The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-29


company must needs be acute. but It's self
respect Ia maintained by its firm purpose
to destroy II Il cannot guide, TO ruin II IL
cannot rule the Democratic party OF po'
ntical brigsnds."
The Mugwump offers to Its moral inic'
riors plan Of salvation. 1t promises sue
cess az IL It brought . separate army
Vulnerable, with ballots. But Its reinforce
ment is essentially moral. In fact. 1t prof.
fers only guidance to political brigands,
guidance other than 1.-The scum and on
occurring OF creation" would naturally
choose for themselves: guidance other ana
higher, Mugwump guidance.
The shibboleth by which the Mugwump
knows its own, and which 1t daily shouts In
the ears OF tho Democracy Of New York, 10
the cry. Down with HILL and Tnmmanyl
Mugwump guidance thus offered as reen-
forcement to the Democratic army. being
by nature moral and not numerical. being
n plan Of salvation. the Mugwump Is now
discounting its future success by sending
agents around the State with paper pad'
asking. Are you saved ?"
The number of those induced to prefer
Mugwump guidance and moral salvation
OF very superior quality. to Democratic
guidance and mere political success, Will be
footed up by tho Republican rule OF addi-
ton and silence at the Syracuse Conven-
ton on May 81. but 1t will be less than the
number which isinsufflcient to obtain con-
troll Of one Congressional district out OF
thirty.four.
Naturally. the approach OF Mugwump
10 nAl Iafn Syh TnmnoAnv
might otherwise favor. dlminishes the
Tammany vote, despite evcry effort which
Mr.. CROKER. Mr.. G1LRoY, and the most
powerful leaders OF Tammnny might make
to accept classification ns thieves and
"brignnds" aud humbly follow higher
moral guidance. Mugwump guidance.
JOHN KELLY could not hold his nearest
friends. AS little can they.
Every votcr whom the Ecening Post and
tho Times should send to tho polls with a
ballot for their Democratic nominee. though
otherwise as acceptable rs THOMAS JET
PERSON or ANDREW JACKSON. would. OF
course, drive or from his support Tam
many Democrats in hocks. There arc
many analogous mysteries In human ma
ture. As GEORGE ELIOT once said:
"Frlendliness Is much such steed as Ser
Benghls: 1t will hardly show much alacrity
unless it hns got tho thistle OF hatred I'M
der its tall"
So the volunteered endearments OF i'll
tempered faded beauties whenever they
approach crisis arc said to give out with
terrific energy involuntary repulsions.
Who can wonder? Who would like to be
called corrupt" leader. or one OF the
semi-crlminnl classes" and thon find his
virtuous censor his political bedfellow?
The Ersntno Post. between its cursings OF
HILL and Tammauy." also finds breath
to waste In advocating gold monometai-
lism This Is similarly repulsive to Western
Democrats as to the Democrats OF New
York. who have consistently since 1874.
under TILDRx MANNING. and HILL. favored
a return to the free bimetallic coinage Of
our Constitution ind Of our history from
1892 to 1873.
It merely shows the Mugwump capacity
to be repulsivo over the largest areas: and
our present purpose is but to explain tho
Mugwump's reciprocal repulsion toward
the Democrats Of New York city. tho moral
repuls,on OF great and good being arous-
ing political rcpulsion on the part Of its
interiors. though duly cursed and duly
proffercd higher guidance than their own