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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
BASE INGRITITEDE,

So venerable a newspaper as The Ner- TOrk
Commercial 49rTtiser should have found ont
by this time that it cannot have its cake and eat
it, Yet last evening, strange to say, it IN duS-
triOu>y labOred to achieve precisely that dual
result with its cake In one article il spoke in
glowing terms of the Wall-Strect meeting in be-
half of Arthur. arguing as if the Endorsement of
Arthur by Wai-Strcct was capital thing for
Arthur's Presidential prospect. In another
article il addressed Itself to the task of dctach-
ing Arthur from Wall-Strcet associations. In
one article Wall Street is pattcd on the back
and given to understand that it is held iii high
regard In the other Wall Street Is kicked
down stairs in this fashion: " Mr. Arthur's ad-
administration has been the very synOnyme for
"caution. deterioration and conservatism. .
The Wall-Street disasters have sprung from
"rashncss, prccipitancy and ovcr-tradng.
"Thcrc is not solitary point wherein, had luck
less Wall-Strcct operators copied the methods
" of the Administrations disaster might not have
"bccn avcrtcd."
This may be fun for Arthur, but it can hardly
be expected that Wall Street will take kindly
to such double dealing. 1t is likely to cxclaim 4:
:" How sharper than serpentS tooth it is to
have a thankesS Arthur organ Nor can we
believe that such double dealing with Wall
Street will really help Arthur. The scheme
would seem 10 be to point with pride to his Wall
Street backing to those who are favorably I'M
pressed by Wall Street, and to assure all other
persons that Arthur is not to be regarded as a
Wall Street candidate, since he is the synonyme
for caution. dclberation and conservatism
while Wall Streets the oynOnymc for rasmess,
preciptancy and ovcr-trading.
The scheme might work. only YOU cannot have
your cake and eat it, Wall Streets influence
for Arthur, in all that it implies must either be
accepted or declined.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22

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this is not year for dark horses There Is no gem
sra and conspicuous sentiment in the party than thai
the times demand q man whose craftsmanship and
character have boon proved
Ex-senator Bruce, who heads the Mississippi deega-
ton to Chicago has lately said to correspondent Of
The Boston Traveller. sIf Mr. Arthur retres think
delegation Will all go together, wherever they do go.
can tell you Of little programme that has been ar
ranged Either lust before after the first ballot at
Chicago-I think 1t will be beforea conference will 10
held among the leaders OF the Southern delegates This
has been kent very quiet That conference will probably
20 far toward deciding the contest. Whatever tns
leaders decide upon will be held to; the southern oec-
gates will back them up"
Mrs Hendricks has lost faith In the Old ucXct'
even when her husbands fears or the Mcdonald boom
were ereatest and best justified. This estmabe lady,
saws an Indiana correspondent OF The Cincinnati COM
u,erciaL Grze is the Democratic Mrs. Lo2an, and Mr.
Hendricks never questions his wifes authority to SPEAK
for him on any and all OCCASIONS
The Boston Trareuer has been snguary candid paper
throughout the preliminary campaign now Closing
Naturally strong supporter OF the President thas nos
failed 10 impress readers with the fact OF Mr. Banes
constantly increasing strength, and to admit the PROB
ability of his nomination. On Monday last The TTdreer
sad 1t is best for party and for the country thai
the choice IS confined TO these two me1. Massachusetts
and the other States and districts which send about 80
uninstr,Iced delegates in oil have the casting vote
between Them But they will only have It on the first two
mr. trree and possbly not after the first ballot Mr.
Artbirs column cannot be saved from dlslntegfatlon
after few ballots, and the DRIFT nom tuc ~
he Steadily toward Blaine" The IrdrtHcr declares tnA1
" the talk that Blaine would lose MASSACHUSETTS, 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, MAY %, 1884

firmly in the Republican column this year. the
Democrats themselves concede as much They
realize that Stoneman and Hearst between them
have destroyed the prospects of the party. and
some of them think it hardly worth while to go
through the form of q campaign. In the second
place, the raid upon capital has collapsed, ana
in the most effectual way, by making itself RI
diculous. 1t is probable that for some time TO
come the California corporations will be per-
mitted to manage their own business without
special molestation, and that demagogues will
have to find some other sham issue upon which
to ride into power.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
IVFL1TJON SBOULD BE STOPPED

