New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-08

curious results pIogioSo
of the silk industry in this country which arc lt
tie at variance with freerade theories. 1t is gene
rally known that this industry is protected by
high tariff. In the manufacture of sewing silk and
machine twist improvements have been gradually
ected here until Americans have gained complete
control of the home market and the foreign goods
are no longer imported. But 80 far are our manu-
facturers from obtaining control Of prices, that it
was shown at their meeting in this city on Wednes-
day that they sell their goods for 81 pound less
than the present value of silk, even though tho
comparison be made the advanced prices recon-
mended for their products at that meeting. Homo
competition keeps down tho prices effectually. On
the other hand IN the ribbon trade there is still an
active foreign competition; but imported ribbons.
class for class sell at nearly per cent less than the
domestic the latter having preference in price BE-
cause they can be readily ordered in small lots
TO suit the changes of fashion. just at present the
demand for ribbons of the cardinal" color exceeds
the capacity of American mills for supply. In con-
ncction with the rise in prices of silk manufactures,
which has taken place abroad well at home, it
will be worth while TO note whether correspond
ing increase ensues in the amount of customs
rue from this class of imports.
The demand of The Journal Of Commerce for
frank statement from the management of the New
jersey Central Railroad is reasonable, and the
officers Of that road ought TO the vitalimporance
of acceding to it ut the earliest moment.
Meantime it is an outrage that even in
the wild excitement Of Wall-st., and in the
unsettlement of faith in everything which fall in
an investment security in few months from ITO
TO % is calculated to produce, malignant rumors
should have been freely circulated affecting the in
tegrity Of the President of this road. Mr.. John
oh "a nf hA haQ
citizens of New-York--a man of the highest per
sonal character, and q gentleman who has done
too much genuine service to tho city for her people
to permit him to be slandered with impunity.
There can be no doubt that the terrible fall in the
securities of his road has been to him q great
personal calamity; and the community which owes
primarily to him the Metropolitan Museum Of Art
and so many other good works does not look upon
such calamity unmoyed.
Let us offer a word of counsel to the vehement
partisans who already assaling Charles Francis
Adams with hard words. This is not good year for
gaining votes by that sort of eectioneering. The
whole country knows Mr. Adams to be man of the
highest character of great ability and large OK
pericnce in public affairs 1t would be
most creditable thing if the State of Massa-
chusetts should make him her centennial
uONeIHOTi any ptltl NHlCH pIopoScS 10 90 10
proposes thing good in itself. The difficulty in
this case is that the good thing would bear bad
fruits. The election of Mr.. Adams would help the
return of the Democratic party power the basis
of surrender to the currency nhationsts the utter
overthrow of all hopes for Civil Service Reform, and
the Solid vote of the Southern States once moro
rseconally arrayed against the controlling element
at the North. These not good things for the
centennial year.
A story is told of person who without ticket or
money was several times kicked of western bound
railroad train, but persstenty returned. AT length
the conductor weary with much kicking, inquired of
the wayfarer, "In the name Of goodness. where are
you trying to get tor The sorely punished tramp,
holding the sore place in his hands. looked up in q
meekly deprecatory way and answered. Pm In
hopes to get to Omaha if the seat of my trousers only
holds out" II occurs to us that the widow"
Butler has been kicked OF the Republican train