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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
RichGe'd Springs, n. Y, Feb. 3, 1877.
DEFENSE OF SERVANT GIRLS.

To IN EdtfOT OF Ihc
SIR: Having read in The TRIBUNE the I'M
lust and / must say and slandcrous attacks
against the servant girls of the Cities think justice ana
fair play demand that you should give the poor defense
less girls chance to vindcae themselves against the
untruthfu conspirng spOndents-groat efoImers
s they want 20 be-n their efforts to cut down the wages
Of the hard working girls who what they get and
earn il hard too How would Sufferer and your other
corresponacnts like change places for little while
with The girls whose services they would be mean enough
TO want for nothngi How would they like, | say, to
change places and work and toll from morning till night
for the miserable wages which they glorious lovers OF
humanity and reform would fix for the services OF their
domestic slaves2 IwOuld ask "Suerer" what can the
girls save II their wages reduced, to provide against
sickness or the like after clothing themsevesi what
oroyision can they make, ask him. against the ey day
when tuer health and strength are gone, ard ihey ne
come suDeranuatrd IN the ungralefu toll ana services
of suca a, sufferer" Truly the woikIngmcn ana
women Of America have fallen evil days. country
that boasts 30 much of the rights OF labor Is nation OF
worse than the most downr0dden III the desposms of
Europe . ,-., .,...oe,,
I'm conclusion would say to such unklnd ungrateul
oorrrspbndents as sufferer remember That There are
Girls Who the kitchen whose feelings are as &c
fined and sensitive yours and the cOwaTy, lying SUR
nsunated III the tncvery and extravaganza OF Bildy
il an outa .oOus insult to the nationality whose mQol
y breve is the largest in domestic service. and as
false as IL il mean and cOwary. Please give this IN an
swer to the base n0clers who are trying 10 Dure the
poor dcfenseicss, vrtuOuS, WORKING servant girls
RrooEiJI Feb IA 1877 MARY c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
MIR. OcoNOR AND THE PRESIDENT.
III I NO FVIFE VI Nl'FF0IENs
Baton ROuge, La. Jan. /, 1877.


To me EditOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: Mr.. O'COnor must have been very much
disturbed when. in ap lo2izng 10 the President he sid
that he had 10 recollection OF writing letter III winch
such language about the President as he was then in tc
act of apOlogizng for used ana yet he would not
assert that he had done and he did wish TO say
that if be had written letter containing sUch cx-
nressons he had no foundation for the statement; and
further that he had OF his own knowledge orffon
besrsay. any information upon which to base such
Abatement The who says he has no recODec'oh OF
sending malicious thrust at the President of the United
States is scarcely TO he thought sincere "housn bis
no,oev may as Ia stated in THE TRIBUNE of the sth
inst have been considered by the President US III form
and manner worthy OF his high character as gentleman
and Of his great abilities man. and even been re-
ce,vcd nv the President with a recognition similar III
spirit to that in which he undeisto0d II ~ nc tdtleH'
THAT Charles O'Conor intended do and did express
himself in some form Of language unfa'Orahe 10 'he
character of the Chief Magistrate of his country and
insulting to the millions voters 10y whom he was
AMY elected TO that high Office he in his apology leaves
mn roam for doubt Neither Is it Of any consequent,
whether or not Mr.. OCCnOr designed tlat MS eiitf
shmld become a matter for public nooriety CnaIIes
OCOnor's LAM uagc, spoken or written. IS alWp}S
stroug IMPRESSED with ltd authors lnul'l"laIIl Hhd
must cnfcss To nave believed that lac was the duhoi ga
The en,imeutS in iGe article az published IA ihe
newspaIers His rcfuSa to make any pubt denial suce
H. article first appeared, until MS appeaahcc ~
WosbinGton AS senior counsel Ia Mr.. 1rns behalf Dc
far the Electoral Comm ssiOn now Suing mere diu
amer him as necessary 10 60 before 'hc Iithidti' Us
an apooCzeT And his sOcallcd apology, w tih'I dIb,'
MOI, him nv his friends by his own NOnon. ~ maze
~ n mc when ns chief client Ii labGrint undrr Liost
embarrassing political adventures ana @bose uliI'A'o
smccrss might seem somewhat Ia inge upon some pre-
1snsc a., drcency toward the outgoing Presid' ~.
Mack, n. L., Feb. y, 1871 uho r. Hii''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
FAIRNESS IN NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

