Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 7, 1881, Page 4

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FRIDAY, “OCTOBER 1, 1881. Tur failure of Mr. ‘Thonms ughes’ col- ony at Rugby seems to be admitted by well- Informed persons. A correspondent of the Paul Mail Gazette, who ts upparently a resi- dent of Tennessee, has been writing a serles of bitter letters about the enterprise, Ite has a special grievance, Inasmuch ts he believes the fallure at Rusby will operate to keep set- uers generally away from the South. ‘Phe English public, he ferrs, will not have the sense to diseriininate betw the barren ‘ands of the Cumberland plateau and the fer- ile fields of Virginian and rich bottoms of Mississippi, Better for them, perhaps, If they do not draw this distinetion, ‘Mhera Is itt! roum for English settlers to take pot- inck around a migre generous table In the Northwest. —_—_— ‘ Guy. Bunnarpe’s successor In “the United States Senate, Netson W. Aldrich, Is not {now as an orator, but ho Is a man of af- tuirs, and has a large business experlence. For many years he has held a responsible position on tho trying Committee on the Distriet of Columbix in the Lower Hous:, aud has discharged his dutles to the sat- sfactlon of his colleagues, It Is getting © be quite n common practiea to promote ‘althfulmembers of the Lower Mouse to tho jenate, Of Senators Intély elected, Hale, Frye, Conger, Miter, Lapham, Aldrich, Saw- ter, Hawley, MeDIt, Van Wyck, oid Miteh- M were formerly members of the Lower House, No fewer than twenty-eight out of wventy-six Senators, more than one-third she whole number, haye served as Represent- Ulves In Congres y eee eee Onx lesson Mr. Conkling may take to heart rom the Inte proceedings In New York. the powér of the press Is not 8 myth, Ie oyves hls downfill to the incessant hammer- ang of the Now York hace and rile, the Eventag Post and Mall, the Albany Jour- nal, the Roehester Democrat, the Buitalo Ezpreas, and a erent number of rural news: papers eympathizing with thom. These Journals represented tho brains and morality of the Republican party, Mr, Conteling de- $pised thom, as he does nll uewspapers, be- tnuso he thought his machine was strong though to get on without Intelligence or Virtue, But he was mistaken, We hope his experlence will be a lesson to those politl vlans who depend on machine organs, rin oy sycophunts and toadies, for honest exe oressions of publle opinion: ‘The support of tspolls-huntlng editor onthe scent for an affice Is absolutely worthiess, ‘Tie astounding rumor fy afloat that Mr, Noseve Conkling fs to be offered tho position of Secretary of the Treasury, ‘There are two reasons why this rumor should be without foundation, ‘The first Is, that the purson In question has no quallfleations for the office. He has given no attention to the suvjects {hat a Secretary of the Trensury has to deal With. Ie has never studied finance, and has no practical’ business experience to compen- _ bute for his luck of theoretical information. Mls name is conspicudusly mlasing from ull she great debates In Congress rolating to the turronoy, taxation, and revenue reform, « Ho tontessed hls Ignorance In general terms during the debate of February, 1874, when Mr. Schurz was doing battle agaist. the ailationlsts, Mr, Conkling’s sole, contribu. don to that discussion, and In fact to all the Juanelat debates, so far as we have been thle to discover, [3 tho following: I deom tt due ta feankuosy not to neglect to Add ny word of warntug agulogt all uchumus Cor vbolesalo iaszoa of {rredugimuble paper money, Funsctuus of ivtuy thinga taugnt by te sotenes uf Ingnce which Ido not know, there la one tuing tdo Kup, having: learned tt from wolch I taluk the saddened and biackened anuuls of many fpochs. Reason: and experlunce convinog wa that we shall luuach Government and people un @sen without shore and w sea without bolton avben we legislate the Nation out upon a sea of Irredecmudie paper money, ‘The second reason why Mr. Conkling Should not bo made Seoretury of the ‘Troas- ury Ig, that, while by lis own confession he Knows Jittles of the sclence of Anance, he snows too much of tho upplied art of ma- chine politics, He would never bo ablo to took upon the Treasury Dopartment as any- thing else than a part of a huge political ma- e-ai~ Ils chict energies would be devoted to turning Inis enemtes out of the Now York Custom-Houso and putting his friends in, Tle would recognize no debt oxeept that of a foudal chicftaln to his humble retatners, and execute no polley save one vf symmetric. alrevengze. It would bea great mtsfortune for Mr. Arthur to begin his Administration with such a personage ag Mr. Conkling ‘at the heat of the ‘Treasury Department. Lf ho were eminently qualified in other respects he would be wnfit from the fact that he has Just been repudiated by his party tn bis own State; and hls appolatment would only be the signal for new discord. Certain of the Conkilng spoils organs have sneerlngly asked to be Informed what Presilent Gartield's pulley was, Tho. New York Republicans evidently thought the Into Presidént had a poltey, for they con- stantly referred to Ht. Gen. Arthur was In- vited to keep his Administration “in a line with tho policy of ts lamented predecessor.” Wo understand that polley to have Ineluded among its fundamental principles the purl fication of the public service; the denial of tha doctrine of “Senatorial courtesy”; economy and efitclency in administration, and “tho conduct of public business on busl- ness principles.” Stans uf this polley were the proseeution of the star-route thieves; the overthrow of Conkllngisin; the refunding of the publle debt at n lower rate of interest; and the inauguration, of practical measures In clyil-servies reform In soveral of tno ex- ecutive departments, Any adininistration which has as goud a record to point to after four months of service will deserve to bo congratulat Tue clearings of Chicago for Inst month were agaln, it will be observed, cousiterably In excess of those of Phitadelphia, ‘The to- tals were $244,121,403 for ‘the former and $200,594,203 for the Intter. White part of the difference was undoubtedly due to abnormal speculation, another considera- ble portion represented & sound business growth, When the conditions of specu- lation—an Inflated eurrency—are equally present inal! parts of the country, the con stant indications of It In one elty in prefer- ence to another merely showsthat the former is the seenc of greater business aetlvity than the Intter, Thera mist be n