Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1879, Page 4

r ig : | ) ; t 4 i. a * SHAS ale ne plea hers hace rahe tat 2 Cea + es } { } é a q . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY. MARCI 27, 1879-TWELVE PAGES. Dye Tribune. c. TERMS OF. SUBSCRIPTION. RY _MAIL—T! ANVANCE—POSTAGE ae 8 anus Halden, sateen pawet WREKLY EDITION, POSTPALD. Rpectinen cooles sent free. tive Post-Ofica address $n full, Including State and County. a Henilitances may be made elther by draft, express, Past-itice onder, or tn rextstered letter, at our risk. ‘TRUMS TO CITY SUBSCRIBERS. Dally, delivered, Sunday excepted, 25 cents per week. Dally, dett¥ered, Sunday tnchiled, #0 tents por week. Aditresn TILE TRIBUNK COMPANY, ‘Corner Madison and Dearborn-sts., Chica, I. Oniters for thi dellvory of Tux Tuimens at Evanston, ‘Englewood, und ftvde Park tefe ta the cuuntiug-room, ‘will receive prompt attention. ——_—=== TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES, ‘Tix Cntcaco Thinuse has established branch oMces for the receipt of subscriptions aad advertisements as sgt YOItm—Toom 20 Tribune Dullding. F. T.Mo- ‘Manager. ‘France-No. 16 Roo de 1a Grange-Batellcre, i. Manter, Agent. : TLONDON, Eng.—American Exchange, 449 Strand. Henny F. Gtitta, Agent. BAN FRANCISCO, Cal.—Patace Ifotel. WASIINUTON_D. 19 F sireot. MeVicker's Thentre. ‘Madison street, octween Dearborn and state, ‘1. M, 8. Pinafore." Haverly’s Theatre, Dearborn street. corner af Mouroc. of John McCullough. * King Lear." Engagement + Hooley’s Thentre. Randolph street, between Clark and LaRalle, En- agement of Mme. Modjeska, ‘'Frou-Fron.” Harmlln's Theatre. Clark atreet, opporite the Court-Hinnees, Engagement of Milton Nobles, **The Phenols," aod '* Man of the People.” MeGormick Hall. North Clark street, corner Kinzie, Dissolviog Paa- oramtc Views. Parls Exposition, Acadomy of Tunic. Fialated street, between Madison and 3fonroe, ‘Var riety ontertatament, See THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1879. COL. INGERSOLL’S LECTURE, ‘Numerous applications ara received by mail and otherwise for copies of Tun Triouxe containing & report of Col. It. G. INveneout’ lecture, '*Somo Mistakes of Moses," dolivercd Inst Sunday in this city. For tho information of those destring tho printed renoit we will state that ft was roproduced in Tie Wrexiy Tatnuss of March 26, and copies “may be had on application at the counting-room, on the tirat fluor of Tux Trinuxe Building. Lexivgton, Ky., will celebrate the conten- nial anniversary of its ‘first sottlement April 2, and is making big proparations for the ovont, Chicago is oxceed.ngly backward in contennial matters; it will not be uble to do any celebrating of this kind for moro than fifty yoars. Prosident Anprew D. Wmre will make 4 good Minister to Germany ; but tharo is a pe- culint fact in connection with bis nominn- tion whitch neods to be brought ont. He is an ardent friend of Sonntor Cownuina. Hoe will probably be confirmed on that ac- count, without trouble. But is it not odd that the President should attempt the con- ciliation policy with an implacnble Sonator like Conxiina? ‘The overture ought to have been from the other rid Tho Georgin ider tthe lorod elomont nough ns a basis for Congressional represontation, in which it counts man for man with the white popula- tion, but when it comes to making up jary- lists uudor the now Constitution s negro in.that it will do well o1 rates as one-twontieth of a white man, Tho now system of impaneling juries places tho matter in the hands of threo white citizons in dach county, and the average of negroos on the lists throughout the State is about 5 por cent; and this, too, is just about the pereontage of chances that a colored man will got justice and fair play in a Georgia court, ‘Tho remarke yesterday of Mr. Banny, of (GOook, in presonting in tho Houso a resolu- tion providing for tho appointmont of on Iuvestigation Committee, showed that gon- tleman to be thoroughly in carnest in hia desiro to trace to their sourco tho rumors that.corrupt influences have beon nt work in the Legislature in the suppression of mengures of public benoflt. Mr. Banny, 18 Obnirman of tho Apeciul Committee, will havo an npportunity to get at the truth of the reports of bribory, though it may woll be doubted whether one weck, the time to which tho Committee is restricted, will be sufficient to thoroughly sift the matter. If, howover, Mr. Barnr's Committoo should strike pay dirt and need further time to completely develop the alloged mino of cor- ruption, there will bo little dificulty in obtaining a frosh lease of authority to go on with the good work. In any event tho in- vestigation should bo stich as to leavo no room for an implication of intended white. wash, Tho debato yesterday in tha State Senate on tho bill to provide for maintaining the re. pairsof tho Illinois & Michigan Canal ro. bulted inthe passage of tha bill toa third reading, and indicated its final passage sub. stantially in its prosont form. An oornest appeal was modo by Senator Wurtine in bo- half of o State work which las proved and will hereaftor provo of inculoulable valno to the agricultural intorosts, and which, owing to the designs of. tho railrond ‘companica, now requires some of its surplus rovenues in years post to keop it in operation, It was manifent in the course of tho debate that some of the Scnators from tho rural districts still chorish the delusive idea that tho Chi- sago Luke-Frant property can be gobbled for the bonefit of the caunl, but ainee they aro not dispored to approprinte money to carry on the litigation that auch au attempt would create, and thero being no chinuco for litiga- tion without money to carry it on, Chicago | has no occasion for alurm, and will bo glad to soe tho Hmitation in the fourth section of tho bill romain in lio of the more conolusive smondmont which Sonator Iippie sought to attuch to the bill. Ata Republican meoting in.the Fleventh Ward last evening speeches in favor of tha election of A. M, Wartont as Mayor were made by the Hon, Leonaup Swett, and the Rey, H.W. Tnow4s, pastor of Contenary M, E. Church, ‘The