To the razor OF I"c i'tO""c
SIR: For many years the readers or me
Nohon have admired The spirit OF candOr and fairness
which peryaded its columns, and always confidently eX-
u cted TO find in brief articles under the head OF
"Tbe Week (" correct aud impartial summary OF cur
rent public events the best friends OF that paper
have not failed notice the marked change winch Has
occurred in tho sprit Of its editorial comments during
the last year. notably since the beginning u the ac
Presidential campaign.
Ii is pity that able paper should not he content
even with coming down the level OF elegant sconhg'
bur should take such special pains to make kepnpcahs
aprcar worse than they really An Illustration OF inns
orucors on the frat page of The Nation for Feb l. In
no;cng The Texas Pacific Railroad bill, reported 10 Inc
House by Mr. Lamar fortnight the editor says;
"Thcre is minority report by r. KassCn of Iowa. one
of the best Republicans in the House, ana three Demo
Gratis In the committee refused to support any subsidy
whatever" or course, the readers OF Ihc Nation VIII
understand from this that the only opponents OF the Dill
in the committee three Democrats and one Repuoi-
One would think that the editor Of that journal could
lave afforded 70 state the fact that there are eight
Democrats d five Republicans on 'he Pacific Railroad
Committee and that the minority report against the oil
WAS signed by Messrs KassOn, Garfield, Blair, Lynde,
and Iuttrell-threo Republicans and two Democrats-
and that six Democrats and Republicans the com
ntlec oined in the majority report Ill favor OF tie bill
Even party organs have been known 10 treat political
opponents fairly. d.
Washington, d. c., Feb. = 1871
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR The many articles in your paper On the
servant question to fall short OF touching the pth
of the matter II housekecpers would not pay the wages
The troubles would cease. | keep three seryants-a
cook laundress and waiter aud general helper
pay To the three $40 month. The man and his wife
have $25 They Southern servants, respectful hon
est and doing work more satisfactorily than IL was
ever done by servants whom paid double the money
who ware Irish Catholics whom know stole and gave
AWAY one-third as much their own wages. have
had s class of servants for five years. ana nave Dceu
deceived only once. a. ~. ,a,, q,
Ladies' the remedy is with yourselves Much Is said OF
the reduction OF mems wages. IL is only because they
cannot get higher wages. Men use common sense III
their business, but a woman says. - cannot WORK,
nd so paws the wages II all the ladies who go TO the
Offices ON MONDAYS get servants wCuld say VIII
nav cook only So month" 1t would take only iew
weeks To remedy the evil went 10 IN ONCE where Only
Irsh servants 10 be obtained aud saw lady ash
IOor Is to go into family OF three 10 90 genera
bnisrNo rk for SIO IL month She failed, while. II she
had sent south. she would have obtained what she
needed. " -
SuJauit N. j., Feb. 10, 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
THE TROUBLESOME SERVANTS.
n the Edttor Of The Tribune.

TO the Edttor Of The TrtOhhe
SIR: On the subject OF Doing away with
servants" Sufferer says he "knows gentleman on
means and culture who with his wife ana daughter i've
alone in brown-sone house, without servants
hiring washcrwomen only, and have peace, happiness
freedom. and economy" Surprising now there are
added two more children and aged mother and where
ia your cultured gentleman and his peace happiness
freedom and cconomyi Why just where am-paying
All Indifferent servant girl Sli per month"; besides giving
her food heat. light, rent presents OF clothing ana OPP
portnnes for being benevolent TO her poor relations
from the sore-rOOm which estimate AZ about tit per
month but do not feel justified In making fuss about
II she Will save few things, such as silver spoons.
watches pocket-bOoks &c or course my servant girl
only takes such things she thinks can spare, aud
mint have me indicted for defamation oil character II
should accidentally call her thief But, Suiferer
and must live suffer so long as our richer neiglb0r Is
willing TO pay from Si6 to $50 But perhaps thus IL the
prioc OF honest gTls. Let the rich cut down servants
wages ana then there Will be no longer servant oil
girchy in this country DESPAIR.
EaylelroOd, n. j., Feb. 4, 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
DOMESTIC TOPICS.
WHAT SHALL WOMEN DOT

