New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-03
1S Tue DOILAR ALMIGHTY
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The ofice-hOlders and their sympnthizers
cannot help being little anxious, in spite of
all their preparations and their fortified posi-
ton. They SEQ the enormous force and vol
ume Of thr Liberal current, which ia growing
stronger every day. They see constant
accessions 10 the ranks of the opposition from
among the most valuable portion of our citl-
zens. The leading Republicans of the Senate,
the first orators of the country, the most
prominent of Che Governors who carried their
States through the war, have all como out on
the side of Reconciliation and Reform. Where
ever they co. immense meetings welcome
them, gathered together without expense, and
al alive with unb0ught enthusiasm. The fore
most citizens of most of the States have been
nominated against obscure or time-serving
Grant politicians The moral sense of the
community is aroused in favor of party
whose candidates are Herman, Buckalew, Hen
bricks, and their like against hack utility-men
ike Dix obscure hangers-On of power like
Browne, and proved and brazen thieves like
Hartranft.
But in spite of all these signs and precursors
of defeat the leaders of the party of plumber
and corruption still pretend to expect success.
Their reliance is now wholly on the power OF
money. They know very well that for money
they would do anything, and they judge the
masses by themselves. Go into Wall Street
and you will hear the Georgia Bond Man
say. "Greeley can't be elected. The whole
Street is against him." Henry Wilson, in
the pharisaical speech which he made on
Tuesday at Cleveland, had the effrontery
to say, "The Greeley party is dead, and
" lies PROSTATE at the feet of the business
"men of the country" When the agonized
ay came up last week from Pennsylvania
that Hartranft was lost, what were the means
resOrted to, to counterfeit the disaSterf A
meeting of notables, among whom was the
President of the United States, agreed upon
the pardon of convict in Philadelphia, and
a fresh call upon New-YOrk for more money.
Both demands were complied with. The con-
Wet came out aud Immediately dishonored
himself according to his orders and the Grant
Ring obediently sent on the money required.
This is not especially to be wondered at
This is the death struggle of a vast and lucra-
tive organization, ont of which thousands OF
men of some prominence have been making a
dishonest living. Its overthrow will be their
ruin. They know this very well. 1t is sound
policy for them to risk large amounts on the
chance of pepetuating the present Admins
traton. Besides these, there are a great many
rich men who have an utterly baseless and
unreasonable fear of any change of Admins
tration They are like those easy going pro-
prietOrs who prefer to keep a steward who
plumbers them, rather than to have the bother
of changing. The more intelligent and saga
cious men of wealth see the evils under which
we are laboring, and are willing to take the
proper means to reform them. But these are
everywhere the I minority. We give the
Grant people the benefit Of the admission
that they can spend infinitely more money
than the advocates of Reform can or will
But we are persuaded that in time like
this, when the fight has become 80 clearly one
between roguery and honesty, as it is Penn
sylvania for instance, there is no amount of
money which can change the result. 1t is not