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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-03
Mr.. COX'S CANVASS.

Wecongratulatc ourselves upon having stirred
m the Democratic cand dltcs for Speaker To
consider able degree of activity. Within four or
five DAYS past the SptalIers.ip bal has been
fairly set in mutiOn. The candida es-two OF
them mt least, Cox and Springer-have begun
DOS ugiIg and skipping, and there is now good
prospect that The public will have the entertain
mcnt upon which its heart has been set ever
since it became known that the next Congress
would I've under Democratic cont oil. This Is IA
il should be. Without the seven or eight months
wrangling over the b ggcst apple In Jic basket
it would have seemed hardly worth while to put
the Democrats in possession. Onr own candi-
date, Mr.. samuel Cox, who rose so promptly
and "snied his castor into the nng" upon The
TRIBUXEs iutimaton TINT the performance
lagg ri nj the audience was getting impatient,
continues to be the conspicuous feature OF the
situation. He has opened his campaign in
such characteristic ia. hion, and so exactly
rs The TRIBUNE predicted he would, that
we feel warranted in pointing to the prediction
witt pride. On Saturday ldst-Alarch 81, and
it must be confessed suspicl0usy near the LIST
day of A---L IN Associated Press dispatch was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-03
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

ITALIAN OPERATIVE FLYING DUTCHNAN.
The second representation of Wagner's opera
last evening attracted larger audience than the frat
performance Indeed, the Academy dlled the
manner OF Patti night Ii Is scarcely too much say
rendering last evening deserves only praise The
entire representation was distinctly superior To
the former one. chiefly Of course In ensemble.
but even the solo artists gained certainty,
and perhaps confidence. from their earlier ap-
pearance In work trying and difficult
The four leading artists last evening really left little to
be desired Nine. Albanis dramatic art All the beauty
OF her singing have during her visit to America
appeared SO clearly in the second act, especially
in the great duo OF tho last scene
Signor Galass was superb throughout. in tho
nantic and striking role BELTS him so perfectly
Sgn0r NJ mrs DdLand0 was close, careful study Of the
sordid b0Jrsh captain. Siguor Ravel In remark
ably geOd voice.
TIE orchestra deserved peculiar praise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-03
PUBLIC OPINION.
BROTHERS IN TROUBLE.


Henry Wat eTsOn Is having almost as nluch
trouble IN mag Democratic bulU IN rertIaue
trappInsi as olnI MORSE Is IN Producing .ho Passion
lLty."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-03

Tho United States Army is engaged in try
ing TO reform General Buffers nephew, who
has inst been taken out Of the lncbrialo AsNl Mt
Washington aud sent west as an army forage Mas
ter The diplomatic department tried to reform
George IN van and now the whole army rs 10 try IT'S
moral force aud discipline on him. Well. tho army
cannot now be said to 10 wholly unemployed, or,
for that matter. too large.
The opening of The trout season brings our first
realizing sonso of the pres,noe OF spring. Few COM
parauycly will 10 fortunate a To inaugu ate tho
season ~ person. yet the appearance OF brook trout
at Fulton Mark,t and on bills oi fare has senti-
mental M well ~ n castro omcal Interest. line
mere sight OF thr graceful shapes and starry Sides
and tha knowledge that more fortunate brethren
are testing rod and reel against these gAny fish, are
enough 10 distract thoughts and talk from business
crooves l., pscatOriH adveutur's and To refresh
ING Memories cf Adirondack m0uniain brooEs.
OF saaGod Maine lakes and England
meadow Streams. Such thoughts come Ike
q Lreatb Of country air aud fan into flame the
srrlnQ reImrnt III b God which yearns for relief
frop Ifick walls and freedom out-otdoors. After
III, tho,o who whipped tho Long Island front pre-
e,ly,sy,s,, iay ,ray have missed the flavor which
h.l,upcd to ia. navs when rs bareleggod boys
armed with hickory polo ami prriaos Dent pm they
warmly fol owed down somo country brook. Yet 1t
il frunat. that Jealous sp lrism N have taken 10
nrescryin. trous IN the neighbO ;hOOd OF tao city,
for without their efforts front gro now w0nll nave
been practically extcrminated on Long Island.
And this would have ben dep,ored by ey ~ true
lover OF the gentle craft even though theSo pre-
serves remain to him unknown ground. Bus he
trout meets in the preserves his Capua, aad be-
coming slothfu drtrrioriatcs until his II sh
Is not worthy Of comparison with
that of his Wild brother. Wherever we find the
trout. however, we are indebted to him or much.
AL lollowo y of lzaak Walton know TIE bcnignani
influence Of the hcatigiving sport and the fair as
poets of nature among which the trout-hs1er Is
brought, White those, unfortunately tho majority
who arc lonlcd all tins At loist mngie pleasant
memorio, with ioothsomo morscs so dainty t"at the
from, should bo unseshly resigned todle Tor others
Good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-03

The Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
TO Children has looked after the welfare OF
children who are used in shows with commend
able zeal; bat. TN ortunately. no line seems
ever to get drawn up to which managers can
90. AS often as new children APPEAR as per-
formers all the questions at Issue as to health
and morals have to be gone over gam, to tie
botheration Of the puyllc and the free adver-
tsemcnt of the show. There is certainly a
field for the Legitimate u.s. Of children in places
of amusement. They appear nightly up 10 n
late hour in ono of our best known t catrcs,
and the Society finds no fault Probably tie
moral atmosphere of p. T. Barnum's show is
rs good as that OF most theatres; moreover,
some eminent physicians declared yesterday
after seeing the Elliott children perform, That
they did nothing Injurious. 1t is a PITY tho
society ever has TO appear to interfere witt
out sufficient reason. MIR. Barnum is known
to be humane man. and in the present in
stance strong pubic sentiment has formed
in his favor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-03

s Tie question of the Kilmainham Negotiation
"a now narrowed down TO au issue OF veracity
between Mr. iarneil and Mr.. Gladstone. Inc
Irish lead ass rts tnat when ne was lii jail
the first overtures for his release came from
the Government. and tllt if Lord Carlngford
denies this his denial s inaccurate. Mr.. GlAd-
stone afIirms that Lord Carlngford spoke
,rnly when ne said Mr.. Paraell made the first
nro,.ositons. Here the matter Is likely TO
end. The Premier refuses to appoint COM
nittea of inquiry into the matter,
The penny-wise owner OF the buildings IN
Crand-st. which tumbled down In November,
1881. now wishes probably that he had
adopted more liberal policy in regard to re-
pairs. He has just been ordered by tho Courts
e. nav tIe administrators OF two children
who were killed in the fall of the buildings
$500. 1t would have been money in Mr.
LEWIS pockets If no Lad done as the Build
iugs Bureau directed. There is hirt In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-03

BY do application yesterday in the United
States Supreme Court of the ex post facto pr'n'
cmle of the Constitution mans neck was
saved after a fight of seven years. In 1910
Charles f. Kring OF st. Louis. was tired ior
the murder Of u woman. ard sentenced 10
he hanged. Since then he las had numerous
trials and has been sentenced to imprlson'
ment or hanging or the jury has disagreed.
lust as it has happened. Once he PLEADED
guilty of murder in the second degree; but
under a later law of the State. he was tired
again and sentenced to death. The Supreme
Court has now overturned all the STATE decisions
in the case, and says the man cannot be
hap ged because the law under which he was
last convicted was passed after the offence
was committed and operated to the prisoners
disadvantage. This seems to he so clearly a
case of OK post facto law that it is hard to
imagine what arguments were used to sustain
the position of the State of Missouri III the
Supreme Court. This decision Is sustained
10y "a bare majority of one; but that one makes
world of difference to Krlng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-03

