The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-13
Bristow. Schurz and Jewell.

BrIstow, Schurz, and Jewell.
II is now over two months since tho
people of the United States elected SAMUEL
J. TILpEN "a President. 1t Is something
past thirty days since the manipulation
and methodical arrangement OF the Re-
turning Boards of Florida and Louisiana
certified their electoral votes to RUTHER-
FORD b. HAYES in the face of adverse ma
jorities. The frauds by which these results
were forced are not hidden. They are
before the country, and all Investigation
has only demonstrated their enormity
to the non-partisan judgment of the
people.
Messrs. BRrsTow, ScuuRz, and JEW
ELL were the leaders OF u reform move
ment within their party; and two of them
in their official capacity had been offered up
as a sacrifice to the state necessity Of keep
ing fraud covert and crime concealed. The
third was of the outside advance which
held high council at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel in May. previous to the assembling of
the two nominating conventions.
This council was superb in orations,
sounding in exordiums, and lame and
impotent in conclusions. Mr. SCHURz
was the voice OF the gathering, and
enunciated. in an address to tho peo-
pie. the solemn resolutions of the assem-
blage. lie entered his protest against
| particular candidate, without name in
deed, but made living and individual in
portraiture; aud then he marched into
that candidates camp and became an
ardent aud active advocate for his cleo
ton. He gave his vocabulary to the
winds aud was vocal in persuasions. Mr.
BRIsTow. less assiiuOus in vociferation,
mildly aired his lexicon in entreaty
TO the voters; while Mr.. JEWELL, with his
ensanguined head under his arm. venti-
lated Il glossary of n more limited otymol-
o1y all over the land, from the sugar bush
OF Vermont TO the savaunas Of Indiana
Now where reposo these three famous
great men? Aud why are they silent when
we are III the very thick of II contrOv tr-y
to which they cannot be Indifferent spec
tatoisi Are they TO be enumerated rs
the supporters OF an election by ballot,
or Of a choice by Returning Boards?
The pnvate callings OF these gentle
men may be imperative. Mr.. BRISrow
intimated Il resolution in his retirement to
devote himself to the law. Possibly he IS
| deepin RabDinical lore, profound in the
JUsrISIAS Pandects. or immersed in the
black letter OF the Saxon IIeptarchy.
Mr.. ScnuRz, with his developed skill in the
pictorial art, may be engaged in retouch-
ing in more vivid colors tho cOuntenances
OF those whom he placed on canvas in the
vernal May. lie can now pencil under
ii Af N
script, his parenthetical remark when he
| read his mIuuseript address TO Gov.
MUELLER of Ohio: This disposes of
| HAYES" lie can cXclaim. ALSO
"omJ prophetic SOUL"
Mr.. JEWELL, too has probably transferred
| n limited stock of state-mlnship to the
leather trade, aud Is absorbed in the COM
mercial statistic of importatons OF hides
| from the Rio Graude and Pernanbuco,
or in applying chemical te.ts TO the tan e.
min of the quercitron and hemlock.
Yet we must impress upon these geutlc-
men the duty OF casting off their passing
| private avocations, and letting their opin-
ions be known. Are their Id aals of civil
service reform iucarnatel in South Caro-
lima. Florida, and LOUISIANA. or are we 10
look TO other models for imitation? And
are our three reformnrs ready 10 mouii "A
mighty Suites Il tcrees with "a Presid mt
nauslratrd in hollow square to tho beat
Of til drum AM with ARTILLERY at it.,
angles?
MessIs. BRIsTow and ScnuRz are not
in the line Of mercantile paper. Mr..
JEWELL gives notes with IL margin. II he
caunot now express an opinion, let him
give one at thirty days which can readily
| be discounted ut Hartford bank by sly
usury in New York exchange. As these
| gentlemen are each prOpoundei tor
Cabinet Offices under "A President to DO
borne on blyonets, their policy is waited
for with a dignihei patience, but al anx-
| iOus expectancy.
| This question trLnscends in Importance
even tho dispute OF adjourned veracity
| between the Presil mt and his late Secro-
tary of the Treasury, which some OF the
| friends of the latter believe rather inn
portrait to his reputation. These gentlo-
men are all entitled to the door, VIII
they avail themselves of their parliament
tary rights, and rise IL explainl