New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-08
INTERNITIONAA COMPETITIONS FOR THE
LIGA-ENIIL.

INTERNITyONAA COMPETITIONS ron THE
JACH-HNIFE.
The projectors OF every important enterprise must
! feel n certain decree Of Solicudc II view Of the
possible disfav0r OF a capTlclOUS public. In thI'
frame of mind notwithstanding that several proml-
nent liars had already produced vhoppciS oi q
| stalwart and substantial character THE IEiB'NE
many weeks 900 announced the competition for the
| mackenzie. to be awarded fer tn biggest lie told
| during this campaign. But the universal ANA al
| most passionate rcsponS, proved that we had not
| mistaken the temper o. tic Democratic panty. Tho
campaign proper closed a week TAO. bur as several
DAYS will vet clapSc before all the details %. the
election are known we feel authorized in cEtcnGna
! tie time for receiving EXHIBITS and IN making Tie
/ following important announcement. which seriously
affects the general character oi In competitions
When the iacl-knife was FIRST offered We he'd
not the rcmotest idea that the prize would attract
attention beyond the borders of our own beloved
country: but considerable time AGO "c received a
! large and conspicuous consignment rom abroad.
! offered by Mr Mon-redicn in hchal. OF the Golden
CiuD. OF England. The maenanimou, courtesy
which prompted this Offer. not les, than the SUI
passing merits of the exhibit, left us 30 room 10
! doubt that this ci1im TO recognition would come
home with an irresistible appeal 10 every NIrtuous
bosom; and having taken the matter into careful
con Iteration we leg to announce that We offer the
now celebrated jac.,-knilc 10 international oompo-
tition We have already heard from England. and
W. earnestly hope that, Notwithstanding thia late
announcement. some other c.lCtr monarchy of the
O!d World viii renew lis youth by Tree and fair
tn sic on this virgin soil.
We are forced to state that the general character
OF Nr. MoucIcdic"'s exhibit Ia, hecn Gisco cd IN
alyaucc OF ghi, official anuoupccmcut. For this
reason il will not be necessary for ~, 20 do more
/ 10 f.t.r ..t t.--.- .Iflt ff.f ft.r.
lures L is an address to the Western Farmer of
America and ITS object ], 10 convince tli, pros
porous and happy man that american farmers ar
taxed by the protective system %. tie hrpn"Ii'an
Marty u round $50. coo 600 for the benefit OF
grasping and t}Iaunicai monopo,c>. .ir. ion-lr-
Gicus AGdrc~, is filled with Whoppcrs .u both atltc-
mcnt md inference of such quality and aguitGdc
thar II seem, inyidious 10 make distinct ons. But
for the sake of Indicating still moro clearly tho
nature and value of the treatise ~ whole ana Of
miiinatinc to other exhibitors the competition
which they must hc prepared to encounter. We zen.
ttrc to give sample: Having aSccrtaiuel from
the census returns ot 100 that th" number OF per
son, in tai, country engaged in agriculture WAS nj
that time J.029. 600. and Is nov. presume IT,
1000. 900 hc proceeds. br toU dc iorc' " hich is
simply gigantic and beyond all praise 10 provide
eacn of these 7.OOOOOO person, with a wife and
children. thus al one stroke pupu.a;in@ The United
STATES with 1000 900 families o. agricultural
Iahoict.. Having arranged This mGttcr of popula-
tion 10 hi, satisfaction, Mr. Mougrcdicn leaps
nimoly from one peak of faischoOl to another. and
finally alights with thud upon the statement that
those 1000 900 families would inevitably save
$40 coo 600 under trcc-tradc policy. Having
described this formidable sample OF Nh MOngrc-
diem, collective exhibit. we venture TO assert that.
in spite OF the notable sharpness of tine competition
and even Of the heroic effort, OF oar n-ighbor The
Borid the Englishmau is, at TN, present moment,
not far from graspIns the jack knife
another consideration D, involved in opening thi,
competition TO the world Display, from foreign
couutric, were admitted t. the Centennial Exhibit
ton free of duty provided they sent bacI, ut
its close If they were sold IN this country. the
tariff was enforced. Without doubt tins excellent
rule i'll hold good in this case. The English free
trader Will not bc under the painful necessity of
contributing to swell the boards of our sraspng
monopolIcs. Try hard IA may he viii not
succeed IN iostimg his Adlr,s, upon the American
people Except for the purposes OF the Exhibition.
ms wares do net possess the slightest value IN tins
county. He can have them back the moment the
award i, made. or course hc will find thai they
have been very roughly handled. Our American
farmers don't wear Kid gloves. But il the Jack
knife accomplnc tine Address in it's homcwaId
voyage across the blue Atlantic Mr. MongrcdIcn
ought TO be satisfied.
Now that the election is over the police and the
District Attorney eau pursue their war on the LOT