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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-01-16
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY.
AENRY R. WEST, ,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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New-York tribune., 1883-10-26
defeat of the Democracy OF the coming electlon
can be urged. Are they sufficient 1t strikes
us that they are.
rup FPFYCH MINISTRY,

The French Radicals hesitate to attack the
Ferry Ministry. They were bitterly hostile De-
foro tho Chambers reassembled, but they nave
now decided to abstain from questioning the
Foroicn Minister and to give him leisure for re-
opening negotiations with the Chinese Govern
ment or for arranging some scheme OF media
tion. Luck is factor which the frehcI he'ei
overlook in their diplomatic complications
sudden advance of the military forces IL ION
ouin NAV lead to some conspicuous succeSS
which will influence the obstinate ChlheSe
authorities. The French profited by an uheA-
nected freak of good fortune at Hue, ana may
he rs lucky in Sontay as soon as the arrlval OF
reinforcements permits them to advance lheil
forces however, have entered upon most
l,o,ordouo comnaicn and cannot reasonably
Loro to end if prematurely by a bold coup dc
,nn;n Meanwhile. the Deputies suffer the
Ferry Ministry to remain in ONCE on sunerancc'
Annorently they are unable to judge whether
the constituencies favor or condemn the iahtaS-
t;c nolicy of foreign adventure and reckless
greed with which the former associates or Oam-
hetta have contrived to identify themselves.
Political regulations, moreover have been SO
ronidIv exhausted in France during the last dec
oda that il il not easy to substitute one Premier
for another Upon the downfall of NJ. Ferry the
succession may possibly revert to NJ, de Frey
cinct. He was supported once before by M'
Cl6menceau and the Radicals and Moder-
ate Republicans and may be again; but
his prestige as political leader was so seriously
impaired In the Egyptian complications tha' I.S
return 70 Office seems scarcely probable. NJ
Brisson. the President of the Deputies, has great
persopal authority in the councils OF the party
Uo could form a Ministry with positive elements
of political strength; but it is generally sup
nosod in Paris that he prefers his present posi-
t;or corrving with it, as it does, the succession
- tIo Presidency in the event Of the retirement
of NJ Gr6yy.
New-York tribune., 1883-10-26
UH1T TT MEANS,

A vote for the Democratic ticket Is a vote to
turn out true and tried officials. Mcssrs. Carr
Davenport, Russell and Seymour have done
well by the State Let the State do well by
them. One good term deserves another.
A vote for the Democratic ticket is a vote to
sanction the most pitiful display Of cowardicc
ever made by political party. The men that
were nominated at Buffalo are running upon Il
platform in which tariff plank is conspicuous
by its absence What do the business men oi
New-YOIk say to this7 What do the laborng
men of New-York say to this?
A vote for the Democratic ticket Is vote to
help along a not too cunning trick having for It's
object to pull wool over the eyes of the temper
ance people. The head of the Democratic
ticket made IL record in the Legislature which
commits him to being favorable to prohibition.
That fact is being used to gain him the support
of the Prohibitl0nists, while the fact that he is
now running as the candidate of the trcc-rum
party is urged as IN offset with the liquor in
tercst If Maynard is running ON his individual
record he is to be regarded as a temperance
man; if he is running on the record of the
party that placed him in the field he is to be re-
gardcd as an anti-tcmperance MAN. Which is
it2 Nobody knows. Mr.. Facing both ways Is
always good man to defeat
A vote for the Democratic ticket is vote TO
continue as custodian of the public funds ii man
who has been charged with grave official mis-
conduct by some of his own reputable party
friends The accusation made against Mr.. Max
well is specific 1t rests upon the affidavit of an
unimpcachcd citizen. 1t involves Mr.. Maxwclls
integrity. If true obviously he is not the man
for State Treasurer. He has denied it, but he
has by no means succeeded in diSproying it.
The Republican candidate for Treasurer, Mr..
Sexton, hbors under no such embarrassment.
No word has been brcathed against him from
any auartcr while it is conceded that he is
fitted by training and experience for the office.
A vote for the Democratic ticket is a vote to
continue the rule of the party that has increased
the State tax upward of two million dollars.
Did not it cost something to make the canals
freeg Yes, it did cost something, but greater
sum than such cost could have been placed in
the State Treasury if the Democratic Legisa-
ture of 1882 or 1888 had passed the bills
recommended by the non-partisan Tax Com
mission of a year earlier. Why 1rere not those
bills paSsedP Where is the exponent of Demo
cratic reform that can answer this question
A vote for the Democratic ticket is II vote to
commend the failure of the last Legislature to
amend the laws i'll reference to taxation. Let the
farmers of the State bear this fact in mind. They
complain that under the tax laws rs they stand
their farms pay more than fair share of the
taxes, while remuncratiyc personal property es-
capes. Suppose they ask their local Demo
cratic statesmen how it happened that the Leg
islature of 1888, Democratic in both branches,
did nothing for their relief.
Such arc some Of the grounds upon which the
New-York tribune., 1883-10-26
Mnvnr InH'- Ter