appearance of two such ominent representatives of tho Bar and tho Pulpit at a gathering of taxpayers interested in good government for Obicago is an indi- cation of tho strong intereat felt among o elses of citizens who ordinarily mix but little im politival affairs, and it is also a re- minder to the non-political clement of the taxpuying community thet thoy must exort themeclvos somewhat if they would make sure of continuing in eafo bands tho management of municipal affairs, Whother Chicago shall be governed in the intorost of honesty, oconomy, and good order is a ques- tion which clergymen and lawyers not only havo aright, but are in dnty bound to dis- cuss with their fellow citizens. A fow spesches like those of Dr, Tuowas and Mr, Swern, nnd the attondance at tho polls noxt ‘Tuesday of all good citizons, will cloot every candidate on tho Republican city ticket, —_—_—_—————__ A negro having committed a horrible crime nonr Fort Scott, Kan., tho people of that region gathored at the town Tucsday night, broke open the jail, and strung up tho pris- oner. ‘Ihe fury of the populace seemed to iucronse witha contomplation of the crime so promptly oxpiated with the culprit’s life, and their vongeance wos only appensed after they had built a huge bonfire in the public square aud burned the hateful corse of their vio- tim to ashes. ‘Tho citizens of the town eay the country people are mainly responsible for the extraordinary proceeding, re The Commission provided for by the ‘Treaty of Berlin to administer the finances of Eastern oumolia has given up in despair and retired from the ficld. Thoy declare tholr uttor inability to execute the provisions of the articl under which they hnve been at- tempting to act. It appears that the ropro- sentatives of the different Powers composing tho Commission havo not worked in har. mony, but, on tho contrary, have all along been playing at crosé purposes, Added to this, the people among whom they have moved have genorally sought to binder and rotard the work of the Commission, and, taken altogether, its mombors have had a disagreoable and at times dangerous work on hand. : = Close upon tho bloody duel at Atlanta, Ga., whoroin Col. Arstox was hunted down and murdered in open day, and tho tragedy at Marshall, Tex., resulting in tho brutal mur. der of tho gallant Portsn and the serious wounding of Basnrmorx, there comes from the South o third most terrible recital of —alaughter for revonge. ‘Tho details of tho killing yos- terday of Judge Etzsorr at Frankfort, Ky., by Gol, ‘Tox Boronn are ench as to horrify a civilized world, An unsuccossful litigant in a case recontly decided by the Ken- tucky Court of Appenls, of which Jadge Enuorr was a member, Bu- yorpD planned his revongo with awful deliberation. With a londed shot- gun ho stationed himself at o point whore two of the Judges wore certain to pass, and whon Judge Exitorr mado his ap- yenranca ho shot him dead, and would have excouted similar vengeance upon Judgo Prrer had not the Intter fortunately placed himself ont of the range of Burorv’s gun. Tho friends of the assassin aro unable to ne- count for the perpetration of go foul a crime oxcopt on tho theory of iusanity,—a defense that is usually sot up whon uno other pallia- tion is possible, “NEGATIVE LEGISLATION,” Tho Democratic manogors in Washington think they have made nu important discov- ery. ‘They assert that no Prosidont over vo- toed a bill that simply repented on existing statute, Tho statement is palpably uutras, because every bill that places a new statutory construction upon any quoation involved is a repeal of the statute which proviously gov- erned such question. Tho statomont, how- over, is mado tho bnsia for the Democratic programme to confine tho action of Congress in regard to the Election Inw to ‘ negative legislation,” nnd to avoid all legisintion of an affirmative charactor. Thatis to say, thoy propose to repeal nll tho national statutes for tho protection of polling-placea and ballot- boxes at Congressional elections, and to pass no law asa substitute or pretended snbsti- tute. This action, thoy say, the President will not dare to disapprove, becouso thero is no precedent for a veto in thé cago of ‘neg. ative legislation.” By parity of reasoning, then, the Prosident wonld uot be justified in vetoing s measuro which ropealed the United States statutes against counterfeiting or robbing tho mails, It is oasy to con- ceive of » Congrosa undor the control of State-Sovereignty Democrats who would take the extreme ground that the Gonoral Gov- ernment has no “authority to punish crime, even when it attacks Government property. Holding that the Stato in every onsa is on- titled to the right of determining how all thieves and forgers aball bo punished, such n Congress would logically instat upon re- pooling tho United States atatutes for .tho provontion and punishment of those crimes in the caso of mail-robbing and counterfeit- ing. Thon the President would bo expected toapprovo such a repent becauso it was merely 4} nogative logislation,"—merely ropealing an oxisting law and not enacting a now law! Ordinarily this statemont would seom to bo unreasonable, but it is scarcaly moro so than to maintain that tho Prosidont is hound to align o low repoaling the statutes for tho protection and punishment of tho crimes of illogal voting and ballot-box stufling, To understand the merits of tho proposi- tion and estimate the duty of tho President in the prominos, lot the cage bo rovoraod. If Congress should pasa a statute authorizing or condoning ballot-box stuflng, oxcept os it might be regulated by the different States for themsolvus, the cause of public mornlity, if not of political integrity, would demand that tho Presidont should veto such a mens- ure, But tho Domocrats are siming at this yery same purpoge through thoir so-called “nogative legislation.” ‘There aro now statutes for the suporvision and protection of the national olections, aud for the arrest and punishment of tho repoators, ballot-box etuf- fors, aud bulldozers who rosiat those laws, ‘The Democralia proposition to repoal auch atatutes {u tantamount