New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-17
a uISSoCRI LIBERAL ON THE SITUATyON

An ADDRESS TO The UNION Lfa"uh 'LNS
W5.al w. sy1.g'nor me PUbii. NsS fOrt Narch 70.
GENTLEMEN Thousands of Liberals of 1872, !
ami INDEPENDENTS Of 1874. most earnestly hope mat
your strong resolutions adopted unanimously d9 WosA'
DE lOuud TO represent Tie controlling ,prt OF tnc
Republican party Taking any Other position th party
must be- defeated nothing that can be done by any OF
81 ~ IT, hut ~ genuine reform movement
determined aud mcOmpronlsnc the honest lsepupltah
y0tcr. ought to take the lead, and II they 40. they
will command the hearty support Of sincere ndepenn
enis WY do We come together We an KNOW IRON
world ever Jaw" senator Conklinc. poct-laurcac Of
TINS Administration, has sung Tor Us - ihac Slr'
not word about whisky thieves; tortirng anxiety
lhuu school stem = u because, WIN Mr, Nor
Ton ana oihr. majors we forget all else in cOncmplat
lux tie woe, OF The nrpceut and Inc claims OF
the yirtloUS PincIhackl tr do We feel, WIN !
with Nj. Blaine. that the vital question in I'M
bile to Object No! 10 - because, While the5e ana hl"i
part, leaders have in various ways diverted atteniioo
AMI hu.h inquiry, tine people have been robbed and tlc
nation diyracrd We canno, turn Tith hope to Dtin9c
r.v II Republican leaders lave made bad use o tie
b,-t rial the Democratic party composed of much
material OF witch uoDoly can MAKE good One ongh!
To hive power At a A. is.t we all both tides Of The
shield. -Four years Thought n possible 10 m"I
honor Bu' they had the s.nc ity to acknowledge the
mis- ic and the courage to repair II, when Democracy
showed the cloven foot IN ONO. ON ne otltr hanh I'
foui years that civil service used for persona
YOUR honor Wien yi see what the service -cay is you
declare 't son viii ho longer tolerate packed canci''
npr Gc bDnd D.. delegation OF Hc,,lans, and deuEnh
MN r,r'- "h, 1t IA r,iormcr as well az Kepnniioa'
II has t,k n, until hia lundrcdth year Of the Repub-
hc 10 "arn the me ing oi those sayings. The parry,
rzut or "rons Vote ior tne parts. though 1t noig-
democratic ciucu, the iool Of enemies 81 the NATIONAL
honor. Aui H. has made tnc Republican CAUCUS tho i"ol
of 4rvo-. There i, remedy. The Democratic
material drag, that party downward. Bu, the R'pub
can voter, drrnaud party when 'na be not only in
highest loy. but also thoroughly pure. 1hry
IIu.t .r I'd I'D iI,tE the machinery which has con
trollcd thcin and to get oY themselves Ihe trouble
with the Republican party tlat II mas allowed ~ taN.
ratcis AMI ruaics 10 Do ito cDn-cahce ~ mas bicd
10 ;huh with U.s. stomach Whenever pablo opinion IS
ruled ~ creatures of the appointing power The service IL
sure corrupt. POWoS loses all sense Of re
,po9-bui,y Ihc worst ron grasp place because they
moro unworthy tie kna,cs the louder they shout Tor
parry, aud tnc more hcrocy th'y crack me "np' ana
thu' We gr 10; government Dl Tie PD2tt Du' S"stil
by she ba7ct, or pcssGocracy. From parry IN
CIV, service reform meant C"Orgr william Gurus ont :"
office. and J'hA Mcdonald ogt "i uI' 80; ne 'ltn''
,fl.. u wholly tit',a''
until Democracy had shown U' utter fnitlh'>,ncSS M
ONO. and 20, mconpuency and want oil CONVICTIONS al
Year p.or-t comes iu-t when the country IS reaay 10
W,cDu. huu declare that these tbluLi shall be no
longer roh VAN f. Il, Pihll,Ih Pt''s "n' NV ~ ~
pOycrg party that shall represent honest voters, ana
and no, rerrbicani,rn Of the -tounci You refuse 10
have pIrr Nh. E,ari race between horse lame M
honest money aud honest administration; rulers VINO
will .ituc. rob tr puzzle creditor nor rae phOc treas
a, well a, Republican" Millions Of yo,or. cry
"Amon but 1brI want 40 more prCinlre' .he .tnn !,
Republic sO,er, nave resolved, for n,'ny weary years
tGIt lrv would have reform ~ The civil service But
The brad tndnuttcr brigade have packed be cFncu1
and pr.od .ac cam. dates. voter, are a,. med aud
and may 20 u extremes; the rrCoi Of tie bent 10"
-purnl.- -Hapo t.,e string Nbrthrr We IN, II or no.
