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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-06
IS HE DULL OK DISHONESTY

II is an open question after reading the
minority report of Chairman Pattson, of the
Pacific Railroad Commission, whether that
fearless foe OF monopoly is intentionally dis
honest or merely run away with by his preJu-
dices to such an extent as to entirely upset his
Judgment. or one thing, however, there can
be no manner of doubt if he has acted honestly
in making this report he must be a man of
ncorrigble dulncss; if he has acted intelli-
gently he has treated the whole subject with
fragrant dishonesty.
For instance, the opening statement of the
minority report is one calculated to startle the
ordinary reader. and that it may the moro
surely produce the effect, it is put in the form
Of a headline setting forth that the Pacific
roads have received from the Government the
enormous sum of Sll7,729,47O. Turning to
the report of the majority, we lind MesSrs.
Anderson and Litter agreeing in the statement
that the aid extended by Government to all
the Pacific roads, including bonds and lands.
amounts to S97 1GO,43O. Here is difference
at the start OF over three hundred and fifty
million dollars between the minority and
majority upon the essential point OF the amount
OF aid furnished these companies by the Gov
eminent. How comes this about?
1t will be found upon examination that the
majority use "A very simple process. They
compute the value of the entire land grant at
81 % per acre, the price at which it was held
by the Government (and without the railroads
ii could not be sold at any price,, and add it to
the sum of the bonds actually issued. The
ingenious Pattison adds to the price Of the
lands the enhanced value given them by the
building of the roads. presenting this as the
amount of aid in Lands. This, with aid from
other sources, that is, town and county bonds,
is added to the principal and interest on tho
subsidy bonds, making S247 .039,22O.
Even now some 100000, 900 remain to be
accounted for Doubtless the reader will won
der by what process our anti-monopoly re-
former piles up this additional obligation.
The answer is that after adding the interest for
thirty years to the principal, he computes the
interest on the interest and adds that in as
part Of the aid furnished by the Government.
The beauty OF this calculation is shown by
comparison of the amount of interest payable
on the principal with that charged for the use
of the interest. The use Of the principal
1854 .623.5l2) for thirty years, it will be found,
is worth LS114,2Gl,2 PA so; the use of the IN
tcrcst for that time is worth S199, l9O,25O 10,
or SS5, 1929, OO2 90 more than the entire interest
itself
What can be the motive for such silly cx-
aggeration as this Is Mr.. Pattison so dull of
comprehension that he has permitted his " stat
istician" to foist these absurd figures into his
report or is he himself responsible for this
pcrycrsion of facts and dishonest arrangement
of figures
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FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELE Y
FRIDAY, JANUARY q. ~ 8.
The NE US THIS MORNING.

I FOREIGN Empress Eugene has declared that
tho remains of Napoleon ILL and the Prince
Imperial shall be removed from Chiselhurst to
Marlborough on Monday. - Democracy Ill Ire
land; the Local Government measure likely to be
radical. - The Bourse was upset yesterday
by the failure Of M. Caltimbach II big copper
operator; liabilities. Is, 000,000 francs - IL
is said that the Turkish Government intends to
suppress American and other foreign schools
e. Mr.. Sexton, who has been i'll with typhoid
fever, is pronounced out of danger. - 1t is
reported that the Crown Prince is going to Cairo
TO spend the rest of the winter
CoNGREss.--Both Houses in session: Senate
Bills on pensions, postal telegraph and Indian
affairs were introduced and referred; Senators
Dolph and Mitchell advocated establishing
Navy Yard on the Northwest Coast Senator
Reagan opposed ihe Blair Educational bill. 60
House: Speaker Carlisle announced his committees
DoMEsTIC.-An the miners Of the Reading rail-
road la We now Joined the strike. - Four men
were killed and twelve hurt by an explosion of
giant powder near Wixesbarre - Two men
were killed and others hurt by the fall of bridge
in Cleveland. - The Republican League took
steps to increase the strength of the organization
- There was no outbreak at the Democratic
primary elections in New-Orleans. - The Mas
sachusetts Legislature received the message Of
CITY AND SUBURBAN The annual report of the
Board Of Electrical Control gives details of the
work last year: - The Charity Ball was danced
- Ex-Judge Hilton filed his answer in the
Stewart will case; general denial of all the
charges was made. - Miss Campbell testified
in her suit against Mr.. Arbuckle; more letters
read. The Cigar manufacturers association
decided to let each member make his own terms
with the cigar makers - SubTreasurer Charles
j. Canda refused TO confirm or deny the report
that he had resigned his present position. -
John y. Mckane not elected chairman OF the
Kings County Board of Supervisors. - Mr.
Backus ccnsurcd by the Grand Jury for bringing
foundationless charges against the Brooklyn Board
of Education. - An old man and his wife In
Brooklyn murderously assaulted by an Anarchist
they had benefited. - The Chamber of Com
merce elected four delegates to the National Ship
ping Leagues Convention. - Five young men
arrested for the murder of William j. Hanna, the
shipping clerk, were discharged by the Coroner.
e. Stocks dull, but higher and closing strong.
The Weather Indications for to-day Gener-
ally fair and colder followed by cloudiness.
Temperature yesterday Highest. 35 degrees low
est, "a average, 80 3-S.
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produced. and in which tho greatest number
Of persons is engaged.