to an original proposal. tion lo grant immunity, so far as tho Gon. eral Governinent is concerned, for the crimos agalnat good morals, and good governmont involved in tho frauds upou the ballot-box, Unless tha Prosident could be justi- fied in approving 9 measure aflirming the right of every nan to cheat and swindle inn uational cleotion unless restrained by Stato laws and locat authorities, he will not bo justified in vetoing a measure donying such right. If therois any lack of proo- odent for votoing a reponl measure, it arises from pn lnok of procodont m Congressional repeal of etatutes desiguad to protect good government, to promote honesty, aud to punish criminals, It isa crodit to proced- ing Congresses and Presidents, as well ov the Amorican people, that thore ia on abe souco of model for this sort of ecoundreliem, ‘Tho purpose of tho proposed ‘negative legislation” inust bo koptiu mind, Itis to enable and encourage future frauds on the ballot-box in national elections, and to secure immunity for all who have indulged in these corrupt practicos, The State and people of Illinois must uuffer the pains aud yenaltica of national misrule, because the roughe control the olection of Congrossmen tn New York City, and tho bulldozers thoue of South Carolina, Louisiana, and Misalssippl, rican descent is a novelty. presided over by n notorious white Domo- erat of tho blatherskito stripe is a gronter novelty. Sucha meoting addrossed by on ultra Bourbon, Democrat Is o still greater novelly, meeting wns, howevor, held in the Second Ward of this olty on Tuosday evoning last. Under the name of the Colored Domocrat- ie (?) Club, a few colored mon and o large number of unwashed white non assembled at 670 Stato stroot, and Capt, Convert pro- aided ovor tho motloy collection. body knows Oapt, Connerr, and knows him to be the nolsiest among nolsy Demoorats; aman who believed (and still secrotly be- lioves) that a ‘‘nigger,” a8 ho delights to call the colored huran, has no rights that a white man is bound to respect. Connetr said he was proud to reflest thit ho was tho hoad of a colored (‘ niggor ") club numbering seventy-five straight-out Demo- crates, Rison mounted the rostrum and eulogized bis Engle, and informed the crowd that hoe proposed to “carry his bird to tho cornor.of La Salle and Adams atrects, and to locate it thera for the next two years,” not all that Canren said to the colored Demoorate (?), their votes to the Itepublican party, but to cote the Democratie ticket, holler” © eno!" and rake in the pile? This proposition produced “+ wild onthusiagm,” from which fact thechar- actor of the assemblago may bo imagined. With beautiful consistency Mr. Hannison eonelnded his addross by urging the blacks whom ho had just advised to sell thor yotes, but not to deliver them, to prevent fraudulent voting on the part of Repub- Neonat orat, Caanney Oastenon, told the black and white Demoorats that the Republican party didn't freo tho slaves! that it bnd never dono anything for the colored people! that Divina Provideuco froad tho colorod people! that Crimea ngainat the ballot-box aro not to bo national crimes, subject to natlonal roatraiut and punishable by national Inwa, but are to bo declared operative In every caso whero tho State or oity authorities convive at them ot tolerate thom. Such “nogative logista- tion” as will bring sBoug. this condition of things strikes at tho root of the American system of Govornmont, The word ‘olco- tion” will lose its original meaning. peoplo will have no chotcs in the selection of thelr law-mnakers, for tho thieves and roughs may prevail in cortain States and cities by foul means, and thus nullify tho freedom of choice elsewhere. doniecd im Mississippi, for {ustanco, that the Democrats rula in that State by war- rant of intimidation and violonco, and not by title of votes, posed by tho Domtocrats is designed to extend tho Mississippi plan throughout the country, and Congress and national law-making aro to bo subjected to tho control of the scoundrels and bulldozers, just as tho Logislaturo and tho law-making of Mississippi are tho rosults of frond and violence. And it is ‘ negativo legislation” with such anamo on this which tho President mnst not voto, forscoth, for Inck of proce. dont! The It is scarcely & mofjority of froo Tho ‘nogative logiatntion” pro- in Congress The Nne of argnumont adopted by the Democrats is not only too pucrile to deceivo oithar the President or the country, but it is ontiroly inconsistent. with the mannor in which the Domocrata propose to pass thoir “ nogative legislation.” If there wera really “on absence of all precedent for tho veto of repeal measures; if tho veto of such bill really involved any threat’ or danger to jus- tice and right; if the Domocrats were satie- fied that their proposed action is propor and commendable, and that it will recsive the sanction of the American people,—would they, under such circumstances, evor droam of attacking the repeal of the appro- priation bills ns a means for coercing tho Prosidont into assonting theroto? Cortainly not, In the conviction of reatitude nnd with tho assurance of popular approval, they would pass thoir proposed roponl as nn into- pendent mensure, let the -Presidont voto it, aud then appeal to tho country on the morits or the issue, tho country will not approve of statutory immunity for olection frauds; it is becanse they desire to save thore of their own party who aro alrendy undor indictment for violat- ing the oxisting law; it is because thoy de- siro desperately overy possible opportunity for fraud.as the only prospect for Democratio success in the next general election, that they seek to coorco tho President into as- senting to their villainous schome by threat. oning to cut off his salary and doprivo his Administration of tho moons nocossary for its support, cedure is tho best ovidenco it wonld be pos- sible to have of the iniquity of their echema, It is because they fenr that Tho Democratic plon of pro- ——_—— A CHARACTREIBEIC. DEMOURATIO MEGI- A Democratic mooting of citizens of Af- Such a meeting Stntes-Rights Kentucky Such a Evory- Capt, And