New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-20
uperior man to Congress- and give washington the lux

superior man to Congress- and give Washington the lux
ury OF genuine surprise.
And while you are about 1t, Mr. Hinc1, be 80 good as
TO explain why three OF your five Representatives are
new menl How comes 1t that Mr.. Reed, 10 your own
district was elected over the incumbent, who, by
your own showing had all the sources and springs OF ON
eia influence under his cOntrO How 1t that ever
since Jackson's administration, for time covering the
whole period OF that patronage 10 when you trace
all our deterioration" there has been only single
Congress which majority of any House OF hepreseh
tatves has been chosen next house and that there
has been no instance IN which majority or those mem
bers sustaining the Administration in power-he very
ones who ere declared TO control the patronagehaye
been reflected From the XVIII TO the XLVth Con-
gress the proportion of Representatives. reelected has
been about 40 per cent. That is, OF every hVe
Representatives in q given Congress- only TWO
have been chosen to the succeeding Congress Regard
ing only the party in power the ratio Is much less
That is more men are elected without patronage than
with it, That g, patronage more powerful to put out
the men who control it, than 1t to keep out the men
who are without It. That s-what every reasoning man
knows and every inspired man ought to khOW-that
patronage TO Representative Is an element OF weak
ness ana no: strength and that in the apportonment
II the Offices whose distribution he ia supposed to i'll
hnence he gains ten disappointed and active enemies
where he secures one lukewdrm or imprndent TREND
The truth is, Reverend sir, that no such claim over
patronage you declare has ever been made by seha
tors or Representatives that senators ana representa-
tycs hayea stronger personal than any else
IN good appointments because no mau suffers 80 pal-
bly,. 80 personally, and promptly rs Themselves RON
bad and therefore injurious appointments. Bat here Is
where your clerical stream Of detracon mcrses into the
secular pool OF REFORM andtO vary the gure-t Just
as easy 10 drive two horses one when both are
harncsscd IN the In this letter design only
to point you those allacies iaises ana iOeS'
peculiar to your Fast Day sermon.
th,s., nft,n Ilp
not NEEDLE with politics Politics is the duty of every
American citizen. But If you come into the arena Of
politics. come as man. armed aud equipped as the law
OF reason directs minister ordius 1t over God
heritage. Ifndecd you bring TO the stress oil real
life only such fonl, false gospel, then, In
deed, Is 1t better that you should bcake your
self TO the friendly shelter theological obscuritics.
Nothing Is fatal to your intellectual claims as to be
Ineligible.
Reverend sir you demand higher ideal for the ac-
quiremcnts and requirements OF Congressman. Have
you reflected upon the spectacle you present Chris
Iian minister e am hoer than thou Il the spirit
that breath,s through your Fast Day sermon upon all
those who disagree with you. Sophl-y ana SANDER are
the gospel you preach. Ignorance and arrogance are
your spiritual weapons DO not know that u is you
and such rs you who are turning the tide from our
churches into our music hallsi Do you know that u
is the dragons teeth " detacton and fschnod by
YOU that priugng mp al around IL, IN armed SCOT
fcrs, strong handed and deanti II i YOU and snch as
you that make the midel Robert lngersoll not only
possible but powerful. II You bind to the world
that ies around u.s. how trust you for the world
that lies bcyond II you minister to us vciousy In
carna things what should expect from your mins-
try in spiritual thiuSs How revere your sacred
Office when we see it pro.tutcd The ncucaronofPhar
isaism and false witnc-Sl How you, reverend SIR
cleanse Yourself from the sin OF JeObOdm, the OF
Sebat, who made Israel to siui GAIL HAMILTON