New-York tribune., 1883-03-10


NO the precise instant life leaves the body.
This CHASTITY performance is sanctioned by GUS
tom, but nothing more.
The police in Paris yesterday, with grea'
difficulty prevented the Socialists from holding
public meeting in the Esplanade des lnrdI'deS.
The results were a riot and widespread DIS
turbance. But there was no meeting. In this
city last night, Herr Most. the German agitato,' %
spoke in Concorda Hall, in Avenue a, III DIS
usual violent strain. He urged reyolutioh' anu
said there could be no compromise altel"aiu'
because there would be no opponents ielt ah'o
for the Socialists TO compromise Wltn' lnioo
or four hundred people listened calmly 10 oueso
mild suggestions but there was not a pohce
man to be seen anywhere Not ripple oi
excitement was noticed In the nelghporhoou'
The conditions are, of course, not quite inc
same in the two cities yet comparisons could
be Justly made which might not be favorable
to the French Republic.
Mr.. Roosevelt gave utterance yesterday in the
Assemblv to the opinion of all decent citizens
who prize the right of voting and fave honest
elections, no matter how they turn OUT IN re.
signing from the Committee on Privileges ana
Elections he told the Democrats Just what ne
thought of their conduct in Iepudiatlng the re-
port of committee of their own selection anu III
letting Mr.. Bliss, who was not elected, Ill the
| seat OF Mr. Sprague, who was. They ignored
right and justice, and followed their own mar
row partisan prejudces If the Democrats had
given Mr.. Sprague his seat 1t would not
| have weakened their control OF the Leglsia-
ture, There would still have been an able work
| ing majority to push schemes to get more
patronage and the party would have won tne
| credit OF caring a little for decent appearances.
Under these circumstances their action was
worse than a crime-it was blunder such as
Democrats alone would be gIilty OF. The
voters of the XIIIth Assembly District will not
| have forgotten it by next election day.
So far as this city is concerned, the new Con-
| gressional Apportionment bill reported TO the
Assembly yesterday is an Improvement on the
| other Assembly bill of similar character, ana
also upon the measure introduced In the senate
| by Mr.. Jacobs. 1t is made up by Assembly dis
tricts, which is great convenience to both par
ties Moreover, one district is given to the he
pubicans by the two other bills the city was
solidly Democratic This Republican district
will he the XIth and will be composed OF the
XIth. XIIIth and XXIst Assembly districts.
1t IL strongly Republican. Last year the three
districts together cast 10, SCI Republican votes,
against S.251 Democratic votes. This bill does
not give the Republicans a fighting chance in
any other district possibly tor this reason the
Democrats were willing to give to their oppo-
nents one, safe beyond donht. 1t remains to be
seen whether or not this situation is entirely
satisfactory to the Republicans, although 1t Is
probably the best they can get. Heretofore, In
ordinary years, they generally have sent two,
and sometimes three, members to Congress.
The topic which Dr.. DIX selected for his
lecture last night is not so likely to bring
storm of protest about his ears as some OF those
which he has discussed heretofore. All good
neonle when they think about it, find
reason to be alarmed at the great Increase ID
the number of divorces granted yearly IN TINS
country. The point has nearly been reached
which would justify remark recently
made by O resident of Salt Lake City
that the only difference between Nor
mons and alleged Christians is that while
| tbev both have many wives, the Mormon has
them all at once but the Gentle one at time.
DIR Dix finds the reason for the frequency OF
! divorces in the theory that marriage Is con-
tract. He looks upon it as a minor sacra-
ment. Outside of some OF the chuTcheS
this view of tho tie will not largely pre-
vail, although all Protestants will agree
that this contract is much more solemn than
any other which can be made, and one which
it ought to be almost impossible to break. DIR.
Dix dwelt at length on the moral remedies Tor
this evil. He might have pointed out that one
of the first and most important steps to he
taken is to secure uniform marriage and d.
vorce laws for the whole country.