New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-10

ample to afford complete security against
| losses by unwse or dishonest Investments
| II these laws ore dsregarded and bankruptcy
results, the trustees and not the depositors
should suffer. However innocent trustees may
be of wrong intention. they are Responsible
for the safety of the moneys committed to
their care, and it is their business to see
that they are not lent on nsuhcient
security. and in violation of the statute
The business of printing Republican docu-
ments for the campaign has been placed III
the hands of the Congressional Committee,
whose headquarters are in Washington, and
the National Committee will draw on that
source for its supplies. Heretofore the weak
ness of the Congressional Committee has been
its propensity for printing dull speeches made
by its own members. Now that Edward Me-
PhersOn, practical journalist, is in charge OF
the document work, we may expect something
better than food of cold Oratory on paper.
The best political document is the newspaper.
II is fresh and interesting and discusses the
questions of the canvass in way everybody
can comprehend. Next, perhaps, come small
pamphlets or broadsdcs, devoted TO some
single issue OF the canvass. 6ristling with
facts and aimed squarely at the average com
mon Scrse of voters.
A deadlock has been produced in the
Georgia Democratic Convention by the two
thirds rule. The majority will not give mp
their candidate Governor Colquitt, and the
minority will not permit his nomination.
Probably two State tickets will be run. Both
factions will support the Hancock Electoral
ticket, however. If there were such a thing
as Republican party in Georgia, here would
seem to be an opportunity for it TO elect the
next Governor of the State. There is no such
thing, however There are thousands OF Re
publican voters but no party. II they tined
to form an organization and make n contest,
the two wings of the Democracy would shut
together on them like jack-kDiie. Georgia
was the first Southern State to crush ont all
opposition TO The Confederate Democracy. and
the lapse of time has not lessened the intol-
Grant power Of the one-party policy.
The foolish and expensive political scheme
of q Canadian Pacific Railroad has been taken
mp in earnest by the new Dominion Ministry
and the aid of English capitalists is likely
to be secured. There is not the least prospect
that the road will pay running expenses dur
ing the present century. Most of the country
it is to traverse is barren and desolate Of in
habitantS, save few savages, and when It
reaches the Pacific coast it will find in British
Columbia population of only $4,000 to sup
ply it with business. One train week would
carry all the people likely to have occasion to
go over the road west of Manitoba. No rapid
development of Nancouver's Island and the
adjacent habitable mainland is to be expected
as long as Oregon and Washington Territory
can offer far better inducements TO settlers
Still the Canadian Government is pledged to
build the line, and the British COlumbans are
threatening to scccdc from the Dominion un-
less the pledge is kept. Canadian states
men see no way hOnurably to avoid carrying
out the bad bargain they made when the
petty colony Oh the Pacific joined the Confed-
Grafton.