The New York herald., 1878-02-08
England Honor. stanley.


Our special dispatches from London this
morning announce that Henry M. Stanley
has been greeted on his arrival in London
with distinguished honor. The Prince OF
Wales has entertained him as special
guest at st. James Palace, and the Royal
Geographical Society, before whom the
explorer has lectured, received him with
enthusiasm. It is creditable to the So
cial leaders and scientific leaders in
England that they have promptly
combined to prevent the ultra-humani-
tarians in their absurd devotion to the inn
possible in humanity from disgracing their
country by treating Mr.. Stanley with cold
ness if not hostility. His acts OF self
defence during his perilous journeyings IN
the cause of science and civilization were
warranted by every instinct of human ma
ture and justified by the extraordinary dan
gers that surrounded him and his followers.
Indeed, he need only point to distinguished
British examples for defence of his conduct
if any were needed. Now, however, the arm
chair howlers over the fate Of certain innocent
Bambirehs who attempted to murder STAN
ley and his men 'are ehectually silenced by
the applause which burst from the assem-
blage at st. James Hall when Stanley re-
counted his perils and successes. 1t is also
pleasant to record the fact that President
Hayes yesterday signed the resolutions of
thanks rendered by Cangress to Mr.. Stanley
for his services in the cause of geographical
science. This tribute from America, with
that accorded by England, may well fill the
explorers heart with satisfaction and almost
repay him for the many griefs and disap-
pointments that attended him in his work.
At Last!
Mr.. Blaine speaks at late day of the
silver discussion-a discussion in which it
might have justly been demanded that the
great party chieftains, the men whose words
are supposed to carry weight with them and
to influence large number of followers,
should take the lead. In this respect, how
ever, Mr. Blaine has an excuse not shared
by his distinguished rival, the republican
Senator from New York, inasmuch as for
some portion of the time occupied in
an agitation affecting the credit and
honor of the country he has been stretched
on bed of sickness, while Mr. Conkling in
full health and vigor has been struggling
fercely and successfully with the federal
power in q sort Of Gr@co-R Roman wrestle
over the New York Custom House appoint
ments. Mr.. Blaine speaks, as we have said,
at late day Of the discussion, and he
plants himself on sort of neutral halfway
ground between the positive upholders Of
the gold standard and the men who desire
to force on the public creditor and the
honest laborer debased coinage worth only
ninety-two cents on the dollar. 1t would be
monstrous, Mr. Blaine declares, to force
upon the people the silver dollar Of the
Bland bill, which would defraud them out
of eight cents on every dollar they receive
for the illegitimate profit of the owner of the
bullion. Such reconciliation of silver he
declares would only have the effect of driv-
ing all the gold coin out of the country. At
the same time he denies the power of the
silver, declares in favor of the double stand
ard and desires the coinage of silver dollars
of four hundred and twenty-five grains,
which he holds will equate the value of the
gold and silver dollar and preserve both
coins to us. But MI. Blaines whole argu-
ment shows that if we are to preserve the
equated value while we must now issue
silver dollar of the weight he approves we
may in certain contingencies be unable to
afford to coin silver dollar above four hum
dred grains.
It is now clearly Mr.. Conkling's cue to
speak. He represents the leading COM
mercial and financial State of the Union
the State that contains the metropolis of
the Western World His eloquent tongue
should not be silent on o subject that so
nearly affects the prosperity and honor of
his immediate constituents. Besides, Mr.
Blaine has been heard from, and there can
be no good reason now why any aspirant
for Presidential honors should be dumb.
Judge DON nohue's Decision.
Judoa Donohue vesterdav gave his opinion