produced. and in which tho greatest number
Of persons is engaged
Ii would be well for certain manufacturers,
who hope that Mr.. Cleveland and his Free
Traders will help them in getting larger profits
ont of the people, while prostrating the wool
growers, the fax and hemp producers the iron
and coal miners, to read Mr. Sherman's speech
with some care. He speaks for the WOOL
growers and tho iron and coal miners of the
greatest central State, which has prospcrcd
nightly under genuine protection. and which
wants to help the mndevclopcd South
TO prosper as well. The Senator
says: "No reasons could be given
why wool should be made free and woolen
goods should be protected. If there must be
cheap wool, there must be cheap wooIlcns;
and if the labor of the farmer in producing the
wool is not to be protected against undue COM
petition with Australia or Bucnos Ayres, then
that of the cloth-makcr should not be pro-
tected against competition with the looms OF
Manchester or Lyons. If there are to be low
duties on iron ore, there will have to be low
duties on iron and steel in all its FORMS" This
is not a threat, but the naked statement of an
obvious political fact. The Nation will uphold
protection of all American labor. 1t will not
uphold any onc-sidcd and selfish scheme to
benefit small fraction of that labor, or the
capital employing that small fraction. at the
expense of all the rest And the reason is
sound. The uplifting of American labor is not
possible. except by measures which so broadly
and permanently stimulate Investigation Of
industry that the demand for labor in every
employment is intensified.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-06
IRON PRO UCTION and PRICES

During the past year the quantity of pig
iron produced in this country probably ca
cceded 1000, 900 net tons. According TO re-
turns collected by the Iron and Steel AssOcia-
ton, the actual production during the first
half of the year was 1903 tons, about
81, 700 tons more than the estimate based upon
the monthly returns Of capacity OF furnaces
in blast published by "Thc American Manu-
facturer' of Pittsburg. The reduction in fur
mace capacity in December has probably been
as great as in November; if So the returns
for the last half of the year indicate the pro-
duction of 3,5I0,9Si tons. and suppOsing that
the actual production will outrun the estimate
only third as much for this half as for the
first half of the year, the production will ex-
coed 1000, 600 tons for 1887. This would
give an increase of nearly 10 per cent over
1886, for in that year the production was
6,366,GSS tons, having gained 40 per cent
over 1885, when the production was only
4,529,S69 tons.
1t is probable that the production in this
country last year did not quite exceed for the
first time that of Great Britain. The British
official figures for 1856 were 7,OO9,75I tons,
a decrease OF 4O5,715 tons from 1855. TAX
ing the last half of 1856 and the first half Of
1887, Also the production Of that twovcmonth
was but 1902 900 tons, but it is supposed
that the output has been enough larger for the
half-year just closed to raise the years pro-
duction to about 100000 tons. Running
neck and neck in production, just now the
two countries differ widely however, in con-
sumption. British stocks unsold appear to
have increased about $4,000 tons on returns
from Scotland and the Cleveland districts only.
and British exports for eleven months
amounted to l.O62. 1897 tons Of pig iron, be-
sides great quantities of manufactured iron,
which would reduce the British consumption
below 100000 tons. But the United States
in ten months has imported 413, 1858 TONS
which would raise the consumption above
100000 tons, besides great quantities Of
manufactured iron imported. This country
has produced in the half-ycar about as much
as Germany produced in the entire year 1886,
the official statement for that year, 3,52SC5S
tons, being 1870 less than for 1855.
The price Of pig iron during the past year
has flictuated remarkably little for the best
grades, and but little. indeed, for any grades
compared with the variation in price of steel
rails. The following shows the price Of No.
l and No. 2 foundry, of Gray Forge and OF
Bessemer steel rails. at the beginning OF each
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month and at tho close Of the year. and also
tho lowest price at Philadelphia each month
Of best refined bar, according to the record
of s. Tho Iron Apev:

