New-York tribune., 1878-05-24

Ocrat from an old negr0-natlng SJ1te, ot'l io i'J
be more than half right i'll bis suggestion tiae
there would be less industrial disorder IN the
land if Congress had not pandered to the mis-
taken demands of wOrlzinGmen for elght-hour
laws and similar legislation.
The Chicago minister who wrote the hveIy
letter to Congressman HARRISON WHICH N
printed in our Washington dispatches mas
enriched the vocabulary of politics Win ne"
and much-needed phrase. " Northern dougn-
face" is out of date, but Northern pooule
lied by Southern Democrat" Is deciueuN
contemporaneous Here and there " Northern
"poodle seems to be struggling against his
strirg; but poodles-and Demccrats-usuaiiy
yield to a strong pull.
The division on Lord HartingtOns motion
censurins the Government for employing
Indian troops without Parliamentary sane
ton, shows that the Conservative column
is unbroken and that Lord Beacons-
field can still count on a dOcile majority.
The information since announced seml-oh-
cially, that, unless very Untoward accidents IN
tervene, the Congress will meet, and that the
elements of an agreement have been reached
must, however have operated IN favor OF the
Government, which at this critical stage Is
entitled TO forbearance.
Before the discovery Of the satellites OF
Mars. astronomers were inclined TO reGuce
their estimates of the mass of that planet.
The calculations made from the speed ana
distance of the little moons render 1t certain
that Mars is smaller than had been previously
reckOned, though the difference from some
of the more recent estimates is not very great
In round numbers, the mass OF Mars Is less
than tenth that of the earth. The new fig-
ures will probably be long In reaching the
school a,trOnOmies where the proportion Is
usually put at seventh.
General Pope would not have wanted
better text for his paper on the Indian pOllcy
than the letter from Fort Ellis, printed else
where. 1t is a saddening picture, that OF these
half-staryed Indians breaking away from their
guards to search for game, and when they are
urged to return, declaring that they are "as
"hungry as dogs" that they have not had meat
"issued for one month at time" and only
received "a quart and half of -four to the
Grafton" The soldiers who are in charge OF
these unfortunate Indians evidently sympa-
thize with them, and believe their charges
against their agent. If the Democracy would
give the country breathing SPELL some sub
stitute might be cOntrived for an Indian
policy which enIiches agents. starvcs Indians
and produces costly and bloody Indian wars.
No portion Of the platform of the Pennsyl-
vania Democratic Convention is of National
interest, save that which relates to the
Potter investigation. What the convention
had to say upon the subject of the finances
was neither new nor interesting for the
PENNSYLVANIA Democracy has been tOr
a long time opposing resumption ana
abusing National banks. What the con-
vention said upon the tariff was the usual
Democratic concession to Pennsylvania sent-
ment without which no party could face
canvass in that State. What il said about the
public lands was one of those inexpensive
but useful political truths with which all
platforms abound much OF the indictment
against the Republican party was nonsense OF
the cheapest kind. But just at this
time the views of the Democracy OF
Speaker Randal's State respecting the fraud
investigation are Of Importance. They were
declared to be as follows "a thorough inyes-
&" tigation into the electoral frauds Oi 1876
should be made, fraud should be exposed,
"truth indicated and criminals punished; but
eve oppose any attack upon the Presidential
"title as dangerous to our institutions
"and fruitless in its results" This was
not Speaker Randql's convention his ticket
was beaten, and his defeat was so clearly
predestned that he hid himself in his hotel.
While it would be great mistake after all the
Democratic somersaults of the past week, to at
tribute too much significance to protest against
revolution uttered hy men who would JOIN
q revolution tomorrow, if they thought it
would not be frTIitless in results" the fact
that Speaker Randalrs triumphant enemy, act
ing as chairman of the Committee On Resolu-
tons, used this significant language, shows
pretty plainly what Senator Wallace thinks
| Mr.. Randall to be aiming at
| MR.. HEWITT And THE ARMY.