE CHAPTER, NO, % KA. Mo—Tiall, 76 ee raged Gonvocatign ene Cuong ' evening, clock, for business. order Pe pagal i, NE TUCKEIL Suaretary, * MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1879. Crana Monnts wrisos to Donn Prarr that “ AxpnomenA-like, California stands chained and helpless boforo the threatening Chinoso dragon, and in sore ‘neod of a rescuing Penaeus.” Which may all be very trua, but the wrong man has been picked ont to por- sonate the r. P.; Brory MoGaunauan should be he. It is nssorted that the present wack will 806 the lowest prico ever renched in Amorica for anthracite coal, that variety having fallen so much in prico ng to throaten to drive bituminous coal ont of tho market in many places. An onormoualy increased production together with grontly decrensed railroad rates for transportation from the mines to tido-water nnd the points of Inke shipment have operated to cheapon anthracite, “A palr of original Chinamon talking about tho wrong and tho sin of restricting Coolio immigration, aud Col. RB. G. Inoxnsonn *‘ explaining ‘Some Mistakes of Moses,” though not setting thom right, wera tho lec- turo attractions im Chicago yesterday, while tho Socialists at tho Exposition Build- ing guzzled boor and burned bad tobacco on the altar of Liborty, Equality, and Fraternity without lot or hindrance,—showing, alto- gethor, what a romarkably freo couutry this is gotting to be. ‘The bill that was ordered to a third road- ing on Friday in tho Illinois Senate was meroly a notice, as wo undorstand it, that the people of thia Stato do not propose to bo discriminated against. Some of the New York life-insuranco companics doing busi- ness in this Stath aro prohibited by thoir charters from loaning money hero, and to all such the law referred to gives notico that thoy must repeal such unjust prohibition or conse to transact any more business within our limits. Exinting contracts aro not to bo interfered with, but no new policios can be taken, if the bill finally pass, unless they will loan their monoy in Illinois the samo ng in othor States, ‘The pulpit topics embraced in our collcc- tion this morning imeludo an eloquent, trib- ute to the chuructor of tho late Dr, Du Kovex, by tho Rev. Epwanp Sunzivay, to his former ity Ohureh,-—-n sougrogation at tribute all the notable from the fact that the culogist and the decunsed woro wido apart ag to many mattors of theology, niboit mombars of tho same donominntion. Prof. Swixa preached on the * subject of works and tleir valuo. in the plan of salvation; the Roy. Fathor Trorey Jociured at St, Patrick’s Church on “Tho Catholic Church ng tho Basis of Civil and Religions Liborty"; tho Itev, L, P, Mzxorn spoke at Horshoy Hall on the subject of “Murdar"; Mersrs, Penrecosr and Sreu- ans began a acries of Goxpél-mectings at what is known as Brothor Moopy’s Church, and an intereating meoting was held in Grace Episcopal Church in bohalf of increased ac- tivity and zeal In Sunday-rchool work, Trine mare Se reco — It is timo that the people of Chicago awake to the real condition and purposos of Socialism in our midst, and that the rurat- district members of the State Logislaturo should drop their blind and narrow proju- dices against this city sufticiently to allow them to consider a question which may be- fora long affect the whole State, Uoim- munis bas selected Chicago as its base of operations in the Wost. ‘ho large olemont of Poles, and Bohemians, and Germans in the elty, roinforcod by a very considornhte apriukling of Scandinavinns, French, aud Ttalisus, and not oa few of that claus of Irish. mon who care nothing for the toachiugy of thor. Ohuroh but huto tho rostraiut: of tho Jawa, have given it a stroug foundation upon which to build, and wilh what numerical re. sult is shown by the gatherings of Saturday and Sunday fn tho Exposition Building, Its mombors aro cnrolled, registerod, oud divided intosections, vach of which Lan ity Captain or Chief, Up to the present time it has moved along quiotly and rather socratly, not curing to come to the light while it was woak, Now, howovor, it is strong onough :.to defiantly assert itself, Its iuilitary seotlons, which have dceu organized outaide of the State statutes and in defiance of Jaw,'have bao pretty thorpughly organized and armed, and they have publicly paraded and drilled, “It las now soquired suflicient atrength’to tako fn active and open part in politics, and it counts npon a chance of running in its oan- didato for Mayor, who las been a Commu. nist for many years, and getting control of balance of power iu‘thy Connyil butwoen the two old partion, and then dietnte taxation and oxponditure, If the paltry demagogues in the Legislature who ars seoking to oripple tho State militin could have looked into the Exposition Building and svon tho ormed organizations of theso ‘reds” and the char- acter of the following of Communism, if thoy conld thoroughty appreciate the naturo of the revolutionary platform which theso fauntics have armod themsalves to carry into offect, instead of objecting to the pitinblo approprintion that was asked for the support of the militia, they would have quadriplod the amount aud placed the State Guard upon n basis of atrength and numbers, no that it will bo able to cops with the raging mob of fanatics whon the tingp comes, ng it surcly will, It is time for the citizena of Obicago to wako up, and for the people of tho Stato, who aro so closely bound to us by business and prop- erty relations, to arousa themselves and take some muasures through the action of tho Logislature and by the enforcement of law to avert o danger that may come bofere the militin is ready to grapplo with it, Nothing seems likely to come of tho storics of an attempted compromise between the President and tho more conservative of the Democrats on‘the repeal of the Election- Suporvisors' sections of the Revised Statutes. Ilia stated that the scheme was cooked up be- twoen Baranp, Brin Sputnarn, and Secretary Evants, the latter undertaking tho task of eonvinoing the President of the wisdom of the compromise, The