, 1879-07-26
Tho Value Of Unity.

Tho Value Of Unity.
10 In Editor u 7ns 1rfbans. 80
CHICAGO, July 2l-As am on, the point Of
taktng my departure from Chicago for tho space
Of two weeKs, tho preparation necessary for such
aJournev, and the hurry which always comes In
at tho eleventh hour, must bo my excuse II fall
In replying to tho very elaborate epste Of .. Z.
In the manner TINT IL deserves. Eut'as could
not guarantee for myso1f good luck In catching
trout, or any either kind Of ast, unless ut least
eaye him part Of o fojondor, nsk the indul-
0cnco OF THE TRtBuNH md the pardon OF the
public for this infection upon their time, pa
ticnce, MID general good naturc.
Mr.. Editor, confess admire sy1logisns IN
nny form that hayo q tendency 10 "potnt d
iorco Of tho application when It Is uscd agaiust
tic custom md law Of organization. do not
intend in this iotter to 1se Latin phrnses Or any
other words that q matttrof-fact people do not
self, will, With the aid OF certain authorities,
try and bold tho fort.
Cicero wss great nan-yho will deny ita
1sex ne gres.pss. u eonnt4g @ depend, upon m
political organization ard tho capacity Of ia
1cndors.n
Now, cIa.m thnt Mr.. Cicero w.s right, and
he ays tSdaa o eerta9n "p At con-
But hare another Roman loft. ona who waa
not Romo's shlcld or sword either, hut who.
nevertheless. was held IN aomo oHteom by those
WIG had ~. The honor of M hts Acquaintance: ';[I ,,
scorn to hnla Office under tho present City Gov
ernmeni, thus expresses himself:
IA unity Of action bY tie people Is impossible
uness guided by wise loadership."
"Now. neloro I 70 any further wish to state
distinctly TINT 1neYer had the slightest acqunint~
ance with either Cicero or Cato; they never run
for Congress IN my district, but their opinions
arc woFthy Of respect, and for tat reason have
c{tri1 them. nn(1 hnnn I'm will I'm ha
enough to ins,nuato that they for certain pur-
poses, With visw Of bencftlng mytclf Or pls-
| triet Attorney Bangs, Expressed THOSE opiuious
but III ali fairness Let Us look at facts TINT are
patent to ns all; let US cast retrospective glance
at the political field for Tho past six ycars and
SEQ where tho great Republican party has lost
ground. las 1t lost ground because tl,e masses
The test, or in other words crowded to tho wat,
tho leaders forgot t!lcr petty 1ealoustes, buried
their aninostties, and wore instrumental
IN drawing up sotid platforms, and OF placing
the Republican parts ,trlumphcd. >. In Ohio,
wicro perhaps there has been As muct, dissen.
sion amoug tho party chfefs ns IN Illinois, the
voice Of tho people has bcon heard, md Charles
Foster. one Of The, best mon, will b. the next
Governor Of TINT State, and his nomination wns
brought aoout By compelling tho chiefs to work
1T" ve have been "5'ul1doscd," 20 to speak. by
| power, thought they saw In TINT q grand tri-
umph for tlle party In this State, but they wore
| mistaken. Yet that ist no reason why they
| should bo cast nsido; their couusels, guided by
experience, may BE- bctter IA the future, amt In
1850. when VIC mako Richard ]. Oglesby Govern
or Of th1s State, outraged public opinion will
Therefore, B. E., lot Us work for unity among
| The chiefs. After al, their influence Is most
potent when our voice is OF no avatl. And lest
! You think that hays personal feeling in this
1nntter, Will say that hold no office, expect no
office, md don't want any Office under tho pow
crs that 10. As soldier 1 fought for my couu.
try. as Republican desire to SEQ the party
1.-Two tint saved It, anu wise eounscls must do It
| or else We will be doomed to defeat. To avort
| suc.l calamity should bo every patriots duty,
and l cannot but be1ieye that D. E., with bis
tace pen, will hcp tho end IN view.
wish to say in conclusion that, % D. E. has
stated trout to be bynln fish, I will leave q
black basa or some other Kind Of a fish at his
residence on my return II ho will leave l.ls ad-
dreM where ho supposes 1t would be given to
nc. Hastlly, F. G. T.