National Republican., 1876-09-27
STILL HARPING-THE SUN WILL BE UN-
uApPv

''Who is conducting the canvass and run,
ming the machine to elect Rutherford b. Hayes:
1t is Zach Chandler, Don Cameron and all
that school of machine politicians"
The New York Sun is never happy M
less it can call names, make up wry faces,
ard stigmatze somebody in some oppro-
brius, contemplate way. No matter II 1t
has to repeIt this entertaining diyertise
ment, ad infnitum. II orderto satisfy its
inordlnate nav for something coarse,
mean and vituperative it is never wanting
in the recuperative power to return to the
miserable task. And so now, Secretaries
Chandler and Cameron are sandwliched
between a half dozen other similar out
bursts for the fftieth time, and with about
as little solid sense as the Sun is capable OF
extemporizing. If we desired we could re-
tort in kind, and as pertinently ask, "Who
90 is conducting the canvass and running
"the machine to elect Tilden and ID IN
bricks? p and, if We were disposed to
call names, with much more point and
force against the machine runners" on
that side of the house. But we apprehend
Mr.. Samuel j. Tilden is to be Judged by
himself in this matter; and so will General
Rutherford B. Hayes. On this score we
have no dismal apprehensions as to
which side the scales will turn. Take Mr..
Hayes and his surroundings and Mr.. Tilden
and his surroundings, aud who can for
moment doubt? How will New York city
and its slums, including Morrissey, Kelly,
and the rest, stand by the side of the honest,
intelligent commoners of the Western Re
serve, from whom Mr.. Hayes draws inspi-
ration, strength and hooe2 And how will
the political file leaders who run ''the Dem
ocratic machine" with Governor Tilden's
"barrels of money" to buy voters compare
with such honorable and unimpeacha5le
business men as each Chandler and Don
Cameron" each of whom have maintained
unimpaired the best of regulations for capa-
city, integrity and thrift through years and
years of the largest business Transactions,
while, in an official capacity, not one so
bold as to make well-def1ned charge of
personal dishonor or corrupt intent. NH
chine politicians, indeed That sounds
well from the other side Better stand on the
defensive on this score, and clear off the
long record which exposes the tricks and
graceless schemings which have made the
Democrats notorious all through the land.
There will be enough to do here without
stopping by tie way TO assail better men.
The trouble is with these super-service
Bile, hypercritical, political saints they know
that the mention of these distinguished
standard bearers on the Republican side, in
connection with the positions they sew
orally occupy, means work-meaus bu>i-
ness in the particular direction to which
their attention may be called. They do
not believe in the shf less theory that rail
roads, general business, trade and COM
meICc-and. if you pleace, poiitics-cun
alone. without some supreme directing
hand; rOr, without the sinews o. VII,
so to speak organize aud push
them on; and all this in legtim tic and
lawful manner. D1r't the Suh believe as
much To be sure it does, and it &C 5
upon this principle every dly of its life
except when it gets down to the filthy
work of scandal and personal detaml-
ton, for which it has become so notorious.
1t believes in machine politics" in com
bination with all the influences possible
to carry an election and secure its politi-
cal ends Who more so? Not one.
Then, why all this excessive, virtu0us
pretence? Why all this accusing, hedg-
ing, slang -whanging without reason, sense
or consistent conference? All ''the Devil
"can quote Scripture for his own selfish
purposes, but he never likes to have it
come back on himself
Better crawl back intoyour hole, Mr.. Dana;
take new lease of life; mend your ways;
resolve to be honest fair and just, and then
come out and edo works meet for repent
ance," such as will make you honored and
respected among men. Do this, and life
will again become fresh and pure; and,
finally, you may possibly lie down to rest
in slumber that will only be disturbed by
pleasant dreams.