New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-23

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with the workers. or Ito grease the machine Laugh
ter and applause
REACTION TO wAsHTNGToNs STANDARD.
From these principles American politics have in the
of century gradually drfted away until the con
and within political parties acquired largely
hecharacter of scrambes spois and while the manage
ment OF the patronage threatened to become the prnc
pal business OF Americas craftsmanship. Now at last
reaction has set In and the American people becoming
sensible OF the mischief and degradation are beginning
to work their way back to the Washngtonian rules
movement. 1t is this and nothing else This war Is IN
struetve, but in the eyes OF t Gss spJ Re
form were only set OF harmless unatcs who would
have them talk and then spbside When they showed G
grew. angry and denounced tnen 4" d,,o-
Peni1er Now he ia sngrier still for the movement
become a recognized power IL has quietly adopted egls
pIsnping their campaign some may still imagine
thai those engaged Il can be amused with the mere
1 pePnittDg the spirit of spOils politics
TO rule in reality THIS Is meta a. me 1
advance until all ITS old purpose Is accomplshed. Ap
plase That purpose is the complete restoration or the
Washngtonian principle ana practee. speLh Vi tnS
much assurance because the growth OF the move
ment has been = natural and healthy
The small force OF who az the start drew up and
advocated systematic programme Tor IL YOU'D MOI
the the popular mind had they not struck
a responsive sentiment. The nist phase OF TINS
effects OF their politics and boss rule The second phase
is the development OF this disgust INTO the precipitation
of the fact that machine methods and boss rule are the
MAJ Ii II the former are TO be prevented the
must be abolished And the third ia the growth
upon mems minds OF the imperative con
eradicated only by the establishment Of another system
completely divOrCng the public service from party poll
GC tyi for @ D and removal tor cause when is
Irepea-for II cannot be repeated TOO 0ten-a restore
ton of the principles and practice Of WasnnstonS adj
4 good many OF our felow-ctzenS may still be in
me me nS'it,cai managers viii strive in vain to
keep them there. Honest logic Is tremendous
power with candid minds How far the reform movement
has already taken possession OF the people IS htGaea
no sincere sympathy with 1t are becoming accustomed
to pay IL reasonable tribute ana Wlen Iney
removal what do they say " This is in strict accord
Sc yitb Civil service principles" or when thew
TO condemn with particular emphasis; pom no
Civil service principle be lustihed 1ol can near
ar read ma every day even the strong quarters. No.
this movement cannot he stopped. II has already
furlishe popular standard by which Oncal acton Is
Judged 1t is gradually and irresisoy working ltSeI
into the habital ways o. thinking OF the people II has
already made q decided impression upon party polues
and il altogether not tOhe An important ee-
meut in The issue the coming Presidential election lAp-
plauss.I II is not unlikely TO turn the scdie. IN
eivcr-as an observer let add disposed 20 be impair
tai and to form and express his Judgment win nance
toward none.
THE INDEPENDENT VOTE.
The Republican party is apt 10 succeed when 1t de-
serves success. At the coming election however IL Will
he sure to succeed only if deserves success very much
There are peculiar for this Neither OF the two
parties commands at present majority Of He popular
vote IN the country. They are both minority
parties. Between them stands mass OF
citizens. leaning more or less one way or
the other, but not regularly following the drn-oeat
of either. They constitute what II called the independent
vote Applause The number OF voters who care very
little FOR party success is at TINS moment larger man ~
has been for two generations lis Is u1oupiedy
in great measure owing 70 me Iacl Iud tnr uenliura
ton ~ parties Win great anu exciting 4tsous ls IoV
what II was ten fifteen years ago People nave De-
come cooler more critical easily dissatisfied, more
inclined when much dlspeased 10 lracA thtf own party
a lesson. This applies certainly no Iess-peihals
even nrore-tO the Republicans tran 20 ire Democrats
The Republican parry hSs always a. Ei'a a. PAT
resephed an army Of volunteers enlisted Tor the
campagn. rather than an agny OF regulars hired for
whatever service may oc required OF tieA fhlluSIA-h
for good cause mas al"aLs p,,u us
n is almost rres-ubly strong; without 1t II j.
sometimes surprisingly weak. II has always contained
thinking and rather disposed To balk ana kick Whenever
an attempt was made 70 drive them.
