Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1881, Page 4

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CHARLES CATLIN, Secretary, ® FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1881, ‘Tu New York Vines, In an article upon the star-route Infamy, aptly remarks that there is a singular readiness exhibited In quarters generally considered reputable to svize every opportunity to place ina talso position any man who shows tuitsualacttyity and carnes{ness inthe pursuit of tho star- route plunderers.”* ‘The explanation of this seembiug incongrulty perhaps might be found in the tinpossibillty that any mun whose mo- tives are nboye'suspielén could be engaged in an effort to throw obstacles in tho way of those who ure trying to and scoundrels to the penitentiary, Monest men never trip up the officer who is chasing a thief.” Jounx Dunx, an English bohemian, who left Brituin many years ago fo sevk ils furt- anes, bids falr to become a King, Ie first went to Natal, but finding no opentng thore, pushed on to Zululand, made fends with the Zttlus, became Cetywayo’s Prime Mints ter, opened up a trading post, accumulated 0 fortune, and when Cetywayo becaine -in- volved with England sold him out, recelving rs compensation a large slice of Zulu terrl- tory. It fs now stuted that he not-only aspires to, but will secure, the vacnnttnrone, from which eminence he can, if lie be so dls- posed, return to England as onvof the Royal Nibses, as much a King, albelt in asinall way, as Vietorla is Queon. It Is evident that Jolin Dunn has well don ‘ Secretary Briain sent a hasty note to tha More-Tarift Convention In which he tuok the remurkable ground that our lan- Rulshing trade with Brazil must bo ascribed exclustyely to the want of a lineoft rapld steamerg from New York to Rio Janelro, and tho lnclepf the steamers to the want of a ble subsidy.to Rouch, Now supuose Roach had Ils steamers well subsidized, how much rallroad-steel manufactured by the stecl pool, costing $65 per ten In New York, would Roach sell in Rio in competition with. von-protected Engileh steel of a better quall- ty, lalddown in Rio at 835 por tan? Will afr, Blaine pleaga telt? Is it not tho $98 por. ton of protective duty that doubles the price and prevents the sale of Ainerlean steel abroad? What Is the nee In seeking after Brazil trade in the fuce of a tarlif that prohibits the ox- portation of our manufactures ? Ar the New York Moro-Tsriff Convention “Generg! Farming Industry” was treated by the Ion. John B, Grinnell, of Lowa, who snd that during tho: past yenr his State Tulsed 275,000,000 bushuls of corn, and he wanted to seu It consumed fn this country and under the American fag, dlow he pro- posed to have wil this corn consumed doesn’t appear from tho,report. His jdea seems'to hu that nono of {t should by exported to a forelxn market in any shape, put that it should aff be conspined under the American Nag, <All the hogs to which it is fed and all the whisky made from It must be consumed at homo~with the Stara and Stripes waving over them, ‘Tut have not the farmerdof I1- nels and other corn States an equal right te innke a shullar domand—that all thelr hun- dreds of willions of bushels of corn In the Shapo of hog, hominy, and whisky shall plso be cansuined under tho flag,-and that no gblvody forelgner shall haye a tasto of ft In any shape or form? ‘ Mr. Grinnell is seb down as a “dolegato from Lowa,”" Who detexated iin to repro sent Iowa and talk like an idiot? SS ~ Ip Ie apparent that Guitean frequently fore kets himecif fi his auxicty to simulate the jusanity whieh he relies upon tu save his neck from the hangman's woos, In the course of his testlmony hasald he belleved den, Arthuc to be a friend of hls, and added: * And he ought to be, tor Lan the man whe amide him President.” Tumedintely after this remark, he seemed to think the senti> Went might be cotrinental to his insanity dodge, and iw corrected himself by saying— “or my inspiration did.” Gulteau would Uke'to clulm the credit for placlng Gen Arthur in the Presidential chalr, and In hls auxiety to dy so ulmost forgets hls pretense of Inspiration at tines, This obtrusive theory of insanity also took the form af a pretended eonviction that he. would one day be Preel- dentof tho United States, He says he en- tertained this Idea for twenty yeas; yet no- body ever hoard of it until he told tt hiinsolt in the witness’ stand, Even then he lugged {n tho yetnark, “1 suppose tha people will think Thavo been badly cranked abont that,” thus revealing iis purpose in adductng a now Phaso of pretended lunacy. Such silps as theeo can hardly eseapa the notice of the ox- parts who ure watching Gulteau. ee eee Tie New York Tribune, which ts supposed to speak by authority where tho yiews or ace tons of Secretary Binine are {n question, says with referenco to the Peruvian fiasco: “Our diplomatic action In Peru has beun ‘honorable and straightforward save whore it hag been recently muddled by the ineonsiderate zeal of Minister Hurlbut to Interfere In tho peace negotiations, The Instructions of the State Department to Gen, Hurlbut were to mnintain an attitude of friendly noutrality, nul to proffer'no mediatlou, but to express on behalf of Inis Government the hope that tho terms of penco would not bo such as to destroy the independence of Peru. This position involves no assumption of a right to dictate the terms, and con- tomplates no Intormeddling with tho af- falrs of other nations.” ‘The Instructiogs, if the “ribune is correctly informed, were ox- pitcit and sufficient, and Secretary Blaine was entirely justitled by international Inw In Is- suing thom, Hurlbut seems to be atone re- sponsible for tho ridiculous attitude in which the United States has been put by his bom- bastic correspondence with the Peruvian and Chilian authorities. sd Trene is n great deal of talk about Gut- tenu’s Insanity,but very littte Is satd of nis san- ity, ‘Tho trial, 8o far as it hag progressed, has shown some remarkable proofs of sanity. Ue ts sane enough ty be put uv in the stand as a witness In his own behalf—-2 course whitch would be unprecedented in the rec- ords of criminal trials $f he were an Insane murderer. Hu is sane enough to tell a long and elosely-connected story of his life, so congruous and logteal that he was hardly in- terrupted by any objection from the prosectt- tion, and to give tho