New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
LESSONS OF THE ELECTION.

| FOLLY AND TREAcHEgY OF THE ADMINISTRATION
LEADERs-A CALL FOR A RREsTABIsHMEST OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY on CHRISTIAN PRINCE
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To me Editor Of The Trtbune
SIR: | have been n reader of THE TRIB-
UNE for than thirty years, aud have found 1t
in the Of the hottest battle" for morality right
and truth. II has never been perfect but in MY Iudg
meut no paper has ever been published In this country
that more faithfully maintained the right aud little
took Its direction from the popular II has
rather moulded and led public sentiment for good and
against evil; and has done this without regard 10 selfish
interests 1t has probably the largest following OF the
best in the country in every class Of society, Tho
either express through It their solemn convictions
look 10 il their organ. the leader whose trumpet voice
calls them TO the duty Of the hour sounds the alarm
of danger In the recent campaign your just condemna-
tons Of the vicious leadership OF the stawart Admins
tratiOn did not lead you to abate jot OF fidelity III
warning against the greater danger Of Tanmany-Bour-
bon accession to power and had there been wise ana
deliberate action by rank and e under their local
leaders this which me is the dead carcass il the
sweet ointment OF Stawart defeat might have been pre-
vented. This nearly universal Democratic success
ought not TO have been. need not have BEEN Uoi"a NOT
have been. II the Republican convention In New-fofK
year ago had been guided by Principles and had taken
the bull by the horns at the risk Of losing some Of the
stalwart calves Failing this they sowed the wind, and
now have .rcaped the first fruits Of the whirwind the
full harvest is yet to he gathered in Democratic Ad-
minstratiou In l.s4 II not by Salwart treach-
erv Against this failure THE TRIBUNE noDy protested
When wise and concerted action was taken year
ago by the friends of the martyred Garfield to make ana
keep their organization pure and indebted the results
Of to-day visible to the bind. When Hoh'ns
passed and the cup OF Tantau was held TO our lips only
mock Us. and the holder policy Of removing good meu
and putting stawarts guard was put IN operation
and the state Convention seized By fraud and these
acts only met hy mEterngs OF discomfort OF nun
ders Of condemnation, end not by an electric bolt from
the peoples Just Indignation save by the independents
Of Pennsylvania, the Republican party deserved what
to-day has fallen upon it.
But the existence of the Republican party has been
made impossible by the terrific cyclone that swept from
Boston Haror TO Francisco Bay unless there be an
early and aggressive movement 10 gather the scattered
forces and crysalzc them into now and better organ
ization aud with principles worthy OF party malhte-
uauce and taken not the dead past but from the
living moral questions Of the hour The staiWarts VIII
not do this though thou shoulest bray tool III
mortar. among wheat with pcstc yet VIII mol ms
fooishne,s depart from HIM The present congress is
broken reed that viii only pierce tine hand that leans
on H it has been itself repudatcd as unstable and luke
warm. and would faint the best plan "a decetfu
scheme The people must themselves save their party
if they think worth saving or in sa!yabIe STATE
They must Use by tAcir sovereign rights I'D convention"
choose their leaders. adopt their platform OF principles
and uufur their banner boldly IN the face OF the nst
winters blast and before their traitor leaders have
time 20 rally OF the letters u encouragement become
r.,.rl IN, themselves Tho w-papcrs must give
| a.. ..,,t,,.. ..,,i,,,r+ must
the raHy4hs-ei!' must "'l'' P'''o " -
awaken the masses, must unite the lraHtf' 4hh
ro,r,.,.r mus, Lad and direct the n-y-uapers and
i"lh' ~ M 49, a.. -, ..,.. al. ID ,rili
hundreds OF thcil wait lot Jus ''"i"N VIM '- '
follow It IN a worthy call and leecho and proclaim
....,.rh,ro -. ,tt.r,d continents TIE TKIB-SE.
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" founded ny HORACE ''l'I''' anu
who are worthy 10 wear Li' mantle j. Justly ooh'u To-
49, .,., IN GIVE. III. kev-uO-e ia every campaign T.
an -. .t t.,.d ,,,.d I,tol ,f.tfortu
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Of Christian morality, Christian integrity ana NH44''Si'
.f,,,r.r+ 10 . have ia!l thc foundation on name
=, ,,iirl, CIV. oficr T. Inferior
W., .i,r he tho ID tucltt, worthy OF the hour. and
ri.,iit,. otd ,ioy.r cam give iir..y and strength
81 mott IIcr. Whose Marty action must save
a., 'i,.,,l,Iiict suggest III. following:
~ - - n,sed ON papI'. words 10 the Greek
t,itss, ood hath lad, 81 one blood all nations
=, -, d,eu an iii the face OF the earth and hath
", 49, bsiifatton Eaunl cyu and political rights to
iii Who have not forfeited them by crime.
.. Constitutional prCmMuOM OF ue H.I"r iHILnt,
neighbour drink that Tlttest thy bottle % him and
the party has struck has been Temperance enough to
tGpo, SIarce Of The earnest temperance men II
Baal be God. follow HIM if the hGa be God follow