In the coming Presidential contest the money
question will have much greater influence than
has until recently been expected. Each party
viii be compelled to take some position OH that
question. IL any public man, Republican or
Democratic in party affiliations, imagincS that
The money question can be ingcniousy eva ded,
let him consider what is happening in the
markets. The disturbance i'll Wall Street, if
it had no other political effect, at least made
this certain, that the money question could no
longer be politically ignored.
The Republican party fought hard fight III
1915 and 1876 on this question, and gained a
splendid victory. 1t resisted imitation bravcly
and resOlutcly at a time when the people
seemed crazy for more money and cheaper
money, and deserved the honorable triumph
that rewarded its efforts. Mindful of that sue
cess, the party can hardly be tempted to change
its position but logical fidelity to the Rcpubli-
can principles Of 1876, as well as a due re-
gard for the welfare of the country. will re-
quire the party to oppose and provide remedy
for tho initiation that now exists, just as it OPP
posed the imitation threatened in 1875, and
proposed specie resumption as the only remedy.
The old danger appears in new form We
q
money, and this money is liable to be indcli
nitcly expanded and dcbascd through the opera
tons of the Silver act. The consequences have
been read of all men-cxccssivc speculation,
prevalence of fictitious prices, shlnkaSc OF
foreign trade, distIust of capitalists, aud
threatened embarrassment of industry.
Medicines arc usually bad to take. Parties,
like children, shrink from the unpleasant
doses which financial disorders make necessary.
Particularly when the country has been over
loading its stomach with pies and swcctmcats,
and has Il fit of financial indigestion, the only
remedies that Will do any good are remedies
that political parties dislike to propose. We
have in use about 20 per cent more money of
various kinds than sutiiccd five years ago.
The laws that we now have thrust more money
into circulation continually, whether the
country wants it or not. But the population
of the country probably has not increased more
than about IS per cent in five years. If 800
was enough for 100 people in 1879, we now
have $40 for JIG people and the increase in
that ratio has made gambling easy, and honest
trade hard. The circumstances are now pccul-
iarly favorable for an adjustment of the cur
rency'to a sOunder basis. There has come the
inevitable reaction from a period of inflated
prices products are low, the cost of living is
low, securities are cheap, and gambling is dis
couraged. If the productive industry and the
legitimate trade of the country could now be
left free to adjust prices to the worlds markets,
and to adjust the volume of currency to a rea-
sonable and honest level of prices, "A new period
of steady and solid improvement might begin.
1t is certain that the Democratic party will
oppose any such adjustment. This it will do,
not because it has, as party, any especial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
TIE CALIFORNIA EXTRI SESSION

The extra session of the California Icgisla-
ture mas come to an end, and the main result of
the experiment is the loss of the State to the
Democrats. 1t is fair to say that Governor
Stoneman's action in calling the extra session
was condemned by all intelligent members of
his own party, but none the less will they have
to lie in the bed he has made for them. The
whole episode has been striking instance of
shameless and uttcr Y INSCRIPTIONS dcmag0g
ism Governor StOneman was a good officer,
but very inefficient administrator He was
made a tool of in this case by greedy lawyer
and an ambitions ign0ramus who had made
money in mining speculatiOnS. The latter de
sired to be made United States Senator, and il
is said that his fuglemcn persuaded poor Gov
crnor StOncman that he (StOncman) could win
an excellent opportunity to become President
of the United States by calling an extra session
TO enact ultra anti-railrOad legislation. There
was no popular demand for anything of the
kind. The agitation was confined to few
political strikers and their organs. But the
Governor was infatuated and called the extra
session; and now, after spending about
800, 900 of the public money, il has adjourned
without cflccting anything.
so-callcd Barry bill, a " cinch bill intended to
regulate all the profits out OF railroad operation.
Judge Wallace, formerly a member of the State
Supreme Court, procured his election TO the As
scmbly in the interest Of the Hearst Delmas
clique, apparently for the purpose of broaching
the doctrine that railroads are not private prop
cIty. His theory he based upon an old opinion
of Judge Jcre Black, principally remarkable
for its reputation by all other iurists. Judge
Walace's doctrine, however, was probably
thought necessary rs at once an introduction 10
and justification of the thoroughly immoral
and cOmmunistic measure proposed. 1t was not
received with enthusiasm by the public, and
though the Barry bill went through the Assem-
blv. it was amended out of knowledge in the
Senate, and finally failed to be enacted. From
the beginning the real purposes of the extra
session have been generally understood, and the
public have regarded the performance with min
gled contempt and Indignation. That greedy
lawyer, eager fora fifty thousand dollar fee, anda
selfish clique, bent upon elevating a notorious
" unfit man to the Senate, should have been
able thus to increase the fiscal burdens of
the State of California, and at the
same time threaten vested interests and con-
vert the Legislature into a pulpit from which
to preach plumber and spoliation, is of course
rightly attributed to the pitable incompetence
of the Democratic Governor, and secOndarily
to the incapacity and untrustwOrthincss Of the
party that nominated and elected him.
But all evils have their cOmpensatiOns, and
there are at least two beneficial results certain
to flow from this state of affairs. In the first
place, the extra session has placed California
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22