market before there can be speculation. Corners are less common In Philadelphia than in Chicago be- cause there Is leas capital engaged in the movement of staple products in that city than. In this, It fs a noteworthy circumstance that tho clearings of Chicago Inst week near- ly equaled tha combined clearings of Cineln- natl, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Balti- jnore, and for the month they were In excess of thoso of the three first-numed cities, ————— A RESOLUTION providing for the reorgan- izatlon of the system of representation in New York City and Brookiyn was lost in the Republican Conventlon Wednesday night by nvote of 202 to 197. By the skillful manage- wnent of Mr, George Bliss, who hus apparent. ly changed fronton this question since he wrote to Gen. Arthur about It, the vote was postponed until ail tho other business of the convention had been transacted. The ques- ton did not come up for decision untt after inidnight, when many of the rural delegates had gone home. As compared with the vote taken on the temporary organization, there were elghty-nine absentees, It is evident that the disposition made of the resolution was not a falr reflex of the senthnents of the convention. We do not know whether the new State Central Committea has the power to order a reorgnnization without the authorization of 2 conventlon. if It uns Ht should fearlesly net us If the mnat- terhad never been constilered in the State Convention, No speclal permlt ought to ba required lo entitle Republicans to vote at Republican prlinncies. On tho contrary, 2 system whieh dlsfranchises nine-tenths of the Republlean voters in twenty-four As- sembly districts has its own condemnation written upon its face. We sincerely hope that the State Central Committés will find ihe means to abate this growing scandal. Unless this can be done the Garfield Conven- ton will have achieved, after all, but halt a telumph. NEW YORK REPUBLICANS — GARFIELD AND ARTHUR, ‘tie Republican Convention of the State of Wew York at its sesston on Wednesday last mivpted 4% the form of a declaration an elo- quent wevortal in memory of the late Presl- dent, and from this we take the following ex- tracts: By munilness and gentleness of nature, by lottiness of publia spirit and a disciplined in- telligence for pubtie attains, by tho atrength of political convietion, blended with nu singulur inoderation of tomper and urbunity of ox- pression, above all by that rare and noble temper which dures to De Just, and whieh wlono composes ungry Stites, reconeiles parties, and secures wise reforing, bo was singularly fitted Tur che grant ollice tu which te was elovated by tho free cholce of his fellowecitlzens. The opens Ing of hia Administration bud won the contidence of tho country by completing the refunding of the bie debt; by exposing a vast system of public robbery, and by bustening the prosceu- ton Of the robbers; by its frank dectarition to ask tho wid of Congress to restore the conduct of fable bustuess to business principles, and hy ite rhamphant ciidication of the constitutional ane tharity of the Ezcentive office, Chershtng the memory of bls brave, simpto, and winisvharacter, iuspired py its lofty aims nnd unsuilicd life, apd impressively warhed by: Lircuinstances Of his aseuslnuation, we pledge ourselves anew to the gepat Nuttonil objects to. whieh the late Prositent wis devoted, and whien, aire how bequeathed to the purty which bo so peal served, and of whose name aud wine ho wus so justly proud, ‘There can bono mistaking the character and signiticance of these declarations, ‘Phe first is a bold and emphatiy otlozy of the President's conduet in restating and defeat jng Cunklingism tthe Senate,, and of that refusal to supult to Conkling’s demands Which so offended that Senator as to cause hin to resign, and eventually be cast out of the Republican control In New York. ‘This convention nputuuded Garfield's course In that mutter in the highest terms, and hi so doing declared Hs gratitude that he had re buked onv of the greatest of abuses so. long fostered and supported by Grant's Adintnis- tration, Lt recognized the Administration of Garfleld ng having bequeathed this evidence of {ts purity and of its deyotlon to constitution alprineiple to tha Republican party as sumo- thing most deslrable and te be cherished and adhered to by that party. Every word of this deolaration by the lepublleang of Now Yorlk ts iiiled with meaning; every word of It was fully understood In all of its significance by: every «olegate, and it will bu reeelyed by the ‘country, ns it was intended by the convention it should bo uncerstood, a¥ the purmanent dls- solution of all afliliation by the Republicans of New York with Conkllngism, and aso cordial approval of tho State Logislature in refusing ta elect the Senators who had re signed thelr seats as an intended rebuke to the Presldent, 7 Mr, Contllng declared that ho had resigned because the President had Insulted and had Intended to degrade him, and he asked the Legtsluture of New York to redlect him as a rebuke to. the Presldent. ‘This convention, however, emphatically indorsed and ratitied the refusni of the Legislature to redlect Mr. Conkling and his shadow, and by their sweeping Indorsemont of Prestdent Gartield emphasized the defeat and huwiliation of the ex-Senator, ai ‘The same conventlon, {n that part of thelr address relating to President Arthur, left no room for doubt as to thelr Intention to give to his Administration a support no less cordial than that which the whole country THR CMICAGO 'TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, OCTOBE. liad so spontaneously given to Garfield; nor alld they leave any room for doubt ns to the reasons why they stipported and Intended to sunport htm to tho Inst. ‘They sald: ‘That we havo catire confidence In tho ability, integrity, and patriotte Intentions of Chester A, Arthur, Prosilent of the United States: that hit Iifo-tong record wives the cnrnest uf his Ndolity and devotion to the cause and principles of the Republigan party; and belleving ho witl carry ot tho Intentions expressed by him in his in- Augiiintion address, that his Aduninistration wilt be In ling with that of hia lamented predecessor, tn accord with tho clearty-detined principles and paler of the Repuliican party, and in harmony with the Just oxpectations of those who gave bint thelr euffrages for the high nnd responsible ollice to which he was elected, we tender tu: blin our ontive conildence and cordial support, Hs manly bearing and sympathatic acts in the