New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-08

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| easy that delay is In their favorf Only one
circular (asking for contributions has been
sent out That will hardly raise enthusiasm.
No meetings have been held under their
direction, and only one is announced.
| This is work that the committee
can do with perfect propriety. and it Is
what is rightly expected from them. 1t Is no
| slighr undertaking that the friends OF the
| Administration have proposed to the party
They must bestir themselves if they want the
| ticket elected.
1t is now explained why the Sultan raised
| such cry OF distress when Colonel valentine
| Baker. otherwise Baker Pacha. left Constan-
tinople to take charge of the reorganization OF
| the Khcdives army. 1t was on the prudent
principle of not letting anyone know his real
feelings. Probably he was delighted that the
| Job was to be given to Baker, and would haze
| been sorry to see anyone else undertake 1t {;
| for it now appears that this disgraced and dis
missed English colonel is planning to put
| Turkish officers in Tewiks gendarmerie
! hoping to strengthen the Portes influence IN
| Egypt. Perhaps Baker Pacha has desire to
get even " in n small way with the English au-
| thorities for dismissing him from the service
for what the Prince of Wales and his friends
apparently considered a slight offeEce. And
"poor Valentine naturally sympathizes with
the Sultan, being morally no better than the
worst Turk.
The racing season Mt Jerome Park, which Is
now ever for this fall at least, except the extra
sport on Election day, has not been well at
| tended The weather has been fine, and the
| sport excellent despite heavy track. Yet the
usual crowds and enthusiasm have been lack
| ing. Perhaps this is because there is no bet
! ting, and possibly it shows that races at
which no gambling is allowed are not attrac-
| tive. Love of fine horses and a desire to i'm
prove tho breed apparently are not enough
| Unless, therefore, the police can DO enjolned
| from interference or the Assemblymen at
| Albany can be induced to come to the rescue
of the American Jockey Club, the sooner lovely
| Jerome Park is hired out for camp-meeting
purposes the better it will he for the members
| pockets. Sheepshead Bay seems likely to be
their only refuge and consolation.
! District Attorney McKeon is all the time
hurting the feelings of his political friends
| Only little while ago, when he began his Wig
| orOus attacks on the gamblers, big and little,
| two of the police Justices rushed to him, and
| begged him TO stop, lest he should break up
the Democratic party in this citv. But this I'M
grateful office-hOlder actually placed his duty
| above gparty fealty and calmly went on with
| his work And now Mr.. McKeOn is at it again
| He has informed the Police Board that there
will be attempts to colonze illegal voters in
this city for the next election, and he wants
steps taken to have the nefarious business
stopped. 1t is plain that Mr.. MckeOn does
hot expect to come up for reelection This
last interference with the plans of the Dem
| ocratic leaders to put good and pure men in
Office is an offence that they will never, never
| condone. Their dsmay at this exposure of
| their schemes will only be equalled by their
| ferocious eagerness to find out who is the low
| IefOrmer in their councils that has dared to
| play the traitor.
Admiral Ammen, one of the ablest opponents
of NJ. dc Lesseps's tide-level canal at Panama,
makes terse and vigorous argument in our
columns this morning. We are not disposed
to dissent from his conclusions respecting the
superiority of the other routes between
oceans, and tho enormous cost of the proposed
for the Chagres torrents, the depth of the rock
cutting and the chances of an occasional earth
quake, we are not convinced that NJ. de Lesseps
cannot build the Panama Canal, provided his
life be spared and the French investors give
him money enough. He may underestimate
difficulties which are familiar to the American
officers connected with the isthmus surveys.
but the fact that he was right while the most
accomplished engineers and financial experts
were wrong, in regard to the Suez Canal, is an
assurance that he will again succeed in I'M
dertalting which is pronounced impracticable.
The opinions of the ablest engineers were
massed against the Suez project, yet the sand
ditch was dug. 1t is probable that the rock
ditch will be cut also. Yet we do not advise
| any American to risk his savings i'll the en-
terprise Let The French do that.
The trustees of the Slater fund to aid in the
education of the colOred population of the
country have outlined the way in which they
hope to work. Their plans may need to be
modified after some experience and inquiry,
but in the main they promise to carry out the
ideas of Mr.. Slater. Briefly stated they are
as follows: The income will he spent in help
ing to an education promising youth who shall
be chosen by the managers OF institutions APP
proved by the Board of Trustees. The aid
offered will not be enough to support the re-
cipients entirely, lest a spirit of dependence
upon others should be undulv fOstered. If
possible the benefc,aries will be taught some
trade while they are studying their books.
They will he encouraged to look upon the
help they receive as loan to be repaid later.
The trustees also will see if it would be wise to
aid schools which, owing to lack of money, are
not able to provide adequately for cOlored
youth The fund is in discreet hands and