New-York tribune., 1885-07-04

tional Committee last year, and being rejected were
snapped up by the Democrats. But that st. John
was Kansas man. BY what right docs he turn ny
in Ohio to assist in nominating men for whom ne
cannot vote Is he still under contract with the
Democrats, and detailed for special service In ONO
The bogus German Count is so plentiful this
season that the genuine Count will have to carry
his genealogical tree around with him. In this
practical land of he will find that the best and
most acceptable proof Of his pedigree is enough
ready money to pay his bills.
A report comes from Ohio that the HockingV alley
miners are again holding meetings and organizing,
with view to demanding an increase in the wages
for mining from 40 to 80 cents per ton. One would
suppose that the terrible losses and the disastrous
results of the long strikes last year would have pre-
vented another such struggle IN the present condl-
ton of the business According to reports the opera
tors are doing only moderate amount OF business
even now, and the disturbances in various iron
establishments in Ohio tend to diminish their sales
nor IL there any satisfactory indication as yet OF
general improvement in manufactures Neverthe-
less the wages paid appear unusually low, and would
probably not be rs readily accepted aDywhere else,
for the coal OF tho Hooking Valley mines is unusu-
ally easy to mine and low wages there mean more
to the producer than In almost any other district.
1t is only litte while since the reports indicated
generally satisfied state of feeling in the hooking
Valley region and another strike at this time would
be most unfortunate for all parties.
There is great and essential difference between
foohardy rashness and moral courage Fer in
stance it was foolhardy rashncss to appoint Thomp-
sons man. 1t would have been moral courage to
have appointed Thompson himself However, it's
all one to the great contract peder 1t might be
moro dignied to have gone in over the front stoop,
but while the back door and windows serve all ma
terial purposes, why saould Thompson murmurf
Some of the sciOns of chivary from Virginia and
other Southern States are having hard time
of it. They wanted offices, aud wanted them 30
badly that they were willing to take almost any
thing they could get. even mes5engershlps at the
not particularly luxurious salary OF 1900 q year.
Accordingly the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
recently dismissed eighleen col0ret messengers IN
his division and appointed young white men, NAN
ly iIom the South. Some of these young men were
well educated and all conceive themselves to be
gentlemen" and after the prevalent Southern
fashion, they look upon it as discredltable 10 90
the work of servants. When the new men dis
covered that messengers were required to run
crrands for the officers charge to sweep out the
rooms and dust the furniture, and particularly TO
clean the spittOons their zeal for public ouce
rapidly abated. 1t Is sad that several OF them
have already rendered their designations. The
difficulty was that the Administration selected the
wrong end of the party for such duties. II 1t had
rendered to Northern Democrats the offices requIr-
ing the performance of menial services, 1t would
not have found any trouble in getting them filed.