motives that led him to every step he hag taken, Me Is sane'cnough to haye the healtltest of opinions on public topics, and to cofnelda with tne opinions of senslble people, . He Is sane enough to plead hig own Insanity ag an excuse for his deed, and to Impeach witnesses who do not bellave lim to be insane. He is sane enough to correct every mistake his counsel have mado thus far, and to refresh the mem- orles of counsel and witnesses ns to events which happened yeara ago. Ie 1s sano enough to demand and obtain protection from outside assault, Ie is sane enough to defy the mefiaces of the Court because he knows that 1f thoy aro carried out he will ob- tain a new trial. Before tho trint he was so sane that it never occurred to any one that he should be’ sent to ‘an Insano asylum, though {t occurred to every ‘one who had dealings with him that he was a nulsance, ile was sane enough to organize a great erlme. He was sane enough to revenge what he in his intense egotlsm believed to bea wrong. le was sane enough to know that the crime was wrong. With such a prepon- derance of testimony froin lils own tps and from others as to hls ,santty, there ought to be no question that he is sane enough and re- sponsible enough to be hanged. i THE NEW YORK MORE-TARIFF CON- VENTION. ‘ ‘The More-Tariff Convention in New York was a dreary alfalr. Its selilslness was 60 glaring as to disgust the whole city and to cause three-fourths of the self-appolnted delegutes to stay away from the place of meeting for very shame, so that of the 760 persons who went to New York to clamor for more turlif scarcely 200 hnd the favo to be present and vote for the resolutions or xlve open coutitenance, to the cormorant sehontus of the convention, It isaatartling fact that, even admitting that protection as granted by tho tari! docs secure to the Inbor employed In protected industries all that it préfesses to do nt tho expense of the restof the community, tho proportion of persons thus protected Ig com- paratively small, only a tenth of: tho whole Nation; and even they are subjected with all other classes and divisions of the popula- tlon to tha searching oxuctiogs made in the naine of protection. ‘Choadyocntesof “more tariff” and of protection always speak ns it all human tavor was interested in more tart protection. See tho folly and tinpudence of thig claim, The agricultural laborers, who constitute more than one-half of the whole nopulation of this country, are not protected, (do not want protection, and are tho victims of high-tarlif taxes. Tha proportion of. American labor In- cluded within tho scope of “protection” fs very small, much smaller than is generally imagined. The non-protected classes of Inbor include tho farmers—the cn- tiro body of agriculturists. We know that there is a pretensu that American woo! Is protected, but tho truth was well. expressed afew years ago bya wool-grawer In Ohio, who declared that tha farmors of Ohio had not recelyed an addition to the price-of their wool, because of the tarlif, enough to pay the Incrensed cost of ‘thelr shears, The tm mense population engaged tn transportation on the 05,000 miles of rallway and engaged in all the branches of that business, and the popu- lation engaged In teaming on local transpor+ tutlon In citles and towns, ns well ag those engnged In internal navigation, know pre clous Ilttle of uny,benolit, real or pretended, which protection extends to them, thongh thoy nre all painfully consclous of how pro- tection taxes and earries off thelr wages, Tho wholg conmercial and trading, popus lation, ay well as that engaged in all the pro- fexsions, all these engaged In a’ hundred local trades ani ovcupations, especially in the bullding and mining trades, and the mill: fons of unskilled Inborers, are ‘not.ouly alt of tho non-protected classes, but they are all victlis to Its terrible taxation, ‘The census: tables of 1880, so far as thoy show the ocenpations of the population have not yet been published, but we think ft snfe to suy that of the 50,000,006 of Inhabitants of this country In Jung, 1880, not moro than 10 per cunt, or 5,000,000, could be classed fn any way px “protected” by the tariff of the United States, he For the nomial benefit of these fiyo mill- fons of the population the othor forty-five nililions of people pre taxed and thelr eurn- ngs are taken away, et ‘The povulation, giving to tho protected classes every person whom itcan boclalmed ts poultively benefited by high tarlif taxation, may be divided: Into two divistons—the pro- tected and the non-protected, one of the for- mer to nine of the latter, tho subsldied class numbering five or six millions all tuld, while the non-protected class numbers 45,000,000 of -poople, Z ‘There 19 no other Instance of a nation of Ine tellixent: peayte where ninetunths of the populatloy voluntarily tax thomselves 40 to 100 per cent un a lurge range of goods to pay a bounty to every tenth man, ‘To sustain such a system of bounties ts more costly than to sustaln any system of royalty; the tax pald by the American people to maintain ner " exceeds the entire tax of sup rting the National, State, and Munfelpal Governments of this country, ‘The explanation why thig can be done tn aA country like ours Is, that the protected” class, urthogso persong Interested In protec- ton, Hye In the cities and towns, while the bulk of the non-protected livain the country aud rural precincts, The few incon like those who dlyide $30,000,000 n year profits in stecl rails have means, nnd are local politicians, ‘They can swarm down on State Conventions, Stato Legislatures, and on Congross. Thoy control legisiation by threatening Represent- atives, They hold all tho avenues to ofice; they defy unorganized public opinion, and in the name of one-tenth of the population thoy tax the other nine-tenths as much as they please, which is to the point of con- fiseation of a large portion of thelr earnings. NO COAL FAMINE THIS WINTER. 