Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-06-15

one or more States, and so Affect the
general result, would tend to secure the
election of the least desirable candidates
and the ones especially least desirable
to them.
But they hope not to be compelled to
resort to a separate party organization,
and from the speeches made on the &C.
casion it seems that they will either
support BristOw of the one party or
Tilden of the other. We take no eX-
ception to their preference for Bristow,
though it is absurd to suppose that he
is the only man among Republicans
who would have been vigilant in the
prosecution of offenders, if occupying
his place, and with President urging
on the work. Suppose Blaine or Nor
ton had been Secretary of the Treasury.
No reasonable doubt that Blaine would
have been as efficient as Bristow, and
the manner in which Morton, as Gov
ernOr of Indiana, crushed the treasona-
BILE conspiracies around HIM, of the
''SOns of Liberty" or knights of the
Golden circle'' is the best possible as
surance that he would have fallen upon
the whisky ring like Ajax upon the
covering Trojans. His grasp would
have been terrible. and the ring con-
spirators would have known from the
start that they were engaged in "a death
struggle. Mr.. Bryant and his brethren
would support Bristow because they
believe him to be less a party man than
others who are named in connection
with the presidency 1t it be true, and
their utteranceS are believed, they will
have done much to prevent his nomin-
ton at Cincinnati. No one but pro-
nOunced Republican will receive the
nomination of that convention. The
Republican party wants no man for a
candidate who is afflicted with any
hating between two opinions,
as regards the principles of the
party. No milk and water, goody
sort of man will be nominated. We
want no more Andrew johnson exper-
fence. The other resort of these men
is Tilden, which must excite the smile
of any one intelligent in general affairs.
Says the address, I'VE shall support no
candidate, however conspicuous his pO-
sition or brilliant his ability, in whom
the impulses of the party manager have
shown themselves predominant over
those of the reformer." And then
they are prepared to support Tilden.
Accept Tiiden for less of partisan
than a reformerl Surely after this, we
must have more admiration for the re-
spectability of these gentlemen than for
their intelligence. Tilden is no doubt
the most intense partisan of all who
have been named for the presidency.
He trained with the Tweed dynasty
supporting it with all his influence and
power until the exposures of the New
York Times, Republican paper, con-
WINGED him that to adhere longer to
Tweed and his gang, would be to court
his own ruin, and every movement he
has ever made since only shows that he
yields to none as a party adherent and
manager. Bryant and his friends
would accept Tilden for a reformer
What on earth has he reformed I? He
assisted as an attorney i'll the prOsecu
tions of the Tweed ring; but it was on
/ ly after he was driven to it by pub
lie sentiment which he foresaw would
destroy him unless he acted. And "A:
Governor of New York, what has ht
done? He commenced on the cana
ring, and the country began to praise
him as ref0rmer. But what has beef
Accomplished Absolutely nothing
AS soon as he discovered that he wa
about to strike his own political friends
his efforts ceased. How unlike Grant
and Bristow in the whisky prosecutions
And in the matter of appointments t.
office, the ''spoils SYSTEM as they tern
it, do these respectable gentlemen sup
pose that Tilden, # President woul,
neglect his own political friends, all,
make his appointments without regar,
to partyr He has never shown tina
sort Of disposition; and it is folly t.
expect it of either him or Bristow
These gentlemen ought to understand
now, without waiting until November
I flat tha ra~f aIrntr ict iot. will I.
either Republican or Democratic, ant
being such at the head, it will be so al
the way through from top to bottom. i
Bristow be President, il will be Repub
lican, if Tilden, it will be Democratic
And we would not have it otherwise
We want to hold one party or the othe
fully responsible for the management
of the government.
Mr.. Bryant, Carl Schurz and the res
want to withdraw the administrator
of the government from the infuenc
of 'place-holders and place-hunters,
and have somebody for President VIII
will prevent everybody from asking TO
an Office, who worked for the success
of his favorite candidate. That woul,
be a reform flat would revolutiOniz
human nature. To expect men to wOrl
earnestly for the success of "a candidate
and then voluntarily yield all the office
to those who opposed him, betokens
condition of self-sacrificing purity tina
men will scarcely reach before they be
come angels. And even this would no
stop the scramble for office. The appli
cations would go in by the ten thOusan,
saying to the President, II opposed
your election with all my might.
fought bitterly against you, and there
fore / want one of the best places "a
your command" Other tens of thou
sands would come in saying, Il took IA,
part whatever in your election, / die
not spend "a dollar in money nor aminut'
of time in the campaign and therefore
am entitled to one of the latest places
of tie government. have proved m,
unselfish honesty by my indifference t,
your success. If 1 had been a selfisl
partisan, should have labored for YOU
success. l must have an office. My
honesty deserves it," And there would
be- a few others also who having pre-
tended to be his friend, while they were