The Sunday herald., 1886-09-12

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There are not enough American dudes TO
pick strong polo team from, and cricket is
so long drawn out that it is no wonder It is
slighted here, but when 1t comes TO sailing a
yacht or canoe, the Yankees are In Il, and
this should not escape general recollection.
Too much emphasis can scarcely be laid
on the fact that three Republican State con-
ventions in succession have adopted plat
forms without the slightest reference TO the
negro, with no abuse Of the South, and no
denunciation Of alleged outrages or fraudu-
lent ballots there. without considering any
party advantages in this. II indicates that
the country has not only left behind II the
Civil War, but the evil sequel Of the recon-
struction period, and all good citizens have
their faces set to the future, not 70 the past.
Senator Edmunds might have said to Mr..
Blaine last Tuesday evening, paraphrasing
Richelieu in the play, "Rre this O'Clock to.
morrow, thou shalt have Vermont, or thy
''head." Mr.. Edmunds still has Vermont,
by large majority, and It remains to be
seen whether Mr.. Blaine will lose his head,
either according to the ordinary metaphor,
or in the political sense. Will the Republi-
caus now accept the recent suggestion Of Mr..
Edmunds, and nominate in 'sS man from
the West, taking the chances on New York
The idea Of public library in this city
ought not to be dropped because the Con-
gressional Library is going to have a new
building. 1t will be number Of years be-
fore the removal is made, and even then the
place Of free circulating library will not be
supplied. At present members of Congress
and some other favored classes have such a
ployes of the Department are similarly
favored in their respective Offices; but the
general public, including many earnest
thirsters for knowledge among the poor,
have to depend on such chance aid as they
can get, and have no access TO a complete
and systematic collection Of works OH any
subject, such as history, travels, or the like.
Rightly viewed, is not this somewhat of q
reproach to the capital of great nation,
which boasts of the equal chances it affords
to every citizenf
The disappearance of Victoria Schilling
has been the occasion for the recrudescence
of the snobbish comment that was heard at
the time of her wedding about the extent of
the misslliance she contracted. One editor
goes 30 far as to call the match unnatural, j"
whatever he may mean by that expression.
So long as the oensure is put upon the
charge of filial disobsdienoe, even to such q
man as the elder Morrosini seems to be, 1t ia
correct enough; it is only when it is shifted
to bear upon the supposed derogation from
social rank that It becomes absurd in this
free country. Its not necessary to revive
the damaging talk about the Morrosinis, or
to exalt the ex-ooaohman above his straight
forward, plodding self, In order to prove
this. 1t is unpleasant enough to have such
sensation made of the affair, far beyond
any Importance It could possibly possess,
without having 1t also made the vehicle for
spreading snobbish notions, and distorted
ideas of social "superiority" and "inferi-
"ority" in the United States. The only
social differences here are those Of taste, re-
finement, and culture, and neither wealth
nor employment Of themselves affect these
criteria.
Last Monday the hosts Of workingmen in
the great cities yielded to the almost univsr-
sal American passion for parading behind o
brass band, and turned out In nearly their
full numerical strength, excepting those who
preferred to spend the holiday with their
families in the country. It is significant OF
their growing strength in political affairs
that they secured without difficulty the off,
cial recognition Of this festival, which is
marked among American holidays in that II
does not commemorate any national epoch,
like the Fourth Of July or Decoration Day,
and pertains only to class instead Of to the
whole population, like the fsasts OF Thanks
giving and Christmas. II is commonly said
that Americans take too little vacation, SC
perhaps this new interruption Of toll is "a
be welcomed, and its confinement to class
will doubtless be justified with the argu.
ment that labor supports the rest Of the so.
cial pyramid. Yet the contemplation Of
their own strength thus drawn out in line,
while II awes politicians, should cause the
workingmen serious thought rather than
mere exultation. Great strength Ia useful
only when directed by wisdom, and the
largest hosts require the most sagacious
leaders. The spectacle Of Martin Irons who
for while was absolute dictator Of trade
and labor in the Southwest, locked up last
week Oh charge Of drunkenness in default
OF bail, Is q warning as to the kind Of men
that always try to push tothe front.
AS usual, England Is the only power In Eu-
rope that at this juncture stands up for
liberty and free government. Even Tepubli-
can France is 30 dominated by her wild thirst
for "revenge" ON Germany as to care nothing
sOr any other interest, or even the propaganda
her principles OF the rights of man. The
empires, Russia, Germany, and Austria,
are entirely selfish in their plotting with or
against each other and what they care least
for in all the varied interests at stake is the