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New-York tribune., 1884-11-22

altogether. They have gone to the Democratic
party because of sympathy with the majority
or it's members on the tariff question. That
party will expect, probably with reason, the
future support of these boilers If it proceeds TO
act upon the policy of Messrs. Carlisle ana
Morrison. There is no reason to doubt that
Governor Cleveland would in that matter
Weld 10 the will Of the majority or MS
marty The struggle in the House must be
close and desperate one because the Demo-
cratic majority Is slender. When those pas
c;ons which caused Democrats to denonnce
eacb other as traitors last winter nre again
orousod Democratic President will be COM
pelled to take sides, either by refusing recon-
mendatons to Office from the boitihg Demo-
cratic minority, or by listening to them as 10
those OF other members Of the party. Ii ne
holds the former course, the Democratlc
minority will be driven into antagonism wmle
tbe boiling Republicans will be rejoiced If, on
the other hand. he refuses to do the VIII OF
the majority of his party, he would presently
find himself isolated hated beyond expression.
denounced i'm the most savage terms Dy the
great bodv of those who elected him, and sup
ported only by the minority of Democrats OF
the Randall stripe.
A reorganization of parties" has begun
already. Many thousands of Democratic work
ing men have retired from that party forever
because of it, hostility to their interests. The
boting free-tradcrs have in like manner re-
tired from the Republican party. In that direc-
ton. to all appearances, the reorganization
must 90 on. Continued agitation must tend to
depress industry, and thus must bring home to
other Democratic wOrkingmen n clear under
standing of their interests. 1t Is clear TO see
where such agitation must finally end. Thou
sands of voters have been deceived during the
past three months by the Democratic pretence
that the tariff was not an issue in the Presiden-
tial election. If the agitation is to continue
they will soon be undeceived.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22
HEREDITiRY INSlNITY.

The frequent abuse of the plea of insanity In
capital cases has had tendency To reaction
which is liable TO result in serious wrong OF
another kind. JurieS are apt to lump To the
conclusion that the plea can never be justly
employed in murder cases, and under that I'M =
preston they may reject the most convincing
evidence. In fact, this is what seems to have
occurred in the case of The People against
Beach, in Pennsylvania. The defendant mur
dered his wife, without apparent motive. On the
trial it was shown that he came Of family in
which insanity had long existedand been widely
spread. The prisoners father testified that his
father was lunatic his eld brother insane,
another brother very eccentric, ani a third i'm
beetle. His sisters Oldest son died in lunatic
asylum. He (the prisoners father had mar
ried the sister Of Il madmln and he had always
regarded his son, the prisoner, rs being OF un-
sound mlnd In the teeth of this evidence the
jury returned verdict of murder in the first
degree, aud, what is most surprising. motion
for a new trial has just been denied, and the
date of execution fixed. Certainly II the facts
are rs stated IN the dis patch which forms the
text of this article this is case in
which there is imminent danger of
grave eYor. For on the face OF
those facts the presumption must be against
the sanity of the prisoner, and when there IS
motiveess crime on the one hand to suggest
insanity, and long line of insane relatives on
the other to reinforce that suggestion, it is
difficult to understand upon what line OF
reasoning the jury first and The court afterward
reached the conclusion that the defendant was
thoroughly responsible.
In such a case, in fact, the suspicion of insan-
ity would be justified even in the absence of a
crime, for in family marked by the insane
temperament it is usual for the disease to skip
one generation and rcappcar in the third, and
the father of this man appears to have been
sane. But the suspicion of insanity IN
his case was all the stronger from the
fact that he inherited it from Doth
sides, the tendency having clearly been rs
marked in his mothers family rs in that OF ms
father 1t may therefore be said that 1t was
more natural that no should be insane than that
no should be sane Yet the jury and the Court
seem to have acted as though there could be no
doubt rs to his mental condition. The case on
tho showing madehas the appearance OF involv-
ing an aggravated wrong in short, and 1t ought
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22
UOV THE PEOPLE VOTED.