then tho Hon, Oanren H. Han- But this is He advised his hearers to sell Thon that sweet-sconted Demo- thore had never beon any such thing as bull- dozing at the South! and, finally, that tho Demooratio party, not the Republican party, fought the wars of the Union in the late un- pleasautness! Ono Dawson, a colored Demoorst, had the chook to sny that "at the South tho Demoornts wore the colored mon's bost friends." Ho wonted the colored men to vote eo that they would get some offices. The bummor Lawcen, a chenp white fraud, promised n for “ divvy " of officoato colored men If thoy yoted the Domooratic tickot, Oye Wasursa- ‘ton, awoll-known colored dend-boat, '* want. ed to ses colored mon ‘elected to office,” Ho oxpressed himaclf as in mortal foar of the eloction of Gant in 1880, which, in his en- lightened (?) opinion, moant an absolute mouarchy, ‘The meoting olosed “with an invitation to all presont to step up to tho bar and take what they liked, which invitation waa acoeptod with a magnificent burst of enthusiasm,” Wo moko this oxtonded reference to 4 charactoristic Domooratic ward meoting to show to the publio and respectable Demo- orate tho kind of canvass Mr, Oanren Haunt- son iy making for the Moyoralty of this city. We make it to show the charactor of tho atatement and arguments put forth by, Dom. ocratio sponkers in support of thoir tlokot. We make it to show that tho atatoments aro genorally not only fnlav, but grossly so, and‘ that the argumonta upon which thoy chiohy rely consist of appeals to their followers to put forth prodigious oxertions, in ordor that thoy may be entitled to a share of the spoils of oflice, Wo make it to show how it do- grades aman to become a Demo-Confed pol- itiolan, Wo make it to show how a Domo. eratia demagogue, will falsify ond mie. sopresent on the stump. We make it to show tho sublimity of audacity and impudence of which the Damocratio party, whether of the Nation, a Btato, or a city, ja capable. If thore bo in Chicago a caroful, thoughtful colored man, who can read the accounts of the moet- ing to which we havo roforred, as published in the new Democratic organ, and then, fresh from tho perusal, go to the polls and volo tho Domocrntic city tloket, we should like him for exhibition asa phenomenon. Out of such meetings no good oan possibly como. From the party that holds such meetings ond indorses the sentiments expressed thero- in, nothing but evil can ronsonnbly bo ox- pected. It ie to bo prosumed that auch a porty, if placed in power, would inorenso taxation, squander the pnblic money, and 50 corrupt tho publlo service, ruin tho city's oredit, and agnin plunge it into bankruptoy, from which condition the Republican party has but lotely rosonod it, Wo warn Repub- leans that to give the Domooratic party control of tha affairs of tho ity of Chicago is to plungo it into an abyss of disgrace, shamo, corruption, and dobt, whioh will cost taxpayors millions of dollars of tholr hard-oarned savings. ‘The varnish of respectability prosontod by the Demoorat- fo tickot fan dolusion and o annro, The out side of the platter may bo comparatively clenn, but it is filled with doad mon’s bones and all mannor of uncteanness.. Tho dis- guating detaila of the mecting to which wo have called attention show that no aontiment ig too basa to evoka tho rabble’s applause,and that the more abandoned and unscrupulous the domagogue tho mora abject and enthusi- aatio the rabblo following. ‘There may be respoctable taxpaying Dem- ocrats who intend to volo Canran THanntson and his spoils-sceking crowd into office. If there bo auch, wo give them notice that they will dearly pay for it in pockot and fecling before thoy get rid of the consequences. CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES, Wasnixaton, D. C,, March 20,—-Tho Sonate Cominitres inquiring into the alleged frauds in the late clection, Senator Wattace Chairman, to-day examined Mr, Gontast, late Secretary of tha Sen- ate, Hosald that daring the Congressional cam- palgn of 1874 about $100,000 was. raised for Re- publican campaten purposes; $03,000 from Federal oficors and employes by voluntary contribution, and the remainder from friends of the party not holding oftice, Perbaps $7,000 or $8,000 camn from Congressmen,. No contributions wero asked from National banks, as euch, A canvaes amnong wealthy fslende of the canes in New York City re- sulted in obtaining about $13,000. Thero may have been some bankers contributing, Some Indy employes of the Government insisted on contrlbut- tng. Of $100,000, about $25,000 was expended for documents, about $12,000 was paid employes of the Committee, and $8,000 for furniture and general expenses. This left $55,500, of which $64,000 was nent to different States, and $1,600 waa pal to speakers for expenses, Of tho bal- ance, $5,7U0 was lost by the failure of the Ger- man-Amorican National Bank, and $300 remain on hand.—Asaoclated Press Disnatch. ‘This is bat o beggarly oxhibit in the way of a sonsation, The Republican campaign of 1878 in thirty-oight Statos cost $106,000, or leas than $2,800 for cach State. Tho ox- tont of the corruption by this fund cannot have boon cithor alarming or serious. But the money was not oven prponded in a vory dangerous manner. Twenty-five thousand dol- lars was expended for documents, $12,000 for clork hire, $8,000 for rent and furnituro of committeo-rooms, $1,500 for speakers, :36,700 was lost by a broken bank, aud'$300 remain on hand. Tho wholo sum distrib. uted in the thirty-eight States was $54,000, or an avernge of $1,421 por State, which sum in thoso days could only imporil the liberty of the country or corrupt the integ- rity of voters upon a scale so diminutive that the oxpense of on investigating commit- too is hardly warranted. Nor was tho revelation os to whero the money was obtsined any moro sonsational, Eight thousand dollars was contributed by the’ Republican mombers of Congress; $18,000' was given by some wonlthy citizons in New York Gity. No monoy was given by tho National banks, Somo monoy was subsorlbed by Indy clorke in the Dopnartments, Tho reat was given voluntarily by porsons