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New-York tribune., 1882-02-13
PROMISE rs. PERFORMANCE.

The platform adopted by the New-YOrk
| Democratic State Convention last fal con-
| tained these words: "We are III favor OF
such a reform by legislative enactment as well
as by administrative action in the Civil Ser
vice of the country as will substitute for the
present periodical scramble for spoils a wise
system of appointment and promotion" In
view of the fact that the chosen representa-
tives of the party that gave utterance to this
sentiment have been engaged for six weeks III
the most shameful scramble for spoils ever
witnessed in the history of American politics,
the people are taught anew, what they have
so often been taught before, that Democratic
platform promises are made to the ear only to
be broken to the hope.
Shakespeare has left on record the advice
Assume virtue though you have it not
And it really might have been supposed
that at time when the masses, without dis
tinction of party, were earnestly demanding
that the spOils system should be abandoned,
that the Democratic majority in the Legisla-
ture, as a matter of selfish party policy, if not
from patriotic conviction, would have taken
care not to outrage, as the deadlock has ont
ragged, this quickened and clarified public
opinion. But the greed of the two factions
for spoils has been so intense as to induce
them to turn deaf ear to the dictates of
common decency and sagacity.
The history of the Democratic party during
the past twenty years has proved that it has
a genius for blundering, that it is dominated
by its worst elements, that when there is the
greatest occasion for its being on its good be-
havior it appears at its worst, that it cannot
stand prosperity, that it lets slip golden op-
portunities to entrench itself in the confidence
of the country. The New York branch OF the
party, which this January came into control
in the Legislature after long years spent
in the minority, has done its best since then
to Justify this estimate of Democracy as a
whole. 1t has pursued Il course to the last de-
gree stupid as well as.unpatriotic. The voters Mt
the November election decided to give it another
chance to redeem the rotten reputation it made
when last in the majority in both the Senate
and Assemby-in the days when Tweed was
its omnpotent boss. But with a perfectly
reckless yet entirely characteristic disregard
of its future it makes utter shipwreck of this
chance, and the result is the deadlock. The
only place for such a party is the rear. Ii is
utterly unworthy of confidence even as 1t is
utterly incapable of wise and patriotic
leadership.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13

be done; the doing 1t, in any way
conceivable, is financial earthquake. IL
means that SOS, 900, 900 of gold would be drawn
from the Treasury as soon as the holders OF
United States demand notes realize theil
danger for one thing. 1t means that vast
amount of United States bonds would be thrown
ON the market to realize the present premium
and as long as there is any premium, 1oI
another thing. 1t means that borrowers all
over the country would be compelled to close up
their mills and mines, their factories anu
foundres and work shops, and to sell .ne,i
farms, in order to pay loans to banks winch
would desire to get out of the system as soon as
possible, since it is to be abolished.
The present Congress is not Democratic.
But it is so evenly divided that it is difficult
to predict its course with respect to Dill
agreed upon by Democrats in caucus ana
favored by Greenback members. There are
some Republicans whose desire to seek the
favor of Greenback voters has been shown on
other occasions. Others there are who seem
not unwilling to vote for measures which Will
produce great collapse, with large profits for
spectators for decline in prices. 1t can DO
no harm to make public opinion felt without
delay, in regard to a bill as dangerous and
mischevous as this, and to continue the effort
until the measure has been put out OF the
Way entirely,
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13

becoming anything except party Official In
the strictest sense will be sensibly diminished.
A majority having actual power under the
rules will be inpatient under discretionary re-
straints.
The remaining rules proposed by MIR. Glad
stone relate to filibustering and the discipline
of members. The Speaker, or Chairman OF the
Whole House, is to be clothed with authority
to silence members who make dllatory mo-
tions, or call for divisions, or move the ad-
iournment of the House before the orders OF
the day are reached, or occupy time with IT.
relevant discussion and factious opposition.
member who is publicly named for dlsre-
garding the authority of the presiding
officer, or abusing the rules OF the
House, can be suspended for week,
month, or the remainder of the session, ac-
cording as it is his first second, or tn rd
offence. All these regulations can be enforced
with impartialty and in a nOn-partisan spirit
by the presiding officer against the small body
of ObstructiOnists who have so perslstentiy
dcfed the will of the two great parties In the
House. But the efficiency of Parliamentary
procedure cannot be wholly restored by
measures for discipining open rebels like the
Parnellites nor by the pressure of the previous
question. Mr.. Gladstone recognizes this fact.
He has appended to the new rules proposals
for the creation of large standing committees,
to which great classes of public business can
be referred. Tho details of this scheme are
too meagre to enable us to discuss it lntelli-
gently but as the Premier is the best par
lamentarian of his day, it is probably a we'll
digested measure, which will afford permanent
relief. ii certainly is time that the British
Commons should profit by the parliamentary
eXnericnce of the world
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13
GENERAL NOTES.