fondness for gamblers, but because 1t is con-
trolled by demagogues, who never dare to DO
ANYTHING right that they fancy may be unpop-
ular Ignorant voters were told, not long ago.
that more money! was needed; that the Sill
yer bill was going to be blessing to every
body. 1t is hard for any politician, and for
mere demagOgue quite impossible, to admit
that he has been in error. 1t may be accounted
certain that the Democratic party will make
another appeal to the prciudices of the ign0-
rant, and try to gain temporary success by ex-
posing the industry and the commerce OF the
country to lasting harm.
Nevertheless, it is the duty of the Republican
party to propose n wise and honest policy.
Where there is proved excess of any kind of
currency, provision ought to be made for the
withdrawal of that excess. Events have proved
that we have more silver i'll use than the
country eau proftably employ as money; there
fore, the coinage of silver ought to be stopped
and provision ought to be made for the redemp-
ton in gold of every surplus dollar that the
holder may wish to get i'd of. We have more
silver certificates than the fully saturated
channels of circulation can hold. Therefore,
the issue ought to be stopped until there is
demand for more. There are in circulation,
moreover, legal tenders and leSal-tender GER
tliicates to an amount far in excess of the pub
lie needs. Provision ought To be made for the
application of surplus revenue i'll the Treasury
to the extinction of part of this lega-tender
debt. If ut any time real need arises for more
currency, certificates that represent gold
actually on deposit can be issued. Finally.
provision ought tO be made without delay for
the continuance of the bank circulation, be
cause it is the only kind of currency that has
any faculty of adapting itself to local needs,
and for its more ready expansion or contraction
as the local needs enlarge or shrink. If the
Republican party in Congress will insist on
such measures rs these, and compel the Dem
oCrats to accept or defeat them, 1t will have
reason to be thankful when it hears the verdict
of the people next fall. For the bottom fact .
in our history-thc one fact which Democratic
demagogues are always forgetting-iS that the
American people have sense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
LESS TRAVEL To EUROPE.

c. A. Bu,utioni, american ErehanGe nurciicrs' BIZ
rcru-Thcre has been large decrease IN European
travel this year. possibly much - or 20 per cent
The tighnes5 Of money, the anticipation OF trouble III
WalStreet and this being Presidential election year.
have kept many people ut home People who did 20
abroad are returning much earlier than usual and can
attribute that Wall street also Some OF the Ines have
haG an increase business have fallen Of Travel
in the United states the Increase Many who used
TO go to Europe the other way and take III Mexico
Alaska, Oregon Colorado large party lett Boston
few days ago for tcn-weeks' froc in Alaska. They
went abroad last year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
pApIn rRANsIr rNDER RROADWAY.