holding office undor tho United States throughout the country. The contribntions from thoso was about $86,000. The numbor of Foderal officers in tho United States is in excess of 86,000, ‘The total ‘oxactions” from the “‘ army of oficcholdors,” therofors, did not average more than 31 conts per head. Asno man was required to give anything, no man was punished, or consured, or criticised for not giving anything ; and os all that was givon waa mainly donated by thoso who could afford it, and did it voluutarily, any attompt to make any partisan capital out of the financial affairs of tho Committoo must. prove an utter failuro, Tho avernge ronder will prob- ably reach the conalusion that the monoy reported as sent to tho States was so much thrown away. The campaign of 1878 was mainly won by tha enorgy and ability of the mowspapors, and conspicuously of a comparatively small number who unfaltor- ingly kept tho issuo of honost money boforo the country and compolled tho wenk-kneod and timo-serving candidates of the party to stand on that platform. It was due to the persistent efforts of these papors, of which ‘Tux Oproaco ‘Tainung was one of the chiof, that the party was not botrayed, sold ont, and dufented by selfish candidatos, scok- ing trades with flat lunatica to secure their own success, ‘The monoy ‘sont to the States” wou sont mostly, if not wholly, to beggarly newspapers calling themaelvos ‘‘organe,”"—doad-beat concerns managed by Nitorary bureaus of brafulows paupers, ‘Thu auioney was utterly wasted, bocause it may be accepted as an unquestionable fact that, whon o newspaper is sunk go low as to writs begging lettera to election committees for money, such a paper is without influenco, without respeot, and id an injury to the party it profossos to support. TO THE CHICAGO GREENBACKERS, ‘There is undoubtedly a large mimber of voters in this ag well aa other oitios who honostly believe in the Greenback theorios, and who are willing lo vote with a separate Greenback organization oven in local elec. tions as a moans for promoting tho intercsts of the National party, But those who are aincere in thelr couvictions ara governed by tho purpose of advancing the cause in its bearlogs on tho national currency, and they have no dosira to bo used as cat's-paws in the intorest of any loca! faction or traded off ‘by their local londers, Wo direct the attontion of such porsons to the following Washington dispatoh : . ‘Greenback men, numbering thirteen, had a meeting at Judge Ketugr's rooine to-day, March 24, and agreed to stand together an all political questions, Inregardto the attempt of the Democrats to attach political leglela! to the approprlativa bills, thoy decided to oppose it and take aides with the Republicans, This important actiun increases the perplexities of the situation for the Democrats, since only by full snccess in keeping their entire force on tho ground can they hope tocurry thelr contemplated legislation through, * ‘Tho accuracy of ‘this statement is not questioned. ‘The Greanbackers in Congress aro resolved to stand and work together os the best policy for advancing tho intorests of the special cause to which thoy are dovoted. They havo done sqthusfar. In the Speaker- ship contest thoy voted aeparately for a candidate of their own, When it came to the Florida contest between Bisnex and Hott, they voted solidly (with a single ex. coption we beliove) with the Republicans, as a party to tho rascally conspiracy. bears his full share of tho responuibility for a matter of right and justice, So in tho strugglo botweon the Democrats in favor of dishonest oloctions and Republicans in do- fongo of honest cleotions, the Greonbackors will ogain voto solidly with the Republicans, Thoy evince a disposition to act indepand- ontly, fairly, nod juatly in alt polittenl questions betwoen the old parties, and linve ovidently come to tho conclusion that auch a course will best promoto thelr cause in the Jong run. Inncting with tho Republicans in this straggla thoy will ronder the Domoéentia majority vory moll and precarious, and it may bo that tho Groonbnckers will actually furnish tho moans for defeating tho Democratla con- apiraoy for ‘ froo frauds on the ballot-box.” All this finds a special application in tho ponding local oloction, While the repro. sentative mon of tho Groonback parly in Congress nro taking the indepondent and honorable stand on political quostions which wo hava doscribed, the Chicago Groonback- ors are asked to yote for and to elect Mayor Aman who is a consplonous apologist for and was an active promoter of the Demo- cratic froo-oleation fraud couspiracy. Oanten H. Hanrtson, o8 9 momber of the ‘into Congress, wad one of that mnjorlty which insisted upon attaching tho obnoxious po- Htical legislation to tho appropriation bills, and one of those who favored adjourn. ment without passing tho sppropriation bills when the Sennte refused to become Ho tho oxtra sesalon of Congress, which will cost the country millions of dollars, and will contribute to tho continued derangemont of the business interests of tho country. When he came home, ho was welcomed by Domooratio crowd, and oulogized in o State-Boversignty addrosa especial- ly commending his part and revolutionary frea-fraud proceeding. Ho replied to this apoech by roiterating his full sympathy with the Demooratio-Confod- orate programme, by empbasizing his devo- tion to tho pernicious doctrino of State-Sov- ereignty, and by oxplicitly approving the plan in the arbitrary for intimidating the Prosident to which the Greenback mombors of Congcess refuse their ranction, Greonbackors of Ohicago are asked to sup- portas thoir candidate for Mayor! ‘This is the sort of rnan whom tho It docs not seem possible that mon who sincorely and conscicntlously sympathize with the Greenback party nnd ita aims can consont to voto for Oarten Ii, Hannison under those circumstances, thoir party, if not their own individual sonso of consistency, must provont this stultifiea- tion. Tho eloction of. Hannzgon will be con- strued as a Domocratio victory. It will go forth to the country that majority of tho people of Chicago