rumor obtains bolief the more readily in somo quarters because of the proponsity devolopod by Mr, Evanra for perpetrating sublime political blun- ders, but by most Republicans no credit is given to the story that the President has been counseled by one of his chief ad. visors ton course so repugnant to sound policy nifil 80 distasteful to the party which now supports tho Administration without a break, The Presidont could not become o party to tho Demoorntis plot to encourage fraud at elections without being guilty of gross trenchery and spostacy, and he has givon no signa of a tendonoy in eithor dirco- tion, Tho Demooratia Congressional programme has been partinlly agreed upon by the Joint Committee of the caucus, It is as yet undo. termined whether the doors of Congress shall bo thrown open to all manner of logia- lntive schemes nt this extra session, and it has not been decided whether or not any measure nhall bo onacted ag a pretended sub- stitute for that portion of the National Elec- tion law which it is proposed to repeal. But there has beon an almost unanimous agree ment of the Committee to a ropeal of the vital sections of the National Election law, and to the attaching of such repeal to the appropriation bills as a meane of cocroing the Prosidont oither to approve the political legislation or voto the appropriations at the samo time he disapproves the proposed ro- penl, Itis probable that the plot will be in. dorsed by tho full caucus olmost as unani- mously ag it was adopted in committes, Tho modification of tho programme that was urged inthe last Congress is simply designed to doccive tho country; it ¢an hardly be expected to deceive the President, In tho Inst Congresa, tho Domocratic House insisted that the Republican Sonate should concnr in the repent of Secs. 2,011 to 2,030 of the Rovised Statutes, which include all of tho Election law that proviitea for the ap- pointinent of Supervisors aud Marshals for tho protection of Congressional olactions, 'Lho Republican Senato refused to be a party to thia schemo, and hence the Democrats foreed an extra seasion by rofusing to pass tho appropriation bills, ‘Tho presont caucus programmo provides for the repeal of Secs, 2,020 to 2,028 of the Novised Statutes, which inolndes all that part of tho Election Jaw that anthorizes tho appointment of Chief Supervisors and Doputy Marshals, and on- ubles tho othor Supervisors to enforce their authority, ‘There is not nearly so much differance botweon tho two schemes as thoro in botwoon tweedlo-lum and twoadlo-deo, In the sections which‘tho Domocrata now propose to repeal itis provided: (1) ‘That, when molested or intorfored with, the Super- visors moy roport to the Chief Supervisor, who may sunmon witnesses and tuke testi- mony with a view to cortifying the facta to Congress; (2) that Spocial Deputy Marshals may be appointed to attend tho Supervisors at tho rogistration aud voting places; (3) that it shall bo the duty of tho Morabal, the General Deputies, and the Spocinl Deputies to kaop the peace, protect the Supervisors, provant fraudulont roglatration and voting when exposed, and arrest offenders againat the Jay; (4) that porsons so arrested shalt bo immediately taken before a United States Judge or Comtnissioner for examination; (5) that the Marshals may oall upon tho by- stunders for avsistance in making nrrosts and onforcing tho law; (6) thata Chief Super. visor for each judicis! circuit shall bo appointed by the United States Cir- cult Judgoa; (7) thut enld Ohief Supervisor shall prepare the necessary books, blauks, instructions, ote,, shall swoar in his nsast. ants, shall require, when necoranry, lsts of voters, and perform obvious duties ; (8) that Marshula and Commissionora shall forward to the Ohiof Snpervisor such complaints and records ng asdint tho lattor In hia dutios; aud (9) that Supervisors and Murshols shall be qualiied voters, 80 much of tho Election Inw as we have opitomnized is to bo repoaled nbsolntoly, «It includes all the practicnl, exovutive, aud vie tal partsof tho law. Without a Chiof, with. out Maruhuls, without powers or authority to protect themselves and perform their dutios in the face of- opposition or violunco, the Snporvisors at the polla would be like maui. king or Iny-figurow, and might aa well sit comfortably at lone sucking their thumbs. But iu order to make it vortain beyond per- advonturo that what js to bo left of the Elec. tion Inw shall be inoperative, the Democrats also propose to repenl Seo, 4,529 of tho United States Statutes (Criminal Ocde),. which provides for the punish. mont of thoso who violato the Eleotion law by intorfering with Suporvisora, Marshals, or their Deputies, Under the lnw as it now stouds, punjelunent for molesting or driving of Supervisors is fixed nt uot more than two yeary' jmprisoument aud not more thau §3,000 flue; but the Democrats propose to strike all thin out, ‘hen there will lo no moro protection for n United States Supervisor than thera will bo for any othor yvolunteor challongor at the polla, Though United States oltlcors, thesa Supervisors may bo knucked down ond dragged off by ronghs, and their only remedy will be an action bo. fora a Justice of tho Pence at some subso- quent tino for assault and battery! Meany while, the ronghs, ropoaters, aud ballot-box atuffers, having thus summarily got rid of the Unitod Btates oMcora appointed to watch thom, may proceed with umpunity to vote aa often aa they plense and to atu tho boxes fs much ns they plonase. ‘Tho pretensosphat anything worth presory- ing will bo left of tto United States Election Jaw after repoaling all that itis now proposud | to repenl, is too absurd to call for serious consideration, No man in his senges will ever think of applying to the United States Courts for the appointment of Suporvisors at the polls whon such Suporvisors oan do nothing on earth to protect thomselyes or the Lallot-boxes, and when thero is no law for punishing thoso who assoult thom or prevent the dischargo of their duties, It would be much more candid and honorable in the Democrats