New-York tribune., 1876-05-31
A REFORM PRESIDENT.
NDrpEyDrNTs Should WORK.


sUPpDa. y .UaED By 81. BEi-T'W At 1INO''.'N--
To the Edtt0r Of Tbe Trtt"Hc.
SIN. Tin. fau of N,r. B.ikuap has pfccM'",'''
cr.ts Mon knew before that public a"'-' "o',
,,r,up, f.au low places ui 90 igI' hu' l.'' ''''
ba. convinced eycI ,.o-c v.o Laitd u" D'l''' ''.
L-,l.ht tbs tI..g il ail i., 2a"s,i"e-' '.-1 -
eve. a has stirred t.i- country '' '''"'. '@'
e-,r. tl.f'r.lI VI Li.cu.. we m''' oo ' "
...;,s 3, "a l, ,r, which COOS up on all Fiue' a'
If we could dispense ".i. P'..''.'" 7 ~ q
rLcttt. Th.U.itaas, .a4a'a' ".'tc''I ' 'He ""l
arl....,...,,r mon. Iuti. Is not wholly theirs. \
- .r...,l 10 I.,pu-s 90 t.o-c VINO are the urst -
i,...i .ot.tpo...i .la. Nothing con be mo unjust
,r, ,b.IiI with o5.cIIy a class of men ana set
t,.,ao9-. flr s.orl hce uss OF the sins OF portion
- I. ~. tl.t number. And nothing, surely.
- ,.,,r. rtiI under Institutions Ike ours than L,H
f-r...... t-IIy to sta Hp olice-hol crs wl-h C.s-
t,r.,-s f.r.. ..G ont of tic pulic service all who
,, ta,t i..r Oh discharge Its duties. How can vc
r,tc... condition Of orr afiIs g. Ic,ause many
r.. d, rIa.e aTe unworthy, we AXE the very act ct
holding tGcc, IN advance, disLouorable u lc Ioh-
tsa,. tits tsue ar. in the main 10 blame for this
prb.a'tlv seutIcut but the people Themselves
I.yrsnG-r.I To grow up tie things from whlch 1t
t.d.. i.s us.. Nowhere iu the world Is politics
90 plain a duty as In The Uuited States
nowhere else can the neglect OF 1t breed
more ,atal consequences. Tor one, do not share
tho usual coltrmp' of Non FOR tde much abused
title Of politician OAer-s". >uE may be one '"'He
AMI politics another. There is 40 prof sson more
honorable slor, Of the ministry OF Christ than thai
of politician, 10 It's tracg, better seusc To devote
crs.f talents and lofty character 10 the common
good 10 cousorslte great powers TO the STATE, t.
stand lp I'm her service unmoycd alike by the tickle
winds OF favor .r t,a storm, of advcrsitv, 10 act
ou'y FIR the eai..rt ..,cl-.his is indeed 20 be a
p9'.iciln aui a ...a1 and there can be little
hon, for the f#tglc Of America when such career
shall have ceased TO be possible, and such an ideal
70 sir the am ,,oI Of her youth.
One cause of our present evils is not far TO seek.
The American people are sun virtuous and patriotic.
They have shown their devotion 20 both honor and
their country under the scvorest crdca,s tat ever
t..cl "a pe. pie But the war over and rhe Union
s,sel tl.v turned 10 their private affairs with an
caeerucs born purity Of necessity and partly Of die
,.s; with p.ltcs which, IN its false meaning, they
Lad come 10 think the cause Of all their troubles
few wise couuscors warned them that to neglect
politics utterly was dangerous. "No" they said
among themselves "pollt,s is not the art If gov
p. l -. ... ,.;.l, ,,,,,,, s+rifo Nyc b,ve
ol I4'''"" ''" WI" ''' WIN I' -
done our uN'y 10 "ui 'o"' "''u wan. "o Po'''''"'
r.yarl LET others take the Offices if they wish.
a. ... ~. ...1 e. I+ o., ol,,e 81
VIC "''o ""''"''' ~ "''''-' we
They HUyc now so long neG'tttcd lu'N PuDhC dl-
f,r ar irt-,i.tcd flaul so often 10 selfish and uu-
.,l.1 1..,,. a., t. ,l,ss dis
"'''',9 "'"'''' '.''' ''''' nos ~
uh'J I'm ana even S'u''i'I"'S H"''''o 20 ''o ~,
pie, with which Suhserviepcy o. party Is the single
fest OF merit which holds I'm its hands all the paths
o.. .l c,,,,n,o,,,s oysrv a,en,,c to office die
80 I""'' "'' '' ~
''''s l'S own ',,"'' '''",S ''S Wv" -
candidates an" huo.NS 'nth "o"u' WIN ",''' 'en''
ID Or.