New-York tribune., 1876-08-05
PEOPLES CANVASS.
MR.. GOODWIN AND REFORM EFFORTS.

MR. GOODWIN AND REFORM EffOhio'
| DANGER OF HIS LETTER DIyERrlNG REFohhhho
From PRACTICAL woRK-LAB0R I'd SECURE
COMPETENT CoNGREssMEN THEIR BEsr foL'ci'
TO the Editor OF The Trt0"h0'
S,p The Fifth Avenue Conference having done
me the honor to appoint me one OF tno 'c'-i
for Pennsylvania may perhaps reasonably ask u lI
TRInuNE space for brief notice 81 the letter WHICH MI
park Goodwin Las seen IT address 10 the members ana
adherents OF that body. ,
With every feeling Of rcSpec. for MT dou"ih "'
known earnestness in the cause OF REFORM cahh"l peip
thinking that the evident Partially not 10 SOY paf''
akin winch il displays will defeat ITS object ana n"l'sa
~, s oanacy for evil The comparison OF tho nos o
rho tUo for instance. might carry weight VIZ"
voters ignorant OF their respective records wereit ho'
for the special pleading too artessy uahspai'h' " W
dsingenuous the argument to justify MS pFe'fchco
for the financial policy OF tho Democrats "hete 81 "e
ous an advocate FOR sound currency as Mr God" c'n
porsuode himself by such train OF reasoning 10 sustain
~. vrd ticket of Tden and Hendricks because OF
v,porous piece OF defamation in platform drawn up
a. IL said by Man,on Marble and this foo III sp'e oi e
upvaryng record of the party since the war; VIC van o'
wonder nj the strength OF tins predsposilons weh eau
thus blind his Judgment and must decline TO accept
hls conclusions Oh any other point on which ho i' ~
to be warped by the same Influences
All this apears 70 me 80 scllcyident that would not
,resn,ss on your space were it not that think MI God
WINS letter likely to inure, IN another afec'o' INC
cause which we all have ut heart, by dividing o IooS
and diver,ing our attention from the most important
issue before wherever by united action We '! ~
able TO accom- plish substantial good
The Fifth Avenue Conference may not nave rcS'en III
all that s promoters hoped for, and yet IL unlnesoh
bly, had no little influence in obtaining Tor US the ece
between two candidates OF higher Character 'ha III
advance seemed probable. Neither OF them Is an teal
statesman in spite of hr. GodNns ideai@ed portrait oi
his friend and to pretend that either Of them mis- the
measure o. the requisites eloquonty set forth III MI
Schurz's address woud TO insult to common
.p,.p Between thern Mr.. Goodwin prefers To take ms
chances with Mcssrs. Tden and Hendricks. prefer 10
take with MeSsrs Hayes and Wheeier-unieSs III
deed tr long incubation OF Mr. ridcns letter oi accept
,nce should hatch forth some marvellous ana unprece
d.nfsd phnnix of statesmanshp. Let rot bo"eYof' A
Codiu aud those of his way thinking separate them
solves from In, resi- OF Let Us hope tha whoever
may he elected the Presidential char Shali a""y
ocr,,uant and let address our united enei y 20 wa5
is really the most practicable ana Important measure u
N~,fher lr Hayes nor Mr TiiIen viii have much op,
portuny for good II they are subject 20 'io .
OF Congress composed of stcl maternal 10 'e Wrsa.
one. What i, the record 81 the krtln 'aI "a
spcc trr var fprcbly set forth 10y NJ bOd"ll' ana
r moi disposed to traverse many oi the counts 9i ns
Indictment; but observe that he docs NOT pM. % w.,
rrul yl.Dr on the performances uf Inc l''t1ocId'
statesman slnc. thc House has been under Is control
hjs cas ~ civil service reform, &s Ilu-iltyu % snS
o an officials within his reach and hling thrlt p'es
Nth IIImbctors aud FltlhuRis, his cIc's' pdlhE
economy la docking the wages o icerclrtcrs sopPn%
fr fast 1r service and diminishing the army. W.hc
b. ire,.c IN. useless waste OF the RIVER ana Harhor
ui.If, IN amount hitherto UurNampcd MS hh1nclaI
,,, yiu,cd in his desperate Canri~ 70 Frital tdc
Rr,putiop act and his general iHetp3citF lOr an tE
luu buud.riug NoT n wc ~" 10 HhS any SUBSTITUTE
r..nrfD under any President that Pr''ldtht Htot pc
suuprrd by class Of men NcrN UUrich' from th"'c
i al lr year- have m,T.prvsrni"d DOth Dtih'ai"llo
and Ecpuncan constituencies, aud tht gentlemen CON
p.ci,d with the Eifth Avenue Conference must pehI
tcr ,.rc.. une,.Iy to secure this, without allowing
tr u,iyr. 90 pe divided by suCh Efforts a. mat oi A
GadwIns inliscrc"t letter. a., -. l..
Su reasonable man doubt that raoicai chahSe IN
tbr tenure and -c Of appointment Of oar rN stlN .C
l. ne most pressing r>sy Of lht Enhl H''H'i'
Witch may almost be said 10 constitute lht A'PL' lh
omega uf real reform. No President can dGn'.'"ish
mi, ~, rhlnl.d tn lie face OF senate anu Huae oI
R.urr-.ytai.yes Wcddcd to existing abuses Let u,
fl,rrfur, not quarrel tue respective merits o
N.s.r4 Have, and TidrU but let as Organize III sd'l
,,., that ~ ALI ccer doubtful dHtIir =, Ihbl O
CA, ify and honest ,Shyihes RepnJatan or D'm"Sid
t.t.,- .i,Irug-' Ill Pee -It - congress l'ti-ti
~ aid an practicable mtoirs hooking 10 clNh serve"
rciogu 81 u5 I,p or ganLe fnr l-i;ans TIE question
arou,ng pdbnc attention to H. Ihp"i '''' anu '''
ing tine public nind. 49,. ..t.,...
r,. IN "a great Presidential canvass and promises i' -
'.uurul,tr results the sln"ine "hp look
10 "A ualiti,ai millennium - iht consequence OF
success q "a faNoItC 'hud'I'c. IL i unNti-
taking A task which CIn only Dt dttninph-ht'i ny
ysaI, Of patient riiir amid many rcJuus ana nhch 'uS-
,yare,furu II Offers few attractions Tor tnp7r "h" x
u.f o reap the harvest bci, re- " seed hjS "a tu' ~
.prout hut a Necessary Tor the ba!'duoh OF
ur iuSiilu Ions. and never tlc people 80 pf'AS O'
il ~ they are BOW. am, sis, very rc-lHttIuly,,
iHiildSiDLia, july -, 1876. hLNhi - hAA