New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-05

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| IL tie Irish Nationalist have money TO invest
in manufacturing enterprises, why 30 they not use
| II at home? Five Home Rule members of Parlia-
| ment, among them John Barry of Wexford Dr..
| ComInins OF Roscommon, and one Of the OCOnnors
| have recently purchased the Forth Oilclcth Works
at Kirkcaldy, Scotland, conf ributing perhaps half
of the capital. Now, there are many Oilcloth fac
tories in Scotland. where it is no remunerative
business bnt there does not happen to be a single
one in Ireland. If the Home Rulers are thoroughly
In earnest in appealing TO their countrymen to use
as few English manufactures as possible and to en-
courage native industries whenever and WI rever
they can do so, why do these five members of Par
lament invest their capital, build factory. and
manufacture goods away from home Why do they
not put Irish olcloths N the home market, and
thus give an impulse to that industrial movement
Ia which Mr.. Parnell affects TO be Interested
People who left their homes in summer apparel
yesterday morning with umbrellas to protect tlem
from the hot sunshine anticipating another day of
unreasonable discomfort. went home i'm the evening
shiveGing with cold The change was from August
TO November, and it came almost as quickly as the
shifting OF scenes upon stage Last night there
was search IN closets and gacrets for overcoats.
ana those who went ont after dark without such
protection regretted their imprudence. This eccen-
tric antumn seems bound TO continue its surprises
Ii ii should send us a snOw-storm and then give ms
another taste of the dog days we should not be
greatly astonishcd In fact. almost anything I'M
comfortable and unreasonable would he IN charac-
ter with what we have already experienced.
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There is peace as usual the mon ert Mr. Conkling
subsidies.
Literally translated Tammanv's anti-r anopoly cry
means: Give of The Offices H. this city and
county or we'll smash the Democratic ticket"
1t is a striking commentary on machine politics
which the venerable Thuriow We'd furnishes il
tins remark: As things are managed nov, thou gil
| was one of the three men who in 1924 called the
FIRST political stat Convention ever held in this
country and have been az active Wing and ReJub-
mean for more than fifty years would 4 he por-
united 70 vote at a primary in nay district" That is
loud cry for reform all by itself.
Mr.. Conkling is learning slowly He is able to
recognize Il bnnder after he has committed it,
Perhaps he viii be able gnize his next one IN
advance.
Some surprise is expressed because Mr. Oleornar-
garinc Ihurber went to Tamnany Hall to air his
views monopoly. There was nothing unusual
about il. Mr.. Thurher is merely advertising his
groceries. He used the broad torso of Mr.. Conkling
for a billboard some time 20. and he is using
the walls of TammaLY the same way. 1t makes
no odds to him whether he hurts the cause of anti
monopoly 7 not 80 long he wlde.s the market
for groceries, lie Is thrifty refprncr, Mr.. Thur
Der Is
The way to prevent Mr.. Conklins, from bossing
the Republican party is TO have the party boss Mr.
COnkhng.
Tammany's red-hot zeal for monopoly destruction
is the funniest demonstration of the century. John
kely's position at the head of it is grotesque
enough bat he is surpassed by the rank and tile who
yelling behind him. 1t is a notorious fact that
the men whom Tammany has sent t2the Legislature
in the past have been the rcadeSt to sell out Ia mo-
nopolics of al kinds. They wcra always i'm thn
market and always for sale chdap. They went
there as purely business speculation Their ecc-
ton cost them certain amount. and their chief OBJ
jet pay for that and get sunct hing besides
They are handsome crowd Ia organize for the ruin
of monoponcs.
Now that the PrcSiden is in WASHINGTON again
the Cabinet goS-Ips will break ont afrcsh. The man
who does not get mentioned" for position during
the next lew days may make up ms mind that he is
n long way out OF politics.
II is sufficiently evident that the country is Of the
opinion that the tick elected last November was
G. iricld and Arthur, not Arhur and COnklng
The Ohio Democrats are amusing themselves bv
clccting aud nauguating Mr.. Bookwater Governor
every day IN the week. They sure everything is
going 10 happen to please them On election day.
This is the nsuai course of procedure in Ohio The
Democrats do their electing before election dav;
the Republicans do theirs ON election tav and ON
the whole Their plan seems To he the most Salsfac-
tory
TIE DRAMA.