New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-28


&c. Pubic markets shall be erected neyeTy 1oWh, iot
tho sale OF goods in ANAL quaneuce Oi "eS' ~
% Tnsre shall DO provided great extension Of the
Organization Of the public service on tho model OF the
postofHce, for the comioon good .oo.ou,,
adoptcd by the trades representatives Jan. a. 1871
Here we have nothing about homesteads being
"giyen" nor does the word commune rear Its awful
'front.' nor arc told that the State must purchase the
railways with that cunning subsuRgeStion OF free rides
t the public expense" In short genuine version Is
much less formidable document than the originally
published and would not commit the Peers TO much
moro than speculative SCqesoence In well ntentioned
plans for amelorstng the condition Of the poorer classes
The Peors, however, do not appear 10 have accepted
this platform. The most potent name the list
has been taken OF The Marquis of Salisbury writes to
The Daily NeVs OF this morning that he has read "wth
considerable surprise the published account and Says
81 have not signed the resolutions contained in that
statement, expressed any approval OF them. They
were shown to eOnhdentaly last Summer. fully
sympathzed with the wish TO obtain better dwellings for
the workmen OF great oitesj but expressed my
strong disapp3va Of several Of the proposals contained
in the resolutions"
That letter proves two things that negotiations of
sort have been going on and that Lord Salisbury
declined to be bound by them. Assuming that Mr.. Dis
rae at the bottom Of the scheme is not likely that
Lord Salisbury his irrecOnclabe enemy should consent
to be either his accomplish his tool He has ample
employment for his philanthropc energies In the man.
agement Of his great landed property, the houses on
which will bear much improvement those Of artf
sans in the cities.
But what about the other Peers and Cabinet Minis
ersf Lord Salisbury having broken silence they also
must speak, unless they wish the public to understand
that they accept what Lord Salisbury rejects. They
must upset the new platform, or stand on it. For so
many Of them Tory leaders, The Standard Of this
morning undertakes speak, but its utterances are OF
the Dclphc order, and the PLAIN country gentle
| men who look to that journal to know what
| they should think for the day, must find their
| intellccts in q sad state. Nothing short Of the
actual signatures would persuade the Tory organ that
the peers and statesmen named-and 1t includes Lord
LOrnehad pledged themselves in form to the whole and
each Of the several parts Of the above programmes and
| says The Standard, owe may at once authontatvey
state that this Is the case" Then what the case
There in quoting detached sentences, but the
general DRIFT OF the article comedies we'll enough with
what i gather from several different There
have been negotiations but there hos boon no definite
treaty between the contracting parties still less any
exchange of Iahcatons The Tories bound to moth
ing They will be very glad Of any detachment Of work
ngmen from the liberal ranks. They will good deal
further than any party yet in directions max
ing improvements If they can, in the condition Of
woIknemcn. They will always be glad to patronize
them AID TO put in practice the "naonal leadership
doctrine They Will not TO extent or In any sense
countcnance aGraraD schemes whether under the name
Of homestead any other name. They will not go for
EiSht-IIour law, Of general application. They will
not buy up the railways, much less run them at the |
Ha6lic expense
On the side OF the work1ngmen the conditions Of ALI |
are in equally hazy state. They have formu
lated their demands in the propositions They
understand perfectly that the Tories expect political
support in for either political social
sions. doubt whether they ready in any consdera
bic numbers to ant without far distinct pledges
than they havo yet received AS Of their number
expresses IT, trey think Mr. Gladstone has neglected not
betrayed them. They don't object to stimulating his In
terost in the class Of questions that interests the and
they have probably done good deal by this negotiation
bring those questions to the front and make them
political questions, and compel political parties to
slider them and take sides on them.
add few lines not very important to the history
gave in my last letter of the progress OF the negoa
lions. Since last January, it has been conhdentially
whispered about that twelve nobemen and twelve work
ngnen to be the apostles Of new religion or, at
least, new reformation. Persons likely to Join in such
All effort received circulars from Mr. Scott RUSSELL who
had, thought he had peuary powers from both Sides
When the workIngmen first came to him. his answer
was: 81 will give you my advice condition, that
you will promise to follow it. am too busy man to
medde with other peoples affairs any other terms"
Whether he used similar language to the nobemen
cannot say but he to have considered that he had
equal authority to speak for both sides The receivers Of
his circular asked to attend meeting in Bolt Court
M A0ns namo is first mentioned as being the chosen
medium OF Mr. Scott Russell with the wordnRmen, but
NJ Allan attended only one meeting and that In Janu-
airy last, at which Mr.. Russell, Mr. George Potter and
himself the only persons present. 1t was there
that Mr. Allan put the question whether the new conb
nation intended to pledge the working classes to po
tical action with the Conservatives But II is not Mr.
Allan who has made public the negotiations IN their
present state when neither that nor any other question
can be answered very positively. Mr.. Potter did not
Mr. Scott Russell is abroad probably he did not 1t
looks as If the same Mr.. P. Barry, who comes out
this morning with q protest, might be the
author Of the disclosure against which he protests
The signed as those Of workngmen include
that can only be termed 80 In pretty large sense. Mr.
Lloyd Jones left of "fustancutting" years ago, and
Socialist lecturer. Mr.. Howell the Secretary Of
the Reform League Mr. Leicester is said to be noisy
Revolutionist-a title which may do him inusce he IT,
however, in good faith, glassbower. All these belong
to active committee for dsestabIshing the Englsh
Church-a missionary work, perhaps but one in which
they hardly expect the cooperation Of Lord Salisbury
at any time, Of Mr.. Disrae, till the party of Dis
establishment is stronger than now.
1t was Sir John PsklnGton who made the first actual
publication Of one Of the seven propositions He gave 1t
the world in his inaugural address President of the
Social Science Congress at Leeds last week. but nobody
then suspected Of what 1t the herald what
the extent Of Its significance. That kind Of shrinking
from novelty which characteristic Of the English
and especially the London-press has been strkingy
shown In this case. The story appeared first In the
provinces far up in Edinburgh then in Manchester.
Two days after The Telegraph plucked up courage TO print
abridged account but could not treat it seriously
Gs Dag Hs S So I. ns4t dsy ter TIE SSnaGrd
shed the account even ss matter OF news and neither
La. offered opinion about it, or in fact uttered word
OF any KIND on the SUBJECT. G.W.s-
NATIONAL INSURANCE CONVENTION
Mr.. Rowe of Michigan offered resolutions |
yesterday, which adopted directing the Secretary