New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-18

""o"' "nerc anu now was TINS atonemsn, ~.
pushed and are you quite snrc it was "ao,,',.
~ Zine public "a to bear in mind ~. !,
curtis ana MS followers went into this earm,,,,
inc cry, Inc ISSUES are moral rather THAI ,,,.'
ca" The address indicates that d., ''"t
amended the cry SO that If SILL rad "AnY.h,,-,'
beat Blaine"
That gain of 500 or more in Dayton dino
to the votes cast by veterans Mt the sod;e,,.,1 imp
indicates what may be expected in Other o.'
where the old soldiers Eayea chance IN ra. es
General Logan. T
One OF u" strongest arguments yet m,S.;
campaign appears a. a letter by Edward rs
Hale in The Philadelphia f-.ss. Nr. Hale ao..
waste time on trfes lie takes i...d M o,oo NV
vital issue, and shows that the Solid s,r,t
cured by Democratic crimes, is essentialv -
TO the development OF American industr," "Iie
reasoning on this point ~ peculiarly s,ron. =,
shows that the Southern members OF Con.
necessarily represent the plantations and -"
no knowledge, and can have no knowledge os.
movements of commerce and industry and y.,;.~~,
life II other States. Hence the whim, and o.,
cios of Southern rulers have ALWAYS te,doa ~
make mischief with the currency ana with ~
tariff The Southern oligarchy, which choo.o'"
member of Congress in Mississippi by @. 200 vo,..'
whereas IL 900 are required to choose a memha, -
Pennsylvania, seeks TO control the whole conn,.-
by combining with the corrupt rings in Nev.yo,.
and IN few other Northern cities. Mr. Hale do.
not quiteunderstand the position Of Mr. Kelly .nS
the Tammany Democrats, but his reasonin, !.
other respects is remarkably sound.
Wisconsin wool-buyer is making con,r,,..
for wool at thirty cents per pound II Ba,no,.
elected and twenty Eve cents per pound IL Csv.
land is elected. Possibly The Tines or the n.
Herald can explain the matter The farmer. an,
West think they understand il without explan.
ton.
When sensible men found George William cu,,.
putting his name to an address in which Mr. Clevs.
land is commended to the regard of upright eli.
zens of the strictest moral standard OF prva.
morals they are justified in concluding that tia
Democratic canvass is at its last gasp
II shond wish never to put pen to paper and A..
more so because of the treacherous practice soma
people have " publishing ones letters witbout
leave. Lord Mansfield declared IL breach Of trust
and punishable at law. | think it should he mals
penltentiary felony" So wrote Thomas Jefferson
from Monticello. to John Adams Jefferson IL oltsa
called the patron saint of Democracy No end Of
Democratic clubs have been aicctionately named
after him, Each OF his recurring birthday, /, ces
brated by admring Democrats in all parts of the
Union. Democratic newspapers and orators ara
fond oftalkinr about Jchcrsnnlan principles Demo-
cratic audiences invariably grcot tho mention ot
his name with applause Nevertheless II iscyideal
that were Jefferson alive to-day the Democratic
National Committee would read hun out of the
party 80 promptly as a. make his hoad swim
Scycn-inuo Barnum wouldn't allow any man op.
posed To publishing ones letters without leaye'
TO wear the lito of Democrat uaohallcnged II IA
Just as we'll that Jefferson is dead. lls sort Of
Democrats have Como out Of fa'hioa. or at all
events are in hopeless and spurned minority.
In a paper published in Leicester, England Mr.
Joseph chatham. chairman of the Viewers Union.
Macclesfeld, states that the wages of operatvesdo
not amount to so much rs eight shillings week
How would the silk-weavers of Paterson like
81 90 a week the year round
Mr. Joy sailed yesterday from Liverpool by tho
steamship Germanic. He may be expected here in
about eight days. Mr.. Beecher may want to hlres
steam yacht and go down the by &c meet him n
order TO brand him as "a continental liar" PEP
haps torpedo-boat would be safer.
Interviews on the political situation from two in
1uentlal ana rcprcsentdtlFe MclnDulst Hlhlstets
will be found on the seventh page of to-days
TRIBUNE. Both are ardent Prohibitonists: but
neither will vote for Mr.. It. John. And they give
convincing reasons for the faith that /; in them
Dr. King says that he considers Prohibition the
most important single question before the country
but not by any means more important than all 9th.
er questions combined. In his opinion the time has
not come TO make Prohibition National issue. He
does not intend 10 punish the only party through
which any hope Prohibition is TO come by casting
half vote that will help the party of Inc rnm-seera
Therefore he will vote for Mr. Blaine. Dr. Davis
equally emphatic. The nomination of Prohibi.
ton candidate for President he considers mistake.
If by any chance he should be elected, lie would 10
powerless to aid the temperance cause The effect
Of voting for st. John Is to help Cleveland. There
fore be will vote for Mr.. Blaine. The interest
which clergymen of high standing are taking IN
the canvass aud their willingness to express thel
or!..ons. arc healthy sign, and will doubtless be
productiye of good results