New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17

Vs.
English Free Traders console themselves with
the reflection that their party on this side
will be reorganized by the logic OF facts
That is cold comfort. 1t is the logic OF facts
which has promoted the stability of the Pro-
tective system in the United States.
Our regular Paris correspondent describes
with unwonted animation the new members
of the French Ministry, the central figure in
the group being the learned translator of
Aristotle, whom Lamartine found among his
asparagus beds. The new Foreign Minister
is political stole whose palm does not itch
for public money, and who is expected to de-
vote his salary to some work of public utility ;
and best of all. he is so thoroughly respected
that he will never pass as one of Gambetta's
proxies. So long as he remains in Office the
rumor will never be breathed on the boule-
wards that the President of the Chamber holds
the foreign policy of the country in the h0l-
low of his hand.
Prince Rudolph of Austria is reported in
our special cable dispatches to have made a
bold bid for new alliance by suggesting that
Salonica would be fair compensation for a
Russian S.ambOul 1t seems incredible that
an heir to the Austrian throne should have
deliberately advocated an alliance with Russia.
When Ignatieff was dispatched to Vienna
after Europe had been startled by the
sweeping provisions of the treaty which
was authorized to give the Austrans
whatever they wanted in the way of terri
tOrlal compensations. His mission proved
signal failure The Northern Power was
snubbed and the German alliance was con-
tracted. Nothing has happened to reverse
these diplomatic relations, and it is not easy
to believe that Prince Rudolph's remark was
anything more than pleasantly.
We fear that the highest philosophy of
European travel, as unfolded by Mr.. Smalley
i'll his letter from Geneva, will be called in
question 10y disputatious readers. While he
does not prcsrSe to offer tourists any advice,
he tells them that by adding to their outlay
10 per cent for anticipated overcharges and
miscellaneous plckings, and taking 1t a
matter of course, they can make their
journey in quiet, and return with an I'M
ruffied temper. A thOroughgoing American
dislikes to be cheated as much as an English
man does, and he invariably frets over it a
good deal more. The Englishman grumbles
on the spot, and writes letter to the lead
ing London journal complaining of the exac-
tons of the hotcl-keeper or the rapacity of
the guide, and then there is an end of it.
The American fumes and worries until his
liver is permanently dsOrdered.
The Fuslonists in Maine are expected to
vote for two Electors who have bitterly de-
nounced this unp1incipled political partner
ship The chairman of the Grcenbacl1 State
vcntion to nominate new electors III place of
Scion Chase and j. +. Turner, who are thor
oughy in sympathy with Viewers ideas and
insist upon having straight Grecnback
ticket. If there Was the slightest danger of
Republican defeat in N0vember-and, hap
PLY. there is nOt-the votes of these two
Greenback Electors might be of some cOnse-
q tcnce. If the FusiOnists should succeed in
carrying the State Hancock would have three
Democratic and, possibly, two Weaver votes,
if sufficient inducements were offered, but he
could not get the votes of these two uncOm-
promising electors. There is no reason, how
ever to count these slender chances. The
Republicans will carry every Northern State
and probably one or two Southern States
and the FusOnists in Maine will have moth
ing in common, except modification and
defeat.
Senator Herman anticipates his Democratic
from South Carolina by a few