New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
rHr pArRI0ps CR0SS on HONOR

That was striking cartoon, which HdJpTS
WccLiy printed ia 1861. Then it disgnstcd all
loynl men now 1t disgusts also every man OF
sense or dcccncy who was then in sympathy
with secession But, turning from il, we read
i'm The World: "The Republican party "aS
Originally a party of high aims and honest
principles. When it boastcd Of such members
"as Abraham Lincoln, Charles SUMNER Gcrltt
@Smith. Chase, Seward. Fes.cndcn.' Let rs
n,usc here a moment, What did the DEM
ocratic party have to say OF these men when
living2 OF Mr.. Lincoln, as HapTS y efky
reminds us. il said that hc was drunken
ignorant boor gorilla, with neither brains
nor patriotism, whose life was scandalou'. OF
Mr. sumner, public and private life IT SAID so
much that the cowardly and mu'dcrous as
sault by Preston s. Brooks was considered by
many Democrats glorious feat. what ana ID
not say that was foul Of Gcuitt smith ana
other abolitionists! What nastinesS did ii
shrink from utteginG about MI Chase lts
abuse of Mr. Seward, both before and after he
became Secretary OF State, and OF Nj. FcSNcn-
den. before and after he became Secretary OF
the Treasury some men will even now To-
member. 4 little later il discharged all ITS
filth at Butcher" Grant. Then 1t rcvilrd MI.
HaycS, Nh Eyalts, and Mr.. sherman. Then 1t
crawled in the dust to write on payementS It's
foul lies about General Garfield, and followed
him to his very grave with infamous ISLANDERS.
10 be "tattooed" by the Democratic party
has become the hallmark of patriotism lie
who has escaped the venom and the filth OF
that party. though he may have Gone his best,
has not succeeded vet in doing any great thing
/, iii lf,,,a nn 4.
faithful and ca'ucst; his opportunity also may
come to serve the people greatly. Ihcn he, too
may be sure that he will be decorated with
Democratic SANDERS, and despatched with
Democratic mud. II his patriotism, thus tested
shines all the more brightly, and the Nation
comes to honor him rs one of it's noblest lead
eIs, me- will arrive at the dignity of being tat
toocd" By the Democrats while he ilycs-and
after death he will be cauonizcd 10y the same
Democrats as one of the Republican saints
VINO led the Republican party when il was pure,
long time ago.
Twenty ycprs of th1t sort Of thing have con
sidcraby dullcd the edge Of Democratic crit-
csm. 10 put If plainly, the people hive
learned that lhc Democratic politicians and
journals are utterly dishonest In what they say
Of living opponents, and have mo- sense oi de-
crncy b. prevent their seeking success by the
loulcst ISLANDERS Just ns they iic about Mr.
Blaine to-day. they lied about every lrpnb-
lican canddatc in turn, from Fremont the
Pathfinder ~ Garfield the Martyr Jn.l ms
these same Democrats elorify Lincoln and
Steward and SUMMER who alo dealt they viii
plo,ir, President Blaine when hp has passed
away. l}ut their praise disWsls. bccous' If
btin5s tn mind tlp fuulurss of THEN ISLANDERS
The onlt way Republican can get himacH
Called ,i,tuuus while living, lt ihca" driumrfa
nf all ila is mobile is ~ stilo al HE inainua.
tn,e fi.r a. nl his con, i,lions. cb an hi= piat
Noids. and join tho ll,morpia IA lpius to 'lr.t
ID President hi the shotgun and shndrr MI
Curtis knows how IL u.s.