'Tho threshold of winter Is always dreary and uncomfortable. Tho outtook fs cold and bleak from almost any polntof view. ‘To the poor and needy the winter season is full of trials and suiforing, and oven the rich can- not hope to escape Ite discomforts, Men who depend upon outdoor employementto support thelr tamilles aro largely cut off from work, tho cost of ils Mying and that of his nelgh- bors. $ Tho convention clalmed that to enable them to pay proper wages to the “protected” tonth of tho American people, they should havo of the people of the country—all for the good of tho country, THE ENGLISH FARMERS’ ALLIANOR ‘the Farmers’ Alliance in England, an or- land In cortain ways, Is growing rapidly and reaching thad perfection of Its plans where it ly Into public view, a brief statement of them ing of groat dbpression among the English tholr interests. This disappointment made p Cominission of Inqul- ‘and attho samo time their expenses aro In- a ae eReanta Bie iigouia. creased by the demands for more clothing | tions then existing, the Farmers’ Club and more fuel. ‘Trade generally grows stagnantexcept forashort time before the Christmas holidays. Tho transportation compantes are confronted with the labor and cost of keeping their highways clear of snow andice, ‘The farmers aro sorely puz- aled to protect thelr stock against the storms and severity of the weather. Nearly every elnss of people havo their speelal trints dur- {ng winter In a cold climate, and the ap- pronch of the season is nlmost universally dreaued, itis comforting, therefore, to be able to look forward to conditions which promise to ronder tho present winter, which began yesteritay: according’ to tho calendar, less sevoro than usual. Certainly, ns com- pared with Inst: year, there is reason to be- lieve that the winter now upon. us will be short and mild, and that all classes In tho elty and the country are better prepared to meet it. The experiences of Inst winter wero ox- ceptionally hard throughout the North- west. ‘The cold season set In smusually carly and very suddenly, In the begin- ning of November, without any warning, winter closed in and everything was frozen up, to remain in that condition nearly five months. ‘Che people of the Northwest bad not prepared for this state of things. It was expected that navigntion and the usual channels of comnnnication between the great depots and their dependent communi- tes would remain open another month, The ordinary supply of fuel, furnished In the matn from sections of tho country which the peuple of tho West and Northwest regard 08 “Enst,” had not been laid in at the timo when the means of communication was cut olf between the two sections. ‘The coal-sup- ply was short at tho bost, owing to troubles and delays at the mines, and high prices lind abated tho transportation thereof during the favorable sensou. When naov- igntion was closed the opportunity for procuring coal at tho usual cost was passed, and {t was not Jong before transpor- tation by rail to the remoter points In the Northwest was rendered impossible by the embargo of Ico and snow. ‘This circun- stance imposed great sulforing upon tho rural elnases all through the States of Wis- consin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and the Western ‘Territorles, and to some extent the towns and cltles suffered from a Inck of fuel, it was no uncommon thing last wihter to hear of farmers burning up thelr fences and tearing down thelr barns and outhouses to secure aufilclent fuel to keep their homes warm, Even rallrond tracks wero torn upin order that the wooden ties might bo used ng fuel. “There was great hardship through- out the entire Northwest for both man and beast. Death from exposure was an everyday occurrence, ‘Fo ntld to the trials of thesenson, the carly and sudden freoze had shut of the supply of Water in many sections of the coun- try, and long journoys and unusual exposure became necessary In order to furnish stock with sufficient water to keep it allve... When it is romumbered that winter: lasted five Auonths tinder these conditions without niy respit, some {den can be formed of the trints and suffering that the rural classes could not escape, ‘The outlook for the present winter, season Is fortunately very different. ‘The experl- ence of Inst year has taught people generally to be befgrehanded, ‘Tho supply of fuol is ample everywhere. The farmors will not need to burn their fences or their corn that Will bring them 50 cents or moro a bushel. They can keep thelr families warm and thelr cattle comfortable, Tho opening of -winter has been delayed at least'a month later than Ingt year, At the boginning of December there ‘has practically been nelther Ica nor snow, for with the exception of one cald spell Insting a few days there ling beon no sign of winter as yot, [tis probable that the winter will bo open, and almost certain that it will be of much shortor duration than last year. In 100 days from now spring will bud forth in protty much the entire section south of Chicago, and twenty.days further on the whole of tho NorthweStern territury will be warned Into naw life, Meanwhile, fuel will be both abundant and cheap, ‘Thera has been a shortage of crops, but that means merely an abatement of the surplus,‘ ‘There ia plonty for home consumption, and the farmerg will rentize Inrge profits on what they aro able to soll. Even n ‘good solld freeze-up will be welcomed in the country, because It will enablo.the farmers to open Up communication with the railroad towns which has been shut off by bad -ronds. ‘Tho , working classes havo liad steady employment at good wages during tho sum- merand along fall, ond ara generally well prepared for the enforced dayy of Sdteness during the severo spells of winter, ‘There will peilttle want or aulfering aniong any portion of the pcoplo whether in the cities or 1n the country, and the Christas tine will Dring moze goad cheer In Mother Shipton’s ie of disaster than it hus these many years ack, and tho .Central under Conservative control, brought no pressure to bear upou the Government, but iden of granting the requests of tha farmers than the baenacles of the Cireumlocution Offics hnd of satisfying Arthur Clennam whon ho attempted his gencrous errand for Daniel Doyce. Under these clroumstances, the moro ardent of the agricultural reform- ization entlroly kept aloof from polltics, ant bent upon advoenting and securing reforms purely from the tenant-farmors’ standpoint, ‘The program of thealliance is thus stated by ono of Its prominent members in the Lon- don Times: Scourity for tho capital of tenants, froedom In. the cultivation of the aoff and the disposal of its produce, reform of the gamo Inws, apporuon- ment of rates botwoen owaerand ousupicr, Tes ndjuastmont of titho ront chatge, avoll tho