TO the EditOr or The Trto"he
SIR: The letter from "a Woman" IN your
Saturdays issue comes evidently from the pen OF ono
who has husband and home, household after Whose
ways Is her sphere and pleasure to look tsbe sees
10 forget that there are thousands and thousands OF US
who hav not and cannot II statistics be correct expect
TO have husbands and households Of our own VINO must
make for ourselves place In the world VINO must
work day by day for daily bread. and we cannot all
be teachers and seamstresses. Tnese paths arc too
crowded already and what right .has sbeto say we are
leaving our sphere If step over into some less fire.
ouented avenue where men have heretofore walkedf
We grant there are many tbiugs which men do that
and ought not to do and they do not WISH
TO do them; but there also many things Which women
can do as fifty and well, and If We Nay not DO the'e
what shall we dOf ,,.A :, -,
Ne don't want 20 'g0 out OF the sphere III when Goa
has placed us :" we want to iod what tGat spice W
what 1t Is that God has given us 10 DO BnI Is tnh'
sDirre be burden some man. lalhcr, Diotnci' n
band! For those who wives and mothers, OF Cny
da,g hters perhaps, those whose sphere IS eVdenly ae
home Woman speaks only truth; but ior Us VINO,
from necessity or choice, instead OF hlso,ht,ns ~,
depcndng upOn father brother Tor SUPPORT ~ out
into the world find place and WORK Tor OufscNes,
what right has any 10 say we Shouid 40 "ia' VIC
can't, and should not do what We can A., .u,, 8,
am not Il "wOmaDs rights b" woman, Us Tue te'in ~
generally used but believe have the right to DO any
honest work that capable or DONG OF cdh n.ho
ourselves ca0be o doing Those positions Tor when
fitted ana women are not VIII De h n W i;
and no, by women that will regulate isei! But nOtning
can narrow the sphere OF woman To her nome Whe
ale so many OF Us VINO have no homes or houson9is,
and no QUE has right 10 Ignore TINS great ARM AZ 10
scye, or 90 to tue wall and IL shame thaJ our sisters
IRON lie hcter of their homes and their husbands pro-
lection should sneer at Us and eondel ma us; :
WOMAN WITHOUT HOUSEHOLD.
Nc,r- yorL Feb q. 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
THE NEw-JERsEY CoNTRoLLERsHIp.

70 the EdttOr or The IFtO""e'
SIR: In view of the approaching election OF
q Controller by the Legislature of New-Jersey, woud
call the attention every citizen Of the State to the fact
that two of the prominent candidates for the Office are
men VIGOROUSLY unfit to perform the duties which would
deyove upon them elected One OF THESE Is man OF
Incorporate habits aud has been able to manage
his own property The other decayed remnant of arts
tocracy has demonstrated faculty for extravaganza
which would be desirable in the State Controller
Either Of these would be disgrace To the State and
10 the Legislature who would elect him and II the citizens
who are opposed TO the election of such will at once
nrotest against It. either III person by letter 10 their
enresenfatiye the disgrace may be avOrtcd There
men in the state who would honor the Office and do
credit 10 Themselves bat these passed by for such
orbess reprobatcs the candidates above mentioned.
rhe Office is as Important that Of State Treasurer
An fact more So for the Controller audits every claim
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
THE DpRT OF TENNESSEE.

. QUESTION WHETHER THE STATE is DQlNG WHAT
1T CAN TO PAY THE INTEREST on IFS BONDS
70 the Editor OF the Trtd""e'
SIR: Efforts have been made OF late for the
adjustment OF the several debts Of the dcautg southern
States but from the meeting inst held at the 'ip1
Inghouse in New-York, it is evident that no proper dS
examination is made by the advocates OF this seheme De
tween TN respective States That some OF the' e"e q"
North and South Carolina Arkansas Alabama %c'' are
through dishonesty and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF 'heir
FINANCES placed in a condition of deporabe insolvency.
there can he no reasonable doubt. But on the other
hand it is equally that such State as Tennessee
for instance IL fully able TO meet al her engagements,
hut does not do SO from lack OF honor and want OF pm
cple.
According TO Gov. Porter's recent message the re-
sources Of the State have largely increased since 1870
The State debt to S2 100000. and by his own
admission tax levy of from 10 mills woald he amply
sufficient to all the expenses OF the Government as
also FULLY 10 provide for the payment of interest on inc
State debt But unfortunately for the bondhod"fs VINO
trusted to the honor and good faith oil the state the
financial question has been thrown into the political
area and is nov banded about By set OF unplnclped
and uusCuulOS politicians and financial gamblers lor
their own special reasons ana beheht. 49, ,oo, g.,
5esidcs what reliance can he placed on the hOhest l-
nIncnt OF any compromise entered int with STATE
which passed act, March l3 1873 rciudiaths AZ III
terest IN to Jan 1874 on bonds past due for the pay
leut of which provision was ever MADE, anu tils
without any warning being given to the holders OF suc
bonds Gov Brown sanctioned this Shlmciui act u open
repudat and hls name figures IN the list OF wee
Presidents the Texas and Paci1e Railroad no aCuDt
as AN acknOwed gmeut for his eminent financial aDlt
and honesty. Tennessceans very apt 20 boast, ana
very Justly to, of the splendid system OF tulnpkcs ran
roads and other industrial Developments ana resources
of their state but as vet they have been known 10
have returned pad back single uOiIaT ol an INC
money borrowed for tr above PURPOSES. and for the re-
payment OF which 1.-The honor and good failh OF inc
State was most Ivishingly pledged .
n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
RITUALISM IN ENGLAND.