a who have managed he paris III IT. days. t cor
rnpluu Ni De- mt 10 the either IN convention or
lt fhc polls. Ey,r man who peI-"s the ohirrholh'ir
will dspi,e the voters. fth, party means TO -'crr'd
il do 10 somebody whose friends arc -u.,
thu iytart.d p, would ." rriormcr. That lrrinnut
i, been f.d 700 often He must be- one " no has
n-utIg corrupt and mat an, parnet tLat All tie
hna'to hate lin, AuI the pot! engineers "'H' s''"'P
Oae word more TIE man whom tn" thieves hate most
l. the OF a Others whom ihc "r""o VIII tru'l most
l"' p,.ii'Dn "i ~. u MA ~ ,a'-' sou one IaG $40"
Ire nlrd Of the bad ~" confidence ot tbs good and
ma ,rt hl.c folcs Dut th- Week. when dcl -,, to
>"'-lork Convention ere chosen, Of al candidate
A . i 2i,i'l .o ,ein'Hl,,s,,o.,-b.
Trn rOuutr r'Iulr nOt 1uiy the vi 20 reform. hu;
greatest p"''pir thoroushn..- ma efficiency va p"
and En,wiule"i f. lcre any other Who has pushed Tn"
Nrr i.,'not corruption 10 ,h' Jriy limit OF h's tower:
be- Dos, bIrucd al the pi!Se- behind Lima "hI %"
g,nn, n4 no.. ,o ~, S' rser 't ,, soI , ,% yo
don" mott II you L'.'n to X H. lon 'ahe iIe Weapon
u, . }n hGf". ' ,el-,nis arrc,i, ~
,yory -couunrnl IF that -,a,"n Is iitcwu o.dc, ald
90 "t To bi'tle nih = pnchetlnu- or r'prrcui'rr
offers, tIhc thIi! But u YOU void con''nc hIon th'i
P.iOA M runt!cmcn The u.,t Republican ticket re
yr.,td 10y irt vote Er,au,r Republican principles
,,,r, l.,r as, o po,,d IsIubi,can rrrOr, Ia another
state have that party destroyed ~ managers Who
ore uOa rouSrt~ KnOw the Democratic party. t"W
az you rlu: have been where Il strong AMI on
guard: thu fash Ol te ryc, and the cnCh oi
tn" hand and heard the old yell when there was no
room 10 doubt Tn, ,pi behind. The driii % that parry
fo, ri r. uli beyond I'll human power To con
troll II fpraycs the victorious soldier. but never the
yIrnron- creditor tiat paiy prevail dare not.
bu u will - sure the day ~ election daMn-. u me
Republican parry docs not win bach that aith ana '"V.
which made % itr,fin!c II will, n thOSu earnest ana
Cndf, ,riug mem who made the Republican party what
it ito not awake 70 make =, something els man what
At - TO yn IL iui. Empire state. where loyalty was
AWAY, cay ana fidelity - public honor un"aakcn, let
u, tup ~ lu hrla.i In other states NhtE" cor
rupiiun has tu Republican power and whcIr,
II you dc no see ihe banner Ui the lost IL"
hoi,, tops, yru may II IN the hottS oi ho~' WHO
h,,u tho mastery. '" NJ HkO>'k NoB