New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-05
THE DAY AT BOSTON.

GRAFTON BY GEN. HORACE BINNEY SARGENT
COOPERATION, COMPULSORY VOTING, AND
WOMAN SUPRAGE-THE GENERAL CELE-
BRATION.
Boston, July 4.-The programme for the
Gorous Fourth in this city included the usual features
of concerts beringng rowing and sailing Tegattas,
Grafton entertainments for the children, balloon ascen
sons and fireworks. The old enthusiasm has not de-
parted, and the peope-young midde-aged, and old
have thrOnged the streets and the Common 10y thou
sands The have proved points OF attraction
to many people, though the rowing regatta lost much of
its prestige on account of the absence OF Harvard
crew. The children thronged the halls where concerts
and the ventriloquiss and magicians proved a. at
tractive as ever. The Grafton in Music Han. by
Gen. Horace Binney Sargent. was rather better
than the average In treating the Labor question, lie
urged cooperation in this wise:
More money rather than more unemployed line 10
agouize over the want Of it, Ia the cur ioI ne Lell
burning of the poor. Mon are SO unwilling 10 re taxed
directly ana take kindly to indirect cxtortion, that
tbe real demand "mOre wages for certain measure Of
work assumes the less offensive, more plausible FORM "a
smaller measure Of work for the money" Labor follow
ing the example of the trader trying 70 substitute the
wine quart for the beer quart and fang OF tn, every
are not the remedy for the labOrmurran that meets
the country. For rule Of conentment II more per
and little less time than one needs Contentnent
honesty, and chastity are sufrng not for want o. time
as dot o ~ tbe Standard has given 70 values host
of anxious women taking the place OF the happy moth
ers of the people Enforced misery OF nserics is vt
ing the Republic at its very source OF he mob OF dis
honest disconnected men, armed with vote and muskct
crowd the steps and press upon the throne thaf our
fathers established These men must be converted OF
Precepts and exhortations will not avail. We may
preach charity till faint Even the great charter Of
our liberties the Federal Constitution, s only bundle
Of imperative but excellent principles. We give them
effect by legislation Society Is only held together by
statutes Life and virtue should be protected against
the slow apprOachesof necessity as well as against the
more sudden assault The degradation OF the future
| OF
the wages Of sailor cling TO the last plank of ship,
salvation OF women ought 70 be made the first duty
OF State. Either should provide employment for
women, at sufficient compensation, that they can be
female children they do in China, which originates
the proverb. Be happy. and you will be viruous God
Knows il would be less cruel.
hear the angry cry of those who think that virtue
and vice and happiness and misery should be left the
naturaaws of demand and supply: Manufacturers will
he ruined il wages TO be increased" Perhaps they
NAV be aud capital may have to seek more lucrative
occupation, labor is advised to do under the natural
laws of demand and supply. But tomethlng must he
exhor atoms Of charity uuayailing But the State
God bless hcr!-has the power Of enforcing charity 10y
/ To- prevent Ignorance. Why should they not bc
| taxed for public factories to prevent theft and
/ PROSTITUTION { The State and the poor may well he
partners In grand cooperative system. WHY should
not the Government which has factories of ships and
cannon bsh factories 10 create the cheap defense Of
nati0nsl The expense OF polite, OF penentiaries, Of
civil wars republic lost more serious item than
The whole State normal factories The protection
OF feeble girls, OF brokedown women, the comfortable
and yrtuous rearing 81 Ihe mothers OF the people Is
me f9rmcr house his from Winter storms, and
~ Lpifcrs from the plow. The cooperative system
| should be initiated by legislative charity based
/ nm the power Of incXEaustiUe taxation. The
tgxps of civil war heavier. IL is better for the
! st1te TO weave cotton at loss than to make the
.or, warn and wool rotten that luxury and misery,
tugng at the Republic, can rend A. II s better for the
rich To eat into accumulated capital than Tor the poor
the armed majority become Catines IN the fever Of
ccumulatiug debt. We must make the labOrer cOuscrv
alive or reduce him 10 very low serve, defcuseios IS
state which Calhoun thought essential TO the condition
of service i'm a republic equals. commission pre-
pare tabular statement OF the purchasing power Of
gold as compared with period twe1,y years ago. would
confer gnal service on the country III would demon
sre the Justice or injustice OF the present discomfort
After arguing in favor Of the abolition OF all unpaid
Offices and alludng to the duty OF citizens to accept
/ adequately paid Office he said; .
A. the cgisaiiOn Of Prussia with intent 10 create an
inynCihe army Of citizens, has compelled every man Ia
be a trained soldier there, no learning, Wcath, OF
refinement cXcmpts gentle or noble from military ser
vice. there 6lugglshncss OF the WellcOndllobcd
no So shness private business, snceTs OF caste
which often the IemOrs Of COwarace, are permitted
10 detain WALKING drop VI blood from the national
heart and arm; there, in the ranscepuent PRUSSIA Oh
to-day, the worthy may devOlye their mlskes on
the base; we, who think the ballot supersedeH the
bayOnet and would not see IL turned against society ny
| the vicious, imprOydeut and dangerous classes who
have interest Of property or character 10 protect
should under the scycrcst pains and penalties compel
every citizen TO vote. Election days should De the roll
cal Of nation. TIC cltlzcn has more IEhI u
withhold his unit from the Of law and order thdn
has the solder desert field whore his muskct may
| decide the combat. II are Government, the gov
| eruiug power must not desert itself
To cOunteract the much-lauded but undOubted and
irrryOcable evil OF unqualified suffrage the support Of
tAc EeusLc ~ tie Os educated, IcABed, opu!ent and