New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-10
NEITHER PRINCIPLE NOR POLICY.
KEEN YET wOMANLY sURGERY--MR. GREELEY
FULOGIZED,

KEEN YET wOMANLY sURGERY--MR. GREELEY
EULOGIZED.
TO me Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: As woman who has reasonable and
sincere interest IN politics. protest against the IN
prncpled absurd. and short-sighed performances Of
the women who assume TO represent their in this
country Only themselves should bear the responsible
ty of their suceess in obtaining the ballot The chief
obstacles which they have themselves raised are not men,
but thinking women have become utterly disguised
with the petness and dishonesty Of their ideas. They
tell IA that women ought to because they would
pudfy and sweeten politics. and make principle wholly
the guide Of action then sraghtway upon that emil
neltiy priseworthy declaration they place the ayowa
that they Will support with all their strength any party
good or bad which will first open the political doors to
them Here's principle II is only adding the blacklist
sort of mud TO original mixture. The ten or dozen
women who publicly indulge in these easy opinions may
be sure that 10 merican woman with any dignity OF
character or self.respect will submit for moment to
such leadership
Since there is to be no principle 10 the matter 1t would
seem 10 be ali tho that there should be
slight degree OF policy. If Miss Anthony and her friends
were able to get inch beyond their own spectaeles
they could not fail TO the mpohcy Of clngng to the
faction which administered that ndiculously diluted
honey TO them at Philadelphia II they are to get any
tai good parties IL Is surely not from the
marty OF the past from the fresh aud vigorous young
party Of the future that it must come The driVelng
rhetorical sympatDy OF tApiriIS AVSV0 VIVA
scarcely repay Miss Anthony ct al. for the trouble
taken with their manifesto. Whether Mr.. Greeley Is
elected or not the old Republican party as thoroughly
doomed as is the old Democratic party. The GRANTEES
try 20 comfort themselves by pointing out men OF eV
record who are leaving their mo0und ranks Tor LDea
Republoanism. Granted-it is only the inevitable
business OF the rats and the sinking ship There IS no
truer weathercock, no shrewder cOurtier than your
rascal There will presently be denomination faction
for Miss Anthony to work for and assuredy her present
vagary will not cOnciliate the power.
am among the great majority Of women who re-
pudate heartily and entirely the structures OF Miss An
tbony her friends upon Mr. Greeley and THE TRIB-
UsE On tue OF principle, honor, aud integrity in
life and thought there is 10 the country who
better deserves the veneraton and advocacy OF good
and highminded women. On the score of past
services to women. there is who merits more
earnest gratitude He has neither rushed about shont
ing for the silly and incOnsequen demands for what the
women OF the nation have not asked for themselves
filed THE TRIBUNE with burning euoges OF the people
who did 40 rush and shout But he has been all his life
sineere honest and practical helper Of women In work
and IN education. / believe that THE TRIBUNE
was the first paper in America TO employ women,
and IL Il certainly to-day the most just aud generous In
rewardipR their work Personally, and through his
paper Mr. Greeley has more powerfully and effectively
advanced the highest and most urgent interests q
women than have all the suffrage takers put together
And at no time has be sgnined Discrimination TO assist
the feminine claim to vote when that claim shall have
bsen made by a reasonable majority OF women. man
.; sense. Of honor, Of Judgment OF great kindness OF