New-York tribune., 1885-03-16

The Republican County Committee will meet
this week to complete its organization and pre-
pare for the work of the fall campaign Fort
unately no note of discOrd has yet been
heard; and general desire is shown to act
with a view of promoting the welfare of the
party. If this spirit rules throughout the COM
ing campaign, there can be little doubt OF
Republican success.
Instead of asking for law to permit liquor
shops to remain open part of each Sunday,
Mayor Grace would do better to try and find
some means of closing them for short time
on that day. At present, with the exception OF
having the front doors closed, the liquor deal
ers seem to make little difference between Sun
day and other days. For this disregard of the
law the police and the courts are alike to
blame.
The eclipse of the sun to-day will not be of
great interest to astronomers, but it is a spec
tacle that always excites public curiosity. At
thirteen minutes after noon the black edge OF
the moon will make its appearance upon the
base of the sun but even at 1:3O, the time of
the greatest observation, the effect will not be
greater than that caused by thunder cloud
AS the eclipse will not be total amateur OBJ
servers should be careful to use cOlored glass
or something else to diminish the intensity of
the SUMS rays.
Connecticut is about to revive the Bureau OF
Labor Statistics, which when in existence
there before proved to be of no benefit. The
success of such an experiment depends alto
gether upon the selection of a head for the
Bureau. In this State the experiment has been
disappointing. But that is due, no doubt, to
the fact that Governor Cleveland selected
person as head of the Bureau who had no other
recommendation than that of his activity in
politics. The figure the Bureau cut in the
last election will not soon be forgotten.
Assemblyman Clark evidently believes in a
paternal Government He has introduced
bill at Albany to provide for the creation of
Factory Commission to determine upon the safe
condition of machinery in factories and mills,
and to prescribe regulations to secure the safety
of employees. This is a proposition for the
State partially to control the factories. Another
bill proposes to place the railroads in charge of
a commission. If such ideas were to rule, 1T is
difficult to tell what in the end would be left to
private control. The Legislature ought not to
waste time in considering Mr.. Clark's meas
ure.
Controller Chaplin is at present unusually
active i'm holding up to the taxpayers of the
State prospect of greatly reduced burdens.
He so deeply interested in the matter that he
has supplemented the Governors message by
pamphlet of his own telling what the prospects
are for the future. Unfortunately for the tax
payers, the reduction is not to take place this
year, nor next year, but some other year. 1t is
to be hoped that the mention of Mr.. Chapin's
name as a probable Democratic candidate for
Governor does not lead him to take too rosy
view of the future. The promises of reduced
taxation, when the Democrats got control Of
the State Government, have proved q snare
and delusion. The voters will be slow to put
much faith in them for the future.
In cheap lands, favorable climate and good
facilities for reaching markets. many of the
Southern States offer superior inducements to
immigrants. And yet it has been found al
most impossible to turn the tide of immigra-
ton in that direction. Some Of the reasons
why this is so are mentioned by correspondent
in to-day's TRIBUNE. One great drawback
In the South is the need of manufacturing cen
tres to create home markets. The manu-
featuring product Of New-England, tbickly set
tied, compared with the South, amounts to $275
Dor capita; of the Western States 1t is $98 per
capita, while in the South it is only $27 per
papita. This can be traced to the free trade
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