and Confederntea to adhero to tho original position and domand that tho ontire Anti-Fraud law be expungod from tho* statute-book, on the ground that it is a violation of their creed of State-Sovoraignty, than to lenvo an emnsoulated skeloton of the Jow that will not evon sorvo ng a scnro-crow. ‘Tho fact is that tho Democrats and Con- federates are determined now, as thoy wero before, that there shall be no interferonco by tho United States Governmont with such fraud on the ballot-boxes at Presidential and Congroasional slectious ns certain States and cities may geo fit to organize and encourage. ‘They aro detorminod to secure this immunity for the roughs and repeaters of Democratio olties nt tho North and for the bulldozers and ballot-box stuffors at the South, under thrent of rofusing supplies for tha maiutonnnce of tho Government, ‘Their position is in no wigo different from that of the last session, whon they endeavored, but failed, to bull- doze the Republicans in the Sonate. They are now bulldozing a Ropublicau President instead of a Republican Senate, and tho country only waits to see whether the former will show the same courage in resisting this Democratic policy of coercion ag did the Int- ter. If tho Prosident had mado up*his mind thatit would bo his duty to veto any bill re~ poaling the National Election Jaw tu toto (and no mou who belioves Irim to bo a pa- triot can doubt this), thon ho must seo his duty to be oqually cloar aud imporative that he shall voto any bill which correspouda with the prosent Democratic programme. Tho responsibility for nny embarrassinent or dis- treusto the Governmont frum tho nbsenco of appropriations will be upon the Demo- crots, if they shall carry out their throat, and tho proper tribunal beforo which such an issuo should be tried is the American people. THE ELECTION NEXT MONDAY, In au editorial published yesterday wo ro- viewed’ the three yonrs’ administration of Mayor Heat, aud showed what it hns nc- complished for reform, retrenchment, and good government. Wo recapitulated theso faets in order that the rondera of Tur Tr. une might understand how much is at stalo in the election of next wack, Mr. '& M. Wnaiaut, who is s candidate for Mayor, is himself a strong friond and supporter of tho policy which has ruled fn the city during the Inst three yenrs. He cordially indorses the nunservative, carefnl, and economical admin. istration of the present City Govornmont, If he 1s elected, tho people of this city, who three years ago wero reduced to despair by the doplorable condition of municipal affairs, will bo assured that the same wiso and prudential govornmont which rescued the city fron ity’ degradation will be con- tinned, ond tit in Mr, Waianr will bo found that earnest solicitude for the public intorest, and Mrmness in its defonsc, which have so commended Mayor Hearn, Tho people of this city cartainly have not forgotten their past oxporience so soon ns, by indifforence, or because of porsonal proju- dices, to lot tha election roversa the good accomplished in, tha Inst threo yoars, and pave the way for a relapse into * Colvinism,” Mr, Ganren H. Haunison is essontially-1 partisan, demngoguo politician. Ho scelks the offica of Mayor not becaugo of any par- tioular desiro to serve tha public uso. fully, but to advance his’ porsonal onds, Ho has beck to Congross, He has tated political blood, His apjiotite- for ofltee here. after will ba inappoasablo. For many years ho has had a perpetual craving for offico. Ho isn candidate for Governor of this State. IIo, of course, must got his purty nomina- tion, and, to got such nomination, must securo the Convention, Ho sceks tho oflico of Mayor of Chicago that he mny uso its powers, its patronngo, its exponditures, and its appointments to ald him in getting the Demooratio nomina- tion for Governor, ‘I'he offico of Mayor ix buta stepping-stone, It is sought ag an nid ta something olao, As Mayor, he will have porsonal and official depondeyts numerous enough to seouro for him in this city a hun. dred delegates to the State Democratio Con- vention, to yell aud vote for his nomination ay Governor, Hae will ontor tho ofilce of Mayor, if olcctod, that he may uso thnt office to control the Democratie party of the Stato to nominate him forGovernor, Every policomnn, fireman, bridgo-tender, contract. or, laborer, clerk, or other employ of tho city will either, bacoine o partisan of Hann son, or bo replaced by a bummer who will ‘vecome an partigan of Hanntson, ‘During the last two yoars atrong efforts have been made to add several hundred additional porsons to tho tax-cnting Hat of tho clty, It has ree quired the utmost vigilance of Mayor zara aud the honest memtfrs of the Connail to prevent the ontrago, ‘Turn Oanten Hann #on loose iuto the Mayor's offlvo, with his am- bitious axpirntions for the futuro, and hiv determination to prostitute the Mayoralty to promote his partisan candidagy ‘for a highoe office, and who doubts that tho tax-eators of tho clty will be incroased not only by hun. dred, but that the taxpayers will again bo made to gwent blood? = ‘These oxpoctant ofliccholders aro now howling for Hannon, With patrouage ho proposes to purchiso the snpport of various fuctions, As Muayar, Hanuson, howover much disposed to bo acunomical, cannot bo, ‘Lhe exigencies of lis candidacy aud tho olamors of tho rabble of oftive-seckers, speculators, aud contractors will compel him to surrender to them, aud the City Government will sink into tho wonkness, corruption, extravagance, and dias, honesty which marked tho rule of “ Colvin- iam" under the Peoplo's party, ° . Wo submit to those interosted in tho wel. fore of tho'vity, tnt thero is a markod dif. feronca iw the oandidsey of the two mon. Watonr is a candidate for Mayor committed opouly ton continuance of tho honest aud prudent policies that have governed this clty sino 1876, Whnt these policies aro overy citizon kuows, and what theso ‘polices havo accomplished nit honest mon acknowledge. Wananr's candidacy oxtonds no further thao the oftice of Mayor, and ho savke to