New-York tribune., 1878-10-05
1.-THE BLUSH or SHAME"

"IHE BLUSH Of SBd ME-.
II now appears that the town, and for that
matter the entire State, and to some extent
the Nation at large, have just missed gcnu-
inc sensation. The revelation is made by
the action of one OF the wings of the Anti
Tammany wing-there's no end of wings in
the cOncem-Of the New-YOrk Democracy.
This particular wing had meeting III
Irving Hall the other night, the object OF
winch was, first. to "deplore," as all hon
est Democrats should" the "disgraceful
" scenes" " which characterized the first day
session of the late Democratic State C0nven-
ton and second, to point with pride to the
proceedings of the second day. First they
dep!ored then they removed their handker-
chiefs from their streaming eyes and took
pride. 1t was a clevcrly balanced performance
They did it by resolution, and followed 1t up
with energetic remarks from various orators
among whom was that nimble little patriot
Colonel John r. Fellows, who seems to be
skipping about in manner uncommonly
lively, even for him. from New-Jerscy TO New
York, and from Tammany to Anu-Tammany,
improving each shining hour; dcplOring with
those who deplorc and taking pride with those
who take pride. That there really were many
things to be dcplOred in the first days pro-
ceedings at Syracuse will not be denied by
ANYBODY who either witnessed them or
read the published accounts. The resolution
which describes them as disgraceful scenes
does not in the least cxaggerate the actual
facts. 1t was time well spent to deplore them
"The spectacle of a temporary chairman dis
regarding all rules of honesty and fairness"
a. Al of cla mi TN hp
"Tammany delegates,n "the unbridled Ii
"cense allowed to the galleries." etc, etc,
are briefly but feellngly referred to in
the resolution as performances which would
have brought " the blush of shame to the face
"Of every Democrat if"-ah saving if-"h
"the majority had not by fidelity and firm
"ncss secured on the second day of its session
"a result in which every true Democrat may
Justly take pride"
Let us pause here and give thanks for the
second days session. For had it not been for
the second days session and its result, not
merely this particular wing of the Anti Tam
many wing. or the whole Anti-Tammany
wig. but " every Democrat" would have come
home with the "blush of shame" on his face.
Talk about "the spectacle of the temporary
"chairmanw Consider for II moment that
spectacle and the sensation 1t would have
created. Imagine those delegates coming
back TO town all broken out, If we
NAV be allowed the expression, with
the "blush of shame" Why, this whole
community, albeit not unused to sensa-
tions of the most startling character, would
have focked to the Grand Central Depot, on
their arrival, in crowds that would have
70 oh
precedented spectacle. Then how their prog
ress would have been heralded by hourly
kilograms from all the stations after leaving
Syracuse. Starting from Syracuse We should,
no doubt, have had n dispatch something like
this "The Democratic delegates have just
taken the train east all aGlow with what Is
"belieyed here to be the blush of shame.
"There was a blue streak behind the train
"as il left the depot Then from Utica
something like this: "The delegate train
has Just passed. Every man on board
"except the conductor and engineer broken
" ont with the blush Of shame. Stlmulants
"were supplied in sufficient quantity to last
TO Palatlne Bridge Then from Palatine
Bridge: There was an larm of fire here on
I" the arrival of the delegate train. Ii was
~ OccdSlODtu by tHC Diuoi vi "iI'H
"bas broken out among the delegates and is
"now raging to such an extent as to light up
" the whole line of the road. Stimulants have
"bcen supplied" Then from Albany: The
delegate train just arrived. The blush of
shame which broke ont among the delegates
"at Syracuse made such rapid progress
"that Smith Weed and John Jacobs,
"tvo of the most violent cases, were put on the
"loeOmotive as headlights. a great crowd is
Eat the depot looking at the unwOnted specta-
"cle. Stmulants are constantly administered.
.'It is now believed that if the blush can be
"kept from striking in 1t can be utilized
.'for locomotives and street lights, which will
furnish occupation for the unemployed. Mr..
"Rufus Peckham's blush is such that it has to
"bc looked at with smokeC1glass. Later
'The train has gone but bright glow has
"iust appeared over the Governors residence,
"and 1t is thought that Governor Robinson Is
"beginning to blush.n
Such dispatches rs these would have been
! pouring IN upon US from the line of the rail
| road. and the excitement would have been IN
tense. Arrived in this city the delegates
would have spread the contagion. 1t Is doubt
| full where il would have stopped. Mr.. Hewitt
would have been reasonably safe he had his
attack when he read the Gramercy Park cipher
| dlspatc cLes. aud is cOnvalescent. MIR. Tiden