The tax-rate for So was determined in the
preceding year, when Mayor Howell was seek
ing to be reelected, and not only were the cs-
Inmates whitfield down very closely for the sake
of influencing taxpayers. bat certain burdens
were left ont of account altogether and conse-
oucntly had to be- borne by his successor. Dox-
trrous and niggardly rs was this policy Mayor
Low. aided to some extent by the increased
valuations of property, was enabled not only to
govern the city well with the lowest taX-ratc
known since the war. but during his first year
To cut down that rate for the second year from
2.3s to 2.33. This reduction of the tax rate
has been accompanied by material decrease in
the public debt. This has been effected not
withstanding the large issues of bonds required
for the completion of the Bridge and for several
great public works To the daily pumping ca
pacty at the Rdgcwood station l5,O00.OO0 gal
Ions have been added and the power has been
increased Onc-thiTd, and the daily supply of
water has been enlarged 100000 gallons A
new thirty-six inch main has also been laid in
the Eastern District. Yet the net debt has de-
creased 81 100000 during Mayor Lows term.
Mayor Howell in four years added S2,0O0,0 900
To the debt
the debt, like the low rate of expenditures pro-
yided by Mayor Howell for 1852, was matter
of necessity. 1t would have occurred, they
argue, if the Man in the Moon had been Mayor,
because il was regulated by law; and consc-
qucntly Mayor Low il not entitled to any credit
for it. Let these critic, carry this argument of
necessity one step further. They complain that
the tax-rate available for 1854 has been in
creased from 2.33 to 2.59. Let them have the
honesty to admit that for the increased charges
of the Bridge and city debt the State and
County taxes and deficiencies in collection,
Mayor Low was not responsible, because they
were beyond his control and that if these had
been excluded from the estimates the tax rate
would have been reduced from 2.59 to 2.34.
That ax-ratc could have been cut down still
lower if the urgent necessity for more primary
schools, free books TO public school children,
and additional policemen, lrO engines and
strcct-clcaning had not been recognized
The practical outcome of Mayor Lows admin
istration is briefly this: The debt has been re-
duced over 81 100000; public credit has been
raised the percentage of current taxes col
lected has been increased lpcr cent the Bridge
has been completed owing largely to his firm
ness and perseverance every branch of local
administration has improved in efficiency; and
the rates of expenditures during his two years
have been the lowest known for generation
As for the tax-rate available for 1854, with it,
slight increase over the last two years, it was
unanimously adopted by n Board of Estimate
consisting of three Democrats (thc CONTROLLER
the Auditor and the County Trcasurer) and two
Republicans (the Mayor and Supervisor at
Large FRITZ An actual increase of 20 was be-
New-York tribune., 1883-10-26
MIST THE CHINESE GOMEZ