approve the, Congres- sional bulldozing which the Domocrats have inaugurated. It will place thalocal machinery inthe honds of the Democrats to be used to promote tho stccoss of that party in the national election noxt year. have been bronght about, if nt all, by tho co-operation of the Greenbackors in do- flanco of thair Qongrossional loaders and ropresontatives, and in plain contravention of their own convictions and intorosts, the oase stands, it is cortnin olthor that Han- n1son will not recoive the votos of the Green- baokors in this city, or that the Greonbaok- ors of this city are not in harmony with tho aims and purpose of the National party, but are merely organized na a tender to the State- Soveroignty Demoorats. Their duty to Finally it will as THE SALES OF FOUR PER CENT BONDS, ‘Tho subscriptions to the 4 per cent bonds have practically ceased, tho bonds boing now for solo at less than par, ‘Tho reason for this iso ‘vory plainone, Since Jan. 1, or within the first soventy-flvo days of the pres- ont yonr, no loss than $270,000,000 of 4 por cont bonds have been sold at par,—n financial operation that has not been accomplished in any country at any time. This immonsa sub- scription haa been mainly made by the banks, and largely upon speculation, Tho torma of subscription wero an allowanco of 1 per cont when tho subscription was for $81,000,000, and one-tenth of 1 por cont additional whon tho subscription was $10,- 000,000. The bonds wore issued as of the date of tho subscription, and wore delivered in exchango for the 6 por cent bonds at tho ond of ninoty days. Inu oither caso tho subscriber hod throo months’ interest, which waa equal to 1 per cont, in addition to the commission. ‘I'hose who subscribod for auing of one million of dol- lara or moro got, therefore, a margin of 2 por cont. ‘Tho subscriptions made {n January will bo payable in April, thoso made in February will bo payable in May, and the March aub- soriptions will have to be paid in Juno, An equal number of 6 per cent bonds have beon enllod in by the Troasury Department, and are receivable in exchango for tho 4 por cents, To tho extent that these 6 per cont bonds aro not dolivorad in exchange for the 4 por cents, tho payments ,will havo to. bo mado in cash, Tho Enstorn banks hava ovordone their speculation, ‘They havo taken too many bonds. within. too short a time, They subscribed for tho bonds oxpecting to sell them, and with tho monoy buy 6 per cents or poy their subscriptions; but their purchaso was in ex- cess of tho domand for private investment. Tho country could not absorb then as fast ag tho banks required to mect their subacrip~ tions, ‘The result is that tho bauks aro now offering the bonds at 99} to private investors, and at thia price private aubscriptions will probably increase, Tho bonds are also for anloin Europo; but the subscriptions aro so lnrgo, and tha timo for payment so short, that the demand for money has ralued the interest on call lonns temporarily. Thero is, however, no danger that tho 4 per ceut bonds will not find asale in the country, There are yarious fustitutions which will seck those bonds, and mon of comparatively small means will gradually take np all that hove boon taken by tha banks, but whioh are yot to be issued In ex- ehango for 6 per cents, It may tako many months to complete thls absorption, but there can be uo doubt of its succes, ‘The Beoretary of tho ‘Creasury has dono what was in his power to avort any financial stringency, He hag directed payment of tha interest on all the called bonds dolivored in advance of the dato fixed for thelr delivery, He has olao’ direoted that the monoy paid into the soveral Goverument dopositories shall bo left on deposit until required by the business of the Governmont, In this way there will be no serious embarrassment for money to meet tho bond unbscriptions, and inthe meantime the 6 per cent bonds will bo returned in exchange. The ‘Treasury Department estimates that not over $40,- 000,000 of these called Gs aro holt in Europe ; the others are all bold in this coun. try ; and, as the interest on thera will cease jo April, Moy, aud June, the presont holders will not delsy in presenting them. Tho only other national bonds offering at par dro‘the 4 por conta, and for tho time boing, if not moro pormanontly, tho monoy roceived for tho 63 will bo put into tho 4s, With tho abundanco of monoy in tho Tronsury and in tho country gonerally, and with the constant: and inerensing flow of it to the United States, there can bo no sorious danger of a financlal stringonoy, Tho banks bought more bonds than thoy could nell within ninety days, and to meot the ex. igency will have to soll some of thom for Joss than par, and will doubtless find ons- tomers for thom through tho country gen- erally. In the meantime, aa private purchas- oracan buy tho bonds of tho banks nt loss than par, thoy will buy no moro direot from tho Govornmont until, the banks boeing relayed, tho price rhall go back again to par. COMMUNISM IN IHEK UNITED STATES, ‘Thore in. a very gonoral improsalon among the American poople that the Gorman Com. muniam which has boon ongrafted upon our GERMAN political ns well as social system, from tho- paront tres in the Old World, contemplates 8 confiscation of proporty and subsequont division, of it, pro rata, among individuals, 'Thia, howover, is not the thoory of Sooial- ism. It confiscates tho entire property of the community ; that is, the individual must turn evorything into n common pool except what he has in him and on him, and it is held by a junta, which may be called tho Stato, all surplus belonging to itnlso, The State then doles out the guuntum suff tor.cach person's exiatence, The State owns overything, the individual nothing; and tho individual is sunk out of sight in the community on com. pletely aa cach particular drop in the ocean, A-writer in tho North Amertcan Review for April, who has watched tho progross of Soctaliam in this country ond mado a close study of it in all its aspects, has drawn f vory careful picture of it, and a aketch of this picture may give our Amorican readors a clear iden of