New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-08
HELPING TIE PATTY"


The Administration, without ever having adj
vertised for them, is receiving proposals from
various quarters for strengthening the party"
An unusual number of persons stand ready to
he mt III positions where they can draw stated
salaries and help the party in the campaign.
The number of offers of this sort has increased
very materially since the retirement OF Secre-
tary Bristow from the Treasury Department.
Several persons now serving the State under
surveillance, and somewhat under cOmpulsion,
have indicated Willingness, not TO say
anxiety, TO come out from behind CRATES and
from under keepers and to give their time,
talents, and best endeavors 10 the success OF
the Republican ticket. They have heretofore
Influenced votes and been towers Of strength to
the Adm ,StrtiOD, and they are confident that
in the present crisis they can be OF great
benefit f. ,Ie cause of freedom and civil ser
vice reform if they can only get out ara nave
uuimpcded access to the polls, the caucus. and
the individual voter. The proposition Is an
attractive one. 1t holds out great induce
ments to the gentlemen who believe III moth
ing so much as votes 1t offers great aces
si0ns of influence and of zeal to the friends OF
good government. Perhaps it is not strange
under the circumstances, and considering the
Influences which have come to be potent IN
politics, that the political managers are con-
sidcring the application seriously and count
ING m The number of votes to be gained and
the amount of enthusiasm that may be infused
into the canvass by the exercise OF the pardon
ing power and the enlargement of these effect
i've workers Lest it may not occur to the per
sons who are managing these matters, we ven
tire to suggest that there Is quiet but very
decided conviction on the part OF many I'M
administrative citizens who have ballots III
their hands that the effective workers referred
TO arc very properly and justly under duress,
and that it would be a peryersi0n OF justice OF
the worst sort to give them their release.
Further that the citizens who hold TINS view
are more in number than the applicants Tor
pardon (; that to drive them away 10y releasing
these cOnvicts would insure positive net loss
TO the party; and that they would be very
likely to be driven from the support OF the
Republican ticket by such barefaccd repu-
diation of the promise of reform. The Re
publican party Is vastly stronger with these
men in iai than it could be with them out.
Then there are other patriotic persons who
yearn for the opportunities to do good and
promote the success OF the RepuDilcah ticket
which official positions would give them Some
of them have been in office, and been re-
moved for cause others are willing to take
Office and devote themselves to the service OF
the-party Senator Sargent of California and
Senator Spencer of Alabama-both earnest
workers-are exceedingly DESTROYS of opportu-
mites to promote the cause. Each OF Thorn
has squads, perhaps battalions and brigades,
of personal friends ready to make any sacrifice
in the way of signing pay-rolls-and they are
men TO whom the act of signing means no
small labor and pains-for the sake OF the
marty. They are of the sort who put great
deal of "hurrab, boys" into canvass; who
can carry transparencies and torches with the