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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, JUNE 30 1881

| States. notably Of New York and Pennsyi-
vanis.-there was first perceptble wavering
| of confidence in the chances of specific candi-
| dates then a disposition to admit that the
nomination might possibly fall outside the
tidal-wayers; then a cessation Of talk about
them and finally subsistence of discussion and
a general drying up all along the lines. Ihese
changes In Democratic public opinion began
with the first public acts of the promising states
men referred to. and proceeded by easy ana
gradual stages with the successive steps Oh
their development. Their likeness to their
party In this regard is marked. They have re-
peated its history. It has been characteristic
of the party always that it hurried to discount
gold mine whenever it happened to stumble
on a ten cent piece. 1t was always going to DO
something immense but so soon as 1t got
chance to do anything it undid everything, In.
Guiding it's own prospects. The y tidal-wavers
seemed to have a good chance so long as they
did nothing and were unknown. SO soon as
they began to do anything and to be known
they began to be themselves undore. Ihey
have faded away as Presidential possibilities
even. All those eggs are added and the hen
herself has shaken herself and waGdled of.
Following the subsistence of the chatter
about tidal-wave candidates for President
there came wind-burst on the subject OF the
tariff. Democrats who had been discounting
the Presidency dropped that issue and said,
a Let's talk about something else. How about
the tariff 7" The tossing of that issue began to
be dangerous to the party crockery, when at
the suggestion of Mr.. Tilden the brawling
momentarily ceased In order that few lead
ing Democrats might step over into Ohio and
try the experiment Of setting another hen.
They did it last week. And cow there seems
to be a season of comparative quiet Every
body is stepping softly round Ohio. Mr..
Henry Watterson, who little while ago was
bent on turning all the Protection fowls out of
the barn-yard, says, @Never mind about that.
S-h-h-h! Go slow! THERE'S HEN oN!W
Mr.. Tilden whispers behind his hand, Wait
few minutes. I'm setting O hen in Ohio"
The word has gone around that "there's hen
on" AID all hands are awaiting the incubation.
Meantime an old rooster named Thurman,
strutting 10y the nest in which so many I'M
Matched hopes are lying. remarks to jealous
old hen named Ward, How absurd Why that
Hoadly's mere pullet, Durhin, compared with
your To which Durbin with flutter, "Never
mind next year give em fair notice I'll sit
on an ostrich egg of my own, if break leg
getting up to it." And that is the present sit
uation. The Hoadly pullet "on" promis-
cuous lot of goose-eggs, pigeons eggs, crock
cry eggs and hard boiled eggs, the Thurman
rooster viewing the performance with con-
tempt, and the Disguised old hen Durbm Ward
threatening to set on an ostrich egg. Mean
time Henry Watterson waves the noisy world
away with the hoarse whisper, "S-h-h-h
THERE'S A Hen oN!w
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
PENNSYLVANIA ALL RIGHT.

There is no longer any doubt about Repub-
lican harmony and consequent Republican
victory in Pennsylvania both this year and
next Senator Stewart, who was the lndepen-
dent candidate for Governor last year, declares
in an interview with q correspondent of The
Philadelphia Press that the dissensions of last
year have strengthened rather than weakened
the party and that it is stronger to-day than
ever. He says there is n better feeling among
tho party leaders than there has been for
many years that last years Republican defeat
was in no sense a lasting Democratic victory
but merely a Republican veto upon narrow
party policy and methods He knows of no
Independent of last year who is not Republic
can now, as earnest and honest for party success
rs any other element of the organization. He
thinks the revolt of last year accomplished its
purpose 50 completely that it will not be
necessary to repeat the lesson, though he
maintains that if the necessity arises again the
Independents will not hesitate to apply the
same remedy. SO far as Governor Pattison's
administration has had any effect it has
weakened the Democratic party.
This statement confirms the view which has
been advanced by The TRIBUNE. 1t has been
evident lot Sonic Jlllc llldl INC
leaders OF all shades of opinion were striving
earnestly to heal the sores Of last years dis
sensions and to reunte the party solidly against
the Democrats. Their conduct has been at
once demonstration of their own wisdom and
vindication of the Independent revolt The
leaders are now agreed that the most power
full party machine is that which represents not
the will of a boss or a clique, but the COM
bined will of the whole party. 1t; has been
costly lesson, but it will not soon.be forgot
ten. The effect upon dictatorial management
everywhere will be good. Indeed, 1t has been
good already. Ambitious managers have
learned that the way to lead party is to find
out what majority of its members desire and
then help them so to organize rs to secure it,
The Republican party will enter upon the
contest of next year strengthened immeasur
ably by this new light in the minds of its lead
crs. The truth which they have absorbed was
an old and an obvious one, but it required
severe course of discipline to bring it homo to
them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
ANOTHER HEN ON,

