New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-18

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House OF IL toward strong m @
Tho s9soRn Of 20 Se sses
vclv or 30 the people Having taste Of the luxury OF
power they desire 20 make perpetual We repeat once
Republican party the corrupons, ne theis tne ON
cal debauclinen which has IA ts 0rooSn
found The cry for is made IN earnest me Dea
and most Substantial OF our party tgd at spSedy or tho
DAYS Of The part are numberc1 %,' Jo wrRD
| Office and power heed the movement aneaoy ""i~""
| like leaycn among the pepper
THE FOLLY OF TIE FRIENDS OF GRANT
Fyom The ItnsJrrgh Dtpdth ia"' Gn I"sp I:.:,
The New York Times leads on IN tne po,isca a.
campaign by describing the Cooper Institute netlng 40
n gathering OF office seekers ana COpIn a"m hn
s editorial columns u denounees me iepnDioanS WI" y"
are in league with tine CoIperhead. That 5y'e o,
chan pic.sp WI not do Gen Grmt az g ,G1e Mat
thews Con. Dix eXSecreary Cox, ana ChaFle7 Slnpo
cannot be e.PSsGd Of by EB9grS1t wo do not yo
with the dominant party can be Jumped to'ethr' ~,
STIGMA of scrriIous name. The opposition to Gen.
Grant will undoubtedly embrace many selsn de,
ments, but it is quite certain that II lncinoess
names second the nation, IN POM on ehWnt
respectablity Any attempt To- meet thlt movement by
Of the days OF the Rebellion should be frowned do"n
upon me Times in its upon Tweed Co. acquired
aggressive vocabulary @hch ~ SEEM jb ~ ta,
adapted 10 all people who do MOI cne IN WIN rs ~,
and which employs with little discrimination that
nyectyes ceaslDg to command respect me d 40
course for papers that stand by the
against IT, attempt to rush 1t through ~ y1
dicye wordy warfare rec Gae n sS pegsor against neigh
Dor as If they were personal enemies The spirit OF tho
%s 6spSv t have o her spell and people
United states will not be deferred from pasa.hg uo
men and policies upon their own merit, Dy the s"iipy
ment Of ephets which rcek with bad blood ana io'er
social discord.
THE NEW ELEMENT II POLITICS.
But Mr. Greeley would despair IN these DAYS,
If asked east political horoscope lie woud pe ls
likely himself ral7e as True Propns lnSio
Is an GnceItany aoo@ le no close counts fortnight
d,vsh efnr nm eeti
the disposition Of men to THINK and act ~
politics. The party Ia n9i6nger the prime eonsderauon
What the queiineatoDs Of the candidate %nss
policy does he represent What measures uVts NJ
Ts arg the questions que o@s V OF pary are not entirely
forgotten, but occasioD9y II Is Decon,nf aud
TGmte Heir own party at the polls This done in
our recent municipal election as IL wa alc oHpo Coz,
nue 10 be done whenever forboltDg The ticket
or Gistohng arsos; The orgas 81 IL ,hg % over
zion r slow 10 realize :he change that hls eode A.,
The spirit u the people, and utterly IAN
significance. Hence, whenever l@puDeah az an -.
scuous announces his intention to be present at the
Cincinnati Convention, he is at once denounced ~
sorehead, renegade political risc1i, VINO s ~
communicated his place 10 made as uncomiortpie -
ana eTefysg oSf s PerhSSs this is good
policy fail 10 IT, The loss OF an inconsferaole
claimed to be Republican, and which relied upon to
rcGlect President Grant, would hand them over ~ INC
Opposition. The Democrats claim the electoral votes o,
- ., Nm me- nt DOWN as doubtful NewHamp.
illinois, and kansas, having % electoral yoss Thes,
added to would give votes TO the Oppos
ton than would be needed 10 defeat Grant
ELEvENTH-HoUR REFORM.
from Springfield EspuiieaaH.
The rapid growth and Threatening proper
tions Of the Cincinnati movement nave elu'lly
visible 10 the naked eye at the White Honse observatory
1 nSS G re q Mr cTs Board have been approved
will carried into effect soon as practicable that
stopped and that henceorth honest eisenGy, ana
mot S d h N of wn Gs sns
very significant OF increasing uneaslness IN
the n ssne Pcf subject of the civil Service Coming
up again to-day in the House. what T. expected i
clearly appear Ii the reform Is not dead Dy
this time certainly ec S1 te d IN q that tut body hs
with whom he takes sweet counsel. ana VINO arc
SnaS a1 h e oe Gr dy iS It has mo- @ &C.
cording to the Congress way OF tllnklng, 10 nave
is the very hardest bipS in the world to ILL But
II this one be still drawing vital breath-as We hope ana
pened for the Administration to rest on popular conf
snoS in the sincerity v OF c5p%Tssei IN p s
tce. That this fact. Or-if it Il'oseS tho
sagacous observers Washington. the speeches which
print in another part of this mornings paper AFFORD
men who not. yet cast in their for unes with
the liberal But thsy are Eno
party Mt heart; who in addition to that are Loyalty
xio do their duty by their country and To promote
her welfare who certainly do not have the run OF tho
White House aud whose characters and antecedeBts
and Philadelphia in the contest which almost
Inevitable they viii follow their instincts and nyoun-
tary symrlthie Il they do they VIII speedily bring up
in the reform camp where they belong
THE PREsAGE OF 4 REVOLUTION.
The meeting at Cooper Institute, New-fork.
addrese by Trumbu and schurz. was one OF
those mighty demonstrations which presage revolution,
and the speech made by Senator Trtlmbul one OF
those master efforts which satisfy every mind. whether
friendly unfriendly that when the revolution has
fully come, the leader not wanting The reform that
is demanded means complete eradication 0f the pre-
vang sentiment ~ the Civil Service force, that each
the highest to the lowest owes his first duty
to Congressman, and his last 10 MS country IL -
most demOralzing and degrading sentiment that
owe the fact thar, in every Depart
ment of the Government, from the door
ism is the only certain means OF OIL
tanning justice, and s equally potential in screening vii
strong has sentiment become Official circles, that
dare suggest REFORM or propose an inyestiSa
ton who not at once assalied by every man IN once
cry OF Traitor :" "ApOstate! They nave summoned
TO Philadelphia portion OF the great army OF Office
holders and oiceeekers-he personal servitors or mo
men in Congress whom Executive power is delegated
to nominate Grant for reelection and there they pro-
pose, by system Of personal defamation and oSttacism.
10 treat every "A traitor who will not support that
nomination Mr.. Trumbull has not waited until the
philadelphia Convention should pus fonh IN form tho
decree IT has been summoned 10 make. lie brayely
cphet OF traitor. He claims to be good
n Republican any Tom Murphy. or Major Leet OF
Gen. LOngstrce Col. Dent, Gov Morton, Sena-
tor COnking; and proposes to appeal from this Office
holders Convention AT Philadelphia 20 the Convention OF
Republicans Cincinnati AT the latter place the true
the doctrine that the free choice Of rulers belongs
Of right 10 the people and is not prerogatve OF men
already IN Office Will be reasserJed IL VIII also assert
that official competency and integrity are Indispensable
requisites OF honest administration OF government.
and that, when these ignored the Administration
must of necessity degenerate a disgraccful
hla for ID IL