Pig iron has declined from the highest point
81 to SO 20 per ton, while rails have declined
SIS SO, a disproportion for which there is no
explanation except that the rail-makers I'M
wisely lifted the price too far by effective
combination during the first half of the year.
Thus they brought into the country 1ll,0Oo
tons of foreign rails. and put the railroads IN
the humor to use their advantage to the utmost
when the situation changed. as they are now
using it by keeping back their orders. Bar
iron was advanced for short time in Feb
ruary. but has been comparatively weak ever
since though yielding but little in price In
August, 1875. makers sold steel rails in large
quantities at $27 %, when pig iron sold at
S1775 for No. /, and SIS for Gray Forge.
In March last the difference between the price
of rails and the price of the best pig iron was
$3.50. Within a few weeks the official re-
turns Of imports will be received. and it will
then be interesting to see how far these prices
have opened the doors to foreign manufact-
urprS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-06

the Board Of Subway Commissioners
which Except in nance was substantially
the same. The old Board laid about two
miles of conduit, containing $500 miles OF
wire. The present Board has seen about
thirty-six miles of trench completed since july
with capacity for 1900 miles Of telegraph
and telephone wires and 500 miles of wire for
light and power purposes. These figures make
a satisfactory showing, but over against them
is the fact that only 2l7 poles have been re-
moved from the public streets. There is no
reason why tho completed subways should &C.
main empty. 1t is the duty of the Mayor and
Commissioner Of Public Works to exercise their
authority to remove the poles in streets where
subways have been completed and the COM
panies have received due notice to make use
of them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-06
REPUBLIC1N STATESMANSHIP.

Senator Sherman's speech ought to be placed
in the hands of voters by the millions. The
process of public education should begin right
here. 1t makes no difference what Republican
statesman may be the candidate next fail;
this strong speech, by educating the people,
will help to prepare for the election of any
Republican As has been observed, it is
especially effective in arraignment of the Dem
ocratic Administration for pursuing policy
precisely contrary to those chosen by the carli-
est Presidents called Democratic President
jefferson, who urged the continuance OF duties
and the employment of SUI plus revenue III the
great purposes of the public education, roads,
rivers and canals" was a statesman, and his
party was genuine in its Democracy. Prcsi-
dent Jackson recommended the distribution OF
The surplus among the States, and signed bill
to that end. The Democracy of Jefferson and
Jackson no longer exists the sham Democracy
of Cleveland is only subseryicncy to British
interests. BY vetOing measures for improve
mcnt which President Jefferson would have
recommended, by defeating measures for pub
I,e education which President Jefferson would
have favored. by refusing to distribute the
surplus among the States as President Jackson
proposed, by straining every law and even
defying law in order to prevent expenditures
authorized by the peoples representatives, the
sham Democracy has contrived to make the
surplus useless and dangerous. by refusing
10 take off internal taxes and duties On sugar,
for years past and even now, in order to have
an excuse for attacking American manulact-
urers, it carefully serves the interests of British
Free Traders
The other portion Of Senator Sherman's
speech which invites esepcial attention, is its
discussion Of the plea for free raw materials.
It is not easy to do justice to this admirable
argument in few words. MIR. Sherman docs
not believe in any tariff which is og-roIlng
lob TO fatten few at the expense of the many.
Therefore he denounces that conception OF
protection which would PROSTATE the industry
of millions of wool-growers in order TO swell
tho profits Of few carpet manufacturers
which would send vast army OF miners out
OF employment, in order to swell the gains OF
millionaire manufacturers like Mr.. Hewitt MIR.
Scott or Mr.. Barnum. The protection in which
he believes Is designed to help all American
labor, and therefore seeks first and most 10
shield from crushing competition the less ad-
vanced forms u labor BY which materials are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-06
SOME AMERICANS WHOM LOWELL FORGOT


