New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-22

Independent
.snave" thief" liar trickster'' looocr
and man who adds the sin Of broken vows 10 the SIN
NJ incont,nence" These cpithets seem 10 us Hngu'y
well chosen aud trust that 1t VIII DC uuuoI 'o
of these that Independents will discuss Mr. Blame i"y
arc not only definite and singing but elegant a.
ch,s,c; and It ia Of sgGa Importance that lnueP'"o"
.hop,a scdulously maintain themselves In the roie J"
which they made their debut nj the opening Oh '"' W
ragn O! the party of culture and good tas'o'
"rur EVENING rosT" THE OFFICIAL ORGAN.
wo would here make the definite announceme" '"''
The Ercning Post Is the official organ OF our ,,
We do not mean. In this adoption 10 uisp"'"s 49, ,na
journals which are doing such admraplo SIT "
cause Of broader and juser polltlcAl 'no"kn' Wv"
m o moral philosophy and tho literary methods o inc
,,,a, pos are those which, FOR reasons We may NOT
b f,te are to bo most safely commended to those OF
our followers who cannot confidently depend upon ther
own resources for matter and manner In TINS dsHoVeu
time. -,
The method OF The Erening Post we hold to be the
safest ard wsest one I'm the unhappy eMgency In when
we and ourselves with reference to the charges now
made public against our candidate We here come 20 the
srccta consideration which has compelled us to break
the silence we would gladly have preserved we are
aware That there another method OF dealing WIN tus
matter which 10 many Independents VIII appear tn'
better one-the method Of Mr.. schurz, OF emphatcay
DENYING the facts tho and pronouncng the stories
OF Mr. Cevelaud's irregular convection ana iliesiu-
mate child "monsrOus caumnios. VI ven VIII recol upon
the inventors" But this method. which might 90 mos
efficient with some people could not succeed ana couu
only work disastrousy with most, for most fesn
The newspapers. For the sake OF uniformity anu COZ
sstency. therefore, VIC think tins m'thOd eho"u w
alto ether rejected But since cases may arise "heIe
somc will think advantageous simply to Ceny .he facts
we deem il wise to give few suggestions as to the pru-
dent wa az Of dealing with endorsements whe th'y IT,
nit from such denials reloinder which has "reddN
been made 10 the assertion that the stories OF MI "o'o
lands lllegitImate boy monstrous callmn r. "hou
will recoi upon the inventors" is this: Who was tho
inventor of the hoy r. This Is sngnlarly unfortunate
as 1t Is impossible for tho hog to prove an Gb Bu we
desire our adlerens to take notice of such reohdr'
which cannot be insured by any goOd motive All
conscientious men sincerely dcprecate tJh as int
can only weaAen the cause OF Nh Ceve ana ana ~ '"
,rhnte to the success Of M Blaine. The only proper
and prudent answer 20 charges against MI Cl'''hH"
Characters that Of The Ercng Post that he has oeen
elected MAYOR of Buffalo and Governor OF New-Nork ~
largo naoritics and this proves his Innocence II WILL
OF course answered that The EdtHng FoS pu'hsheu
an ar lie only three months ago. On Mr. Blanes VIII
cicatinn" declaring that Nj Blaines appointment 10
the senate and Cabinet, in the lace OF cha -es
made gainst him. was vinOication of him. and that
the only real vindcaton OF man from charges made
,slu.t inn IS ,proof OF them. The sufficient reply n
mis- is that The Erennq Post IN tho article referred to
was not LAYING down general principles but simply a
rule to DE used with reference TO the particular case oil
Mr.. Blaine.