IL may perhaps be rene rendered by thoughtful
persons of retentive memories that just after
the November elections of last year. when the
Democratic 81 tidal wave " swept over the
country with such devastating effect, there were
three or four very promising candidates for
the Democratic nomination for President.
They were mostly tidal wave Governors"
and might be named in the following order !:
Governor Cleveland of New York, Governor
Pattson of Pennsylvania, Governor But
Ter of Massachusetts,, and Governor Waller
of Connecticut, though it should be said
of the last named that, either on account of
the smallness of his State or the modesty Of
himself and friends, he was mentioned" only
for President. The preternatural wisdom
with which our Democratic contemporaries dis
cussed the whole business, not only combining
the competition to the gentlemen named, but
going 80 far as to decide definitely which would
be winner, penetrated and impressed the
country. There was brief period, between
the election of those Governors and their in
auguration, when ie was an understood thing
among Democrats that though there might be
question as to which it would be, there was no
doubt whatever that one of them wonld be the
Democratic candidate, and of course the next
President of the United States. The /" tidal
wave" had settled that beyond all peradven-
ture.
MayhaY those persons whose memories reach
far enough back into antiquity to recall this
state of affairs noticed very shortly after the
Inauguration of these Governors and the as
sembling of the Legislatures of their respective
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
IRISH PAUPERs NOT WANTED.

The necessity for imposing restrictions upon
the immigration Of Irish paupers has become
apparent. Governor Buffers action a few
weeks ago was premature and ill-advised, but
the subject il now one Of pressing importance
and requires deliberate Consideration. Not
only are feeble old men, penniless women and
helpless children brought from Ireland by the
English steamships, but inmates of work
houses and almshouses are landing at Castle
Garden, after receiving aid either from the
local authorities in the island or from agents
of the General Government. The system of in
spection has been 30 lax and superficial that
it is IL Dt easy to determine what proportion of
the immigrants receiving assistance from the
English Government are able-bodled and will
be able to support themselves upon landing
But it is evident that there are paupers among
the immigrants, and that some of them have
recently been discharged from warehouses or
shipped to the United States by local boards Of
Poor Guardians. Americans are naturally in
dignant that English officials should presume
to foist upon this country a class OF pauper i'm
migrants, no matter how few in number, who
are unable to support themselves and have
been public charge in the island. The strain
of imported ignorance and vice has been very
gleat for sixty years, and it has been been
patiently if not cheerfully borne but Amer
leans are not prepared to submit to the add
tional pressure of imported pauperiSm caused
by a general clearance of Irish poorhouses and
warehouses;. Stringent measures will there
fore be REQUIRED for the protection of this
country from so glaring an abuse of its hospi-
tally. Pauper immigration must be immedi-
ately repressed.
1t would not be difficult to find an effectual
remedy for this evil. If no Irish immigrant
were allowed to land from an English steamer
unless lie had certificate from some American
Consul in Great Britain, stating that he was
able-bodied and had means for self-support,
and had not been an inmate of any workhOuse,
almshouse or prison, the country would he
amply protected from pauper immigration.
But the adoption of stringent policy lie
not to be seriously considered. The substitution
OF the passport system in place OF unrestricted
immigration would be an arbitrary expedient
that would suggest comparisons with Russian
methods. So radical a change in the present
system is neither necessary nor desirable al
though it could scarcely fail to exclude pauper
immigrants. The promotion of immigration
has been the traditional policy of the United
States and it is not to be hastily abandoned.
The high tide of incoming population has
always been welcomed as flooding the country
with prosperity. "There is always room
enough for all who may come" has been the
easy going Americans exclamation ever since
the current OF immigration set in this direction
sixty years ago. The une1ampled prosperity
of the country has been generally attributed
to the adoption of a liberal national policy
respecting aliens, and the passport system
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
aew'l1ork Daily Gribmaae.
FOUNDED sY HORACE g r EELEY
NETWORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 20.
THE NEWS THIS INCOMING.