Nclriiie C. SMITH, president Of the B1oadpdy C"'Cr
ground RaO1d-You may tell the public that our Offices
in the Boree Building not to be let Nor viii they be
for some time We going to make the best Use we can
OF our privileges going to work on our certain good and
postpone our imaginary better. II New-lork don't want
the Arcade she shall have the tunnel Our engineers are
getting every thing ready for tand you may expect 20 see
lis break dirt very There's going to be rapid
transit road through Manhattan Island and that road is
rninc 10 be under Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

Mr. Handy, managing editor OF Inc Philadelphia Press,
writes TO his paper from Washington that the President
somewhat annoyed at the cOmplacency with which
Secretaries Gresham Lincoln listening to tho
Presidential bees buZLing IN their ears. Moreover,
writes Mr.. Handy, the and more frequent acknOw-
edlnent In the South that the Republican States
justified In asserting their right 10 nominate tue candi-
White House
If dark horse wins the after all. 1t will be IN spite
OF the universal declaration Of the Republican press thai
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
pprrERp!SG ENGLISH OPERA.

Miss CLru L0ise EeogG-I have received several or
fers within the past week to sing in italian or in English
opera Bat do not know whether shall sing at all or
not sometimes feel that | ought 10 rest for awhile
NY inclination is toward English opera. prefer it to
Italian There il great future this country for opera,
especially English opera.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22

COMPLETING THE EAST TENNESSEE SYSTEM
Cairin Brice.-The East Tennessee and Georgia ana
Richmond and Danvillc railroad system has been com
pleed the past week by the controlling interest OF the
Kentucky Central road passing into the hands OF General
Samuel Thomas c. r. Huntington and myself The ar
rangemeut wa perfected last week and we have gone
into the directory Pretty stormy time to be undertaking
such project wasn't itl The arrangement taxes us INTO
Cincinnati direct. We SHALL Iun trains by way o! Knox
Vile and Ashevile to Charleston aud by way Of Atlanta
and MacOn to JacksOnHllle, Fla.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
PROGRESS or TEMPERANCE WORK.

john " SiearnS, secretary National Temperance So
cctFew persons realize the magnitude OF the temper
ance work The year just closed has been the most pros
porous one in the history Of the society," which was OF
ganized eighteen years ago We have issued more PUBL
cations printed and circulated pages ofemperance
works and raised more money than in any year
We send publications TO every state ana Ieri
tory the Union. During the received upward OF
10000 letters and postal cards about our work. Inc
temperance movement among the freedmen OF the soun
Is the great temperance work OF the age We crcuateu
our publications among them gratuitousy last year 10
the extent of about 100000 Of pages OF papers tracts
and books Within the last two months have travelled
over 600 miles In the South and addressed coored audi
ences aggegating 10000 persons These massneeI
ings were great success especially in Georgia In tnat
State we have turned the tide, and nnehye counties
out OF 1856 are favor of prohibition one interest
Ing fact in with the meetings held among lne
freedmen support given to the movement by
observation-disclosures They aid us in arranging Tor tue meet
ngs and frequently in favor OF the work that
they pay all the expenses In some OF the counties Oh
Georgia thigh license is the law, and the licenses cost
900 each receipts OF the society FOR the last year
footed up over $4,000 for temperance literature alone
The newspapers giving more space to temperance
work every year. and doing much good III educating
the masses to avoid strong drink
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22

The action of the House Of Representatives.
Yesterday. in the English-Pcellc election case
will prove a grateful surprise 10 the country
Although sitting in judicial capacity it was
hardly expected that enough Democrats would
rise above partisan considerations in voting on
this case to decide against Mr.. English. But
such proved to be the case, the record standing
121 to III in favor of Mr.. Peellc. the sitting
member. There was 40 room for an honest
contest in this case. The claim of Mr.. English
was based upon a technicality. He alleged that
the ballots bearing the name OF his successful
competitor were made of paper thicker than
was permitted by law to be used. Upon that
p1cpostcrous ground the Democratic majority
of the committee decided in his favor. The
disgraccful lobbying done in behalf of the con-
testant by his father the defeated Democratic
nominee for the Nicc-Presidcncy, makes the
result all the more creditable to the House
But the young millionaire mayyct get the seat
as il was a close vote yesterday with 81 Dem
ocrats and 81 Republicans absent. motion
to reconsider may come up hereafter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22

