, 1873-10-29

MIR. storey, Who hRB peon close STU
dent OF Cousins Fragments Philosophiques,
anu who now proposes to rovolutionizo
Chicago by M application Of Cousins admirable
principles to municipal elections, Honco tho
elegant and brilliant Fragments Poluigucs fur
ntslied III daily isauoa of tho Chicago Timcs; and
hence, "lao. Mr. storeys willingness to sacrillco
hls personal Intorosta to bo d candidate for
Mayor Oh tho Eclectic plan. Here IL something
moro than devotion to abstract principles. Tho
Eclectic system Of philosophy, as develop
Cd by Cousin, Ia of small consoquenco
as compared with the Eclcotio eystom
Of politics, as developed by storoy. As nero
contemplating disciple Of Cousin, hia capacity
for usefulness might havo been lost But in
his brilliant application Of tile Eclectic theory
to municipal affairs, aud his personal Willingness
to tost Its aoundnoss as candidate for Mayor,
Mr. Storey las fairly cclipsed his toachor
in tho work OF merging aoneat,onalis1n,
ldealism. ekopticlsm, and mysticism, and will
bo we'll qualified after the election Of noxt Tuos-
day, to bocomo rogu1ar and valued contributor
to tho transactions Of tho French Academy,
Mr. storey's first Eooottu Convention, hold in
Kingabury Ha1l night before last, was not on
tirely successful, 1t is truo but groat roform-
ers, and especially Eclectic reformers, must ex-
poet to encounter discouragnmenta. One trouble
with tho first Eclectic Convention WIS that It
wasn't largo enough to onahlo Mr. Storey to
Ecleettcao very extensively, though too
largo to insure thorough harmony among
Eoleotics, each Of whom wants to mako the
clsoico for hirnaolf. Another trouble was TINT
the majority Of those In attendance went
there. not In tho capacity Of Eolectics, but rs
lookera-on,- ,-persons wanting to SEQ md hoar
somo now thing. Tho inquiry everywhere was:
Where are the Ecloctics7 Where are Storey,
and Matteson, and Ashton 2" As those geutlo-
men did not como forward, tho spectators found
themselves constrained to make up q Convention
Of themselves Il thoy we're to hive any. Mr.
Conkahen Reynolds was on hand with that raro
old speech Of his, which has brought toars
to the eyes Of nll who arc In the
habit Of attending tho Women's Rights
Conventions. It was with difficulty that Chair
AAnA@ HAa AOAilay hAA tu9 AOAFtllIlQu Wuu1A QHT9
been without that Indispensable funotionary II
DR.. Wickersham. 3 looker-on, had not accepted
1t with tho understanding that he Was not to be
responsible for anything TINT was done. Rey-
nolds spoke. So did Long John. 30 did few
other persons whom the public has novor heard
Of, and whom naught but EcloctIcism OF per-
sonal kiua could ovor have brought forward.
But, as whom the brains arc out tho man must
die, 80 did this Cot1vontlon. nIr. Storey, tho
champion Of Ecloctcism in municipal politics,
without advancing tho cause one jot.
We sincerely hopo that this experience will
not discourage Mr. Storey in his noblo purpoBe
Of sacrificing himself to the people Of Chicago
AZ the Eclectic candidate for Mayor. There is
yet time. Il. Eclectic politics, the smaller the
more harmonious the sentiment. h1r. Storey
would therefore do we'll to conlne his Couven-
tion to Mr. Afatteson sam Ashton, Buffalo
Afillor, and himself. With these three, the
great principle Of political Eoloctcism ia safc
and Mr. Storey need havo no fear but
that he will thon DO tho unanimous
choice Of his followers to- stop into
tho shoes Of Victor Cousin, which will scrve
him as tho tl,ousand-loague boots in his ginnt
strides toward tho Mayoralty. Aside from tue
great personal dignity, the moral worth, the
Christian zeal, tho abounding generosity, tic
rare forbearanco, the nmiable character, tho
sympathy with the German aud Irish race the
fellow-feeling for tho outcast, tho confidence OF
tho business community, and all the o4her ad-
mtrable qualitios possessed by A1r. Storey which
we have heretofore summarized Chicago must
not }oHe the opportunity OF having for Mayor tho
great representative Of the modorn School Of
Eclectic Politics.