, 1880-05-07
MIR. wAeHRuRNE's POSITION,


Mr. wAeHBuRNE's POSITION,
Mr.. Was''burne's position In tho factional
strife for the Chicago nomination has been
peculiar, md In solnu respects embarrassing;
hut Ills persOnal bearing has been manly,
honorable. and sincere throughout. lie ail-
,lourccd from the first that individually he
was for Gen. Grant, and would not under any
circumstances be a candidate agatMst Him.
lie has adhered strictly 10 this course. Ills
personal and public relations with Gen. Grant
forninetcen years have been Of such a charac~
ter that lc felt both loltnd and Inclined to take
this position, though there are other men III
public life who nrc now liowltng for Grant
who would hnvo been more selfish aid less
generous In Mr. Was:burne's place. 1t Is
sufficient to say iii this regard that Alr.
Wnslbnrnc'S warm and dislntercstetl at-
tnchmcnt TO Grant has been Of grenter scry-
icc to tho Inter than tho cffuslve md loud"
lnoutlied, but less Bncere, craftsmanship OF
soma Of the tllrd-term managers and spolls
bosses In this as we'll rs other States.
When Mr.. Washburno found 1t necessary
10 make public announcement of his pref
erenco for Grant over n'l others, including
himself, many well-meanEng but indlscrcct
4ltClluo VI AIs " hSltDNAllC "CiO AA1tu9CA ~
resent the stand lie had taken, and declared
that they were powerless to tlo anything for
him 50 long rs lo refused to be n candidate.
But he resisted all the pressure that was
brought to bear upon him to modify Ills dec
1aration or to encourage u,e movement on
his behalf. But there lave been largo num-
bers Of Republicans In various States who
do not think 1t Is necessary thnt n man should
be a voluntary, ayowcd,' working, and wire
pulling candidate In order to ba available,
but tllat the wclfnre OF tho country and tho
true Interests OF pnrty lave a claim upon all
citizens that Is higher than their personal
preferences.
This Is an ofd-fasllioned theory, with which
"Inachfne" politicians hnvo no sympathy,
md which they can scarcely comprehend.
Nevertheless 1t hns served to secure num-
Der Of avowed Washburno delegates to tho
Chicago Convention 1T spito Of Mr.. WASH
burne's protests, and 1t will provide him
with numerous and enthusiastic following
in the Convention II the machine" fail to
control TINT body at tho outset. Tho same
theory will find response among the people
that will astonish tho machine politicians IL
Mr.. Washburno's name 8lln1l finally bo
When Mr.. ,vashhurne,a ,nore ,n,1,scrcat
frtcnds found tberc 1vos M ,,se In o,,nrrc,,nr
Win him Secanse l,a .yon1d nat le n condi.
tlo,o oro;nst f3ront and whcn a mora Iudi.
ciDus moyament was made Though late In
tho day) to urge his peculiar availability
upon tho Convention without regard to Ills
avn tia1nc1in,t,on +hcn anna ~ ran
Gront,s solf.nnnointcd mnnogcra dctcrmIncd
IN sn,ircl yvashhu-na b, cn1lint, ,,ia o,noor,t,,
,nto ounot1cn war,o ,1nta ,vora +hro,n,,
ont NJ f,rst ,hnt t. hIs corraa ,yoa oxc,tInr IN.
favorah1o com,nont mi tho,, a ooot.ona.
hn1l storv ,yaa Invonted which oeaocio.ad
1vashfnrn. ,v1t,, n ,,or,- oonsn,roos, ~ ato,,
Gront r. Iba hovso ~ h,s fr,ondo Tha
cnnord haa hccn vorv nntlv h,,r1csnred h,, m
m o"tsfder ft,e olttor ~ tha e. I,on,a ~
a,,,s,,.a,,, T., tha tn,,n,,,n,. I ,aan,,oaa.
r. "a n "nnsn,sacv nh,ch % hss nn ea,,e, y, da,a,v
.nalignity except The recent Nihil!at plot to is-
tur9 tho q dnnor m and diAcsts2a Ct ting Car. AZ.
nunr" - ~ ,hn +tto ,In ~ M IVA ro,t;uai