, 1880-06-06
THE THIRD-TERK BULLDoZERs.

The scene in the National Convention on
Friday night and Saturday morning, wien
the third-term crowd took forcible possession
of the Convention, deposed the Chairman,
and stayed all business for all hour, was 4
disgrace to those who participated III it, ar
insult to the Convention, and All indignity to
the Republican party, aud has never before
been equaled except in the worst days Of
Tamn.any.
The columns of The TRIBUNE have already
described its incidents. 1t was the last des-
perate effort of the third-term faction, eggcd
on by Conzling and Logan, to carry the Con-
yention by brute force. The loWling, yelling
mob gave way to passion and frenzy. Beaten
decisively OH every test vote thus far, and
seeing 10 ray Of hope in future proceedings
by honest expression or debate on the merits,
they sought to oyerawe and bulldoze the
Convention by pounding and yelling. They
howled and stamped. They broke off
the backs Of seats and pounded the
floor with them. They took off their
boots and pounded the seats with
the heels. They fourislled their canes
and threw their hats III the air. They
screamed and shrieked- It was not the spon-
taneous outburst of enthusiasm, full OF heart
and cheer, that sometimes sweeps over great
crowds. It was not a tribute Of admiration
or affection to the great soldier Of the Re-
public. 1t was not demonstration in honor
of any man or men. It was display Of the
very frenzy of passion. Any ordinary dis
play Of enthusiasm would have yielded at
last to the calls of the Chair for order, and
would not have seriously interrupted the
business Of the Convention; but the bowling,
frenzied, infuriated mob detied all demands
for order, stamped underfoot the rights Of
the Convention, and paralyzed all business,
until it was tired out and could howl no
longer. Its barbarian display Of force did
not cease until it was exhausted and incapa-
Bile Of further mischief. Its legs were used
up, its lung-p0Wer exhausted, and it settled
back limp and useless and allowed the busi-
ness Of the Convention to go on because it
could no longer obstruct it,
The significance of this unreasonable, un-
digniied, indecorous, and insulting display
may be found primarily in the fact TINT the
third-termers were outvoted at the very be-
ginning of the Convention, and knew that
they would be outyoted in its climax. They
hAlCH Ga4t@1 AA1C Mdl11 I'LL VI LIE NoAtcuklVl
was drifting away from them. They knew
that the public sentiment was against them.
They knew that the great majority Of the
Republican party, including the honesty,
decency, and reform elements Of the party,
were unalterably and indedbly opposed to
the third-term principle The votes already
recorded had been handwriting on the wall
foreboding their doom, and they stroye to
avert 1t by display Of animal power by
trampllng down popular rights, by bulldoz-
ing the anti-maehine members Of the Con-
rention, but it was answered back by
q shout OF defiance that was justi6a-
Bile because it was provoked. It was
q popular protest against violence, against
usurpation, against bulldozing. It was
notification to Senator Conkling and Gen.
Logan that they could not ride roughshod
over the sentiments of the National Repub-
lican party, whatever they might do in their
respective States
The horsepower demonstration Of the