The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-19

citizen. Mr.. WILLIAM NJ. EvAKrs. now hold
ing the Office of Secretary Of State at Wash
ington. His story is told by our contcm-
porary us follows:
I'm accepting the invitation Of the Secretary TO ioin
him in ii. Iarlor heard lin say he led The wsS.
Nr coSSis So r nds S"S "S an d,enurcr
lhc noi-e niadv by tn sliding door prevented d.
ncl, asked IT he knew anything about the political
situation IN New York villa Tie bandcst c smiles he
rolidcs poi,ics why there /. no such thing as rol.
politics. A. least that is what sone OF Senator c9NS
n"i i.lr Ia ihc senator ,hat ne should he 80 ris-
lar in 80 rcrrcscnune hmm The fact is iht people
are ,red Of bottles Trey want good ro,ermnen and
opinion, ant crs ma pro'er,nces are not of shadow OF
ny exi,rience IN NcN Eusand quit recently that 'hc
ior, are very ii'.. con,ern'd about lary ire, Has
Ini disl!kess 30
Two things stand out in these remarks Of
the Secretary of STATE. First, he Is greatly
disturbed because Mr.. Combines friends
call him an adventurer; secondly, he is very
anxious to have il understood that the pres
ent Administration is not u Republican Adj
ministration.
Each of these positions is in perfect har
mony with the character of Mr.. EvARTs, as
it r. generally understood. In his sensitive
ness to the remarks OF Mr.. COMBINES
friends he bctrays his extraordinary bump
Of appropriateness and when nc says that
there is no such thing as politics at present.
and that the people are tired Of politics, he
betrays the entire absence OF political prn-
cipl"s in his own mind.
What Is politics? II is the contest Of OPP
posing ideas, competing for the control Of
public opinion and the possession Of execu-
a.. .1....
apart from this contest except the mere
pursuit Of Office by men in whom the love
of money or the love Of place outweighs
all other considerations.
OF the difference ofpoitical principles and
their conflict with each other, we are sorry
to say Mr.. EyARrs has never cvinced any
nice appreciation He has not been party
man, because he has not been governed by
clear views of political principle or by de-
cidcd political convictions. Accordingly his
conversation with the Herdd reporter con-
tans nothing now. II merely states in his
own language what has always been de-
clarcd by his acts ever since he first became
known to the public.
In this characteristic notion Mr.. EvARTs
il mistaken. The people are not tired
of politics. They have principles, CON
victions, and they either attach them
selves earnestly to one or the other party,
or with equal earnestncss they keep indc-
pendent Of all parties In the Presidential
election of last fall the great mass of intel
lgent citizens did not put off until II week
before election day the determination of the
question with which side they should vote.
They had made up their minds long BEFORE
and in this they had the advantage Of Mr..
EvARrs.
We can understand very well that Mr..
EvARrs is himself tired Of politics. All the
efforts he has made and all the talents he
has employed have only brought him so
far that he is Secretary of State To II Fraud
ulcnt President. OF the sort Of politics that
ethl- represents We can assure him that the
people are quito as thoroughly tired rs he.
A. has been we'll said, one electoral fraud is
omulp for IL II time