uso’ or abuso that oflice,for no porsonal or ulterior purpose, Uanison, on the contrary, has no muvici- pal polloy, 4a ig all thingy to all anon; ho aro most numerous. proposes to be drunk or robor, wastoful or economical, conseryntive or spendthrift, firm or lox, honest or corrupt, Justas the bummor'’s inclinations may desire. Ho will say ‘ no” to no soalnwag or schomor who flattera hin vanity and promotes his ambition. Ho caros nothing for tho office of Moyor except nan means of romething higher. Ho is a parti- san, Becking the ofllca ns n Deimoarnt, to uso it ns a Democrat, to enable him to control the Domocratio party, for his own advauce- nent as a Demoorat in the Demooratia party of tho Stato, In running for Mayor, ho con- nidors himsolf a candidate in {not for Gov- ernor, and that success in the local candidacy seeures him the enndidacy of his own party for tho highor oMec. Wo appeal tothe poople of Obicngo, to Ropublicans, to taxpayers, to property-own. ora who can hardly muot presont taxation, to owners of homestoads, and to mon who live by thoir daily onrning:, to all citizens of all parties whe have a diroot personal interost in tho welfare of tho city and in maintain. ing an Honost and economical City Govern- ment, whothor thin isn timo to abandon the good that wo havo to follow Oanten Hannt- son’s ‘‘oagh,” and prostitute the City Gov- ernmontto that geutlemau’s ambition for some athor office? Shall wo give up tho best municipal yovornmont the city has ever had, and tho certainty of its continunnce under Mr. Wriout, to onable. Canren Hanntson's confoderatos to add two millions of dollars a yoar to the city’s tnxos to hire and buy tax. dovourers to how! and work for him until 1880 for Governor? Aro the people of this city by their indifferonce willing to invite the calamity of this man’s election, and thus again reduco Chicago to bankriuptoy and givo it over to the rulo of the rabble? THE INDEPENDENT VOTER. ‘Thore is a considerable number of, persons in this country who profess to despiso both tho great political partios of the time. Thoy refer to both in terms of contempt, and aro carofal to distribute their exprassions of con- tempt impartiolly between the two parties, A favorito remark with them consistg of quotation from ono of Smaxsrrane’s plays: “A plaguo o' both your houses.” Tho mam. hers of this clugs, 8.0 rulo, refuse to vote; but, if thoy vote ot all, it is usually,on tho sido of ,tho “outs,” on the ground that no chango for the worso could be mado, and hence by voting for a change thoy argue that thoy throw their influence in favor of re- form, through the doctrine of chances, It follows, since the Republican party has boon. in power since 1861, that for a long time theso judicially-inclincd persons have, ns a rule, boon voting the Democratic ticket, Many of them voted for ‘Tsnpen in 1876, and, through that yote, he camo within an ace, ao to spenk, of clection. Some of theso persons were very innch ashamed of their votes in 1876, aud honca voted for Republican Con- gressmen in 1878, It ina good time to re- ylow tho ground upon which this clasg of yotora stand, aud inquire whether the posi- tion they take is tenable in reason. Ara both partios equally unscrupulons, ond honca equally dangorous to good govornmont? Now wo assert that the membership of the Republican parly is more intelligont than thut of the Democratic party, If the propo- sition is disputed, wo cite tho fact (1) that in every Jargo Northern city, in the districts whoro illiteracy provails to the greatest ox- tont Democratic maforitios aro largest, and in tho districts whore intelligenca is most widely disseminated Ropublican majorities are largest; and (2) that the samo is true of States throughunt the Union with scarcely an exception, Witnoss, as to the first point, the Cities of New York and Chicago, and, ns to the second, the States of tho South as compared with thoso of the North. ‘Tho rule we have laid down in regard to iMit- eracy applies to crimo, divisions -of tho conntry, those dtstricts In tho politics! which yiold tho Inrgest product of crime are Democratic, and thoso which yiold the loast product of crime aro Republican, Whero Democrats aro most numerous, there tho rights of fo and property aro loss secure than “whore Ropublicana In sooiotary divis. ions, thoso sections which approach more nenrly to’ the ideal in civiliza- tion ara Itepnblicnn, and those which are but a stop removed from ao stato of barbnr-" ism aro Democratio, unt theso propositions aro true has bogn demonatrated not only once, but agaitinnd again, by National, Stato, aud local olections. It follows, gonorally, spenking, that tho Republican party is nioro worthy of conf. ‘lence than the Democratio, party, since its anemberah{p, wherever the ont is snscopti- De ef application, js shown to bo composed of tho bottor classeg of citizons; for it will searcely be disputed that the charactor of a given Adminixtration must partake to o grontor of Jess dogroo of tho character of the gonstitugney by which it is placed in powar, It is not to be prosumed, for instance, that a Congressman chosen from tho old Fivo Pointa Distriot iu the City of New York would, in tho coursa of bia law-making eareor, Bool by his acts to win the applause of tho people of :tho most respectable district in tho city, but rathor that he would seo to cater to the wishes and passions of tho poop!o by whom ho had been onco choson, with a view toare-cloction, Thus the imprint of the vices oud crimes of his constituenvy would be found upon his entire’ carver in the Cougross of the Nation, Tienve tly: conclusion is irresiatible that the Democratla party, roprosonting more igno- raneo, vice, and crime than ia reprosonted by the Roputican party, Js, other things being equal, less worthy ta rnlo, ‘Tho pretense, then, of tho judicially-Inclined cluss, that Loth parties aro equally uuscrupuloug and consequently equally dangerous to good goverienent, is manifestly falso. Tt is not uccorsary to dony that ovils exist in the Re. publican party which ought to bo remedied, It