, 1879-07-19

| To The Editor ~ Tbs 1fIhtthk
| CHICAGO, July t8-l do not wish to trcspas
on your space with 'an article advocating spell.
itiE.rcform, nj its importance md necessity ur
admitted faets by al who know anything what.
| ey0r vi tue subject; nor do wish to discus any
system OF spci'!rg-rofnrtn, nor propose a.ly new
| plnn OF work by means ot which the cnd dc.
| sired may be attained, ns al sncsl discussions
tend to rotnrd rather than eneousn.se reform.
do, however. wish to urge Tie Tribune to i'm
lnctliately adont, fOr eone 0ne Of lts tiauy d.
| partmcnta, ~ Tho llone, Tic permanent
changes In tic spelling Of eleven wtr.ls IN cp.n-
nlon use. reco,',usndsa by tho American Flo
! ur as lo.lows: Iho, thru, garu, catalug, d.,
Eiy, Aav, dcllnIt, in1lnlt, wtsht.
1u addition 10 the nbuVa.cltcd changes,
would also urge rnE 1'uluusE to tol!ow the
tho Spelling-1seform Assosiauon for Immediate
USE They nsu ua IuloWB:
l. Omit frtm us llsraf "a When pronounced
rs ahort, Us in hctl, helstl, ctr.
9. Omit s1tunt alter u sturt vowci, az III Ilay,
u: Wrtto + for nh III such words rs altube.,
fantuIn, ctr.
!; Wirn word ends with double letter
| omit the inst, as III cg, shal. elf, etc.
s. Change II tnnl to whou IL has the sound
| Of :, Us III lasht, inprcst, etc.
Uf the advantages Of these few changes In Or
thoEraiy sGnteina1It whose opinIon is Ut value,
AAa I4Aa4 oIi4s AH03 Ut blulplG, AllH c5jf Ill.
dorstood. rl.ey hav tho sanction uf tno li9hcst
hlo;oEtcal auturity In our country, so tilut ar1y
newspaper ur periudtt7.l H,aY nllupt them Will.
oNt suspicion OF cccontrlclty 0r petinntry. They
aslo they WI ad to ti,e economy Of priutl,Ig Dy
Thy suyt1,g Ut laGor al,d space. They ar ccli n
nj In tho regular md prGper te!ntG!lrY u our
language 10 greater simplicity, Witch ought to
bu be1ulously encouraged.
"lt vii not 10 ncc4ssary, In tho adoption Of
Qhn changes Gflovc cltctl, ior uny editor vr Uub-
lsllcr to 'nlAke bsow nbout 1t; llu 1ay uujy to
iNnugurate tt'o e',anae, tol h!s critics tlut he
lcs laan twclvclnonth ho and It's rctlers vii DO
aHtonidht at tn" ese with WHICH thu revolution
las been aecotnplis!lt, a,ll that no uuu over
thought Vi it brtoro!''
~ lansuage IL growth, radical cllangcs ar
not practical. nor ar tley uxucctcd By lid true
friends Ut reform.
simply request, IN bchalt OF those who ar
Engaged IN. or nr Interested In, tho work uf
aig!'lny rGtorl'. tlnt TAE THinuNn vii hura.
t1epartn'cs,ts toslfnr!n to the few rules und
changes nboyc cited. ''1he spulling reform
W tlen ~ w under way."' Al who ire1 a,!y
lntefcst , y ts Important subject atl urged 10
send naMo, Post, O!tits address, md fec OF 81 to
q. G. bluc1Insr, LII Fifth aysuuc, Chicago. Tic
cost Of nenlbershsp ia but ii pcr annlinl, and
sesurss TO- @ w member at M sops Of each bulletin
valuable infurnatl't,. Tho officers work witt
uut snury, aud fees fur l.lesntrrs,,Ip Or uHcd 10
tutruy cxpensc5. And to publish aud circulate
bulle.lls. H. ii.
Another rrntcat against Political II Ilosses.'
To Tho Editor NJ 1hs Tribune.
CHICAGO, duly 17.-To-daY'a edition Of your
cstccmcd paI'er contains = communication iron,
"ElAhth- Ward Ncpubllran" approving Of mi
reply 10 +. q. T., which Appeared In Inst Sun
day's Tribune. Tie gubtret.n,uttef being of
moro than passlng Interest In tho present
luncturo Of political events, / sl,al bs much
pleased II sou Urant mo thu prlyIIcgu Of ux-
patnthlg OIL q lhen,o. wllich dccply couroFus
lsepublcana In tlls .tty and county, hoping
thereby to draw out sufficient rcspouscs mud
profcsts against tho iata "lnanusersn unu
"bosscs" =" to induce thcn to belsayv and retire.
The lact ts they must bo compelled by foreo Ut
public opinion to nclQlusrr, u1,l tlmt without
further paslancc Or ccretll0Ey, eIss tho NepuLlr.
MI party will a1a!n uacat With disaster, ami de-
serysdly 50.
III expressing the opluton that tho Republic
aus huye bccomo lukewarsn and indifferent.
"E[ghth Ward Republican is right OH general
ptnetp!Ea but lsis stulr!aut IL 3Ut Incomplete.
Tut " tltklsl4h eluHlent Il! iAr Republican
ranks Is not given to uloAn[l.;s asll Eruatlx uut
y 4, sgieIauly bont upon Reforming, "colltesnutl-
BIZ practieas. cost wtlat u may; and s!neo Ihe
clla sought thu correction Ut crying utu4cs)
could uot DO reached wIis!v ll.u pur;y Wus yIrto-
r!ous, The RttuuIut must ba ma4u IL guiR thu
point through sllasttsen'uat by mems OF rspeut-
ca dctGata, Mlasry, brought on by one's uwu
culpxtHltty, IL upt t0 SIT ono u thinking uult
,aotalixtns IN the right direction. Ws aru 1usil-
hed ~ Asausnll4 Tint te tuu ~ past, rs II well
st'ould 10, whom . few brazunincsu and uns,ru-
puloua chiofs." "workers," aud " strikers II
dAred to "lx slate u In utter d!sregatd or lu.
ccncy, a'sl n'erely to their own satisfaction and,
With u chueklc, oucr It for approval ut tlc hui.
lot-box TO !t,e Republican purity tcelig satisfied
Or complaint. Wnst n,ay bu approximate u,lI
Will work satisfactorily With tllu Democratic
PATTY cannot n''u daFo not now be attemutel
hua reduced tAs Democratic purity to 4
tneEs ueKRtlon Of the Republican creed;
II .possusses 40 iutrIns!c worth, no
positive vital principle save tic tscadparc,
wotn.out, souIless, Fchashed Ssate-soyorelgn,y
doctrinv, tho wicked accessory to thu iorsible
attenlpt " gatu aacendcncy and office, and to
obtain "cleap" labor at thu sacrtee vi huuur.
]ustlce, and tho pIa'ne.t dictates Of morality.
TIC Democratic party, With lis lnwIcsshess fu
thu South a1d It's hoodwtnktl9 at criule tu the
North, hypocritlcully protesting its great Aoci-
ruds for popular freedom tnuEaccl by Federal
lnserfcrcl,es. has actually become ltorb,d cx-