National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-23

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To carry the primaries at Staten Island,
and elect himself and pals as delegates to
a Republican State convention, he has
consorted with trickstors of low degree.
Mr.. Curtis, though masquerading as Re-
former is really political hack. When
educated citizenship" is rescuing"
the majority" from the treachery Of
political peddiers and parasites" George
William Curtis and some ofhis old Staten
Island political machine experts may be
found among the ungodly. We know
them. SO does he. We have spoken of
them and him truthfully. He will not
ask us to name the men after we
have whispered their names in his ear
which we will do if he will but bend
our way. They are not low in repute.
They are recognized by him rs his peers,
as they probably are. Their record is
not only bad it is of the worst. And
they have not changed. Out upon such
hypocrisy. Because men like Mr.. Curtis
are unable to dictate to the Republican
party they would destroy H. Descending
to the mean trickery Of attempting TO
frighten few clerks out ~ making will
ing contributions 10 The party Of which
they are enthusiastic members, they
vainly imagine that they have para
lyzed that party. Squabbling for bread
and-butter places for the "class" they
seek TO create in this class-hating Re-
public, they demand that the road to
Office DO guarded against oil who have
not the grant of tho new order of no.
bility in the shape Of q college diploma.
| The educated men of America are in
suited and belittled by Mr.. George Will
lam Curtis and his noisy coadjutors.
They have not sought to place any badge
of inferiority upon the sons of the peo-
Pile. The true gentleman and the man
of brains is of course highly blessed il
the advantages of culture have been his
but he is never to be found among the
educated ninnies and egotists who
demand consideration because of theii
knowledge of Greek, and who affect con
tempt they can never feel for intellectual
power which has grown with the read.
ing, observation, and experience which
the universities cannot monopolize
Learning will always have tribute, ant
the learned will always cheerfully give
of their store to the less favored; but as
for an "educated class " in this land who
shall have peculiar claims to politica'
honors not to be attained by those tC
whom "Horace and Demosthenes in
the original tongues are sealed books
Mr.. George William Curtis will die with
out the sight.
There is in this country rapidly grow
ing class ofpeople who cannot sufficiently
express their own contempt for American
institutions, but must needs borrow from
the sayings of hostile foreigners. Ofthest
Mr.. Curtis shows himself to be one when
in his oration at Browns, he says:
The scholar appealing to experience is proud
told TO close his books, for what has America to
with experienced As If books were not the ever
burning lamps of accumulated wisdom. Whe
Voltare was insulted by the London mob h
turned at his door and complimented them upo
the nobloness of their national character, thei
, glorious constitution, and their love of liberty
Tho London mob did not feel the sarcasm. Blu
when hear that America may scorn experienc
because she Is q law 10 nefseI remember tnat
few years ago foreign observer came TO the cit
of Washington and said: 81 did not fully compre
hend your greatness until / saw your Congress.
Then felt that If you could stand that you cou
stand anything, and understood the saying tha
God takes care Of children drunken men, and III
United States"
Unmanly rawlings like these may ar
pear very edifying to some whose mind
have been weakened by long indulgenc
in the drugs administered by politica
quacks, but for our own poor part we con
slider them proofs of bad citizenship and
very low type of manhood. Whethe
Mr.. Curtis appears best while beggin
Republicans not to contribute to Repub
lican success, or while erecting "class
of pedants who shall enjoy monopol,
of political "spoils," the reader may
aided by the above suggestions, decid
for himself.