The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-12
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
WHAT THE METROPOLITAN
DAILIEs ARE SAYING.
The Pope's Forthcoming biography
Senator Pugh's Speech-rhe
Missouri Pacific strike.

New YORK, March 1.-The Tribune
this morning says: The enormous
sale of the personal memoirs of Gen.
Grant has naturally attracted great
attention. Political, social, literary
and military heroes all over the world
may be expected to blossom out into
autobiography on the slightest encour-
agement. But different walk in life
from those enumerated is to be repre-
scented by the next great autobiogra-
ply. The very crown and cap-stone
of the greatest OF the priesthoods, the
man whom large part of the worlds
population regards as Christs vicar on
earth, the successor Of st. Peer, the
infallibIe, the Pope, will write the his
tory of his life, and submit as a COM
mercial enterprise to the business
management OF Charles l.. Webster d
! Co., the same firm that published
! Gen. Grants book. For some time a
correspondence has been in progress
between the firm and the Papal secre-
tary at Rome, and the negotiations
have now reached an advanced stage.
Mr.. Webster yesterday stated that he
was going to publish the book, but he
as they had not yet been arranged.
The first half of the work is already
completed. 1t is being done by a high
church dignitary, who is intimately
acquainted with the life and character
of his holiness. OF course he has ac-
cess to every scrap Of record that has
even the remotest bearing on the sub.
iect, and the work will be complete
and official in every sense. 1t is
being written in Latin end will be
published in that language. 1t will,
of course, he transla'e ed into English,
French and Italian Immediately, and
certainly all other languages as soon
as possible Work has already begun
on the French and Italian translations,
Mr., Webster has taken the contracts
for the world. The work will not be
issued until the summer Of 1887.
The Herald this morning says. SEN
, ator Pugh's speech yesterday cannot
be considered an important contribu'
ton to the debate. He magnified the
powers OF the President, and minitied
those not only of the Senate, but OF
Congress, That has usually been the
|, way with administration men in such
a discussions. Mr. Pugh appears to ui
(; to display very undemocratic liking
for secrecy. So far as can be judged
9 from his speech, he thinks it is nonC
y of the peoples business how their al
8 fairs are conducted. We are curious
d to see whether Senator Kenna, wht
n is to speak on the Democratic de
will be as supercilious toward tn,
public as Pugh.
q The Times says Senator Edmund
# has met an adversary entirely worth,
/ OF him in the unworthy cause to whicl
l. he is at present devoting his energies
Ia Senator Pugh's reply to the Vernon
n Senator's elaborate attack upon tn
N President bristles with effective points
!. and turns against himself some of MI
r. Edmunds's precedents and traditions
a. The Tribune says: If Mr.. Pugh'
10 abilities as statesman were to b
n Judged by the success OF his speec
n. Yesterday in the Senate, he would b
W rated low indeed; but it would be III
In fair to submit him to such test. ii
ID was called on to defend the Pres
i. dents illegal assumption of the pow6
pt to suppress or destroy official paper
m and successful defense was imposs
or BILE. 1t is not surprising that NJ
n Pugh failed to make out even plau
IN ible case.
10 The Times, in an editorial on the Mi
r. souri, Pacific strike, says: There is Il
ds justification for the continuanceof tn
tS blockade of traffic which has resultC
from an attempt to compel bankrul
railroad in Texas to reinstate ma
discharged for taking part in the pr
ceedings OF the Knights of Labor.
he is case in which the punishment
altogether too expensive and misal
phi, d to fit the claim.