New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20

which their recent convention IN Worcester was
opened, had in it something Of the old Pnri-
tanieal platform: Resolved, That the saints
shall inherit the earth ~ /" Resolved, That we are
the Saints" The prayer was that the party might
"remain high in its principles pure in its practices
and Godfearing in its intercourse with the interests
Of society" But, alas! of those who were wont TO
sit in the high places of the Conventions there we're
some who had foFsaken the faith, and lapsed into
the bond of inIquity Brother Charles Francis
Adams-where was hei Brother Bird-was be not
contending with the beast, under banners bearing
the strange devices of the DemocracyI And Brother
Butler himself but then he did not come into the
party under any stress Of conscience. Times have
changed since the two OF three were gathered
together in Massachusetts. but tho Republicans
there still speak of themselvestO use the Language
of the prayer above mentioned-as =" raised up to
subserve the purposes Of God" who. on this oeea-
sion, was asked " to prevent the follies of Maine
from being repeated in Massachusetts We Will
place the State" said one of the speakers, where 1t
belongs as the exponent of Christian civilization.
law and order. purity of politics. and reform OF
Government" Verify, these are good words. And
they have some meaning there. Massachusetts
Republicans have kept down Butlerism, sometimes
under very discOuraging circumstances. Nobody
can help thinking well of party that sits down
severely upon the great bOuncer.
Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer has been moved to remark
that these Marble and ReltOn cipher dispatches
have sickened our voters with the hypocrisy of a
person of Mr. Tilden's age and past position, who
could have assented to such degradation and yet
call himself refOrmer and his opponent q fraud"
In regard to these same dispatches Mr. Hewitt as
serted that if they had been traced home to him,
he should deem it disgrace from which he would
never recover" Now the particular home" to
which these dispatches were traced was the home
of Mr. Tllden, IN Gramercy Park, and the particular
person at the wire was Mr. VIM. L. Pei
ton, Mr. TIlden's nephew, private secretary, and
factOtum, and the organizer Of his Literary Bureau.
From this transaction Mr.. PeltOn appears not only
to have been an enterprisIng corruptionist but
sly and unprincipled young man, who concealed his
wIckedness from bis trustful relative. Some friend
of Mr. Tilden's ought TO invite his attention to this
opinion of Mr. Hewtts, which seems also to be the
opinion of so considerable number of his fellow
citizens that 1t has presented itself to Mr. Pulitzer,
on his return from European bridal tour in the
light of popular belief" and Mr.. Pulitzer
has regulated his own views accordingly. When
Mr.. Tilden once thoroughly understands this mat
ter he will forthwith dismiss this deprayed youth
from his position as the foremost representative and
manager for his distinguished uncle-a position
which he has retained ever since the Mobile and
Gobble dispatches were sent and received. Mr.. Til
den will certainly be so much Of elder BFutus to
the treacherous son of his adoption. because Dir.
Tilden is not the man to cOndOne fraud"