Is the Chinese Exclusion act failure 1t VIII
not be long, apparently, before the people OF the
Pacific Coast begin to ask themselves this ques-
ton. We have already said something OF the
new trade of smuggling Cinnamon through
British Columbia, which has reached such pro-
portions that a revenue official at Port Town
send estimates that ], ZOO have been brought in
in this way in the past ten months But new
leak has now made its appearance. Nearly two
hundred Cinnamon have been recently landed
in San Francisco, who bore certificates that they
were traders, and not labOrers, and as the law
provides that where persons bring certificates
from the Chinese Government that they are at
liberty to come to the United States, these shall
be primd facie evidence Of the facts set forth
therein" tho bearers were, of course, admitted,
although it Is asserted that their appearance
showed that they were common labOrers, and
not traders. While this is rather vague state
ment, it is evident that it would be easy for the
two Governments to differ in their interpreta-
tions of the word laborer.n Under Article II of
the treaty it is held that all who are not teach
ers, students, merchants, or visitors from curl
osity are laborers. This was the definition ac-
cepted by the President in his veto message
The last section of the act declares that the
word "labOrers shall include both skilled and
unslllled labOrers and Chinese employed in
mining. This provision includes according to
the view taken by the President in his memo
randum accompanying the veto message, the
laundryman who keeps his own shop and has
small capital the cigar merchant, the shoe
maker, and others who are merchants and Ia
borers at the same time. But it is not always
easy to say when a man of this class rises en-
tirey to the dignity Of merchant, and when he
ceases to be labOrer. The Chinese Govern
ment might easily differ from ours on this
point. On the other hand, if it appeared that
the Chinese Government, through any of its
agents, was deliberately evading the law by is
suing certificates to persons who were not en-
titled to them, its action would be an apprOpri-
ate subject of diplomatic rcmonstrance.
Meantime it is apparent that the present in
flux of Chinese is by no means small. The rate
of immigration just previous to the passage of
the Exclusion bill was estimated at 1,OOO
month at the port of San Francisco. The pres
ent rate of clandcstine and other arrivals, while
not very large, perhaps is still an appreciable
percentage of the former rate.
New-York tribune., 1883-10-26
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New-York tribune., 1883-10-26

4 BELT RAILROAD AROUND TIE WORLD.
WHY mott MIR. Hinton Rowan Helper, well
known IA the author of the Impending Crisis,
has been identified for some years with plan
for a railroad to connect all three Americas
North. Central and South-n one commercial
copfcdcracy. Through excursion trains could
be run from New-YOrk to summer resorts III
the Andes. and Rio Janciro could get its gem
uine Paris bOnncts and authentic French cham
pagncs direct from the makers in Division
st. and the Bowery. A bill on the subject
has been introduced in the House of Represent
atiyes by Mr.. Bedford, whose disposition Is as
sanguine as the color of his hair. But 1t does
not seem that he has been too hopeful IN TINS
matter. The task probably presents no greater
difficulties of engineering than the construction
of the Pacific Railroads, and so good an author
ity "a Mr. Eyarts suggests IN letter TO Mr'
HELPER that the only defect III his plan ls that IL
not comprehensive enough MIR. Evarts says:
Bu why confne the enterprise Of railroad connection
TO tho two American continents. when Asia ma Europe
may also be embraced within colossal system OF world
wide improvement
ui only thirty miles across Bchrng Strait 1t Is three
thousand miles across the Atlantic Ocean Ihe newt
able monotony and increasing peril OF long voy"se7 in
shin. Of cycr-qucsOuablo stanchness are becoming
quite insuierablo We're | now rs young as my own
children should expect to live to enjoy the pleasure o
visiting aud running over Europe by way of Alaska
Sicrla and Russia ThcuCeiOrth, most travellers Ilom
the United States whether tor business or pleasure
would contemplate lOurncyng to Europe Asia, ana
South America to any Of those grand DIVISIONS oil
our globe, by land.
That the lncompaaby greater instruction ana delight
I'm nercontncnta travel thus anticipated are In reserve
far countless numbers OF those among who as yet have
attained ONLY to tho period of what Is commonly called
middle life do not deem an eXrayagant expectation
The railway age. age OF unparalleled national ana
international progress is now upon US aud is likely to
remain with us indefinitely Its progress VIII not cease
until Bucnos AyIcs and Bombay, Santiago and st.
Petersburg Panama and Vicnnn, Mexico and Madrid
San Francisco and Berlin. New Orleans ana Paris New
York and London and all the other great cities OF the
great continents shall have been firmly aud forever
hound together In bands Of steel sincerely hope you
may have you deserve early and complete success III
your transcendcnty grand and meritorous enterprise.
We hope Mr.. Helper will feel sure that Mr.
Evarts is entirely serious. We confess to
having some misgivngs ourselves. But why
shouldn't he be serious 1t was long ago pro-
posed that the Russian Government should
build railroad through Siberia, and n trans
! continental railroad in Africa is in old idcu OF
the French. Think Of going to Europe without
seasickness! 1t is curious that with all th,
prescriptions against that annoying ailment nc
New-York tribune., 1883-10-26
THE STATE CANVASS.

