New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-20

and have done with It. Mark you, III is not who mako
this assertion, that this is the only man who can
he elected / believe that the present Republican
parTy possesses the great majority OF the nccent
people of this country lapplausel, ana believing '"
believe they can elect any man they choose 49,,
They saw this man believes In civil Service Reform
Civil Service Reform means very little Adins.iatiUh,
very much people; very little appointment very nu h
election. Is that what this and his supporters DC
beve in II would be good thing tor sono a%one c
as a politician or a statesman to strike down the two
who had supported his hands ana arms wiz. my
strike down Philip sheridan on the hand and Edwin
NJ Stanton on the othertwo men who had done more "
support his claim than all other Influences cohpeu
And from that point onWhatf HIS first oilclaI act as
President was to demand for his qualification ihai
law which had stood for almost century shoulu pv
swept the statute books, that bo might put peIsoh
friend in power. ,,, .,o 1,or,
mission does its work The work Is then sanctoneu py
his he Presidents) word. IL Is to take erect Due
the old methods Of procedure osS and ton "hfn
such and such men write 10 W 1,d s,he new
law they are politely informed that Gen. Grant mas
been pleased to suspend the rules of the CiV serVeo
gained by placing in power for a second term man
who already been President for one term IL ~, Is
such end and the people at large indGrse sucn
as that they indOrse the Philadelphia convention
and its nominee. Paper after paper Is eonuenno
when it asserts that there Is need OF h
and reform. Bad methods, and bad reasons anu pau
purposes imputed TO whose dares ASK ior had
reform. The question is not whether these men iio Two
solid be shaken by the the breath IN cS OF as
and out of Congress to cohSnce inc sn'DnopItcd
pie at large that any which MI sumner supPoLa
is bad or vena one Ana ~ @oua h onh ",oon sense
of this country that the man VINO AT lhe neau ~ ~
newspaper the backbone of the RepuD1can p ay "a
New the brain to conceive. the hand 10 execute
and the heart TO work-t would take more tnih any
condemnation 10 prove TO these people. ana tue leope
elsewhere that the backbone Of the Repunhcan parry III
New-Yo is broken. Tremendous applause ana re-
Principle alone makes a man mighty, and It is princi-
Die that goes Cincinnati. Tho wider the discussion,
The more clearly will il be made manifest that the Opp0-
stiOn is, after all, so patry and nsiehicant tnat ~ Is
not worthy moments consideration, even ior con
tempt L want TO ask question:, ana ask
any one to answer it who can. why Is CINCINNATI
so utterly condemned in its men and measurcsf why IS
there such cowardy effort made to destroy ~ ana crush
it. and TO prevent gathering together, or having any
force or weight with the people a Iaree DOES any o
find anything against tine gathering OF worklnghe az
Columbus Does any one resist the gathering OF con-
ventiOns of similar character has Hnypouy !ouiu
the part of the Administration or Oh ns
reporters or supporters any objection To woman suffrage
in mds No. because they know II IS TOO slnaii at
insignificant. The opposition TO Cincinnati hes just
where the opposition oil the old Democratic party rested
with the gathering OF Abolition conventions say therc
were 100 men and women in point Of numbers-the
% soul and life which, If 1t dld not edtieI
together the in that day would gather together
the masses for destruction III the future. Ana ptOpc
know that if Cincinnati don't win TINS tine IL VIII
the tme TO the annihilaon OF Administration
a record that lies behind them, and the WORK
thev are dong at the present time can afford 10 ia.
Whether they win day fail today, they win OF IAN
i'll great cause. The question is h9J Wmeth,i 'c mo
tives of these are good CT Otd Inc question: y
whether the work they propose foI Inc people 10 40
work that the people ought 10 dc. -,
What Cincinnati says tries say IS Don't see TINS
country given over into the hands OF ohcchodeIs od
its success to II well that governments tha'
come from the people, ont OF ne people sha pe en-
forced by the people for the peoples OOd lIlhh tha
is what Cincinnati means.