luw of distress, reform of laws relating to ownorship and transfer of land, sacuring rate- payers their lewitimato share in county governe ment, watching pvyer tha Interests of farmers in reapoct of ratiway oharges, malotenance of offcotive regulauons in respect of cattle disenso, the better represontation of tonant-furmers in Purllament. The program of the English farmors, It will be observed, not only Includes tha main points of Justice which have been conceded to the Irish tenapts, such as security for their enpital, which Includes thelr improvements, freedom In the cultivation of the soll and tha disposal of produce, the apportionment of rates and reform of tho laws relating to owner- reforms of a minor character as compared with the above, The allinnce has evidently been encouraged by, if itdld notactually owe its origin to, the Land Lengue, and we may wellbelloye will bring Its demands bofore Parllament with even moro force and push than the Zrish Land bill was pressed, bo- enuse {t ins more intelligence and Intluence In its ranks, It fs one of the great meas- ures which the Liberal party will have to fathor, for, having awarded justice to Irish farmers, in part’ at -least, it cannot consistently retusa justice to En- gllsh farmers. Judging by the stendy prog- ross the allinnca is making the struggle can- not be far off, and may only walt the com- plate settlement of the Irish question’ before it comes to the front demanding Its rights mud prepared to make a strong and united demand," BLAINE ON BRAZIL TRADE,” Tho Hon, James G, Blaine was Invited to nddress the New York Mora-Tariff Conven- tion, But ha excused himself on,the grounds of n press of official business. Ho sent a note which he signad “in great lnste,” at- tempting to explalg: the condition of our Brazilian trade, which “Jangulshes,” hho “hnstily”? thinks, for waut of a line of sul- sidized steamors to Rto danelro, Among other things he “hastily” remarks: Jaco tho American: Minister to Brazil, at this moment vn route to Kio Janoiro, cempelied to each bis post Hy going Urstto Tingland orFrance in ordor th avail himecit of nlingstuamer., Wo uro paying to Brazil annually moro than &10,000,- 0 In Kold colu to settle tho balauce of trade against ts. Brazil, iu turn, Benda this money ta Europe to bus comimoditios which wo might, in partatlonst, furnish her. It iseusy for more chants of Brazil to reach England aud Franco. Wo have sever scen the wisdom of providing au easy modo for the samo merohants to come to the United States, 80 long aa wo fail to do so the ‘balance of trade will anoually inurcaso ugalnat us. It te idio to think of selling goods to aman unless you ticst induce him to come Into Yourstoro, +, Mr, Blaine avoids oxplaining tho cause of this bad state of things, and he offers no ade- quate remedy therefor. Jt Is only a fow months igo aliue of Roach’s steamors ply- ing between New York and Kio Janelro, to which the Emperor of Brazit pald Inrgo monthly subsidies, was withdrawn. They lost money avery trip. ‘The reason was they had to run to Rio in ballust to get a cargo of coffeo sud other products; They could not charge enough on tho return cargo to pay for the round trip and compete with sailing vessels and forelgn steamers, None of the protected manufactures of this coun- try could be suld ato profit in the Brazil markets. They were met at Rio by the free- trade goods of England, carrled there on free-trade steamers, which were offered to the Brazil merchants nt one-half to two- thirds the price asked for the dear goods of this country fabricated under our high pro tectlvo tariff. lence the goods‘’made in Pennsylvania and New England could only be sold there at a ruinous loss. Roach found hissteamers protected to denth, Tho only American, product which they cound find a market for at Rio on equal terms with the British was American gold, of which wo send to Brazil 40 millions a year, as Mr, Blaluo says, elther in sold coln or gald drafts on London. The Brazilians take tho 40 millions of gold wo pay then for colfee and otner tropical productions aud pur chose British and French manufactures with If ‘They get as much Europenn goods for the 40 millions as our highly protected manu- facturors would charge 00 ililions for; con. sequently they buy no manufactures from ‘this country. Henco Roach’s steamers had no cargues from Now York to Brazil, Ho ts now asking Congress to vote enough subsl- dies out of the Treasury to dofray the cost of running his steamers In ballast to Rio, when thoy go there for coflee. Mr. Blalue refers to sone *conmodities” that might ba sold to Brazil If we sent steamers to Ilo tu bring tho Braz\l' merchants to our stores, Pray, what commodities? What things do ‘our “protected manufacturers imnke cheaper for the Brazil market than do tho unprotected British manufacturers? ‘The trouble fs not in the want of steamers, Mr, Blane, but fy tha high price of the goods which the * protected ” Eustern States fabricate. Add to the cost of British gourts the 40 to 80 per cent, of tariff protection plus the expense of transportation from Eurepo to Now York, and then-you have the price of New England, Now Jersey, and Ponnsyl- vanla manufactures, How many of these goods and wares does any one suppose could be sold i Brazil, even if carrled there frelght free? ee ————= ‘Tun New: York ' Moro-Tarlit” Convention proved o bad failure, Like the convention held ty Chicago, if was carefully avoided by all the more rational advocates of protection, Instead of a monster. conyention, nuinbering its dulogntes by thousands, It way a scant pathering of the old professlonals who follow the holding of tarlif conventions and shout- ing at thom fora living, ‘The peuple of Now York City ignored the gathering as Inconsequentini, just ay .the people of Chicago did the shnitar guthering here, and the orators orated thoir old plat! tudes and sephistries to empty benches, The protected manufacturers as a class are sensible that there is tarlif enough now— too much in fact—and that protection has al yeatly been pushed In many cases bayond al} justice or decency, and that to further apply tho confiscation screws must of necossity provoke public attention, investigation, and the application of remedial legislation. “They carefully ubstained from asking “more tare iff; the steel-rall monopoly, the subsidized alll men, the cotton and the