New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-27
CURRENT DISCUSSION.
SWEET BELLS OUT OF TUNE.
Erotn The Roslou posL

The Boston Post
In an able commentary upon the recent ne
pubcan conventions that have been held over tue cOu
irv entitled Sweet Bells cut Of Tune" LIE SEw,foRk
TRIBUNE shows clearly the ridiculous ana cOhncuh-
naifrms each Of which LAYS claim being the true es
nee Of Republicanlsm Gould these different pronnh
cament0s be spread out in parallel eounnstey WON'T
ndeed nuzzle me reader unaccus,omed- 10 glance be-
tween the lines As 10 their true signneahee. me IN
diana Republicans Appeal with pflde anu cOnhuen.s1
70 the past history Of the party" and are proud
remark that there IS ~ tains , 1 Rnonb
resting upon honor" while the Maine .epu pun
leans have said the party "shOud not Ne eOpen! Win
its past record" The Indiana Convention Is so avls
it, praises of Republicans for tardly yielding 70 the de-
mand for investigation OF Republcan corruption, hat
THE TRIBUYE justly says: Why. these fellows would
miIigaon Of their punishment" There is certainly
riey enough 10 meet the wants OF any II Il. m ~,
bard money. let him swear by Maine II he 10 dot
to cad Indiana IS ls rock ~ ine LEV uli' $50
Ia suit every case and SUCH Little TITLES dc nat contra
dictIons count for nothing.
HANGING AND THE wHrPPTSG-POsr.
From TIE Richmond DaspodA =.
We beg THE TRIBUNE 10 think better Oh
hanging Il IS GOOD way 10 settle win person wnose
hnlng aim FOR life III a dungeon hanging Is MefSnl.
compared with Imprisonment for hie ana !, saves pom
expense and peril Crime demands pnnls n en6 az
further demands mat tine eriha sn.lt. oe h n me 90
harmless possible How can the murderer ne maae
less harmful than by hanging MN me 'iGAy sT
mentality which makes rogues ana assasslhs no ne,tI
but which essays To make tbls "OFu u pdiduissSS
for them, we nave no patience WIZ W. The law
civers The safety OF tue community demands that
ont Of The wav Of doing harm. The making the world
they nave paradise for rogues and murderer
i'm no wise promote the security OF society
Tne whipping post is "A benign institution Little Dela-
ware Is protected by the WhpplhgpOst thah ny
p her safety j. promoted by the complaint set up
III Philadelphia mat TINS useluI ~ n7 i
II II we're not rOguesf IL were not whole
some Of punishment to irTnssressors THIS Woud
BREAKING UP OLD PARTIES
From ne iad'anipos NsrA 4,
THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE has rather favor
,he Ti,re pub ished elsewhere. IL thllks the move
nent f. prolific Of good for other reason than that
STsk tnem M Sc ms TO be good in the sight Of
THE rIuBUSE matter who IL is controlled by what
nrlucIues II advocates and what men IL uOinlnatrs II
only does not agree with existing organlz ,tlons We
differ with The TRIBUNE, although We IKE eAlsnns
parties better than II does image oreaAIn, ~,
is a good thing providing worse IDOL Is not
set up for To worship, and when a party Is no
Longer capable OF dong beneficial Work II Is gOOd
thing abandon IL. providing you nave letter meas
political departures for the worse as Wen a. TOT te e
Ter toward falsehOod well as toward truth Freedom
in religious opinion is desirable mug ana ns enors
10 break down bigotry are cOmhehdaD,ti put "ouiu
The TRIBUNE approve "A schism III "a church whose Ohy
OBJECT was 70 establish athel7 ah Igsoy an tS @
means producing liDeralIty OF ,honght from which
good certain TO howf It's position Is IN measure
EARLY HOURS FOR retail AL CLERKS
THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE puts IN very
timely forcibe appeal III DehaI Oh more summer
r.st for The hardest worked poorest pau anu YET Ost
ACCOMMODATING VI tie laDOring eiasses-the sale sneh
and Womeu OF retail suOps-S hen We wish cOud DC
rad aud needed by Cleveland employers as Wen as
those OF New York, whom The TRIBUNE particularly
addresses. The whole country has Deeh asItdleu w
tne ualntive appeals behalf OF the day aD0rer ana
tne hour rule observed during the SUMMER
months IN many Of the large workshops OF New iOk ana
other cities NOW all this Il well enough, out why not
extend the same privilege 10 the oVerWOrked uncOM
n1sInInr statesmen or the only reason tha can
he offered is that falling Oh III pronts would ioi-
low the curtaIlment OF business nOdrs, ana tnls s
potent and conclusive argument IL Is not lnprODaoie
mat in the case sucn retail shops as Keep open al
night for the accommodation of the working classes such
may be the fact.
INCONSISTENT PLATFORMS.
From TIE Springfield LHI0h
THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE shows up very
clearly the Inconsistencies OF the hard monee hepubil-
csn nlatforns of Maine and Vermont and the paper
mnnev plauks adopted by the Republicans OF lllnols
aud Ind ana with divers other dlssonances Inc cOn-
cnson rs thar II is most Illogical and ABSURD Tor these
Renublicaus III harmony, when IL can dc proved
fht they ought not To the logically constructed
tndependent mind the spectacle Is painful That such
amity should exist those VINO oy ali the rus
~ reason should another that those should
bndlv and obsunatey persist IN pulling together Wno
deIponsrably ought 10 pun apart Is Almost enough
make close reasoner despair OF MS kind Ana IL Is
tne spore trying independent persons 10 see Tue
marty raj wing round such tumble OF PLATFORM "ncn
40 MANY new parties, made 20 order. ana warranted
CONSISTENT are dying all around us Tor want VI lt4e
support such perversity is lnexphcaDe.