The Legislature passed bill which was
signed by the Governor yesterday that will
meet the approval of persons WHO have had
experience in the transfer OF land IN this city.
The bill provides for the appointment OF a com
mission to prepare and report to the next
Legislature a measure to facilitate and lessen
the expense Of transfers of titles. 1t Is
necessary that some distinct plan be outlined
and presented to the Bar and general public for
discussion before any positive change Is ordered
by the Legislature. The commission will do
that work. There is general agreement that
reform in this matter is greatly needed Now
that the politicians can no longer profit by the
present cumbersome and costly system in use
in the Registers Office, they will cease to oppose
the change a system should be adopted that
will be SO simple and systematic that no
increase in the number of real estate tran>dc-
tons would produce confusion or increase cX-
pense. while the cost and labor OF examining
titles should be reduced to a triaing amount.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22

Persons tearing torn for the season, and sum
,ner trarelIers, can hare THE DAILY TRIBUNE
mailed 10 them, postpad for 70 cents per MONTE,
the address being changed as often as desired.
The DAILY TRIBUNE WW be sent 10 any address
in Europe for 81 80 per month, whtch includes
the ocean postage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22

Everybody will rejoice to learn that the iron
manufacturers of Pittsburg feel able to con
tinuc operations at the present scale of wages.
That will avert the danger of a strike, of which
there has been some fear. Had the Democrats
been in position to force through their tariff
bill, a reduction of wages would have been a
necessity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
amusemenis 60 Might.

ACADEMY OF MusIc-S-Concert
1,.sn OPERA HossE-S-Blpe Beard
CIsrSo-s-" Falka-' .
EprS MUsEs-WaxworRs. ,,,,
MADISON SQUARE, THEAIRE-s:3o-"Ms niosSoln'
MrTROpoIITRN PARK-Bascball. go
Nrw-YoRx COMEDY THEATRE-S-Random sboe
NI.r o's GArpHN-S-" The Blue and the Gray
Polo GRoUNDs-Basebal.
sTlr TurlTrr-S-"The Pulse OF New-York."
TuE.THR CemoUE--S" Dams Trlsulatlons."
WAiIACK's TBEATsE-S-" Madam Piper.
3p AVENUE TuEATRE-s-" East Lynne"
SrH AVENUE THEATRr-S--"W ellfed Dora"
1xTu sTREEr THEATRE-s-" The W ages OF Sin"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
TALKS ABOUT TOWN.
pr.Aryr STRENGTH IN OHIO.

Gcorqe Emerson, banker Toledo Ohto-The enthusiasm
and strength OF the Republican party gather around and
centre in james G.. Blaine. Ho could carry Ohio oy
large majority. have nothing to say against Mr. Arthur
whose Administration has, in my opinion. been excellent
but am convinced from my observation that he could
not carry Ohio and should therefore dislike to see MIN
nominated 1t is not personal, but party matter with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22

CATTLE RAISING BETTER THAN SPECULATION.
Coionel A. i. King, NJ Chic1gO.-The Luke voorhees,
cattle range of Wyoming is the largest in the world no
doubt It comprises 100000 acres OF land, 10000 OF
which are enclosed with barbcdwrc fence, ana mas
water frontage of thirty miles The range VIII recy &C
commodate z, 900 cattle. We now have l1,OOO head,
and os 33 g per cent yearly increase is low estimate,
it VIII not be many years before our ranch VIII be 20
crowded that we will want to annex additional territory
Cattle raising profitable and sire than specuat-
ing in Wall Street or investing in blind pools with Ward
* Grant,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22

The $4,000 gayly attircd Sunday -chool
children who marched in Brooklyn yesterday,
formed spectacle of which that city may well
be proud. The custom of setting apart a day
IN May OF each year as an anniversary of the
Sunday school work is an excellent one. 1t
has led to good results in attracting children to
the schools, and in enabling the public to show
their appreciation of so worthy cause.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22

Under a bill signed b." the Governor yester-
day. life insurance company cannot withhold
the payment of policy on the life of a person
who commits suicide when insane. 1t is the
general belief that suicide is proof of temporary
insanity, and probably few juries could be
found 70 hold otherwise Some Of the insurance
companies have heretofore made no exception
in the payment of claims resulting from deaths
. by suicide or natural causes. But it would not
h. good thing to make It easier Tor some