New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-15
TNIN(,N III Il IS DONE

lie was a defeated candidate for the Rcpub-
lean Presidential nomination in 1916, and
made just one speech during the canvass to
aid the election of the successful candidate.
The condition OF his health, ii was said. pre-
vented his making more, but the condition of
his health need not have kept him, while MAX
ing that speech, from saying a word Of decent
praise of the Republican nominee. He was Bit
tcrly disappointed in the result of the Repub-
lean National Convention of 1850. and more
than two months passed before he gave any
ntlmation of an intention to support the
ticket. 1t was only when he found himself ont
generated and saw the ticket well on the way
to election on its own merits, that he Joined in
the campaign. When the new Administration
came into power, and it WAS proposed to fill
with his friends all the important places but one
in the State in which changes were proposed
aud that one with a man who was not his
friend, he threatened the Administration with
war unless his friends could have that place
also. When this was refused, he threw the
control Of the United States Senate into the
hands of the Democratic party, committing an
act of political treason, and gave that party
also the opportunity to elect possible Prcsi-
dent of the United States. After promising To
snake ROOM for another man rs senator. he
forced himself upon the Legislature as a can
didatc for reelection, and refused to withdraw
even when he could not get onc-third of the
Republican vote. When his principal compel
itor who had more than half Of the Repnbli-
can vote, galantly Withdrew, sacrificing him
self To the party, this man, with his scanty
third of the vote, went on sacrificing the party
to himself. lie thus provoked aud maintained
a bitter conflict, without regard to its effect
on the interests of the Republican party: and.
for the sake OF revenge, used his best efforts to
adjourn the Legislature, and give the two
Senators and the State ticket to the Democrats
This is the way he treats his party.
And this is the way he treats his friends He
dragged his friend, the Vice President, to
Albany, to do the humiliating work of II politi-
cal lobbyist, and brought him under public
ccnsure which was almost the sole cause of the
political apprehension displayed when it was
thought that the Nice-Prcsdent might sud-
denly become President. But the Vicc-Presi-
dent was not the only victim. He has com
PEELED more than thirty Republican members
of the Legislature, bound to him Ivy past favors
or old friendships, to sacrifice their political
futures to his arrogant will.
And tins is the way he treats his opponents.
When the President was shot he gave no ut
| terance for two days, though the country was
ringing with cries of horror and sympathy
and when he did speak, what he said was 81
devoid of human feeling and so coolly calcu-
lated for his own political purposes, that the
people read it with amazement, and his own
partisans in the press in disgust denounced
him. Suppose the situations reversed Would
it have been five minutes before James A,
Garfield would have stretched out his manly
hand, saying. Let bygones be bygones"l
There is no need to name him. There is only
one man conspicuous in the Republican party
who demands pay in pledges before he will
agree to support its candidates only one man
who will sacrifice his party and his friends TO his
ambitions and revcnges without remorse and
without gratitude; only one man who nurses
his hatreds even in that solemn presence where
other mems heads are bowed and tn cir hearts
are sOftcncd.