sent out from Washington opening thus; " Mr.
"COx's friends consider him as good as eiected
"SpS ker." And that is precisely the manner In
which we said he would open the campaign-
with the announcement that no had ga sure
thing" -,
The succeeding sentence illustrates very well
the direction and the rate at which his Speak
ership campaign usually proceeds. Mark the
first announcement, that his friends CONSIDER
him as good as elected" The next is: "They
say he holds the balance of power already"
There's q difference between being "as good as
elected and holding "balance of power"
Tho former statement is qualified but not
strengthened by the latter. The dispatch pro-
ceeds: @ His friends say that seventeen votes
have been pledged from ew-York"-these are
figures, but not very startling ones-"th he
will get all the Irish vote land that, after he
gets beyond New-York is not extensive-that
he "will get the Illinois vote with one or two
exceptions, aft.r complimentary cote for
Springer--which is just trifle indefinite
and uncertain" and the Indiana vote after a
complimentary rote for Holman" The dis
patch continues "Then, they say, Cox will
"pick up q vote here and vote there, finally
"getting emo d to elect HIM" The constitute
ton of this dispatch follows perfectly Mr.
Cox's usual canvass for the Speakership. 1t
Legins with considering him "as good as
elected" 1t follows with the claim of "bal-
ance of power" This claim it rests upon
seventeen pledged votes" to which it
adds call the Irish vote u making say
twenty-and the vote of Illinois and Indiana
after some complimentary cots. Then he
"picks up vote here and vote there and
is finally" elected. And the arguments in
favor of his election present the same grace
full tapering of appearance with the summary
of his prospects. The arguments are two
in number: First, that "New- York has not
had the Speakershp for sixty-three years"
and second, that "the gavel was then swayed
by an uncle of Dir. Cox"
This ls the kind of canvass, our readers will
remember that we predicted for Mr.. Cox.
The dispatch admirably foreshadows it, 1t IS
in his usual style. 1t begins at the big end, and
Immediately tapers off. He is now cas- good
as elected" Presently he will "hold the
balance of power Then he will count up
seventeen votes, and in the end the nearest
he will get to the Speal1ership will De that lis
uncle swaycd the gaycl slxty-,hrec years ago.
lie conducts his canvass upon the plan OF the
young rson who bul sed INTO the domestic
circle with tic intelligence that there were
"more'n thousand cats out III the yard" but
qua iGcd the assertion lttle lat by the re-
mark tnat there was ,rtlinly our old cat and
anotacr one" We repeat thIC American poll
ties furnish 10 more amusing spectacle than
Mr. Samuel Cox running Tor Speaker. For
that reason he is our candi ate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-03
this which the owners of other diaplnaeeo
houses would do well to heed.

One of the nominations for Excise Commas
sioners made by the Mayor yesterday is better
than those which he has made hitherto had
led us to exnect. Mr.. w. II. Philips, men,
Der of the Produce Exchange, h's the repuM-
ton of being an excellent man and no poll
tician. This selection is to Mr.. Edsons credlt.
Not 80 much can be said, however, OF inc
other two names Mr.. w. p. Mitchell Is al
ready member of the Board, and is ward
politician in all that the word implies. MI
Charles Welde is Tammany leader who has
always wanted an Office. He realizes the duty
man owes his party. We know what tnat
means. II will be seen that the predomlnatng
influence III tie Bolri, therefore, will be poiiti-
cal. This woull he exceedingly discouragihg
if it were not for the tact that the Aldermen
and the other politicians do not seem picaseu'
The Aldermen laid the nominations over
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-06-22

which $4,000 spectators look down
upon the scene below. And what
scene To-day, the arena is filled
with a spacious and shady forest,
transplanted from the neighboring
hills. Beneath their shade are gath
cred ostriches, stays, fallow deer,
lions, leopards and bears counted by
the hundreds and pursued in mimic
chase for the amusement of the
throng. Tomorrow, the forest is
removed and the smooth floor Of the
arena is prepared for some gladitori-
al combat. Anon, bv subterranean
pipes the level plain is converted IN
to wide lake, covered with armed
vessels. and filled with monsters Of
the deep.
This most sublime building in
Rome was also the unmistakable
monument to its degradation and
decay. When Rome was no longer
brave to do battle for humanity or
even for itself, il gathered here to
gloat over intolerable cruelties and
to glory in massacres Of unoffending
christians and inoffensive beasts.
But the city received a sad though
just punishment for all her cruelties,
for, although Rome is called "The
Eternal City," it is now eternal only
in name and ruins.
History is not intended, simply as
a narration of past events, but as a
lesson that may be learned only from
the past as we can not see into the
dim mists of the future. Compare
ancient with modern Rome, then
study the causes of this great fall.
Does not similar destiny await our
own republic, if our principal men
care only for wealth, honor and self
aggrandizement? Will not our own
fair republic fall from its grandeur
(Which it has now attained), and
sink as low as Rome? Can not our
politicians heed this lesson learned
from the history Of Rome, and save
us from the terrible destiny that
awaits our nation? But let them
not delay! or it will be too late.
This danger is pressing slowly Git is
true), and, in fact, in such manner
that we scarcely realize it, but it is
surely approaching. Is not our ma
ton divided into parties similar to
the factions of ancient Rome ? Is
there not continual strife for power
among these? When nation is
thus divided must it not sooner or
laterfall1 Then ought not our poll
ticians take for their motto, one OF
the emblems of our country Omitted
we stand, divided we fall !"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-06-22