FoREI0N-The deaths from the plague in Egypt
IRE increasing IN number. 60 Mr.. Trevelyan, In
the House of Commons yesterday, answered a ques-
ton regarding pauper emigration from Ireland
- The Deceased Wife's Sister bill was lost In
the House of Lords - The steamer City of
Rome was detained off Queenstown Harbor -
James Carey, the lnfOrmer, has disappeared. -
An English clergyman was stabbed by would-be
robber. who, when arrested, attempted to commit
suicide. - Alleged cOnspirators have been
arrested in Germany.
DoMEsTIC.-Harvard won the race at Newton
don yesterday, beating the Yale crew by 10 lengths
- Charles Francis Adams, jrr delivered an ora
lion before the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard
On Tho College Fetch" 80 statue of Cen
sral Robert E. Lee was unveiled at Lexington, Va.
- There was heavy decline in prices OF grain
and provisions at Chicago. 60 telegram re-
reiyed at Portsmouth, N. H., announced that the
yacht Wayward was safe. 60 riot occurred on
the steamer Grand Republic on the way to New
Haven.
CRY AND SUBURBAN-Colonel Sprague. I'm
known, Bootjack, Parole, Weasel and Pasha won
the Sheepshead Bay races yesterday. 60 The
commandments of the College OF the City and the
Normal College were held. g The Emigration
Commissioners and Collector Robertson took fur
ther action in regard TO assisted immigrants.
- The convention OF plumbers was continued
"A lawn-tennis tournament was opened at
Orange n. J. - The search for the negro who
assaulted Miss Stocum was unsuccessful -
Gold value of the legal tender silver dollar (412l2
grains,, 1926 cents. - Stocks opened dull and
generally lower, but later were active; they adj
vanced sharply and closed strong.
The Observation-Disclosures local observations in
aicats cloudy and partly cloudy weather. with
higher temperatures and chances of occasional
hight ram. Temperature Yesterday: Highest, sec !;
lowest, GO; average, 748so.
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bor,lv to llouidato as best they could, and have

borI,ly to llquidate as best they could, anu nave
as yet been strong enough to prevent collapse
while liauidating. But it does not matter
much whether failures have been declared OF
not the prevailing phase OF the markets mas
been break down Of the cliques operating for
higher prices Some of these collapses nave
occasioned general distrust, not in speculative
circles only, but among men engaged In legiu-
mate business. This Ia in the main mistaken
feeling. The breaking Of all the speculative
pools In the country would not affect legiti-
mate business unfavorably in any way, except
as it might cause a decline from abnormal
prices-a return to the more natural prices liked
by non-speculatiye supply and demand.
1t is feared by many that these cliques have
entangled the banks and other financial insti-
tUtions. But recent events have been In that
respect very encouraging. Cliques nave
broken, and pools have vanished, but not
bank has been in trouble. There may be
trouble Of that sort later but at present there Is
no evidence that the financial institutions
have become dangerously entangled with the
speculative dealings.
Lower prices are likely, 1t is true, In many
branches of trade, but lower prices there mean
better business. There is nothing healthy In
marking up prices so that the store shall be
empty, and all rational customers shall 60
somewhere else. Exactly this sort Of thing is
done by every speculative clique which puts
prices higher than the general condition OF the
market warrants. The failure Of such com
bination is not disaster, but to all honest
business q blessing.
The failures that we have seen, except
possibly in the iron business, have Indicated
only the collapse of speculation. 1t is right to
infer that legitimate and honest business will
be helped rather than hurt. There may and
probably will be in each trade time of uncer-
tain and unnatural prices. Dealers must make
allowance for that. But the tendency of the
markets is to grow more healthy, as soon as
speculative combinations cease to make arti-
fetal prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
TILE ST1TE OF BUSINESS.

