National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-04
What General Garfield Has Author
lied to be Said.

The following extract from double
loaded editorial in the New York Tribune
of yesterday is, as its heading claims,
seasonable: "The time seems fit for at
least one statement about the approach
ing administration of President Garfield.
1t is not to be used as make-weight in
pending senatorial contests, whether in
New York or elsewhere. We are fully
authorized to say this, and the words are
entitled to their full significance"
This attitude of the President-elect is
at once just and satisfactory. 1t would be
most ungracious thing for General Gar
field to allow any set of men in New
York to use the approaching administra-
ton as make-weight on either, or any,
side of the pending senatorial contest in
New York or elsewhere.
This authorized utterance by the Tri-
barae seems to render proper another state
ment concerning the disposition of Gen
eral Garfield toward the New York sena-
torial contest. He deprecates any use
whatever of his name in that connection
in any manner that will in the least de-
gree affect the minds of Republican
members of the Legislature. He
wishes that his neutrality shall not be
| construed into wish for the discontinue
of any man or set of men in the Re-
publican party. ave are fully authorized
to say this, and the words are entitled to
their full significance" The authority was
wisely given, for already its necessity ap-
pears.
The Tribune article, as if following UP
the subject on which it was authorized to
speak, said: " 1t is proper to say, further,
that the incoming administration will
see to it that the men from New York
and from other States who had the cour-
age at Chicago to obey the wishes of
their districts in the balloting for Presi-
dent, and who thus finally voted for Gar
field, shall not suffer for it, nor lose by it.
They will not fail of honorable recogni-
ton for their independence, their cour-
age, their resolute pursuit of the policy
they believed best for the Republican
party and for the country"
This is manly and right. Who would
expect General Garfield to fail in honor
able recognition of the delegates whose
votes made him the Republican candi-
date?
But it is proper to say further that the
incoming administration will see TO it
that the men at Chicago who, in obedi-
ence to the instructions of the States
which sent them, voted for Grant, shall
not suffer for it nor lose by it.
They will not fail of honorable recog-
milton for their independence, their cour-
age, their resolute pursuit of the policy
they believed best for the Republican
party: and for the country" The Tribuae
will not fail TO do General Garfield the
justice to credit him with these last
named intentions.
And, finally, we concur most heartily
with the concluding paragraph of the
article in question. It is as follows:
Gentlemen at Albany who are said to have been
threatened with q different course at Washington
may reassure themselves The administration Of
President Garfield is to be an administration for
quarrels; it viii most earnestly seek the things
that make for peace and for the best interests of
the party it represents. But it viii not permit its
friends to be prosecuted for their friendship Who
ever has been persuaded to doubt this may as well
make henceforth a declaration of independence
from the dctatiOn of any authority save the wishes
of constituents and his own convictions of policy
and right.
The assurance that General Garfeld's
administration will not permit it's
friends to be prosecuted for their friend
ship" was unnecessary. All who know
him know him to be incapable of such
baseness We are authorized to say,
however, that the friends" of the adj
ministration are not limited in his mind
to those who voted for him in the Chi
cago convention. His generous heart
takes in all who labored through the
summer and fall for Republican success.
The Tribune has uttered no word of which
we complain. We have seen fit to add
some words which it had omitted.