National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-07

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Tho New Policy Toward Mexico.
The New York Herald heartily approves Of
the new policy toward Mexico, and says
Secretary Evarts has merely adopted a policy
toward Mexico which his predecessor, Secretary
will take the trouble to look through the volumes
of Mr. fish's diplomatic correspondence will see
SSS hS o SSS on ,b se so
crnment Of Mexico 70 do It's duty and stop these
raids: The reply was tina, Il a Mexican force was
scrt, Mr.. Fish then proposed a convention with
Mexico by which she should consent TO the cross
ing OF our troops to capture and punish the ma.
could not make such treaty without the consent OF
It's Congress- and that the measure would be too u'
popular TO have any chance OF success MT Fish
thoreupon gave q significant intimation that unless
the thieying, murders and arson were stopped the
United States would cross tho river and punish the
criminals without Mexican consent The imbc.
constantly tended to this vigorous solution, and Mr..
Evarts has wisely Judged that the time for trihing
and the necessary military order has been issued.
There Is no intention to seize part OF her terri
tory no design against her authority and indie
pendencc but only q determination TO protect our
own citizens. We have gone beyond the point at
which forbearance ceases 10 be ayirtue, and can no
Longer permit Mexico 70 Keep door open 10, u.s r
pursuit OF robbers and mu:dcrcrs we shall not
trouble the innocent and the moment o It TROOPS
forthwith retire within our frontier, and leave
Mexico unmolestcd until q new raid occurs. All
proceedings of This kind will end soon Mexico
makes up her mind to do her duty and relieve us
OF this annoyance.
Trades Unions.
The Now York World reviews Judge Bar
rett's recent decision In regard to the power
Of trades unions over their members, and says;
Several ofour contemporaries hail Judge Barrels
decision as the downfall OF trades unions" which
they regard rs en- unmixed evil. To us the qucs-
ton does not seem 30 easy as 1t does to them We
may regard trades unions as IL not an unmixcd
evil highly mixed good, without desiring e see
in any other than legal and technical sense,. II
seems clear that trades unions are social and In
duStrial necessities. To outlaw them IL to force
them to the condition OF secret societies. and we do
not sec what but mischief can result from that
Whether trades unions have done more good than
them and to society generally Is a question we need
not argue But of their power and Of the fact that
thSy VIII exist and be powerful within he law or OF
the trades unions ought by this time to see that
they have begun at the wrong end. Trades unions
command public sympathy II they classified work
men according to their skin and saw t, II that
their members could do what they pretended To
nvowcd object Is to insist that pretendcr or shirk
shall get the wages of good workman, and so to
degrade labor By taking away one ofa workman's
chicfinccntivcs to become good workman Trades
unions are badly msmanaged, and the time Is
plainly coming when 1t will be necessary for society
In it, own defense to subject them to strict regua
tons. They are fcrr ndtru as yet and will have
TO be brought within the law. Butwe do not think
that they will be abolished either by Judge Bar
rcu's decision or by newspaper paragraphs COM
mcnding II.
Justice to Grant.
The Pittsburg (Pa.) Commercial Gazette takes
note of the change Of sentiment in the pOliti-
cal press of the country toward President
Grant since his retirement from office, and
saysi
At this time, when General Grant Is receiving
the honors showered upon him In England, ana
when the press of this country, without reference
TO party iith comedies that he Is worthy of them,
and that in him the nation Is hOnored II Is proper
that We should remember the lesson which these
sought by misrepresentation and abuse to break
down man now admitted not to have deserved this
outrage. but on the contrary, To have been worthy
of all The hOnors that could be bestowed upon him
In his refusal to be bcSlnvcrcd by Mcclure, of the
Philadelphia 7imc., General Grant showed that he
fully understood this. The campaign of 1877, so
far rs 1t involved the descrtion of the Republican
party, aud the abuse and attempted defeat OF
rant wes full of this spirit Of injustice and maley,
Ocnce The papers and leading men who were In
that movement and who joined fortunes and gave
support to the Democracy at that time can never
uilly enjoy the commence OF
again, nor rs we think sense of personal sclfrc'
spcct. The attempted toadyism of Mcclure was
only Illustrative OF the spirit Of his compccrs
They knew, when Grant was out of Office that he
did not deserve the abuse shOwcrcd upon him
that he was not a dishonest man, and that while
lie may have differed from them, rs to views OF
public policy, his views were honestly entertained
and hence that his motives were pure. II Is a fail
presumption that knowing this after he was out OF
Office, they knew. it while he was in Office, and
hence their criticism Of his course. embracing
did the honesty of his motives was dishonest and
malcvolcnt on their part. Even the Democratic
pres comes under this criticism as 1t Joins In the
praise now bestowed on the absent General.
The suits Against Sweeny.
The New York Times does not approve oil
settling the differences between the State and
Peter b. Swccny upon the payment by the
latter of S2j0,OO0. Says the Times:
II srumorcd that the legal representatives Of the
people are seriously entertaining the proposition o.
accepting quarter Of a million of dollars in full
discharge OF all claims against Peter b. Swccny. Il
Is no secret that Swccny offered good deal mort
than this, ostensibly To compensate for certain
financial Irregularities the part Of his brother
when the Ring suits were inst instituted between
five and six years ago. II would be a somcwha
lame ending for five years OF litigation. supple
mcntcd by legislation OF an auxiliary character e
find that, even In pccuniary sense, the State Il
of than II was before II Is hardly ncccSsar,
to add that the moral effect Of such bargaining Is o
the worst possible kind, and that any further com
pounding of the felonicS Of Tweed or of any Of hi
associates would simply be new Indictment to
hold ana Shameless career OF pubic nlunuer
There should he no rest for these men until they
are either lodged In state prison, or till every
weapon Of prosecution In the hands OF the peopl,
has been Intellectually used TO put them there ]
the civil suits against Swceny lack sufficient basis
they ought never 10 have been brought; II they
offer a reasonable chance Of securing a judgment
they ought not to be compromised.
Colored Mons Rebellion.
The New Orleans Times says that coloret
men In Louisiana are Discontinued bccaus,
they did not get what they believed to be
fair distribution of the offices, and they organ
lied what the Times calls colored mems re
belion, and have appointed a committee I,
come to Washington to represent their gricv
ances. The Times says:
which appears to he nearly unanimous whcl
| looks to segregating themselves from the whit
| brethren and accommodating the Administration
with view to finding out why the policy Is per
| forming its wonders In this mysterious way. Thel
| committee goes to Washington with the espresso
| determination to "land' some Of their men or els
support Democrats for appointment. II Is To be IT
grcttcd that the movement has no broader basi
| than n push for the scant Federal plumber In thi
locality. That being Its basis, 1t may be expecte
TO terminate on the receipt of few offices, or pei
| haps upon the promise Of them. In default q
| either Il can only result In a row In the RadlCa
| camp, large enough perhaps, hut without signify
| seekers, Oniceseekers, OF both COlOrs thrown OIL
| of employment by the advent Of the Democrat
State government, ought to TclaliZe that there ar
| not enough places for one In ten of them, and tn
| sooner they make up their minds to engage 4
something else than politics, or starve, the better.
Personal.