New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-09

a nomination not yet tenuclcu Nun, an"
goes on to- say that there are score OF
preccdents to justify him in such course.
"The list of these precedents." ii says, " be-
/" gins with George Washington and stretches
"down to Governor Seymour" and it appeals
to him 10 add his name to 1t, and rescue
/" his own reputation from the peril INTO
(Which il is hurying by the scondalous ana
shameless use which men grown gray III
treason to all parties and to all politicAi
"principe are making of his name to serve
:" their own paltry or malignant ends"
Ii is scarcely to be believed that any man
could resist such an appeal on such hlSh
grounds and from such friendly and dlsln-
terested source. But it's at least ten to one
that he won't retire won't cxt;nguish Blair
won't add his name to the list beginning with
Washington and ending with Seymour, ana
won't "fuscuehis own reputation" Not bur
that he would like to do il, but as is suggested
he is very likely to consider 1t - an I'M
"seemy act of self-a>serti0n," and that
is something he would not be guilty OF
upon any consideration. He has always been
qucer about that. There's no scll-asscrtion
about him, but he is the most easy TO find.
when you have anything profitable and pleas
ant for him, of all men on this continent. The
light of a polceman's buiscye never would
fall on him III the world. unless perhaps 1t
caught him IN corner but he would some
how always be right III the light of DlOgcnes's
lantern, and his "Oh, you're looking for me .
would be constant answer 10 the old
cynic's search for an honest man. He is
never guilty of the "unsecmly >clf-asscrtion'
..a ont in IA. fiu
used his name on the election circulars in
1865 he stayed indoors and knew nothing
about H. When the Democrats adopted the
Reform dodge and wanted representative
candidate, lac skipped forward with a
" Here | am" When they carried the
dodge into National politics he was
there again with "Ah, yes, the people
"want Reform; they viii hnd it here"
when The cipher transactions were brought
to light hc was quiet; he iudulged IN uo un-
secmy scf-as,trtion. When bi, party voted
that there was nothing wong il Them Ac
came ont and said: " Beg pardon, were You
cooking for somebody to vudicatc! Ecce
"homow When his party cursed the man
who hadn't pluck enough to force his WAY
into the White House, ne said nothing for fear
of BEN. charged v'h uu~ccmly scf-asscrtion.
When they sad they had been dcfrauded oi the
Presidency, hc tool, OF his hat and said
cam the Great DciraGd,d. Never condone
it, lie never seli-as>eIts. but hc always
happens round OPPORTUNITY. It's great
many hundreds to one that he won't answer
tins call to retire, because he hates 20 make
himself prominent; but if Robinson should
haupcn 10 bc elected, ne would bc 50 much
in the Way that brass band could not get
through Gramcrcy-s square without fairly num-
ming over him.
And 50 Montgomery Blair says Iildcn will
bust the panty IT he does not get the NOM
nation. And the way to ward OF the calamity
t. for Til1cu 10 -p5 hc VIII not be Il candi-
date. aud 7lc World wants him to say it.
Well, Tire World has tried heretofore to in
dncc Democratic candidates to withdraw. We
rejoice to see tAat ii Is not discouraged 10y
failure.