The independent vote, it is reported from all
parts the State. will be given to the Republican cad-
dates.
Senator Warner Miller will probably address
voters at the several Republican meetings throughout the
part of the State during the coming week His
first speech will be delivered 1t thought at Wellsyie,
in Aegany County.
The PrOhlbitionists and the Democrats have
united on the County ticket in Wyoming County II s
evident however that the ordinary Bourbon Democrat
does feel at while member of such an alliance,
and The rochester Union dHd Advertiser Is prompted TO
say that II is an unnatu raj coalition"
The vote on the proposition to abOlishconvict
labor the State prisons promises 10 be divided slngu
lary. In the cities there will be large majority In ib
favor, and In the country an almost unanimous yott
against IT, The farmers OF the State unwilling 10 pay
in order that the cOuyics may live In dleness but
the city mechanic Is apparently ready TO assume tGe
burden
Louis f. Payn, who has been nominated for
Senator by the Republicans OF the XVIII District has had
the depravity it seems nominate his Democratic OPP
ponent. and naturally has selected n weak man Ihe
PoughkeepSie Netcs the Democratic organ of Dutcb'
County charged on Tuesday that Mr. Payn had secured
majority of the delegates the Democratic senator9i
Convention" on Wednesday the convention "'s neJ,
and Thomas Newbod Of DutcheSs g. county. % %S moS,nee
mated Mr. Newbold Is apparently MI ray noh'noo'
James II. Crandal has been nominated Tor
Senator by the Republicans OF the XlVth District which
consists of the counties OF schohare Greene ana ulster
Mr. Crandall is retired merchant o CODleSk echOhilo
County prominent citizen ana Tor many years mas Oten
ous of the Republican leaders OF the county. He will
probaby be- elected owing to the dissatisfaction Of the re-
spectacle Democrats OF schOhare County with the Demo
cratic candidate senator James Van Schaick Moc-
over the Republicans Of Ulster County VIII poll an unuS-
1aly large vote having nominated popular candidates
for county offices
The nomination of Henry Il. Low for Senator
by the Republicans Of the XlIlh District adds another
worthy name TO admirable list OF candidates for the
Senate who will have Republican support Mr. Low took
good OF the interests OF the district when member
OF the Senate u 1862 81 and will unQuestonably perform
faithful service again elected. He is fortunate IN
having as his opponent James Mackin now Democrauo
Senator the district. who during his has acted
In the Legislature, oscntaousy s II were IN Opposluon
~ the desires OF voters
One of the most partisan acts of Governor
Cleveland during the of the Legislature was done
at the request state Treasurer Maxwell namely Iha'
OF so transforming the Board OF Trustees OF tho sto
Institution for the Blind at Batavia a. TO insure inc TO
moviI OF the Republican superintendent OF the asylum
and the appointment of a Democrat In his place "i'
Maxwell, who resides In Batavia, must now teei sOA'
New-York tribune., 1883-10-26
m1nnR LOH7S RECORD.

