New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-01


the best public opinion still sustains the Society
in thinking it a great pity that little girls
should be allowed ever to come under lni'u-
ences that are almost certain to lnlure theln
if it can possibly be avoided We trust
the Society will not be at all daunted by the
assertion that is made often now, that 1t has
exaggerated notions of its duty.
Il is pity that the Police Commissioners
did not rise to a sense of the situation before
the last prize-fght in Madison Square Garden.
The law was against such an exhibition then
as much rs it is now but at least one member
of the Board allowed himself to be present at
the show and seemed to enjoy it too. This
makes their present haste in passing resolu-
ton not to permit the fight announced for
August Ia seem inconsistent, and throws sus-
picon on the motives Of these pnre good men.
1t locks very much as if their alacrity to array
themselves on the side of good morals was due
to desire to prevent the Mayor from getting
any credit In forbidding the fight. If the AL
dermen, the Police Commissioners and some
other members of the city government would
take as much pains to do their duty III general
as they do in any particular case when there
is chance of getting ahead ofMayor Grace or
of annoying him, they would deserve more
credit for their occasional good works.
The ConstantnOpe Conference is virtually
at an end. The Russian representative has
informed his colleagues that he is instructed
to participate in the deiberations.only when
the question of the Suez Canal is under dis
cusson. The motives of tn St. Petersburg
Government are not clear, but the result is a
Al o,,I no an
ference will adjourn without defining the con-
ditiOns of Turkish Intervention or giving us
formal sanction to the temporary occupation
of Egypt by the British troops. England Will
be left at liberty to suppress the military revolt
and the Sultan will be forced to argue the
question of a joint expedition with Lord DUH
erin rather than the representatives OF the
Powers. The general result is not one that can
be reasonably regretted. Lord GranvllIes
chief bunder in the Egyptian negotiations
was in appealing to the Powers at all. 1t may
have been good morals, but II was bad d.
plomacy and worse policy. England can now
take the ground that it has exhausted all peace
able means of settling the controversy and Is
now warranted in resortlng TO arms 1t may
not be easy to thrust the Turk aside If he insists
upon Offering his aid. One army may be
needed to fight with Arab and another to
stand guard over the treacherOus allies. But
Egypt has escaped the worst fate that could
befall her-TurkiSh Intervention pure and
simple.
The leaders of the County Democracy are
very much worried over the absence of Police
Commissioner Matthews, who is now ostensibly
"inspectng the police systems of Europe"
IN l no1f FOO ,Nro fG1
arrangement to allow Tammany Hall to have
what they allege to be an unfair advantage IN
the distribution of inspectors of election and
poll clerks. Mayor Grace, it seems has even
gone so far as to examine the statutes to see
whether Mr.. Matthew's absence is not sui-
ciert ground for his removal The public by
this time is getting well accustomed to the
annual wranglo of the Democrats over the dis
tribution of the inspectors and poll clerks;
but this latest phase of it exceeds Ill foolish
ness anything that has gone before. There is
no ground for believing that MIR. Matthew's
visit abroad is for any other purpose than
finding pleasant way of expanding the ample
salary which he is drawing from the city treas
ury for attending to duties that he entirely
negects The County Democracy, by their
own showing, have nothing to expect from
him, at home or abroad. He is lawyer and
has had judicial training enough to prevent
him from voting to give one-half the inspect
ors and poll-clerks to them as the Irregular
organization when they pOlled less votes
than Tammany Hall at the last election. If
the County Democracy are treated as well
this year as last in the matter of inspectors
and poll-clerks, when they got onc-quarter OF
the whole number, they ought to be satisfied.
On personal grounds also these leaders have
no reason to expect aught OF Mr.. Matthews
The influences that brought about his APP
pointment at present have no personal or poit-
zeal sympathy with the Mayor and his friends.