may cyan bo admitted that the favorite romark of tho class to which wo refer, that a voto for Democraoy or Ropublicnniam is n choice between two ovily, fa truce, It ig true to this extont: tnt all hu. man organizations aro imperfect, aud uot only linbla to err, but linble to ho abtised and then hurt by dosigning aul cormpt mon, While the Ropyblican party was lerguly in the ascondent it may have bein wfie for tho judicial class of votors to cast thuir ballots for tho “‘onts,” in ordor that miducod majoritios should servo oa a restraining influence. But with this class it ig no longer o quostion of strongthening the mluority with the view of warning the ma. jority. , Wo have reached a polut where tho roads fuzk, Shall the remnant of power which remains to the Ropublican party bo taken from it, and supremo power confided to ‘the Domocratio party? Is thoro any great issue with which, in the opinion of tha judicial clasy, tho Democratic party ia mora compe. tent to deal than the Nopublican party? We know of none, No question of publio policy: of overshadowing importanco presents itaolf, , Which party shall rule? Which party will, under all tho ciroumstances, rulo bost? 'Theeo nro tho questions which tho votors will bo cnllod to pass upon at every election to bo holdon'from this time forward to tho national contost of 1880, Daro tho judicint class, tho independant voters of the country, confide all the inferosta of this groat nation to tho handa of n party within whose rauks it is conceded are to be found n largo ma- jority of tho ignorant, vicious, and criminal class among forty-five millions of people? THE COMMUNIST DEMONSTRATION, Tho foroign Communiata have indulged in a two-dnya’ jamboreo at tho Exposition Building, aud have had full liconse to onjoy thomselvea in their peouliar way. ‘The crowd wasn vory Inryo ono, ahd the Com. munists proper were undoubtedly reinforced by thousands of people who went thoro partly from curtosity and partly from sym- pathy, Tho rush was so groat nud tho crowd 80 uncomfortable that the demn- gogues who lend the unthinking and oxcit- able foreign mob wore not avio to deliver the speeches which they had prepared, so that {here was vory little opportunity for talking. ‘The motley multitude was loft to crowd, and elbow, and entertain itsolf, and this it did, prinelpally by swilling and amoking, and in witnessing the drills of the “ Lehr und Wehr Verein,” the “Jagers’ Verein,” and other armed organizations who do not. rckuowl- edgo allegiance to the militin Inwa of tho Stato, and nto not under any control except that of the demagogues who mislend thom. Tho remainder of tho time was spent in jubilnting the good time coming, when tho Stato and City Governmonts nyo tobe crushed out, and tho proporty of tho cltizons confis. cated aud divided among tho ‘Socialist Seotions,” Tho alleged object of this meeting was to celobrate tho establishment of the Paris Commune and the attempteg seizure of tho Government in 1871; but the real object was to raiso funds for the purchaso of rifles and ammunition and tho prossontion of the eleo- tion campaign, nnd to fire the Communistic heart with tho hope of running half-a-dozon of their candidates into the Council. It was not necessary for thom to lay down guy platform, ‘Thoy have but ono platform, aud what that is, is indicated by their sympathy with the murdorous Paris Commune, ‘They have but one purpose in viow, and that is nulyersal contiscation of property oud to drag overything down to ono common Ieyel, ‘Their motto, ‘All for one and one for all,” sufficiontly explains what they desiro to ac- complish. Thera 1s nothing in their plat- form that is connected in the most romote manor with theiuterests of tho city. ‘They propose no measures for its financial rolief, for the reduction of taxation, for re. sistance to corrupt rings, for the protection of proporty, for the development of cduca- tion, for the benofit of public morals, or for enhancing tho prosperity of the city, On tho contrary, it is a platform which strikes at the rights of property, and tho privilega of the sarnor to save up his wages and profits so that he may haven home of his own, It sims ono of its dendliest blows at tho sanctity of roligion and the family. It menaces the school and tho university, It secks to bar tho progress of invention and improvement of industry by discouraging every Iabor-say- ing maohjuo ond dragging labor down to tho primitivo modes of nomadic tribos, It strikes st overy Jaw that guarantees protection to individual prop. orty and the peacoful onjoymont of the same. Tho offoct of Communism is to destroy every incontive to action or effort by rofus- ing to allow any man the enjoyment of the products of his own hands or brain, It soaks to drag overything down to a low, dead lovel, whore the multitude may bo con. tent to subsist and vegetate without an am- bition hero or a hope heronfter. Its only idea of government is that it shall bo a great paternal, national soup-house, to support tho community in a sort of Nonpolitan lazzaroni oxistonco, where tho laziest follow is the best off, and whero tho man who Inbors hardest and -crentes tha most is (he biggest fool for so doing. It nocossarily reduces pro- duction to the scantiest amount ou which the community cau subsist; for who will work oxtra without compensation ? As thore ia to bo no price paid for surplus productions, no one will have any more mo- tive to produce a anrplus than have tho an- imala, Tho ‘All for cach and cach for all” brotherhood schomo will rosuit in ench being poor, all, being paupers, ns tho naturally provident and industrious will bo dragged and tied down to tho low level of tho shift- leas and thriftless clomonts of the system, Such {gy the sum aud aubstanco.of tho pro- posterous idons that inspired this forvign gathoring at the Exposition Building, They have no purposo in view that doos not in- volvo the revolution of society and tho de- struction of every priuciplo of individual rights, porsonnl liberty, aud religion upon which sociaty rests, They will find, howover, that