New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-04
WHAT SAY HAPPEN To THE TICKET.
ENrnrl ThI HnrrIshnrn T,LnTdph
OBJECTIONS TO THE PLATFORM.
IS,gya The Nelr. York Post

adopt the same ticket. 1t is not
Improbable That this plan might have succeeded hsd the
pldtfOrm OF the Labor Convention been one when any
Intelligent refOrmer could adopt But being as u ls the
platform in 10 sense Of Labor Reform pu, merely ~
ruin Tor any political future the man who deliberately
consents to stand upon it,
DRIFT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
EXPERIMENT QUESTIONS.
Prom Springfield Repabl. an
The President keeps his promise 70 reform
rho oJinn- General order system at Newiork, and so
much should be down to his credit But Why nor 60
trcly concern that is rotten from top TO bottom, as
was abundauty proved before the Senate lnyeStlgatlng
liclm Sir Curt, has been laboins on for several
months past Il rather oifSo o Se 20 we were once
10 roman suspended" TIL after all the delegates are
elected TO the Philadelphia Convention
TIE BREAD-AND-BUTTER BRIGADE.
from Tie philadelphia Aq.
The list of arrivals to the Missouri COnven-
f in Lc papers OF the previous day, read Ike pay
yo of the Government Departments. IL was >Dstura!
9ce some decree OF enthusiasm the Administra-
Tau. but i'm pcrsug he reports OF us noceeulnSs w
cahfdeiec ana JOY with but little effect To he sure, the
Ifd ASSISTANT Toe % eLppb from IN
diana and elsewhere and the Chairman telegraPhed
foUri u2oe Ell his Admins ration adding SHOW tbs TO
sumner ScnurZ, and Blair but the enthusiasm was too
evidently pgd and insluCcre, and from the opening
r'h t. thc close there was an oppressive sense Of act
tLs a sham.
a DELUs5oN. AND 4 SNARE.
some OF the opponents OF the Missouri I'm, move &C.
dir Hfc throw of the Tammany odOr-are cherishing
a.. ,slic that Grant viii not be nominated at Phila
t-pn9. There could not I've more glorious consumma
1. Il OF the Missouri movement than TO see the Grant
bhcas cast aside their idol and raise the banner OF
dared but play it. But that viii not be permitted
Grants cdct has gone forth and his obedcnt vaSsalS
viii Weld prompt obedience. In all directions the state
delegates are instructed vote for him There is scarcely
ppc I'm the Republican current indicating his over
Convention. the Philadelphia cOncldVe is
nothing more than compliance with party usage and
understood
NEW BATTLES NOT WON on OLD ISSUES.
From The chicago TTtbpAt
BY dint Of fdvOring the most lenlent policy tow
crd suh at one time and the most Vnste P0 U at
l'mocauc column; and II 1t is engueere9 PACK mo mo
Tho Republican column next October, it Will be by the
efforts of pendent men than himself. Those who
favor refOrme those who believe that the Republic
C,n party cannot win battles on old issues and his
toal ,in,ccuces merely are in earnest and DO not
intend to be brow beaten by eleyenth-hQur converts 10
W party cries Or the party lash Inc party consists 0 fs3 on
To- them alone arc SENATORS TrGmbul scburz, Sumner
Logan F.uton Patterson, Ferry, Upton &c, answer
iaien them when he show that majority OF the PEG
PIE Of his own State agree with him.
EVERYTHING sCBsERvIENT TO GAIN AND FACTION.
From Chto1go Tribune.
Never before were the bureau officers OF the
regular army and navy accused Of general corruption
sgryent election abuses Never was the Government
s. purely PERSONAL and stu admlmstefed %i'n suSh map
80 ndiefent to the public Wishes and determined not
~ reform anything The Lower House, which started
N nucn maner and cheerful spirit, and heaped
tie public business upon the table oil the senate neah
time feels the cOuagOn OF bad example from above ana
runs of into voting large sums upon needless public
buildings, the omnibus" system 1t is clear that
large proportion Of the Republican party men Iee secure
o the machinery" and independent OF the people ana
they fear only popular movement IOr llqy,
81 hate apprehension il the Cincinnati Conventions
aud the abuse hcaped upon the independent srts VINO
have called 1t exceeds the ola denuCatl9n Oh lIunp
Hickman, Haskin, and the antiNebraSka men, by the
buchanan organs.
A DANGEROUS MAN IN DANGEROUS PLACE.
fr0m The n. J. HeTgM
Recent developments should have induced
Senator james Wood respect character OF the Le
Cslature sufficiently TO resign that important position.
A senator who "borrows money OF Tweed and Goul
head the Judiciary Committee OF the State Senate. We
now insist that Senator James Wood shall at once report
1he Erie bill The further hearing Of argument Is bold
fraud designed in the interest Of the Ring to delay
II NAV be defeated It il quite probable that Gould
might be generous enough 10 loan more money 10 Sena
~ necTpsry assistance hut the berality Of Mr. Gould
can he no excuse the defeat Of justice and the cOnnu-
stock6oiders of the road Let have report sena-
Tor O'Brien's bill at once or the people VIII begin TO IN
Senator WOOD remains Chairman Of the Judiciary Com
ttee why he retains seat III the state senate
at all
TIE WAY OF INDORsEMENTS.
from The CAqrlest0a Ntr&
Last week the Republican Convention as
eembied in Columbia, and delegates appointed to
the Philadelphia National Republican Convention The
nation of President Grant at Philadelphia, The dele
gates held meeting after the adjournment OF the Con
Yention and formally declared their intention 10 go 10
Washington and promise Mr.. Grant their vote at Pha-
.delpbia-if he would the Federal officials In
south Carolina, and appoint the nominees OF the deega-
Zion in their stead. The declared, in many words,
that they would vote for Mr. Grant II be gave them
certain number of places worth so many thousand dol
lar wear Mr. Grant has the disposal Of the Federal
ces and with them buy the support OF the sOuth
Carolina Radical delegates. These delegates, with
nmber OF Federal offices in their hand can buy all the
1njnOT DOtciaus I'm State and do Tor their own ad
YaDceuent what Mr. Grant invited to do IN order to
gecure his denomination.
A WICKED MALIGNANT WAR"
From The Bt1aLo BIpress4 Late an. "Ta"J'
As for THE TRIBUEE's insulting suggestion
Chat Gen Grant should withdraw FROM the oahda'y
which does not seem for the good OF the country, IS
only worthy OF the malice and envy that prOmPfd IT.
For more than II months THE TRIBUNE mas been IaDVi
ing In aud out Of season, by fair means ana Nv
foul destroy popular confidence III the PRESIDENT ana
weaken his chances for renOminatiOn AFTER All OF ms
labor Horace Greeley finds himself standing almost
him be counted on the fingers of one hand only
three or four OF the Republican Congressman
train with Greeley. At every poll In 1871. with The
exceptions OF NewHampshre and Missouri, the people
declared for Grant Horace Greeley cannot denyn lac
wants 10 speak the Tuththat Gen. Grant Is to-day tie
fgyOrfe cand with large majority Of the Kepubi
can party from Maine 10 Texas, from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific How them does he ~ the conclusion that
Che Presidents candidacy does not seem 10 DC for the
good OF the cOuntryf IL probably Is not good for the