New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-30

'p sSSmesmes Rufus the Andrews uttsrs speech no.
wholly devoid Of noWIedge have held
aid Rufe a. he charged the Convention with having
been bought by the But e. aor 81 np
holy machinery can he consistently object when the
tables turned and be Is beaten Of MS own dsStS He
had the temorty TO nsnuate in the Conventions yester
that Mr. the be-
spencer's political convictions are TOO wen Tt
a% 20 Of hs somebody
ported that Mr. Spencer had pulled MT ForDusn nose
the story would have stood much better chSn0e Vi u
Waldo HutOhins, "the gentleman from Cattaraugus,,
has aS Of State with Reference
"bolters," and he enthusiastically says 70 theh S
behind you We are eoced TO know H. anu al n S1 nseS
SeT heard the horn and obeyed the but they
Got badly laid out In the scrimmage, whereupon tue
trumpeter Greeley, witnessing their discontinue and
being surrounded By the enemy STeS SoR SSss You
we're, and only drove them into IT that tney mgn'
become sacrifice to the victors."
NOT THE COURSE OF WISDOM.
From TA< Albany grpress (NOAdescriPD. ,
We went to Syracuse sangulne IN the nope
that all causes OF difference among Republicans-at
he removed We came away with the painful conviction
that bitterness between the rival FACTIONS mas Dee
in Convention Nay more than this We came away
convinced that e action actor n ct the Saon % sSep Spd
equally well satisfied that the course pursued by a
portion of the minority was facti0us IN tne extreme
pains us to say these things but they are our honest
Convictions formed from personal observation ana aer
due reflection. We regret that Mr. Chairman Wn ,,
should have been unwise to constitute the Com
mtee on Contested Of delegates who voted with
the majority upon the 0rga1izaton OF the
regret that the Committee thus constituted should
nave agreed by partisan vote TPSn TepS Ps a
long RePS6 ans a. Horace on5 snd Gen
Alfred Peasonton the allies and abettors Of Tammany
Hall We regret that, after this report had been MADE
Hon To1 Hamilton Ward of AIIegany County and which
really commended itself TO the individual Judgment OF
have been adopted We regret that members OF the
Convention, those known as the Greeley deiega
by feelings bitterness and resentment as to withdraw
from the Convention.
THE MIGHTY POWER OF THE TRIBUNE.
From the SyrdcHSe Journal (ConkIng)
The REORGANIZATION effected in the City OF
New York has been very exciting subject and one In
srT e ahd t decided fSo acton Of State
Committee was necessary and unavoldAoe ana tne ap-
b RspSbcsns Of the interior and in'
dOrse the application OF the prompt and decided meas
old and debauchod organization sought ntrench itself
under the claim OF regularity and the protection OF the
name of an hOnOred individual, with an avoidance OF
the direct question, and herein was encountered the
main difficulty in securing correct decision strike out
the old regime with all its gor and and how
little would have been left which to have asked the
power as THE TRIBUNE possesses is mighty In contest
for the right but when 1t is prosttuted for the wrong
virtue sufficient to resist it. The unseemy and violent
demonstrations which disgraced the opening hours
Of the Convention were supplemented ny an
act OF secession for which there is no apology or
Justification The decision Of the tribunal to whose 1IdS
been submitted, should be binding upon all the parties
In the on e U 'o provision is made
for the representation III the new organization Vi
and honor without humiliation or injustice to any
individuals aud the situation SHOULD De acceptcu oS
all interests in which contamination alone can peace
| be maintained and victory assured.
"Too THIN"
| From The Auburn Timhs
| Mr.. Collector Murphy seems to think that all
that IL necessary eXOnerate him Is to impugn the mo
tives of the witnesses against him That is too thin
over 100000 by COLLISION with Government Inspector
i'm palmng of good, shoddy hats and caps that would
and receive the price of good hats and
capsi Mr. Murphy and his partners may have believed
shop that thes hats good enough to be shot at
but the country and especially the men who served IN
shoddy trash, and then so barehesded because the
shOddy felt and gumshelac sembance Of hats tumbled
to pieces the first rain storm the men who thus sui
fered and who were the ones on whom the swnde bei
accumulated his money, ia entitled at the hands OF Re
publican Administration to the best office pecuniary "a
it It'll is Cheering to know that The TRIBUNE says not
half done with him YETI Weconfess TO having had some
d0ubts as TO the orthodoxy of the NewYork Republican
Committee at whose head stands Mr. Greeley, It had
some faint Tammany about IT, but In the light Of these
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pure whitcness
HENRY WARD BEECHER ON Mr.. MURPHY.
From The Christidn Union.
When Mr. Thomas Murphy was appointed
Collector Of Customs at this port every advocate OF
form in the Civil Service acknowledged with that
the politicians who surrounded the President had done
their worst The conclusion does not appear TO have
been for all the udged appointments which
have been made perhaps Murphys was the most inudi-
ciOus That President Grant was utterly deceived in the
matter do not for moment doubt nor do we how
Murphys removal can be long delayed in the light OF
earthed by THE TRIBUNE, has brought upon himself
investigation which bids fair 10 ruin him politically, aud
COMPARATIVELY easy task before it, It being matter Of
notorety that Murphy made fortune contractor
army hats and caps cleverly compounded with
shoddy and shellac, but which dId not bear
device was detected and Murphy was on the
point Of being tried for swndling the Government and
when specss tribunal was ordered the attorney was
compelled appear with his only half prepared,
some fortune to resppear in due time on the political
horizon state Senator, and finally Collector Of the
Port Of NewYork the most important local office In the
gift OF the Executive
1t was an evil day for him, however, when he at
tempted to lead the COnkng faction to victory for THE
TRIBUNE at cOntrived to call out COL II. s. OcOt
the prosecuting attorney in the case above cited This
swndiing operations in a very conclusive fashion Mr.
Murrays account is in sustance that Murphy, when he
found himself in the tolls Of Government detectives had
TO him Murray In great distress imporing his
help and Offering him $4,000 as an induceme1t Murray
door, he ought TO have done procured him an inter-
view, for friendships sake, with the principal detec
tive employed against him, and the result was that
Murphy escaped with hardly any difficulty. All this is
intensely Notifying everybody concerned and TO
than the ex-Marsha, whose moral courage
in acknowledging his fault after many years
tainy deserves cOmmendatOn. Mr.. Murphy meanwhile
is out with card replying to Col OlcOtts letter and
pointing to the record Of his trial and acqual by the
Special Commission q sufficient vindcatiOn Of his
character The Times takes sides with Murphy in far
as he represents the Grant Administration, claiming
that Collector he has discharged his duties faithfully
and well The case looks badly for Murphy 1t stands
and we that The Times will dim its brilliant
record OF the past few months by endeavorng TO white
wash any Crimes past present. for the sake Of party
faction.