New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-15
THE PEOPLES CANVASS.
STATESMAN VS.. POLITICIAN.
,r,1S ws8Ds" FROM YOUNG f-FUDiio"''

~, ,TN WARDS" FROM 1otNH I'LL "''i-'~'-"
me Edftor Of The Tribune.
co. "Plain words are best" want to say
,,r,rd suspect l am one of considerable
pa" -, tho politcians overlook and who are
ci'', - overlook the politicians. We were boys
n"eiS A.. var which, historically gloroas' IS po-
uul'"s dead issue to rs. Since then we have
onr votes. The politicians whom time mas
coma en- gently that they have no idea ten years
,,as.ed since the war, knew Us as boys ana
,i"'o ,,,er noticed that we are now men. We grew
:" po,,rllicous because with the enthusiasm OF
Sr.,ood heightened by the war, we recognized 'he
t.s,.llic,n marty as the party of moral ideas ana
- aims-a party of principles, not men, buV
-, do no run with the party mGchine-'Yo are par:
lieans only for the party Of honesty. Nhcn 'ha'
I'll he depepds on what each does not MIi"V ~
,ors "The candidate win be the platform
II the Republican party is to mean Ar' i,i-
ION handling his ras-5aJy aud nauh''rs nc
"bloody shirt (which he really seems 70 '"i,'H -
o,o American dagl: or Mr.. Blaine, VINO DiunocIeo
w HE crime OF tearing open IN TINS
- - tbo healing wounds of the war; Dy
- e I'm the centennial campaign; or Mr.
Casst1i,, whether he challenge our admirauoh as
III ~ os Adonis we are not Republicans we
n,onose 20 yoteSagainst this Republican parry. II
,va have TO support schemng selhshheSs, We ihlsHV
rrafer Tilden's methods ana results " pi'ii'O o
rs we know better what we don't want than
,gbom we do want. We are sure at least OF one
ni,, we want man with but one face and with
.ro straight and open eyes, the two lobes oVYhoSe
him do not act Independently Last and West and
.ho :. knows dishonesty when he sees it," We shall
rofor Inv our votes patriot to partisan, an hon
- man IN dishonest one,-in short, any states
man Democrat or Republican, to any politician
Republican OF Democrat
0f course. We are in present qiandary; the
Damoeratlc policy of running tilt at the OPPOSE
top with one foot on horse and the other ON
donkey. has naturally not produced The man. we 10
NOT want. indeed to count ourselves out OF the he
nnbIiean party we have not deserted it; Its mana
GERS have tried to carry it away with them. we
Iova been bedfelIows of certain politically dead"
8. Mr.. Schurz and MI Curtis, and we take ylrtuous
and wicked satisfaction in the general resurrectoa
of these lively cOrpscs," and the consequent lay
of Indictment to those who read their burial service
Our prayer is that under such leadership the H.
.p,rcd good fortune which enabled the Republicans
Of $50 70 bring forth from obscurty the one man
oompetent to lead the battle against slavery, may
enable the Republicans of 1876 10 choose man III
to lead the crusade against corruption. If the poll
ticans succeed in shutting the ears OF the parry 10
this prayer, there are, if am right in my cohlec-
lures. considerable number of young Republicans
ready to help bury their party for four years in the
hope of ITS blessed resurrection. We voted under
protest in 1872 this time we propose to vote the
nrotest itself A YOUNG REPUBLICAN.
Ee,c- York. April IL. 1876