The official returns have not been published
for all the States. But enough have been pub
lished to show that in eighteen Northern States
Mr.. Blaine has plurality of about $4,000.
But this plurality is against fusion tickets
in Michigan and Iowa, which included votes
cast for General Butler. In Michigan, the num-
Der of Butler votes will be accurately shown by
the complete returns: it will be not far from
10000. In Iowa, the number of Butler votes
can only be inferred from the fact that there
were about 33, 900 for Weaver four years ago.
Assuming that at least as many were cast for
Butler, the plurality of Blaine against Cleve-
land in eighteen Northern States, appears to be
about 100000.
In four Northern States, Cleveland had plu-
ralities which amount to 1900. In no
Northern State had he majority. Deducting
his plurality in four States from that of Blaine
in eighteen States, we find a plurality for Blaine
at the North of about Az, 400 votes.
Every Southern State gives plurality for
Cleveland. Full returns of these have not yet
been received. But the complete returns from
eight States, and the latest estimates from eight
more, aggregate 4ll,915 plurality for Cleve-
land II ia not yet certain, therefore, that
Cleveland has received plurality of the popu-
lar vote, and that plurality, if any at all has
been given him, must he very small.
The popular vote, unhappily. does not show
the actual desire of the people. In several
Southern States, only about half of tho people
voted. If the returns are TO loo accepted. These
are States. too. IN which IL Ia notorious that the
greatest Efforts were mndc to prevent u inll
Republican yotc II Ia nhcady apparent that
more than 800, 600 voters were kept from tho
polls 10y mothoda which ought 10 be officially
aud thoroughly Investigated, II the people
are to be- dcI@uded, they ~ least have right
10 lind out to what extent aud how il was done,
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22

not seldom by threats Of physical violence, and
sometimes by actual force; that it has been a
common practice for them to erect wire fences
over public lands and that when they have
come into collision with Indians they have often
invited trouble by invasions of Indian lands.
The United States Land Commissioner has
had much to say regarding the lawlessness, the
encrOachments, the devasations Of the cattle
men, and the settlers in several Territories and
States have echoed these complaints. But it
seems now that the cattle men consider them
selves hardly used, and that they are about to
appeal to Congress to smooth their path for
them BY all me ans let them have Justice, but
not more than justice. Such wealthy Organiza-
tions may easily override the law and its admin
istrators in unsettled regions, and therefore
they need restriction rather than expansion.
Everybody understands that the one great in.
terest they have at heart the making OF money
for themselves. The people want good beef at
reasonable rates, but they are not willing to
give away millions of acres in order to have
what they are entitled to in any event. There
need be no fear that the cattle kings will fail
to obtain all the protection that is necessary or
good for them, but the experience of the past
shows cOnclusively that Congress is called upon
to throw new and stronger safeguards around
the public lands used by the stocbmen and
also around the poor settlers who have no cor
poratc treasury behind them No doubt the
stockmen are doing an important work, but
they will do it none the less effectively for being
subjected to careful watching.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22
NOT SPE1KING TRUTH

Mr.. Hendricks is impudent. Perhaps it was
to be expected after the election, since he did
not show during the canvass respect Tor MS
opponents. respect for himself, or respect for
the hirh postion for which he was n candidate.
Then he uttered unworthy ISLANDERS and took
care never to retract or apologize Tor them.
Now he goes back to 1876, and asserts that the
living and false returns made by Democratic ofli-
cals in several Southern States in that year
We're true returns of fair and free elections, and
charges the Republican party with deliberate
conspiracy TO defeat the will of the people.
Mr. Hendricks cannot expect respect from
others when he does not respect himself. HIS
statement is not true. No man knows better
than Mr.. Hendricks that the pretended Demo-
cratic majority in Louisiana, Florida and South
Carolina in 1876 was the product OF outrageous
violations of law If he were Ignorant of this,
at least he knew that the Republican party and
lis leaders honestly believed that the returns
were false and fraudulent, and held 1t not only
right but duty to prevent defeat OF the.
peoples will by dishonest and lawless means.
That Mr. Hendricks holds different opinion is
possbe: his interest would naturally lead to
different opinion. At all events he has right
TO his notion. But he has no right to utter
falsehoods, in order to asperse the motives OF
better men than himself.
Mr.. Hendricks passes all ordinary bounds,
too. when he asserts that no one had right to
accuse the Democratic party of unsOundness
as To the currency. He knows the history OF the
party OF many of its worst acts, of many of its
most dangerous attempts, he was a conspicuous
Champion He now reasons Are we not inter
ested in a sound and stable currency, we Dem
ocrats, as well as Republicans Y Yes: and you
were also interested in maintaining the Union.
But You, Mr.. Hendricks, and others like you by
the thousand consrired with traitors to bring
about the defeat of the Union cause, and voted
many times in such ways as to cripple loyal
armies. This you did, with thousands more,
because party spirit was stronger than LOYALTY
to country. In precisely the same way Dem
ocraz who knew their party could not bc trusted
on the question of population or initiation
nevertheless voted for II. They were interested
in public credit aud IN sound currency, but
they were more inlrfcalcd IN party Rucccsa. So
again. Democrats who knew their party tended
to break down the tariff Ia dcHlroy all indus.
lien. lo lower wagcH aud a. bring hard iincH
for everybody, noyollhuoni voted iof II, They
were Interested IN public prosperity but they
cnfed more for party triumph, Vlndictigo ierl'
lng aa TO the pasl swayed thom more than pol-
sonal interest ~ to the future. That Is what IL
Is, Mr.. Hendricks to be- bourbon Democrat
ns YOU are,
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22
THAT CLETELAND vOTE.

