New-York tribune., 1879-09-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

LET THERE BE no "SCRATCHING.1
THURLow WEED GIVES SOME SOUND ADVICE TO
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS AND ALL WHO. LIKE
nINsEIF. OPPOSED Mr.. coRNELL's NOMIsATIoN.
To the Editor OF The TrtbuRe
SIR: The Editor of Hdrpr's Ucckly, in an elab-
crate article concerning Mr.. Cornells nomination
for Governor concludes by deliberately advising
Republicans who, like himself were opposed to
that nomination, 10 scratch " the name OF the
nominee for Governor from their ballot. The rea-
sons given to excuse this advice in my Judgment
utterly insufficient and iniefensbe. Like Mr.
Curtis and it is believed ike q majority OF the Re
pubcans of the State. was opposed, rot only to
the nomination OF Mr Cornell, hut 80 the objection
able meihods uy. which his nomination WAS effected.
Yet. while was disappont d IN the surrender Of
eX-Spcaker Sloan aud other prominent deegst )
from whom better thingi were expected, failed 10
discover q reason for Withholding M vote from Mr.
Cornell. arainst whose capacity aGd character not-
Iug is allc, IL is true that personal rather than
puOiic considerations swayed the convention. Mr..
Cora,il WIS nominated by the enforcement Of SEN
sior Conkiing whose reiterated cxacilDms upon his
parry are becoming OneroGs and iiksome. Even
ihat Gistin gusb.d Senator'S efforts in favor II iT
COrncifs nomination for Governor would nave
been iinpoient bat FOR other causes. Mr..
Curtis, OF al other mon, should not
&c SufHflStt AZ MF. AOIf"fH hoiliii'f''b. 4'i Az
himsclf is remotely whiio President Hayes ia di-
rectly. responsible Tor that result MIR. Comcii,
under an absurd and mpractcable scheme of Civil
Service Reform invented by Nj Curtis, VS. re-
moved from the Naval Office. For that removal
there was no othor cause or reason than that Nj.
Cornell performed his duty chaIrman 81 tie state
Republican Committee. 10 was no. claimed or pre-
tended that he neglected any Official daiy. Had
Mr. Coruch been LEFT to tie acceptable discharge o.
his duties rs Naval Officer he would have been in
nobody's way as . candidate for Governor. All me
strength ne had aside from senator IonSiings sup
,ort was derived from the fact Of his having been
The victim of an exploited political theory, Crowns
are reserved alike for martyrs IN p0ltlcs ahn in ic-
igion. Mf. Cornell ls indebted FOR his npnfln1ton
and election ior that, also, Is assrre t. tie iatu-
aicd adhcTcnts to au impracticabe idea.
lie duty of an eectOr coucerns his party, amt, -
a coroarv, hs country lhat duty can only he aus aus
charged by voting Tor the ,scnthtives oi the
party. ne duty was never more imperative, Tor
the danger OF our country IN permitting Its gov
crnlncnt 10 fall into tue hands " Hebcl ana Cop
| perhead Democracy WAS never greater. Un-
less, therefore, there Il some nane on the
ticket obnoxious 10 Just criticism, there should
be no scratching. And II should be remembered. IN
electing Republican Governor we Kill two birds
with one stone. The hopes Of the hcformer of
l'Ciphcr Park depend upon me reelection OF cover
nor Robinson. iOr desiring whose defeat nave Two
reasons if,t thai IL squelcles Sir lllIcns PrcS-
Dental candidacy and noNt that lnlcts let1hu-
tive lusticr upon the who, elected Controller
by krpuhl cans, deserted 10 the enemy before ms
term 6f service expired. ] lac suggestion ri such
pcIidy 10 Major Du ald Dalgetty awakened the in-
dIgna, ion OF that soldier OF fortune.
forget President Hayes's Owl Service Re
form" hobby, with his il-iddgcd veto of the silver
Bill, in remembering his comprehensive, en!ignt-
encd VigOTous aud truly great ONO speech. Ia re-
mcnibcriug Senator C6nkling's able, oXhaustveand
feailcs. review OF the revolutionary designs and
ac,s of a Democratic Congress, | FORGET that. WIN
fne exceptions of General Carr and MIR. adsw orth,
he placed the wrong NAMES on our State ticket. We
cannot have better campaign documents than these
two speeches, supplemented 10y Mrs. Chiso.ns ac-
count of the assassination Of her husband.
heiC- York, Sept. 20, 1873 T. =