woolen want. facturers, with thelr protection ranging from 40 to 140 par'cent, were conspleuously absent, ‘The conyentlon asugual voted itself to be a body with atnisston, and thay mission the “welfare of the poor man.” Its sole alin as pretended was to elevate the “poor-man” by Increasing the (axation of bis labor and no moro successful than the one in Chicago, ‘The attendance was not imposing elther in character or numbers. The vast hall of Cooper Union, capable of seating 3,000 yar. sons, was teu times tog large for the conven- lov. Tho attendance at tlmes dwindled to thirty or forty, and tho average number authority to levy and collect untisual and ox- cossivo taxation upon the other nine-tenths ganization akin to tho Land League in Ire- will oon ask for legislation, As its orlgin and objects are not clearly understood in this cotntry, and as It may soon come prominent- will bo of interest, in 1870 there was n feol- farmers, and widespread disappointment was expressed because the Government noglectod itself felt; but, Instead ot applying any reme- Chamber, which wero accepted the commission, which had no more ers formed the Farmers’ Alliance, an organ~ shipand transfor of lands, but also many other ‘Yur Tarif Convention In New York was. Y present. on tho first afternoon was not much above 150. Father Kelley's audacious protectlonisf harangue was stoned to by Joss than 350 persons. It 1s evident that the 70 delegates paraded through the press ex- isted only on papor. Among the few who did put in an aypoaranco wore all the pro- fessional advocates of the grab gamo, in- eliiding such mon ns Stebbins, of Detroit, who was Ward’s hack writer on the tariff for many years. Then there wore a numbor of fintist orators, such ns 36, Moody Boyn- ton, of Massnchnacttd; Moses Field, of Mich- igan; Poter Cooper, of Now York; and W. D. Kelley, of Pennsylvanin, It would bo interesting, {{ possible, to trace out the mye terlous aflinity between tho fintist cranks and the moro-tariff! grabbors. ‘They seem to be all.in the same bont, though why or how it milght puzzlo’, most of them to say. ‘The fact is, the more-tarlif movement isa ludicrous and abject failure. Thera’ ts no popular demand for the cent-per-cent pol- {ey in the regulation of our customs duties, Nine-tenths of tho responsible mantfactur- erg tlo not want any more, and they know In their hearts that agitation of the subject fs fuvlish and dangerous. Comparatively few benefleiarics of the tarltf outside of Pennsyl- yanta are willing to link their Interests totho enuso of tree rum and tobacco. New En- gland will not touch that plank of the more- tariff movement; and ft is dificult to sea how any candid man who is not blinded to his duty by his personal interests can adyo- cate the abolition of thosc internal-revenua taxes! ‘Thus far the more-tariff conventions have succeeded only In spreading dissension and dismay among rational tariff men, ——_ THE SPECULATION IN BUTTER. Tho discusstons tn the National Buttor and Cheese Convention at Cedar Rapids, In, brought theso facts into notice: First—That the area of datry production hins vastly increased of late years. ‘Thousands of grain-growlng farms in Ohio, Indiana, Mich- igatt, Illinols, Wisconsin, lowa, and other of the Northern and Western States, have becn converted wholly or in part Into dairy farns, while the production In New York, Pennsyl- yania, New England, and all the old dairy States Islargur than over before, ' 5 Second—Tho exportations of butter for the six months endeil Oct, 31, 1881, fell off one- half as compared with the samesix months in tho provions year. Tho figures were: Pounds. Bix months ended Oot. 81, 1880. eee 25,848,780 Six months onded Oct. 31. 1831.. woos WAO2 UTE Decrense (1 lx MOnths.....s..0ceees 12,870,008 ‘Third—The production of counterfeit but- tor and mixed, cut, and compounded sub- stitutes for puro butter, known as ‘'but- terine,” “oleomargarine,’’ ete, has grown prodigtously. Supposing these statements to be trua— and thoy are irrefutable—what would be the natural inference to ba drawn from thom? Why, unquestionably that the market for puro butter hins been demoralized ; that prices have been steadily tending downward; that datrymen have reallzed sinall profits, and the public been In the enjoyment of the best products of the datry at low cost. But every housekeoper knows that the reverse of all this Is true. Prices are abnormally high and Foing higher. They have beon shoyed up jive cents a pound for the best grades of creamery within a week, Elgin butter sold nt the factory sales on the ground Inst 'I'nes- day for 4 conts, and it Is retailed in this clty for 48 conts, ‘Tho diminution of exports one- half, the extension of the area of produc- tion, and ‘the devolopment of counter felting on a large scalo have not togethor availed to keep prices whére they wero six months ago, nich less to reduce them below that point, as: migat bo supposed from the complaints of the dalrymen, I'he general public would have been very grateful to the gentlemen assembled nt Cedar Raplds if they had explained the causo for the great rise of prices sInce August. Of course it will be sald that the groat drouth of the late sunnier and early fall is the main cause of the advance, And we aro aware that this Isto acortain extents true explanation of the fact. Butitis nota sulli+ elent explanation, It does not account for all of the advance In the face of those stroug reasons for a decline.” ‘There is another influence a& work which {s responsible for part of it. ‘Tho speculation in butter on tho part of farmers and private manufact- urors hag kept Inimenso quantities of {tout of tho market. Milllons of pounds are still in first hands, ‘The creameries may not all haye ongaged in this speculation, as they deal ina fancy article, which goes off rendily at first prices, but thoy ara the gainers by the reservations of the makers of dalry-buttor; and even at the creameries it will bo found that prices are att, for the reason that cdeal- ors expect them to go still higher, Uow.far the-expectation is woll founded thne will show. It wlll probably appear that tho'thing has been overdone. The shrewd makers of creamery and dairy have dis counted the market a long way ahead. Thoy miay have to take a lesson tn political econ- omy as sharp and sovere as that lately ap- poluted to the growors of and