Let's see. Mr.. Cleveland was elected Gov
ernor by plurality of 1872, 900. The "Inde-
pcndents were cock-sure that he was going
to have rousing plurality in this State this
yenr. Mr. Deming, one of their leaders, talking
to a HerdM reporter as late as October q, was
by no means certain that it would not erceed
192, 1000.
Well the 1919, 900 plurality. instead of being
repeated or exceeded, was practically wiped
out-the plurality left on the head of the ticket
being barely 1,O47. The attention of Deming's
kind being respectfully but firmly directed to
that circumstance they proceed to transport
Mr. Cleveland from the frying pan to the fire by
observing that any way he got $4,000 votes
more this time than when he made his Guberna-
torial canvass. Precisely. He got 2S,OOO
more votes, and still his 192, 900 plurality was
annhilatcd
1t may be that in the opinion of Mr.. Deming
and his brethren the increase mentioned of Mr.
Cleveand's vote is to be regarded as running
his plurality for President up to the figure of
his plurality for Governor. In that case the
equation would be 2S,000=192, 900.
If this equation is - be OF. any avail to Dem
ing it must receive the Endorsement of the
State Board of Canvassers. But since every
member of that board studied the conservative
arithme tic of the fathers, we are afraid that
they will disregard it.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22
"p1RyY REORGANyZlTTONo

Ii is the theory of those free-trade RepuO-
licans who refused to support Mr.. Blaine, and,
either by direct votes for Mr. Cleveland
or by supporting third ticket, de-
feated him, that their so-called Independent
movement is to be the basis of a new party or
gaoizaton. They claim to have personal
assurances from Governor Cleveland that
he will rigidly adhere to the Civil Ser
vice policy. and will favor that sort OF tariff re-
form which Speaker Carlisle so zealously advo-
Gates. Hence, they reason, he must soon be
thrown into antagonism with his party must
soonafiont nine -tonths of his party by refusing
TO turn out capable Republicans in order to put
in Democratic workers; and so before the next
Congress can assemble must he found in sharp
antagonsm to most of those who elected him.
Hence they hope, If he adheres to the
pledges which they claim that he made,
he will soon be thrown back upon the little
knot of Independents as his only real sup
poTters.
The gentlemen who amuse themselves with
this theory overlook the fact that, according to
their own belief, Governor Cleveland is in full
harmony with the great majority of his party
mon all other questions, and particularly upon
the tariff question. If they are right. ifhe means
IN favor I'm earnest such a revision OF the tariff
"a Sneaker Carlisle would make, he will pre-
sentlv begin arranging tho Offices with q
view to strengthen that element in the party,
and increase It's influence.
The free trade bOlters mistake the situation
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22
TdPNTNG FROM CTBf.

