New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-02

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| hereto.
CURRENT DISC USSION
wRErCHED msM.NAGEMENT.
Erom The Baltimore Gdz>n,
The NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE urges the Post
en-" to give the e Gcs no So sends twelve
mails day over the Pennsylvania lsaiir0au niue over
Ncw-Haven. IL might, without any very great extra
exertion send us more, however IN ths drecon' anu
afternoon Tor York morning papers while they can
get here without the AID OF the Post once NJ OF near
noon, is wretched piece OF mi'rnanagemeht'
A COMPLETE EXPOSURE.
From me Indianapolis Senna,L 80
Gen. HaZen's name Is one well-knOWn 10 tnls
generation The general mas Appeared oei m,a nv
critic and later surveying correspondent Gen azen
writes as ne ngs1deetE 70 cue VAR and his
summing up of the Northern Pacihc country when re-
Gently appeared i'm THE TRIBUNE strips fraudulent
Land OF the Last vesge OF uncertainty. He says that
the rosecOlOred descriptions OF the climate anu country
and The CONDITIONS under the noted sothernd line are
shameless fasebOOds.
A WEAK DEFENDER.
From Ths Ctncinadh Commercial
The Delegate from Montana. MAJ. Maginnls
thruss himself forward to break me force OF Gen; i
Een's letter JAY Cookies tropical belt AS ne muor
ss aT a abuses sS HasS and in
calls MN "hard Names" proving hlmsef tnerepy, ac
cordns to the code IN this city an nd t tSe thpt the
mildest possible form OF statement IN re-pect 70 une
that 1t will not help the cause OF the swlnaers VINO
by false representations attempting 10 s gnrt
latiOns by EN- cation to the SiDeIia OF America
PARTY DIFFERENCES.
From Tp Troy Hhg -
We do not believe with HE NEW ORh
TRIBuSE that the Democratic party Is "BcapaDle oi
learning anything" and II the Democrats were 10 come
into power possible that for time the governmen
ma d.
now but II would be only temporary, ana OF no conse
Sartes ONLY that the Republican party is composed of
men naturally more liberal and progressive thah our
onponars II an important issue should spring mp the
Repubcan PARTY would be the first 10 grapple the right
side although 1t might be the weaker side, ana wnle
the parties are up the only correct way 10
do is TO do right aud then il eadcrs aferward prick
with the party spurs the consciousness OF having been
true honor and justice Will be sufficient reward Tor
having been ." read out OF the party
REVENUE FRAUDS.
From IL. Ui'od H,fad.
THE NTw-lORK TRIBUNE threatens Con-
Take care: tue mercantile community are Wach-
ing you" The whole people also watching congress,
conmnnitv The exceptional conditions which made
necessary Of unusual strctness for detecting frauds
years. II mas been stated by those that nave nyest
gated the subject that the Government Is each year
deIrauded OF large amounts OF revenue II duties were
honestly paid upon every duaDle article brought into
the United states large reduction III duties could be
payments speedily accumulated II Is grave mistake
to find fault with laws and excuse the crimes which rem
laws for Furnishing larceny will he no longer needed
NEwsPA Ir ;,L LBEL SUITS.
We are of those who believe with THE NEW
YORK TRIBUNE that whoever feels aggrieyed at any
publication m newspaper should have cheap and
speedy remedy, where there ~ clear libel the
cOvery IN damages shorld be ample and certain But
II should be remembered that, win all this TAX abon
reckless and liDelous journalism, 10 il very rare, iu
deed. mat individual - ataoAed. except where the
truth Of history and the public welfare OF sandered
wrOnsed and outraged people demand an exposure OF
uBwOrthlness, dishonesty, or fasehoOd The men VINO
canor most loudly against the press anu rush into
courts Win bels are almost invariably hoSe VINO lear
the truth, and 10 whom exposure By fearless and
faithful press has brought upon their dhonored heads
shame, scorn, and disgrace Inc honest puDc has much
TO fear from muzzng the press by libel yerdcis
than by giving u las iarge cnar,er ~ the Mnd' 10
blow whom 1t likes 1T - most a5Snrediy the dGs
OF the press 10 bring truth before the public which may
be Of service To the public, thus serving hc pubic good
by correcting abuses.
GIN. RossER's REPLY TO GEN. HAZEN,
From TIE indianapolis T-f'tTs
In the frontier dialect, Gen. RossGr has lifted
the scalp OF Gen. Uazen the ADllOvoyed msanthropc
Fort BufOr. Iu the interview which hr accorded To
representative OF The Minneapolis Tribune he charaC
terizes Hazen vain ostents;ious and rond OF noO
rety." aud afflicted with the edcOctcS ScrtbeAdt Gen
Kosser aulr 10 the fact that Fort uford il TAR north
of the line Northern Pacific crosses Dakota
and declares thai HaZen has never seen an acre OF the
tween the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers" and
knows nothing personally concerning the lands which
he 80 hippantly charges the railroad company with
frauduently incorporating" Hzen made the aston
ising assertion nat MS len moved about 1900 square
miles OF country where there was any grass IN order TO
get 800 tons Of hay but Gen ROsser AYERS tnat IN hye
mile range near Fori Abraham Lincoln. " 1900 tOu'
Of excellent hay were Gus Dy lnhchlneiy last
summer ana Fdl, aud the post supplied under contract
At $l2 ton, and The fort contractor got cut
and cared for ~ 81 per ton Thousands OF IONS were put
IN the vicinity OF Bismarck ia the Summer OF 1872,
while road being built for IS per ton" Hazeu
alleges that the Indians aud bun are occasionally
frozen 10 death ia Winter while ROsscr shows thar In
ponies have nothing TO live during the Winter
eXcep. their bIowsings ana plckinSs IN The Haztn
desert" Last Winter, when there abundance
of III Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, there was
"sleighlng at no time between jamestown and Bis
marck" Gen. Rosser also briefly and sharply refules
Hazen's malicious statements ABOUT the Lack OF rain,
and adduces numerous instances Of fine farms and
beautiful gardens without thought of irrigation ana
Furnishing settlements all along the road Hs closes
with expression OF his conclusion that Hazen has
either been hired write letter ne dId IT, A. |
said before, make himself notorious" 30 say all
OF us.
The NEXT CONGRESS
Tht Chodgo Tribune tLfdb
The general elections next Fall are of more
than ordinary importance inasunch the. will result
the choice OF "A new Congress. There never a
time before when the people were so Unanimous in de-
pubhc corruption shall De exposed and punished. Not
withstandng tins temper OF the people, Congress mas
look to it that next Fall they clean out these moral
capabes and send 10 Congress men who have the dis
be committed 10 the hands OF those whom invest.
cation will NOT hurt rms work only be done by
men. Among the things requiring iuyestg cation,
aud which Will not be investigated until new meu
are sent 10 Washington, may be mentioned the follow
ing: l. The sanboru contracts, which the present
Congress is already beginning from the puD-
he view. 2 The Affairs OF the District OF Columbia ana
The Indian Ring, from the Interior Department
Washington to the most remote agent the frontier,
The operations OF the two syndicates III reiundng
the per debt must be Investigated and
able 10 gain millions as the financial agents Of the Gov
ernment IN plain disregard OF law. 6. An
attempt was maze inyestsate tne frauds con,
Pacinc Mail Steamship Company. but it was
sn o ss TINS mt be s esa%so
The operations Of the Union Pacific Credit Mobilier