New-York tribune., 1874-03-23

that treat bonfire he made of nearly a the works OF
art that sdorn ourN ationa Capitol we are making ing
winnie Ream IL 10 make the equestrian statue OF Gen.
Thomss am glad Sumner lived to hear OF that Tor ne
%seds wss Sn appreneeshp a. well as shocakns occa-
sionally hear an ontcry which deDounces as
ness the importation OF foreign pictures to compete WIN
onp own conntrymens But every artist will wei.
come anything that suggests loftier IDEAL we need
sucb an ideal In architecture more than anywhere eise
Bnt we must go still deeper to account for the sus-
pense Of national faith Something is always gained
tne sN word has BEEN to
OF the most prominent phases OF our political ie s
moment Il is spoken mental picture is presented Of
political corruption that conpehends all lts Varetes,
We think OF parsansbip and puDder, OF CustOlnOuse
intimdatlon Of sanhorn contracts Of bribery OF espi,
mage OF guilty combinations, the Credit Mobler ana
srnmSnt err to grind mems private ares Compared with
"tlersn all other causes OF tho suspense OF national
despar Of the Republic. when to be truly great dis
guafes man for holding Office, when the CheiJustice-
another when the lobbies OF the Capitol crowded
with corruptionsts, when 1t Is possible thht Gen.
Butler nav nominate the successor or Charles
Sumner and secure his electiOn-at such a
time is strange that good men ana true despair oil
racy government OF the people, for the people by the
people" does not apply 10 the existing state Of thing
Government by the peoplel No. Instead government
for the people, we have government for the party, o
the politicians. And, instead Of government by the
people, have government by the cauclses at nome
and the committees at the Capitol Ihe people h1ter
themselves
vote they told by the cancuses ana the caucuss
nominate they Instructed from Washington Let
District vote without caucus ana IL WOuu
retnrn its present representative lie Il no CARING
OF the people, but he maDipates every caucus ioi '
own advantage 49,
The twofod despotsm of the caucus and committee Is
essentially OlCarchical, not democratic Partlsahsp
Il one greatest ngholds OF corruption. We
need mighty Gospeer 10 preach inc folly and
of spirit. eN0 party is worm Saving
on account of It's past actions Principles, not men,
was frequently the wachW0rd or the great anu
Slavery struggle. " Principles aud men would nave
been much more appropriate. We have not given the
attention development OF the Working machinery
of government which IL demands, and Is III horrible
condition The strength Of Butlerism lies In the I'M
ueuse power Of patronage with which the Executive IL
nfrustcd But our present system TO be confronted
by another OF which the motto VIII be- The rigAt a
i'm the right place and just as long as he NILS worty
Shall we prove equal To the demands To De Dadc upon
usl Will the men be forthcoming VINO VIII lead hs ih
the battle as Garrison and Parker Lincoln and Seward
Cnase aud Sumner led Us against slavery = nave no
doubt OF It, cannot doubt that there are men sanulng
here who shall not taste death Till they nave seen
worthy SUCCESSORS OF Lincoln and tue rest OF lal great
oonpany enlisted for the new crusade.
cannot sympathze with those VINO reel ana say tnat
Sumner the last of great statesmen lake MN
for all in all shall not look upon his ike AGAIN
And IL better better that his glory should DC
uni1ue in its undying splendor. We shall not look upon
his like again hc the DODieht representatl
OF a time and struggle that cannot be recalled but
should he poor disciple or so great master II shu
not learned from him, IL from other that Goa never
leaves Himself without witness. In the meantime MS
fame against all envy and uetrlcton Chafles
Kingsley hnted that he should like t0 see hs DOdy ald
i'm Westminster Abbey. But such as ne nave tte neeu
OF church or monument above them sir Christopher
Wren built the great Paul and III the crypt thereof
upder the great DOME his ashes rest, with TINS fOr MS
eniaph: II YOU wsh his monument, look around
YOU" Standing anywhere In America We can Bay lnat
OF dead SENATOR II you Wkn 10 see ms loHuhoht'
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