New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-14

Island City. Now this netarlous pu7lhcS' WI
remain in full activity, at least until aho'nel
Grand Jury meets in October.
Colonel Frederick ROBBIE has been naineu u!
the Republicans of Maine as the next OoNei-
nor of that State, and the course oil 'he can
vass will undoubtedly prove that the cho''o
was iudicous. The convention shoWeu lli"'
the party is united and enthusiastic. Inc
practical snbsdence of the GTeenDack craze
lcoves the Repubcans in much better posi-
ton than in former campaigns. One OF the
marked features of the gathering at Portland
was the presence of many men who have not
acted with the party for some years, Dut VINO
now have become Disguised with Democratic
fraud and Greenbacl vagaries, and nave re-
sumed their former political allegiance. he
nublican success in Maine this fall seems
certain.
The revelation in Mr.. Blaine's testimony
concerning the Associated Press, is, we must
frankly confess. not oreditable to that Dody'
Mr. Baine's testimony was submitted to him
for correction lust as Mr.. Hurlberts was to
him, and Mr. BelmOnt's to him and just as
all important testimony has been, whenever
desired by the witnesses, for great many
years past. If such revision was ever permit
ted to 90 further than to correct blunders OF
the reporter and thus give fair report OF "haI
was actually said, it was wrong but we 90
not understand that there was the shghtest
complaint of that sort in this case. Ii the
course of the Washington agent in this matter
was the real reason for his removal, the re-
moval was without justification.
The manufacturers of knit woollen goods
seem to have a real grievance; and if Congress
cives them no relief, the Tariff Commissioners
might we'll take the matter up for their first
work. In the revision of the United States
statutes in 1878 the word wool" was omitted
in one of the schedules. When the revised law
came TO be applied it was found that the duty
on manufactured woollen goods was from Is
to % per cent less than on tlfe raw material.
The Supreme Court of the United States has
lust decided that this is what the statute says.
The result to cur manufacturers of knit
wOOen goods is disastrous, of course, ana
they have petitioned Congress to correct the
error in the statutes. Relief ought to come to
them speedily. There are knit-goods manu-
facturers in nineteen States of the Union, and
the number of laborers employed is estimated
at 100000. The industry is said to represent
a capital of more than $50, 100000
If Mr. Robert b. Roosevelt doesn't stop try
ing to find out what isn't intended to be
known, he will soon make himself very OBJ
nOxiOus to the official community in this city
and in Brooklyn. Presently he will not be
able to have himself appointed to any public
position. He ought not to be such a matter
of-fact young man. He should have been con-
tent to be highly ornamental trustee that
is what was counted upon. Mr.. Roosevelt has
been in the Board for three years and has not
been able to discover how the Bridge affairs
are managed therefore he has resigned. He
NAV think he has not had a pleasant time, but
to the general public he certainly is an object
of envy. The taxpayers of Brooklyn and New
York have been interested in the Bridge for
good deal longer than three years, but they
haven't been able to learn as much
as Mr.. Roosevelt. They would like to
resign from having anything to do
with the matter, but the trouble is they cannot,
| If they only could get the EdgemoOr Com
panv and the Chief Engineer and Mr.. Muir
ply and Mr.. Kingsley to take the bridge OFF
their hands, and pay the bills, how happy they
|
was never finished. But they can't shift their
responsibility, Theirs is the inaienable privi-
| lege of paying just many millions as few
select trustees call for. Mr.. Roosevelt says he
| hopes a sense of shame, if not of honor, will
compel the EdgemOor Company to live up to
somewhere in the neighborhOod of their con-
tracts. little law would move them sooner.
Mr. Blaine disposed of bad lot of false
statements, or at least misunderstanding,
bv his testimony yesterday before the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Chilli
Peruvian investigation. The ex Secretary
told what he knew about the Credit In
dustrel. As head of the Department of
State he listened to the plans of this cor
poraton as unfoldcd by Count MontfeTand
and assured him that the desire which he ex-
pressed for action by the United States was
entirely inadmissable; that the company
could make any arrangements 1T chose be-
| tween Chill and Peru this country would not
obstruct them but that was all we would
do. Taking up the statements of r. f..
| Randall Mr.. Blaine denied that he ever
had any conversation with that gentle
| man in which he approved of the. idea of a
protect0rate by the United States. He never
informed him that the plan had the approval of
the President He informed Mr.. Randall that
General Hurlbut was likely to be Minister to
| Peru. 1t was no secret. But he never had any
conversation with Mr.. Randall as to nstruc-
tons to be given to General IIurlbut. Mr..
Blaine never talked to Mr.. Randall
about Morton, Bliss g. Co. This rather
obtuse persons misunderstanding concern
ing the alleged instructions to Mr.. Tres
cot were also explained, and Mr.. Trescot
himself was quoted on several points.
| The ex-Secretary finally declared that no in