New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
CURRENT DLSCUSSiON
SENATOR CHANDLER AND Ills LIBEL SUIT

CURRENT DSCUSSION
SENATOR CHANDLER AND HIS LIBEL sUlr'
From Tks DsifON tTss PrfsA go
If IS now nearly n week since lHE NEW
YORK TRIBUNE, journal which clrcdidteS eAtei''ty
IN Mch gan ana which Is on the exchange s, oi e.rIy
grave destinations against the senior Chteu St-trs
Senator rom Michigan; He has eau.e4 y, u !" We ah
tiined SlOO0O OF damages ana that amount J. r"5Inei
him. he Will hand over the entire sum 20 tne R na'nns
ton Monument Association. Ihls would pe all'tAHS
the Jury Of the points where Washlhgton once, nee
holders are most sen-ltive--Ietu ahd e ~.
same stateman nt in substance, has been frpcattu ~
Michigan newspaper: but though we have watched
,t ere the mIpstration Journals OF the state, aud
es9ecalIy those exclusively deNoted 70 , tno
in!erest of tine senior senator. we have been
unable to find as yet any denial, authorts-
tained We should have supposed az the very lea,t'
would rush To tie defense tJeir chief aud pour gu.
upon his maigners tue lar@hcst notes ~ M Vi tdn
scale; and that The 1RIBUNEs head would pe IeiIsed
with the bterest contents OF the ed!tota Iidi bn,
alas silence Is the only answer lIe senator % Loe' & -
peace tie organs ar all mute ana oel re tc , "a.
tory cirrulates unchecked and unretutrd For tAe
honor OF Michigan this ought moi SO 70 % r ynax vn
appropriate 10 say that accurate a. lht NV io.n
Tniul-Sg usually L. 1t must have been mlslnIO mcd IN
Tins Instance We see foundation ior en- ier .! II.
TRIBUSE's lDSiuuati0ns, ana III Delal "I w ''o "
Michigan take great pleasure 10 repeilh& th'n'
THE FARMERS AND TIE RAILROADS.
TIE NEW IORK TRIBUNE, III Its uncompro.
missing opposition the railroad legislation o. the
Gneers IS very proId OF repeating dea which does
nor seem TO Ms parcuary siglcous discreet l. -
month. since, IN DEFENDING he rall"ay lana5v'
1t said that II the cOrpUrIiions could 20. other"I,e si
their ends they would gain them By Duyng up the adj
verse Legislatures and thus chrcklnatinG tue trainers,
Il mas twice rcourred 10 this point w'hn J! W da|s;
Tow We mast observe tnat ne persistent reitera'Jh Ot
tns idea not calculated 10 correct tue alrS' "iDA-s
the Grancers, soothe their spirits OF Dris- mem
to terms, defeat their purpose, ar dlmlni'h tne
strenS OF their determination We nave an de' thae
II the Grangers or the Gfans'nS party pos.'s 'So sS
majority Ot the votes OF any S1".t' the.
\ LEGISLATURE which could not BE- purchased
by the railroad corporations, even tlough
these corporations might be wiling to spend largo
lrnount Of money IN bribery and corruption l. - nOt
an easy thing 10 operate on Legs ature "lth MONEY
regarding any question about which the people ara
thoroughly arouseG-aot nearly easy THE TRIBUNE
seeirs to believe Even THE TRIBUNE viii admit that "a
had autl-sdyery Legisa ures rev yeLr' a-o "hirh
would not have sOli theig principles T.. pro, aveS
money. The fact tnat the Legislature o Ne"-lora la,
tie Vanda arb,t aud other corporations, mercy SHOWS
that the mass of the voters ol tue STATE were upcon
with reference to them. and dl not steruy wAc4 tIs
conduc OF their mDers IN dealing with them
GOV. KEMPER's LETTER AND POLITICAL SAFETY
The late letter OF Gov. kemper upon bis
position IA reglru 10 nCO,cd third ctcion % Prr'i
mt Grant, and his general course OF 1c ION ID "" ~
-le declaration OF his party IN convention tLAi u
would wage 10 TactouS oppo'tllA aI'.n't the
Natioual Administration. i attracting coh'.l,rA' -.
teuuon from tne press North AMI south. AHL y W.