Mr.. Lowell might, al least, have reiraned from
casting SUR upon the Republican President who APP
pointed him Minister To Spain, and who, by trans
feirng him to England, gave him opportunity to
sit at the feet Of the great teachers OF free trade and
absorb the doctrine In its unadJlturated purity. Tho
fact that President Hayes appointed Mr.. Lowell to
these distinguished positions does not necessarily
prove that he Is q greet man. but the exMinister's
gratuItous sur upon his former beuefsctor proves
that Mr. Lowell Is an ungratefui one. But II Is NOT
alone President Hayes Who. In the opinion of Nc:
occupant OF the Wbite House. When the Mug
wumpian poetlaureate referred to Mr.. Cleveland as
the best representative Of the higher typo OF Amcr-
cansm that we have seen since lincoln vAs
snatched from u.s. no could not have forgotten that
his sweeping comparison also embraced Presidents
Grant and Garfield, not to speak OF other great
Americans who have not occupied the Presidential
chair 1t has been commonly supposed that Cen
eral Grant, whose great deeds were only equaIled by
his great mocsty, and who stood bfore kings their
unabsshed equal, furnished pretty good typo OF
career Of the brilliant and accomplished Garfield.
whose greatness achieved, not thrust upon him,
imposing one for young Americans to emu
late. But Mr. Lowell finds that the from Buf.
falo who plays against fortune with loaded dico and
no owes all tho distinction no has achieved 20 what
his friends call Clevelsnds luck' who was nomi-
mated for President because bis party deemed his
under voluntary pledge 10 but ono term. and
who Is now bending every effort to secure re-oioc-
ton; whose efforts 1t oratory have been Laughing
manshlp Is likely to provo disastrous 20 his party and
the country just In proportion Is n's aaVce
this Is tho man whom Mr. Lowell nnds TO % the 9ess
representative Of tho higher typo u AmericanSm
the Southern Democrats present a. tho banquet 10
hsd not excepted Lincoln ana MS rce- srsc ~
mirers in England II no had said thai all other Amcr
cans shrank to nothlngness ana even ~" int ~
gone tho full length Of Mugwump sduiafion'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-06

The Newark Journal and " The Albany Ar
gus, take great satisfaction in reminding The
TRIBUNE that Mr.. Cleveland did say n few words
about the tariff in SS4. Well after maintaining
diplomatic silence on this dangerous topic during
the greater part Of the canvass he did refer to It
on the eve of the election. In Newark he de-
livercd short speech which was intended as.
and in fact was a sort Of pledge to satisfy Demo
cratic Protcctionists and workingmen. What he
said was vague and equivocal, and very different
from Mr. Blane's frank and uncompromisng
treatment of the same subject in his letter OF ac-
ceptance and his speeches; but still he did say
something; and he should have the benefit OF IL.
by all means. Nevertheless. it remains true that
during the canvass. as whole, MIR. Cleveland
scrupulously avoided the subject. and that Demo-
Gratis were urged to vote for him in free-trade
States on the ground that he was free trader
and in Protectionist States on the plea that he
was not free trader.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-06
PERSONAL.

