Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-07
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
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EditsriaI Exuusrs FrOm sAe GFsAt paiIieH'
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N.~t \ tFrcm the N, X. Tines WI
There have been failures but whenywe are
told that nothing has been done, we must demnr
to the statement. 1t is a great thing to have
Mr.. Green in the Controllers office. AGAIN
Great progress has been made toward placing
the financial affairs OF the City on SOUND pasis.
There hare been no robbe-ies of the public moneys
since last Fall-in itself an enormous gain. Then
again, the corrupt Judges are likely to be re-
moved. Oardozo has resigned. bsfnara 10 I'M
peaehed, Is this nothing We cannot expect
to oblterate all traces OF the Tweed rule in a
few months. But how many men in the COM
munity, outside the TammanV Republicans and
Democrats and their journals, would vote for
restoration OF that rule We may not have ad-
vanced on the right road quite as swiftly as we
deeired-but we are at least on that ROAD, anu
we mean to stick to it.i88
TIE METHODIST CONVENIENCE AND LIVING TOPICS
4 OF REFORM
tFrom the N. Y Tribune.l
The point to which We look with interest in
this Conference is the action it may take upon
the practical, vital movementsof reform belong
ing to to-day Among the committees we note
that upon the work for Freedmen and indian
Missions with especial satisfaction but there
are other reforms which call for equal attention
Both the Episcopalians and Friends in their last
authoritative utterance as churches TOOK holu
boldly of the subject of womans work and tenn
perance. The Methodists, who usually are firrt
to come to q hand to hand fight with any OF the
| live Satans about them, ought not to shut their
/ Ayes to these present foremost issues in social
| life They have already waged long warfare
| against drunkenness, and they should be hrst 10
| perceive the new movement by which that de-
stroyer Of our national life is threatened In the
| flank. Women have always been admitted TO a
| share in their Christian work 80 fully that the
lay representation at least ought to be alive to
her present needs and claims, and the imminent
periis to which she has exposed herself in her
manner Of pressing those claims.
THE Discomfort IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND
THE DUTY OF CONGRESS
From the N. Y. Times.l
We have no hesitation in saying that the con
dtion Of the public service has been at the bot
tom of four-ffths Of the discomfort among the
masses Of the party. II Congress could rise a
once to the height of the occasion and give tC
the Presidents efforts for reform that co-operh
tion which he has repeatedly asked, and Whici
it is their highest duty to AFFORD the hardes
work Of the next campaign would be done be
fore the Convention meets. That eo-operatlol
must consist in two things-hrst in providing
the money for the machinery necessary to th'
, comprehensive application Of the civil servic'
rules, and second in emboaying the prlncipl
of those rules in law. Taxation must be largel,
reduced No claim Of the Treasury for none.
to continue the rapid reduction Of the debt, an'
no failure to agree on the division of the reduc
ton among various interests must stand in tn
, way of this earnest and Just demand OF the pee
8 pie We urge these two points on Congress- Al
important to the success OF the kepubhca
Party. we are aware that they may not, an
probably will not. be the sole issues in tn
I coming canvass; but parties are too much III
!, settled for us to rely on any clear issues dec
| ding the contest.