New-York tribune., 1890-07-15

Some Of our esteemed contemporaries are urg-
ing the Administration to come TO terms With
Great Britain in Behring Sea on the ground that
we cannot afford TO fight over few seal. 1t IS
certainly true that the seal not worth the
nrice of war II would be equally true II they
were worth twenty or fifty times their actual
value But is the value of the seal the question
here? Do our contemporaries mean that no na-
ton should 20 to war unless tho market value OF
the thing at issue is greater than the probable
price of the war-unless, in other words, there
is a chance of getting its money back? If this Is
what they mean, il docs not strike us as sound
American doctrine. The day of wars ought to be
gone Nothing that can be expressed in dollars
is worth war But if n principle IS the stake,
and if it is real, genuine bright principle,
then a seal is as good thing to fight over as a
kingdom.
"Will YOU walk into my paror?7 softly whis-
pered the Tammany spider to the County De-
mocracy fly. When last heard from the fly was
still begging to be excused.
II that new high-schoo at LocGport does
not prove a most useful bcncfccnt, institution II
will be unworthy Of lis cornerstone, or at all
events. of the ceremonies with which its corner
u
500 people. through decorated streets, with full
Masonic honors. with speeches by George Raines'
Recent Willard cobb and others, and letters
from Chancellor George William Curtis and Melvil
Dewey. secretary Of the University of the state
Of Ncw-York This is as it should always be.
4 CITY cannot make too much of such occasions.
For as Mr.. Curtis wrote in his admirable letter,
those who build a schoolhouse build for the wei
fare of the mind and SOUL
There is no pleasing some folks. The unpur-
chased school children of the State having elected
the goldenrod State flower By a large majority.
The Buffalo Courier proceeds 10 kick II goes
SD far as to call names, cruelty and mcanly re-
lerrinc 10 the godcnrod as that fauntng weed.
II is such circumstances as this which give Czars
and Empcrors the opportunity Of arguing that the
elective system is "A vanity
Readers Of The Trbunc's dispatches from Chau-
tauoua could not fail 10 notice the other day that
DR.. Herbert b ADAMS had good word 10 say
Tor Amcrigo Vcspucci. an ancient worthy who, IN
the belief ~ many people, received an honor that
Of right belonged 10 the di>coycrcr hmseli-;the
honor Of giving his name 20 tic new continent. Dr.
Adams rcioccd that the Western World was named
for Vcspucd. who was the first man, seemingly,
20 comprehend the magnitude of the discovery. and
who lid something 10 develop il i'm geographical
sense But there is fairly good evidence that Yes
pucci derived his name from the country, and not
the country is name from him. The first mention
made Of him gives him the naut Abcrco, and
n ere is at least strong likelihood that the name
America Tor something like II existed among the
aborgiucs before Columbus made his voyage
Thi, is one of the knotty problems Of history
that can doubtless never be settled 10 the salts
faction Of everybody, and il at least deserves
mention i'm connection with an cncomium on the
man whose name as commonly l,uown-howcver its
irarcr came by it's iuScpanhy associated with
tLc continent which Columbus discovered.