New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-01

with any accuracy how far up in the millions
it mounts. But it is probably safe to say that
the number of Americans who, starting with
nothing, have exceeded Mr.. Taylor In inc
accumulatons of lifetime may be counted Oh
the fingers.
The garrulous diplomatist who has peeh
chatting an English newspaper correspondent
in Berlin is evidently an Italian. he luca
that either France or England would allo"
An army corps from Rome or Naples to restore
order on the Nile and to garrison the country
even temporarily. is so preposterous that 1t
must have originated long way South, and the
absurd story meets with prompt denial from
Rome. Italian diplomatists have not forgotten
that they accomplished the great ends of uni
fication and nationality by making themselves
prominent In European diplomacy, and they
never neglect any opportunity for asserting
their influence.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland announces
that he hopes before long to release all the
remaining suspects The assassinations have
deferred but not prevented the clearance OF
the jails which was one of the first fruits OF
the Governments change of policy. The lib
GRAFTON or tDOSe WHO udNo pcoh
under the old Coercion Act implies a determl-
nation to make very cautious use Oh the
sweeping powers to be conferred by the new
Act. These facts, taken in connection with
the liberal provisions of the Arrears bill,
Justify the expectation that the Government
will persevere in its conciliatery policy. 1t
does not neglect, however, to arm itself with
a Force bin far more formidable than the first
Coercion Act.
Mr.. Balfour's assault upon MIR. Gladstone IS
characterized as it deserves by our regular
London correspondent. Although he is mem
Der of the Fourth Party, organized for the
special purpose of gratifying aristocratic spite
by drawing" and exasperating the Premier
on every occasion, his lips have been sealed by
the personal friendship with which the veteran
had honored him. But in this instance he
seems to have been told eff" for the work ID
hand by his uncle Lord Salisbury, and to have
followed directions from the Carlton Club
with the yindictiveness of personal enmlty
Our correspondents judgment on Mr.. Balfours
offence is, if anything, too lenient. 1t was
dastardly assault upon the honor and truthful
ness of a statesman who, in moral force ana
purity of character, towers in epical dignity
above the public men of his time.
Justice at last Z. w. Mackey was last
evening seated as the Representative of the
lid Congressional District of South Carolina.
His right to the seat could not be disputed by
any man of common intelligence who was also
! a man of common candor 1t was disputed.
| however, and q deadlock constructed by men
| who. at the beck of Mr.. Randall and other
reckless Democratic leaders, chose to ignore
justice and fair play and to strive only for
partisan advantage. The course pursued by
| the Democrats in Congress in regard to Mac
key was to the last degree shameful. 1t con-
stitutes another count in the long indictment
| against party which. as occasion offers, dem
onstrates its disregard of the will of the major
| ity as expressed at the ballot-box Dibble, who
contested Mackey's seat had just as good a
title to the seat of the Pope of Rome. He
steps down and out and Mackey comes into
| his own, but no thanks are due to Democratic
| Congressman for this act of simple justice.