New-York tribune., 1890-08-07
crr1T vEy ~ TIGHT PLICES.

Senators come and 90, bat newspapers I'VE.
There i, not a single man in the senate VINO
v,s there vhcl TIE NEW-N ORR TRlbtNE be
cau to represent the EcphhIlcan parry. ms
iournal will continue i adgcss a larger audi
once than any senator can command. 1t Is
o,ifc proLah!c. after every one of thc present
members OF he senate shall hay" Joined sun
no, Wilson. Fc>>onl.n. Anthony Grimes and
Chandler in TIE silent Land, or gon" over 10
Democracy and Free Trade with loo'litle anu
TrnnLull. or vanished from tho knowledge AMI
memories OF mon u, :, many great statesmen
have vanished already.
senator Plumb. of Kansas. does not think
newspaper, deserve the attention OF great nea
IN tbo Tnitcd states senate That depends
on the papers. Had the Two newspapers "LIch
he established succeeded in commanding VA
tional tt.ntion. he might not hnv" dropped
the task Of representing public opinion 10 ho-
come han!, president and aiierNa:d 9'H.
af,r Had he been more oi statesman ana
ic., of = politician. he could not noW be- tempt
ed f. citcr {, Democratic opinion in order -
keen hi, head above water IL state WhicA
gave so.ooO plurality for Harrison.
Eut i'm telling him tha, his cour>' regarding
tho rulc, of tAe -anat'. ;1" ldnh ana th'
Election Till glaiiiio~ al Democrats ana j."
Ecpulian, THr TEBrHL j. Stating aH o'-
yinu> and undcniablc fact Whlcr 1t might hc
profitable for him - consider. II he VIII arch
the long list of men Wh' have entered me
senate or do;altoi ioE II during Tie Ia"
fhiliy wears. hc W.ll fail t. inJ instance oi
mon who have gained or retained o." cont
d.nco of a great Najiona party h' tickling i'"
opp,n.ut, lie viii lc reminded man, tm'-
! in the review that even mon Of largo ahIIi'
| have not succeeded In trimming thcIi sails
io catch every passing brccz' without forfeit
uc Nh" rc,ard oi those people oi deep con
! yictjnuS who in The end make 1Hu control %
| party.
Parir, and political organizations. AMI par
licuiarlv secret organizations. Splor uP ou
american sill in number almost ~ IL. "r Is
iu a rrain. coin-Gc.d. some Of th"m do NOT
last %. louc The genuine statesmen aad in'
strong ncv,papc., which represent Tho !; pn'-
lean rnlty aayc soon good many ncW " mo'"-
mont." within tie Ia-; ;hiry years. and have
observed e,cIt many politicians "mh.u'
over each other in thci cleornc-~ T. gr' al ol''i
each. Tho.c ar, rather pulling times luS;
now, in some of thc Western N&tcs lar mon
who h1NF iIlf u d'l IN''ll llN''N 90 ''"l' P''.'
op.ni,n instead Of striving f. guid' and cdu-
cate 10. bui they cannot get a""y from 'h'
GIc, that there is n5 safe course for public
n.an c<copt to do his dujy brayely, and tuNt
the people.
Catering to the low-tlriiT sentiment o' Dom
orratic voters is moi the way to make this VA
lion more prosperous. The marvellous and
natchlc,, progress Of the Nation has MT como
by strengthening Che hand, Of those who hay
been lighting against Protection fer tAntv
ycllS If Ne Plumb has non earned tha'
lesson yet or has ia'icd 10 impress 1t upon tNe
mind, Of the good prapIc Of Kansas. he ha>
simply failed 10 Gl hi, place as Ecpup'i'an-
II will not be- long before the substantial yot'r-
who gave round mjortir~ for Garfield. l'la'n~
and Harrison in Kansas will decline to be icd
INTO the Democratic camp under any prctcNt
and il rests with Mr. Plumb himself II deter
mine whcthcr they shall then remember that
he has stood un>hakcn. uncompromlSng and
mdauntod, Il dcicndcr Of home industries.