An American i'm Cuba sends us an indignant
remonstrance against the commercial treaty
which is reported to have been concluded
between Spain and the United States. His
criticisms are premature since they are not
based upon the official text but upon Spanish
translation of a Madrid dispatch to n London
journal; but his arguments are so cogent ana
his sources of information so trustworthy that
we gladly publish his letter Like all Amer
cans who have personal experience with
Spanish officials in Cuba. he has little faith III
any concessions that may be made to the United
States by any government or body of legls-
lators in Madrid. He apparently believes that
the only sort of reciprocity in trade that can
ever be extorted from Spanish diplomacy is that
in which the United States will give away
everything and get little or nothing in return.
He critically examines the English abstract of
this commercial treaty, and finds that the
advantages are all on the side of Spain, and the
material concessions on the side of the United
States-that no American product is offered
on the same basis as Spanish production.
Accordingly he denounces the treaty as con-
summate act of duplicity OH the part of Madrid
intrigucrs.
The warning which this intelligent correspond
ent sounds respecting Spanish hatred of the
United States and German ambition to secure
control of important possessions in the West
Indies, will probably pass unheeded. II Mr..
Blaine had been elected American diplomacy
would have been invigOrated at home and
abroad and the traditional policy of the coun-
try, as embodied in the Monroe Doctrine, would
have been revived with commanding force III
any emergency that might arise. a Democratic
administration will not be likely to rise above
the passive levels of laisser fdire diplomacy-a
policy that will make no noise anywhere in the
world and on that account will captivate the
souls of timorous and credulOus Americans. 1t
is therefore, idle for us to bcspeak for this
portion of this eloquent appeal from Havana
serious consideration at the present time But
it is not too much to expect that the Senate
will be warned by this protest against the folly
and danger of acting hastily upon any CONNER
cial treaty that may be laid before it. II this
convention should prove, as this correspond
ent suspects it WILL diplomatic trap, with
Spanish springes To catch Yankee wOodcocks,
let Senators be wary. Let them look mt
it closely, act upon it with deliberation and
intelligence, and not sanction it unless it shall
be shown to be genuine measure OF recipro-
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22
TALKS ABOUT TOWN.
LrFECT orr THE CAMPAIGN on THE TIT

EFFECT OF THE CAMPAIGN ON THE THEATRES
Manager John r. Smih.-All political campaigns ar,
bad for the theatre managers but this has been an c.
pcclay bad II long, and the excitement did not
immediately abate after election Then IL very en-.
thusasc canvass especially In the large cities and the
best theatrical towns. Clubs were organized In every
district and the meetings Of these demanded the atte
ton of many who would otherwise have gone OCCASION
ally to the theatre Then the outside demonstration s.
parades. meetings. &c, very snowy and numcroua
aud attracted great crowds Mr. Blaine and General
Logan and Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Hendricks not TO men.
ton Butler travelling with whole companies OF big
attractions giving free shows OF the had
to suffer The women could not go Alone and the men
too busy saving the country to attend them q
theatres
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22
PRIZE. FIGHTING IN THE CITY

We hope that the Grand Jury will be com
pletely successful in its efforts to rid this COM
munty of the nuisance of prize-fghting and
prize-fghters. NewYork has had enough of
the Marquis of Queensberry rules and all the
demoralzing shows given to fill the pocket of
idle ruilians. But our Grand Jurymen, our Dis
trict ct-Attorney, our Court of General Sessions
and our Police Department have not yet sue
ceeded in convincing the pugists that they
are in earnest. On the very night next follow
ing the indictment of Sullivan and Greenfield
Sullivan was abetting md encouraging q prize
fight in West Side hall in this city. So were
number OF professional as well as amateur
boxers, among the latter being included.-if We
mag trust published reports. bearing average
marks of vcracity-several prominent members
of well ll-knOwn clubs.
Now we have no desire to see club members
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22
REFINING OIL IN CALIFORNIA.