A society has been formed in Japan, consist
ing of high officials and mobiles, including the Prime MIN
ster for the protection OF Old shrnes temples aud other
antiquties sum Of money equivalent to about
- 600 600 has been collected. VI which the Income VIII
be devoted to this purpose
Ii is said that John f. Baltzer of Baltimore,
laid the foundation Of his present prosperity In sngu
lar manner. Al an auction sale of unclaimed express
packages many years age he bought an old box, con-
tents unknown for an Insignificant sum When he
opeped the box ne found Ia It silver plate worth moro
than 700 With this start he began business ahu JAS
been as successful since as he was lncky then.
The other day in Louisville little baby dled
I'm commissions at least every sign Of death appeared,
and the doctor having listened IN vain FOR the beating OF
tho heart assured The sorrowing family that life was e1
tpct For fully ten minutes they sat around the oea
ndugng their grief and then. with an impulse OF shec
ton little brother OF the baby leaned over and kissed
her Inns To the bewlderment Of all present the ehua
nsd two or three times and then began 70 breath anu
M last accounts rapidly recovering Whetner - ~
Sov bre started the wheels Of e, or natural rcsue
eion was merely ooncident With his kiss nobody Sen ven.
lures to decide and the doctor ls as MUCH !" '"0 N
everyone else L
The project of establishing colonies OF frehcn
farmers In Minnesota especially TO cultivate the se
beet has been abandoned by the Colonization oo''y
which originated IL, but not by the Jealous manss
I'm, scheme Prof, ssor l.. c. Boucher, who SIN hp "
carry IL 10 successful issue. The pllpfs TO or'hs o'
French families who understand thf euiIi' 'auon "
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MR.. GLADSTONE'S RULES.


Mr. GladstOne's new rules of procedure in
the Commons, which may be made Cabinet
ouestion and decide the fate of the present
| Government, virtually invest the Speaker, OF
tbc Chairman of the Whole House with alI-
thonty to execute the will of bare majority
! The presiding officer will become the servant
of the Government of the day. Until recent
times the Speakership was a distinctively po-
| litical Office. When the Commons met after a
general election had been held the election of
a Sneaker was invariably the first question by
which the parties measured their strength.
| The present Speaker is in reality the first and
only ono who has been allowed to re-
tain the Office under successive AdmniStra-
tions without regard to political considerations.
Mr. Brand was formerly the Liberal "whip, "
and was elected Speaker by his own party.
When the Conservatives went into power in
1874 they waived the privilege Of elccting one
of their own men, and rcnOminatcd the Liberal
Speaker, who has retained the Office to this
day. This has generally been regarded in Eng
land as 4 practice superior to the old custom
of making the presiding officer the mere
official of a party. Under the new rules he
must inevitably lose character as a non-par-
tlSdn. ne loss IL puItly lntOltllCdij lIlc Ic-
sultant gain may be practical.
The first rule enables the Speaker to or
der a division on the previous question:
Whether he is to do this at his own discretion,
or is to be governed by the wishes of fixed
number Of members, who may submit writ
ten motion to that effect, the cable dispatches
have not stated; but when he decides to put
the question, debate will be cut off, and gen.
cral division will take place if there be more
than 200 members in favor of it, or fewer
than forty opposed to it. This will enable the
party in power to avail itself at any time of
it's actual superiority in voting strength, and
to declare for itself when any question has
been sufficiently discussed. 4 bare majority
will have the power to restrict debate and to
expedite public business 1t is a privilege
that is exercised by bare majority in nearly
every other National Parliament and as Mr.
Frederic Harrison recently remarked in The
Nineteenth Century, =" is seldom likely to be
used in an unfair or tyranncal way" ." 1t is
"whcn majcrities find themselves" he adds,
"tcn to one, or a hundred TO one, that the
"tyrannical temper comes III, and with
cit the blind desire to silence by force
"what they cannot convince by arSu-
"mcnt. The only safeguard against tyranny
"in closing debate Is to make it IA
"niliar and common, an ordinary part Of
"daiiy routine. This conclusion is certainly
justified 10y the experience of the United States
House of Repre- .entativcs. 4 bare majority is
safely to he trusted with the privilege of c,os-
ing debate. But the Speaker who constantly
eniorccs the will of that majority must be in
~ lac Lao. /,
discretionary powers i'll regard to putting the
previous question. when the final decision
rests with that majority, the chance Of his
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MADAME GERsTER IN OPERA


