New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06

SELL His sentence about the idle rich might have
come from Count Tolstoi, or Mr.. John Burns, or
perchance Mr.. Howells. But he was in most
points both careful and cheerful. lie does not
'hinR the world is coming TO an end,
society is going TO be overturned, because en-
ployers and worlSmen do not always get on well
together. He gives both of them good advice.
so far from believing matters worse than they
used to be- he believes the relations between labor
and capital are, on the whole, better. re-
markable view for a man of eghty-two to take.
lie happily described strikes as ony ,.la sod 10 the
ruder ages Of industry; view which even strike
leaders are beginning to adopt. Mr.. John Burns
himself has been telling his dupes that the strike
system has broken down, and that their
only chance is to force Parliament to legisate
them into prosperity by eighthour acts and other
not less procrustean methods
Mr. Gladstones political advice to workmen was
as sound as his economical He talked like n
great democrat of the wisdom of giving every
man vote, and like good American of surround
ing the franchise with safeguards. Without them
he sees how this raw English democracy is sure
TO blunder. But he sees also, that experience is
their only teacher His belief in progress is nearly
as firm as his belief in Providence, and oreht
logically to be equally complete.
II, when you have read four columns OF Mr.
Gladstone, seven Of Mr.. Balfour, and five OF Sir
William Harcourt you wish to read live Oh MT.
Goschen on the metallic reserve you can 90 80.
He spoke to the London Chamber of Commerce on
this question, which has at least the merit OF hot
being politics, and was to his hearers more In
teresting than politics Mr.. Goschens is nina SO
open to conversion that it is seldom definitely mace
up on any new point. He has now dropped MS
much-criticised proposal for compelling the Joint
sI.x:, IN gOI6
That duty is to be left as now with the BANK OF
England or under it's control; but the reserve
is to be increased from twenty-five to forty
millions. He proposes more elastic system OF
note issue and abandoning also his scheme for ten
shilling notes. would now legalize an issue OF
one pound notes, the lowest now printed by the
Bank of England being five pounds. All these
suerestions are worked up togther into financial
whole. and their author hopes that they may con-
tribute 10 the financial strength Of England ana
perpetuate the power of London as the centre OF
the exchange system of the financial world.
The one-pound notes are the key to the whole,
since it is mainly by their issue that ne hopes 20
enlarge the gold reserve. That, however. depends
on whether the public will absorb the twenty OF
twenty-five million of these notes which he hopes
to nut into circulation, point on which experts
differ widely. He touches the silver question
incidentally and lightly. Even here in England
tbers are people who clamor for more OF the IN
for;or metal and write to Mr.. Goschen for 1t.
His answer is that both Bank and Mint are only
too happy to supply any quantity OF silver on the
coinage of which there Is large proht' put the
amount which the public will take is limited lie
has renounced his Leeds heresy OF baslhg notes
on silver. II applied only to those ten-shilling
notes which he has also renounced
The yioeroy of India made curious remark
O.. d;nn.r in Calcutta on Monday on silver, which
in India is question Of financial life or dea1h'
aTbe danger of insolvency, said Lord Lansdowne
. demanded los upon themselves than upon une
vasaries Of Washington and Westminster Inc
,r,umnb of the gold party in one place or OF 'he
.onium marty in the other, might any momen0
render It difficult TO maintain the nnanciai equi,
inv, IN India No doubt; but apprehend tnat
few Americans will see in the perpleXities. Oh Oai
cutta finance a reason why the Treasury ao "aen-
inaton should become the plaything OF 'he s,iNeI
barons of Nevada, or Congress 'neir 'oe'i'N'
servant.
Tho unanimous election Of Mr.. Diggle as Chair'
man Of the School Board, was sometnihs hiUie
than a compliment To oppose him was iu'ne
TIE Progrcssives therefore gave him their 'o"1'
in hopes that Professor Gladstone mgho oe ar
lowed to remain in as Vice-Chairman' posi- "nn1n
he has filed with ability for SIX years. io .ie
same end Mr. Lyulpk Stanley, the still aoier ieaoei
of the Progressves. made lamo-nke epee.n'
setting forth how good it was to lie down win
.Lo 1ion .nd how much education would gain II
.b educational brethren would but dwell TO-
c.,her in harmony This seductive policy so 1ar
availed that Professor Gladstone came within TWO
votes of reelection, but General Moberly, the
regular nominee of the Moderates. is neverthe'
loss VICE Chairman Not the least curious incident
NJ this contest is letter from plous MEMBER Oh
the Board solemnly announcing that though q
Moderate he should refrain from voting for Mf.
DggIes because he had "repudated his respon-
sibiliues" as a clergyman. Mr.. Dlggie has, IN
fact. bv deed and by filed Act of Parliament, re-
nounced his place as clergyman Of the Church
of England, in order to devote himself to the cause
Of education.
The. funeral service for Lord Lytton at st. Mar
earet's was fully attended and was In all re-
spects save one what his friends would have liked
The execution was Archdeacon Farrar's discourse
This eminent clergyman thought proper to hgnt his
own battle with the critics over Lord Lyttons
grave He thought proper also to refer 10 the
warm, generous friendship with wplch The late
Ambassador had honored him for thirty years,
and to add that social rank had made no difference
between them His audience were scandalized by
chic SINGULAR homage from the Church to the
peerare. The press, with that consideration fof
dirnitarics not infrequently shown. omitted this
massage from the report Of Archdeacon Farrars
speech.
The Victoria Exhibition opened at the New
Gallery on Tuesday with the usual private view
a ceremony which fills the rooms fuller than u
il were public. 1t is instructive. certainly
though less interesting than the Stuart or Iuoof
exhibitions, but has been organized with @eal
thoroughness. Pretty much everyoody ana every
thing is represented art for one tnine, aha ~
,'as - be said that probably nowhere in the world
" --...4 nan 90 many bad nictIres be seen