New-York tribune., 1878-01-22

prejudice 1t is the better anu drawer because
it breaks a sectional division which threatened
lasting evil. Honor for the men who speak
it a grave for all that is bitter in their past,
charity for anything that may be selfish IN
their present, and the right hand of union in
effort for the future Of our common country.
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Senator Eaton was not talking at random when he
charged Mr. voorhees, with endeayoring to array
labor AGAINST captal-abOut the worst use, all things
considered to which a United States Senator could
put himself. Everybody knows that the most deli
cate and difficult problem of modern society Is the
proper adjustment Of the relations between employ
ers and employed. and there has been more than
one symptom of possible outbreaks in this country,
Ike the explosions which have already taken place
in Europe. after demagogues had in1amed the mob
sprit by wild denunciatiOns OF money sharks and
Shylock, This ncendiary work is eMctly what the
advanced bimctallic thinkers are busying themselves
about to-day. 1t is the theory of Iabid econ
omists like Voorhees,, as plainly deduced from their
speeches. that the capitalist is sort Of fbood-sucker
who fastcns himself upon society. loing nothing for
the public welfare and battoning on tie tOl, and
sclfdenIal of his fell0w-beings. From this it fol-
lows logically that one Of two things must be done.
The capitalist must be extemlnated. or be made to
Schwab III Voorhee, is tOelect between these two
lines Of policy. ard then devote Themselves to carry
ING out their chosen scheme. Honest laboring men.
however. ought TO he reminded, and the sooner the
better. that that society il most prosperous
az a whole which develops the greatest num-
bcr of experienced capitalists 20 control its
enterprise. The sagaci0us capitalist who directs
when, where and how to invest the accu-
mutations of past labor, is not only
help 10 the laborer, but the main reliance OF the
laborer No doubt capital can abuse It's power, but
the teachings OF enlightened self Interest and liberal
public spirit point ia the same direction, and the
demagogue does no more pernicOus work than to
incto unthinking laOorers to look upon capitalists
a. a class with antpaihy and mistrust.
Donations Of books, magazines, etc., intended for
the use of the crews of the life-saying stations on
the coast, should be sent direct to Sumner |. Kim
ball. Superintendent of Life-Savng Service, Treas
ury Department. Washington, -. c. They will
there be bound in sets, covered labelled, provided
with strong library eases, and sent TO the stations
where they are most needed. We repnbiish these
direction, in answer 10 repeated lettco Of inquiry
addressed to the Lile-Savng Service and 1HE
TnIBUSE Office. We are glad to find that our appeal
in behalf of this cause is meeting with response
from our readers. The of the stations, from
the necessity of their work. pass the Winter months
in almost complete isolation in the most stormy
,otu,cs of the coast separated from their families
from all religious or social Influences. No better
preacher or friend could be- sent to them than a
good book. Surely these brave fellows deserve so
much recognition from us, who sleep IN security anG
comfort through the night and storm, while they
guard the coast. Should the contemplated bill pass
extending their time of service from September TO
>, tfa
IN the stations. and almost the only humanizing,
educational or friendly influence which will reach
them from the outside world in that time must he
through these donations. Persons wishing to sub
scribe for papers ito be sent regularly to these DESC
late stations can be supplied with the proper adj
,resse, on application 10 Superintendent ki!nball.
The delegation Of workingmcn who called upon
Mayor Pierce, of Boston. last Saturday, to demand
employment from the public, received a short lee
turc instead, which may or may not do them good.
The Mayor told them frankly that hc thought i.
would be very bad poll on the part of the City
Government 10 undertake 10 furnish employment to
those who IN tine of business DEPRESSION are una
bic to obtain work from private corporations and
indiyidrq!s. The experiment, he said, had been re
peatedly tried, and had invariably ended i'll in
creased distress among the laboring classes. The
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wasted TO create employment upon unnecessary
objects merely for the purpose of alording relief,
thus actually wasting the pubc funds, and
cessating an increase of taxes, which, though not
directly levied upon the poorer classes, is much
felt By them as if they had to pay these taxes them
selves \ lesson in political economy may not be
very paIatabc TO hungry man, bat, after ALL if he
inwardly digcs,s it, lie may be saved from doing
foolish things.
4 subscriber writes that he desires to stop his pa
per because we call it repudiatOn 10 pay dollars
worth 30 cents or less, when the Government has
promised 10 pay dollars worth 100 cents. But il is
reputation to defraud those who have bought
bonds, relying upon promises which the Govern
mcnt made, in accordance with the coinage laws
then aud still existing. We regret thao one who
seems to need very much the information which il
is the business Of JHR TRIBUNE to give prefers to
turn his back urOn the light. sure that he will
think it not crcditable thing of these days,
shall then expect his thanks for declining now to
publish bis letter. Meantime, We shall not
stop his paper. We have made a contract with
him, of which he has fulfilled hiS part b. forward
ing the price Of The paper We shall certainly fulfil
our part by forwarding the paper
The Senator from Florida who wreaked his linau-
cal opinions upon his colleagues yesterday seems to
lave for one of them the great American idea that
It is tne gold and not the paper that has
been going up and down ali these years lie