1t would be more encouraging, of course, to
report that business is satisfactory Every
body would then feel hopeful, and would reason
that the improvement, if not yet visible, would
get around to him presently. But it is better
TO tell the truth There Is a considerable stagna-
ton In business, and trades and profits are
small, and in almost every branch there is
apprehension of worse results still in the near
future.
To some extent these apprehensions are
clearly unfounded. There have been impor-
tant failures, it is true, and prices are tending
downward. But there is general failure to
apprehend the nature of the depression that Is
seen. The distinction between legitimate bust
ness and speculation-a hard one to draw at any
time-is NOT sufficiently kept in mind by many.
Some "blessings in disguise" would not be
disguised at all, if this distinction were under
stood.
For certain products there are purely specu-
lative markets. The dealings have been so ar
ranged that under cover Of "options" or flu
lures" pure gambling in the price has been en-
Outraged. In these markets, with scarcely an
exception, there have been organized and power
full efforts to sustain prices. 1t does not matter
here whether these cliques sought to put prices
higher than they really ought to be the fact is
now apparent that the cliques sought to put
prices higher than the free market would war
rant. In other words, had there been no
organized combination to buy or to sell, the
range of prices In the speculative commodities
would have been lower than it has been for
some time past.
These ciques have broken down. Some have
failed with tremendous crash, heard on both
sides of the ocean. Some have fought stub
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

Governor Buffers Tewksbury investigation has
cost nearly $4,000 already and the end is not yet.
This is nearly one-hsf of the amount which he
thought he could save by managing the Institution
In his way So far rs the investigation has shown
anything except total failure ON Buffers part 1t
has show that nearly all causes for complaint were
due, not to inefficient superintendent, but
30 inadequate appropriations Instead OF the
institution being extravagantly managed it has
been demonstrated that the appropriations have
been insufficient to give the inmates either proper
supervision or, at all times, suitable food. In
other words the Governor has put the State to an
expense of $4,000 to show that he did not know
what he was talking about. This is ~ REFORM"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

Persons leapng torn TOR the season. and summer bar-
euers. can hare THE DAILY TRIBUNE mailed TO them,
postpaid for 81 90 per month"; the address being changed
ss often as desired The DAILY TRIBUNE ioiU be sent
10 any adres, IN Europe for 81 60 per MONTH wch in
clades the ocean postage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

The inspection of tenement-houses by the
summer corps of physicians of the Board OF
Health has proved of great benefit to the city
in previous years. The work ought to be par
ticularly well done this year, in view of the
report of cholera in the East. While there is
no ground for alarm here. there is reason for
increased vigilance on the part of the quaran-
tine officials and the Health Board. Great
care should be taken in granting bills of health
to vessels coming from Mediterranean ports.
The rate of mortality in the city has been
comparatively low so far this summer But
the unfavorable weather of July and August
often results in adding several hundred deaths
to the ordinary mortality rates. In one week
the rate has been known to rise from 500 to
1000, nearly 1000 children falling victims to
the various diseases induced by the high
temperature with excessive humidity. Of the
1865 houses used for dwelling purposes in
the city, $4,000 are tenements, and 1896
contain more than one family on floor. BY
a careful inspection Of these houses and strict
enforcement of the health ordinances, much
can be done to keep down the death rate.
Citizens ought not to wait for the inspectors,
but should assist in every way to remove
causes that are known to produce disease and
negtjlence,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
And still and still the Republican address In
dieting tho Democratic Legislature remains unan-
swered. Well, IL is hard address to answer.

