Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-15
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
Editorial Extracts From the Great Dahl

THB FUTURE PROBABILITIES OF LABOR STRIKES
From the N. Y. Hersld.l
Bot the movement is not to be 20 easily dis
posed Of for all time. 1t stands at present with
Its feet i'll the earth and its bead in the clouds,
plOdding on as ever below and its brain full OF
vague Utopia above. AS to broad, clearly-de-
fined ideas, possible OF application, it has none
at present which could take up and rivet the
attention of the whole people to their serious
consideration. great many lay this want of
coherent, comprehensive plan at the door Of its
demagogue leaders but its real cause will be
found in the condition Of the great body of la
Dor itself. Like the Union forces in the begin
ming of the war, the army of labor IL a badly
drilled mob impressive only in numbers, and
just as little capable of taking or keeping po-
sition against such wary, organized foe as
capital, for they have not thoroughly learned
the use Of their offensive arms, the strike
and the ballot The work of discipline, how
ever, goes on, and the successful strike OF to-
day of a certain branch of labor will mean in
the end holly contested, peaceful ballot-box for
the control Of cities. counties and States, and,
lastly, for the whole Union itself.
NH. GREELEY's INFLUENCE WITH REPUBLICANS.
From the n. Y. World.l
His peace mission to Niagara, his advice to
President Lincoln to offer S4OJ 900 900 ar a com
pensation to the Southern shareholders, and his
subsequent signing the bail-bond OF jefferson
Davis, estranged so many of Mr. Greeleys Re-
publican friends that his hold on the party Is
reduced to nothing. The assumption, there
fore that Mr.. Greeley will draw of a large Re-
publican vote is a mere flight of fancy. 1t over
looks the fact that Mr.. Greeley has thrown away
his Republican influence by so often running
counter to the prevailing sentiment of the party.
Most Republicans would as soon vote for an out
and-out 'copperhead" Democrat as for the fore
most signer OF Jefferson Daviss bail bond. The
politicians who speculate on the Republican fol-
lowing Of Mr. Greeley misappreciate his recent
standing in the Republican party. Since the
Union League Club forbore to turn him out after
his signature Of MIR. Daviz's bond he has been
political associates. 1t is great and a grave
mistake to suppose that he has any consIdera-
BILE Republican following in the Northern States,
when he steps over the party traces.
PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF FOREST FIREs.
From the n. Y. Times.l
Hence extreme vigilance during seasons OF
drought is the thing to practice. Asystem OF CO.
operation, so that the people of neighboring
towns might turn cut en- mdSse to help each
other in case Of need, would he judicous. Those
who have had experience know that in prairie
fires the only really dependable plan of proce-
dure is to get well to leward, and either burn OF
cut down and remove the grass and stubble in
the path of the coming flames. Ii the fire can
not leap the swathe or gap thus made. its race
is run. 1t might be very difficult OF perhaps I'M.
possible, to do this in burning wood. because
Of the size and weight of the trees PERHAPS
however it might be done beforehand. The
towns that is to say might provide for clearing
spaces at assigned intervals in all forest lands
so that when fires did break cut there wOuld be
some chance of keeping them within circum
scribed limits.