New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-04

idea, not on principle, but on grounos VI On
reaicncv. The emphatic reputation OF tho
Secrctary's suggestions by Republican mem
hors of both houses docs not need comment.
Tho mercantile community ia again aroused
10 tho need of II National bankruptcy law ana
Ia taking action which ought to have some
effect upon Congress. This matter anu tue
suncr1uous silver dollar question have pccn
discussed 40 often that nothing new can be said
IN regard to them. But tits the part OF Wisdom
for all commercial associations to keep on ply
ING Congress with expressions OF opinion Oh
the subject
Human nature il sadly crcdulous, especially
when the rate of interest offered IA high; but
human nature ms developed in Boston Will
sink lower in public esteem if it ia SWIM
died a second time by Mrs. Howe OF Tile
Womans Bank notOrety. This extraordinary
financer of the feminine persuasion Is now out
of prison and offers per cent per mohth OH
each 300 deposited in her new institution.
Considering the excitement and embarrass-
ments under which President Diaz OF Mexico
enters upon his second term OF Office, his AL
ministration starts off auspciously. lie has
already raised sufficient funds to meet the tenn
norary needs of the Treasury and to pay the
Government employees in full. Provision has
also been made to meet the National Obliga-
tions to American capital. This promises well
for the other difficult financial problems Diaz
will have to solve.
II becomes moro apparent every day that
there are still boundlcss fields OF knowledge
and experience for the Prcsdcnt-elect TO ex-
More. Mr.. Cleveland has partly accepted an
invitation to visit Chicago, it is said. with inc
| remark that it would give him great pleasure TO
do SO, he had "never yet visited the
VEST This is rough on Chicago. Yet II shows
how sweet is the disposition, and how true the
humility, of that great city that she rolled up
| the vote she did for nan who had Ignored
her. Then, too, to be spoken OF as the west !
It's a dark picture of official corruption IN
| China that The TRIBUNE's correspondent sends
from Annoy. But the details agree with what
has hitherto been known of the condition OF
the Celestial Kingdom. From the Emperor
down. every official rObs his interiors. WIN ono
or two exceptions the Mandarins are ignorant
| and incompetent men. One OF them mas poiios
| filed with charcoal instead of powder another
thinks travellers 20 to England by dropping
through a hole in the earth. With such enemies
10 contend with it is natural that France should
hope to carry out fully all her ambitious
schemes against the Pekin Government, even
although her cause is not just.
| Government bv Parliament will now be more
distasteful TO Prince Bismarck than ever-li
that is possible. In the Rcichstag yesterday
the Roman Catholic leader. DR.. Wlndthorst'
made a motion forbidding the imprison-
ment of priests who perform their duties with
out complying with the wishes OF the Govern
ment. Bismarck declared that this was disre-
spectfnl because the motion had already been
rejected in the Bundesrath. Yet despite his
dlspleasure the motion was carried by a large
majority Probably it will again be defeated
| in the Bundesrath if Bismarck so orders. But
| the incident is significant as showing how
quickly the Opposition will take the bit In its
mouth when the reins of government slip from
| the iron hand of the Chancellor.