Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-24
A MARES NEST.

n MARES NEST.
The New York Star has discovered q
mares nest of the very largest proportions,
and has become greatly excited over it.
Very singularly the Republican papers
throughout the country made the same dis
covery at about the same time, and are SINH
larry afflicted. The discovery, they assume
to believe, is one of the utmost importance
to the well-being of ths Democratic party,
and they exhibit the greatest solicitude lest
there should be somewhere concealed within
it consequences that will prove fatal to its
existence. 1t is simply this: Gen. Tom
Ewing, the Democratic candidate for COVER
nor OF Ohio, happened to be in New York
q few days ago, and being we'll acquainted
with MIR. Tilden, paid him friendly call at
his residence at Gramercy square. He was
received with the cordially that the per-
sonal relations subsisting between the two
warranted, and both gentlemen sat and
smoked, and talked, and perhaps sampled
bottle of wine from Mr.. Tilden's cellar for
the space of two mortal hours. What they
talked about no one seems to know, but
they were seen promenading the veranda
together and afterwards descended to the
garden, when Ewing plucked leaf or two
and flower and made himself button-hole
bouquet, and pinned it on the lapel of his
coat with pin furnished by Mr.. Tilden.
They were also seen admiring beautiful
fuchsia and trailing arbutus together, and
afterwards entered the house, from which
they emerged in few moments, Gen. Ewing
wiping his mouth with blue and white silk
handkerchief.
These are the facts in the case, as far as
known. Every reader will agree that there
can be but one conclusion from such
an array of eliminating circumstances,
and that conclusion is that arrived at by the
New York Star and the Republican papers
of the country generally. It is ttat con-
spiracy has been entered into by the two
gentlemen named having for its purpose the
nomination of Mr.. Tilden for the Presidency
next year and of Gen. Ewing for the second
place on the ticket. Could any more in
famous design than this be imagined? Gould
anything more fatal to the best interests of
the country at large provoke the indignation
of true patriots? 1t is astounding that
such things should be tolerated even for
moment in country where the police force
is distributed all over the inhabitable or in
habited part, and where marshals are as
thick as grasshoppers and negroes in Kansas.
The conspirators ought to have been arrest
ed promptly, placed in irons and incar-
cerated in dungeon, where they might
have an opportunity to repent of their evil
purposes at leisure.
But seriously, what was there in the meet
ing OF Gen. Ewing and Gov. Tilden to ex-
cite alarm or to give rise to the suspicion
that such combination as that adverted to
was on foot9 Though they are public char
acters they no doubt have personal friend
ships. There is no reason that We can see
why Gen. Ewing should not be privileged to
call upon his friend Tilden when he hap
pened to be in New York, or why Tilden
should not call upon his friend Ewing when
he happened to stray by way of Lancaster.
Because they are in public life there is no
occasion for denying them the benefits of
private friendships. 1t is not unusual for
two men to spend couple of hours in
friendly converse, and that without refer
ence to politics or political combinations.
There is only the most foolish suspicion at
taching to the conference between Ewing
and Tilden-a suspicion that is not
bolstered up by single feet
to give credence to it. It
is suspicion that does discredit to the orig
inator, for it is not only without basis in
fact bur without probability. Gen. Ewing
is one of the least likely of all the public men
of the country to receive the nomination for
Vice President with Mr.. Tilden at the head
of the ticket, and it takes very vivid ,magi-
nation to place ticket in the field combin
ing the two men.
But, admitting that the very improbable
suspicion is correct, what harm has been
done? Have not these gentlemen as good
right to work together for any given pur-
pose as any other two men in the country?
Would their success in obtaining nomina
ton and an election constitute treason
against the government, as the newspapers
referred to seem to intimate? If so it is
equally reasonable for Sherman, and Grant.
and Blaine, and Conkling, and Davis, and Pal
mer, and host of others to aspire to the
same dignity, and it is treason, perhaps in a
less degree, for person to aspire to be gov
ernor, Congressman or representative in any
State. The whole sensation is foolish, al
most approaching i!diocy, and we are sur
prlsed that paper of the standing of the
New York Star should lend itself to it's pro-
mitigation. We do not wonder that the Re-
publican papers are making handle of an
insignificant affair, no matter how it is ex-
planned, for they are capable of anything
that will tend to the injury of Democratic
prospects. We have no hesitancy in saving.
however, that the forced construction placed
upon the visit of Gen. Ewing to Mr.. Tilden
makes large-sized mares nest and nothing
more.
BRITISH INTERMEDDLING,
It seems that the British government ia
getting its finger into too many pies of late,
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