Nunicipal reform is the the above all others
that should be Judged by its fruits. thousands
of thinking men in Brooklyn desire accurate IN
formation respecting the financial results Oi
Mayor Ioy's administration. They know that
thr cit, has had during his term clean, honest,
efficient and business-likc government; that the
streets have never before been 80 well cleaned :;
that prospcct Park and all the smaller breath
ing places have never been IN such excellent
condition rs now that the efficiency OF the flre
D,u9rtmcnt has been increased thrcc-iold; lha'
the public schools have never received such
intelligent oversight; and that the foilce'
Health and other departments have been most
admirably conducted Not one breath OF scan
dial has cloudcd the reputation OF any branch oi
the CITY Government during Mayor Lows term.
The uarrowcst partisan who has eyes to see ana
sufficient conscience 10 tell the PLAIN truth II
forced 10 admit that this has been the puTcst
and most efficient administration Brooklyn has
ever known. The Democrats do not have the
bordihood to question these facts. The only
thing that they ind 10 say is that the reform ad-
ministr,lion costs too much-that Mayor Low,
Notwithstanding his prtcncc Of managing the
citys affairs on business principles, IL not cut
ting down EXPENSES, but is adding to the bul-
dcns of taxpayers.
This is charge which should be explicitly
answered The plain fact il this: That the
money actually expended under Mayor Low
administration represents lower rate OF cx-
prnditurc, IN each of the two years of his term
than for any othor year in twenty years. The
following table. compiled from the city records,
show, the tax rate for expenditures since 1864 {:
New-York tribune., 1883-10-26
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday
an effort was made to open a discussion the
TonQuin question. = The Emperor Francis
Joseph addressed the Austrian and Hungarian dele
cations. -= Senior Castelar's supporters decided
to maintain friendly attitude toward the new
Government. - Herr Richter was sentenced in
Germany for insulting the Imperial family. "A
heavy gale prevailed on the Scottish coast.
DOMESTIC c.-Governor Crittenden, of Missouri
announced yesterday that he no reason for dis
missing the Police Commissioners of st. Louis
against whom charges had been made. -
Several train robbers stopped freight
train on the Iron Mountain Railroad
near Walnut Ridge, Ark, on Wednesday night,
under the impression that it was passenger
train. - The winners in the races at Baltimore
yesterday were Welcher, George Kinney, Bella,
Aella and Ranger. - 1t was reported that
Mexican troops had killed many Apaches belonging
TO the San Carlos Agency - During a gale on
Wednesday night the schooner w. H. ROurke was
lost off Vineyard Haven and four of her crew were
drowned.
Cry AND SUBURBAN. "A reception was given to
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge last evening by the
Union League Club - Mayor Low addressed
two enthusiastic meetings in Brooklyn == Con-
troller Grant preferred charges against Auditor
jackson yesterday = The yacht Fanny beat the
the Oracle == Less interest III the
Horse Show was manifested = Mrs. Furlong
was convicted in Brooklyn. -- The trial
of the Dinsmore suit was continued. --
A class of women nurses was graduated
from the Training School of the Mater
nifty Hospital. == Resolutions on temperance
caused sharp discussion in the Congregational
Association. - DIR. Nicol replied to some OF the
criticisms of Clark Bell in regard To
the New-York Infant Asylum. =- Some
sharp fighting was INDUCED in by
amateurs at Clarendon Hall. =- Gold value of
the legal-tender silver dollar (4122 grains, 1897
cents. - Stocks were active; after opening
higher and further advancing they declined sharply,
but closed steady.
The WEATHER.-TRBUNE local observations in
dicate cloudy weather, with chances of rain, fol-
lowed by partly cloudy fair weather and slight
changes in temperature. Temperature yesterday :
Highest, $40; lowest, 409; average, 4G3s9.
New-York tribune., 1883-10-26

one ever thought Of prescribing Behring
Strait. The dose could be easily taken, and
would be effectual. And from that point on to
the Bay of Biscay it would be easy travelling
in parlor cars, with an occasional change OF con-
ductors when the train struck a stratum OF new
languages. In fact, the only real obstacle to
belt railroad around the world is the Atlantic
Ocean, and, with some boring done underline Brit
ish Channel, he would be a rash man who would
predict that there will never be submarine
railway between Ireland and NewfOundland.
New-York tribune., 1883-10-26

yond the control of any member of that Board
Mayor Low was not responsible for it. lie Is
responsible for the additional school buildings,
fire engines and street-cleaning, and holds 1t to
be sound business principle for the city to
provide itself with what it actually requires.
AS for the cost of administering the City Gov
ernment it has not been during his term, nor
will it be next year, single dollar more than it
was when public business was neglected and
mismanaged instead of being Systematically
transacted ON sound principles.