New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-27

dial support of All good men in his efforts. There are
two cardinal evils Of the service towards which an e
forts at reform should be directed The trst relates 10
tenure 81 me Office the secoud Executive appoint
m.nts let IL once be fully understood i.lI
continuance I'm Office depends solely upon ihc l,nti
aud efficient discharge OF Us dutles ana i , f,r
man is 10 be removed merely 10 make pHi,c ny
Acan the apnointing power must be liberated from Con
grrss0nal control; this must DC DONE noh Tor Tue hho
Constitution Shields members of Congress nom arieet
during their ATTENDANCE upon the SESSIONS OF tos's,
for their sake but because the country has need OF lf
mobstructc1 service Ia tAc same spit tnc sh3ua DC
throng OF asprauts who seek FOR office, not on teii owl
merits, but through the influence OF dehlp'i 1d
in the choice OF officers by Members OF Congress- Dt tc
should De allowed 10 use the patronage OF me EAio
has sought to separate the duties OF his subofdnales
from party politics In tins ne VIII nave hc
port OF the people. In my opinion, however he has
too faf in prohibiting oiceholders from taking part III
primary meetings and nominating 6ons tIlons, ~
for Office i'm his precinct is sometimes more ln3rlit
than the night 10 vote for The nominees III @
ahe the President to leave service far better than he
found II.
THE LABOR PROBLEM.
No recent act Of the Democracy has exhibited more
reckless and unpatrotic spirit than their treatment OF
the great labor strike in their late Convention az
Columbus. They do not attempt TO hahe Tue l,ss1n
SION and increase the dangers Of the situation only
they can gain some partisan ADVANTAGE thereby may
Judgment our country has never confronted popies 30
serious and situation dangerous as those when
ened ms i'm the late labor strike These dangers must DC
confronted, not by the passion OF sesechHs p'i 10
ship bat by the intelligence and justice OF our WnoIe
neole And fret of all, the supremacy OF the law must
be maintained. In any country where IA" can
not enforced the people are compelled 10 choose De
tween anarchy and despOtsm. Lord hacauay long ago
predict ed that in "a struggle between capital ana aoo.
our would be ultimately oVeftIfO"h'
II tnr great mass OF people were allowed u grow up
in Ignorance would be difficult, perhaps lPosaiDie' 70
escape the logic OF Nacaulays letter. oar lalth III
The Democratic principle rests upon the bclei that
intelligent men Will that their highest Poitcal gooi
is in liberty regulated by just and equal laws We CON
front the dangers OF universal suffrage by the
universal education. We beucFe dt the HtItugth "
strength OF IL INDIVIDUAL clll
zens and that suffrage Is the link mat bnds INTO Dohd
mutual interest and responsibility the fortunes OF e
citizen and Of the Nation We believe mat
As popuar suffrage IS the broadest basis II also, when
with intelligence ANA virtue, becomes the sliohs
est and most enduring basis of free government -.
The situation Is grayely complicated by the diucuucs
OF the railway problem. these eoI'orauoNs ~ cNri,
sion ana consolidation have grown too great to be man
AGED by the Governments which authorized thet cAnl
euce They have escaped the control 0t the 5tat Du
they must escape the control ~ law nor De uchei
Ms lust protection. The Republicans Oi ONO nave 80.
dressed themselves earnestly 20 the study OF iS gieal
problem. 10 j. too early to be dog1natc IN REGARD "a
methods: H. j. not too early 10 near Win pa
tieuce and consider with justice the calHS Oh an par
ties Our Only escape from danger Is 10 De IyuHu III
the rcsouip assertion OF the supremacy OF ia" I'D inc PIO
lection 0f society against the assaults OF Conhuhir'
ana IN the protection the individual against me Oppes-
sion OF corporate monUpOh6e. -, ILL.,,
spite OF the failures ana MISTAKES INC
Marty deserves confidence OF the country, ana IL con-
idauty appeals the good people 0i ONO 10. lHsir
euuuuft It s ready - enter UPON TIC u US
sion o. All pending issues. IL calls upoa M as lltu7 20
rIv.r- and rylurmbcriur thai this sale cuhpAbn,
To we Ou~bCst efforts to The election "i our uchc''