YORK TRIBUNE treats ne letter ana is writer ana VIZ
gina people IN tone OF ieNlty ana Hppahc> Nhlch
undeseryed and unOccOmng. COY. hrulwr L. sdS1.
'yds and practical man, having ne conn 81 az
character. The question - not one, however VI per-
OF welfare Ot the WlOl" SOdA-a question
whether enlightenment or ignorance cilliLtuoh or
barbarIsm, slall rule that prton Of the country.
without undertaking IN III. least the political aIi
social caianlueS with when the c,utAerh c2e' nave
been visited ana Threatened. We cannot bit hope
that there resources OF relief and rcculerdoh I'D
the aroused sense OF Justice and humanity o tae coun
t'y. ANA awakene appre,l lltOn OF TIE Fue ptlh
cipt3s OF the Government Whlcn VIII Put 9"t o' 'ue
question such contingency As thit Indicated nl NV'
Kemper. We trust that he ana the people al N.rSh.
Will yea hnd abundant reason 10 i'Ae IousAsg 'S , 80
their tor working oIt the desired EesH' W tHs
usual means.
a CURIOSITY OF LEGISLATION.
THE TRIBUNE of Ncw-Iork has discovered
that tAat curiosity OF legislation called tle Clrr.iey
ana requires the banks TO hold all their reserves
except per cent OF their circulation Which 10 os
pears however, that the provision OF the od A~ per
mttng The redemption city banks TO heep @ye,s %,
remains unchanged. II this construction Of The law IS
correct country bank reserves will be released ny
ITS provisions On The u of last september n, .n
country banks had s233so.Oo0 III circulation sha
to hold reserve OF $500 Of which they we're
qured to keep only t~OfthS or lOli00 IN their OVID
vaults. Had the new law then been III force, thef
would have been required 10 keep Is per cent ~ lsef
deposits, 81! 4650O at home, less per cen OF her
circulation 100000 TLat H., they would have been
REQUIRED TO hold cash IN their vaults 10 the amoan.
OF <0765ClO or just about what they were required 10
not ut ali "measure OF relief" 1t should be aded
that Mr. Controller Knox does n't agree Win ms
TRIBUNE IN ls construction OF the iaw' HeNeln,S''
The TRIBUNE Is doubtless night, and Mr. knoA wrong
RAILROADS AND BRIBERY
The Cincinnati COmmeTctaL thinks The NEW
YORK TRIBUNE is incorrect, as wei 9s lnadicou,In III
naining tnat the result OF the Wisconsin Railroad
uy II enforced will be that the corporations Will bny
up the legislators holds that not ony Will sll Ing
this exasperate the Graugers but that these latter Viii
nave no difficulty eectng legislators who Will not
e corruptiDe ON this point that no legislature dare
take brlbes in opposition 20 the popular WISH
when 1, il clearly expressed ana strongly tclt the
people knows ts own mind THIS Is doubtless true OF
great DIS nctly defined questions. such slavery
or Secession but 10 Is not true OF matters OF dollars aud
cents or rather of centsl the Fight wrong OF whch
no man tell, and which never hndlly settled
The rate which railroad ought 10 charge would como
no in Wisconsin every year, and there would oe One
hundred good excuses for changing which the farmer
could understand weigh. AMI which M g6t appear
keep steadily the natter as % PR
vent bribery Is preposterous Besides, II the companies
do not have 10 pay the politicians for raising the rates.
the politicians viii certainly before long nsst on oens
paid Tor not lowering them aud OF this tue .Oinso
farmer would know nothing
FREEDOM OF THE XLIIID CONGRESS fROh
JOBS
Prom TA> Troy HHss.
THE NEW York TRIBUNE has criticised Con
gress with more severity, probably lhih aul osH',
paper In the land We have likewise ov'u ulsspp"hvu
and paned AZ ia course in things aud have said
So very distinctly and emphateaIly but X must Dc AZ.
,nitte nv the most violent Democrat or independent
maj i'm asnect Ia ~ freedom from legislation OF job
hing and dishonest character In It's careful scrutiny of
bills, and III the retrcnChmeut of the
IL has proved itself faithful 10 the m
grss 5y the washington spondent OF TuE TRIBUNE
in regard these matters must accord with tlo IS
hberate iudgusat Qt tho COUNTRY.