denlers in grain. ‘ ‘The Natlonal Convention has nothing to do with prices, and could not regulate or pre- vent speciation if It were disposed to do go, Its objects are avery way worthy, and Tue Tiunune rojoices to see that so large a body has gathered in the West to discuss tho dairy interests, ‘I'he convention has by no means exaggerated the linportanca of these Inter eats, ‘There is no more inviting field for the farmer in parts of the Middlo Western States —none which promises larger and steadier returns for the Investiuent—than dairy farm: Ing. But { may be woll for the dalrymon who have privately put their stakes on a great riso in prices this, winter to kovp a keen eyo on the markot reports for tho next threa montha, Byso doing they may hear of something to thelr advantage; or, if not; of something to the advantage of others who buy from thom, Tu St, Potorsburg correspondent of tho New York Heratd tolographs that paper that Count Ignatiei, Prime Minister of the Czar, has tendored his resignation, If the news be true tha ovent{isoneof more than ordinary stenifteance, Gen, Melikoll, hits predecessor, resigned becnuse the Czur, aftor Indicating his Intention to adopt a more Ibe eral polley, abanaoned It and went back toa palley of nbsolutiam even more provoniiced than that of his father, Count Ignatlelf sue coded him and mado a strong olfort to carry out the Czar’a policy, “If he has resigned one of two motlyes ujust have prompted lim to take the step—eithor ho has reniized that iv is hopeless to resist the constantly growing demands for popular representation, or 0 finds that the polley of the Czar has aroused Nihilist to such renewed nvthvity that he ts afraid to go on with the work, Now that Molikoi® has setlred and Ignatieff las ful- Jowed him, the two greatest atatesmen In Ruasla, {t will bea matter of some Interest what noblo Russian comes next to challenge tho Nibiligtic cheer, . ————— Tue Rev. Chartes F, ‘Thwing, a Prohibl- tiontst, who has been watching the worklizs of the probloltory Malue Jaw, informs the New York Independent that the weakest polut of the law fs the town Iquor agency, the occupant of which—who worka hard upon asinall salary~is a constant victim to the wiles of the thirsty, who come to him 7 with all sorts of applications for legitimate purposes, Colds, coughs, and rheumatisin speedily become epidemic; ehildren are born by scorea in quarters where children wero never born before, and oven the nged grow fruitful, and Wave suddenly taken to multi plying and replenishing-the earth. Mr. Thwing says in despatr: “ Enough rum ts bought to polish all the plate-ginss on Brond- way. Ihave known a mechanic to carry 5 shellac-pot Into the agency, to haven little alcohol poured into it, and as soun hs he had returned to his shop to rescta It from eo un- becoming a use and resorve It for his stom- ach, 1 havo been fuformed of a tippler offer- {ngadoliar to any one who would buy for him of tha agent a pint of Iquor, the cost of which Is hardly half of this sum.” Of course, “jn the hands of a man not truly great” tha public agoncy becomesn public bar, entrance to which is made ensy bya ilttle stratery, while the tippter has the additional comfort of knowing that he fs drinking under tho palladium of the State. ——_—___— OHANGES OF VENUE, Thoro fs no necessity for changes of venue in criminal eases in this State, and the rule under which they are allowed in Iltnols ought to be abolished: First—Because the Judge has not the power to prejudico the causo of the defendant if he would; and Secondly—Ho would not if he could, while lits action fs subject to reylew by a higher court, Change of vonuc Is not now allowed inany of tho New England States, New Jersoy, Pennsylvania, Michlgan, Loulsinna, Oregon, South Carolina, or Kentucky. In New York and othor States it Is solely within the dis- cretion of the Supreme Court or some other court of superior jurisdiction, In Ohto the discration rests with the’ Common Plens Judge. In most of tho States the application for n change of venuo Is sald to bu ad- dressed to the judicial discretion, and tho matter Is not deemed one pertalning to strict right” Hltnols and Arkansas are about the only States which make a change of venus peremptory, and direct that the Court shall award a change “when the application fs made In the mode and for the causes set ont’ In the statute,” E Tho Itluols statute concerning changes of yenuo js sixty years old, and was never amended tntil last winter, when the num- ber of Judges from which gehange might be taken in ono county was limited to two. Previous to that thne the, defendant in a erlminal cause actually had the privilege of picking the Judgo by changing the venue from all the unprejudiced Judges by making unscrupulous afidavits, and getting his ease before the only Judge supposed to be prejudiced in his favor. Notable instances of this scandalous practies are fresh in the recollection of tho people of Cook County. ‘The whole practice of peremptory change of yonuo as ft exists in Iinols is 8 wrong upon tho people, and rests tpyon no respectable authority outside usage in this State. It was an original discovery of our Supremp Court maity years ngo, aud has beon often reaflrmed by that court, put by no other of any account. It is n literal cbnstruction of a blundoring statute in tayor of the criminal, “In Englund, change of venue,” says Bishop, ‘is strictly limited to cases In which without it there cannot bea fair trinls the authority 1s exorelsed with great caution and only in extreme cases.” Since the Judge cannot show projudicea against tho defendant without putting error in his record and inviting reversal by tho higher court, there would scem to be avery reason why this procedure, especially when itis made peremptory, as in the antiquated statute of IlNnols, should bo abolished. Burverre, the Iowa wag and humorist, frankly confesses that ho fs unable to wee any- thing to laugh at in tho Gultont: casc. On tho contrary, all tho imetdents of tho trial only bring to his mind the awful tragedy of Jast summer, with its sufforing and despair, its hopes and prayers. Hosayst We have suffered so much from tho death of Prostdont Gartiold that it is but nutural tho re~ icon from our measurcless gricf should svt in. Ob, very natural indeed, We sufered in sym- athy with the stricken martyr through all the joug, hopeluas