tine of National aiiction command our respect and adoration, The country with have no ditieulty in une derstanding this language. No man can af- fect Ignorance of {ts full force and signifi- cance, ‘To the men who are hanging on to the verge of polities, who are revolving from one place to nother in expectation of the re- newal of a personal Government and the restoration of the spoils system, this lan: giige, proceeding from the Republican Con- vention of the President's personal and po- ileal friends and associntes of New York, must fall. with « depressing effect, especially Upon those who are expecting to be called into the new Cabinet and, with their friends. and cronies, rule and control the Adminis- tration of President Arthur, ‘The whole tone and tenor of these declara- tions of the New York Republican Conven- tlon will bo aveeptable to the Remnblicans and to the people of the Union generally. ‘Thoy give expression to the universul sentl- ment of tho American people, and the man- her and the terns In which that expression Is Biven Is as creditable to the convention ag it will be gratifylng to the country i THE NEW YORK TICKET, Tho ticket placed in nomination by the Ite publicans of New York on Wednesday isa ereditable one in every respect, and cannot fall to draw out the full strength of the party, . Gen. Joseph B, Carr, who heads the ticket us candidate for Sceretary of State, 1s 8 prominent business-man of ‘roy, in the iron, trade, He earned his military title by serv- lee of the most honorable character in tho fleld during the Rebelllon, having ted to tho front, as Colonel, one of tho tirst regiments of volunteers sent out by the Euplre State. He is also at present the commuter of one of the divislons of the State militia, and one of {ts most effleient oflcers, Having tilled the office for which he has been renomtnated in the most unexceptionable manner for the Inst two years, tha party of his State has done Itself credit by calling him to the front again, Innaming for Controller Ira Davenport the convention followed a custom whiel has prevalled for several terms of plucing the liseal allulrs of the State im the hands of a young man. Tike Mr. Wadsworth, the pres- ent Incumbent (who deellned a renondna- tlon), and Frederlek P, Olcott, the lust Dem- ocratle Controller, Mr. Davenport is quite wu little on the sunny side of 40 years old, and {f elected will take office, as did those gentlemen, with all the advantages of experlence gained tn the management of large private Interests, his own fortune be- Ing among the millions, Like Mr. Wads- Worth, hie has seen service in tho Legisia- ture, where four years in the Upper House have given him ample opportunity to be- come conversant with publle affairs. Jesile W. Russell, who is named for At- torney-General, Is an eninent lawyer aud necomplished and popular gentleman, from the northern section of the State. He hay been County Judge of nis county, and bas an extensive practice in the higher courts, {le ig also u Regent of the Untversity, Judge Finch, who Is named to succeed hhuself ou the Court of Appeals Bench, Is 0 scholarly gentiemau, wiiely known as author of the poem, “The Blue and tho Cray.” Lis retiring disposition has pre- vented lis whining so prontinent a posttion atthe Har as his talents would otherwise have enabled him to take, but his services on the Bench during tho Inst two years, since his appolutment by Gov, Cornell on the ceeasion of the promotion of Judge Folger to fitl the vacancy trising on the doath of Chlef-Judge Church, have greatly extended his reputa- tlan, Silas Seymour, the candidate for State En- #incer and Surveyor, ts new In the politics of the Statu and Httle known, ‘The oflice is not In any sense 4 polltical one, as all the ap- polutinents and so-called patronage In con nection with the canals ara {n the control of the Superiutendent of Publle Works and the Canal Board, QUITEAU'S CONFESSION. ‘The substance of Guiteay’s confession was given to the publle by District-Attorney Corkhill some weeks azo, Its publication at greater length yesterday tna late edition of Vu Trmuse adds nothing that Ig material in tho way of information, but merely serves to emphasize the brutulity of the wretch. It makes the fact evident that Gulteau proceed- ed In the bloody business In the most cold- blooded manner, Me had an eye throughout to his own safety, and even to his own profit. lie desired to make sure of the death of the President beeause he was impressed with tho conviction that the succession would pro- tuct him. Among tho preparations which he made was to sund to Boston for a copy of 4 pamphlet he lad written, ontitled “The Truth,” which he revised and “{mproved," fs ho says, with the notion that his notoriety would bring it Into great demand. Me was anxtous Co uiake some money out of the at fair as well ay to uchlove the glory which ho believed to be attached to “the removal of the President.” ‘There ts one significant point tthe con- fesslon which was not brought out tn the partial abstract of the document previously made public, Gulteau says he had not con- celved tno iden of shooting the President till Conkling realigned his seat in the Senate. ‘This event set him to thinking of the per plexing politieal situation, and Ils distress on this account was Inereased: by the bitter jess of the Stalwart newspapers he read, It Was then that he made up his mind that “If the President was out of the,way everything would go better.” it has been yory gonerally conceded that Gulteaw's erle was the outgrowth of tho spolls system, It has been maintained by hunny persons that Gulteau was a disup- volnted ofilcesceker, and assasinated the President from motives of revenge. Gulteau Ninself says that at tha tine of tho assasina- Hon ho expected an appointment to tho Varls Consulship, for whieh le was an ap plicant, and henes was not a disappolnted olllcesvoker, ‘This may or way not be trne, but hls erlme was none the less the product of the spoils system. t was the spoils system which led to Conkling's attack upon Presitent Garield’s Admin Iitration, to Coukting’s restgnatton from the Senate, and te the bitter factional strife whieh Conkling thus preelpltated, Conk- Ming's resignation was the clinux.: It lime pressed Gultoau with the same dramativ etfect which It was Intended to have, Ho Sevepted it usu declaration of war, and be Heved It would lead toy permanent supture in the Republican party; und thereupon he typk upon himgelf the task of killing the President as “the only way to unite the two factions of