New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-20
SPIRIT or THE PRESS.

The AIbany Journal says that Wendell Phil
lips has been known critic Of the present Admins
trati0n." go ,
The Philadelphia American says that 1T Is
popularity OF tine opposition to Gen. Hartrahit tna'
are conducted ne American should know on geae,nl
principles but with specific Applications WHICH alo IL"
tentiOnaiiy and extremely personal
Living orators arc Just now compelled to
mako room in the Grant organs for the oratons OF the
dead The Milwaukee Sentinel Is unearthng Senator
Doupass speeches TO remind Trumbull OF some
ugly things which had been said about hlm Inc coo
with which Liberals ana democrats anAe dsno oe
mast sErishes must DO somewhat annoying TO the poor
fellows who spend their time In hunting up tneSe
records only to SEQ them treated with utter contempt
The names of Sumner, Trumbull, Schurz
Fenton, sprague. and Upton are gwen by The Albany
Express as the men who attempt to fix the time when
the Republican party shall die" It says: "What are
they Men who owe their prominence IN politics 10 ln9
Republican parry h "eS T1rs Who should have
been among the last to do aught by word or deed 10 IN
jure tho great political organization which has made
them what they are"
The Louisville Comier-.Journal thinks that
the political foresight of The London Times is about
equal to its geographical knowledge. 1t pays 1t this
compliment In recent article It says: indiana,
Michigan ana ar y RE Tine,
does not even that Connecticut and Vermont are
New England states it is not surprising Ihat i should nn
pectcut, and Michigan Will 90 aSanst Greeley"
Undoubtedly The Missouri Democrat is a very
entcrprsng paper At all events it has succeeded In
obtaining news OF startling nature with which the
slower portion Of the press and people are hardly
OF the frauds populations. and bypoersies or Greeley
Fenlon luton DoottIe ana iraop Ine eaaves pr
are a 1t counterpart to their blatant denuncialons OF
the frauds and official corrnptionsof others" frauds
pecuati0ns and DypOcllslcSf AccoIuhB W "oDseoit
this is strong language.
The Independent papers OF Senator Wilson's
own State continue furnish bits OF interesting bogra
ply which would hardly appear in memoir prepared
by his own hand. The Boston Express asserts that his
seat as Senator secured his party allegiance soon
became OF very feeble nature. It says: In less than
60 DAYS from the day of his election in speech made In
constnfion OF the Order fact what might be termed
the germ OF IT, to wit: that no foreigner should De al
lowed suffrage until he had resided this country Tor
Al years To very common expression, he went
back the party who elected him. ana also the oDhsa
ton he had sworn to stand by'
1t is as refreshing as it is rare to find
Grant newspaper printing the news, regardless of Its
political results and in pursuance of this policy, the
words OF The Pittsburgh Chronicle worthy OF note
In reproducing editorial Of THE TRIBUNE, it says:
True TO the which we have marked out for our
selves I'm this political campaign OF giving both sides
fair hearing, We append this article from THE NEW
YORK TRIBUNE and we do Il the more readily because
we have from tho outset utterly repudiated the policy
so tooshy inaugurated on the stump and adopted by
many of the newspapers, OF denouncng Greeley sup
e TR,HTsF Is entitled to reply to this kind OF warfare
and our columns shall awaysb be open to such replies"
The people of Kansas can hardly do worse
in the way of political representation than they have
done they are evidently determined to make an attempt
at something better The Laurence Republican Journal
saws sunless all indications at fault, the people
have determined this Fail TO turn over new
leaf in politics. They have become ured ana dlsgusted
with the old political hacks who are always turning up,
always camorng, always wanting once, ana whose
hands soied with all kinds of dirty work Ihey De
he
men who have other business aud interest IN tue
community besides that OF mere professional PGdteans
the whole outfit, and they will make short Work Win
them as fast as they can be reached
Entering the realm of natural history to find
something small, noisy, and insignificant enough to
represent the straighout Democrats. who claim to be
the true Democracy, The Savannah Republican selects
the musketo and thus these foolish insects of the
dangers which they lead: For II Ben Butter ana
Boufyell NAV be ikened to the poisonous horsey OF
New England, so with equal Justice may Mosby, and
that equally ardent young Yrglnlan, James Lyons,
musketoes whose gauzy wings have borne them In u-
pleasant proximity the flames OF the Radical candle
~ Mosby "a one during the war; kilful to draw little
blood. and dexterous in eysding pursuit aiterward
gives In dozen words the character ana eaOef Oh Tue
Virginia convert to Grantism"
A Chicago Grant organ has been dipping its
pen In human gore, and this is the rocking result:
"Twenty three thousand colored men, women and
children have IN different parts OF the
south within the last three by the KuKlux Klans
of that sunny region, and only here and there has
one Of the murderers been brought to justice"
To this The Chicago Tribune retorts in the following
heartless fashion "Why not make the number 23OOOO0
and bring to the eyes OF all OF Us at oneef II there
were 900 negroes murdered during Grants Admins
tration and only here and there has Grant brought
murderer TO Justice, what is he good fort Would not
such fact prove marvellous failure or Grant TO
secure peace tho South than his most ardent enemies
have ever caimedi II the Grant party are determined
to falsify why don't they employ somebody VINO KNOWS
howF
To defend occasionally the Administration
At Washington las been OF the cares OF The Phta
delpha Press but 1t does not able TO resist the
temptation to give the Grant politicians secret STAB
No doubt Of their Leaders IL reported TO have ex-
pressed himself they would raer be called villains than
fools What must they then think Of good Grant
paper which tells them that Their latest political powder
plot has been misma aged and likely to end In smoke
IL saws: "The Straight Democatc movement has been
az msmanaged the Liberal shrewdy and care
fully conducted. The most reckless and offensive mar
plots and nOtOrety have been allowed 10 control
It. and, with the single exception or Col. duncan,
there IL not reputable clev politician among those
who so preentiousy claim Its leadership Organized TO
baltic for the discarded PRINCIPLES Of Democracy, Its
whole battle has been personal warfare upon Greeley
and his chief supporters Greedy has said many hard
things OF the Democratic party every Republican
editor In the land has DONE bu that s not the reason
why he should BIO opposed as representative Of It's
cause"