tho Amorl- enn people ara not disposed to allow the in- Auguration of that system of confiscation and revolution which thoy are sovking to procipi- tate, Confidont in tho strength of their in- atitutions and in the law of individual rights, thoy will allow the widost latitude of apeech and opinion ; but if: Communism over at- tempts to carry its thoories into practionl af- fect, it will be promptly aud vigorously deult with, Monuwhilo it ia the duty of overy good citizon who rospects the Jaws and rights of porgon nud property, and dosircs to have ponce and ordor, to mect Gommuniam at tho ballot-box and bury its candidates out of aight, It will not ho creditablo for the good unmo of Qhiengo if it is allowed to gain ground in the forthcoming elaction, ‘Tho Malue pedestrian, Haunttan, played hog when it was propused to give O'LEARY aud all tho other walkers €23,000 cach out of the stake- money beforo diykilng it, and lield out for $1,000 only. The net receipts were 838,800, uearly. It they had been divided on the $2,000 haals, the men would have pot this: Howell, $4, 000 plus 50 p.'¢. of rematndor.$16, 400 Kos, plus 0p. ¢. of romalnder,, 10,040 Harriman, $2,060 pins 20 p. cof remaluder, — 7, O'Leary, $2, 006. istes basseenzes, OUD Manniatan, however, insisted on the arrangement, with the followlig results Howoll, $1,000 plus 60 p. ¢, of remalncler.$17, 400 Enuw, ‘$2,000 plus 10 p. c. of reupindyr,. 10,840 Hnerimosn: Ft iy o.ufremuinder, 7,560 O'Luury, $1, bu0,. fee Tt is nat surprising, re, that the simple Foglishinan and the guileless Chicagoan stoad calinly aside and jet the keen Yanko front Maine drive og sharp bargain by whieh he lost $200 andl they cum out $1,200 aliesd, Fora man who has as many dieeases and do- fects ag the auld imay’s mare in tho Scottish ballad, or Jetruchio's horse, wut who {a cudeay> coring to accompliuh 2,700 successive atrukes of paralyais in 2,700 succeasivs days, the yeuerabla Sage of Grantercy Purk scoms to got through 9 good deal of work during each diurowl reyotu- tion of the globe upon ite axis, During the past fow days ho has bad introduccd into the New York Loglslature a resolution fur remoy- dug a corrupt insurance official, which was de~ feated by an allignce of Tammany and machine Republicana, ao fact which will increase the rural Democrats’ hatrad nnd suspicion of Tammany; he hos secured Mr. RANDALL'S re-election to the Speakership and loft ‘THURMAN out in the Arctle cold; he bas cap- tured alt the county offices in New York, and {s after the scalpa of the Police Commisstoners; and altogether {t looks yery much as if whon Tammany Ifatl holde {ta annual eloction next month Mr. Katty would como cascading down the front steps, and a grand transformation scene take place instda ropresenting the Old Man as the Now Boss. Mr. Kruny’s Now York Dapers may well scream in bic type, “ Thie is Revolution!” That ts Just about the size of it. But there is no use fn screaming, Mr. Ksnur may as well make up his mind to seo TinpeN renomluated by acclamation next year, Let Lim consult Miss Juriet Conson as to the most appetizing methods of serving up the gamy and uutritlous crow, Our esteemed Now York contemporary and namesake attributes to Senntor INcaLsa, of Kansas, the paternity of a plan for remoylug the uegrocs of the South to Kansas or a Territory, which really should bo fathered upon Senator Winpos, of Minnesota. It also prints 8 benu- tiful story of the good Profeseor of the Kellor- man Boarding-Schovl, Parie, who "from his tmotest hotise has scnt out two Prime Mints- ters," who “'{a as proud of the Premier of the little Province (of Quebce) as he Is of the First Minister of the great Republic (of France), and {n quoting these two examples to his pupile In a paternal address hos sald to thom, ‘My chil- dren, follow in the footstens of Ricrtany Wap- Dinaton and Henne Gustava Jour’ Un- fortunately the Hrench Premier's name {s not Ricuanp, but Wituram Henny, nr . Brother Dan, of the New York Sun, haying contributed much of his animal warmth to- wards hatching out a clutch of Reform duck’s eggs Inst November, {a disgusted to sco the product taking to water, quacking. Joyously, Rab for Tiupenl? For many days Jast fati ho cried, No King, No Clown, To Rute This Town,” and assisted materially in replacing Kenry and Forex by Coorgzn and Grezy, Now ho {a talking mystically about: “the stiont bowstring aud tha sharp but equally silent dag- ger," and declaring that he can stand TILDEN, but he will bo condemned if he can etand the Literary Bureau too, Wo fear that he will have to, though, unless he comes over into tho Republican camp, or takes to the woods, i “During a practice at the Bar for forty years," said Aanon Bunn, “tho meanest man that I have over known is tha ono who turns State's evidence.” It seems to us that the twin brother of the man who turns Stato’s evidence fs somo fellow who cntangles on woman, Ike the gray- headed scoundrel Ontven admitted ho had done, under oath, nnd then “goes back on her.” ‘There is sume excuse for the criminal, whon the gallows or the penitentlary stares him fu the face, to try and dodya the fron grip of the law; but there is nothing but contempt duc the vile creature who comes forward to canfess his own meanuess for the sake of injuring a woman, —— In his specch at a screnade the other night, after bis defeat for the Spenkership of the House, Jon BLACKBURN gave 6 0 renson why ho wished to be elected, that he wanted to show the people of the North that those who followed the Confederate flag were now as honcat, loyal, and patriotte ns those who fought on the side of the Union. That would bo like an old Mogdalon asking admission into the Church for the sako of showing the ladies who had never lapsed from virtue what a chaste and correct life she could loud when thero was sufiictent inducoment, to make tho trial. a Nobody knows exactly, oxcept Col. INasr- 80LL,—und ho, like Mosxs, may make mistakes in chronology,—how old Davin. was when ho tell so desperately in love with Unraws wife; but we know for ao certainty that Ston CAMBRON