New-York tribune., 1886-02-12

| Attorney I ioneral instead of Mr.. Clevelands had
been caught IN this telephone scandal We beg our
| neighbOr to dcsst.
The appointment of high-minded gentleman
like stephen A. Walker is in striking contrast with
the selection of P!isbury Troup Higgins. et al The
President should keep his appointments up to the
latest standard he has set.
The worst kind of labor troubles are brought
about by its dcbasement. The situation in
Wyoming is only sample of what may occur else
where. The pretty things that are said about
America being the home of the oppressed of all
cllmes are true enough if the oppressed come here
in good faith prepared to become good citizens and
faithful supporters of our laws and our customs
But America has no room for race of leeches VINO
drop OIL when they are full and the effect of
their presence upon workingmcn who labor not
merely TO exist. but for their hresides, their chill
dren and their country, bds grown into problem
that will not be solved merely by philanthroplc
theories.
Which should be savcd-tho Democracy or the Pan
Electric New York sun.
In faith, neither. Let them 90 down together.
There seems to be some contest among rival
claimants Tor the honor OF wearing Dlstrct-Attur
n.y DorshcImcr's scalp at Ineir belt. On the one
hand, II Is ntained that the scalp belongs To
Congressman PnlItzer On the other. the friends
of Grant a. Ward loudly claim that their hide
hatchet dld n.
The answer 10 TnE TRIBUNEs query how Mr.. Gar
land got Pan Electric Ock II not by gft Was given
in tho Same Interview In winch the GIFT was druied
Mr. Garland said that he was one OF tue hcorporAOIs Of
tue company and lac gOt ms stock IN tho same way
OF moor rporatiun. Evening Post
Well. that answer was fully discussed and dis
posed of the article which you seem 10 have read
very care cssly. The plea that Mr. Garland was
one of tine incOTpOTators Is contemptlble evasion
Dr. Rogers nominated and confirmed hm as one OF
the ncorporators and gave him ~ 100000 Of stock
as a certificate that he an incorporation. The
incorporation carried with 1t the gilt sock and
made Mr. Garland a gilt-taker. The costs OF IN
corporation amounted to nothing MI Garland got
his stock precisely az the other gilt-taker' got
thcirs-by taking IL when 1t was offered with tho
privilege of being an orglna! incorporation lie
Rogers family owned the patents, when went into
the pool The speculative statesmen contributed
ihcc personal and official influence and received
corporate rights IN those patents aud tho prOSpcc-
tive prohts-nOt by purchase, but by glit, lu eN-
change Tor that influence. Our nelghLOrs head
seems TO have been dazed by the compliment We
paid it the other day. 1t is trying to prove by
wretched quibble that il did not deserve any praise
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The naval obbcrs aro voiced by and organs
John Roach. Tho honest enforcement OF Govcrgmcnt
contracts Is and startling th oty to tnom. aud
cond r01tribue nfty or hundrod thousand dDaIs to
political corruption fund. Philadelphia Times
o. bosh! This kind Of drivel is getting tiresome.
Thurman is talked of as Garlands successor.
They always talk Of Thurman elthe for what he
would not have for what he could not get.
The Toronto Globe opens It's columns to a poet who
rhymes Sir David MacPhersOn" with worse 'un."
II is such narrowing exercises as this beyond the
border that tend indefinitely to postpone 1.-THE
formation of public sentiment in the United States
favorable to the annexation of Canada.
The President will not be n great man till he
learns the distinction between courage and mere
obstnacy.
The that the Prince of Monaco has en-
barked in a series of experiments to determine the
of the Gulf Stream will generally be received
with good deal OF qualification. Not but what the
world might manage to worry along for a few years
longer in comparative happiness with the course of
the Gulf Stream undetermined The qualification
will be on the Princes account lie has not been
making good record. The influence that has
radiated from Monaco has not been on the side OF
sweetness and light. Monaco has achieved
notOriety as the most prohigae little principality
I'D Europe, whose leading industry IL BamuHnB.
Now that the Prince has shown determination to
become "a scientific gent" there is ground for
hoping that Monaco is ON the eve of Reform move
ment.
Wall Street is in a state of transition" remarks
Brddstreers. 1t is probably wondering What will be
the next move of the Interior Department on
certain great stocks
Mr. Cleveland is probably right In saying that
there secrets in his administration. They
have all leaked out. Or, ut least we should hope
50.
No suspicion OF wTOng,l0ng oan attach to General
Joseph h.. Johnston In connection with his ownership of
Pan Electric stock General Johnston went into tue
company one OF its organizers when he private
eitileu, holding Oics under and
/ ecting to Lold any.-lSt. Louis Republican
Yes; but don't forget that he is Railroad Com
missioner in the Department of the Interior and
that Secretary Lamar has given the Pan Electric
stock a great lift, by rendering decision IN favor
of testing the validity of the Bell patents There
were speculative statesmen all around the Secretary
wi on he went to the OF poor Garland-in the
RaiToad Office in the Indian Bureau In the Patent