New-York tribune., 1873-03-08
A HEALTHY UTTERAACE.

At length there comes something from Re-
publican Convention that has ringing, hearty
sound; that talks sense and means business,
and has the flavor of honesty in it, instead
of the unending conventional twaddle and
bosh. The Republicans who met in Hartford,
Conn.,, the other day, and renOminated Gen.
Joseph X. Hawley, were in good position
to speak out with a manly, honest utterance'
There was no need of close figuring and care
full phraseology in framing the resolutions TO
90 with Gen. Hawley's nomination. lie has
been, in the short term of his service, faith
full representative of an honest constituency.
There was no reason why the popular indig-
nation, the deep-dOwn sense OF having been
personally dishOnOred by the infamous con-
duct of Republican party leaders, should not
find expression in the resolutions of the Con-
yention that offered him as candidate. For it is
in lust this particular that Gen. Hawley has most
ably and faithfully represented his constituents.
They might speak freely of the offenses and
shortcomings of their trusted leaders, for he,
as their representative, had already done it ON
the floor of Congress. He had not wriggled
or twisted or gone into any crookedness for
himself, his party, or his party friends. Even
to screen his personal and political friend,
President Wilson, he would not sacrifice
the truth or any portion of it. His course in
Congress for the past three months has been
a thorough vindicatiOn of the course Of THE
TRIBUNE during the Presidential campaign.
He found that all THE TRIBUNE said, and
even more, about the corruption of the party
in power-everything even to the proven un-
truthfulness of Henry Wilson-was true, and
he said so. boldly, in his party's face.
So the Convention that nominated him could
safely pass these two resolutions, which have
more snap in them than all that have been
passed since November:
Resoived That have with profound regret the
recent developments at Washington and the evidences OF
q deep political and commercial immortality in the affairs
of the Union Pacific Railroad the Ced MobiIler aud In
the undue and retroactive ncroase OF saaries that we
haye been shocked by the proof that trusted sent TO
Congress the peoples servants have used their
sponsible positions TO further private ends by robbng
the public treasury and extending brbes to their
representatives; that great corporations have contrib
uted money toward the election OF Congressman useful
to them and that persons high In official station, sus
pected of questionable practices have disgraced the
country by prevarication, If not by faisehood.
Resolced That the time has come in Congress and In
the country for higher and purer political tone for the
prompt punishment and disgrace Of unfathfu public
men. aud that no partisanship shalt sbsld those who
have betrayed the confidence which has been freely
tended them that will the demonstrations
OF corporations. aud will support for Office who
is not free from the taiut OF jobbcry.
Well said. Now let the party organs in Con-
necticut cease defending Republican wrong
doing, and carry out the spirit of the resolu-
ton which says, "No partisanship shall shield
4" those who have betrayed the confidence which
has been freely extended to them" It's a
breath of vigorous pure air that comes to us
in these resolutions.