New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-21


the common charge so often urged against the
graduates Of that colloye-their lack of earnestness
and seriousness in making practical use oil their
education and opportunities for study He told his
audience that all over the land people were saying
that Harvard had learned professors, great libra
ries museums and laboratories, and splendid ma
chinery, but was not very anxious that those who
were sent out should be of use 10 reaching the
wants and sins of the world Hewarned them that
learning and equipment we're valuable only as they
exerted power in life, and that college worthy
of the name is doing its duty and justifying the
ends Of its being unless it Is making earnest char
acter as well as accommodating learning. Probably
there is no other college in the land where protest
against the idle lux 1ry Of education that is not
devoted to real and practical ends needs to be made
with the same energy. Listlessness, aimlessness
and lack of earnestness are studiousy cultivated.
IL may he one of the Alterations mannerisms OF
this ancient and honorable seat of learning, but II
has its effect in diminishing the working power Oh
many Of the graduates sent ont into the world Dr.
Brooks's sermon was one OF his masterpieces of pull
pit oratory replete with profound reflection and
splendid imagery.
If Mr. English of Indiana, had been always
careful to confne himself to the truth, his state
ment that ex Senator Hendricks would accept the
Democratic nomination for Governor TINS year
might be considered important. The Republicans,
however have not been obliged to dig into the
musty past for a candidate. Mr.. Calkins Is i've
man, who will not be obliged to import his voters
from Kentucky.
An erroneous impression prevails in tho West re-
speeding the attitude Of the Brooklyn Young he
publican Club 1t is asserted that the organization
is opposed to the Republican nominations. No one
at present has any right whatever to speak for the
club. Some members of the governing committees
may bs opposed to Mr. Blaine and. on the other
hand many are known to be most heartily In favor
of the nomination; but the club has had no oppOr-
tunity to commit itself to definite line OF polcy.
Two or three members of its governing committees
unmindful Of their relations to the oluo, nave
attended meetings Of the boilers conferences and
burrahed prematurey for "Bayard or Cleveland"
These free-trade zealots speak for themselves.
They do not speak authoritatlvely for the club.
The Rochester Democrat inquiries chow would
Samuel J. Randall answeri" Well, the chances
are that instead Of answering he would just retain
his seat on the fence and keep his mouth tight shut
But if he did conclude to answer he would undoubt-
edly remark that he was in favor Of a tariff for
revenue and protection only.
Quarres between capitalists are always to be dep
recated, and therefore the public look on with
bated breath while the journeymen plumbers and
their employers lock horns" 1t was not necessary
for the ourneymen to announce that they were
well provided financially for strike for the gen.
eral impression is that they most of the wealth
not already in the possession of their bOsses. and
not dematerialized by Mr.. Ferdinand Ward. But
what causes the public anxiety is the apprehension
or it might be termed the certaintY-that when
the coming struggle is over. and the reunited work
men aud employers once more prepare for business
IL. ha fhafp
happy customers. whose condition will thereupOn
become less desirable than that Of the Egyptian
fellahs. Heretofore the plumber has been content
to take all man had, in payment for the work
which has not been DONE but henceforth it Is to be
feared that nothing less than mortgage extending
to the third generation will meet the views Of our
tyrants and oppressors. For these it would
be well to mediate between the contending parties
and if possible avert the impending calamity.
"No machine exists in politics in behalf Of Gov
ernOr Cleveland" SO says The Atbany 4rgas 1t
is in order now for The Argus to go on aud argue
that the Manning machine exists "in behalf of"
baseball or lawn tennis or the Washington Monu-
ment or the Keely motor or the Salvation Army.
Practical jokes often have the drawback that
the victim fails to perceive the humcr of them The
latest joke of this kind, which consisted in charg
ing an innocent man with robbery. and then draw
ing pistol upon him and frightening him so that
nc jumped out of the window of tho railway car in
which he was travelling, and sustained serious if
not fatal injuries will probably be not regarded as
quite excruciating piece of fun by its promoters
as before the climax arrived Perhaps if some of
these very funny fellows found themselves serving
out long terms of imprisonment with hard labor as
the outcome of tho laws way of looking their Pc
culiar methods of amusing themselves they would
be apt to realize the indiscreton of their conduct
aud certainly such punishment would not
be wholly undoserved. The practical joker Is
always o nuisance in the society that toler-
ates him. and probably he would not DO tolerated at
all but for that innate which, the cynic
La ROchefOucauld observed makes the misfortunes
Of our best friends not altogether dispeasing to
most of us.
Senator Butler of South Carolina, recently told
the Washington correspondent of The San Francisco
Chronicle that the Democrats would have to do
something at Chicago to break the force of the
Republican choice in California" On being asked
what he suggested, the Senator replied: "We will
have to nominate Bayard and place Governor
Stoneman, of California. second on tho tickst.D
"Stoneman" he continued, "can carry California
against Blaine and Logan" The Chronicle refers to
this as huge joke on Governor Stonoman. No
doubt the California Republicans would be we'll
contented with the programme however. Stone
man is a capital man to beat, and rs it is certain
that he could not poll anything like the full vote
of his party, being as he is one of the most
popular men in California, and having shocking
political record his nomination would render tho
Golden State doubly certain for the Blaine and
Logan column. Such jokes as this ought to be
play led to the end.
PERSONAL.