New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-19
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Rcmorsc, according to the definition OF q
cynical philosopher, is Illuminating sense of
failure From that species of rcmorSe the " in
dependent" journals aIe suffering agonics to-
dav. For i've months they have kept their con
science, upon the rack, only at last TO see the
conclusion forced upon them that Illuminating
failure is the sole outcome Of their malice.
Early i'm the spring they perceived that the Re
publican voters were Likely to insist upon the
nomination OF the man who twice already had
been defeated only because Vannical ma
chine had uecn allowed TO gather strength
cnou sh To override the will Of the party. Their
peculiar and malignant hatred of Mr.. Blame
made the attempt To disappO!nt the people
! third time congcnial, and TO accomplish their
| purpose no personal dcbAsement seemed too
! great "A sacrifice. ISLANDERS which had been re-
! futcd. destinations winch never rose to the Dig
| nifty of argument, and snecrS for which malice
was the only basis, were reiterated until the eve
| of the Convention, and then the cry went up
! II is done; Blaine cannot get the nomination.
! The event made their predictions as ridiculous
as their warfare had been indecent; but, dis
credited yet not ashamed, they enlisted lew
kindred spirits in their disgrace and began
again their dishOnored tactics.
Selecting convenient dummy. they pro-
ceeded to clothc him in the garments of light in
order that an angelic delusiOn" might once
more be foisted as a reality upon that part of
the community which, at every political june
ture, takes a morbid delight in thinking itself
aggricvcd. Their scheme succeeded; the Ma
tiOna Democracy although abundantly warned
that the presentmcnt held up before it was
counterfeit. fell into the snare ilOutcd a large
body of its own substantial members in order to
grasp the shadow of Republican diSaection,
and nominated a candidate without character or
training or intellectual resources. Having thus
succeeded in raising, for the moment, an angel
to the skies the independents resumed with re-
doubled energy their attempt to drag an honest
man down. Fresh fuel was added to the fires
Of hate, and under a hystcrical alectatOn of
superior virtue every appliance OF trcachcrous
and malignant zeal was brought into operation.
Distortion, vitupcration, false prctcnccs,
hypocrisy were the cOngcnlal weapons they
welded with peculiar aptitude for such war
fare
Suddenly the mask which had disguised their
ideal candidate was stripped away, and without
blushiug lac pleaded guilty 10 the indictment Of Il
shameless private lite. And then was seen q
spectacle which not even their previous per
loImauces had led the public to expect. Sncot-
my At the moral rcyul4iou with which the mt
tcmpl to crown such 20 standard aud example
was contemplated, thcso Journals. yulubly
pledged - all that IL pure and lovely and al
good report ~ public aud In private hlc,
stmighrNay began 10 justify the elevation OF
that model. 1hc charges were true, bat the
Buffalo c,crgymcn were prurlcnt scandal
mongcr,; the charges were true bat every one
whom they shocked was II h5p0cliloi the
charges were true, bat chastity WAS NOT an cs-
scntial vItuc, the charges were tru', bat the
Nation must MT expect It's leaders 10 cultivate
domestic purity the charges were true, but the
monuments To dead heroes the world over were
raised above the dust of l.bertnes. But the
twO-edgcd sword that they were welding
recOled upon themselves. On the one hand the
people, VINO had already rcscn,-d the in pudcnt
doctrine that they stood IN need OF salvation AT
the hands of an upStart, refused outright to
have their standard of morality set 50 low
and on the other hand, they were iresistbly
drawn TO "A statesman whom malice once muIe
sought to reward for twenty years OF steadiast
service TO his country by making him the VIC