New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-17

Charles w. Jones, of Nyack, is the delegate
WHO furnished the jaw for Alderman
Purroy to crack, at the late Democratic sena-
torial Convention of the lXth District, just to
give character to TIE meeting and tone to the
proceedings. 1t took both Jones and PuToy
TO give the convention n genuine Democratic
flavor. Purroy was known before; Jones De-
came famous when Purroy crossed over 10
him and broke his jaw by way OF opening
discussion upon question OF contested seais'
Ii is a singular circumstance that though MI
Jones might have wagged his own jaw
through a hundred conventions without ever
attaining prominence as n sta" sman, no sooner
did Purroy 90 over to him and wag 1t for him
than Fame marked him for her own. To-day
Delegate Jones publishes n card in the news
papers announcing his Willingness 30 bury the
past and the world attends. By this time the
country has bpen thrilled with the intelligence
delegate Jones, of Nyack, buries the past
All, what charming spectacle Is fuTnisHed
here: Delegate Jones-if we may be per-
mittcd to borrow for such an occasion hgure
of speech from the wOIdly-trumpng his adj
versary's club with spade. And what
an example and rebuke for the nations
still holding each other by the throat IN
Armenia and among the Balkans! Let
us hope that when the Great Powers, when
are waiting an opportunity to mediate be-
tween the combatants, shall say to the Car
and the Sntan-as say they surely Will
"Iook at jones' Delegate Jones of Nyack-
"Deegatc Jones with the broken iawl Jones
"bnrirs the past!" war will cease and the
Car and Sultan, under the inspiration of this
Ill c,1l osi, nth npCES
and "unite cordially with all parties for the
"success of the ticket"
And that reminds us that Delegate Jones is
lust n trifc obscure in this remark about unit
ing with all parties. We can understand, OF
course, all about burying tie past that IS
quite clear; but when he talks about unling
with all parties we confess that he coniuses
us. His reason for burying the past is that he
has learned that his gifted adversary mscon-
strued some remarks of his (JonesS) to rrilect
on his (Puroy's) vcraciiy. br. Jones, If we
understand the drift of his card, thinks that
under such circumstances Mr. Purroy did an ex-
credingly proper and hieh-toned thing in break
ing his Jaw. And thourh he DOES not say SO IN
SO many words, il is not a violent inference from
what he does say, that his only regret IS that
he did NOT have two or three more Jaws to be
broken in such cause. He dlsclalmS having
used any offensive language. And tins di}-
claimer. taken in connection with the dem0l-
ished Jaw ought to be very gratifying to Al
dcrman PurrOy, who, we are assured, acted
throughout the whole proceedings from high
and unselfsh sense Of duty. Under all the
circumstances, then. we can readily understand
that Delegate Jones is willing to bury the
past and we should not be surprised II Alder
man Purroy were also willing to do the same.
Indeed. there are very few statesmen of the
present period who could bury the past
more proftably than he. But we repeat that
when Delegate Jones tells us that he is about
to unite cordially with all p9itics for the sue
cess of the ticket, be con fuses us inextricahy
We appreciate the good feeling be shows. We
have already set Jones down rs man of UNI
common good feeling, and one OF the most
amiable delegates that ever brought black
eve home to his constituents. But we submit
that having had his inv broken by Purroy, and
apolocized 10 rurroy for having given him
the trouble TO do it. he had done quite all
that was necessary to show bis good feeling
and the absence of resentment. 1t certainly
is not necessary for Mr.. Jones to get mp IN
addition TO this and unite cordially with all
parties for any purpose WhAleVcr. nat
seems like carrying the reconciliation too far
For it is quie possible that all parties may
not be willing TO have him unite cordially with
them.
No; it seems to us that Delegate J0rca has
done more than enough. No one man can be
expected to furnish broken jaws, aud a general
"iamboreer for a convention, end sand
wlch in a police court trial in the pro-
cecdings and apologize and bury the
past, and then unite cordially with all
parties for the success Of the ticket. He ought
really, to leave something for Pdrroy to do
Still it cannot be denied that the spectacle is a
very charming one as it is. Ont Of Nyack
come Sweetness and Light. There's only one
drawback to 1t. Possibly Purroy may take it
INTO his head to go around to all the conven-
tons breaking delegates jaws for the sake of
harmony, TO induce them TO unite cordially
with all parties for the success of the ticket
We hope not.