New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-11
nation ornewspapers below cost 1t IS question
of great interest to all newspaper publishers

terday If his recently developed passion ZOE
Yachting should lead him to take sail around the
world Mr. Mcdonald Mr.. Bayard, Mr. Randall ana
few other aspiring Democratic statesmen Wouiu
cordially unite in wishing him long voyage ana
late return.
The we'll known organ Of Prince Bismarck has
reached q different opinion both concerning the
value Of the new facts Mr. Porter has been present.
ing through The TRIBUNE in his correspondence
from England and Germany, and concerning the
honesty and mpartiality with which these 1acts
are presented from that Of our own Free-lrade
Journals These at distance of several thousand
miles, have been attempting to belittle Mr.. PorEers
work in Germany. They will be especially in-
terested these passages from late careful edto
rial in The NOrd Deutsche Algemeine Zeang, OF Ber-
lin: 81 The reports of his tour of inspection and
observation in England and Germany which Mr.
Porter has sent to his country, published from time
to time in THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE, are highly in
tersstng and show clearly the writer's powers of
observation and analysis. If his letters from Eng
land which he visited first, contained much that
was interesting, thJss written from Germany,
where he saw Dusseldorf, Elberfeld, Crefeld and
Ai1-a- Chapele are even more so, because they put
into comparison the conditions existing In three
countries America, England and Germany. MI
Porter may be prejudCed in favor of Protectlon'
but he cannot be accused OF having any interest IN
the financial policy of our country, one way or an
other and therefore of the opinion that our
Free-Trade friends would do well to pay little
attention to, and acquaint themselves with, what
he has to say tho subject, and then compare the
conclusions arrived at by him with those to when
the Free Trade press the habit Of treating us
every day"
eff we were asked" says The Buffalo Courier,
to name the thing above all others That the
Democratic party needs, we should say Courage ="
o. yes, we should all say that. party that hasn't
got spunl enough to express its mind upon as COM
| handing an issue as the tariff needs Courage" OF
| else it needs to retire from politics.
1t is reported that New England gentleman with
| a pronounced taste for investigation has made an
abstract Of more than 1000 wills that are on hIe IN
| England and relate to American families. Inc
paragraph that chronicles this interesting TACT
closes with the still more interesting statement that
there are millieus of dollars held in chancory in
ENGLAND belonging to heirs IN this country Scat
tered all over the United States are persons-who
were born tired'-who ara engaged IN no other
branch of business except that OF waiting for their
share of the money that somebody in England, Ire
land OF Scotland or on the Continent has or might
have left them 1t is not, rule, an exceedingly
lucrative industry, but then it's awiully genteeI
and can be carried on without much capital
The Democratic newspaper that preferred the
serious charges against Nj. Maxwell has not With
drawn nor modified them, but It Is supporting MN
for the high and responsible office of State
Treasurer It's motto would seem to bs, Don't
turn the rascals out If thew happen to be your own
rather than the opposition's rascals
The new system of bookkeeping in tho Con-
troers Office should discard all entries, single or
double, by "looso pencil memoranda"
To John Kelly: We want your opinion in regard
IN ons of the planlls Of the Buffalo platiorm-the
pIauk which reads that " the principle Of local
sclf.rovernmrnt has been adhered to- Do You bes
| Heye. Mr. Kelly, that the Democracy has adhered
! 70 the principle Of local selfgOvernment during the
| mast vearf Did you feel convinced that 1t had
when Won found the Democratic State Committee at
| Soratora under the lead of Its chairman, hr. Man
| ming. endeavouug TO deprive TammanY OF local
,cIf-povernment in the matter OF holding It's own
| primarirs1 We observed that you didn't protest
| AGAINST any portion of the platform, hr. Kelly.
But did YOU not retire into lobby aud hold your
nose while that particular plank was being read'
The discovery of n new river near the North Pole
| will give Mr. Bennett new opportunity for the
DISPLAY of his energies in exploration. 1t VIII also
furnish him an excuse for abandoning his present
| eptrrprise Of obstructng New-YOrk stroots with
pews-,tands which nobody demands and breaking
down worthy retailers by tue crushing use OF great
capital
The enthusiasm which the Democratic ticket
nsprss in the hearts of the admirers Of Mr.. Purcell
J Purcell who was excluded from the ticket at the
| dlclafion of the remor5eless Manning machines
the enthusiasm that the nolensiye clifton fee Is TOR
| the casual poIlceman's club that lays him low.
The Protestant Episcopal Church is becoming one
of the most practical religious bodies IN this
| country. The last session OF the General Conyen-
| ton held three years ago was remarkable Tor ltS
missionary zeal and. the present session IN Phlla-
| delpbla IL giving powerful impulse to the same
cause The reports read by the missionary bishops
have been encouraging although they unite IN CIV
ina, startling account Of the work remaining to DO
done. especially III the Territories of the Far west
that are now rapidly filing with population.
Brooklyn Episcopalians will observe that their rep
resentative in the missionary field Dr. Paddock OF
| Washington Territory, makes q remarkable exhibit
| of his work during the last three years Not only
has the number of churches within his jurisdiction
| been doubled, but substantial progress mas Oeeh
| r,odo in nractical benevolenco aad in increasing
! the facilities for Christian education. hospital
has been opened on Puget Sound; the foundation Ms
for n wCll-cndOwed school for girls nave Doeu ld'u
| ot Tacoma an endowment of $4,000 Tor similar
school for boys will he available as soon as build
inc fund of 500 900 can DO securedj aud an excellent
scLoo, for GIRLS has been opened at Walla Walla.
The completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad
odJs IN tbe Importance of this ourshlng Territory.
and the Episcopallans showing prudence as well
~ energy IN securing in advance of the flood tide OF
immigration position of commanding influence
| nv means of their schools and practical work.
The Bar Association has been employing some OF
,ts energies lately IN preventing the reinstatement
of 4 lawyer dsbarred for irregularities IN a divorce
suIt. tughtly opposed his readmlSSion' NO" leu
,,ke steps TO punish some of those who are en-
- - bind of uroctireS All its energies