suimmer of volocless ngony and utivnt endurance. ‘tho shattered bones, and hy fostering track of tho futat bullet: the crucl knives of the anxious, perptoxed surgeons: tho Tike tho bead or Wionthi' the louglug ery fron 7 the longiug ery front tho homesick: bourt for the otd homo dt sontor: the wears niyhts of wakefulnnss; tho long bot dayo; the puln that noyer slept, and the agony that never coased; the long bungry look at the billowy sca, strotching away, wide and shoreleas aseternity; tho strong, good Ilfe, ao full of hope, and love, and strangth forGod and man, stricken down in the hour of itg innoconce and honor by tho hand of tho vilext ssaasin that ever cursed the earth by living in its tho pence that only vaome with death: tho land pullid in tho gloom of sturlusd night from son to sons 4 eobbiug world kneeling about an opon coffin; nationg beyond tho scas calilng out thelr sympathy to tho stricken Republic, and washing our tours away with thoir own—was over sorrow Ilko this? ‘Was ovec agony like bis or grief ilko ours? Burdette next deseribes tho trial as itis con: ductad, Hesnys: i And now—yau will kindly oxcuso the hilarity of a Wasbington audience, but ft seemaso funn’ thoy cannot help it, It isthe nun who causag a i) this long day of agony and ulght of sorrow who ison trials thatisall, Over there, Just a Httlo Way, tho shot was tired; Just hero—may bo you cats'sce tho stains on the floor yet, if you lovk closoly—tha Prealdent sank down, are a OM Gort, what is thiey” Ovar youder, in tho anita, his dead_body, worn, apd omaviated, and drawn with euforiug, lay in Ainte. Here—but wo ure missing something good; the court-room is ringing with Inughter avor somethiug the agsusin sald. Sumothing funny; he 1s 0 very droll man. He says so many funny things, Ab, thoro is “great laughter” in the court-roum agaln, Out Wost, or down in Texus, a polloa luagistraty would promptly obock such laughter in bis court Garay the triul of n tnau who stolo & mule, but this is a Washington cuurt-room, and it {s the tral of the wrotoh who killed tho President, ‘Thoy do things ditforently in tho District of Columbian courts, you sec, And now the audience brouka into onthualustia applause, hoy gro oheering a good telling point mudo by the caunacl for tho assusin, tis Washington crowd thut Ig enjoying this trial; the trial that seems to be full of merriment and onthuslnsi, Wo who live fur away from tho Capital of our country can only gloan tho funny things of this ainusing trial from the dispatchoa of the Asso~ oluted Press, and no doubt lose a groat deal of the rich humor of the court-room, ————————— Tux New York cormorant tariff conven- tion resolved that “the country demands thes suppression of the Congressional ‘orank® who Introduces destructive bills, and attempts to pass thom without debate,” ‘This Is Intendod ag nv blow at tho repoal of the bload-tax on quinine ucouple of yearsago. Tho “destruction” was in tho shamoful profits of u couple of protected quinino manufacturers In Philadelphia, ‘Tho “Congressional crank" whe carried tho dav structive bill through hea had the satisfaction of sooing the price Of quiniuo reduced nourly ones balf, @ botter article furnished to tho fovere stricken alck, and corners in tho article ubole Jahed, At the same time tho two manufacturora contlune to do well and make all the monoy that ig fulp and honost out of mulartulefever, But the passayo of this righteous ‘little bill enraged alt protective cormorents, and they have plotted cveralnce toa have the former tax restored for the sako of the system, = ‘Tux weantng of a baby clophant doosn’t seem ta boa very diftioult task. Tho fumous offepring of Hebo way gaken from -its muther the other day at Bridgeport, Conn,, where both animals are in winter quarters, aud {§ now live {ng complacantiy on @ diet of crackers and till, Tho mother utters a sonorous’ protest occaslon- ally, pnd looks fondly toward the little antma) tethored at the other end of the apartment, ut both ure getting used to the separation, and no trouble is anticipated. a Tue Boston Juurnal some days ago Printeda vigorous editorial articta protesting Gyatnst the froo rum and tobacco article of the more-tarit? program, Tha Boston Advertiser now wayyon the sane pane For reasons stated In these col thes in brief, and fully and Unauaworubly sot jo past oighteen years, it fasoubd publlo polloy to keep the these articies ate the Ynignvst Fovenuo-boarlog® — point, ‘The timo iastiil tar distant wy ioral sontioient, we Wi not say nt Ket fhe gland, but of tho wroater part oF iny No% Bor will aousent to reliave thesy neediusy use the modorite sharo of tho public meaieeset imposed upon then, ‘The remalny eo oO" taxed, bank checks and dapostts, tate et ent madielies, porfumnery, ote. Belong ty at forent entegoty, Thoy prowucneninparule de to ravamito: tho tax ts unnoying and vesuqyl? it fs the relly of m past nzo; and tins ny eles fay sound system of taxation. ee ig Tho Advertfarr niso Buys with referen, fraudulent protensozthns tho decisions of 8 ‘Treasury Dopartment have been intentionally harsh und sovere upon the tartif Interests: ‘To some of tho objects advoented by tho ers In this convention, asin that nt Chien att should hardly bo disposed to aesents 12 8 partinants at Washingtoh and tho cua le le, have somotined put an oppress eis atruction upon disputed ctnuses iy ae sete Jaws. ‘That the it tho oy have one #0 wit rite pUrpoge than to deturmine the queso nd Hulttod strtetly Bevording a sae andersuandiag iw fs notte bo bollevis s ‘The romedy isto bo found in an imeem t) An intel vialun of tho tari, which will remove ete bigiities, cut olf provisions long aut ee ciunlize and simplify Its burde OF ala to modern requirements. ons, and adapt Coming from a bido-bound protec gan, these utterances aro signiticas Pennsylvania probibttiontsts had hal: of the Boston school ot tariff men tho mores tarl® conventions would nover bave been called into existence, and tho barbaric yawps of th hired oxtromlsts In Chtoago und Now York woutg never havo boun given to the world us tho views of rational protecttoniste, $=. ‘Tne New York Times says the Mo Convention In that elty this week Pan teas affair, “Tho attondance was very much stoutlor than tho manayers hnd hoped for, ang tho cut-and-dried . progeam arranged tofors hand was strictly carrlod out, Set speeches were made, but thera