Judge Hoadly is to be serenadcd in Cincnn att on
Saturday night when, it Is expected, he will
a. strike the Democratic keynote for the campaign.
As everything lie has said or written since his
nomination has knocked moro or less breath out of
tho party which nominated him, the keynote"
will be awaited with great interest The Judge ap-
pears to think he can make the Bourbons of his
party happy by hitting them over the head, on the
principle which inspired the darkey &C delight in
having his shins kicked: "Golly, it do feel so good
when YOU leave off :"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

city after July 1. If the Government would
buy them as bullion and coin them into half
dollars it would make eight cents profit on
each dollar by the operation. They have not
been legal-tender since 1875, and ought TO
have been withdrawn from circulation at that
time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

There is traditional fitness in the discus
sion of the diamond question by the master
plumbers which will be apparent at once to
many persons who have had need of their ser
vices. The plumbers ought not, therefore, to
take to heart the matter-of-fact nature of the
New-York reporters in referring to the sub
ject. The reporter is supposed to speak of
things as he finds them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

FIrhere does not appear to be any foundation
for the report that Postmaster Pearson is to
be removed. President Arthur is not likely,
at this time to do anything so foolish.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

Dearl dear Here's q Western Democratic
paper at New-Albany, Ind, declaring that Tilden
and Hendricks stand for retrbutive Justice"
Retributiye justice IS rather a stately name for
bapl plus q sore toe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

Few questions in modern times have awak-
ened so much interest in the English House of
Lords as the Deceased Wife's Sister bill. 1t
has reused the fercest opposition of the Cleri-
cal party. The House of Commons has re-
peatedly passed the bill by large majorities,
but owing to the extraordinary activity of the
clergy it has always met with disaster in the
Lords. Last year it was defeated on the second
reading by three votes, but this year it was
carried by 165 to 158. According to prece-
dent and usage second reading of bill in
the House of Lords is accepted as decisive.
But the Church could not afford to be beaten
on point where 1t has made such great eff
fort, so it summoned all its energies and sue
ceeded in defeating the third reading of the
bill yesterday by vote of 145 to lao. The
question will, therefore, continue to agitate
English society for another year at least.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

If the discussion over the cases OF the
"assisted" immigrants results in making 1t
more difficult for such persons to reach this
country, no harm will follow. And If Collector
Robertson compels the steamship companies to
return some of these assisted immigrants
as instructed by Secretary FOlger, another
step will have been taken in the right direc-
ton. The steamship companies appear
disposed to question the Collectors authority.
They have also taken measures to test the
validity of the Federal statute requiring them
to pay head-money tax. 1t will clearly be
to their advantage to cooperate with the au-
thorities in enforcing the laws instead OF en-
deavorlng to retard them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

The unanimity shown by the Republicans OF
Iowa and Minnesota in the work of their con-
ventions augurs we'll for the success of the
party. Governors Sherman and Hubbard were
both renomnated by acclamation. The con-
ventions, although held in busy sea-
son, were unusually we'll attended, and the
enthusiasm shown indicates vigorous cam
paign, which in Iowa and Minnesota is
sure to result in Republican success. In Iowa,
as in Ohio, the Democrats place their reliance
on the support of the liquor dealers, while in
Minnesota they fall back on the old and stale
cry of the need of "change" that shall put
Republicans out and Democrats in office.
Until the Democrats can find some better reason
for change, they are not likely to bring it
about.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

The indictment and arrest of three Excise
inspectors, recently appointed, for selling
liquor on Sunday shows what farce the
present Board is making of its alleged efforts
to enforce the law. If it is not illegal for the
Board to appoint hquor-dealers Excise in
spectors, it ought to be. But what better can
be expected of Board the head of which
secured his Influence" because of his owner
ship of a grog-shopf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29

1t Is to be hoped that the merchants will sue
coed in their efforts to abate the trade dollar
nuisance. An organized attempt is being made
10 stop the circulation of these coins in this