New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-16
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
Mr.. CURTISS APOLOGY.
roths Edftor Of The Tribune.

Sir: Your tale in The Tribune Of June II, OF three
llttc Mugwumps lost in the little end OF the horn IS
suggestive. DO rot despair, George william, said
Ceorees And Master GOdkin said, al can still
sqnIrm'
Nv novsman bv mistake the other day left me
"Thc Illness instead Of The Tribune and thus
CHANGED 10 SEQ the full text Of George Williams
aborcd apolosy-or plea IN mitigation Of his being IN
the horn Ills accommodation, he insists, is stn
sraclmIs: and Hight cannot be far ahead Mr. curtis
Is graceful master of rhetoric lie stlll gracefully
mats himself on the back noble Independent who
went In the horn because he was so much moro holy
than his party. But Mr.. Curts's labored apology Is
confession Of the grave Indictment hanging over him.
In-d,cnce Of his support OF Cleveland he shows that
neither Washington nor the elder Adams. Jefferson,
nor Madison nor Monroe. John Quincy Adams,
ever removed any Office holder for political reasons
He praises the Spartan justice Of John O Adams In
retaining in prominent Office an offensive partisan
who was working against HIM And Mr.. Curtis quotes
with approval Madlsons declaration that President
who would remove officer for political reasons
would merit impeachment Such removal would be
using the houors and the wages Of Office brides for
party service Mr.. Curtis shows that to Madison and
the statesmen Of those days, bribery by giving moncy
was 10 worse than bribery by giving office.
Mr. Jacob sharp of New-York, during Cleveland's
Administration has been brought to trial. imprisoned
and pursued death a charge of rewardns certain
officers in one city for their votes. But Mr. Grover
Cleveland In every state in the Union, not only in one
CRY. but in almost every city and
town and hamlet in every State has openly
given the honos and the wages Of office in reward for
party service l. not clevolands bribery worse than
that Of Sharp!
To no OTHER President ever given the oppor-
tunity so to prostitute his great Office to political
| bribery as to Grover Cleveland And. notwithstand-
Ing all his pledges to the contrary, he has made tie
ffftfffH nd Il
friends used their best efforts to make Mr. Clevelands
election possible and Mr. Curtis claimed to be working
TO purfy National politics. Mr. Curtis shows that the
/ Democratic demagOcue Jackson first made political
Office the reward Of party service and thus rlade
bribery a recognized factor in politics And Jackson
IS stl tho type OF Democratic party leader and the
Democratic party has always resisted every attempt 10
reform the abuse that Jackson Introduced In iact'
I think that Mr. Curtis would agree that all reforms
have always come from the opposition to the Democratic
party Doubtless opposition to Democracy has not al
| vays been pure nor strong enough always TO resist
| the influence of bad example. Possibly, sometimes
fire must be fought with fire. The Republican party
nevertheless, was always party of principle
But on Mr. Blaine's nomination, Mr.. Curtis and bis
friends Ignoring all broad principles OF stAtesnansh'P
sought TO force the into OF mean personalities
70 Democratic statesman sympathized with MI GURUS
| however they may have profed by his dirty WORK
NJ.
country holds In honor few days after Mr. Blaine
nomination I fell in with one Of Mr. Ildcns mos
Intimate friends Mr.. Andrew II. Green, on his way
down from Greystone, where he was staying with Mr.
Tildcn: and wishing to know the feeling OF Greyston
toward Mr. Blaine, said to MI Green that was gla'
Mr. Blaine nominated. so am L. sal" NJ
Groom with emphasis 1t Is an honor to the countr,
that such a man as Blaine should be nominated 10
Presidents And Mr. Green went on Even supposln
all those stories they tell about him were true VIVA
eould II amount tor They should not stand momcn
IN comparison with his great qualities. MI Bialn
IS one of our greatest men, great statesman, Dor
leader OF men, and has shown himself hit for tho creates
rosf,i,nss rut NJ Green held the opinions OF
| t,,.c-Trn ard M Curtis wls-someih ihg else
RcralInr this conversation. one IS reminded mat az
obcr cyl Of Nj Curiiss policy OF mean perSonailue'
| h. thot ii makes more difficult tho nomination OF an
rar who has tho great qualities which make hii
| prominent in the world P0lcy sesEs 1iS
| has 10 enemies. IhOMAo u OON-'N''
YOnkers July 10, lass.