".""The best advice may come
too late" Said a sufferer from Kid
ney troubles, when asked to try Kid
ney-Wort, 'I'll try it but it will be
my last DOSE" The man got we'll
and is now recommending the remedy
to all sufferers. In this case good
advice came just in time to save the
man.
A great many people find them.
selves gradually falling. They don't
know just what is the matter, but
they suffer from a combination Of
Undesirable aches and pains, which
each month seem to grow worse.
The only sure remedy known that
will counteract this feeling and re-
store perfect health is Browns Iron
Bitters. By rapid assimilation it
purifes the blood, drives out disease,
gives health and strength to every
portion reached by the circulatory
system, renews wasted tissues and re.
stores robust health and strength.
*Ladies, if you would be forever
redeemed from the physical disabili.
ties that, in thousands of cases, de-
press the spirits and absolutely fetter
all the energies of womanhood, you
have only to get Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound ~ C{
Deputy State Treasurer ]. b. Hum
phrey has resigned, and will 60 into
the law business at Lansing.
Ishpeming is still sconsid erably torn
up about the prospects for a big
boom in gold mining Whereabouts.
The office of the Bellevue Gazette.
is soon to be supplied with a new
cylinder press. Mr.. Perry is a push
cr.
THE ORIGINALA BiERICAN TEA co.
of New York, wish agents to sell their
Teas and Coffees. This company has
been established 43 years and its business
is confined exclusively to the importation
and sale of these goods They are
widely known over the country. both as
wholesale and retail dealers, and have
many very large buyers amongst their
customers Agents now working for
them by selling to hotels, storeketpeis,
and families are, and have been doing well.
Druggists who sell teas can have them
packed securely in tin canisters, 80 that
their flavor will not be effected by oder
emitted from other articles in the store
Address: ROBERT WELLS, Prest,
43 Vesey st., New York.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-06-22

These are few of the evil results
Of the monopolies Of to-day. But it
would do no good to know of these
unless we know of some remedies.
Fortunately there are some, one OF
which is free trade. Let us consider
a few arguments in favor OF free
trade. 49,
First. Free trade is in accord
with natural laws. On account OF
the diversity of climate, soil. etc..
men wiN trade, though great'dificul-
ties have TO be .eovercome. More
naturally under like circumstances,
adjacent countries will trade most
But as a matter Of fact, in 1874
England's trade with Mexico and
South America was four times as
great as that Of the United States.
Could this have been so under free
trade in this country1 Then again,
free trade renders the necessities of
life cheaper and more plenty. The
plea by protectionist themselves, IS
that free trade would make goods so
cheap as TO close their factories. But
free trade would not do this e.. g.,
the large wagon factory at Lansingis
shipping wagons by the car load to
south Africa. In order to secure
this market they had to compete
with England, that free trade count
try. Now if they can afford to do
that, they could certainly make
money by selling wagons here under
free trade. Another point worthy
of our notice is this, that sugar for
expectation, may be bought in New
York much cheaper than sugar for
domestic use. Now as this can be
done, the people of the United States
should have the benefit instead Of
granting it to foreigers.
Thirdly. Free trade is impartial
in regard to rights of private proper
ty, while protection, in its results, is
the opposite. Legitimate taxation is
Justly levied and cheerfully paid.
But what of the dollars. which a pro-
tective tariff demands from us in ia
vor of the fewwhose business is pro-
tected ? 1t was rightfully stigma
tized by John Bright as the principle
of slavery, for it certainly takes away
without giving any return. The
more you examine free trade the bet
ter it appears but on the other
hand protection will not stand close
examination. Can a system like
this, so short sighted, so narrow and
greedy, built upon such foundation
claim to be help to the PROCESS of
this nation
| Progress has ever been in the
direction of freedom. When we
find mans wisdom in conflict
with Gods wisdom, or in other
words, when Natures laws are vic
lated and opposed by mans will,
there we find results disastrous to
man. Protection violates every
natural law Of trade, while free trade
works in perfect harmony with those
laws.
Monopolies, if not offsprings OF
protection, are at least fostered by it.
They subvert the ends of Justice
and freedom and hence are'to be
feared and avoided. Let this be
our motto-To all men freedom and
justice. limited by naught save re.
straints from evil doing Then with
our long enjoyed religious and po-
litical freedom, with free press and
a free ballot, free speech and free
schools, free labor and free trade,
this will indeed be the Gland of the
free, and home of the brave"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-06-22
MONOPOLIES.


