New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-15
"INDEPENDENTSD ANSWERED
NO UNCERTAIN SOUND FROM AN EMINENT
PASTOR

TURF.
Mr.. GEORGE w. GREEN, Secretary National Com
n,ittee Of Republicans and independents.
SIR: have received your favor of August 49,
together with the political documents which You
desire me to read, the hope that may aid you in
distributing similar literature 1t has generally
been my habit to think with the Independent ele-
mcnts of the Republican party especially in regard
to administrative reform; and | have an admira-
ton for the record. services and abilities of your
honored chairman which is exceeded by that OF
none of his present followers, among whom am not
to he numbered.
YOu address me as an earnest and conscientious
Republican," | sincerely believe that you are
right | am as earnest in desiring Republican
success now as every before, and am as conscien-
tous" ~ my opposition to the triumph of the Dem
ocratic conspiracy for plumber and spois" as was
in opposing the Democratic conspiracy against
human rights" SO many Civil Service refomers
have shown the absurdy Of expecting further civil
Sery ice reform from the triumph of this soon
spIracy none more ably than Mr.. Curtis and Mr.
SchurZ in former ycarS-that prefer t. trust the
Republican party 10 carry on the good WORK IN the
lines marked out 10y Mr. GURUS IN me NatlondI
platform, and more specifically by Mr. Blame III MS
letter of acceptance.
The movement which you represent has been
thrown continually on its own defence; some OF
It's leaders have been forced TO dsown their former
opinions dispasslonately reached. In regard to the
remarks which he made al the Arthur meeting III
Ncw-York Mr. SchuZ swallows the bitter medicine
which so hurtiul on the first trial and which he
promised never to take again; Colonel Goldman
IONS the Democracy at n time which he once pro
nOunced improper that is. before 1t had ropudlated
its bloody oppression at the South: and the
natural result has been that the INDEPENDENT adj
vance has become retreat, with daily diminishing
ranks.
The literature which you kindly send me am
already quite familiar with. ! cannot AID IN crcu-
lating it. Its judgments deem misudgmcnts the
acceptance of which would hinder and leopard the
good cauSes that we all have at heart should
much prefer TO distribute The EOSiOH .idrc'tise'S
opinions OF Mr.. Garrison in 1880 and the judgments
of Hdrpers Weekly on Mr.. Lincoln in 1sGO, or any
other Old-tipe and exploded criticisms with which
these papers against Mr.. Blaine deserve to rank.
Mr.. SchuHs able speech appears 70 exhibit more OF
the adrOt magnity of MephStOpheleS than the
judcious candOr and wise dlscernmcnt OF an m
partial historian. | find no reason TO believe that
Mr.. SchuT understands the character of Nh Blaine
better than President garfield. better than Mr..
Blainc's companions i'm the National Legislature and
his neiglbors in Augusta, better even than the
" e,crate Couoress0 which could m1uufacture
no case against him, better than The Democratic
Senators who voted his confirmation as Secretary
OF state. For those Independent friend, who have
become convinced, some of them quite recently.
that Mr.. Blaine Is an unworthy man, have ielt
like Offering CrOmWeIS prayer before one OF hiS
Paramouts bcSeech you. brethren. beseech
You m the bowels ot Christ TO bel ele that you may
be mistaken" I'm his honorable cull 81 of Wendell
Philips Mr.. Curtis SAID: 40 man. indeed eau
take tie chief part IN tumutu'uS National con,
rrDroacI and nnmeasnrcd condcm1aiion.7 lool, ON
Mn Elalncs candidacy "a, a cheerful syn that Our
great -Nt statesmen are hyt ID D., r'' I.D .,I' D
,,.l,t, rhoa l,rp Lor.. I1..,., t. q, rsrI..l.i to
pupular governments T quote ONCE more from Che
en- .oLy. Nh Curtis s1yS of the auti->lIyey hero
''. o r H. ~ ': 49, ~ l ,.. ,t, ,,,',t
Iii tIr CIV, are ',.. and. Inc bel r,ctl an. saving.
goo Nl0i"lli Tor iliu l""p' IT, H'H 10 l> '>iIH''
tH"t everybody knows more ih'u ans poh., - IL
Dol ,'',.'' t.."} .l '' ,,.l INNS.
itH, ,.t liz. tb.t am. .,L,
'.' ,'l i.'. tr.t IN tla H. ..-- Of a .I..t IsupIc
Il..I.,'t .Iat AUGUST TO-. ion? To o., 40 least
~ /, s.eu.to'ut that Mr. 3. .inr is h"Id ln the
+ H..''. esteem 10y many oi lh' p,,' men 'Nil