New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-01

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tons. II Is not long since they loudly declared that
! wo could never resume under the Resumption Act
Now their complaint against the act is that IT is too
eicacious. What a blessing il will be when the LIST
of January. 1879 ends their false logic, their door
ous predictions, their absurd propositions for cur
rency based on wind, and all their tresomo rant.
An experienced politician said not long ago that
tho foreign missions like fund IN bank upon
which an Administration draws 10 pay it's political
debts or purchase support OF course. no such
idea prevails at Washington In this era of Civil Ser
vice reform, and Of course the Administration IL net
troubled to find the fund so nearly exhausted There
is only one Grst-class mission vacant-that to Ber
| lin All the others. and number Of the seoOndrate
posts. havo already been filed by President Hayes.
Most if not all of the Ministers who still hold over
from President Grants time likely TO keep their
places. Mr.. Marsh wilt doubt, remain nj Rome.
| Mr. Maynard as the only Southern Republican hold
ing an important diplomatic office, will probably be
left undisturbed at ConstantnOple. Mr.. Moran,
who is of two conspicuous examples OF the APP
plicaion of the principle of promotion for merit to
the diplomatic service Will, we may presume, stay at
Lisbon, and Mr. Seward, the other example will re-
tain the Chinese Mission. Probably Mr. Bingham
will be able to hold 10 the japanese Mission. Mr.
Cramcr retained at Copenhagen as a courtesy to
General Grant. Mr. Foster went to Mexico as re-
ward for his services in Indiana politics. and will
certainly not be displaced "a long as Senator Morton
ives This we believe about exhausts the list EXCEPT
the lpian and Dutch Missions, which will probably
he filed by new appointments, and few minor
places in South America.
Perhaps President Hayes might have found
better man for the English Mission If he had not
wanted to stop the talk about the absurd Cameron
Mur pa9, by frl ng the place without further delay
Mr.. Welsh has no experience of diplomacy, ana ms
clreer as a business man has not given hm the
lknovledqe of governmental affiirs which il is
desirable that n Minister should possess. But ne
has some ex client qualities that have now and then
been conspcuously wanting III our representatives
at foreign courts He is man of excellent sense,
and # he does not say brilliant things IN public
speeches, he will not say stupid or foolish ones.
His reputation for prudence and sound Judgment IL
- guaranty az linst diplomatic snarls; and his high
character + probity. which has often led bis fell
l0N-ctiz"ns to place financial trusts of great magni
tnde in his hands, an ample assurance that he Will
not sell his name to stock brokers, engage in any
speculative tran actions for which we shall have to
blush Mr. Welsh j. rich-an almost Indispensable
qualification in "A Minister to England, whose ex
penscs, il he lives in style bcltt1g his position
are SJ0O 900 year, whe his salary il ONLY $1,000
His moAesty will rcstr in him from making n
larangue for the newspapers ut every pubc dinner,
aud his quiet manners II commend him to the
good opinion of the best class of English people.
Whnn Mr.. Henry K iierson, director Of the
Nrw-York Central Railroad COMPANY was nOmi-
mated for Stat Senator in 1878, yr. William II.
Vanderbilt. then yice-Presdent Of the roal, wrote
him letter in which we find the following words:
your otfic al dutle, TO the company woud nat
uray b. supposed 10 occupy all your time and at
tent0n, if We conduct our business as closely AMI
economically as claim; and to absent yourself
from those duties while serving as Senator would
probably embarraSs, AID could IN no sense help
the company" Mr.. Pierson accordingly declined
the nomination. But notice that now
another director Of the Wand rblt roads is running
for the Senate. Has Mr.. Vanderbilt changed bis
mind since 1851 Or is Mr.. Augustus Sch'l about
10 resign his off ,ial connection with the railways
for whose interests he is supposed 10 lIbor' Or Is
it IN the Senate that his duties rs director are to
occupy all his time and aitentionF Or is 1t poSNl-
BILE that while the company would not dispense with
the services of Nr. Person. it does not care what
becomes Of ;he excellent Mr. c,ell1 II to Us
that Mr. William II. Vanderbilt ought to write an
other letter
The intrepid eff ,rts of General Deye1s and Mr..
Simmons of Boston. to furnish The placemen of Mas
sachusetts with IA adequate commentary. eXegeti-
cal and practical. upon the diseStabliShmclt order.
ought not TO return unto them void. He must be a
pnrverse oilice-holdcr who cannot now discern the
signs of the times, and who cannot now LOOK no and
see how the political fed is whitening for the har-
vest and unless he is eager to be bounced he will
seize good sharp sickle and project himself into the
reapng business. hat man will be most joyful on
the night Of the election who returns bringing the
most shcayes with him.
There was an old man from abroad
Serenadc, bv mon b. adhered.
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