, 1876-03-13
mcn ars running ths Democratic party jass "a they
did },sfere tA4 war"

II this Delkuap affair had been divutgod Just
boforo tho Ohio election last fail, it wonld have
cost tho Republicans IN that State COO yotcs.
It will not cost tho party Ia Now Hampshire "a
asauranno Of their leadors that thoy will not loso
100 yo.oa by It. There ars fow MOI, Of indopend-
cns convictions m po1tita hero. Evor!body In
aginos ho belongs to ono Of two hostile camps,
ani has no intention to desert 70 tho cn6ny bo.
causo one Of hss of1ioera has turned out ba!
man. Tho Cabinet scandal l,sa had ono marked
effect on tho Ropublloaue, iowesor. II has
tnrnoa thcr ogoa toward hristov for tho
GOULD bo asrived 1t to-dsy ton Drlatov
mon wonld bo found vhere therc was ono wcSa
ago Tho, drift vns formerly toward blaine. bu.
now II is strongly tn tue directlon OF tho only
prominent candldato who distinctly represents
tho idcn Of purifying tho public service. The
convention 10 eetont delegates 10 Cincinnati
mocts In April and II thoro should bo no Change
tn tho feciinga Of the party before thop.-nn; II
10 not easy 70 see how there eau bo.-Nor
Hampshire will send rola lIristow delegation:
-!Ne1 iMtnpahfru Correspondents Nttc lork
Tribune
Senator Morton says through his personal OF.
san, tho indianapolis journal, OF hts pcrsonal
organ says for him,
Tho Republican rar., h.. been TOO lons he!d ~
followers Who lare esrs noth!us for the party its
principles except cover for fraud. DJ aria and
S.ys A s ' II fsT TaS hoT n
responsible Places nn others have, we regret 70 Say,
WIN Tho confidence aid snpport Of tho President
They not epublicans IN nny procr sense, but 70
licai Aa{onturera Of tho worst casa ane! were Nc
DonAld and Io1ce. Such, Ia different line, Delknap
has proved 10 BE-. Such. those y reason o beeye I.
Oryiile Grant, the preaidonts hroher who. from I'll
accounts, Ia echonling, dlsscputsbe trekster Such,
everybody fuus, is Dosa 8hephDrl 1t Warrington.
Such afe many Of those who hhvo hnd the ear and
confidence Of the President Tho Rapnbllcan party
cannot nn will not 10 my longer hold responsible for
tho dirty nach!nattonR Of 6uch men.
With poopto Of our race bti,iianoy Ia always a
disqualification. Il Is not always a fatal ono.
to tho rulo. Undor ordinary conditions, other
poople ara gsuosaliy found prcferriug shrewtl.
honelJ good eenso, u cersain sturdy .boenneBa
Of mind al woll ns pbyaiquc, to tho nioat uhowy
pei admiration, but they also inspire an in
stinctiyo dlatrust. Mr. Dlalno Ia handicapped,
today, by bis reputation for HBmartness." "
Dean Swift nade no bones OF maintaining that
this Instinct was = nound one that this dla-
truak so fnr from being unreasonable. Wna amply
warranted by experience a. ]Issiiiod BY philoso-
ply. "Mon Of great parts" he wrote, "are
often unfortunate In tho management OF public
business, because they aro apt to go out Of the
common ruad by the iuickness OF their imaBna-
tiop. This onco said to my Lord Doingbrokc,
aud desired l,e would ubaoryo that tho clerks IT
Ills office used aorE Of ivory knife with blunt
edge to divide shoot OF papcr, which neVe,
failed to cut II oven, only requiring steady
hand; whereas, II they should mako uao OF {
sharp pen-knifo, tho sharpness would oftot
| make It 20 out of tho croaao and diHGgure ths
| paper."-Spyinlfeld Republican.