New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-12


not forget that this party has not presented Its
measures ANYWHERE as bashu tests but has pa
Craftsmanship. for which those like Governor
S Maie are ready to ride up to their bride bits in
. Some crude and unhealthy theories are separated
from the bills adversely reported by such thin
partitions that 1t might seem invidous to give them
nc no general or particular attention, especially as
10 go without Communication rather than without
Short-lved partisans fertile in the invention and
swift in the repetition of derogatory slang aim by
be- in Possession of ' The nbc XIV tbs
class of GROWERS the spenetic charge Is made that
cally to Senators-and has created Astounding plu-
tocrats' or kings of wealth, although no entailed
not free to all. Here the children Of the wealthy,
trained neither TO economy nor to labor. often
change places in succeeding generations with the
as Thus h poOh eS and to flow Of
laiion and dissipation goes on forever. Those who
day often rise to the top tomorrow
=, The large accumulation of wealth prevailing in
and more especially among the people of the United
States has tended to deprive its personal possession
OF its former magical power and it would seem to
have lost much of its ancient intrinsic value. Those
VINO have 1t to lend obtain less interest from the
IT in larger measure. The multiplication OF labor
saving machinery has made many kinds of property
AUXILIARY factor TO human power has not diminished.
but largely increased. the reward of human labor
WEALTH AND POLITICAL PREFERMENT.
froporuonately We may have more milllonaires
and many more personal owners OF homes OF ample
comfort and independence than any other country OF
the civilized world and far less of paupers Few
OF great wealth here obtain political prefermen ana
succeeded on personal merits and In spite OF any
handicap of wealth
Portland Billy s cray Of Is Boston, onee
GSwernor OF sacnusetis) Stephen Grard OF
OF Washington all reckoned among the worthless
or their day. received few or no political decora.
our great commercial metropolis appear to be
equally neglected. or. possibly. equally destitute Of
The financial fortunes OF nearly all OF our Presl-
dents were limited and the fortunes Of those fore
most in popular favor. Ike Jefferson Monroe Jack
son. Lincoln and Grant. were especially limited.
often have their estates largely over, stimatei.
From the loud bray.ng Of iong-eared political don
United States a selected body OF millionaires.
when perhaps, not more than two or three OF its
eighty odd members have any valid me 10 t NAY
much-envied epithet OF opprobrum Inough rev
the mos, par; Of the members achieved in early
vocations some substantial success. and yet II Is
be unable to maintain neIr tames n d WS ASH sa
res. They have the blessing OF Agur. neither pow
Ii IS also to be feared tina; we are overs,ocked
to bring out from the profound recesses OF their
vest pockets ready made constitutional amend
own peculiar ci-cumsiances some smart Ainef!Cai ,
Will not be overlooked as they have precocious.y
discovered than they are not village hainpsci,s
born blush ana should no longer De
estopped from holding and auornng uptop oilci h
positions This obvious injustice Is hard TO bear by
in sieht "a consu, in china or peru perhaps diel
last week.. and. as Lincoln once quantity op,ervc1'
I, is GAINED must be reformed no, by less pegs.
nor by more holes but by a fundamental c9nsiiin-
lie trusts Without civil Service boiling and w'hou,
b6sl u m a6 wd ON give Sq the ali
to make appoln'men,s without me az aaV tS
Government' In the Old Dominion other constitu;;
tona crazy quilt makers would not nave United
states. but would have them nominated by party
convention and elected as quick as lightning py 'he
Madison statesman for all time never dreamed
signed sign s. Washington might be bssphelned or
botched and perverted Rich In her coNn'ry MS nn,
III sfrord for cheap pnchbeck b9utry to impesch
and discard her den and of ali me were
placed to sparkle forever"
AFFLICTED WITH MUCH PROSPERITY
Our country often appears TO have been afflicted
with too much OF prosperity. or OF having an eN-
cess Of what, heretofore have been regarded as the
best evidences OF prosperity The CROWN OF u'e
United States in population has been phenomena,
but FOR some years the increase on me sdl.oP %
European immigrants has been so largely OF an I'M
desirable and incongruous character a. wholly to
confound its claims as a blessing, ana me "not'1,y
whether figuring in rotund statistics or in the shame
OF boated municpaiities il We nave nSe hem ali
stay AT home and We now give some attention
70 other hoodlums whose ways are also OAR" ana
The tariff was claimed by those in power to have
TOO much revenue but the protTactea as9ny and
Caesarian delivery Of the t&rlii, reform oke
far transcends the sentimental agony OF suGpiufS,
MnIa sy ,o sso,nethng too much whether OF surplus
or Of deficiency Two years some thought we
~ Sad o. 100 ,nuch Of McKnleysm More now think
ma ma, have GOT 100 mucn OF Wisconsin The tarln
pendulum and fro betSee1 PTGtGG 6 Cream ann
free trade firing out even ne i,e'ue''' -
The recent unparalleled output OF our 1'sa aina -
has been excessive as to SepIecia,e cG arkets
silver one-haf throughout the connerSIai ,i ne
Of the world and nGg ess tender o. 42z
grains of silver worth ony IS cents WIZ nr nefT n
nemnay double the vsue OF rich mems estates
As the boy told his father. calling can GALS, 'aia
o5eerly enough we nave the misery OF 700 nu n,ll
OF a good thing. clearly deInohsIratins hn, one
haf G The labor cost would equal value 70 that
nf the presen; total output. surely we dn,snu pe
vi 49,, ypth the haY were the other dear haii away
may be wrong, but 4 50 the gTGa' mn hat our
me m.ercal'h Nv the purchases under the act OF
500 Of silver bullion at the market prics, sae Eng
rs Value as was predicted It's price fe ron nss - on
per to g cents pee o,, Gaa a its present value
IN, no si be computed at 81 900 900 r,,ss,
II the Of coinage Of silver were td now 2
any possibility to prevail ina. me present mar
p1ce would again temporarily largely ,ncrt thss
It's production and soon reduce us netaI would
,,s sbandoned by the commercial world! Cer dr
pc p rerent loss by our people OF 81 On aT~ es
cated silver would be quickly ecilpseo, a",and we
cane from this catastrophe If we only wan ir nnen
pu not have TO wait long-and leave siive, un.i
tangled by vain talk about our mracqor one VII co.
-. 70 the impossibe a.one until all Europe ~,
onsrs ~ with us for it's more universal USE u. ovar
way, az it seems 10 me. It's practca' '"'u' '
be restored.
ovERPRoDUcTIoN OF COTTON
r,. ,rode,ous excess OF about 100000 bales or
.o,,nn more than Is wanted at home and aDroad -
another real grievance that has reduced us pi,oe
from 10 TO cents per pound and this mas no.
"a create unrest throughout the cotton pvi other
'r,s,, donna nds for some prompt remedy; -
urRent ocnInIo crnnlOYed In the pro