New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-02


| all the power in its hands. Another citizen said
that the French workingmen are much better of in
| every way than their American brethren. lie dweit
especially on the high rents and the defective edit
cational system Of this country. Another delegate
boldly declared that therew was altogether too much
liberty in the United States and that politeness IN
public places was almost unknown. This lack OF
courtesy he condemned in unmeasured terms, ana
the condemnation is valuable as coming from
yorkingman. II these reports shall result IN weak
ening the influence of labor demagogues In EUROPE
they will serve a useful purpose.
"Most of u.s." says Matthew Arnold, "are what
we must be- not what ought to be-not even
what we know we ought to be" Why wouldn
that make good platform for the National DEM
ocratic ConventionY
On the ! st of March the Treasuryheld $222,G4
757 gold and on the 1st of April only %ZIO,1|4'-
OGS decrease 81, 6G68S0. 1t gained IN the
same time So, 30f 964 standard silver dollars and
1901 15J Other silver; in other words 1T increased
its stock of utterly worthless metal on hand @z'-
GOG IL duringthe mouth. The decrease IN aggre-
gate amount of gold, silver and legal tender
certificates and legal tender notes outstanding was
$40 1856, $50 during the month; in other words,lts
promises TO pay that amount were redeemed ny
putting out the gold The net result after the re-
Treasury has lost 81 $50 1873 gold and piled up
So G061t9 more useless silver. No man cnn say
that this is an Improvement the condition OF the
Treasury Those whose minds are enot altogether
blinded by prejudice realize that it indicates
growing public distrust, and on the part OF inc
Government decreasing ability to make good It's
obligations.
Perhaps Mr. Norbert Spencer may not be alto
gothcr gratihed by the unanimous concurrence OF
the English press in his recent refusal to enter Par
lament. 1t is one thing for man TO say that ne
does not think he is fitted for such-and-Such
carcer 1t il quite another thing when all his friends
agree that his estimate Of his own capacity is cor
rect Nevertheless, the press and MIR. Spencer are
doubtless right in this case. He would only waste
his time in Parliament, which would not consent TO
sit at his feet He would effect no reforms, and by
presenting his weakest side to the public he would
suffer in reputation also.
1t is reported by recent traveller that when the
Indians of Chill desire rain they plant sacred tree
into which a sorearer climbs to pray, while the
others dance around and howl. Then they all get
drunk. If it does not rain they get drunk again
and remain drinkinguntil they fetch a shower. De-
mocracy'5 method of securing tariff policy would
seem to have been suggested by this pleasing Chm
custom. Finding itself in need of such policy
horizontal reduction tree, into which sorcerer
named Morrison climbed IN order that he might
work his incantations while the rest of his brethren
danced round and howed. Then they all INDUCED
in the wild orgle known a caucus. If the result
fails to fetch tariff policy they will indulge in an
other orge. aud so on till they do fetch it. Those
Chill Indians have good deal to answer for
David A. Wells would like to see the Democracy
nominate George II. Pendleton for President.
We violate no confidence in informing Mr.. Wells
that the Democracy have determined to do just
that thing-not this year, but the year when the
skies fall and the lark-catching, contingent upon
that casualty, takes place
|. remark made by Rev DR.. Butler at recent Yale
College dinner IN Boston is being extensively circu-
lated The Doctor said that Yale had mover gradu-
ated a demagogue adding: You could no more
rraduate such man in Yale College than you could
raise aligat0 i'm Eden" At the next college din
ner which is not Yale dinner Doctor Butler may
expect to be told that his comparison is cOnspicu-
ously weak For unless reasoning by analogy has
gone out of fashion, it may fairly be claimed that
allieators could readily have been raised in Eden.
Why not II the serpent could have been raised
there-and it is pretty generally admitted that 1t
could be aad was-what invalidateS the suppostlon
that the alligator might have been ! The fact that
alliCators mover were raised in Eden proves moth
ing except that it never occurred to Adam he
wanted pair of alligator boots or to Eve that she
would enjoy owning an alligator shOpping-bag. 1t
would seem to be the duty Of Harvard to take the
Doctor on one side and demonstrate with him.
The correspondent of The london Times in Ton
quin says that the French have made themselves
thoroughly detested there by their ferocity and
cruelty and now they dare not go outside their
ouorters SpntineIS are frequently found beheaded.
If they undertake TO hold the country they Will
have even worse trouble than they had in Algeria
1t is curious that the French always behave IN the
same way in a conquered country They do not
seem to have the capacity to CONDUCT themselves
temperately. The tiger in them at such times
comes to the surface, and they abuse and maltreat
the helpless people about them in shocking man
ner. They did the same thing in Tunis, but the
Tonqunese are much iercer and more warlike
people, and they will give their conquerors plenty
Of trouble before they are completely crushed.
The congregation of the University Of Oxford has
bean stimulated by the example Of Cambridge TO
adopt "a statute admitting women to the examine
tions There was much and strenuous opposition to
IT, and many of the counter arguments were quite
medIRyal in their tone. One reverendOpponent of
the measure urged that if women were admitted
they would exert their domestic influence over the
curriculum of the University" and persuade the
Dons to change it to suit their caprice or pleasure.
Another was only ANXIOUS account OF the health
of the young women, but he was silenced by sta
tstics showing that quite as many men women
break down from Overwork. Finally, after long
and lively debate, the statute was carried by 1O7
votes to 70 and so the advocates of woman's rights
can score another step in advance.
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