the Republican party and save the Nevublic trom goluz into tho hands of the Itebels and Demoernts.” Guitean was o beltover in the spolls’ system, sympathized with Conkling and his faction, and resolved to put the President out of the way in order tocnd the strife which he belleved would splitthe party, nn seeking to carry out hls purpose he dit notdlreet lis weapon against any leader of the spolls faction, but against tho man who was resisting the enerunch- ments of that fretion. Tho ling of dofensa outlined by Mr. Seo Mile, Gulteau’s brother-lielaw and counsel, will undertake to develop pretty fully the Influence which the so-eatled “Stalwart? Movement exerted over a intnd which was already more or less disordered, ns the de- fense will maintain. Whatever impression such a defense may make upon a jury in ex. tenuating Guiteaw's great crime, it ean seareely fail to keep alive public indignation against the vicious business of ultive-broker- age, without whieh thors would hays been vo Wat Upon Gartield aud no assasination by Aiutieau, Ibis not easy to see how Congress ean overlook this plinso of the ease or neglect to provite some remedy ugatnst the ovils of the spoils system, whafever Guitean's fate miny be, There will be no compensation for Guttietd’s Toss In giulteaws death; but Gar- field’s martyrdom will not haya been in vain {fit shall lead upto an abandonment of the Spolls system, OIVIL‘SERVICE REFORM IN NEW YORK. ‘The following is the-text of the resolution offered in the Repnbllean Convention of New York by George Willan Curtls on the sub- Jevt of civil-service reform: Neartily responding to the strongly expressed conviction of the country that tho geeat erie of uasasination was dug to the spirit of fuction dutlucneed by the Lee of plice, and recugniz- ing in tho practice known us the spoils system a growing and powerful incentive to revulntion- ary disturbance, in kecardance with the dechira- don of the lust National Repubilean Convention, and to rear a most fitting and endurlug monu- ment to the memory of President Garielt, wo solumniy pledge to Prosident Arthur our ear- nest aupport in every endeavor to full the purpose announced by bis predecessor in his inaugural address of asking Conrress to co. operute with the Executive In remedying by lw the ubuses of uppointment and removal in tho elvit service. This resolution, Mke all others, was re- ferred to the Committee on Resolutions, which reported Instead the following: That we pledgo President Arthur our earnest support tn avery elfurt for tho enforcement of elvil-sorvics reform, recognizing, ng wa du, tho feb that abuses in connection with the dispen= sution of oflelal patronage muy be largely olf janted ft not whoiy removed by wise and prac- Ucuble methads of adaiinistration, It Is to be regretted that the resolution of- fered by Mr, Curtis was not adopted. Ibwas, In every respect, n much stronger aflirmation of a desire for civil-service reform than the substitute contained. But, nore than that, it was an explicit recognition of the faet Uiat the assasinntion of President Gartield may be directly traced to the provatling system of place-secking and ollive-brokerage. It Is im- portant that this fact should be duly fm- pressed upon the public mind and net per tnitted to fade out of recotlection. It 1s de- strable that the Republican party should bo instrumental In making that fact couspie- uous, ‘Tho New York Republican Conven- tion was ina position to do Just this, It was under the control of men who have gained public sympathy by calling thomseiyes “ Gare field Republicans,” and who had secured the control by the defeat of that “spirit of fae- tlon Iniluenced by the greed of place” so well described In Mr, Curtis’ resolution. ‘Tha resotution was pointed in oth- er respects, It recalled that elyil-serv- {es reform is “in aecordanee with the declaration of the last National Conven- vention.” It polnted out that Its achteve- ment would “rear aymost fitting and endur- ing monument te tho memory of President Gurtield? It reminded President Arthur that his martyred predecessor had fndicated in his inaugural address the purpose of “asking Congress to codperate with the Ex- ecutive In remedying by flaw the abuses of appolntment and removal in the civil serv- fee.” Finally, it pledged tho Republican party of New York to give President Arthur its carnest support in this matter. ‘I'he reso- lutlon prepared by Mr. Curtis was Just such avons ax should have been adopted at this thue, ‘The resolution which was substituted for that offered by Mr. Curtis has nefther tho strength nor tho significance of the other. It merely pledges the support of the party for clyit-seryice reform tu a general way, aud then adds that “abuses In connection with the dispensation of offielal patronage may ba largely ellminated, if not wholly removed, by wise and practlenble methods of adminis- tration.” ‘This woutd almost seem intended to discourage an oifort ut reform by law, though it was the purpose of tho late Presi- dent to ask Congress to pass a law fixing the tenure of amtnor offices, It has been felt by practical clvil-service reformers that the greatest chance for tm- provement and the best protection against disturbanco Nes In this very proceeding. The Now York Custom-House would never have been tho great bone of contention ithas buen. under several Admiulstratlona {€ the employés of that Institution were secured in thelr places during good conduct and efiictent work, without reterenco to n change of Col- Icctors, Wo fear that Mr. Curtis’ resolution was set aside not because its full welght and purpose were not understood, but be cause tha managing politlelans of all tac- ons in New York aro not thoroughly in sympathy with radical clyil-servico reform, If this be tho fact, then the leaders may rest assured that they do not fairly represent tho people in this matter, for it was the popular condemnation of the spoils system which insured tho sticecsalve deteats ot Mr. Conk- ling, Jed to his final downfall, and pineed the antl-Conkling Republicans in control. —_—_—_—— BISHOP WILEY'S REMARKABLE WARN- ING, ‘Tho formal opening of the Methodist Con- ference at Sycamore, IL, on Wednesday last Was memorable for a most extraordinary recommendation made to the brethren by Ailshop Wiley, vf Cinclunatl. It 13 custom ary upon such ovcuslons, especially when they are colubrated {In smull rural localities where hotel accommodations are not very ample, for the clergy to quarter themselves upon the laymen and accept thelr hospitall- ties, which aro