New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-04

of such course Out with the names. There
is no likelihood that the full publication can
do the slightest harm, but the publication OF
some and the suppression of others has Dad
look. Let us have all the names Then, II
either Washington gossip or Shipherd himself
has been using names wrongfully, the matter
| can be soon disposed of.
| Mr.. Healy the Irish Member of Parliament,
| reports that he has gathered up S2O,ooo ior
| the Land League in his Western tour. lie
thinks that Mr.. 0'Connor has raised S4o'ooo
| in the large cities, and Father Sheehy
| $4,000. Here then, is $4,000 i'll lump-a
very pretty pile of money. According to Mr..
| Healv. if is all to be used in supporting faml-
| lies who have suffered from eviction and as
sistiny persons in Jail end those who have suf-
fered for alleged offences. This is all very
| well, but what assurance is there that some OF
| the money will not be spent to buy guns to
assassinate landlords and shoot tenants who
pay their rent contrary to the orders of the
| League2
Nothing has been done toward organizing
| the State Senate by the election of a President
pro TEN. The Tammany members of that body
are evidently waiting to see whether their
brethren in the Assembly get what they ex-
pect i'll the way of patronage and committee
appointments. There appears to be a DISPOSE
ton to drop Senator Jacobs in any case, but it is
not likely that any steps will be taken until
it is seen how well Speaker Patterson keeps
his promises. According to the talk at Albany
two OF three Tammany representatives stand
looking over his shoulder while he works on
the committee list. Mr. Patterson may have
| the capacity to make a good Speaker, but he
cannot feel very happy under the circum-
stances
Assemblyman Patten has queer notions on the
subject of wages. He has introduced bill pro-
viding that labOrers employed by municipal
authorities in cities of over 100 900 inhabi-
tants shall be paid not less than So per day.
If the State is to fix the pay of laborers in big
cities, why not in little cities and in towns
and villages? Mr. Pattcn ought not to attempt
to solve the wages problem in this fragment
airy way. He should follow ont the logic of
his bill and fix everybOdy's earnings by
statute. What a convenient system that would
be--nO more strikes, no more disputes between
employers and employees. Every man could
carry copy of the statute in his pocket,
and by turning to the proper clause find out
the exact amount of his weeks wages or
months salary
Guiteau was taken into Court yesterday when
the motion for new trial was argued. He was
kept so busy writing autographs and selling
them at % cents apiece that he was not able
TO inject his usual amount of impudont COM
ment into the proceedings. At the close, how
ever, he managed to find time to blacllguard
the jury. While the trial was in progress, the
assassin treated the jury with great respect
but now he has nothing to expect from
them he denOunces them as whiSkcy drinkers
and card players. The spectacle of a con-
dcmned murderer turning a courtroom into a
booth for selling autographs to the gaping
crowd, and only pausing in his profitable trade
to abuse the twelve reputable citizens who had
Just finished the hard task of a twO-mOnths'
trial was certainly never before parallced in
the history of criminal proceedings. 1t seems
impossible for Gmteau to appear in public
without being guilty Of some new outrage.
Mr. Blaines open letter to President Arthur
convicts the Administration of pursuing va
cillating course in a matter of high diplomatic
| importance. In November the President in
vited the Independent Powers of the Ameri-
can Continent to a Peace Congress in Wash
ington. In January Mr.. Frclingbuysen threw
cold water upon the projected Congress, spoke
of it disparaginsly, and practically withdrew
the invitation on the ground that it might
excite the jealousy and ill-will of European
Powers. The Powers of Europe hold Con-
crosses whenever they please, without inviting
| the United States or considering our wishes iii
the matter and Mr.. Blaine rightly assumes
| that they would have no business to take Of
| fcuCe at IA conference of the American Gov
ernments. Apart from this question, however,
| is the one of consistency Mr.. Blaine, while
| Secretary of State, drafted the invitation to
the Congress, but the President read and APP
proved it and ordered it to be sent, and it
Was his official act. lie is also responsible for
| Mr. Frelinghuysens instructions to Mr.. Tres
| colt which treat the invitation as unwisc
! and in effect, il not III terms recall it. The
Secretary of State is not a responsible Minister
as in England +; he is only the chief clerk of
the President, and all diplomatic business is
transacted in the Presidents name. The fact
that q new Secretary has come into Office fur
nishcs no apology for a reversal Of the foreign
policy Of the Administration. According to
the theory of the Constitution, the Chief
Magistrate is TIE responsible head of the
Government, and not n man of putty to be
turned ard twisted 10y every Cabinet officer.
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THE FINANCIAL DEBATE.
The debate ON Senator Shcrman's refunding
bill has ranged over almost every conceivable