New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-16

Tho 9TH Regiment needs 100000 in order TO
complete its armory. and the citizens of New-fork
ought TO make Up the deficiency without delay.
The regiment has served them well in the past, and
ia ready to do it again. Its discipline and efficiency
were never more conspicuous than at present 1t Is
to-day what it has always been, the flower OF our
citizen soldery Only small fraction OF the Duiid-
ing fund has come from the pockets Of those whose
property the 9TH has defended The regiment
has not stood before the Legislature OF the Com-
mon Council cap in hand, but has made Wig
orous effort to build it, own armory. us
active members, with the and Of the veterans nave
themselves contributed 100000 toward the erection
of tho armory. Our citizens are under pressing Cd
legations to help the regiment, and subscriptions
ought TO come in with rush. 1t will be a paying
investment for our prOperty-owners. Whatever
tends TO increase the prestige Of the "crack" regl
ment will raise the tone of the whole division and
promote public order and peace. While the md
summer madness of American Uprkngmen and
oilers has left in other cities painful sense OF nse-
curity and helplcssnesS, the confidence or New
York in its home guard has been strength
ened What was generally supposed to be the
worst-eoverned city the continent, turned out to
be the ONLY one III which mob burst not raise its
hand We have reason TO be proud of all our regl-
rlents and when they come to us to ask aid in pro-
noting their efficiency and extending their influ-
ence we must not say them nay. Subscriptions may
be forwarded to either of the trustees Of the fund.- or
to II. NJ. Weed regimenta treasurer, No. 1S4 Front
st.. or to John j. McLaren paymaster Veteran Asso-
citation, No. 20 Wilam-st., and checks should be
made payable to 9TH Regiment New Armory
Fund" The trustees of the Arnory Fund are Rob-
ert Lenox Kennedy, Royal Phelps and W. W. Astor.
The New-Jersey Greenback party which created
itself in Trenton the other day, was not numerous
party tut il was conspicuous for the immense vol
ume Of financial wisdom with which each member
credited himself All the knotty problems over
which the economists Of the world have been brood
ing for years tackled without any timidity by
these risky financiers and settled to nicely By
their off-hand, priori methods Everybody had
fully developed fiscal System of his own and each
man kept struggling to get the floor to
expound his theories and explain to the
world how ne woul administer the National
finances it. like the condensed citizen" in the sat
ire. he could embody in his own person all the execu-
tive and legislative functions of the General Gov.
eminent Unfortunately many of the windiest OF
these refOrmeTs have made financial record of their
own. They have never had control OF the National
Treasury but they have enjoyed opportunities OF IN
vestng certain amounts Of capital cOnilded to their
care, and although they manifest glib familiarity
with the laws of trade, there is suggestive frag
ment of history to the effect that they have
managed to shipwreck all the promising business
enterprises upon which they have embarked. These
facts give occasion for ungenerous criticism by cold
blooded citizens outside of the " Greenback move
"ment7 and are calculated tocover the " movement
with dersion as with a garment The fuddled
economists who are trying to reform the currency
in this part the world, are with some shining ex-
cepions the last persons who would be selected to
conduct any legitimate business which demanded
caution and sagaci.v and the people will be back
ward about intrustng the Treasury to their keeping
with power TO print promises and ease the market
and move the crops and disestablish things IN gen
aral.