always ungrudgingly given, Referring te this practice, the good Bishop jade three suggestions, ‘Tho first was that he hoped the ministers would bring the bloss- {ng of God upon the households In which they were guests. ‘The second was that they shoul not forget the young people, “who wore Just now ns susceptible to the Influence uf good a3 they were when tho speaker was aboy.” -'The third, and now we come to the extriordinary one, wus that the brethren should nut Indulge In kissing, ag it was a dangerous business} ‘Chis romurkable warning opens up a wide fleld for reilectlon, It fa evident from the speclile manner In whitch tho Bishop uttered it, oven asalguing the ryagon for his provest, thut kivaing ns been customary heretofore, or he would not have felt it Incumbent upon him to say anything about it, Of course, if it had not been the custom, the conference would have rlgen with ono accord, and by » unantiuous deniat would have proved that tho warning was unnecessary and even gras tuitous, But noone rose, Not one of the 140 dented the soft Impeachment, from which it would appear that thore were 140 yicthna pleading gullty. It is to bo regretted that the good Bishop did net more specifically define the eXteut of the practice ond the elreum: PAGES. ee ee stances surrounding It, but if the Sycamore Conferenco Is up to the averfige we are led to tho conclusion tint It must be quite common throughout tho denomination. "There 13 anothor feattire of the suggestion which La suméwhat alurining In its character, Had the Bishop confined himself to the mere ailttering gonorallty that kissing should not bo induiged In, it might be passed over as inerely curious, but whon he adds that it ty a dangerous business, without further oxpla- uation, he fmparts to his warning not only an alr of mystery Gul something akin to hors ror, or that feellng of dread which people have in the presence of an indetinable dau- ger, without belug able to tell- why they ara afrald, or oven to accurately locate tho dane ger. It will be observed thatin his genera! instructions on this point the Dishop made no alluston to laymen, from whieh we are to {infer either that kissing fs not practived by laymen, or tat itis not dangerous, and that. tho element of danger attaches only to ler {eat osculation. Why there should be any distinction 1s a problem In physical theology that can only bo solved by an expert, ‘hare isono thing to be sald, liowever, on this branch of the subject, ‘That the Bishop dis- approves of It fs clear enough, and he would not have sald it was dangerous woless he had known ittobesuch, If he knowsittobesuch, how does he know Jt? The Bishopis aman of many years and large experlence, and comes from n State thatis up to most everything. Ditt he speak from personal knowledge? If so, then his own experience would have been ‘atronger warning than the mere sugges- tion, and he could have more satisfactorily explained the danger, it is a litte remarkable, however, that some of the victims, versed in Biblfeal lore, dhl not rise and justify thomselyes, not pure tleularly with reference to projected opurn- tlons in Syenmore, but on tho general fet, per se. ‘Though most of the Scriptural testt- mony appertains to masculine kissing, 9 custom more honored in the breach than In the observance, there are not wantlng many precedents In the Scriptures whieh might ha@ been cited with much force and dircet- hess, and clearly admissible as‘ ovidenco in extenuntion, if uot in absolute: justitication or even as hints of positive duty. Solomon, who was an adept, though somewhat carnally-minded, advoentes the practice for the reason that love is better than wine, Samuel recommends it as a mark of reverence, Paul, who Is tho great ex- emplar, urges it upon the Romans, Corinthians, and ‘Thessaloninns, and Peter is not slow in seconding the motion, ‘The former, Indeed, singles out Phebe, and Pris- cilla, and Porsig, and ‘Tryphena, and Julia, and others to bo saluted, and then, as if tlred of naming Individuals, suddenly gives the general order tosalute everybody with a holy kiss. ‘The brethren, howover, did not avail thomselves of this defense, nog did they even nsk the Bishop to discriminate, which they mlezht hve done, for not all kisses ure dangerous by any means, There ts a,polnt where a line might have been drawn, for there are fervorless Kisses that are as harm- less us Inst year’s: birds’ nests, and kisses no more Hable to kIndio affection than a pail of water would be to kindle a fire. ‘There isthe Abbott kiss, algo, which fs an absolute safety mark, and for years has had no more effect upon Castle than If he were a fossil trilobite. ‘There are, Indeed, plenty of points to which one can go without danger of ralsing the storm-signal, But as no one felt impelled to protest against the sweeping in- Junction, we are reluctantly led to thacon- clusion that they felt there was danger all along the Ine, and perhaps it Is better that Sycamore should remaly an unkissed ‘com- munity than to be exposed to It There are some communities, however, where the de- privation would be keenly felt, and the now departure made by Bishop Wiley woula be regarded as an unwarrantable innovation upon a time-honored custom, = No marren how stupid the Wisconsin Democracy generally are in regurd to matters of principle, they nover neglcet men with “bar'ls''—nat if thoy know thomsolves—whea making up a State ticket. Two years ayo, it wilt bo remembered, the State Convention nom- Innted the Hon. Atexandcr Mitchell, President of the Chicago, Milwaukee & 8t. Paul Itallway Company, for Governor, who is reported tobe one of tho richost meu in the Northwest. Mr. Mitcholl declined the protfered honor, and the Central Committee gubatituted the Hon, James G. Jenkins in ble place, Mr. Jenkins bad no “bar'l,” and camo out of the Gubernatorial con- test tho worst-whipped man who ever ran for Governor In Wisconsin. This year the Demo- cruts are as unlucky as usualin finding a can- didate to provide the sincws of war, Mr. Fratt, or" Niok” Pratt, asho js famillarty called, has finally mmade up his mind to accept tho nominn- ton for Governor just as soon as a person can bo found in Wisconsin who will take upon bitself tho responsible labors inoldent to the Chairmanship of tho State Cen- tral Committac. Fratt inight adopt the custom: ary reference of an old-fashioned letter of in- troduction and simply any, “To whom ft may concern,” which would answor overy purpose. Ag to thoTuutter of campaign funds, Jou Ran- kin's Commltteo on Nominations bad sctectod