New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-22
THE "GRE4T UPRISIYG.n

We would not for the world bellttle the
movement winch is at the present moment
engaging the attention and the very best
thought of such born statesmen as Mr.. Inc
Allen and Mr.. Jupiter or Juniper JUNO, or
whatever his name may be. We have great
respect for the movement. We have heard
it called by enthusiastic persons "a great up
rising of the people, and great uprisings
of the people always command our won
der, and, to a degree, our admiration
The thing that bothers us, though, about
this particular uprising, is to find out
what it is all about. and what the
uprisers are uprising for. There have
been times when, through the froth OF the
beer and the smoke and fame of lurid rhe-
toric, we have seemed TO catch glimpses of a
purpose and the shadowy outlines OF a definite
plan. Such was the intense moment when
Mr.. "Ther Allen, transgresslng for moment
the rules which govern public discussion, and
breaking over all cOnventiOnalitles IN burst
of candor got in u singer on Mr.. Eugene
Beebes nose. Mr.. Allen in that mOmentaIy
glow did indicate that he at least had a sDe-
cifc object IN, view and that that object
was Mr.. Beebe's frOntispiece. But In very
few moments he apologized, and the fog once
more closed in on the movement.
Now here is a committee of very peculiar
people. strange and unique collection of
persons from the interior of the State, sitting
around in various places from day to day and
listening to remarks sometimes coherent and
continuous, and sometimes abrupt, volcanic
aud scattering from persons who claim to be
connected in some mysterious way with the
great uprising, and who want to be
harmOnlzed or organized or something
of that kind. so that the masses in this city
can have somebody 90 look to for general or
ders when they get ready to uprise. The rep
rcsentatiyes of at least three different factions
are pressing their claims for recognition, and
there seems to be much greater anxiety on the
part of each TO uprise against the other than
to unite and uprise against whatever the great
popular uprising is aimed at. And while this
is going on, no doubt thousands of citizens
who are willing and anxious to uprise, if they
can only be told what to uprise for, are
waiting impatiently for the committee to
recognize somebody to whom they may look
for a signal. Aud it must be said on behalf
of those waiting thousands, that the world
never witnessed a more impressive spectacle
than they offer in the grand and wonderful
patience they exhibit while this committee is
endeayoring to settle the question whether
Mr.. The Allen or Doctor Miller or Alr.
tom Creamer or Mr.. Advocate Shupe shall
superintend tho performance.
The only trouble is that while this dispute is
in progress the upriscrs will sit down and for
get what they were intending to uprise about
In Massachusetts they do better. There the
citizens who want any kind of reform
or change, Woman Suffrage, GTeenbacks, less
labor for more pay, prohibition or license, more
rum, or less, or none-anything, in fnct-are
expected TO "pool their issues" and vote for
General Butler for Governor. That's the OBJ
iect of the great uprising there. IL doesn't
seem quite worth while, but after all it's more
definite than anything our uprisers have pro-
posed We humbly suggest to the committee
now engaged in harmonizing The" Allen
and Doctor Miller and the rest, that they dis
miss the whole gang and go on with the up
rising.