New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-03


10 serve as the headquarters of the party, and
of preparations for sledge journeys toward the
Pole. With a safe base of supplies to tall
back upon, it is not improbable that Lieutenant
Greeley viii succeed in reaching q higher lau-
tude than has been attained by any previous
explorer. lie is free from the danger which
heScts and Restraints all navigators IN th'
Polar regions, for ne has no slip to he crushed
i'm the ice. Bv leaving dprotS of food ~ regular
intervals on his route To supply his party OF the
return tip, lie can safely push nOrthward a
long distance from T.rt Couccr, Since thc
loss of the Jeanette the worlds interest m
Arctic explorations viii concentrate on the
little party now Drawing the rigors Of winter
far up on Smith Sound, in latitude So.
Representative Buckncr, who was chairman
of the Banking and Currency Committee IN
the last Congress, and is still member OF It,
goes over pretty much the whole ground
covered by the financial questions now pend
ing at Washington, in talk with TRIBUNE
correspondent. His views are interesting as
those of a prominent Western Democrat who,
no doubt, speaks for a large section OF his
party in the House. The most significant
statement he makes is that of his intention to
oppose any measure authorizing the cOntlhU-
ancc of the four hundred 'uOnal banks
whose charters soon expire. The opponents
of bank circulation will have an Opportu-
nifty to show their strength this winter
by supporting Mr.. Buckncr's proposition to
put the entire paper currency in the hanis
of the Government i'm the form of Treasury
notes and coin certificates as fast as the bank
notes can be got out of the way. The bank
ISSUE which used to be a favOTtc one with
imitation demagogues before specie payments
were resumed, now assumes a new phase. The
anti-bank men 10 longer clamor for more
money" and "chcap money! but are content
to advocate a rcdrcmable Government cur
rcncv in place of rcdccmahlc bank currency.
In this form the issue is not a dangerous
one.
The list Of steamships wrecked daring thc
yea just closed, which we PRINT ON another
page, is oi Startling lc,yth. IN ali 10 fewer
than JOS are enumerated. The loss of lie,
however, is ,mal IN proportion 10 the number
of vessels destroyed. a large proportion of
the wrecks were orca>ioncd Icy eIandns. ii
is the shore and not Ihe sea which the
sailor Ight, breads. Comparatively few
ships perish on thc Open ocean, hpt on
ever! coast '''''S'! ''lNS ~ ~ "', val N'
ioI inc l"SS'Hi 'IaI. ne go" 1917. -
annual lists Of disasters OF vessels propelled
by steam suggest 'l'l """- ".''.t "'- '"-
prove" the i"' ID Oh S''''> anu "'''',"''"
speed oN rhSm'i9 "'N''"" ." ''.' cue i''''''
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relying on the power 81 ,,'a"' U'"' I'D.
shortest ro'Ic7' ana 90 n"l 'N "a" ''' S"'i'
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,,,,, fr,,, tho democratic c,ucl,sos Last 3ioat.
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ana persuade thrm I" come H. ""' me I''>@'"l
was ial'"Tc. AiIcr 'hc commune ''."'I.''
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