New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-28
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

r.vrxo INVESTMENT RyANNA +. DICKINSON limo
pp. 1 o. James A. osgooa q Go. -.
The high purpose of this little work VIII
.o,o,,ensate for any want of artistic syiemeu! UT"
grace which the fastidOus reader may discover in W
.on,po.it on The writer is too deeply IN earnes. !"
re- o,,o,r the entcements OF fancy, or To select
alluring phrases for the expression OF her ousht ne
styls is abrupt unpublished, fsagnentaf!' ou' NAMING
With the nrcs OF intense conviction sho SEEKS ho' "
,nenan but TO kinde not TO crafty the TASTE p' =.
arouse 10 action, 50 awaken sympathy rather lhaa "u
p,rstiop Her point Of departure is the tendency 70
,ionsl decay consequent upon enlargement of ter
r,torv and the accumulation OF wealth. We hayeset vice
onr doors and invited the world to come H. on nave ~
ma adequate provision for the entertainment OF 'e su0st
MANY OF them are rude and Wild and as they enter tue
easily house. are tempted 20 damage and destroy LEU
20 their own devices with restraining Influences there
A. danger I'm their presence and death IN their contact
pu the American Of the present day insists the writer
s iasensible TO the evil Ills chief desire is to amass
money II he wishes TO do anything for his country
must be without effort or sefsaciiiiee But trecdoM
exacts it, price II only be maintained ny WISE anu
faithful aud vigorous government But America al tnis
moment is governed by men with whom politics is u
trade Men OF education of intelligence. OF character
are t hnsy I'm working for themselves 10 attend 10 the
interests OF the public. The industrious, tax paying
citizen chained the wheels of party machinery ana
has no more freedom Of action than the gsleysaVe NJ
the oar But the voter Of to-day should be inspired by
the spirit the ancient knight who before engaging III
his work devoted hours OF darkness to vfs faslns
and PRAYER He holds in bis hands the destihNb
NJ a nation The cause OF humanity is at stake
In the scraps OF white paper which hutter shehly
,uto ballot-boxcs. Nc crowned head OF the
Old World solves such problems those presented 10 the
voter Of today The eve of election should be to him
Wiki, and his action at the p lis sacrament Inc
main remedy for the evils which threatened by the
Ignorance aud disorder Of American society 10 be found
nfalr,u in he
peoe Europe is catering 10 the desire FOR practi-
cal knowledge Training schools for the working popu
latton are found in every country on the continent
aided by enormous government subsidies and help OF
Intelligent and liberal character. But In all that tehus
to convert the mere workman into skilled artisan We
are greatly behind Germany, Switzerland, ana frahoe
Fine trained mechanic work out his own saivdtoh
An order 70 do this Miss Dickinson insists on the necessity
pf eo5peration The power Of combination belongs 10
enlightenment Nor should the influence of woman be
,e, out of the account IN taking the Inventory oi tue
means of human progress The work OF the world VIII
b. done only when every man and every woman
contributes the fun share TO the common benefit 90
long a. politics meant nothing but war, there
was no Mace for women IN the field But
that day is done The questions of government to-day
and vet more tomorrow questions Of sanitary, edu
raiona social and humanitarian Importance and these
are no css the province Of than of man. In pursu
me this train Of thought Miss Dickinson doubtless evnces
the vehemence which is sometimes fayorite weapon of
her sex and which is apt suspicion on the sound
ness OF a theory. the validity Of an argument But
her book nevertheless fun of wholesome suggestions
and may furnish instruction, aud still more incentive
even 10 the heads Its tone is less musical than
melancholy but the walls OF Cassandrs may DE more
reasonable songs OF triumph or strains OF fesVlty