New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-09
DIPTY EEALTY,
We take the following sentences from an ed
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What would be said ana thought OF zen. bfHnt III
should offer Senator Doolittle place IN his Cabinet
Can any man imagine the curses, both loud and deep,
that would be poured out uPIh he orrotteS The faith
tho people have In his honesty ana good sense Wo
disappear He would be- instantly Ss nss Known s to our
poitca cOde and false to his principles ana 10 'o
nv" Yef This "a almost exactly what the Liberal party In En-
gland has done in forming the new Cabinet MT Sinu
british Government offers the place OF Chancellor OF tho
Exchequcr to Robert Lowe, formerly LIBERAL Dut VIM
who assaied that measure with greater yigor ability
and rancor than Mr. DOote has ever shown IN attackhg
soutside the party though he mas not acted so openly
with its opponents Mr. Doolittle has win the Den2
ents and the influence which they give him-and wouu
much rather have him for friend than nader
tenders him the very best position III inc '"piN'' UNIV"
his incoming ADMINISTRATION
"Tbcv will get over this in due time They will pres
emily nnd ont tnat 1t is quite useless to pay me sghes.
attention OF any sort To anybody, or any CHS pt u
who have been their stauch aud consistent iehus Anu
rs 20 asking anybody else to aid In carrying on te Gov
eminent and giving them the smallest TrumD OF iooSri
OF Government patronage, the day viii soon come w
Ingland as IL has already como here when tho catn
who shall hint at such ming VIII be deenea 700 p H.
and unprinciped 10 come In contact III my way WIN VI.
leaders aud guides Of political niilIs We nave no uoupe
MIR Gladstone VIII be thoroughly has'nao;T,1 ~ W., w.,
earnest mem Of his party for the lnhdGy 10 llS
faith and i,s interests shown In inviting MI LOWo 10
seat in tho new Cabinet
With some portions of The Illness argument
VIC agree. The article, however, is based upon
error To compare the appointment OF MI
Lowe, rs Chancellor of the Exchcquer, with
the probable appointment of Senator D0ohttle
as Secretary of the Treasury, Is to show an
ignorance Of the conditions OF each case.
Mr.. Gladstone appointed Mr.. Lowe, first, be-
cause of his ability, which is probably as great rs
that of any Member of Parliament; second,
because he has always been Liberal; third,
because he was returned 10y a Liberal con-
stituency ms supporter of the Glad
stone Administration; and fourth, because
he has given to the Liberal party generous
support on every great question but one. Mr.
Lowe is, i'll many respects, one oil tie most
ultra Liberals in Parliament He Is radical on
all questions except the extension OF suffrage.
AS we understand his policy, 1t is that suffrage
should not be given TO the working classes
until they have been educated mp To a proper
appreciation of it. Here he differed with Mr..
Gladstone and wandered into the celebrated
Cave of Adullam, which ended in the overthrow
of the Russell Ministry. But Mr.. Lowe III
most respects is almost rs much Of n Liberal as
Mr. Bright.
Now, what is the case with MI. Doolitlc
That gentleman deliberately withdrew from
the Republican party; lac joined with the oppo-
sition upon every question OF national politics
he took the stump in favor of Democratic can
didates; he went to Philadelphia with the
Editor of The Times and endeavorcd To form a
third party, the first condition of whose exist
ence was the destruction of the Republic
can organization. When the courage of the
Editor of The Times failed him, and he re-
treated sullcnly back TO the party that he had
so earnestly attempted to betray. Mr.. Doolitllc
went ahead. He became n member Of the
Democratic National Committee He supported
the extreme measures Of the new party. If lac
had merely differed with the Republican party
on any one question, or on any dozen ques-
tions. there would have been no criticism upon
his politics, although many of us might have
ccnsured his Judgment. There are men IN the
Republican party who have not agreed with the
majority, but that difference has not matured
into rebellion against the authority of the
party and attempts to encompass its over
throw The difference between Mr.. Lowe and
Mr.. Dooliitle is only that between discordant
opinions upon minor questions of policy and
absolute treason TO the organization which
placed Senator in Office and gave him honor,
and dignity, and usefulness. II Mr.. Lowe had
abandoned Mr. Gladstone absolutely, if he
had gone into the canvass as Tory, IL
he had written letter in favor Of Mr. Dis
rael if ho had taken pains to make himself
prominently antagOnistc to the Liberal Gov
eminent, he would have been beaten just q
sure ms Mr.. Doolittle was beaten in Wisconsin.
There can be no comparison in the two cases.
For The Times to intimate that Gen. Grant might
in ahi
Mr.. Gladstone has appointed Mr.. Lowe, is to
argue false proposition. The Times intmates
that this appointment would meet with "curses
"both loud and Deep This is rather strong
expression and is probably used rather to
illustrate The Iimess manner of dealing with
questions, than to illustrate the position
of the Republican party. Gen. Grants APP
pontment of Mr.. Doolittle would GER
tainly create widespread modification. 1t
would be saying to the party which nom
mated him. carried him through the per-
ills of the canvass, and finally placed
him in the chair Of Washington, that
there was no one worthy to serve in his
counsels among all those who assisted to elect
him, and that he must perforce take from the
mire discarded traitor and honor him with
the hlBhest muih VI his cohiluchcc' were
Mr. Doolttle even as great a man rs Mr.
Lowe, which he assuredly is not for the one il
among the first Englishmen of the century
while the other is merely second class West
ern politician, it would not be excusable. Party
lines are not drawn so tightly in England as in
America. Gen. Grant will not find the Repub-
lican party exacting in any demands it may
have upon him but for The Times to argue
that it would be proper or decent for him tc
hecin his administration by giving power and