Col. W. H. Jacuba, of Milwaukee, to run us tho candidate for State Trousuror and furnish the “spondulicka"; but Str. Jacobs declines to spond his monoy in that foolish stylo, and the ticket Is dofectivo in that respect. Col. Jacovs Js notonly arich bankor and a prominent busl- heaa'mun, but ho Is also a representutlye Ger- man-Amorican citizon whose nomfuation and election would be espectully gratifying to that section of the Wiscousin Democracy. But as tho caso now stands, tho Bourbon tioket is minusu candidate for that important office, Jacubs wili keep bis ducata, and the sound of lamentation will be hoard In ovory saloon in ‘Wisconsin. SSE ERRrETeeene UE ONE of the most tittlug tributes to the Jate Gen. Hurnside was that of Gen. Shorman, who reeuntly wrote a privato letter to Col. Goddard, of Providence, exptaining why st was impossible for ni, a8 General of tho Arayy, to pay militury honors by a gonoral order und salute to tho de- ceased Bountor, yreatly us he should bo pleased todos, Gen, Shormun goes on to says Tdoupt if any amount of words or iilitary pompcauld tierenge the love, aifoction, and personal respect with which all classes, old and young, rich and poor, rogurded Gen. Burnalde, {a was the very soul of honor, and tho oxtraor- dinary kindness of bie heart made bin pecullariy beloved by bis old army comrades, who profer to think of him away back to the tines of tho Moextuin war, und whon ho fought band-to-band, with the tloady Apuchus who aro wiving us trouble today In Now Mexico, Tmust not be drawn out into the mewories of the pust, but I assure you that Ivhave spent so muny ‘happy hours at his bospitable table at 13 Hi atreet that L bardly know whatlcan do to mark my Joyo and respeet for bis memory, If you toll mod will be obiived, Bee Pe PHUILADELVIA must ba a pleasant place in whlob to reside just now, Tho Press of lust ‘Tucadny Buys: Tho carnivut of crime, if tt may bo so callod, which bas boon celebratud in’ Phitadelpbia dure dus tho lust fow duya wus uxbibltod by tho ume Dur aud churastor of tho cases of sudden and violent deaths inquired inte by the Coroner yes- torduy, Thesu numbered ulue in ull, and three of them it is belleved—two of them cor- talnly—were murdera. ‘Tuo oxhiuit, bowevor, dovan't cod bere. On Sunday tive youuy rut Hund, who invaded a told jn the Jower part of the city to induixo in ball-playing, wero shot, wore or eva surioualy; thuro wero assaults on twodit ferent pollvemen on tho same duy with deadty weapons; while yestorday, when tha Court of Quarter busstons opened the October term, tt was with un overcrowded dovk of otfundure, churged with orimes ranging from petty larceny to nesaull with jatunt to kilt. Tune Russian Lilshops who were con- downed to wolltary iuprisoument by the Czar Nicholas, In 1854, have just Loon released, after 4 coulinameut of twouty-ive years. Thoy duter adifosent world from that thoy loft, and will hover bo able to supply tho awful blatus in their ives, Thoy will nuver be ablo to catch up, nor to fully understand the change. Writing of fact, the New York Times says: ‘o them Napoleon IU. la etiil Emperor of the Frouch, ‘They kuow nothing of tha Frauco- Prussian war, nothing of Itallan and German unity, of: the dismambormont of ‘Turkey, of Fapal TBC hy nothing of our Civil War, of ovoan cables, of the Suez Cunnt. fsmarok, Benconsfotd, Qambetta, Lincate, Grant, ure to them tere Mines, Not personalltios, A quarter of a century, Ole with events which will bive tholr intlteney in alnping tho world's bistory for centurtes to come, had been druppedt out of tholr lives, ‘Tow thurousnly wide-awake tin, Bich ug the average American ts, this alone wold bo terrible punisiment, Even after a six weoks’ shooting 3 tho wouds, or nn ocent yoyaye of ton days, naman acoustamed to keep himself woll informed has a sense of irreparable Joss, He never cat quite make up his dutiaien- oy nan student makes up lost fessons. Dr. Kane, roturutig from along voyage of Arctie yxploration, ant pceutintaly down to the files of a New York newspaper; but the averse man has velther tho thie nor the taste for suet drudgery. The dilly chroniole of tho press contains much that is trivial ne doubt, much that Ip wnprofituble, or harmful it wy plense, torends but the man who has once formed tho newspaper hibit, na all inteliuent mon do, fecls ‘no toss nora keenly than that of his iorhing. Journal, and reconelies blinaclf with fofinit dit. Noully ton total ignorance of whut is golng on In the world from day to diy. ed Wites the Ohio ox {s-gored tho Cinctunal editor Inments. Not long ago somo Clnothnat! inen cnn to Chicago and won about 82,000,000 by means of n whent speculation, taking the money and thomselves home at tho same thne. A Sow weeks Inter some of tho crowd visited Chicago ugain, and this time thoy lost about $100,000, In n vain effort to culleot which some Chienyo brokers patd a visit tu Cineinnatl, Thole arrival was milo tho occnston by the Gorette for the preavhiug of a sermon on the evils of grain gambling and speentatiue on jnarging, and that paper susested Interforonvo Ly Congressas the most eifectual remedy. Of courso all tulle of thia kind [a nonsensical in the extreme, aud onty renders more apparent tho ludicrous position takon by the Cincinnati edit- or in a vain alfort to distract public attention from tho very disreputable game of bunku practiced by tho Ohio grain gamblers, Tur Now York Post Is greatly oxercised and troubled in spirit because 2 ateamship com pany whose bonta ply between Now York and Coney Istand had tho audacity tostimulnto trav- cl on its Ine by offering prizes to the holdors of certain tickets, the award to bo mado at the ond of the soason. Just why the Port should cry aut. 80 loudly over the Incilicluncy of n police force. which permits 1 lottery of this kind to bo car- ried an ‘fs not clone, but thon tho Post has al- ways had more of a reputation for placiduess thnu for porsplcnolts. $$. Tue United States Consut-General to Rou- mania writes that 91,000,000 busticls ot wheat wero exported from that country fo 1680, and also romarks that tho implements used In hyr- vesting thia finmenge crop are oxcoudingly primitive, the plow in general use bulug simply an fron-tipped troc-branch, while grain is still cut with reteklo. Me thinks that manufactur- ora of Americau farm-macbiney would fod a good sule for their waros in Itoumnnia, and ad- vises thoin to send agents there at once, a As Arule, travelers nro vandals. 