New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

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TIE TRIBUNE's cable letter this morning is
a talk with Henri Rochcfort, the Communist.
His views of French politics and kindred topics
may not be correct, but they are interesting
and instructive.
1t will hardly surprise any one to learn that
the Democrats in Congress believe that the
twelve negroes who were recently shot in Car
rOlltOn, Miss, were the agnes in the trouble.
They do not explain how it happened that no
white man was hurt. One gentleman from
Mississippi remarks that for the protection of
society summary methods must sometimes be
resOrrcd to- Fortunately only white South
erncrs hold to this theory. If the negroes
should adopt it also, the situation i'll Missis-
sippi would be worse than 1t is now
1t is said that the City of Elizabeth y. j.. is
about to make another effort to settle her debt
we wish we could say to pay it, but that point
unfortunately has not yet been reached. This
reawakcning of moral sense is attributed to
the increased prosperity of the place, for de
spite its financial history, it is said to be grow
ing. The Legislature would help on this praise
worthy state of mind among the citizens if it
would repeal the reputation acts which so far
have given the city all its dishonest advantage.
We cannot believe that Alderman Jachne
meant 10 run away. II he had been gong to do
that wise thing he would have started before
his relations with Inspector Bymes grew so in
innate. Yet it is quite possible that some
of the other quaking bube-takcrs thought they
would be less likely to be found out if Jaehne
were where he could not be tempted to confess
more and they may have offered him induce
ments to leave the State. SO, on the whole. Mr.
Joseph O'Donnell, Jaehne's bOndSman, has
taken the only entirely safe course in handing
the Alderman over to the police
The storm which arrived here yesterday will
commonly be called the Equinoctlal. That is
as good a name as any other; but it is quite a
different thing to insist that the suns crossing
the line really has any effect on the weather.
As a matter of fact March usually has three or
four aOrms quite equal III severity to that of
the so->Sllcd Equinoctal 1t has been so for
about seven years at least. But yesterdays
"equinOctial was on time, and its punctu-
ality gives little encouragement to the scen-
tifc weather men in their attempt to upset one
of the cherished Institutions of this temperate
zone.
The tendency of the present Legislature, like
that of its predecessors. is to consider first the
wants OF the cities and the large towns. This
Is natural enough, for the wishes of people who
can easily get together and express their desires
generally attract earliest attention. But the
Assembymcn and Senators at Albany Will COM
nit grave mistake if they fail to consider
speedily aud carefully the bills introduced III the
Legislature affecting agricultural interests Our
regular correspondent at the capital IN his letter
this morning points out some Of the measures Of |
this nature which should not be longer neg
lected.
More than 1000 bills and resolutions have |
been introduced III the House so far this ses- |
Sion and yet not more than one or two meas |
ures of prime importance have been fully con- |
sldered. The House dawdlcs In vain a special |
" morning hour" was arranged, and the APP |
propiatiOn bills Tuthlessly torn from the grasp |
of the Appropriations Committee Progress is |
even slower than when Mr.. Randall blocked |
le islatiOn to suit himself! lfit were possible |
Congress would soon get years behindhand |
with its own work, just us the Supreme Court |
has done. But fortunately for the country the |
business of each Congress dies with |
IL. AT the present time many people think that |
perhaps ii would be good thing if most of the |
business died earlier.
Jerseymen need not be expected to take much |
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