the ends at which Socialism is driving. Conrmunism in America is German Booial- ism, nothing moro, nothing less, importod di- reetly from Germany, the importation aided and encouraged by Brastancx, in ordor to get rid of its lenders, and honded by prominent Gorman agitators like I, Lex, Paut Gnorrkav, Guarav Lysen, and Henny Evupr, all of whom were oxpellod from Ger- inspy. Ithas taken deop root and sproad rapidly during the past six or cight yoors, It has thousauds of onrollod mombers in the various States of the Union, not counting tho Butlerites and Kearneyites, who are sim- ply the vicious classes ready to follow in tha wake of Socinlism in any crusade against capital. It hns several solf-supporting nows- papors, and it has largely increased its vote in the great politicnl contres like New York, Chicago, ond St. Louis, Tt has not yet sont men to Congress, but it has its representatives in Legislatures, in Com: mon Councils, and in various departmonts of Municipal Governments. Its firat National Convention was held in Philadelphia, July 19, 1876, nnd it adopted- the namo of tho “6 Workingmon’s Party of tho United States " and formulated-a constitution, In its appeat to tho country it suid: “ Rise, then, yo sons and daughters of Inbor! Rally round the flag ond carry it to the hights of humanity | Alter and amend whatever wo did wrong or may bo impracticable, but join hands with us for tho establishmont of that fraternal union of tho disinterested and down-trodden wages-laborer which will.rolieve us from the evils of capitalistic society.” - Out of this appeal camo the strikes of the next summer and the destruction of life and property, At tho National Congress, heldin Newark, N. J., in Decombor, 1877, the namo of tho party ywos changed to the ‘* Booialist Labor Party,” and a definite platform of principles was pro- mulgated, Its opening declaration contains tho casonco of Socialism: ** Labor beiug the source of all wealth and civilization, and uscful labor being possible only by and through the assoolated efforts of tho poople, the results of Isbor should theroforo, in oll justice, belong to society.” Again it says : “Wo domand that the resources of Iife—themenns of production, public transportation and communication, land, machinory, railroads, telograph lines, canals, ete.—bacomo, os fest as practicable, the common proporty of the whola people through tts Government—to abolish the wage system and substitute nm its atead co-operative production, with o just dis- tribution of its rewords." Tho Congress then formulated sevonteon moasures ‘!to ameliorate the condition of the work- ing people under our present competi- tive system, and to gradually accomplish the entire removal of the same." After sotting forth its platform of principles, tho Congreas comploted its working organization in the most careful manner, It decided, to conduct its affairs by Conventions, Exocutive Committees, and 9 Board of Supervision,— tho National Convention to assomblo .evory two years, nnd tho organization to be divided into sections embrnoing the whole of the United States, ‘Thore are a National Exoou. tive Conmitteo, a State Executive Commit- teo, so many scotions in each State organiza- tion, and each section bas an Organizer whoae business it is to recruit for tho party. It alao progoribed that’tho party shall main- tain threo oficial orgaus,—the Arbeiter. Stimme (Gorman) of Now York, tho Detnicks Listy (Bohomian) of New York, and the Bvcialist (American) of Ohicago,—and to thogo othors have been added, which are all bitterly hostile to Amorican socloty, Ameri- can industry, and American Government, Such, in brief, is this German organiza- tion which has been implauted among us, like Caanda thiatles, and which haa gained ground so rapidly that it has aston. iahed oven tho Soolalists thomsclyou, It {a already more powerful in this country than it was in Germany when it first at- tracted the attention of the Government, It makes no secret of its design to accomplish its purpose of goneral confiscation by force and violence by its drilling and arm- ing of military organizations in defiance of tho laws of tho State, whouo object ia not to aid the State militia in ropelling invasion or suppressing insurrection, but to resiat the militia whon it secka to enforce tho laws of tho State, ‘Tho writer of the Reoiew articto very grapbionlly desoribes the crazy Utopla of the Socialiat; ‘Universal brotherhood, comfort and plenty, free railways, free tele graphs, free boor, froa tobacco, froe theatres and amusements, gratuitous instruction, au end to improvement by Iabor-saving machin- ery, materialism to replace religion, ‘the mere opinion of nations,’ the State to be ho unly orsal sole proprietor ond adminis }- trator of the entire property and industry of the country ; paternal State help in every lreotion, all men to feed and fatten at tho publio crib; iu fact, an end to care and trouble, or individual responsibility,—the Person to be sunk in the Stato.” And what does this Utopia myolva? What is the coat that the people of America would be called upon to pay for the establishment of Scolal- win? The destruction of our present form of govornmont; of the prosent system o socioty; of tho oxiatenco of tho’ hemo; of thorights of tho individual; of the church and the school-honso; of all Inbor-saying machin. ory which promotes tho comforta and happt. nosa of the world; of tho growth of business and progross of civilization; and of ovory in. sentive to Inbor and ambition torise that now notuate mankind, 'To drag humanity down to ona common level in which no individual could bo distinguished, and in which the stupidest and laziest man would bo tho hap- piost, ia the direct ond ond conclusion of Soolaliam, ‘Chia is tho issue tho American pooplo will soon be called uponto meot, and, to judge from the growth of this foroign syatom, tho timo is not far off. ‘The Massachusetts Labor Bureau got together some odd statistics as to the prospects of work- ingmenin that State, and some of these aro printed in the Jast annual report. Of the work- ingmen lnterrogated those who gave any answer wero divldad into the followiug classes: ‘*Bapect to lay by enough to suppork mrselt after Tam GG" .... sree een OS ** Prospects ars good, and hops todoso".. 