Partial denias or notifications OF the facts may be
rs, mi en- sorc cases statement like Colonel h-s'n-
son s. that the particular offence now under discussion
took place fifteen years ago when Mr. Cleveland was
Thirty three wears old illustrates what we mcan To ts
statement WILL OF course, DO reoined that the boy Is
row bu. nine years old But all such rondcr are to be
sincerely deprecated. ana only weaken the cause IN
when al conscientious men are united
We say that disapprovc the whole of the policy
% DENYING the facts The facts the must prob
ably We everywhere admitted But an utterly cN-
aggoraed and false idea prevails In our general Ame-
can public to the ~oal hcnodsnesS of the offence
alleged H. in general effort to crush MI. Blame
We are also able correct this misconceptions we shan
render a double service TO beoN ed country. The
method OF The Fronting Post, OF frankly admitting NJ
Clcvcands offence and then showing The people Their
ignorance and crudity I'm thinking It grave OF IN thinking
uncommon IN ia, greatest and best ncn seems ~ us
tho method most likely 20 he successful ir tho present
contingency and IN moro complicated CONTINGENCIES
which may pc. ,bly arise IA the campaign proceeds,
EXAMPLES OF THE TRUE METHOD OF MEETING
THE CnArGEs.
We Incorporate here M toxt, FOR tho editorial writings
Witch viii probably he most scrvtcc,ho tn this dis
cusslnn the most significant aud doctnal ras'aE" n"m
ne HrsHfgy Ios aud passages or similar Import trnm
other Journals Of civilization. which are doing nuoh 90
clear MP tho present moral confusion. These passages
together socm 20 us 20 furnish principles which vol
cover all tho aspects 81 The case
l. Tvety man knows ia his heart taat chastity "a not
the greatest of virtues aud that offences ag nst IL nave
often been consistent with tr' possession 9t H tHt 10
tics which ennoble human nature ana uihhiy uu'"""
nfe-lEveulng Post
. Personal e1aracter IL much too broad term 10 ne
rehtuly smpioye1 IN P"te' and vi nnhir cmSr,cer
There Ia wide distinction betW en- ticsc TWO ldtVr
terms aud It Is possible for man 10 be- cOndenued
under heading and praised unooI tbo othe
Herald.
3 npurl,y of private NE is totally ana fundamentally
,rffI IA. Ina fN httlN 1ff NJ
OF the gospel In regard 70 men In public station Ss cV
eS,S@.7 %@I roTiS out Of the different Work
which they set 10 do In pubic men erSonH con
thence ia not the first requisite sought and cannot he
We accept # az a truth that the chastity or IN
chastity OF public OF National replte ana dominated
for office before the people OF the whole country Is not
proper subject for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Republican,
These mastery OF position GA this point
almost relieve from the necessity Of say Ing anything
ourselves. We deem 1t aise, however, to ada one
general word and n. in effort to crush Mr. Blaine
we arc able to correct growing mlsconception Of the
sAd function Of the state we shall rel der
gtill another service to our beloved country.
The principle winch needs especially to he ureG II the
American people this time hat the state is moi an
iasut on charged with the Intellectual and moral inter-
e.ts society," but simply with the material Interests
chiefly, If may speak plainly, with matters % taNo-
ton aDd police The strong tendency, whicn we regret
TO observe in some quarters OF viewing the state
properly cOgnizant promoye OF the spiritual things OF
The people as connected IN any organic with school
and 'amy and whatever has TO do with education and
general culture and social development. starts from
most dangerous aud specious theory. Nothing X 50 i'm
portant that the various departments OF social ie
should be kept carefully distinct from each other The
CT arch il the only institution which ha, to do properly
with MORAL affairs. All conscientious men are agreed
that Is a great improperly aud great evil for tie
Churc1 and the clergy 10 medde with politics and een
era social matters It as great evil 30 Introduce
into discussions Of politics and OF statesmen what does
not bear exclusively upon questions OF economy and
police It very and very dangerous to allow or
to suggest that the legislators and magistrates OF re-
public have an influence ought to have an influence
mon the general life Of society, and that the
alton OF immora men to gh Office legitimatey
threaten tho morals OF the young men In community
If at this day, when even beginning to Nrite