The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-13

Mr.. BRisTow, having been put up for
membership in the Uriou League Club,
was blackbaled on Thursday night He
therefore will be unable to avail himself
OF the privileges of that clubs we'll
appointed house and to enjoy the society of
the statesmen who frequent its halls aud
expound political doctrines there.
1t seems that lis votes were cast, and
out of these ~ were against Mr.. BRIsrow.
They were just enough to defeat his cleo
tion. This showed that the opposition
was thoroughly organized and determined
to make sure work. Undoubtedly, II more
than twelve black balls had been needed,
they would have been furnished.
A club certainly has an iualienable right
to pick out its own members and to reject
from its society suoh persons as are OBJ
noxious to those already inside. But II
seems strange that the leading Republican
club sho ud contain within it twelve OF
more gentlemen who wish TO keep out OF
their company the Republican Secretary
| OF the Treasury. a gentleman OF abilities,
| conspicuous and valuable public services,
| and an unspotted reputation. If the Union
League Club had been situated at Chicago
| or 81. Louis we insight have understood
why IL rejected Mr.. ERIsTow. He has sent
several of his party connected with the
Whisky Rings TO prison, and has other
wise interfered with their profitable pur-
suit of stealing from the Government.
But no extensive whiskey Ring has been
unenrthod in New York, and the gentle
men belonging to the Union League Club
have, We hope, all made their money in
houester ways.
Col. lie GRAND Il. CANNON spoke TO a
| Times reporter of the blackball twelve as
pack OF blackguards-" This remark
reminds us of what the late DIR. G REELEY
called the members OF the Union League
| Club in general. He spoke of them as
"blockheads.' Both of these distinguished
| gentlemen used too strong language. All
| the members of that club are not block
heads, nor is IL safe 20 assume that all OF
the twelve are blackguards We venture
to say that several of them hold RESPONSE
BILE places of trust under the United States
Government They are probably all strong
| friends OF GRANT, in whose Cabinet Mr..
| BRIsTow holds the most important place (;
and to n man they will turn up at Cincin-
natl TO wetch over the interests of their
| party.
| As a matter of Judgment, however, they
| were at fault in blackballing Mr.. BRIsTow
on Thursday night. He is a gentleman
who would honor any society into which
he might consent to go. He can better get
| along without the Union League Club than
| il without him. There are positions and
there are characters to which no honor IL
added by even AN admission TO the Union
League Club. We are surprised that Mr..
i5RIsTow suffered himself to be proposed
there. We are not surprised however,
that his nomination was rejected. He has
the reputation Of being an honest man and
an Incorporating enemy OF all those
servants of the people who are either cor
rupt themselves, or fail TO rcbuke corrup-
ton in their superiors.
The action of the Union League Club on
Thursday night suggests what will be that
AT Cincinnati next month. Mr. BRTsTow is
not popular man with the ofliceholders,
nor with the disciples and practitioners Of
Grautism generally. But probably he is
too busy i'm running the Treasury Depart
ment to have time to indulge much cha
grin, either at his present failure TO be ad-
United TO the society of the gentlemen
who hold high converse in the parlors of
the Union League club, or at his probable
| dent.