The two weeks season of Italian opera by tbe
Strakosch Company will begin next Monday even
ing at Booths Theatre. So far as the plans OF the
manager have been made known they assure the
public that in the first week Madame Gerster will
be heard in four operas-in Lucia di Lammer-
moor ;" on Monday evening" LA Sonnambulap on
Wednesday evening. I" II Flauto Magico" on Thurs
day evening and II Barbiere di Svglar on Satur-
day afternoon. After fall of opera in which
the absence of well equipped prima donna was
felt nearly every night this announcement has con-
siderable significance and carries with it a promise
of rare pleasure The operas do not supply the de-
sire to which expression has repeatedly been given
for little stronger musical pabulum than is the
staple of our Italian troupes, but they those in
which Madame Gcrsters gifts shine with their
brightest refulgence, and for this eason at least,
they are welcome. One opera promised for the Sec
ond week of the season has the force of a novelty;
it is Ambrose Thomass Hamlet" in which
Madame Gerster will appear for the first time in
New-York as Ophelid. The list of operas for tho
first week is as follows: Monday, "Lucia di Lam
mermoor" Tuesday, Aida" with Mile. Maria Les
ino, the dramatic soprano of the company,in tho
title role Wednesday, La SOnnambula"; Thurs
day. I'll Flauto Magico"; Friday, "Un Ballo in
Maschera" Saturday afternoon, IL Babiere Ii
Siviglia" y; Saturday evening, "Faustn
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THEATRICAL MISCELLANY.

Frank Clement, the leading actor in Miss
Genevieve Wards company, was SO ill, last week,
in 81. l.ouis. that on two nights he could not ap
pear and Miss Ward was Obliged to close the
theatre.
Sidney Woollett announces that he will give
a series of recitals of TennysOn's Idyls of tho
King" in this city, during Lent, and subsequently
will appear in Philadelphia Baltimore, Washington
ands other cities ..J T.. Frobisher gave re-
cital. last Thursday, at his College Of Oratory and
Acting.
Article At" will shortly take the place of The
New Nagdaen +" for the Tuesday and Thursday
matnees, at the Union Square Theatre-Miss Clara
Morris impersonating Cora. Mr. Sa.vini, son of the
"Ths Lights O. London" goes on as usual.
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snoex to ADVERTISEMENTS.

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BANKING HOUSES ASD BANKRRs-Ih fuoe-oth eoi""A'
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Nem'1lork Daily Gribm'1e.
rounp., HORACE eREsLEY.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1882.
THE NEUS THIS MORNING.

