New-York tribune., 1872-07-30
SPIRIT OF THE CANVASS.
THE AGE OF REFORM AND ITS PIONEER.
IRON TA> Prorfdeacs Pres lIni.L

From TA< Prorfieaee Press (IndL
The long letter of Mr. Greeley on Civil Ser
Reform and its cOgnate questions Is ike himself.
clear straight to the point and unmstakaDe IN every
administration Will commend itself Cyery intelli-
gent mind What Cabinet should be- how IL should Do
selected, and OF whom composed will settle ques-
ton at least satisfaction OF true Republicans
and honest Democrats. The age OF reform has come.
founded crumbing in pieces by the inevitable
law. New issues upon US, new parties and new men
arising meet them Carl Schurz and his assocate.
in the Liberal movement are Ia the advance pioneers In
just cause as Horace Greeley and his TRIBUSE have
been in the advance for more than quarter Of cen
tury 1t is time the fossils were buried In the same toms
with the corrupt rings military a. %e as elv that 1s
To constitutional limitations and restrictions, was
ushered in 1t is time the sword put into its scab-
bard and civil law was elevated to its old place In gov
ernment OF the people.
NOT A SUBSIDIZED, BUT A FREE PREss-END OF
POST-OFFICE EDITING.
From The catoago Trt5une
Mr.. Greeley has written the following manly
letter:
DEAR srR Idcne decv TO ask my friends to saras money
sustain ne slaPef IN 90 not eOlseef ' es @
vonng my election get without 6es, nay Yours
This letter indicates, even strongly than plat
forms and resolutions, the spirit with which MT Greeley
will administer the Government Az TINS moment ths
country witnesses the disgusting fact OF several hundred
era ofices There are two Of them in this city. Every
oce-holder is a witness TO the further disgusting fact
to support these organs OF the Administration. Mr.
Greeley tells truth, which the whole country viii
respond that the people along without newspa-
pers which depend for support upon leyies upon once
holders and candidates and the people Will rejoice tna
| when he is elected he will break up the demOrai-
| zing practice. Since Greeley's nomination. ono
man, who was owner ol & ShtroLing h snare erost m
by selling them all to an agent Of the Grant Office
holders or taken the public funds The same thing
prevails all the country The country WIZ weleone
Sne Mr Of fSe rs acts Of his Official lie viii the
AeTon nradom e Government subsidy As the people can
get along without subsidized press so hey cal get
along without GOyernment which depends Tor support
upon press maintained at the public cost fIom tho
taxes paid by the people
NEW THING IN POLITICS.
From The CiacHd,i Commercial
The refusal of Mr. Greeley TO furnish money
to establish newspaper IN Washington, because he
does not consider u eEIat9 I'm pvitieSl Is
after Administration for long as We can remember
has been 10 suDsidze newspapers OF feeble vitality
This has not ALWAYS been done boy direct contributions
OF money The ordinary method has been 10 parcel OUT
among them publication OF the laws ana some other
official advertising tho department required !!
not OF the least consequence whether tAe Jaw
ono 'nf Interested in either St the the Bspcr t
its money under OF law, I'm return for political ser
vices, the Administration was satisfied NewsapeIsh ~
Washington City have been almost wholly sustained ~
this way. and have died Immediately there was change
OF administration and the patronaSe was wthuraS pn
All the South too, since the war espeeAiy kepue
hcan newspapers have been kept alive by the
they drew from the Treasury OF the United sates ana
extorted from the carpetOag governments Inc akgte
| gate of moneys squand red upon neHspapeiIs I
| in return for political support amounts 10 mn
! lions This practice Will be reformed wheh MI
Greeley takes mis- in the Presidential cha u, & w
the outset OF the great canvass he lays do~h e r Iy
that newspapers which advocate his election mus
upon people for their support, We may Oe SUR
President he will refer them 10 the same COMM -"
department for their daily rations. They nave ia,i ~
flee OF what they may expect They are neither 70 Oo
built up TO advocate hls election, au 'ue
viii NOT be solicited to defend has administration ana
take pay In advertising. Thus, one OF the many Is
In keep the breath OF life IN the already moribnnd
| nails - ,,,a p,srNPss
| FROM G0kfra fge. -
| The Grant papers have taken to peltlng Mr..
reIey with quotations from TIE TRIBUNE. They have
the OF that paper for twenty years. ana
every sentence which, when torn trom lts oonhesnT
and severed the history OF the period OF Which,
formed a part, seems likely 10 damage him IN the esu
nation OF any body, Is clipped out ana set 10 fame
editorial comment when Is usually embelllshed" WV
| Ish" and "damnabe." This kind OF work Is done oy
the meaner order OF journalists, OF the shears ans
glue pot species. And its effect upon intelngeht oa
ers is nil In the present case IL is quite enough @
that Mr. Greeley Is not the author OF haiI ln p,t ~
| attributed To him. IL is generally known tLa' t
| takes a large number OF persons 10 u," nd
| great paper like Ihe Herald or IRIBush hing S
that its editor cannot possibly read eNeIs nns
| thar anpears In every issue before the papSt
yoes IN i,fess He distribute the work ana ~
tent with general supervision Mr Greeley "ns nas
ten aud printed more thah any other ap a ~ aone in
| the haste and under the tremendous pressure % -
most exaeting profession, and often without tv @ IA
hiity of rev son venture the assertion tnas t,en
nn nnhlc uan the country, 10 day, VINO mas w s,a
| nn.'half much he, better anOrd 10 -
The world on his published record Ths oIu P"p
ness presuppOses that literal consistency ,snnn,
"hen I'm fact would be n folly and Clltno; ~, ona
,as alter cases and what would be wisdom W m , v
situation might be madness IN anothe' Sharie. S Dana
raton of an irrepressible npationoe .si,,h broka
| wroto tho electric "On " bcninona' S'AS-