To thc EditOr or The Trtbune.
SIR Your English correspondent, sc. w. S.,"
in his communication of the 9Th INST. summary groups
ms three plaques Of England the floods spirtualst
ana rituass," and finally stIgmatzs the latter as u
parcel Of priests mad about millinery" AS he
knows much Of England might IL not SAVIOR Of some
lingering candOr If he would give the truth the other
sidel or does he know nothing of the wonderful sell
denial ANA c,astcss labor OF these millinery nad ritual
lst III the puTeUs Of LONDON for the redemption O the
cnscs alb. nOned by their Protestant pcIsccuUrsf How
happens II that these mcn-ofen persons Of the first
ant finest cuuTc-CcsceEd actual
ing in rude quarters AMI win primitive disregard for
.rspa comfort In the very sluDs OF London the vile
,do,s of which have been sned, from their
vindows by the prclates who jru with the secular
courts 10 crush tlcIhi CONSTANT kEADEE..
Binsted, Conn. Feb -, 1871
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
A DEATH TRAP IN STElNWAY HALL.


SIR: Nav | not, through your paper, call
attention to the fearful of exit from tue FIRST gal
ler, of steinway Hale Last evening was my ihiila OK
per ence in that horrible labyrinth, and 1t shall be the
omega At the concert in behalf OF the Chronic os
initial hastcned there not noticing Ill my hurry 10
secure seats the details OF entrance ana eBress' But
when arose 10 leave the house the shameful man
trap in which / had trustingy placed myself saw
scores and scores persons whose voices hcaId Ill
amazed tones denOuncing it, There we wele soma
tbrong forced TO move slowly between the narrow line
Of seats and OH the aisle toward the single door,
which door II can trust my wOmantye, Is not over
four OF four and half WIDE probably less than the
latter That gained, came upon Steep sudden
mitch of steps, narrow passage-way stairs, landing
and turn. more stairs. landing and turn III
AN angle made by jog Of the wall then more stairs
iusi IIe places become Obstincted ana hied Mlth
c1shed writing diving persons In case OF alarm hieh
snd women exclaimed What outrage that this thing
a. Ylowedl" And yet am watching 10 see now many
viii more oubllcly protest AGAINST it. NOT wishing 10
set down aught in mahce" but TO eXeuuatc all can,
sf NOT omit TO that at the rear OF the dcep recess
In inc gallery is "a narrower door marked "EAI.' ~
may III "A dumb" dOOT-d GeIuslOn ana IL STUART vi ~
may be real At all events II was NOT oeheu, anu ~ 10
accommodations are no DcIteI-
nrobahy Worsc-ihan the main exit ana that IL Is piece
81 ocy 10 keep It closed believe that every person
80 that gallery would approve my WORDS uueat"hcu;
Still as am nothing but w0man," my opinion VII,
Iii tie worth 20 the pubic as 10 udrm ooCcu
escaped unnamed n
HeiI- I0Tk Feb. l, 1871.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
WOMAN'S WORK.

To the Edit0r or The Tribune.
SIR: | have read great many letters from
different women, who write as though all women had
nothing to do but ondc their husbands and children.
They DO not think of those women that have TO
support their husbands and children think fully one
quarter of those that married. either wholly
part support their families. There is very large class
that have no husbands. What are they 10 dot Have
thcy no right 10 whatever they to get livingf
thk their place as they do the best for
themselves Men do not hesitate TO do women's work If
they feel called upon to DO There men dress
makers Perhaps II your correspondent from Passaic
n j. mad money .: husband 10 do for her she would
NOT look with disgust at other women whom she
thinks want To get of the sphere that God placed
thoin In don't think God ever made sphere Tor
women separate from thai OF men, She seems To thinK
tnc women the Bible had nothing Ia do but take care
of their aofcs AS read the Bible 1t Is quite different
IOt0hkeepSte, " L., Feb. g. 1877. WOMAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
THE TAX on BANKING.
REPORT or THE DEPUTATIoN WHICH WAITED UPON
CONGRESS.

