New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15

are Couttllng, they VIII probably De able 10
make mp for their losses by gains in the cities
and manufacturing districts. Then sooner o.
later will come up the great questions of the
Disestahishment of the English Church and
Land Reform, before which all minor issues and
temporiziDg schemes of mere politicians viii
have to get out of the way.
The recent death of stephen s. Foster once so
well known intense anti-Slavery agitator,
makes SIM smaller the discriminating band of
abolition advocates, OF what may be called the
GarrSonian school. Mr. Poster, while engaged in
his crusade against the institution" was remark
able for the uneompromsing severity Of his cpl
thetS and his constant effort to startle his audi
ences. He bad "A few sharp and savage phrases
which be worked very bard. and as many thought.
overworked until they naturally became unlm-
preSsive. He said and over again that he re-
garded the American Church as a brotherhood of
Thieves" At first. this uate exceedingly indignant
that part OF his audiences which never went to
church nj all for The conscientious frequentcrs
the sanctuary mostly kept away from Mr.. Fosters
lectures. The champions of the Church were those
VINO threw bad eggs at the orator. or threatened
him with tar and feathers. this, of course gave
MIR. Foster notable adv antage. The more he was
hssed, the vehement he became. lie is said
to have been naturally kindheaIted and of "A social
and genial nature His gieat mistake was in sup
posing that he really helped his cause by vitupera-
ti0u. or by disparagug comparisons between things
radically dSsmilar. Mr.. Worden Phillips con-
times to make the same mistake; and should the
speeches Of these gentlemen be read half a century
hence. when they viii back the interest of forgotten
disagreements aud disscm.ons they NAV create
some astouishlnent. though they win be mainly
regarded cunosItics of malohoFcus rhetoric
Nobody questions the sincerity of the early
Quakers. They too. We're the habit of calling
spade % spade and Of seeking hv strong language
TO make 10 something more than a spade. They
said much worse things of the churches and the
clergy than Mr.. Foster ever did and even with
less practical effect. He died probably in the full
conviction that his verbal mfcliches did much 10
abolish slavery; but he would have been puzzled
to point out any special harm which had ever come
To the American Church through his fiery attacks.
1t remains and will remain for ages after be is for
gotten When il began to move against slavery as
1t certainly did. il did not after Mr. Fosters
fashion. He refused to vote. also aud he refused 20
fight, and yet it is matter Of history that slavery
WAS voted down and fought down. The ol ituaries
of Mr.. Poster speak of his trenehant logic vet
we question whether he had any idea of logic in
the true sense of the word. IL is doubtful heth her
for very long period, men OF Mr. Fosters stamp
viii exercise again any influence over public
opinion; at least, for reasons which involve no
unkIn'lnoss toward his memory, we may hope So
The Democratic party may as well take vaca-
ton ior the rest of the century.
Copious streams of whiskoy do not blot out in
spcnous in politics as calumniator of President
Garfield,
One of Candidate Ludlow's Prohibition followers
III Ohio makes this defence Of him: "Tle manufac-
turing of grapes into WINE, apples INTO cider ielIy
etc. Is n legitimate business, and it is no unlnpor-
tant business either. The demand for presses for
the manufacture Of sacramontal wine, appls -butter
ETC., Is sufficient To furnish heavy business. If
Thought that Mr. Ludlow sold presses in q mscella-
neous way | should never support him for an in
slant" How does he s,ll them, pravf Does he re-
qu,re every purchaser To make oath that he will
never n>e HIS press Tor making anything stronger
than applc-hutter ana Saclamental wmef And
what does lac do about secondhand purchasers lie
cannot control them, The fact is he must sell IN a
miscellaneous way or not sell at all.
Our gifted contemporary. The Horld, felt moved TO
remark on Sunday: " 1t now seems probable that
Groenhaoker viii he elected To Frye's place - and
on Monday il gave its own probability a futile
boost by observing that the Greenhack candidate
WAS "a clever man 1t was thus enabled Ia gef
within about hNe thousand votes of tho actual
result, which was pretty lear for The Horid.
Mr., Ludlow says he has not tasted cider for
twenty-five years He must hire sampler then 10
test the efficiency, of ms own cider presses. He
seems 10 be lmoal descendant of the Quaker who
hired profanity expert to do his swearing for HIM
The Democrats look upon the news from Maine an
of trining Importance They will hear some worthy
ol attention IN October aud November.
There is great JOY among Pennsylvania Democrats
over Mr., Wolfe's candidacy might have been ex-
peoed. Mr.. Coilee-'ot Wallace looms into the puh-
lie gaze with this communication of il over his sia
nature: "Wolfes candidacy Is oreaitable To VOLTA
PURIFYING 10 Tue hepupl cah party aud good thing
show Mr.. Wolfe the unwisdom of his course Anky.
thing which Mr.. Walmoe comments as good for the
Republican party ~ pretty sure 20 be "A Republican
disaster.
With the North soidly Republican and the Solid
South breaking up, the outlook for o Dcmoerati,
ascend1ncv In 1854 cannot be called cxhilaratng.
1t is the excited observation of several Democratic
newspapers that THE TRIBUNE is trying TO use
President Garfelds illness 10 make capital for the
Republican party. THE RBUNE is doing nothing
OF the kind. All we have said il that neither New
York nor Ohio is going to against tho President
while he il on his bed of suffering and we have
asked how any Democrat could make up his mind
70 request the people o those States Ia vote. 1t
~ plan enough for anybody tn see that if those
states were TO go Democratic this fall the fact
would be taken "a rebuke to President Garfields
administration. What The TRIBUNE says is that
the people are not of a disposition 10 give such a
rebuke, and in saying that II has simply recorded
fact.
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