KIRK WHITE OF THE CLASS OF 'S3.
Man has ever been struggling
toward the light and for freedom.
During this conflict Of the race, evils
have sprung up, grown to enormous
proportions, and have been swept
away.
Nations like Egypt, Assyria, Greece
and Rome have risen to grandeur
and power, and passed away leaving
scarcely trace of their former glory.
Our own nation has come into being,
and reached height of power and
superiority where it is source OF just
pride to bear the title of american
citizen"
But young as is this nation, and
great as she has become, already
gigantic evils have been grappled
with in behalf Of freedom. Some
have yielded and become things of
the past, while others remain to mock
US. Of the latter, the one, which,
perhaps, threatens most our personal
interests, is the power of monopolies.
1t means concentration Of privilege
in trade, usurpation by few of the
rights of many. 1t is growing evil
which, like the cloud in the west,
becomes more portentious and dark
as it advances upon us.
Monopolies, as a rule, have their
origin in selfish designs and motives.
They are not the result of civilization,
for we find the monopolizing spirit
among the civilized, semi.civilized
and barbarous nations, and even in
the brute creation. But as a general
thing an animal after it has gotten
its fill will not desire more and conse-
quently will not monopolize farther.
But with man it is just the opposite, the
more he has, the more he wants he
is always grasping and reaching after
more. a..If
AS soon as mankind begins 10 as
sociate together in communities, we
find an inclination to monopolize all
desirable things. The barbarous tribes
monopolize the best fishing and hunt
ing grounds, and the savage chiefs
monopolize the best of everything. AS
nations become civilized and skilled
in the arts, they still have those
strong inclinations to monopolize de-
sirable things. But the cause of a
monopoly is not always selfish or
injurious one, e. g., Joseph, by the
command of Pharaoh, engrossed all
the coin OF Egypt during the seven
years of plenty, and monopolized the
corn market during the seven years
of famine, and by this means saved
Egypt and his family. According to
the present law, each inventor has a
monopoly of his inventions for four
teen years. This protects him from
competition and is an inducement to
inventors, for if they were not thus
protected they would not be SO eager
to invent. A person, having written
book, can secure copyright and
thus be protected in the just right to
the labor he has expended. There
are few similar monpolies that are
beneficial. But more often the
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-07-08
Nothing to Laugh About AFTER an


Detroit Free Press
He was from the East. He was buz
zing around the Third Street Depot tn,
other day with suspicious looking
young man, and making great show O.
q fat wallet, and finally the special off
Ger stepped up to him and said.
my friend, who is the young many'
II think he's pickpocket," was the
prompt reply.
ssWhere are you going!"
"To Chicago. and he has just pur
chased his ticket for the same point"
sTf you think him suspicious char
acter why do you train in his com
panyi"
Simply to beat him."
How
che goes to Chicago because am
going. He means to pick my wallet
between here and there. He had to
scrape his pockets to buy the ticket
have two wallets just alike. About
half way to Chicago I shall let him get
hold Of the one stuffed with paper. He
will leave the train at the first station
after. He will have no money, find no
friends, and be mad enough to bust
when he sees my trick. I'm just crack
ing my sides over the way his chin will
drop when he opens the stolen wallet"
About an hour after, when the train
had departed, the officer was surprised
to see the joker still hanging around,
and this time alone.
"Then you didn't go to Chicago?"
"Say," answered the man as he came
closer, "that chap wasn't after my
money after ALL He simply wanted my
watch. and I'll be hanged if he hasn't
got it! Where's the chief Of police!"