National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26
"PR ,cTICR AND NOT Profession

and rejuvcnatcd, will resume her place among
the foremost States of the Union.
RtCTICE AND NOT PROFESSION"
The following short note from the Hon.
Charles Francis Adams Is printed In the Chi.
cago Tribune;
QuIScr MASS /. July 10. lisa
/ have TO acknowledge the reception OF card
containing what Ia denominated a platform OF
the Farmers and Peoples Antl-Monopoly party
OF Livingston county. ! see little TO object 10
aud good deal to approve. But at this day 1t Ia
not profession that IL so much wanted as prac-
CHARLES FRAscIs ADAMS
Mr.. Adams evidently distrusts the whole
movement in the West, and when no writes that
sat this day II Is not profession that Is so
much wanted as practice" he repeats the SEN
timents Of a large majority OF the people Of
CARDS the Opposition. Take the Liberal Ro-
publican faction, for instance. A year and a
few months ago these gentlemen met In Gin
cinnati to found reform party. Pro, .ous to
that meeting they had published to the world
the most magnificent pvoc,smation Of inten-
lions that was ever put forth In any country.
They promised to reform tho finances, the
tariff, the evil service, the whole
Government in every department, from
the highest to the lowest. They
assured us that the whole machinery OF the
Administration was wrong, and that they In
tended to set II right. They promised to
nominate only the best men. In short, the
professions made by these gentlemen formed
sort Of new political gospel, cmbodying
every modern Improvement In human econ
omy. Well, what did they do? The first
| step they took was to surrender every prin-
| ciplc which they had advocated rs essen
tlal to the welfare Of the country. Mr.. Adams,
the author Of the letter We have quoted, was
| the choice of the few honest and sincere men
who were In the movement; but the dema'
gogues and politicians who controlled the
convention sacrificed him upon the altar OF
orpcdicncy, and put In nomination a man
who was probably the least fitted In the whole
republic for the position. The profession was
magnificent. but the performance was
wretchcd.
Another illustrations The farmers anti
monopoly movement, which Is now sweeping
the West, has many excellent features to
commend 1t TO public confidence aud to the
support Of the people. There can be no
doubt that these classes have many substan-
tial grievances, and that the burdens OF which
they complain should be remedicd by appro'
pirate legislation; but II cannot have escaped
the attention Of those who have closely
watched the movement that there's good
deal Of trickery, II not trcachcry and deceit,
about IL. The politicians OF the Liberal Re
publican order have here and there skillfully
Joined the granges-have managed and run
the conventions aud injected into the rosolu
tons aud platforms vein OF the virus thai
ran through the campaign Of last fall. II
many Of the counties tho same old politica
hacks arc running the machine. No wonder
then, that Mr.. Adams writes that 'it Is no
nrofcssion that ia wanted so much as prac
dee"
Tho Renubllcan marty itself Il Justly opel
m tho Same criticism, As A general rule /
lh,s fulallcd all IL, pledges, but, to all intent
and pprposcs two of the plauks in the Phila
doIrhia platform are praetically dead letter
: rha oIoron,h resolution Thai "amonp iii
or..,Ior. which press for attention is tina