New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-21
OrR FEIEybS. THE ENEMY

1854 BY DETACHMENT OF toinbs
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OUR FRIENLS. THE ENEMY.
II we arc dcusely iguorant OF the political history u
the Uned sta C. T. Is for our esteemed contempt
rary - nuncrie 'hIse hi tore acts OF Mr B'in" when
emil him 10 rank statesman We ray frankly int
never heard Of them Bu1do Courier
The (opyior reminds of the story of the
stranger on conversation bent who asked Artemus
Ward as they rode together in a railroad ear what
he thought of Grant as a military commander.
Artemus called a puzzled look into his face and
remarked. Grant, Grant / don't know any
Grant On which the stranger exclaimed in his
amazcment, "Don't know Grant; never heard OF
Grant! Why, great Scott man, did you ever hear
Of Adam ?" The puzzled look intensified on the
humorist's face as he replied. adam, Adam what
was his other name 7" There is point beyond
which ignorance ceases to be anything else but
comcaL
In tbs State the revolution Is spreading IT IS be
ryc'isiye Of Inc -. ~INcw-Yora World
By whom is it bccycd' Ifthere lsanvtody ont
side of the lunatic asylum who cntertans that
opinion it would be pleasant to have his name
One thing IS certain, the Editor of Tie World can
not believe it.
In letters Of great plth and uorcrt the manner is
commonly of small account comp red vi u me Itu''r'
every point OF view. an unfortunate pr ducuon-Ne"-
Nora -un.
That is a mistake. 1t is not unfortunate pro-
duction. if the circumstances admitted OF no bet
ter and it is probable that after mature dclibera-
ton. after prolonged counsel with the Sage of
Groystone. and after listening 70 the wisdom Of
Manning, Barnum and thompson, Governor Clcye-
land was convinced that there was nothing, abso-
lutely nothing else to be DONE Any honcot state
mcnt would have damaged hi, position.
The Ecior ~ rhe yc York d>pcndrut IN. con rludcd
tat De cannot supper Govern0 Cleveland Tor Preside
account = that gen lem ln'~ sexual 'iat on 5 ne
yeats ago and he in-st' that % wou ne Ian mum 10
the Ruler OF Nation. for the Governor not 10 VI hdIaW
from the canvass at once -t>ew-Yo Word.
This definite admission by The Uord that there
is something in Governor Cleyclands course which
moves those who have zealously supported him to
Withdraw their support, though it appears edltori-
ally must have been in some mysterious " y in'ti-
gated by M Blaine. Upon the authority OF that
paper. il may be stated that nobody has paid any
attention" to these scandals except Blaine's peo-
plc. The World must have concealed about its edi-
torial room some ma ignant emissary OF Mr. Blaine.
Has not that paper solenly declared at least four
times within the past month, that n0W the sean
dal was disposed of definitely and forever And
yet here it srevived by The Uord itself.
Governor Ccveands letter " acceptance IA short but
II contlins all tina is ccssdry enable HI fellow
citizens 10 Judge fairly OF his vi w. ana purposes
York Times.
II Is pleasant to record one truth uttered by The
Times when a candidate deliberately accepts as
his own the shameless tricks of the most dishonest
convention in American history, he does do all
that is necessary to enable his felOw-cltlZens 10
Judge fairly of his views and purposes ana when
his organs. pretending to be sincere and impartial
and TO rise above party, persistenty reterate the
authors representations of the convention and Its
platform they show that the supporters are worthy
of the candidate AID the candidate of the support
ers
He approves the principle which Is embodied m tn
Chicago platform which prescribes free trade for The
traders and protection for the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
YORK sun
This is not an accurate statement of the plat
form, and consequently, not an accurate statement
of the Governors position. The platform proposes
TO permit free traders to say with truth and with
abundant warrant in the record of their party last
winter, and for forty years past. that they are
hostile to the protective system root and branch.
At the same time il proposes to give Democratic
protectionsts. if they wish, chance to lie about
the matter.
Governor Clcveluds letter insists tn" protection
Of the Am ricau labor sgains The che 90 petition of
the tentative foreign pduprr-t NcW-lurk World
ono would like 10 know what on the whole the
tentative foreign pauper' precisely is. We sup
pose he cannot be the Editor of The Uorid though
that naturaized citizen seems at times TO be alto
gether tentative but he IL by no means pauper
As a rule. apparently, foreign paupcrs not
tentative" What under the sun does Governor
Cleveland mean, what does the Editor of The
World mean by tentative foreign paupers Z"
Their is no room FOR douot hat he eltrr ATTRIBUTED TO
J. OILY much evidence that tn Democrat, anagcrs
used It IN AN uJu,u1 10 e. witnou, autQgdtc e.
animal isg MI sene s. and via 50 niue b cAg rae,s
-. Ike thrnseiyc. NOR y count bic ior IL, iale
IS, especially a. hey made cnot to FOR tho
wrong winch hcy Aide /, dIrjy pie o. basin ~
from breEn ~ % end, and e. O IN t. have insured ne
cOntiuu1 CO OF Mr. ldrIuu y iva G. lie. We s.cIld
not now Yer. advise the Blaine tntgcrs 10 make to-
mach Ol tIls 10. tic y w-NOrs Fine.
The Republican party Is not taking mu IA advice
from you this season. 1t nominated Nh Blaine
after you had formally given notice that YOU
would not support either him or President Arthur
the two candidates for whom nearly nne-tenths
of the delegates voted. Nou advised the Demo-
cratic party To nominate Governor Cleveland, ana
you are now snubbed and cursed BY every Boui-
bon editor IN the land ior your pal ~. ION advised
the National Committee not TO place senator Bar
mum in charge of the canvass, AID were denounced
by the Democratic press for your wanton' and
"atrocious assaults upon one Of the leaders ol tho
party whose service you had entered. Nobody
scems to value your advice now; aud you may be