The national Republican., 1868-12-21
Now York ON Senatorial Financial
Idess-Truculeneeo Of the Tribune
Poverty and Suffering In the cities
Tho Remedy-An Ounce OF Pre-
ventive worth n Pound of Cure.


Ideas-Truculeneeo Of the Tribune
Poverty and Suffering In the cities
Tho Remedy-An Ounce OF Pre-
ventive worth n Pound Of Cure.
DECEMBER 20, 1865.
To THE REPUBLICAN The financial views
so far enunciatsd In the Senate fnd little
favor In New York. That eity's journals,
without distinction Of party, oriticise them
without stint. The New York Tribune Is,
perhaps, most vehement and violent among
them all chasing Msssrs. Sherman and Nor.
ton with Pendleton and President johnson
rank repudiators, all Of them. To say the
least Of 1t, the Tribune Is by no means
modest in the manner In which 1t assumes to
lay down the law that should govern the Gov
ernment's financial policy. Tho dictatorisl,
oontsmptuous, and dogmatic tone In which 1t
undertakes to enforce its own financial crudi.
ties is In fair keeping with Its really personally
insulting comments on tho views Of Messrs.
Morton and Sherman Confessing to no anan.
cial ability or experience so far as large OF
Government financial matters are concerned,
tho writer Of these letters shrewdly suspect,
the philosophers Of the Tribune to be As lit.
tie qualified as most journalists to lay down
the law on such points. Nor Is 1t likely that
they will obtain credit for IN over share oi
such wisdom anywhere, II but on sccount Of
the fact that they beg their question, and
then essay to enforce their views Of 1t with
tho vshemence Of John Knox, the pertness
Of Brick Pomeroy, and the epithsts Of Isaiah
Rynders. In this matter, the truth Is, the
Tribune forgsts itself 1t declines to reason,
and takes to 'blipging slush."
Tho journals Of all the cities arc appealing
to the public, As here, to make provision for
the poor In their midst. Our cities, in grow.
Ing as fast as they do, arc unfortunately 40.
quiring large pauper popula tionsi though no,
SO large in proportion as the paupsr popu.
lations in the cities Of Europe. Throughout
Europe, In country. as we'll rs In town, 1t /.
almost impossible for q laboring man in any
calling to get forohanded, owing to the super.
abundance Of labor there. Here, It Is differ
ont. Any healthy, skilled workman, or per.
sistent and economical laborer, may speed
lily acquire property, II not prevented from
SO doing by dependence on him of too many
helpless persons. II the labor market IL
overlooked In the cities, the villages and
the country somewhere within striking dis.
tance will surely afford any and oil willing to
work a comfortable subsistence. Nine tenths
at least Of all sble.bodisd persons who will suf
fer from want, or from sickness resulting from
want this winter, in American cities, can OBJ
tain employment at wages sufficient to enable
them to live com mparativsIy comfortable. within
hfty miles at furthest Of where they NAV be-
In view Of this fact, and Of the better public
economy Of compelling all who can to be self
sustaining, 1t 10 certain that private charities
In American cities are deoreAsingi while pub
lie charities are increasing with the increase
OF worthy objects Of city eharity-of tho aged
ana innrm from whatever cause. II 10 moi
charity TO aid the able. bodied to hang on In
cities hoping for work at city prices, instead Of
seeking TO dig q livelihood out Of the soII or
to earn ono In some calling incident to the No.
OsSsitiss Of agriculture, away from the coun.
irJ's crowded centres Of population
The doctrine that It iS the duty Of the State
or city to furnish Just such employment at
Just such wages as the unemployed fancy-to
make jobs to meet tho necessities Of the unem
Pioysd-in city or country, 10 one that will
not prevail In the United States, at least 90
long as any Abls.bOdied person, Of any age
or either SEX can surely aud employment that
will support life fairly at agricultural labor
The evil ot the times is the pronsnsss Of all