W e y. 1 sI,f m e.,ifei canvas There Wa no or
ganlZed boiling movement but the re-
PPnBjicSn csniidate for Governor WHO w.-
certainly very respectable man. be- defeated by
nearly 2OO.O majority. Why Because they were dis
gusted with machine methods. ana suspected the inter
ference bv rhe National Administration with party affairs
III the And they chose This drastic way for de,aF
their determination that these ting must stop Inc
result at all brought about by any active rhor,
the part OF the Civil Service lei2iln A'oci94 ,or
there was no sncn enort Dul !! was ~ ur'lu 'TEI
-eryies EeloTn 10 @ % ,-y u5 L9I9ca in n
Presidential election. on account OF TIC eatues OF me
forgotten that ar present the Republican party
IS IL a precsrous condition f3r other rei--
ally In power nearly quarter of a century ihc
thought mat the Government shou,d not DE N iue
bonds of the same party 0ral time undoubtedly suggest.
Itself 10 many who have hitherto adhered tO DE- The cry
fr change merely FOR the sake OF change ga- more
u. 80 anu y" W. aI-1i,- r n is ored by other
II n' 1ecoine ~ ~Hiu ibarafore tory reat iln
tare of situation the Democratic SIDE. IL ia
t-7C tbere are on the other hand. good
should not pass into nc hands o. me DeHocrauc parry as
ne ,o ,,fIrsl dslre flr change those reasons must
De coupled with positive aud unusually trustworthy
promise or GOOD government iu OF continue
non of the RepuJ lean party IA power And this VII de-
pend uas.f the action Of tuc N1tloui. Convention
especially is regards the selection " candidates Ap-
plausel
THINGS A CANDIDArE WILL NEED.
Icertain!r speak within bounds when 1 say that any
nomination brought ABOUT by machine work or by even
the appearance OF ckery, or the nomination OK any man
with 81 unclean or doubtful record viii stand an
exceedingly slim of being ratified at tho polls.
Defeat would be as good a. certain. Tn" Republican
part cannot afford now defensive campagn Neither
do think ,na candidate who II only oidiriy respect
able VIII nave iaterug prospect. Aranddatc mag com
Inaud hcsupport OF the regular siren yt Of hepary even
sJ more tnau mat Be viii need the active favor of
those Republicans who nave grown DiDr" or less lhhtl
EN- 10 tbe fortunes OF tn party such he VIII need
considerable reinforcement nom those who standing
aloOf party merely want 70 nave certain ihihgs
done for the public Interests and cooy deliberate a5 to
the success OF which party viii he likely 10 bring them
abOut fOreat applause.
Tie aspran!s Tor the nominal lon~ ana lHelr most
arlentsreuds may not tnnk So. They usually DO not
Laughter They may point 10 the TACT that intr is No
Great bitterness feeling apparent with regard % any OF
the aspirantA publicly mentioned THIS L. true. Neither
does II present seem probable mat the nomination 'l
JTrath or bv organized boiling movements. But the
danger OF different kind Ii Is that ID ease OF Dhd
VS. 0nlv an Indifferent nomination, 4 large number Of
voters will without any concert of action and without
any noise simply resolve 20 let tue inS
no. A good many OF them may even remember mat
inc Republican overthrow IN I7o2 ia, followed by tho
massage of Civil Service law, and suudry g9Ol hlng7 ANA
fbev NAV say 20 themselves thar az The lesson was IN
ueclatev fruitful Of very good results ana a. va" 700
Duiqv forgotten had better be repeated 10 bring "rl
another crop OF good result aud 10 De remembered
longer Applause do not mean 70 discuss NO" wise
or m wise such policy would be- But do SAY, ~
matter such Things have happened ana udt
IN the present temper Of te popular mnu thrY aIb rh
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