New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-07
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limited States.

p.,cs Commissioner McClave frankly aomi''
49,. New-YorlS is many years behind the times In
A.. nee OF electric signals, and expresses one
- that the recent presentment Of the Urah"
I,,rv will have the effect Of bringing aoouo
,,uch needed change. IL appears that an app,o-
nriotion of 81 co. 900 was authorized by the Lesi'
,ature for this purpose some four years ago, ouo
o,tbouoh plans were laid for the Introduction OF
Commemorative system, nothing has yet been doho'
Whether the amount mentioned is suflicleho luz
carving out an adequate scheme is an open queo-
tiop. The question Of cost, however, shouiu NV
stand in the way Of such an Improvement ini'
o;tv ouaht TO be able ta make favorable CON-
rarison in this respect with any other in inc
country.
The new programme drafted by the German
Socialists for discussion at the great Congress
which is to be held at Erfurt in October Is iar
more practical than the present programme, when
dates back TO seventeen years ago. 1t demon
sfrates the fact that Emperor Williams sagaclous
abolition OF the BismarcSian Anti-Socialist laws
has forced the Socialists to descend from mere
theoretical and utopian vaporings into the arena
of practical politics, and to measure themselves
man to man with the opponents OF rlval docuHes
The new programme, instead OF asserting ike us
predecessor the right of each person 10 laDof
and to receive according TO his rational needs,
merely demands the naturalization OF lana ana
of the instruments Of production. Ali mchloh vi
Lassalle's scheme of wages and OF cooperative
production with capital by the State is omitted
Its demands are of far more rational character'
They include demands for an eight-hour day
for an extended scheme Of national insurance, IN
the MANAGEMENT OF which tie working classes are
to participate; proportional representation; for
tbe sratnitous provision Of medical and legal
advice: for the election of judges BY the people,
and for an extension of the protection ACCORDED
to manufacturing labor to the agricultural WORK
ing classes.
Huurasy appears determined to secure electoral
purity no matter ut what cost. According TO
clause in the Corrupt Practices bill which mas
inst been submitted hy the Government TO the
Magyar Parliament at Pesth, every member VIII
be disqualified who during the three months
previous to his election shall have "exclted 10
hatred against nationalities or denominations Oh
attacked the institutions Of marriage and properly
or promised to his electors general distribution
of private or public property"
Our free-trade friends have been made exceed
ingy unhappy by the returns of the Bureau Oh
Statistics showing that the foreign trade OF INC
country is larger under the Mckinley bill than IL
ever has been in the nations history Iheir
prediction was that it would suffer an enormous
contraction. Instead it has expanded IN ABOUT
every direction with the result, upon the whole
of a larger trade and lower taxes than at any
previous time The fee-traders sqnirm and twist
painfully to get around the facts, ut the facts
remain THE Evening Post" shows its fangs
by remarking that Republican delight over the
increased importation of sol is confession that
the party does not believe in its own professions
Has The Post" ever known a Republican VINO
did not desire to promote the import trade where
ever it would not interfere with domestic pro-
| duction and the American rate of wages? Has IL
ever known a Republican TO argue that MILL
dam was a good thing in itself, or under any
other circumstances than when it was needed 10
supply power for a mill The trouble with the
Free-Traders is that they see the Mckinley Dill
vindicating itself against all their crazy predlc-
tions-it has increased importation, opened new
markets to American goods, decreased revenues,
stimulated production and upheld wages AND
they are beside themselves with vexati"n.