REPORT OF THE DEPUTATIoN WHICH WAITED CPoN
CONGRESS-
The proceedings before the Congressional
Committee on Ways and Means, with the addresses OF
the tenutation from the banking institutions boards OF
trade, and chambers OF commerce. OF thi' anu o'ncr
ts which took place Feb T. in relation to the repeal
m the taxes on the banking business o. the country mas
been printed in pamphlet for distribution by come
~ the members of the New-York delegation. The re-
marks OF Mr. Buell. President OF the Importers ana
Traders National Bank OF this city, cover 20 pages anu
the report OF proceedings and other speeches occupy
over 20 pages more.
GEORGE Scwab In the course Of his remarks before the
committee said no. with several other representatives Of
various interests (B. q. Arnold, the largest coffee in
porter the United states MI Lane REPRESENTING me
grocery aGd tea trade; Mr. Constiolc representing the
ury goods trade, and bir Hhholbufst representing one
~ c largest manufacturing interests IN he state Of
Nrw-YorK the EowYork Mills OF Utlcal. had been com
ussioned by tho Chamber of Commerce 10 appear De-
fire tue committee In support OF tue petition which, nj
the ipstgnOn OF the Chamber Of CCmInercr lad hecl
signed by about Loo Oh Inc most prolh'nenI mrnis
IL had been thought advisable that tley should
come before the committee lest IL might appear
as IL the question Of relief from bank taxation
WAS only "a question Affecting the banks. The business
men OF NewYOrk wanted 10 impress AEON thc commit
tee that the question was by no means cne 90 banks
and savings institutions. lie said that Dan@ taxation
Disseminated very verey against Incorporated banks
aud OF private bankers. aud also OF foreign
bankers. The private bankers III thc Cay 81 New-lOik
were largely doing business foreign capitol For in
stance, tlerv not large bank III Canada that had
not its authorized agcncy In w-lork. selling exehag,
buying and selling gold and hOling very large deposits
Tor Canadian institutions ana for Canadian Individuals.
the banks and bank agencies escaped United States
kd n'osen IT. iHo Wrh nonLs n -, NJ, nv
United states tax OF on haf per cont on those deposits
which tho Canadian bankE could command nj any hone
IN The day IL Impressed him that this was gloss III
Inst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
NEWSPAPERS DELAYED IN THE MAILS.

70 me Editor Of The frtbHht
Sir: Cannot you and your contemporaries 90
somebinp to stir up the PcstOice Department so that
we can get our papers regularly ana In season. luis
very convenient for me have IIIE TRIBUNE by mall
want all the news aud do not want 1t III the morning
The Pailadephia evening ers lack interest 10 NY
taste and by taking The TRBCSE by mail IL reaches me
after tie strain OF ny days work is over and am ready
TO enjoy it, There are about thirty Over that NUMBER
in this city who take NewYOIk morning DANES III
the same way. Until the last fast mail was put on
they used to come quite regularly not missing more imam
once in two months or longer periods But lae'y
they miss two or three times week. and on one occa-
sion had two papers come together, one two ana tue
other three bchiudhand 1t does TO me mat TINS
"a e rcsult either of gross carecSsness or bad manage
ent and rs il IL could lie remcIed as wen rs moi III IL
NOT t6e fault OF Postmaster here for he las to me
mat he has written about II number oil tlcs anu a
sure will see that they are delivered promptly hno"
that tgis IL your fault but 1t VIII De your hiSoIte
II remedy cannot found for ceflinly no man can DE
expected 10 pay for daily paper whel u Only co ~
semi ar trweeky. Will you not bring the power VI wy
nrrs TO bear ud II YOU caubOt SET tho tuihs s'
Wilmington, bet, Feb. 7, 1877.
(Thc New-Yorll Post Office, and indeed the POST
Office Department, are doing all in their power to
remedy the diculty but great confusion has arisen
ont OF the awkward attempts to start last man
train at an impossible hour. With anything ike
the encouragement given "a year or two ago, we are
confident Postmaster Tyner can straighten Things
out d.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
BRIBERY LAWS"


To In ENITOT OF
SIR: wish 10 take exceptions to your art'cIe
ON bribery laws in which you base your objections 10
those and similar enac.mens the ground OF the UNI
Guilty of enforcing thom. Can not he fairly maintained
that proper and wholesome law is better on the statuo
book although may De often violated anu even pun
lie sentiment Is too weak at times TO give it support
think II can The mass people have respect ioi
Iaw: and though the moral courage 20 NUM-
dawn tho aggcsso- there is little doubt such laws nave
- great RESTRAINING influence IL is true that men VINO
weud debauch the franchise migJt add PERJURY 10 ti5
crime yet instances Of detection and punishment "Vun
nut aI SUCH mon under the scrutiny ana contempt oi an
on; gcd public sonsimcpt. W
A Lbto, N T., Feb. ~, 1877.