New-York tribune., 1886-05-30

tons of q great career" Thus saith The brooklyn
Faqle The people of this city are not nearly so
much concerned about Mr.. Flowers " great career"
or the " foundations" thereof As they are about
getting the wires that disigure streets put out
of sight underground
The Galresfon Ne,rs has discovered that there are
Mugwumps and Mugwumps that the MugNum
of New-Engand Is q more pleasing political person
than his brother of the Empire State. "Ihe Massa-
chusetts Mugwump." observes The Ners. is much
more reasonable being than his New York brother.
The Massachusetts, Mngwump If he cannot be salts
fed can sometimes be pleased. The New-York
Mugwump is in perpetual state of dsplcasure and
is seemingly never inwardly happy but when he is
outwardly unhappy" One never likes to see a
comparison made which is unfavorable to home in
stitution, and hence New Workers cannot be eX
pected to take kindly to this attempt to cXalt tho
Yankee Mugwump at the expense OF those raised on
our own soil. The Necs ought to be ashamed OF II
self Still in all frankness it must be said that its
tribute to our own esteemed Mugwumps as gentle
men who are never inwardly happy but when they
are outwardly unhappy Is as discriminating as IL
is felicitous.
The eight-hOur movement seems to have proved n
failure The worlds system OF production Is not to
be wholly reconstructed in day.
Ex-senator Dorsey, i'll the racy talk oil man VINO
thinks great deal and cares not n button what ne
saws printed the other day in IHE IRIBUNE),
makes some unwise remarks, but Others that are
worth attention. He hits the nail on the head
when he suggests that no party can ever rule this
country which tries to be an English or Prussian
instead of an American party. Aping British faults
does not kindle American ardor. This nation Is a
great deal too practical, moreover to have much
patience with men who would sacrifice good gov
ernment and public welfare in every other respect
because a candidate they dislike is nominated, or
because n 5000 clerk is discovered without a com
pettive examination 1t Is good to be Jealous
about Civil Service rules But it is better not to
mt traitors in charge of a Government which they
tried to destroy.
NJ Pasteur has achieved an important victory in
securing the appreciation of the British Hydropho-
bia Commission. Cable dispatches indicate that
the approval is hearty and unreserved, rs to the
sonndness of his nductions and the value OF his
discovery though NJ. Pasteur himself would prob
ably be the first to urge that further experiments
and Investigations will doubtless vastly increase
the usefulness of his method.
The Knights of Labor in convention at Cleveland
listen to some ingenious sophistries when they hear
Henry George advocate free trade Bnt they
also hear a competent reply from the point OF Wow
of the American workingman when they listen to
Mr.. Jarrett There is one good thing about Mr..
Georges talk. 1t will open the eyes of the workers
to the dishonesty of the Democratic politicians.
whom Mr.. George calls spurious free traders
because they are not willing to abolish all custom
houses and put all taxes on land.
The Maharajah DIulcep Singh. having been re-
fused permission to return to the Punjab by the
British Government has gone back to India and on
forced retirement In high dudgeon. He has for
mally renounced Christianity and returned to the
faith of his fathers He considers himself deeply
wronged by England, and many Anglo-In indians be-
lIeye that he will henceforth be focus of danger
TO the British supremacy. Native disaffection con-
troled and directed by popular Prince might
easily attain formidable proportions, the more so
inasmuch the art of conspiring as practised in
Hindustan is nearly always beyond the detective
capacity of the British police
Only one section IN the shipping bill passed by
the House on Thursday applies to the Canadian
trouble, and that is q provision which might well
be deemed needful as IL part of the permanent law
with regard to all Nations 1t simTiy gives power
To the Pre- esdent by proclamation " refuse ~ the