was very near four score when he mado the acqualntauce of the Widow Ontvzn. It isnot {n evidence that Mre. Untam made og much trouble a8 Mrs. Oxtver has, but there wero fewer lawyers then than now, ond perhaps the personal expenses of a “lady” were less In those carly times than they arc now in Wash- ington, * ——a—__—_ On the theory that ux-Sonator and ex-Secre- tary,of War CAMenon fs na chaste a3 the ma- jority of our public men in Washington, {n't there a pretty loud call for the Rey. Mr. Tan- Mage togodown to the Federal Capital aud make a tour of inspection and observation? Undoubtedly, if the Brooklyn acnsationallst will make the visit, ho will find food tor several ser- inons, and his texts may relate to the conduct of those who occupy exalted positions in the uation. See The Washington Jost remarks in eloquent, doubte-leaded type, ** We ara not yet convinced Uint Mr, Ti.pen’s candidacy {n 1880 can bo af- forded by tho Democracy.” This {s cyidontly au oversight of Mr, T1nDBN’s, who will proceed toconyince” the J’o#tin duo time. There is nothing so conyineing as sitting beneath the droppings of the sheldnah, ark—and bar’l, ———_$__— Worsey very justly remarked upon his death- bed: ‘itad I but cultivated ny lows with halt the zeal I did my brains, they would not havo left mo in my old age without a batrul of ereenbacks salted away out of the gato- money.” The British Government bas sent agents to New York to buy 600 mufcs. ‘This {a seoing ex-Senator Bannust, of Connecticut, and going lim 501 batter, . ‘Che Duke of Connaught offered ‘to go broad and fight the Zulus, but his Imporlal and Royal ma said, “You connaught.” His Lou's 9 Prusi In spite of the provorblal assertion that there is nothing like lather, a New York barber has been outwalked by a nowadealer. ‘The motto of the #ago-robbers in tho Black Hills fa, “Conquer and divide.” * | ‘Thero’s nothlug so successful as socesh, PERSONALS, ‘Mr, Tildon's barrol has ernshed John Kelly, Now pastures make fat calves, sud so docs new sawduat, Mr, Tilden’s paralytio stroke has just about killed Buss Kelly, ‘he Widow Oliver is ondeavoring to be 4 Diggor man than Elizabeth Tilton, Herbert Sponcer und Wilkio Colling are both recovering from soverv attacks of {Ilness, Bob Ingerroll and Mr. Beechor have abol. twhed hell; but why didn't they leave ua hell and abol{sh Texan? ‘Vexas immigration will doubtlosa be atim. ulated by the probability that the Immigrants will ba used for targets. “tTohn Shormau,” says an exchanga, * has contracted the Presidential Itch." An application of 1880 will cure it, Why is Widow Oliver so dreadfully anxions to marry Mr, Cameron? He fa quite old, aud be cannut Hye much tonyur, ‘The next the O'Leary wulka Rowell he will watch hia opportuutty ang surreptitiously sway stomacha with hin, A million copies of the Life and Advon- tures of Bon Butler are to by printed—for Sunday- achoul books, we auppysc, ‘The Mi ght of negroes from the South ia throwing a good niany worthy and industrious bulldozers out of employment. Modjeska’s maiden name was Helena Renda; yet wo belive sho drinks very raroly, and then nothing but a little light wine, | The Rev, Justin D. Fulton bas mounted the lecture-plutform; hence we suppose ho has Vecome tired of preaching only to himeclt, “Naturo," says Donn Pintt, speaking ‘of MeGarrahan, ‘'ahitted tho brute force of the bind leg to the frout wboulder.” dir, Donn Piatt ovis dently confuses Mr, McUarrahan with a mule, and, considering the thoroughness with which ho was sod up, Wo are not surpriaod at It, a Oe | The Peoria Prelate's Lectura on “The Mistakes of Moses,” A Wholesale Deninl of the Ins spiration of the Biblo, The Mosaic Account of the Creation Inconsistent with Scientifis Discovery, A Doplorable Exhibition of Vulgarity aud Elippancy. Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, or, as he s more fa. millarly known bere snd turoughour Hlinofs, “Bob” Ingersoll and "Popo Bob,” wns “on his native heath" again yesterday, after de. lehting und astonishing the cities of the Kas with his eloquence, his brillant satire, and fits general rattling and shaking-p of theologicay dry bones, and the reception hu met with on its Teturn to the elty whera ho fs ro long and go well known was ‘nothing Iess than a genuing ovatién, The mere announcomont that he woult lecture on that now famous subject of hi “Somo Mistakes of Moses,” was suMcient to draw together an audience of large proportions, But tho expectation fell far short. of the Teality, By 2 o'clock in the afternoon all the seatson ths firat floor of Haverly's were reserved, and fale an hour later standing-room was the best that anybody could get untess he cared to alt direc. ly under the root. Haverty's nas not contained snother such audience but once this season, and that was on that memorable night when Goratce song in “I Puritan! That of yesterday fell g little behind, but only a Mttle, and tt was easy toseo that the distingulslicd locturer appre elated and felt proud of this finttering reception on hfs return to the Metropolis of the West, Itwas justo little after 8 o'clock when the lecturer, necompanied by Gen, I. N. Stiles, ap. peared on the neatly set stace, amidst the wel. coming plaudits of that large and unusually tn. telligent audience. Gen. Stiles did the intra ducing, and ho did It, too, in hfs usual graceful and elegant way. Quistly stepping to the front, he said: “A brilliant, genial gentleman, o man of brain, and with o heart as tender as a woman's; a man greatly respected and admired by all who. know him, and greatly detested by many atong those who do not, and do not agree with bimin opinion; a man who does Iils own thinking, who says what he thinks and thinks boforo he sass it, 1a about to address you in review of n erest historical character. He will do this from his own standpolut, and In his own way, Had ha Uvyed a hundred years ago und eueeeeded in doing this, he would, under the forms of Jaw, havo been imprlsoned, ff, tndecd, he were suffered to live, his children taken from lim, bis property conflacated, his vama traduced, und bls memory vilitled. ‘Times havo changed. ‘Ihe world of thought and opin-* fou moves as well ns the world of matter. iio tmay speak to you hero to-day freely and with- out reserve, Ho may give bis honest thought, You havo como here to hear lim, und not me. Let me introduce Lim—Col, Robert G. Inger soll, As Cen. Stiles turned to Col. Ingereoll, and the latter arose, came forward, aid vowed, on other burst of applause assured lim of a wele come and a thrice welcome back to Chicago. When the enthusiasm had somewhat subsided, he began in hia happy, get-down-to-businces way to say just what he had to say. It waa substantially as follows: THE LECTURE. Now and then somo one asks me why I am endeavoring to interfere with the rollgtous faith of others, and why I try to talto from tho world the consolation naturally arishur froin a uellet in cternal fire, fLaughjer.