New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-22

Daniel DOueherty, eX-Judge EmOtt, DOiinan
B. Eaton, A. J. Vanderpoel, and AsIbcl Green.
These gentlemen are not in the habit OF work
ing for nothing, and it is safe to say, without
waiting To see how the suit goes, that they
have already secured a verdict.
The ATTEMPTS of the strikers on the Lachne
Canal to force their employers to pay them
higher wages have ended in failure, as might
have been expected. The circumstance thar men
are willing to work nine hours for ninety cents
aud were several DAYS on strike III
n truitlcsS effort to get dollar, tells badly
for the labor market of Canada. Unlil indus
try assumes brighter aspect in the DOMINION
and Europe, our worlmcn should disregard IN
ducemcnts to omigIate, and try sulI further to
gain livelihood at home.
II is q good SIGN when Treasury cormora MS
begin to moderate their appetites. The Texas
and Pacific people. it is announced from Wash
ington, have materially lessoned the demands
made on former Congresses. Before, they
wanted $50 900 mile on the plains and $40
600 in The mountains; now they are wiling
to take $4,000 less in each case, and AL
of their sh0al of bills agree in this item. The
new figures will survive a still more liberal re-
" adiustmcnt,' and we advise their authors to
think seriously Of further reductions ON The Miss
issippipIan in finances, rs adopted by Tennessee.
Ii is a good sign, because it shows that they
know they must ask less if they hope TO get
any thing. There seems to he less probability
than ever that they will get anything. The
President is reported, in our dispatches, TO be
reaching decision against a subsidy. There is
little chance that he will he allowed to make
il officially known but, a President, who had
the opnortunity to veto both q Silver and
Subsidy bill. might consider his fortune made.
Our Washington dispatches sound note Of
alarm which It is not necessary TO tell honest
men to heed. Not only is the Bland Silver
bill certain to pass the Senate, hut The proya-
lent notion that the delay in It's passage,
caused by the recess of Congress, Will bring some
people to their senses, ana diminish the army OF
silver manacS is deemed 20 be Il deuSiOn. The
advocates of silver imitation are expected to come
back TO Washington stronger than ever; they
are printing and distributing documents,
thew have formed associations everywhere
and are spending money TO spread their
ideas. For the cause Of honest money,
on the other band, nothing Is doing
outside OF the newspaper offices. There
are no organizations, 10 mcetings, no docu-
mcnts; there is, in fact, 30 movement AGAINST
silver imitation and for honest money. There
is, to be sure, the great silent protest OF the
multitude Of honest people, but silent protests
will not brighten dcmagogues nor stop land
slides. Is it not time something was
done Ought not some concerted measures TO
be taken to inform the masses as 10 the rights
of this question, and to show the wind
vane politicians IN Congress that they mistake
the people when they assume that reputation,
partial or not, is popuiarl Is it not time, 20
bring the question right home, chat the city
of Naw-York found It's voice.