New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29

teachers who have pointed toward Duty and
toward God have warned the people that dis
honesty would destroy and only justice and
honesty could save the Republic. The quiet
aud conscientious citizens, who sit in church
pcws to-day and hear the same warnlng--do
they believe it or not? Processing to be
Christians, are they In fact, infdels? Deeds
speak louder than words. DO these good c'ti-
zens act as if they sincerely believed honesty
and Justice more necessary than the success
Of any party?
A portion OF them heartily support the party
which has certain of its official leaders in the
pcnitentiary in Illinois for attempting to elect
a United States Senator by means of crime;
which also has certain Of its official leaders
under trial at Indianapolis, and others under
trial at Columbus, for attempting to elect
United States Senators from Indiana and Ohio
by forgeries, and which did prevent the cleo
ton of an opposition Senator from New-Jersey
by a similar fraud which was in part successful
Are these upright citizens doing anything to
prevent the repetition of such offences? The
indianapolis cases were sent to the jury Friday
night, and because the jury was politically
divided disagreement was expected. With
scarce an exception. the active members Of the
Democratic party In Indiana had done their
utmost to defeat the prosecution of the GRIM
mails, had resorted to every possible tech
nicality, had given the accused moral support.
as if their commission of the offence charged
was by anybody really doubted. To this hour,
no considerable body of Democratic citizens IN.
either Of these four States has manifested the
slightest censure of the leaders who planned,
perpetrated, excused and defended these
crimes.
Look next at the House Of Representatives..
The Committee on Elections decides by party
vote that Mr. White. of Indiana, is not entitled
TO a seat There is not an intelligent reader
who does not know that thousands OF natur-
allied citizens have been confirmed IN their
rights on far less satisfactory evidence than
existed in his case. Prccedents by the thou
sand are swept aside hero to turn out Repub-
lican whose actual election by the majority
of the voters is not even disputed. The de-
tails of the case have been published and need
not now be repeated. but all fair-minded men
know why this thing is done. 1t is solely be-
cause one vote from the State Of Indiana may
enable the party TO prevent the election OF a
President by the House next year. if election
by the people fails
Is this honesty or justicc' Yet great
number Of citizens who sit in church pews TO-
day heartily support the party which does these
things, and in their hearts privately rejoice
that these things are DONE because they prom
Use help to the party which these citizens
prefer Can they really believe that the coun-
try will prosper If governed by crme2 Can
they believe that their party will prosper il it
resorts to crime for success?
They seem to believe exactly that. These
same citizens know that only by the basest
crimes committed Systematically throughout
several Southern States. was the will OF tho
majority of qualified voters defeated and the
election of Democratic President in 1884
secured. They have gladsomely shared in the
fruits OF that great crime. They have excused
and defended it, or dishonesty denied what
they knew to be true In every way by snecrs
and by ridicule, by resort to shallow techni-
caities, and by insolent "what-are- you going
to-do-about-it' responses. these citizens have
done their utmost to uphold the triumph of
crime Precisely what they have done in re-
gard to elections at the South they arc now
doing in regard to elections in Northern cities.
Yet they profess to be sincere and conscientious
men, who believe that righteousness cxalteth
a nation"