New-York tribune., 1883-12-18

dispatch from Paris conveys the thrilling infor-
nation that Prince Jerome Bonaparte has decided
to become a candidate for election to tho Chamber
of Deputies. This is a decided cOme-down for Plon-
Plon. When last reported ho was meditating q
return Of the empire with himself on the throne
Can 1t be that his naughty spirit is so broken that
he Las determined to condone the Rcpublicf
The impression seems to have gone abroad among
newspapers of both parties that because the Repub
lican National Committee said nothing I'm the Con-
vcntion call regarding district representation the
directions Of the Chicago Convention on that SUBJ
jCct were not Needed The fact is that the whole
matter disposed of at tho meeting held nearlya
year ago, and under the order adopted then any
Congressional District has the right TO choose its
two delegates at home convention under but two
restrictiOns first. that the convention must not be
held more than fifteen days before the State Con-
vention for the election of dolegates-at-large and
there must be twenty days notice No State Con-
vonton can be held except, for local reasons in the
case of Louisiana and Oregon more than sixty days
before the National Convention. Tho State Con-
ventions must be held, then, next year. after
April g.
Trades-unionism is making trouble and threaten
In bloodshed and arson at Troy. A house full Of
wOrltmen was saved from destruction by fire. and
an attempt to shoot workman failed, but the tenn
per shown causes apprehensions of an outbreak.
The cause Is the secret organization for the pur-
pose of dcpriving men of their freedom to work
when they please and .at what rates they please
II will have TO bo recognized sooner or later that
such cOnspracies against the individual freedom of
laborers hostile TO social order and public well
fare.
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readers how an eminent citizen of Kentucky, Mr. |
stands on the tariff ISSUE The Observer
would be better employed ft would tell its readers
how the Democracy of this State stands on that |
issue. But our contemporary probably doesn't |
know. Indeed, 1t is doubtful If anybody knows 1t
will be remembered that thea Democratic State |
Convention virtually confessed that 1t did not |
know by declining to place any kind of q tariff |
plank In its platform. Perhaps if it should attend
night school this winter New-YOrk Democracy |
would be able to harvest some views on the tariff |
by the spring. 1t certainly ought 30 have if 1t
proposes to take part in the next Presidential cam
paign.
The harmonious settlement between the Edgar |
Thomson Steel Works and the employees on the
basis of reduction Of wages tends to improve tho
situation in the iron business. One of the chief
nwillingness of workmen to take any share of tho
Unavoidable sacrifice which reduction In tho price
# products involves so long as the trades-unions
insist on high wages when business is poor and prof
Is lean, and claim the power to manage the busi-
less of employers for them, recovery from dcpres-
ion is necessarily slow.
The recent action of the Board of Aldermen on tho
roy siOnal estimate for 1884 is fair illustration
f its mischieyOus tendencies. In their endoavor
o secure larger appropriation for COMMISSIONER
thompson, the Aldermen acted with the same disre-
ard Of law thatcharacterzes the Commissioner. BY |
II act of the Legislature no more than 100000 can
expended in any year in repairing the streets.
" course Commissioner Thompson asked for tho full
mount; but in the provisional estimate the Board
t AppOrtonment allowed only $342, 900. This
em the Aldermen increased. at Mr.. ThompsOn's re-
uest, to $500,000; and then they added another
mount of $4,000 for salaries" TO be paid from
he same fund.- thus increasing the appropriation
hat much in defiance of law. But as the Com
Missioner of Public Works Is not accustomed to pay
luch attention TO the statute, no did not notice
nything wrong in this action of the Aldermen. In