1t has beon found necessary to surround the famous cedars of Lebanon with a fence, in order to pro vent tholr being carried uway plocemoal by tourlats. r — LAKESIDE MUSINGS, “Me and Arthur are gutting along first- rato.'—Ihulstead, M. Mr, Platt didn’t foom up very conspicu- ously In the New York Convention, Ho meroly lovked over tho transom and went away. A Foot-Ball Association has been formed at Murvard College. Oir educational institu Uons ara keeping right abreast of the times, Kalakaua went through Chicago as if he had been suddenly sent for. It lookens though somebody had told bim that Lieb lived here. ‘The New York Sun says that “ we are in- formed Maud 8, has zone into winter quarters."* Verbaps Maud and Bir. Dana buve begun a cor- respondence. * People who imagine tnt Mr. Hayes ts out of polltics are mistuken, Io was recently elected Koad Commissioner of Fromont, [t fs under stood that nt tho official recopttons of tho Rohd, Commissioner no wine will be served, Tho Chicago Domocrats named a olubafter Jroquols,,and tho next day the ownor of that horse declurcd him out of an Important race. ‘White Mr. Lorillard 1s in favor of handicaps, be alsoremembura that it 1s possible to have too much of a good thing, An item which is going the rounds states that “Senatur Cameron's daughter, young Mra. Bradley, bas made tho Senator a grand- fathor, Her gon ia now two woeks old.” Br, Bradley must feel rather tonesome at being loft out of the calculation ta this unfocling manner, ‘Tho New York Post says the scliemo of the Coypy Island Steamboat Line, which offered prizes (6 tne boldors of cortain tickets at the ond. of the aeagon, Is a fraud, We waroed Mr, Sonura nbout prize-candy packages and sliuilar devices when he wout fram 8t. Loulsto New York, but he always was a reckless, dashing young fellow, ‘Talmago says that prayera for President Garlleld wore answered in tho way beat for him, If he bad lived Ifo woutd -bayo beon made a burden to him by men woo expressed tho great- est sympathy.for his sufferings, or whg nover doubted that he would tivo to become tho bene fnctor of hla country by appointing the speakor tosomo ollie,” Peopio who have been praying for Talmage should not loso heart. “ACIneinuat! payor says that’ Judge Taft wilt probably be olfored 1 position in President Arthur’a Cabinet in ordor to sutisfy Ohio.’ I used to board at a hotot with a man who would go through the bill-of-fure from suup to rataing oy- ery day at dinnor time. On one occasion ha fald to the waiter; *You needn't bring but two. kinds of pie, Mike, I'm not feeling very woll to- day. Thisman was from Ohlo,"—S, J, Tilden, What is this with blue Little shous so now— Cun-ning lit-tle feet, ‘Trot-ting down tho street, # Want will mame-ma say? La-by's run asway— Ba-by Fay Fer-ny, Calla boy: “Hal-toot ce here, lit-tlo pop-pet rhow. Came with mel” "No, n0, Ba-by's do-in’ do = - Tia-by's own aolt!" Fast £ Round the cor-ner passed Bu-by Fay Per-ny, —From " Ballade on Rabiee,” by Waltelaw Rata, ——————$— PERSONALS, Miss Jean Ingelow ordered two voldines of her poems to be sent to President Garficld with her “kind regards and sympathy," and they wero forwarded to bis widow at Mentor the other day, ‘Tho friend of George Eltot who writes so luthnately In tho Westminster Review Ja W. M. W. Cult, whose wife beyun tho transition of Stra lfo of Jesus, which hor friend Murlan Eyana flntalied, . A stately resldence In Tronton, formerly ocouplod by Gen, McCliollan, has Juet been rent> ed for Hiskop-vloct O'Farrell, of the now dlo- cvag of ‘Trenton, and ho will take possossion the Unit week in November, re Gon, Grant's favorit grandchild ta reported to be littte Julla Deut Grant, the cldest child of Cal, Fredorick Grant, Tho Goncral ts enthus!; aatlo in her pratac, desuribing hor ag the moat fagclnuting child be bas ever deen, The Hon. Hannibal Hamlin and wife ox- pect ta visit Parls, Mo., thia wook to take leave of frlonds before tholr departure for Spain, Bfr, winlin buving accepted the appointment of Mintuiee mado“the diy Prosident Guriietd was abot, ‘Tho Roy, H. 8, Hoffman, of the Woly Trine ity Moravian Churob, of Philadelphia, bas gone over to the Iteformed Episcopal Church, takiwy tho most of bla congrexadon wud church prope erty with bia, Among othor things, Me, Holf- nun objects to the ee clemont in the gave ernment of tho soruylan Church through ite goucral synod, The Duchess Eugonts Litta has sold her palace fur the curious reason that it ia too yust to be manngeable, Luron Hothsebild bus Dought it, and wil transform it into the heat oltives of the Upper Itallun Haliway. ‘The inte- rior decorution 1g muaxuificons; tha famous Lulni cartoons wore bought for’ this palace at a price of $22,000, ‘The Duke of Edinburg {8 sald by 9 corre apondent of the Philadelphia Times to. be ro- gurded in Englund asa thoroughly disagreeable, Hi-munnered ‘prig, who, with avarlolousness, combines a dogged disregard for tho feelluge of othors, On the naval station im Gro Mediterme nean bo made fife a purgatory for the oilicers, aud wus Wuully relleved at bis own request. fae Qinericun people, GARFIELD. - Toxt of Blaine’s Lettor Accepting the Post of Seorotary of Btate, Promiso of Implicit Loyalty to Garilold’s Personal and Political Fortunes, How the Administration Was to Bo Mada Strong Enough to Merit Re- election. Interosting Reminiscences of the Earty + Life of the Great Man. ” Hia Modo of Qapturing Young Men in the Interest of Education, | BLAINE'S LETTER, Pintapervina, Oct. 0.—The Press to morrow will publish tho letter of Secretary Bloluo accepting the tender of the State Le pavanetity nade him by the late President jnrtields * i 2 TON, D. C., Dea, 20, 183,—My Dear kEp—VYour generous Invitadon to enter your Cabinet as Secretary of State hag been ander: consideration for more than three weeks, The thought had reuly never occurred to my inti untit at our Inte conference you presented it with such cogont aruments in ite favor, and with such warmth of pesca Friendship in ald ot-your kind olfer, 1 know that an aurty ans awer ta desirable, and £ have waited only long cnough to consider tho subject in ail its bearings, and to mate up my inind detinitly and conclusively. 