New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-29

mon talk OF Democratic InemDeIs III uo0"o'
ing the policy of the Republican party or the
character of its representative men has Deeh
habitualfy not merely cOndemnatory, but
grossly offensive and bitterly, brutally per-
sopal. Never we're the indecencies OF de-
bate carried to such an extent never
were they entered upon with such
manifest deliberation and definite puI-
pose. To the broad and sweeping general
izations with which they characterized every
thing in Republican legislation or admnilStra.
ton as corrupt" "rotten," infamous"
'criminal.- they have not hcsitated to add
the application of the most disgraceim cpl
thets almost unfortunately and DY tne
wholesale to prominent men ana tusteu
officials of the Republican party. tempted oy
the immunity afforded them by the wiling
ness of Republicans to give them the lenglh OF
their rope, they have repeated these disgrace
full performances day after day, until now they
seem to imagine that the "gOod old days
have actually come back when an honest man
had no defence against the backguard who
called him "larr except by going out
before the blackguard's practised pistol ana
standing the chance of saving his reputation
by losing his life. And the Democratic press
never slow when there is yituperative work III
hand, has vigorously played up to the Key
struck by the party representatives III Con-
gress. The believing pack whose tongues
have been loling since they came sneaking
back whipped and disgraced from the Garfield
hunt of 1850 are again i'll full cry.
The issue is found not new one, 1t Is true
but, though old and worn out the only one
available. No talk now of free trade, OF green
backs, or silver, or National banks, or mo-
nopoly, or rights of American citizens. Re
publican "corruption," Republican "jobbery,1
Republican "lying," Republican "perjury"
Republican "theft," Republican "mghway
robbery" Republican "rascality," generally;
these are the themes on which our Democratic
friends disport themselves; these the loose al
legations upon which they ask the people TO
withdraw their confidence from the now doml-
nant party and seek reform and honest adj
ministration at the hands of Democrats.
That is the issue they have sought so laborl-
ously and waited for 40 long. They are more
than welcome to it. 1t is the dIycst of dry
bones They picked it clean between 1876
and 1850. Weary of their persistent clamor,
and half thinking there might be some lire
behind SO much smoke, the people gave them
enough power to investigate to their hearts
content all the abuses and all the corruption
of which they said their opponents were
guilty. They gave them at the same time
the opportunity to exhibit their own ca
pacity for administration their disposition
and ability to correct abuses and their deYo-
tion TO reform. The manner III which they
discharged their trust need not be dwelt upon.
The memory of that strange period Of inef-
fectual investigations and abOrtiye enter
nrises in search of fraud Of fishing for OppO-
nents and hooking themselves, is so fresh III
the public mind that only to refer to it is to set
the whole country in a grin. Suffice it to say
that after ample opportunity had been
given the Democratic retOrmers to show up the
rascality and incapacity of their opponents,
and their own honesty and ability, the people
turned for relief from their demonstrated fee
bIencss and hypocrisy and brought back the
Republicans TO power.
And now the experiment upon public credu-
lily is to be tried again. 1t is to be cam
paign of abuse and SANDER. The whole pack
are i'm full cry. No measure of Republican
Dolicy will escape being denounced as exiray
aeant corrupt, infamous, nor any prominent
Republican leader so untouched by the tongue
of malice and the inventions of SANDER. The
plan of Democratic campaign has been Land
open, and it only shows TO what desperate
straits they are driven.