New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-08
CURRENT DISCUSSION,
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
WISCONSIN REFORMERs.

VOICE OF THE PRESS.
| WISCONSIN REFORNERs
From The CfnannaH Conmyoat
Wisconsin correspondent of TIE NEW
YORK TRIbCsE In writing 1, about the politics OF that
Republicans and seven Reormers" sSo are as ,,os
candidates for the place that Matt CARPENTER
We should suspect, after looking over the s, OF Re
FORM candidates, who are specially desrols OF securing
In considerable danger OF bcing handed TO mnsty
gang or political traders who cannot pos bly, have any
sympathy natural or acquired either with Reform or
'''"N' SHORT SERMON
"The best soldiers are always the most
earnest advocates of peace says lHE NEW YORK IRIB
depraved, and the isnaca who desire 10 precpi'ato
dlscord when it Is possible to have peace vel knowing
quiet earnest fair and resoute men who knowing me
sorrows that follow war; the devastation ana the
incur those evils, and yet are the ouy men capaD. ot
hghtng cause to successful issue We wish tnis
Uobe sentiment could be Numbered In the ears OF all the
indictments those reckless and desperate men VINO are
trying to preeiptae an unnecessary eTii . stIg
come. would the noisy instgaors ensconced IN the
BACKGROUND. as they were in 1851 The business con
their methods and will express themselves as soon -
they have an opportunity.
IGNORANCE AND FOLLY
From The NeU York WOrd
Just one word more. THE TRIBUNE talks OF
the ignorance which capable producing such a
Tie folly " we admit Tue Ignorance we admit.
The "Knavery" deny. A convention OF knaves
never got together this continent. The Indiana Dem
ocrats two points Numbered. but their purposes
patriotic and as pure as ever inspired popular CON
vention II is Hdmiltonsm run TO seed. Is anthem
ocracy dwindlng OF TO snOboery which impugns tue
motives OF such aconvenicn Their measures were at
fault but the evils from winch they sruRgle TOT rlu'
dance are felt at every resdr every farm IN Indi-
ana, ONO, aud throughout the great West IL Is tho
business OF craftsmanship TO provide wise dellyerance
Popular conventions the best can do ite more han
demand It, And the Republican party VIII de an le2
the polls in 1876 for u, this one SUI
cicnt reason II the so other sufficient reasons were
lacking that with unlimited power IN the fsdsra da
nearly all OF the state goyernmens has not provided
nor pretended TO provide the penpe that ueFerans2
which they demand and which Free Iraue, nafu Ouo'
aud home rule will bring
THE THIRD TERN N THE SOUTH.
From The Richmond Eaqurer . o.,
Under this heading we find very forciDle
and timely editorial HE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, based
upon letter its Richmond correspondent, setting
the Third Term question this section. We xiye the
foil the best argument we eau possibly pre-
sent 10 those people who have shown dispo-I-
ton TO take OF their fears rather han OF their
hopes and expressed their readiness to do violence TO
their conscences. and dlshonor the teachns. ana
traditions OF the past by listening 10 the plausco
sophstries which have been advanced by lew nalr-
Drained and thoughtess Con servases III Iaoor n, re
eecng President Grant for third term Inc foly OF
even agtating anything o; TINS KIND s becoming more
South should have become SO indifferent to tue
history Of the s Sa R ReS 10 as TO S ready to
der the liberties they Deq1eathed 10 US Nlho"t a
1are Vet we may rest assured that North will not
consent 10 be party to any such barter aud SAFE
MR.. BELMONTS LOYALTY.
From The Iron Times.
August Belmont is constrained by feeling
which he owe. friends, his family anu himself 10
write a lrtter nying the charge that he ADVISED tho
aud In proof Of his statement adds that they bought
through him large amounts Of Federal loans III tne very
midst OF our caamtes. HE TRIBUNE. however, on tho
direct personal authority OF a prominent puDc man
whose word or whose signature is as gooi 10 wan Or
Lombard-,t as Mr.. Bemonts-iDsists that tue charge
true and proceeds TO the siultihcation OF MI
In the following very unchrstian manner; We are
ola, tn
he himself altered IN his conviction that the war
better pleased. his account, when he now us
reconciled that faith with his attitude IN tue earliest
mttee of MS party conducting campaign for the de-
feat OF Abraham Lincoln. on PLATFORM tnit Ioemn
declared the war for the Union failure" Mr. Belmont
certainly owes it his friends his family and hun
self to reconcile this view OF his position IN 1854 Win
these copperbeads give II they had not been quite ."
| sure the was TO end in failure!
| TREASON ODIOUS.
| From The PhttldaDhI Pre-,
| There is a GOODNESS between The NEW
YORK TRIBUNE and Mr. august Belmont at ms
change In the last few years IN the sentiment OF ths
party of winch that gentleman mas peen TOT W ohs
Mr. Belmont did his duty as patriot during the war OF
not now mater OF onr Son was saved
| and II is beyond his, or any mans or set OF mems
power to again attempt its destruction Inc fanSs OF
The viper have been extracted and his virus destroyed
Many OF u.s. indeed. are even willing To forgive AMI
forget~under certain conditions. But the discussion Is
moi without its Significance few years ago there were
members OF Mr.. Bemonts party II that gentleman him
self was them who glored In the tact that
they did not support the Government during
war, and who took an eipcia pride IN haunting IN
Chicago in 1854 Loyalty was stigma, and the Demo
cratic journals as happy in writing trooy l9 ~
they were spelling negro with two "g's.' And now
Mr. Belmont is indignant because hts patriotism during
the war ia questioned IL the phrase about the change
Of the whiriigg OF time not well worn, it could
be appropriately used mere
MONEY FOR THE MILLION.
From The Syracuse Standard
THE TRIBUNE is right In rldlculing the
demagogism which proposes 10 return to specie pay
as soon as the business interests OF the country
will permit" Those who taki in this way know that
business interests will not now, nor soon II ever permit
this But what in the name OF common sense. does it
mean when 1t opposes an adjustment of the currency
according the demands OF buslnessi And how does u
with the next advocating free banking Free banking
specie or any other basis Is the worst KIND OF un
limited lniaton and but another name Tor ireeOootng
IL is monopoly II specie basis, confined 10 few
gold-owners; and 1t is dishonest because they propose
to put circulation two or three times as much
paper they have gold TO redeem IL wlth-anu NOT
having the gold tne paper fer ae T i d
the bills secured by stocks other deposits OF value
pretense and that security rests ultimately on the good
faith OF the Government which, with the productive IN
dnsiry of the country stands behind the grceuback.
The de post OF such security Is confession OF the mad
nreese is no more convertible redeemaoe than our
present greenback currency when Is hourly coerteu
into whatever will satisfy human needs anu day re-
deemed by Government when 1t receives 1t Tor taxes IN
AD' ''' ' THIRD TERN PROSPECTS.
From Providence Press
A correspondent of The TRIBUNE, who has
been nrospecng about Richmond discovers some indl-
cations of q disposition among the old CONSERVATIVE
elements to come and accept Grant for hlri nnd
They believe in his luck; they thluk the plan and m
surely detach him from the old Radical eau mi nut
that case he would be obliged 10 take tne into
then In the van and this way they wOr,n ts r,.
power and the South would once Ino,n naIon Gr.nt
tons as dominating Influence pastc wax for them
during the third being mereS fhen, Arcorn
to mold into such shape as map .nd Jobn Moshv
10 TINS tne aew departure and while they arc
hro VIC Cols -, fo render success certain tue dsln-
not strong euo of parties affords encouragement for
tegrated es hone that within year the party