1 now sity to'you, in thosnme gordi split in whiek you have Invited me, chat Tacvept the position. “It is no uffevtation for te to add tht Tinake this decision not tor the honor of the promotion ft wives tne In the pudlie service, but beenngo 1 think 1 ont be userul to the country and te the party useful to you ns Moe responsible lender of the party, wil the great hod of tho Goverpmont, I'am fntlue anced sumewhut, purhaps, by the shower ot let. ters L have received urging me to aceept, writ. ten me In consequonce of the mere unauthorized newspaper report. that — yor been plensed to offor mo tho binee, Whilo =I ohnve recelved thoy letters from oll sections pf the Union, I huye hoon ca- pecially pteased and oven surprised ut the cor: dak and witely-extonded focliug in my favor throughout Now Englund, where J had expected to encounter oval jealousy. and, porbops, a rival. aspieation. four new relation I shalt givo all that Tam and all that TL can bale to be freely nud Joys fully to yoursorvice. You need no piadee, of iny' loyalty In heart and In aet. I should be false to myself did { noc prove truc buth tu the great trust you contide to me and ty your own pere sonal and pollifeat fortunes” in proxent. and) jn future, Your Aduiuntstration must be muda eminently. — auccesstul and strong in the confidence and pride of tho peonle, not nt ull direeting its anergles fur re- election, and yot compelling that reanlt by the Jogle of events, and by ine imperious necessities of tho sltuation., ‘Lo° that most desirabte cone summation J fol that, next to yourself, Leun possibly contribute as much Inilueneo as any other man. Tsay tls, not from egotisn or vain glory, but merely ns the deduction front a plain amily sis of the politicnt forces which have been at work Inthe country for flya years past, and which bave been Sletoante shown tt two great National conventions. fecept it ns one of the happlost vlrcumstanoes connected with this affaly tht, fn allying my polltieal futures with yourg, or, rathor, tor the tlme merging inte in yours, my beart gees with ny head, nud that Tearry to you not only politival support, but personal und potitienl friendship. Lean bug regind it us somewbut remarkable that two men of the same nye, entermy Congress at tho same tine, influenced by the sume aims, and cherlshe sng tho sntn ninbitions should never forusinglo” moment In vlghteen years of closo intimucy havo had u wisunderstunding or coolness, and cunt our friendattp hag steadily grown with our growth, and strongthoned with our strength. It fs this fuct which bas led me to the con: clusion embodied in this letter, for, huwever much, my dear Girileld, I might admire you us ‘a stutesman, [ would nut onter your Cabinet if 1 did not believe in you asa man, and love you ag a friend, Always faithfully. y pore, Janes G, Buatnr. THE REMAINS, CruvELAND, O., Oct, &—At a Inte hour Jast night President Gartteld’s remains were transferred very quictly from the casket In whieh they came from Elveron to ‘an alr- tight case made of sheet bronze. Mayor Herrick recolved n letter dated Sept.- 20, stating thet, on the representation of the Union League Club and prominent eltizens of New York, that the body was not placed in a proper receptacle, the Bfetallle Burlal- Caso Company, of New -York, oifered a eusket which was made specially for the pure pose, Mrs, Gartiuld and Dr. J. 11, Robinson were summoned by telegraph, and came here yesterday to see the casket, which was sont by a special car. Mra. Garfleld was much pleased with the gift, and, in accordance with her wishes, the transfer of the remains wus inade. ‘The easket is of sheet bronze, elatartely wrought with gold trimmings. A golld gold plate fabel fixed on topot tho casket will be inserlbed as Mrs. Qarfleld directs, The remalns wore inan wnexpectedly guud state of preservation, and, now that 1 proper casket has been provided, it is probable that the plans of the Monu- ment Committee will be changed, and, In stead of the body belng put in the ground, a crypt will be orected and the casket exposed ‘o view. INTERNATIONAT, Spretat Dispateh to Ths Chicaya Trdunh QueLec, Oct, &.—The following 13 % copy of n letter received by his Llonor the Lieu- tenant-Guverno! Derantuext Strate, Wasninator, D. C,4 Sept, 2, Isle Ftun. Theodore Robi ape Licutenant-Gavernor of the Province of Qaebec— Suit: At the curlicst pructicaule mowont atforded by tho oncrous public duties attending tho death of Prenident Gartotd, L hasten to tendur, on be- halfaltkoof tho sorrowing fatnlly and the mourn * gratetul and sincere 8 for the touching Bree of the syiipithy of tho autboritica and mhabitants of the Prov> ince of Quebca. Could inything serve to fearon. the force of tho Llow while bus fallen upon us, it would be tho deep tribute of ulfection and griof whlch tho sad event bas awakened ou evory alde, and in no part of the Continent moro aigually thun in tho selghboring provinces, whose brotherhood of sutrow 18 especially touching, [ bave the honor to be, with tho btgbeat consideration, alr, the abediont sory= ant, RovENt it, Hirr, si Acting Becretai —— PERSONAL REMINISCENCES, Special Dispatch to Tha Chicavo Tribune. CLEVELAND, O., Oct. %—Tha one thing that contributes more than any other towards making a heroof aman in any country and in any age ts that ho may riso from tha low- eat position in society, through all the various gradations, to the highest, ‘The hero scoms In that to belong more nearly to every ono because ho touches every mun’s experience at sume polut of Iya oxistence. It was understanding this characteristic of humanity that the Almighty sent the Saylor to the earth, born of tho humblest parentage In all Palosting, and sont Him on Hs thirty yonrs of wonderful career, to be ended fu the sacred tragedy at Calvary, No maniu re cent history has touched the people at so many points asthe late President Garfield. Tle passed through all the grades, froin the very lowest to the very lighest. Born in the povorly of aploneer log cabin, loft fathy Jeas ut the age of Syears, carly thrown up- ou his own resources for obtalning tho means of subsistence, hia surpassing genius and energy outstripped 2 competitors and overstepped all obstaciés, until ho was on the highest summitof fame, (t fs that the pea- ple inny atill furthor understamd the chgrac- terlstles of this great man who ly no louger qmong the Iving that tho following reminis- conces are written, Un tothe time of the nomination of Gartield fur the Presidency his greatness was us little understuod and his mune as ttle known by the public at large asthatof Lincoln, It was at Hiram that Garfleld's greatness was first dlscoyered. ‘The pupils of the old Insitute wore the first who belleved In his future great career, and itisat Miram, in the capacity of student, teacher, und preacher, that 1 desire to speak of him first, In tho language of one who re- elted ta und taught witirthe young Prealitent at this thne, it may bo sald; She expres sion, ‘Garileld at Liraw,’ brings to thous tha '