FoRrIGN-The British Government persists In
making the cloture rule Cabinet question. -
Austria has abandoned the plan of partial occupa-
tion of Montenegro 80 The King of BurInah
has issued a mandate aboshing monopohes. -
The Porte has addressed circular to the Powers
regarding Egypt
DoMEsTIc-Alvin C. Merritt has been arrested at
Hartford Conn. for trying to pass forged check
- Great efforts are being made to prevent
orryasse in the levec at Helena, Ark. - Parker
Merrill Boston liquor dealer, has committed
suicide at Providence, H. l. - President Elliott,
of the Riley County Bank, Kansas, has
been rearrested. - The Merchants Ex-
change of San Francisco will begin to-day
call of produce bonds and stocks but viii exclude
mining stocks 60 The Rev. &. w. Wcndtc has
been invited TO the pastorato of the Unitarian
Church at Newport, II. l. 60 Eleven prisoners
escaped yesterday from the Monroe County jail;
four have been recaptured. - Edward M. Kit
land of st. Louis, bas been arrested for forgery.
"A railroad bridge Oh Trinity River. Texas, has
been swept away by the flood. -= There was
memorial service for the late Dr. Bellows at Boston
yesterday.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Judse Cooley, of Michi-
gdr, talked with TRIBUNE reporter yesterday
about the Railroad Commission, the meeting OF
which be has come East to attend. - Canon
KnOx-Little preached on True Religion ana
its Power" DIR. Arnitage drew lessons from
the death of the martyr Stephen; Dr. Bultz
spoke OH :" The Necessity of Revelations" DIR. Tay-
Ior discussed "Love as an Agent" Father Preston
preached on The Parable of the SOwer.' - The
State Treasurer Of Tennessee expressed to reporter
mis- surprise at the decision of the State Supreme
Court in the bond case. - Willy Wallach died.
TEE WEATHER TRIBUNE local observations iu-
partly cloudy and cloudy weather, with rain and
higher temperatures. possibly followed late in
the day by colder and clearing weather. Thermom-
eter yesterday: Highest, 470; lowest. 800; aver
sge 4OloO.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13
Qmusemenis DO Nisbt.

ABp.Y's PARK THEArRH-" The Colonel
8UoU OPERA HOUSE," EAfriQue."
BoOrH's THEATRE" Fatinitza."
DAYS THEATRE" Odette."
HAvERLY's FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE" Pendragon'
HAvBRLY's 14rp STREET THEATRE" Pauence',
HAvERLY's NIBLO's GARDEN A Celebrated Case.
MADISON SoUAKE THsATRE-" Esmeralda.
eAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs.
STANDARD THEATRE" Patience"
ITALIA THEArRE-"DivorcOns" -.
THEATRE CoMIoUR-" Suuatter Sovereignty
Tony PASTORS NEW l4TH-sr. THEATRE -,
UNIoS sorArE THEATRH-" The Lights o Lonoon."
WAILAcK's THEATRE-"The Money Spinner
WINDSOR THEATRE" 49."
BuNNHLLs MUSEUM. cr
CmCKERlNG HALL-Concert.
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ence To watch and ward pi'"
PoUdHKEEpsIE, N T., Feb. 12.-Sir Henry Parkes
and party paid visit on Saturday to vassar Col
iege, where they were received by President Cald-
we'll and others and shown through the insttu,;or
All expressed themselves as highly pleased with
their visit WV"
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13

Missing: A Democratic leader named Kelly. Be
longs in New-York City. When last seen had blood
in his eye and the key to the legislative deadlock in
his pocket, and on his way to Florida. Any in
formation concerning him should be addressed with
ont delay to Mr.. Speaker Patterson, Assembly
Chamber Albany.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13

The decision of majority of the judges of
the Supreme Court of the State Of Tennessee
in declaring that the Funding act of 1881 is
unconstitutional is great shock to those
speculators who have backed with their
money their opinions as to the increased
value of Southern securities in general. For
several months previous to the passing of the
Funding act, Tennessee Skies were quoted
at from As to So Last Tuesday they ruled
at 75, and on Saturday at 50l2. The decline
was steady from the beginning of the week
until the decision was announced. The move
ment of the market seems to show that some
speculators had firm faith at least, in the
strength of the arguments presented against
the act and the alacrity with which certain
Tennessee men sold out early i'll the week in
dicates that possibly they had positive infor-
nation as to the nature Of the Judges opinion.
As the passage of the act gave an upward
movement TO the other Southern securities, SO
the decision will probably cause a cor
responding depression. If the dispatches are
correct it appears that the principal point
made by the Judges is that the coupons can
not be received III payment of taxes; i'll that
case, probably, the Legislature might remedy
the matter by striking out the Objectionable
clause in tho act.
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ness after o month or two will be decidedly
beneficial

