New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-17

"Thc Evening POST does some good work for
the Republican by illustrating the effects of
the Mckinley Tariff upon wages in Massachusetts.
AS the facts are presented in summary or the
report from the Bureau OF the Statistics OF Labor
,herc anpears TO have been from 1890 TO 1891
gain OF 2.65 per cent in the total amount OF
,ynccs in seventy-fve industries. The range from
The highest 70 the lowest was from 1915 35 to
so7s % in 1890, and from S6s7 76 TO S2s7 % in
1901. In Greetings the increase was 1856 per
cent: in cotton goods. 4.6i, in machinery, 3.5s;
| In metals and metallic goods, 32s; in
MINER and paper goods, 40; in woollcn
| Goods 715 and in worsted goods l.5s. The chief
decreases were in boots and shoes, 3.75 per cent?
and leather so per cent. These two were indus
tries having free raw material and receiving prac-
| ticolly no assistance from the Mckinley act On
| the whole this is a very good showing for Repub-
| Iran legislation.
Lieutenant Peary has shown tho spirit OF the
,rue explorcr. and he has the immense satsfac-
ton not only of having confirmed his theories
| concerning Greenland, but Of having conducted
hi, expedition 20 a successful end, with one un-
| fortunate mishap Mrs Peary, who accompanied
her gallant husband 20 Greenland, although she
was not his companion his long journey over
tina inland ice is also entitled u congratulations
for tho mart which she las borne bravely IN
this most interesting undertaking. There have
been so many tragedies in the frozen North that
the safe return of this expedition is an event
NJ exceptional Importance to the entire Civilized
world.
The English press Is severe in Its structures upon
President IIarrison's Letter Of Acceptance. But
,bot does not matter very much. The English
have had their election this season. Americans
ho;r and wi
questions for themselves
Fx-Covernor Campbell. Of Ohio, makes bold
o. affirm IN a brief interview on the political
situation that there is no outlook-on either
eide II NAV easily be seen how an ONO Dem
ocrot leaking NJ Ohio can affirm that there is no
or,,ool, for his own party But the Ex-Governor
IL unable 10 see things from the Kcpuolio''I
mint NJ view We beg to assure him that ulcro
il q decidedly good Republican outlook IN ONO.
and also in the country at large. Inc events VI
rho last few days have shown that the outiooh
is narticularly good In Conneoticut ana new
Jerscv. Massachusetts has nominated winning
ticket. Maine and Vermont have rendered e"'-
,hatic ycrdicts in favor OF Rcpuolicanism' anu
the National Republican League is showing "ha'
n vital hold upon the country the lhhu"ier""c
Republican clubs have taken. NO ou'iooA
WHY Governor, there's no'hihb ""' "" -
around the horizon
Tho Connecticut Democratic Convention has
ivop its testimony TO the utility or the legisi-
lion of n Republican Congress respecting tooacco
Icof II declares that the farmers of that Sei'e
are entitled to all the favorable legislation whch
has been or may be, adopted, whether II refers
70 the tobacco leaf or to their other proouc's'
II did not venture 10 antagonize the great agri-
cultural interests of the State which nave Deeh
benefited by the Mckinley act. as has peen re-
centlv described in detail in our Hartford cor
.r.s,ndence The shrewd Connecticut farmer
will be wise enough in November TO discriminate
between the party in the Nation, which pro-
tected his interests and the opposite party In
the State, which has merely recognized the fact
that he has been helped.
That rainbow-chasag campaign i'll the West has
suffered an alarming shrinRage in dimensions At
first il was the intention Of the Democrats to I'M
dertal,c 10 carry Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mich-
gan and Minnesota, not TO mention few little out
living Jobs like Nebraska, Kansas and the Dakotas.
But in spite of the establishment Of branch head
quarters in Chicago this housekeeping scheme has
been abandoned The ostcnsbe reason therefor
is lack Of snlcicnt money to carry on an aggres-
sv. canp aign in 50 many localities At the same
time So il seems that the efforts Of our friends
the enemy in this direction are to DO confined to