The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-14
TIE REAPPEARANCs OF TR UTH IN
POLITICs.

manent organization, the Convention adjourned
| till Thursday.
On Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock, every
delegate was In his seat except the gentlemen
from Vermont. These worthy aud respectable
men had been lodpsd In . brewery, and, fortified
BY the recent decision Of q Green Mountain
judge, had console ntiousiy endeavored to de-
| termine whether Cincinnati beer 10. as claimed,
the best in the country. Inc vermont ueieRA-
ton came in late, and made futile attempt to
| innorporata THAR viawa this subject IN the
Conventions platform.
While the Chairman was calling the Conven-
ton to order. venerable gentleman, Of prepos-
| sessing appearance, came forward from the
midst Of the invited guests at the rear Of the
platform and advanced to the deck.
IL wish to address the Convention" he said
| to the Chairman. II sm aware that am out Of
| order, but nevertheless must say a few words"
Are you delegate" asked the presiding
onacer.
mot exactly delegate, sir, yet propose 10
have more to do with this Convention than any
other person."
at Is the Great Unknown !" was whispered
through the body OF the hall.
mot In the sense you understand," said the
old fellow, smiling, although I am a stranger
to many Of you and almost wholly unknown to
| political conventions. Ny name 10 Truth. am
quite sensible that am out OF place here, yet IL
Is my Intention to preside over your delibera-
tions do not covet the distinction, 1 assure
| you. But Just one hundred years aeo, gentle
men. took part In = political convention In
Pbiladelphia, and though 1 have had but little
| to do with politics since then, come here to-
day out OF respect to the memory Of that gath
ering-out OF respect to the memory OF Frank
| lin ard Hancock and Jefferson, and"-here he
bowed tevorently-" the memory Of Washing
| ton"
Motioning the astouished Chairman to one
| side, Truth took his place at the desk and rap
ped briskly thereon with a gayel Of gold, fash
| Toned like a little Ratchet.
1--WE will proceed to business" he said, and
| tits unnecessary to remind you that while
preside, your lips must be In honest accord with
your hearts, and your words must tally with
your thoughts"
Bristow man then rose to address the Con-
verton. "ln presenting the name OF benjamin
II. Bristow Of Kentucky" he said, 81 cannot
avoid calling your attention to events still fresh
In the memory Of all Of us. The country has not
forgotten the late assault on the public treas
ury bya band Of organized and unprincipled
| thieves. What Is the record OF the Republican
party IN regard to that gigantic fraud2 when
the honest citizen goes to the polls In Novem-
Der. let him rem ember the Infamous whiskey
conspiracy. and let him link that memory to the
Republican party when he recalls the name
Of"
Truth, the Chairman, who had boon listening
attentively to the speaker, here raped sharply
with his little Ratchet.
-Dibcock," concluded the Bristow man,
| as II irnpelled by some Irresistible power and
he then resumed his seat In confusion.
Forty delegates sprsng to their feet. A gem
tleman from Maine was recognized 90 having
the floor.
=" In nominating the Hon. James @. Blaine"
he shouted, II need not enlarge upon bis splen-
did abilities and UNSURPASSED public services. 1
will only call attention TO the fact that after a
searching Investigation mis- reputation for patri-
otto sineleness Of purpose and personal integ-
rity is absolutely"
Down came the golden Ratchet on the desk.
- Absolutely worthless" stammered the
speaker, apparently struggling against inhu-
ence he could not resist. and sitting down amid
a buzz of excited comment.
A Nebraska delegate followed. us this a
conspiracy" no asked. with Indignant vshe-
mence, "or is II witchcrsftP Have the gentle
men from Mr.. Blaines own State deserted him
Have they basely sold themselves to the enemy
AZ for me, as for Nebraska, as for tho great
Northwest, we shall stand Arm And why do
vote for Mr. Bains3 1t Is from an unselnsh sense
of the countrys Deed. 1t IL because believe him
the best man; because / believe him u high
minded and vItuous statesman; because"
Here the uuselnsh patriot from Nebraska be-
came conscious that the clear blue eye Of Truth,
tho Chairman, WAS nxed sternly on him. He
turned red, hesitated. and hung his head sheep
ishly.
60 Because" he reluctantly went on, be-
cause Blaine has promised a Consulship to the
man IN Omaha who owns me BODY and soul"
And so the remarkable proceedings went on.
Delegate after delegate sought the door, hoping
TO remedy tho disastrous admissions OF preced-
Ing speakers. But just as often as they soug hit
to misrepresent their real motives, or to conceal
In ingenious verbiase the true promptings Of
their hearts. down came the terrible little glyel
and forth f.om their lips came the naked, in
convenient, and often shameful truth. There
was spell upon the Convention that IL could
not comprehend. Men told the truth who had
never In their lives told the truth before. In
fact, II was Impossible for any delegate to lie,
however trivial the falsehood intended.
II am tired OF all this beating round the bush,
and this talk Of a compromise candidate" said
. member OF tho Vermont delegation, strug-
Cling unsteadily to his feet. "what we do
want-what the Vermont delegation wants most
Ia"
Down came the gavel.
pressing his hand wildly TO tho back OF his head.
1t was not till after the Iowa delegation had
recorded a complimentary vote for Belknap,
and OHIO and Indiana had respectively named
schenck and Colfax as the standard bearers who
would most properly represent the traditions Of
Republican policy; not TIL after Bill kemDle OF
the Pennsylvania delegation had pronounced
himself consistent Republican thief, and mad
read TO the Convention his famous letter to II
utn j. Corey; not TIL after Boss Shepherd OF
the District OF Columbia had openly confessed
himself scoundrel; not TIL after every man in
the Convention had laid bare the secret motives
OF his polite / action, that the members SUM
ciently recovered their wits to understand the
position In which they had been placed.
While Western delegate was telling most
eloauently how he had come to Cincinnati at
the bidding OF Jay Gould to work for the pomi-
nation Of Blaine, aud a PennsylyAnian was as
serting his fidelity to GOD, Republican princi.
Pies and Tom Scott number OF the party
leaders gathered In All ante-room to take counsel
OF each other.
II" II won't do to tolerate Truth here In this Com
vention," they said, shaking their heads, "much
laaa tn al, nj In III l.t.