New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-24


The ridiculous young persons who originated
the idea of voting IN the air" at this
election. because they dislike Mr. Couking,
nave all the small smartncss of children.
Their latest achievement IL to cOliate
a series Of extracts from TnE TRIBUNE of some
years ago, which they think inconsistent with Tux
TmBUNI's present advice to support Mr.. Cornell.
Well. what Of III We have never pretended that
Mr.. Cornell was our choice. We have again
and again said that heretofore had always
opposed him. We opposed him strcnuously as
we knew how. when there was n chance to beat
him. and when our opposition could do no
harm to larger interests We did beat him;
and we had very little help in the work from the
persons who clamor that he ought to De opposed
again when opposing him means sustaining 1iidcn
Democracy. with all that that implies. The
opposition IN which then shared-or led, II
they pcase-prevcnted his nomination. These
persons did nothing now till after he was
nominated - controlled no delegates made
no contests, put up no candidate-morey stultliied
themselves by clamOrng at the delegates they did
not elect, todeeat the machine by supporting Starin
or Pomcroy or Robinson. The innocents actually
didn't know that such men ever had INVITING to
do with wicked a thing machine
They don't know now that there is any
no larger issues are involved. and trying
to defeat a chosen candidate. when such defeat may
turn Presidential election. We believe in lighting
when do some good. These youths, render
no service then, but come promptly to the front
when they can do nothing but harm.
II l. curious that some newspaper writers. com
mcuting upon Nr. Eyartss speech at the Cooper In
stitutc, have jumped 10 The conclusion that when
the orator predicted that the people would not hcs-
tate. under circumstances of danger to the Intcg-
rlty and freedom of the suffrage, " to accord the
full authority of their government TO that cit zen
who best understands and can best maintain the
power of theAoope election day." he referred to
a third term for General Grant. As matter of
fnc. i. is certain chat this not what Mr. Evarts
meant aud We do not how any rejecting per
son who heard The speech or read il with care
could $50 interpret it. For Mr. Evarts. almost in
the same breath, emphasized the fact that the
American people have already bestowed the
Lieho.t donors Of the RcpUblIc upon Gem
cfal Grant ~ many times upon Wash
inrton. jefferson, Madison. jackson and Linz
coin; and the most natural conclusion from
this passage would seem to Ice that if the speaker
was thinking about third term at all he thought
n va. supcrfluous. What Mr. EvaIts said was that
.l,c proplc would moi tolerate interference with Il
free suffrage; ii tho ballot i endangered they will
place ia the Presidency somebody who T. able and
wiling t. protect IL; and il i, non sense To look for
an Interior Significance in plain sentence follow
mr logically thi, did from the general drift of
IN, previous remarks. Tno Cooper Institute met
inc WAS not engaged IA making nominations
Reference. to General Grant were received with
hearty applause. and that was night; bat when
.nr. foolish person IA the rear OF .hc hail started
,n,,r, ior General Grant, the next President Of
Tie United s..f"'.' tAr ciapp.ng Impressed by
"a ca, Juisi ii misses.
W. had hop,d when Nj iamarc Gem" beck from
nf English t.iuagh-. radiant uIl o., ,',.as. that