New-York tribune., 1872-02-27
FALSE PRETENSES.

IL
cOncusvely that it is not intended bonafde move
ment in behalf OF the interests OF the labOng men, but
that il controlled by wirewOrking politicians. who
have succeeded in making 1t mere tail 20 the Demo
means for decentralization and division Of the labor
ing men who belong to the Republican party. The plat
form adopted by the Convention is not only lhberal and
proscripive, and such, unworthy Of the laboring
which the Convention assumed TO represent but
society," the real relations OF labor which marks
its authors as political demagogues and strips them OF
their gse of social refOTmers. The Convention
fesses be the friend Of labor and yet IT appeals
universally acknowledged to 10 faithful and
industrious. If anything more were needed to mark tho
resolution declaring that true labor reform knows
difference between race, color sect or nationality aud
expressing belief in equal rights ana equal suffrage Tor
misnOner it is to call by the name of Labor Reform"
Convention gathering Thlcn thus repndatSs the very y
rights of labor GOV PaTkcrs nomination is expcabie
only 10y the same reasoning which accounts for the nom
ntfon Is Intended to give the Keynote TO the expected
coalition OF the Democracy with the anti-GTant Republic
cans tnat the wire workers who managed it, aud
IaboT % Peol are scnemng to take tie direction Of
this movement and TO dictate its nominations III
advance.
AN INCONGRUOUs PLATFORM.
Thf hoehs.tr IruCrrIf
The plOtters of mischief, who are looking to
the organization of party the purely personal Issue
of opposition TO President Grant, expect to form III
re alliance of Labor Reformers, Conservative Re-
ppubicaus aud Democrats; and If their programme Is
carried out the Cincinnati Convention VIII Tary thls
Kancaroo ticket and the Democratic party will fall into
iineoTbat is the Conservative Republicans and the
ToTkinrnen are to afford leaders, and the Democ
racy the followers Hence, also, the platform l. shapen
ponent parts of the movement may be In perfect UNISON
there viii not be two very decided and clashng sets OF
opinjons which will be hard 10 reconcile as oil ana
water Then have the longlegged lRIBU NJ stTQng
i'm s hinder parts as shown by its success in pushing
backward and the shOrtlegged World as Kangaroo OF
gans Of the kangaroo party in case the alliance sh De
cOusunmated. But 1t is not possible 10 ,Drlhs
about any such coalition The discordant pla1ks1 s. III
the platform cannot be dovetaed together ana tnfy
viii sag i'll the middle OF their own weight before the
campaign is half through, badly as did the chicago
platform and McCeans letter In 1854, ana the WORK Oh
The progrcssiOnsts and reactionsts in 1868 Inc sept
ment Of toe country IS noi IN avGr oI b3r
establishing trade of heavy taxation 10 pay the
EfP ib ne Exception ree tradeJ and that will forced
npou them, If the Democrats act with them Against
indiydua but il he agrees stand platform con
tanning many pernicous heresles ne certainty SanoV
Sxnrc the support either OF true Republicans or honest
Democrats 1t is opposed to the cherished principles
Of both parties.
THE TIMES ON SENATOR WOOD.
TIE TuBUNE is doubtful about the guilt OF
HAM SMITH although tenth part OF the evidence ad,
ducod against him would nave M more rSm w. m am IT ~
""yn side Of the house" II viii bo Obliged,
however TO give IN by-and-by Meanwhile II SsSs Us 10
Wood Terwilliger and Cashman. With regard TO sen
ator Wood. We say that ms case IS a. under w
"nd rather not express more positive opinion about
il tlap this That il looks very bad that II senator
WOOD is guilty he IL disgrace TO any party ana tha
we sbsI feel much indebted 10 THE TRIBUNE Tor Drlng
INC hno 10 Justice. corrupt Republican deserves a
inse mercy than "a corrupt Democrat. we may Itmlnu
TuE TRBNE that ii threatened TO expose other hepuD
rsn senator's but has not yet done so We nope thaI
ar sFnd them over TO U.S. and we Will publish theH %
yifbout delay and he very glad OF the cIallce. WI
"ibaTe IN 0Ir opinion about Mr. Terwilhgcr we cannon
oE npon him as thief" His Ofense does NOT desSrS,
~ he described as theft No farmnded man can loUi
,,,1g /
rnbberies or to the base swndles carried out III t
Bowlng-Green Savings Bank under Hank 9hitn' , ~
Mr. Cuslman we have only TO say that nc has pcci
accused of fraudulent acts that we nave seen no o.
dence rcfuting the accusation, and that iHE lhib1n
onnears 10 US to have made ont its case III u Wishes u
t6 do anything about IL, let Us know ana IL hhal u
gratlled.