| Aud I anawer, want to do what little Dean to make my. coun- trv truly free; [ want to broaden the mteilectuat horizon; L want to show that wa can differ va all these questions and yet grasp cach other's hands to common friendship. [Applanse.) £ want, in the first place, to freo the elurgy. bam agreat [riend of theirs, but they don't seem to have found it out generally. jLaughter.} I want to show that every miniater may not bea parrot, not an owl, sitting upon the dead limbs of the trea of knowledge and hooting the houts that have been hooted for 1,800 years, bul f want toghow that cach one cau bo an investi gator, a thinker; and Lwaut minister aud con gregations grand cnough 60 that they will nos only allow hiu to thing, but wilt demand of him thathe think and that he wtll give to thém the honest play of ‘his thought. As it is now, they arc employed like attorneys for the plaintiff ot defendant; and if a few ple know a young manin the nolzhborhood—mavbe he hasn’ta very good constitution, and {s hardly healthy cnougt to be wicked [laughter]—a young man who hag shown no decided talent, it occurs to them ho will mako a minister, (Laughter.] They con tribute nnd thes sond him to some school. [t turns out that the young man hod more mau in him than they thouent, and he changes his opinions, Eyary one who contrlouted wilt fect himself (ndividiiatly swindled, and they «lil follow that young man to tho graye with the poisoned shafts of malice und slander, I want to ses overy one live free, 80 that a pulpit will net be oa ofllory. ‘They have in Massachusetts, ut a place called Andover, a kind of a mine lster-factory, und covery Professor in that inctory takes an oath once in five years,—that It aslong as the oath wil! Ins.,—takes an oatll once in flve years not only that ho hasn't during the last ive, but, so help Iiiin God, he will nut daring the’ next tive, inteltectually advance. [Laughter.| Aud probably there is no. oath they could cusier keup, [Renewed laughter.) Since the foundution af the fustitution thera hasn't boen due cose of perjury. [Mure laugh: ter.] They dolleve the sanie creed they taught when the foundation-stone was Jaid. Ani not when they send out a minister, they traln hia and everybody knows U2 WILL SHRINK AND SHNIVEL UP and become solidly stupid from day to day, growlng up without the alr of Uberty und the sunshine of thought. I want to free the schools ot Dir eountey, 2 want to show that whens Presbyterian finds somo fact inconsistent with Mosos, ho will inind the fact, [want to show that it will not be the worau for bin for hae discovered thla fact. I wish to see au cterudl divorce and goparation between church ud school. {Apnlause.) Thecommonechool is tho brend of Hfe, but thero should nothing be taught Jn tnt school except whot somebody kuows. and any other should not be iuintained by 4+ system of genural taxation. [Applause.| 1 want hese professors go that they willteil eyeryehiny they flnd, dhut they wii! bo fres to jnyeativats {n dyery direction, and will not be trammeled by the superstitious of our day, What hus re Higion todo with tactat Is there any such thity 44 Methodist mathematics, Presbyterian botany Catholic ustronomy, or Baptist biology! {Lanele ter.) What has any form ot superstition or re Hgion to do with a fact or with any acicncel Nothing, except to hinder, delay, aud embar- ross, [Applause] wane to free the pclivuls aud T want to free the politicians, so Uaat a mat wou't have to pretend he ts a Methodist, or thut hla wife was a Baptist, or hfe yrundmother 4 Catholic—so that he cun go through a caine puiza und, when he gets througn, will sal honv of the dust of bypocrlay upon his loncee [Applau 1 want the peuple, splend ugh when they desiro some mc to make laws for them, that they will take ono Wb? knows somothlng, who fas brain enoush tv prophesy the destiny of the American Hepublicy ho matter what bis opinions inay be upelt 91d relehas subject. Suppose wo are tua storut oul at sea, and the billows were washing over our shiv, and tt whs necessary that sume ono, abould reach the topsall, omit & man’ presented himself, Would you stop hin at the foot of the mant to fod out bis oplinon o the five polulaof Calvin? What has that to 8 with tt) Congress hus porn to do with tt, i any number of Congresses, and, fram what es exporfonce 1 have had in Washiugton, very Hite th ana ony kind of religion whatever: sughter, Atter aa ieee to his magnificent audlentéy ancl asking them to forget sect and remeute Uhat they Were mombers of ove human faults he took up several points of: anctunt belle a aut gad his hearers, had they been hort under them, would no doubt have believed then, Had they beon born fn Turkey, must ut them would have bee, Mobummedans, and hue plicitly believed thut Gabriel wus so wide bye Lveen the eyes thatit would tuke a auiurt cae B00 days to Make the Journey, [Laughter anybody bud deoled thts, ho would have called a dangerous man, trying to THAR DOWN THB FOUNDATIONS of society, und the pertinent question amo! tho falthtal would hye tens What do xa propose to give us tu piste of thatangel! ie can't afford to trade off au angel of that eurt 2 nothing. (Great laughter.) Had tuey lv oun