New-York tribune., 1885-03-15

Notwithstanding the cOnVlctoh oI MS
political associates, Mackin and Gallagher, the
Democratic ballot.box suffers. Carter Harrison
again hopes to be elected Mayor OF chicago.
Foolish divisions in the Republican ranks offer
n chance of success to Harrison. But after the
revelations made recently concerning tne
methods by which he has maintained hiinseH
in power the people of Chicago Will deserve
little sympathy if they fail to overthro" Hill.
Another effort to extend the suffrage in
Rhode Island is to be made at the next
election. The House of Representatives has
unanimously agreed to submit to the people an
amendment to the Constitution, granting for
e;on horn citizens who fought in the late war
the suffrage ON the same terms as native born
citizens. The difficulty in the way comes from
tbe necessity of such an amendment receiving
smaiority of three -fifths of the present voters.
Like efforts for impartial suffrage in that State
have failed heretofore, and it is doubtful if the
present one succeeds.
A forcbe illustration of the evil effects OF
strikes is reported from Philadelphia. The
xveavers Mt KensingtOn have been out for four
months and in that time 81, 100000 IN wages
has been lost to them. Many families are
suffering for the necessaries Of life. The store
keepers cannot afford longer to furnish supplies
on credit and this adds to the misery. In the
meantime there is no indication OF a resumption
of work II is National misfortune that differ
ences of this kind cannot be adjusted without
such great waste and misery. Pennsylvania
has ON its statute books good law to provide
for arbitration in cases of this kind, but the
workmen generally refuse to join in such
method of settlement.
The news from the European capitals con-
tinues to be reassuring In Vienna, Berlin ana
Paris the opinion prevails that the controversy
between England and Russia will be arranged
nv diplomatic means, and in London the dan
GER of war is now considered slight 1t is
doubtful even if unauthorized skirmishing be-
tween the outposts will have the effect of pre-
cipitating conflict. Our cable letter contains
an admirable review of the situation and shows
that while war will probably be averted with
out arbitration, the two foreign offices recog-
nize the necessity Of deciding once for al! every
disputed question relating to Central Asia.
This will not be an easy thing to do. A long
diplomatic campaign is now opening, in which
Russian intrigue and dissimulatiOn will play an
important part. The diplomacy of st. Peters
burg is Eastern in its prOcrastinating methods
and medieval in its duplicity.
The Ohio Democratic Legislature seems to be
doing a thriving business 1t has defeated
every good bill coming from the Republican
side in the Senate or the House, and passed
every bad measure presented by Democrat.
Columbus has been thrown into confusion
through an iniquitous act, passed solely fol- par
tisan reasons, to reorganize its city govern
ment. A bill demanded by the citizens of
Cleveland to enable the municipality to furnish
school books to poor children was defeated.
Another good measure, demanded by the
farmers of the State to protect them from the
evils of bogus butter. met with almost united
Democratic opposition. The session has not yet
closed, but the people of Ohio are not surprised
TO learn that the members have already pur-
chased at public expense 129 pocketbooKs at
81 so each, in addition to 536 pocket pro-
tectors. 1t seems that every person about the
State House requires pocket protector, but
only a part of the members need new pocket
books. OF course the soap bill for the session
a. small--only $57.
The unwillingness of the gas companies to
make known to. the Senate committee their
financial transactions is inexcusable. They are