f. IT. Beck,cih, San Franeisco-Onc OF our i'm
portant industries is refining petroleum. For the last
decade have imported yearly from the East about
1000 900 gallons OF oil. Our consumption is about
100000 gallons yearly and our impcrtatons arc
growing less in consequence OF home production.
Los Angeles and some OF the adjoining counties have
been producing very largely within the past few years.
We not far, lost any OF the Oregon trade by tho
completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad. An imme
date is found for all that refined and some OF the
refneres may be compelled to Increase their capacity
But It will be many years before compete with
the East II ever We must still look the Pennsylvania
oil wells for the greater part OF oil California pro-
duces about 700 barrels OF petroleum daily.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22

not to be allowed to rest where It Il. Hitherto
the complaint has been that jurors acquitted
murderers on the plea Of insanity, where no evi.
dence in support of the plea worthy Of consid-
Grafton was adduced. Here the very reverse
seems to have happened, for, whereas every
fact in the descent Of the defendant suggests
inherited mania, he has been declared morally
responsible. To hang lunatic would be to
disgrace the administration of justice, but un.
less something is done to prevent 1t precisely
this miscarriage and abuse will occur in the
case of DIR. Beach.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22
CONE TO TIE POINT!
A CHALLENGE WHICH TIE NEW-YORK
TINES KEEPS ON DODGING.
From The Tribune Of Nor Ia

From The Tribune Of A0r Ia
THE TRIBUNE made a quiet statement or CIT
sulation the other day. 1t disparaged nobody,
questioned nothing its neighbOrs had been say
ing and gave to every advertiser access to ab-
kolute sworn proof of the accuracy oil IT'S own
statements. We are not surprlsedto see that this
rourse has brought great distress to Ihe AeW-
York Times which exhausts itself III an effort
p IN show that there must have been an en0r-
nous number of returned copies.
The circulation of The DAILY tribune,
three-cent newspaper, averaged, during tnee tne
rest of the week after election, over Zo,oVo
more copies per day than the highest iigure the
fwo-cent NJ err York Times ventureC to claim
for its highest day the alidayits of pressmen,
paper-makers and cashier, proving tins, are all
on exhibition the total circulation OF lIE
TRIBUNE for one week as announced was
2O2 10 copies and the returns fOr the week
were less than three per cent
If anything more Is wanted, tnls tnlhg can pc
bronoht to a head very soon. We hereby offer
TO give perfectly fair and impartial commit
tee, the president of the American News COM
pany, the president of the Adams Express
COMPANY and either the Editor of Ihe san or
of The World as The Times may pre-,
fer, full access to our opo0,;So poUGS emu cmu
ployes and other witnesses TO ascertain
The exact number of copies OF The TRIBUNE
sold for either the last week or month
from this date provided The Times Will do the
same. on the sole condition that their report as
10 the circulation of each paper shall be con
spicuOusly printed for one week or one mohth
nj the head of the editorial columns III both.
THE TIMEs'S ONLY ANSWER
ExroRTrp BY EIGHT CONSECUTIVE PUBLICATIONS
OF THE ABOVE CHALLENGE, WHICH II HAD
rooIIsHLY PROVOKED
From The Neir. YORK Timer o. Norenbcr 2l.
The general public cares not fusn apo"I TIC 0ii"
of TRIBUNE.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-22

closed. 60 Many mills and factories closed OF re-
duced tho wages Of workmen. - The carpet
veayers in Philadelphia decided to strike.
series Of forgeries was discoV-
cred in Buffalo. e. The New-York Centrai
Railroad depot at Batavia was burned. - Inc
cattlemen in st. Louis attended ball. = Tx
Iieutenant-G Governor A. X. Davis OF Mississippi
died. - The marriage of John Ash, colored'
with a white girl was annuiled in Cleveland -
The New-Jersey Board Of Health decided to take
measures against cholera. - NJ. II. De louns'
who was shot in San Francisco, was worse.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Recepton to Lieutenant
Groely by the American Geographical society
60 Mr.. Ramscar sentenced for thirty days
- Meeting of the State Board of Health -
A protest against the proposed Lexington Avenue
Kairoad - Further complications In passenger
rates. - Ladies on Beeknan Hill inspecting
sources of odors. - The Guadalupe's passengers
ready to start again for Texas. - Mgratioh Oh
BIRDS discussed by the Linnaan Society - AT
rival of Cuban insurrectonists - co'oieu
bridegroom failed to attend his wedding - oo,o
value of the legal-tender silver dollar az
oroinsl Sl17 cents. == Stocks opened weak
and afterward improved and closed feverlsh Win
small advances.
Tur WrATurR-IRI1UNn local observations IN
dictate cloudness and perhaps light rain. iempera-
turc yesterday Highest, 500; lowest, 3fO; aver
age, Al iso.