The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-14

the ruling passion strong in capture, that
when the Rebel Lee threatened Philadelphia
in 1868, her ancient burghers were ready to
60 out and meet the conqueror, like those of
Calais, with the ransom but without the
halters, and surrender the city with but
single stipulation that "the right, conse-
Grated by centuries, of washing the pave
ments on Saturday" should not be interfered
with.
We have no more to say Politically and
socially, we rejoice at the disruption of this
friendship; but neverthelessI it is sad sight
to see brethren in unity so much at variance.
The Philadelphia protectionists must get up
new New York organ.
WHAT CAN REPUBLICANS DO IN NEW
YORK?
From the " Y. Times.
The Republican papers in the West are
talking of ''cutting loose" from New York.
Their line of argument is that the city brings
the party into disrepute, and that although
Democrats are responsible for the chief scan
dals connected with it, yet the Republicans
cannot acquit themselves of responsibility for
supineness in the face of abuses which ought
never to have been tolerated for a single year.
Some of the journals speculate on the proba-
bility of great ports being opened in New
Jersey, and in time causing New York to de-
cline from its present state of prosperity.
We may have our own opinions about the
feasibility of this project, and it is not neces-
sary to discuss them at this moment. Bat
that the subject should be treated at all and
anywhere in this spirit is one proof among
many of the growth of the opinion which we
have been expressing for years past-namely,
that the general system of fraud which goes
under the name of government" in this city
would in time come to be regarded as a ma
tiopal scandal
The recommendation of the Western papers
with regard to the separation of the rest of
the party from New York means very little.
| They do not tell us how they would accom-
| plish the measure in question, nor have they
any very clear idea what would be the effect
of it if they succeeded Wise leaders never
propose to disperse their forces, but rather
| to bring them into complete harmony, and
| set different divisions moving in the same
direction. New York is not likely to lose its
commercial position, and the removal of its
municipal and political scandals is only a
question of time. The day will come when
people will turn to cid files of this journal
| for denunciations of q corrupt Government
and dishonest judges with the same feeling
that we now read of Lord Bacon taking
money of suitors in the cases tried before
him, or of Sir Robert Walpole buying up
ajorities. Such stories will merely be
curious from the historic point of view. A
lady came to this city On visit some time
ago and wrote of it:-"The bricks in some of
the houses are of divers colors, and laid in
checkers; being glazed, they look very agree
able The staircases are laid with white
tiles" The remarks which we now make on
the reign of fraud in this city will no more
apply to its condition some years hence than
this lady's description of our houses in 17O4
applies to the dwellings in which we live now.
Time is on our side in the contest we have
waged, and all that we have fought for will
one day be secured.
But in order to accelerate this brighter
epoch we would not cut away New York from
the Republican party, but rather seek to
strengthen our hold here. There is nothing
SO fatal to the success of parties as the con-
yiction that it is useless to struggle against
their opponents. No man and no organiza-
ton of men, having a good object in view,
ought to admit that they are hopelessly de-
feated We must convince Republicans
here that it is their duty to be more ag-
gressive, and to study to form combinations,
especially with the German element in the
city. The Democrats are a "rabble"-
that is, they are disorganized and incapable
arisen in their affairs. The respectable por-
} tion Of the party are undone by their allies
They cannot overcome mountains and Il
would be unreasonable to expect too much
from them on the one hand, or to censur e
them for not being able to keep their sup
porters in subjection on the other. w
, willingly give many of them the credit o
desiring most earnestly to deal fairly by thu
inhabitants of this great city. But they. arr
= overwhelmed by numbers. The Republican
must go on regardless of them. They mus
, fight their own battle. With the exercise o
patience, courage and earnestness, we shal
l | succeed in the end; but the idea of formal
relinquishing the field to our antagonists /
too pusillanimous to be seriously entertalne