New-York tribune., 1880-06-28

Slrs Grundy might sHy. II Hwasa N0sItann 30 M 10
that no take IL ssemed 70 the cn4Ien bl
Mrs Srneg 70 g. " ,s nniyerse This is not
surprising when It Is considered tnat the poiitTTSLI TI
Ns arnAy as very imIGrsa@ns IT. sOa.5 md ms
wife ne fl,oee queer paapen which rs torn OF
the Bentenre Of exilef0 tlIe social e,besla i5ia
igiuue Mrs grnudy may 6ra ssntIv saS s'' dsny ars.
Grundy,s supremacy; yet il eufene 70 hnrt n,s ~ ~
iiaencs and career The political. Mrs. Grunag ~
very powerful fne man %S SisSonaraSleS ~ s sore"
eilly falsen He merely follows ils.ewh .csa- @
science instead Of ber will that IS 70 ss " ~ 40 o%1
meryiy what every honorable man ought 10 M 90 n
the only comment rs a scTeam OF horror "ua'-
will Mrs. kfrundg sayP -. - a
Many of those who Join in the CRY despIse u aIIn
very ulrobsby they despise themselves Tor sweIine
IT. aiut IL is the cOndition--or they iInihk =
to be the eondltio,lT.ot them PnJr,s Pe,sJIr,s savn
hes q tremendous echo. 1t is constantly nnu III
iutely repeated, and it Is that reVerberation Wcn
makes IL tarrible. A man might he %dry Willing
that one eopy of ono ne wspaper should call him q
dirty dog tlief, and liar: But when ne Is cSu k ~
by these names IN q hundred thonsand sopISSo thar
every rnorning in the week. aud tluntreas on otber
newspapeIs repeat it. and mllil0fS OF people Wnono
not personally know him. ana VINO are apb 70 pei,e; T.
Wat they constantly see, read every tty fhat ne Is
count the cost. and asks himself ne nao az. III
better keep hIs opinions to hrmsen IL Nhis Is Sn0
,a,,t tss 1ameut e Yields and falls dumb he
helps to make the tyranulenl hlrs fbr'fhdy; 9lTn.
GruufV. other WOruS, Is FlIo Va
who sdespise her. If those who really spurn the
idol would butshOw tier contempt Tor II, the stone
won III slrOD and be shivered in amOnlent Oll tne
other hand. the enormous power OF the political
Nrs Grundy is shown in the CONSERVATION WIN
which contempt of her word is treated. There IS
nothing more ridiculous than the air with whoh
those who themselves secretly hate her look upon
those who quietly say es If they had causelessy
committed hari-kar Yet, we repeat 1t ls tnose
VINO hate her who themselves make opposition 70
her Will n kind of political suicide What VIII
Mira Grindy sayio But what matters wnat sne
saws, if her word is impOtenti And impotent 1t i
II every man who soOrns 1t laughs at II insteau
of fears ii. Ttis not courage which is most nntor
fnnate in this 1Eorhi, by any means For the .lrst
time in nv lifen said distinguished punc man re-
ceIIfiv 'si font care what fhepolftlcal Mrs Grnndy
seUs anf ne yer was SO happy and light-hearted
Other distinguished public men-Webster. Clay.
CalhOun--lacked the courage, asked with Terror
what Mrs Grundy wonld say, and died broken
hearted. =, -
Every man who defes this tgrannical old w0msn
does great public service. She is kind OF malgn
Diana triple Duessa of society, religion ana poll
tics, Every-man who helps TO rlvet her yoke Is =
public enemy '"What will Mrs. 'Grundy saft,
Let her say what she will, so long IS the honest
man asks only what honor and manliness say, uhu
having heard, goes qnfetly on to make their woru
hta deed.