2.1 ‘Do not expect to support imyaelf after Lam “"Not with present pay ‘' Expect to doa pativer if those tines last" ‘*Not at my prenent business". «6. 'sCan just now live on my wages”, ‘Noa prospect of saving anything no ‘* Cannot savo a dollar". *' Do not pay m: **Not by day Jal “Lite maurance and savin “* With preaent condition: want to Hye to be 05 y now" ‘banks broke me" f business, don’ The Washington Jtepudlican deules scml-of- ficiaily the report that the President fs * weak ening? fn his resolution to veto the free-fraud amendments, and adds, “ witheujaany violation of copfdence,” that a majority,AAl not every member of the Cabluet, fa in favor of the res tention of the lawa in question upon the statute-books, This fs good news. ‘The report that the President and Secretary Evanrs had disinterred some old Whig principle which forbade tho veto of any except unconstitutional acts of Congress was haying a very damoralizing effact upon the party. SS aa Tne Trius orroncously stated yesterday that Justice Vanvin D'Worr had been tn ofico four years. Justice D'Wour has beld the ollicy of Justice of the Peace In thts clty for twenty- five years without Intermission, sevontecn years by election and clent years by appoint. ment. He hos held office continuously to a ripe old age, and during that time always enjoyed the respect and confidence of bis follow-citizens, ——— ‘The statement that Secretary Tnomrson has offerod to give ex-Senator Sancunr o four- months? trip ina United States naval ship, sult- ing his convenience as to deatinatton, is probably untrue, and ft cannot be contradicted too soon or too poaltively. Mr. SARGENT is now a private citizen, and he has no more claimaon the courtestes of the Government than any other former member af Congress. i ———a—— Senator Paypirron’s first bill provides that the principal officer of each oxccutive depart- ment may occupy & keat on the floor of tha Senate und House. The Senator has veda long time abroad, aud fs now imbued witha aense of the beauty of Ministerial Government. But he bas forgotten that true Democratia doctrine {s opposed to that sort of thing, et Connstivs A. Logan, M. D., who has been nominated Minister Resident to Coutral Amer- fea, 1a. a cousin of Senator Logan, and, splto of thin fact, he seoma to be well qualified for tho place, Fils Physics of the Infectious Discas- es,” reylewed in Tus TRInUNE some monthsaro, showed that ho was a studious and obgorylny map, Whatever else he might be, Canter Hannison, spite of his foolishness ns & politician and orator, is notso very objectioua- ble porsonally. “Ifa had good advisers aul “Qecont citizens back of him, he might makea {oir Mayor. But os a creature of the Damocratta party in Chicago, with all that the nameimolics, he would-be aodangerous Mayor. Ho would cost tho city millions of money. i If the people of Chicago desire to rebuke tho honest and efficiont Administration of Mayor Uaatm and nullify {ts work, they will elect Canter Harrison; if they desire to approve and continue it, they will elect A. M, Warrant. | Democratic taxpayors must kuow that tho election of Canter Hannison to the Mayoralty would cost them aud the citys good deal uf money, No taxpayer canmako money faster just now than by working for the election of WrianT. | Thisis théold fight betweon honesty and buminerlsm. PERSONALS. : Edison’s wife is in Jacksonville, Fla. Spring, gente spring, appoars to hava beon postponed on account of tho weather, Tho domands of the South aro not #0 mod. erate as they wero when all it wanted was to bo letalone. 5 Itissoid that the Marquis of Lorno and the Princoas Loulso are to havo a cottago at Now- port thin seasun. Augnatm Daly is coming home from Europe, whithor Le weotto secure material for sore original playa, Local politics have narrowed down to tho question of Wright or Harrluon? Or, in othor words, of Wright or wrong? * Horatio Boymour'’s reply to the persons who want to draw him into polittes syato, **Cheese it; oh! cheese it.” - Strawberries ara in the market, but atraws berrice at this season of thoyoar are extremoly un bealtby—for the pockattouk, . Bimon Cameron ia an orphan, and thé ‘Widow Oliver was cruel and heaeticss to tako ads vantage of an anpeatected youth, Jeff Davis has just become a grandfathor. ‘Tho Grat thing hia new grandchild did was to cry because ft couldn't Lave the Jost couse, The Chinese must go, Clara Morris is down on them, and quite ixely she will presently be heard tosay: ‘Hit om twice, Freddie," Boveral Ohicago divines favor twenty. minute sermons, Tho difcalry In, thata church goer is obliged to wake up before hla nap la half out, Eighteen hundrod and eighty is drawing near, and Charles Francie Adams fe atlll tue most unanimously unmentioncd man in the country. Mr, George Washington Obilds has pur- chased the New York Horld, and that paper, ace cordingly, will be certain to Lavo a real nica obituary, : : Aman named Goorge Washington Jones, of Balluton, N, ¥., has been convicted of perjury: ‘Two-thirds of this mau‘a name appear tohave been all wrong. ‘fhe New York Star enya Onkoy Tall is extremely anxious to revialt Knropo, but let us ‘hope not in the company of another wonan with & wart on her neck. Cornell University has scoured Prof, Vou Holst, of the Germsn Univeralty of Friedberg, 10 dctiver ten lectu there on ** American Conutl: tutional History," - Dennis Kearney, who was recontly whip- ped bya man in San Francisco, was not hurt o¢ bade he might bave boon, and wo may add or # ho should bavo been. ‘The religious world predicts groat futuro punishment for Bob Ingersoll, and aome people a0 20 extreme es evento bolleve that hg will goto ‘Toxas whon he dics, EN Perkins saya he has boon solicited to Join tho ‘*Trath-Tellere’ Association.” It Mere Porkine ts toduced to become a member, wo aball feck confident of the Association's succee: He will, of course, tell all the Hes, and this will pre; vent the other membera from telling anything bulr the truth, .