New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-29

| ,1o mot ros;iive manner from its conclusions.
/ II 10 NV means of this channel Of cOmmunica-
tion that the readers Of The IEIBUNi' come
into relations with each other ana WIN INC
pnbic. ard find the opportunity for putting
! into expression and giving To great auulente
their own individual views upon any t"pic
! of cotemporancOus interest 1t Is not suahSc
! that THE TRIBUNE readers, ola ana new,
sbould have for this journal the 1ohdlcSS anu
I affection which crop ont III many Oh thcsc
letters. and which havo always been so dIS'h-
rr;sbiuc n characteristic Of TIE IRlBuNES
constituency of readers. Every reader feels
that whether he ayailS himself OF 1t or not, he
has IN his TRIBUNE The means of communi-
eating his ideas, whatever they may be. to the
public. and he has the further satisfaction OF
knowing that however widely he may differ
with il upon politics or any other question, no
il ALWAYS sure here of courteous hearing and
honorable treatment. The topic OF special
interest at the present time OF course Is point
ica and the contributions To our " Peoples
Canvass are consequently unusually iull ana
varied. II is u good sign in the political sit
uatiOn, az we view it, that the discussion Is so
general, and that public opinion rs gathered
from these communications is so tolerant ana
calm. holding rather an inquiFiug and hes
itatnr than dogmatic and positively
partisan attitude. 1t shows, we think,
that the people are growing into recos-
milton of the responsibilities of popular free
g0ycnmcnt, and are coming INTO a more
thoughtful and Judi ial mood with reference to
political questions. Party names SIGNIFY less
than they formerly dId and party platforms
are taken more at their real value or lack oil
value. The voter is growing thoughtful and
inuuisitiye. He is doing much less with the
exclamation point and more with the mtorro-
cation. He does not jump TO a nomination
and 90 off with huIrahs for one side and de-
nunciatIons of the other. He stands oil and
says .'Whv?" and goes slowly and carefully
to his conclusion.
II is in this view of il that we consider THE
TRIBUNE department of Letters from the
People and the Peoples Canvass specially
valuable. Men are learning from each other,
and from that portion OF the press which nm
dcrakcs to discuss political questions 1mily
and frankly, that the differences Of to-day are
not matters to provoke wrath or anger, Int
that they may be treated d.SpasSionatciy and
cody to much better purpose and with much
higher satisfaction. II j. great thing for the
American citizen, VITA his passion for politics
and his impctuouS habits Of thought
and action 10 learn that there is really an OPP
portunity for honest discussion between the
nominating conventions and the election. and
that all is not given over utterly tn the slang
wbanging of the stump, the brutal elimination
and recrin,inatIon of the leaders, and the
/ scnsclc>s handying of cpithctS and exchange
of scandaous charges 10y the press. The col
| umns of The TRIBUNE otter To the people IA
! rostrum and an audience for sober, serious
/ talk upon political topics, and they are taking
/ an active and intelligent part III the great de-
baic. The politicians who manage parties ana
make nominations and run campaigns VIII do
well to give heed to the Indications of public
feeling winch are here furnished, for the men
who are talking here are they who will be
doing the voting shortly, and it viii be well
to know what they want, what they think,
what they are in doubt about, and what will
meet their wishes and catch their votes. The
drift of to-davs discussion shows q lingcr-
ing suspicion on the part OF many OF
those who have been cia>sed as Liberal Re
publjcaps and Independent voters that the
party which presents Hayes and Wheeler mas
! not entirely shaken of GranllSn. In the
! minds OF great many sincere anu h'"'Nt
voters there still fingers doubt as to the
professions of reform Of the Republican party.
! The policy of the leaders, the character oi the
managers, and the purposes Of the party are
! freely called in question. These voters are
asking hard questions. They are talking like
men who still hold their votes III their hands
and who have not yet pronounced III favor oil
| either candidate or either party. There are so
many of them that the Republicans cannot
afford TO tline with them; to practice upon
their intelligence or their good nature. lhoy
are an important, very important factor III
the contest, ana they must have the assurance
positive and Unmlstakabc that the party means
what it says and all it says about reform,
before they will come heartily and unreScrvedly
into the support of Hayes and Wheeler That
assurance very obviously must be given in the
character and standing Of the candidates for
local Offices, for State offices, and Congress.
There can be no other Interpretation than
this of the present state of public sentiment,
and il will be madness to disregard it,
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