, 1876-06-13

1arger proportion Of tho people who favor
honest government, faithful execution Of tho
laws, Official integrity, aud official calability
in tho public Rervico. In tho proportion
that tho Republican party Of this class Of tho
population IL greater than tint Of any other
party, to TINT extent Ia tho numerical strength
Of tho Republican party weakened by my
doAanco Or disregard of public intelligence
and public morality.
For instance: There is not Republican in
tho United States who docs not know that
Mr.. Bn1sTow represents Reform In the nd
ministrntion OF nil branches Of the public ser
vice; that hc, II elected, will continue mn un-
rcinitting war upon nlf forms of official cor
rnrtion, ofiloial incnpncity, md agafust all
abuses nnd oxtravaganccs in the public sor-
vice. It does not follow TINT thoro aro no
other persons who are not rcfornors as well
as Mr.. nn1sTow, or TINT tho nomination Of
some other candidate would necessarily i'm
ply that tho Convention wns opposed
to reform. But tho combination of
NIL tho other candidates ia based
upon tho fact that thoy and DntsTow
represent different schools Of official mornl-
ity, TINT ho represents ono code AMI tlioy ar-
othor; TINT the differences between BLAINE,
CoskL1Nu, and MonroN are purely personal,
nntl involve nothing deeper thau choice Of
individuals, while the difference between
them all and Dn1srow Is one upon tho broad,
fundamental principle Of governmental nd
minissration. lie would Bevor tho Executive
from tho Legislative branch ltc would make
| himself responsible for tho administration Of
tho laws, through officers chosen and retained
| in Office because Of their fitness aud fidelity,
instoad Of bccause tlioy are useful MS personal
aud political retainers Of members Of Con-
gress
| When, therefore, Mr.. DR1sTow is rejected,
openly aud avowodly, upon the demand Of
CoNK11No, CAMERON, AIonros, SPENCER, CLAY
TON, LooAS, CARPENTER, and Boss suErnEnp,
because ho is n Rcformor, md 1teanse ho
would regenernte aud purify tho public scr
vicc, then such rejection for such causo
| IL defiance thrown in tho fact of tho moral
and intellectual classes, and is such a con-
temptuous disregard of public opinion rs
must challenge detection at the polls, which
the rolativo strength Of PARTIES does not
warrant
Can tho Republican party afford ut. this
election to make its choice of candidates upon
tho sole issue Of Reform, and Opposition to
Reform, and take tho latter? With DE1KNAr
md tho legion Of diBreputablo revelations,
can tho party declaro that no reform is
needed, mud tlat there shall bo mono? Is
that m isauo on which to hope for SUCCESS in
the doubtful States Of New York, Ohio, New
Jersey, Wisconsin. mud Indiana, tho votcs of
all Of which will bs needed to elect tho Re-
publican cnndidnto2 In 1874 there wero
enough Democrats aud Rcfor.ners in Illinois
to defeat the Republican candidates by II, 600
najprity, to elect two-thirtia of the Congress
sionnl delegation anti-liopubican, aud to
elect an anti-Ropublican majority in both
branches Of the Legislature. IL tho domand
for reform any less strong now than it was
in 1871? Are not NIL the elements OF oppo-
sition in existence now TINT existed then
Shan not tho Republican party recnll aud
bring back the multitude TINT revoltcd in all
pnrta Of tho country in 1874, by nominating
a candidato whose very nane will be hailefl
by the whole poople ms guarantco ofRcform
THE LAB0R-sAV1NG SUICIDE MACHINE.
Our dispatches yesterday morning con.
taincd an nccoun. Of suicide which for hor.
rible ingenuity has rnrcly il ever been OK
celled in the annals Of Belf-nurlcr. Tile
poor wretch who hurried himself out Of the
world made his preparation in a very unique
way, and displayed IN amount Of inventive
, talent which would hive accomplished I'M
monso results il it had been applied to {
J legitimate mechanical purpose. Since t
; quiotuH can bo made to ono's lifo with bar&
bodkin, it will strike most persons that tht
/ Intliaua farnl.hand put himself to gooi
deal Of trouble with his ingenious machins
J for Lead-cutting. His trouble, however, SO
l cured absolute certainty in tie operation O
his machine. Tho ax was suspended in Huel
: manner thRt it was suro to full III n certai,
direction at certain time. Ilo placed him
. sclf in tho path Of its descent, 10 TINT thor'
: could be no possibility Of avoiding 1T
@ edge, either by voluntary Or inyoluntar.
t motion. Where tho ax would strike, IL
9 plaeel small box, open OH ono side, |,
which his head roposod. lie hold his hem
/ firmly in position md his chin up from Iii
q neck by stick run across tho box. 1Io wn
o strapped tightly to tho floor with two straps
y | tut nIOlAtt kuG MIaa hl4tl VkilEA A4oUu
t tho legs, both Btrapa being screwed to til
= floor. Thus when tho cando which ho In
o placed between the cords holding tho d
It burned them off, the weapon would swift
o mud heavily fall md perform its horribl
10 mission with absolute certainty. Eothin
= but miraculous interpoBitiou could atop il
E Having thus perfected a mothod which WE
" proof against failure, hia next step was
Z, secure painless death. THIS WIS easil
r done by filing tho boz, i'll which his head II
posed, with cotton saturated with chloroforli
Nothing could bo ncater, surer, or ,nol
a. effective, and yot nothing conld |
}, moro gri1nly horrible md tlespairingl
a courageous, Tho denSuon,ont ia more thril
q ing than anything in fiction. llo coolly fill
nj pended tho ar, at q point fifteen feot abo,
c. where bis head would lny, by tho doub
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