In one Of his earliest works Professor Asa Gray re-
marks that no has examined. In pursuit OF his botani-
cal researches asters and goloen rods than any
other living person
At recent autograph sale in Paris one lot was ee
ter frm an eminent citc to young and as yet unsuc-
cessfu and desparlng musician dIssuag him from the
idea OF sucpe Apparently the letter bad its intended
effect, and the world owes Its writer debt OF grstuuo
therefor 1t written by Jules Janln 10 teiicieh
David
Tho Hon BENJAMIN Johnson, who has beon elected
Speaker OF the Kentucky House of Representatives Is
only twenty years old and wonder OF wonors' J.
never smokes tobacco.
MIR. Paul du ChalIu has settled permanently In
London.
Ex- senator sewel has secured Colonel A. LOuoon
snowden, Of Philadelphia. and Senator Plumb 20 speak
the tariff at Republican club meeting IN Camden
j., January Is
The late Charles Hengsc, the famous English circus
manager left estate worth 100000
Mr. Flagler, the Standard Oil millionaire who has
been spending fortune N building magnificent hotels
In Flcrda says he did so to muse himself lie Ian
been close business man for forty years. anu ue
termined to take vacation and Dnliu hotels
According to Dr. Bowltz, Baron Blanc, the new
Italian Amba -sador TO England, has been one OF the
most prominent and influential diplomats at Constan-
tinople He began his career under Cavour, ana has
preserved tho traditions OF that great s'ateSmao'
except indeed his impertureable camness ana iran
guilty. lie Is derived from middieciaSs FANNY Vi
savoy He distinguished himself at Turin University
took the degree of Laws, and bore IN That
small capital, where ieputattns are soon made' char
acter Of high intellectual promise lie went 10 faris
some years before the of 1859, and wrote some
articles I'm the Revue DIES Deux Mondes" which at
tracted attention. lilo soon, however, fell out WIN NJ
Buiuz tho founder and editor but renamed In Paris
s,udying for the until he mentioned to Cavour
as young man writing French admirably, and oil
mucn Promise. Cavour, who happened just then To
REQUIRE q good writer Uf French, sent iOr NM anu
gradually perceSin his ability ana discretion, Iade
MN one Of his favolites. In 1860 CaVour sent hh 10
Paris on his first diplomatic MISSION lie acgutted
himself made good Impression q, inc rehch
Court went back lazy. disilned shed hn'sei unncr
the kicason Ministry took part In the conference
Which fo,Iuwcd the OF 1906 lie was next SEM
as Charg, Airaires To Vienna and then a minister
TO Berne washing Madrid and lastly Con7tantlhope
At Cons tantint PIE he speedily gained iMp"itauce,
and placed himself at the head OF The Diplona 10
Corps and he has Of atO been particularly ienaIhGs
BY his con -tant eagemess In trying to thwat fIencn
pollcy there He Is great f1vOr'fe win olshoI
trIsp and, ndre /, with King Humbert, and Is iuny
Initiated INTO tho plans and IDEAS OF those nov oo
Quoting italian fOreign policy lie harrieo Oil H
can lady whio at Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-06
MIR. LOWELL HIMSELF SUPPOSES THAT HE WAS
MEANT, BUT Rejects HIS BOSOM FRIEND
GODKINS INSIDIOUS APPEAL

Special Dispatch TO The Ereaing POst
BOSTON, Dec. A report having gained some cur
rency that tho article In last weeks Nation In
gard to the duty of Republican electors had tho ap-
prevail OF Professor JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, ono
Of the Republican electors Of Massachusetts, he
asked about the matter this morning. He at once
said that he wrote leader for The Nation
and had nothing to do with its article electors
His decision As 10 his own duty he had reached three
weeks ago, and it had never changed namely thst he
must vote according to the undes landing which he
chosen by the people. He might wish It wero
otherwise. II he ambitious man no might,
he said, cast his vote for some other person than
Hayes bnt for an honest man, there could be
erason Of electors duty 10 pote according 10 the
understanding at the time he was nosin1isd. What
may have happened since is of his business.
AS to whether fraud had been to DO practised
in the disputed southern States, Professor Lowell said
that he didn't think any man a thousand miles away
was competent to Judge.