The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-05-18
THE INDEPENDENTS.

The address of the Independent Con-
ference, in New York, to the people is
an earnest denunciation of the corrur-
ton in our politics and the consequent
evil affecting the civil service, and an
eloquent plea for purity in political al
fairs. The picture of corruption and
danger is overdrawn, but this eXtraVa-
gance can be forgiven for The sake OF
the wise and weighty words spoken, and
the conservative course pursued BY the
confer, nee. No nomination was made,
and no preference was formally express
ed in regard to the nominee for Presl-
dent and separate nomination VIII
not be made unless neither OF the parties
shall nominate man who can be relied
upon to carry out the principles OF the
address. In the event of such failure
the Inependents will probably put a
ticket in the field. Charles Francis
Adams, Jr., made speech, III which he
alluded in very favorable terms to Brls-
tow, whom, he said, he should be pleas
ed to support. This statement was re-
ceived with applause. He then lntlma-
ted that he would take Tilden as the
next best thing to Bristow. This also
was greeted with cheers. He no doubt
spoke the sentiment of the majority OF
the convention, especially in regard to
Bristow, and, should he be nominated,
he would no doubt receive the support
of all that class of voters represented IN
the conference. How numerous this
class is, it is difficult to say; but it is
safe to assume that it is very consider
able, or the New York conference would
not have been SO largely attended.
Should the Republican nominee be
Blaine, we believe that no independent
nomination would be made, but that he
would receive the cordial support Of
many, if not the large majority, of the
Independents-espe if the Demo
cratic nominee should be Hendricks OF
some other soft-money, pliable man.
If the Independents could support lii
den as an embodiment of their prlncl-
pies, they certainly ought to be able to
give as hearty support, to put 1t mild
", to Blaine. He is an ADLER man than
Tilden, as sound on the currency ques-
ton, is certainly no more of politician,
and has quite as clean a record, although
much longer in public life. To claim
that one could hope for purer admins
tration from Tilden, with his Tammany
associations, and thorough alliance with
the Democratic party, than rom Blaine,
is simply the widest kind of nonsense ;
and if that is the view OF the Indepen-
dents it is not worth while for the Re
publicans to pay much heed to them.
We do not believe, however, that such
is really the position of any considerable
number of them and, therefore, we
say that we believe that Blaine would
receive their support if nominated and
the allusion in Adams speech to Tildep
was rather to tickle his supporters, and
aid his nomination as the most respect
able, all things considered, of the Dem
ocratic aspirants.
An executive committee of the indie
pendents was appointed, and the ma
chinery for separate nomination will be
arranged should it be deemed necessary.
Such nomination would only result in
aiding the Democratic party, for what
ever votes it received would be drawn al
most exclusively from the Republican
party, for Democrats seldom abandon
their party nominations, no matter what
their character OF what the circumstances.
The future course of the Independents
will demonstrate the measure of their
sincerity in their professions.-EUeaaiaag
Wisconsin,.