Tennyson once sangof depth that was deep as
first love-" Presumably when he thus wrote he had
it in mind to express tho deepest possible depth,
and had he been aware Of a yet deeper depth he
would undoubtedly have used 1t in his comparison
and given first love the go-by We believe the poet
has not been in New-York Of late. II he had been,
and had attempted to cross some of our streets, he
would have discovered depth In the unspeakable
slush that But never mind. The subject is hardly
suggestive of poets
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13

According to Henry Watterson, Mr.. Tilden's
purse" is open to the Democratic party. Purse
Purse' Did you say purse, Colonel' Well, they
may call it q purse out in the blue grass country.
but in this latitude we never bestow that upon
an arrangement bulging in the middle, made of
slaves and headings, and bound with hoops.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13

Congressman Cox has had talk with a
TRIBUNE correspondent about the bill touch
ing that excellent institution, the Life Saving
Service, which is now before the Committee
on Commerce, and which, he trusts, will soon
be before the House. There is pressing need
for the prompt passage of the bill. The
service is not indeed failing, but the men are
only held together, apparently. in the hope of
better treatment. Concerning the efficiency
of the service Mr.. Cox says that he has re-
Gently examined the stations and methods of
work abroad, and finds that they in no way
compare with ours the best, he declares, may
learn of us. The Life Saving Service has
from the first been admirably managed. In
mere property alone it has saved to the coun-
try many times more than it has cost and the
brave fellows who patrol the coasts during the
storms of winter, ready for any emergency,
deserve all that is asked for them
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13

which must be incorporated in the State Consti.
tuition. The remainder of the Territory Will
remain in its present condition under the name
of Northern Dakota. Lincoln and Garfield the
two martyred Presidents, would have been de-
cidedly better names for the two new states
into which Dakota will be divided, but the
old name has commercial value in the wheat
markets of the world and neither section OF
the Territory has been willing to give it up.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13

1t is sometimes hard to persuade people to
let one take their part; and the managers OF
the Workingwomen's Protective Union have
found this out. The law which was passed
last winter, to compel all merchants to pro-
vide seats for their sales-women when unoc-
cupied, is plainly not complied with, as an
article in another column will show. The
superintendent says that it is impossible to
persuade any woman to make complaint
in court for fear of losing her place. The
tradesmen admit that they do not carry out
the law in its letter, but say that in reality the
employees have plenty Of resting times. One
reason why seats are not provided is found
in the wishes of certain customers. Many
ladies who shop scientifically and with an iron
will, object to finding their sisters on the
other side of the counter sitting down when
they enter a store. By-and-by perhaps we
shall have better saleswOmen, and probably
more reasonable shoppers.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13

We trust the reports from Washington are
true to the effect that the President thinks of
appointing Judge BlatchfOrd to Judge Hunts
place on the Supreme Bench. Such an ap-
pointment would be an admirable sequence to
that of Judge Gray, and would command
equal public approval. Judge Blatchford has
not always been of our way of thinking,
politically but he is an able upright jurist
man of the highest personal character, of
fortune sufficient to make him indifferent to
the beggaIly salary paid our highest judicial
officers, and of an age to give hope that he
might yet have a long and laboriOus career on
the bench of the Supreme Court Withal, he
is a sincere, moderate, earnest Republican.
with such views as to the sanctity of the pub
lie debt and the results of the war as are in
dispensable to any safe constitutional inter
pref alton The President will deserve cordial
thanks if he nominates Judge BlatchfOrd.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13

The believers in humbug received a severe
shock the other evening in Brooklyn, when
the gas was turned on and Mrs. Crindle- Rcy-
nolds was revealed to the members of the
charmed circle with one mask OH her face and
another at arms length from which fell in
airy folds light fabric known as illusion.
She was about to "materialize" two friendly
spirits meeting after separation. Naturally
under the circumstances, she did not finish the
performance.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-13

Another step has been taken toward the de-
sirable end of admitting Southern Dakota into
the Union. The subcommittee Of the House
Committee Oh Territories finds, after much in
yestigation, that the part of the Territory
south of the 46th parallel has sufficient popu-
lation, and in other respects is entitled to ad-
mission as State. The matter may come be-
fore the House at an early day, as it will he re-
ported to the full committee tomorrow. Ger
tain sections Of the bill point out the principles