was nothing Nke dldusston, Anattonpt to ‘assert somo degree of Independ. ence for the ‘delegates’ in nuatning thelr own committees failed, and tho committees were uamea by the temporary Chairman, who had been named by tho * Executive Committes, whioh fa solf-constituted., All resolutions were referred to the machine-mudo committue with: outdobate, The convention is very sparsely ate “tended, Tha Mon, Warner Miller Is tho Chalp man of the convention, Ho is entirely tracts ablo, and delivered the usual generalitics in ree gard to protectibn, with no allusion to eben cals," or protected woud-pulp, of which he ip ono of the doubly protected monopolists—tesy by a fraudulent patent and second by an unne easary tariff. | Honist of te A the if the sens —— Tire Reading (Pa.) Plince says that Repro sentative Brumm hes written to wn momber of the National Greenbuek Committee that be wi not under any circumstances ontor the Repub- iican caucus for Spoaker, but that be does not say that he will not vote for a Republican cand|- dato after the nomination is made. Ho ts under moral obligations todo lt, Brumm was elected , from the Schuylkill district, which voted us fois lows for Presidont: OP.)e esos Weaver (Greenback). ‘The vote on Congress was: Bramm (Greenback). Ryan (Dem)... 0006 On Brumm’s mojority.....e.sceee. - L0t He received the solid Republican vote, which was enough, added to the Greenback vote, ta eloct him, Tho Republicaus furnished 77 per centof all tho votes he got. Ho can bardly gu back on thom. ao Ar the recent annual reception of the Raw quet Club of New York there were present a Jnrge number of Indics and ygentiemon from tho creme de la cremcof tho city to witness a fistio diversion botween Chambers and Billy Edwards, two profesalanal shouldor-bitting artists, who oxhibited thelr skill in skin-tights to tho admire dug crowd, Tho Indios aro eald to have lustily applauded tho efforts of tho light-woight gladi- ators, and commented upon tholr points an’ build. The audience was very select, and stb. pollee did not pull tho wholo concern, But! tho historical fatnilics of Now York arotob allowed to attond displays of fisticulls why ahold tho recent affair near Lake Erle ban beon Intorfered with? If Mrs. Yotipbar can be allowed to witnoss a private display betweea two shouldor-hittors, why should Jill Sikes not have bia sport ata public exhibition? wr Tien seems to bo a little Republican may chino in Denver engaged in running old-time Republicans out of tho party who donot bow down to the Bosses, Among those whont tt hat run out aro two old-lino Mepublicans, at one tine citizens of Chicazo—Jobu Evans and Gen, 7, F. Brown, tho latter of whom fs u candidate for Alderman, If either of these gentlemen wished fur cortificates of their Republicanism they could easily obtain thom here. As the ma- chitio in some mysterious manner has given Denver over to the Democracy and cleaned out alt tho Republican county ollicers, it would seem to be the purt af wisdom for it to let up a Atte, and to stop short of running the entire party to destruction. <a AN unwolcome visitor caused consterna-, ton In the Mount Ollvo (colored) Church, a Momphis, last Sunday, As tho visiting preacber was warming upto bie discourse a biz white bulldog boundad into tho church, and, sclzlug the preacher, dragged bim from tho puipit tc tho floor, Ie lot go only when death overtook him. Tho superatitious congregation regarded him as the * emissary of the Devil." a Uros learning yesterday that Gov, Cullom Aid not recognize the right of tho West Tow Board to accept bly resignation, Commissioner Lawrenco iinmedintely forwarded his Excel.ene cy bis realgnation, to take vifect upon the ape polntment of bis successor, Ho ts not the kind of a mun “to act so hastily ag to havo cause (0 repontof it" afterwards. * << ‘ing carrior-plaeon that Is valued at $9 must be a Une bird. .Yot thoro aro several such on exhibition at the pigeon and poultry show -Yecently opened at tho Crystal Palucos London Some of these birds ure sald to have found thelr way from Romo to Antworp, a distance of about [00 miles, in two or three days, stopnine, (00, 0 tho way to gathor food, ————— Tne full offictal rotupns from the lato Wis consin elovtion give Gen. Rusk, for Governh 11,980 majority over his Democratic oppouent For Stato Tronsurer, MoFotridge, Hepublica has 13,070 over his Democratic competitor. The total Temperance voto in tho Stato was Sat that of the Qroenbuckers only 601. ——————__—_ LAKESIDE MUSINGS. “Of course celebrated Thanksgivinz. f am not married yut."—S. J Tilden. - 4 In his annual measage to the Leglsintutes Gov. Bluckburn, of Kentucky, suys that : affaires of that State wero nuver in a more woke Perous condition than at present. It Jeol ae though the Governor had discuyered » Be raco-horaa, e The rumored proposed retiromont frre the stago of Anulo Louise Cary begins to ior doubtful, Hor purae, containing three diam vl rings and a brenstplu, was recently reper _ stolen, Jf Miss Cury Is going to rotiro ftv! businoss eho ehould quit advortlalng. Lf Kisses bo tho drink of love, T'ivohallonge Baconys o'er and or Your {ipa my brimming beaker proves Ta make we drink, and fong fur nore, No Cyprian wine from grape distilled Could wateb the flavor uiut were mind V'd drink till all with nectar filed, ‘And dream that J was balf diviae. Af kisses bo the voln uf love es ‘Tho dio sweet woman's rusy mout Found ready wheresuv'er wo roves In frigid North or baliay Souths Lot warrjors on to glory plod, aiais ‘And offwb ambitlon's path of Ho lonly ask the laughing rod Yo make mo master of bis mut. a Night Ina grost elty. ‘The wind sure and moaned with, # mournful cadence thr ae the lentiess trees that sioud Niko gaunt one vanered ‘aight, evor and snun bendint low the uty aypea! trunks and grvat black branches aeit Wt forever wit to the aturai-king to not prostrate nte iis cald, moreltess broat, uns wore saa ae ty through the alr or tlattoned adh ey wnerd (HOF dale against the sides of bul olenceat we 0 evereincronsing ¥ vate Dating olesiontie A mass of iney-black clout spread thy ontira horizon, whilo the Mr cen wayesuf aa angry Jako beat with & every sitsc roar against a sandy doach, whiled afer OT ibn vf tho angry sea god, Wuukod mur whNeIS F eaat of w maiden, F 18 Agowaw treat ‘where gloamed thy bright Iist igen of (2 wibe-bibbers' baunle aud she baleful slam