The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-04
TEE NOBILITY Or SEYMOUR
AND CONKLING.

New York will witness grand and no.
bic sight to-day. There is always some
thing grand, noble and inspiring in witness
ing a great and free people, noiselessly and
without parade or display, walking up to
the ballot box and with small piece of
paper, on which are inscribed certain ap-
parently meaningless words and characters,
depositing them therein, and thus deciding
the destiny of the state or nation for one,
two or more years. BY these slips of pa
pcrs, without revolution, tumult or dis
turbance, the people of the state of New
York will, to-day, commit the control of
her finances to certain men, who, under the
forms of law, will receive and pay out, for
two years, millions of dollars, receive the
taxes assessed upon the people and disbursc
them for the safety, protection and good
government Of the same people. BY the
same silent, but potently speaking, ballots
will the control of the grandest system of
internal improvements ever inaugurated by
Il statc-thc canals of New York-be COM
the inspectors of the plenary and reforma-
tory institutions of the state are to be Sc
lectcd as thepcople shall determine. These
are to be selected by the people, for the
people, from the people and for the bcnc-
fit and good of the people and it surely
seems that integrity, capacity and quaif-
cations are of more worth than party af-
iiliatlons, but while all nominees are, con
fcssedy, of the right stamp, men, who vote
at all, will vote with party. These ballots
these speaking papers-do something
more BY them will, also, be selected the
men who are to make the laws for that
great state, embracing within its area near
ly, if not quite, one ninth of the whole pop
ulation OF the Union. If it is not great
noble inspiring thought that we live in a
country where everything can be submitted
to the arbitrament of the ballot box; where
laws can be made or repealed where sys-
tens can be retained or altered; where
rulers can be made or unmade, subject
only to the organic law and that, too, can
be peacefully changed by the will of the
people, without a resort to arms, without
bloodshed, tumult or revolution, we know
not where one will be found.
If it is grand idea, and noble sight, to
see free people quietly choose their
rulers, select their law makers and commit
their public institutions to the care of
those whom they will, nobler spectacle
will also, be there witnessed to day. For
over the sixth of century, the de-
mocratic and republican parties have
contested for the control of the plenary
reformatory and industrial institutions,
as well as for the executive, admins
trative and legislative power of the empire
state of the Union. Victory had alterna-
tely perched upon the banner of the one or
the other party, and the supremacy has
been more or less equally divided between
the two The most careless observer of
men and events knows that fraud and cor
ruption have run riot in New York politics,
until they have become synonymes one of
the other. Notwithstanding this, it is re-
markable fact, illustrating the intelligence,
patriotism and integrity of the people as a
whole, that there are two men who, by
general agreement, arc looked upon as the
representative men of the party and as the
embodiment of their principles. They
both reside in Utica, a small city near the
center of the state We refer to Roscoe
Conkling-the republican leader-and Ho-
ratio Seymour-the democratic standard
bearer. Both of these men are above sus-
picion and reproach OF Senator Conk-
ling; we will let the New York JVorM. his
most determined political opponent speak
"Senator Conkling," says the World,
commands the respect and justifies the
pride of his fellow citizens whose poll
teal convictions are most divergent from
his own, in the fact that he the represen-
"tative of their state, gives to its service
" an unsulled character, doubtless a sim
Il" cere zeal for the public welfare above
personal ends, a vigorous keen-edged
mind, personal dignity, .
land that gallant firm temper which is to
intellectual faculties their surcst back
ling" To Governor Seymour, ever since
we cast our first vote. we have been polit-
ically opposed, but we haye always be-
lieved that if any one was entitled to the
appellation of a pure-mnded, patriotic,
christian statesman it belonged to him.
Never, in the bitterest days of political
warfare, was his honor, integrity or patri-
otism assailcd or impugned; and all, have
united in conceding that the political mis-
take OF his life time was committed in the
earnest and honest endeavour to serve his
country, prevent bloodshed and preserve
untold millions of property from destruc-
ton AT Utica, to-day, these great party
leaders Will, for the nonce, lay aside polt-
ical bitterness, and personally take charge
of ballot box in the interest of humanity.
and to relieve their suffering fellow citi-
zens at the south, without distinction of
age, sex, color, or political opinions. The
ballots will be money, and will be cast for
the relief of the sufferers at Shreveport,
Memphis and elsewhere. Under thei,
joint direction, similar efforts will be made
throughout the state, and will demonstrate
the nobility of the American character.
Politics and official position sink to no.
thingness when suffering and want abound.
Men-men of ability, of reputation, party