The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-30

lost to the cause OF sound money, and here in
this campaign ho 10 reslminR his ancient, in
variable practices. He is engaged in cndcSvor-
ing TO destroy tho one organization entitled 10
succeeded and was Triumphant in lis meinie-
nance against the assaults OF the enemy. Tire
hoo. "NoS Ic, y; see upon what ground this has
been changed and abandoned, and that he is be.
ing supported to-day on grounds the exact Oh.
slider the grounds as now advanced. First,
charged by the adherents OF MIR. Low upon the
K s1dS ss, party; | 70 never understand
charge is made upon noise and vocifcration, but
Il Is devoid OF ono, particle of truth, The
Tribune, II is true, has ATTEMPTED to become
ment, which l have carefully studied. is this.
that Mr.. Low has been nominetcd bv $4,000
applausol, and that these extracrdinary per.
sons cannot be moved from the support Of Mr..
tSat, Therefore, the kepa5!iSaSSHs, being b eaten.
reasonable sacrifices for their country. and
the only thing that they can, do is TO
not only indorso Low. but confess that they
themselves nre Infamous. That is to say, tho
tween tR'seS" Suicide c c and n3ri mar SnS p and 70 must SnG sSy as sG a
self.respecting American ! am glad that the
Republican party has chosen. II It must
honorable way. and die. if it must. in a way
consistent WITH its history. and that Its leaders
hest of a nondescript crew, where It might lie at
the crossroads with the stake of dishonor in its
side. Tremendous applausc.l
EFFECTS OF ~MCGwUMPERY.
"One hundred and thirty-sevcn thousand cit
izens, we arc told, could not be moved from Mr..
Would happen 1 to those is7, 600 7 PAf iLaushter.I
Would they bet'ke themselves to the East
River, there to- drown their sorrows and them;
which no longer contained so estimable a guam
tity as Low Low is the, sole person that can be
rors OF Popuiist and Democratic success. and
this one figure which can save us has never
f HaS omsa an po1,cg o, insurance Tor the people,
Vow. think XII. Those ar the arguments
addressed TO sensible men. or course the Mug.
Popnlists. All they need is noise, ifaPopuiist
upon the hrst state Of recovery. The same is
true of a MuEwump. Cheering and tremen:
Of the pabsuTdity Of GhiR'' POSITION iiPinSlH'Gi 1t ni IS ex.
traoTdinaTy, this influence Of M%uswumpery
plausc.l Now, here is Charles stewart
Smith, a al, most ST. es,imnSle man, and | ven.
friendship will survive this reference to him.
who no Later Than l Yesterday gave out an inter,
Transparent in its falsity. and yet / am very
sure he was not conscious Of falsity at the time.
That is Muswumpery. Laughter and great APP
He tells US that a man who shall be name.
iObo NM thhb 10 Always IL SlSn VI ldlStllDOl-
publican candidate for Mayor was to be sac
what. and this is published with the very simil.
ude OF detail, and. it is altogether likely that
ment was under the influence Of Mugwumpery
of Mugwuinp mania-and he believed ho was
talking sense and truth.
DISAPPOINTMENT OF A DISTINGUISHED LAWYER.
81 know a very distinguished lawyer, whom 1
loved and who is q source OF honor and Joy to
this community. and he has resorted to ISLANDERS
his superior..in the ,protession; ISLANDERS so base
that they beioul only his mouth and do not be.
are launched. 1t only shows how the strings Of
genial humor can be emhittered by a political
ment that it is easy to turn a sour gesture
into a mpaiiSnant one. speak here
sFfene lS;c profe spdoh of Win Which iffe ann a @ RsGnSsG
stands silently, by and sees its leaders and orna-
menss viiitied by their brethren: it is false 10 its
not rise in protest against it. Tremendous ap-
My friends. we must examine the grounds
Of the Mugwump contention. We cannot dis
miss it by an account of it's origin. because.
value may proceed. They have nominated Mr..
Low upon three grounds or. are now supporting
p politi Spipn pa taftS1S are eorrup pts no t6fa az but at a she
@ruption can flow from them, and therefore all
that MI: Low possesses preeminent qualifications
tireiy free from political affiiiation he may be
depended upon to administer his office without
country. and solely with a sense OF responsible.
Now, Think that is a fair statement of the
Mugwump faith; a fairer statement han a
Mugwump could make. and am sure no Mug.
desire to state it fairly. because nothing is 50 in.
furious TO q cause aseXtravagnn nee OF statement.
think the Charles stewSTl smith MugWnmp.
gernte anything the MuEwumps may say: l am
| Rnf pa vnrlnD IN mako a - rl.tr "a Gfnfarnan ~
their contention as my capacity will permit.
Now let US examine this in detail.
CLAIMS RIpDLEp.
First. All political organizations being cor
rnpt. nothing but corruption can flow from
them. Friends, consider what that means!
Consider wh0. a monstrous, libel on Amer.
statement. Sine.tcnths OF The people OF
tse s. Omitted aAp Sl%'ss ar If ,R Rs' pa : S am IL, n!
party management be corrupt. the people them
selves y no must grt,e ee SfoG5TbT y IT, Even oI in this Sampaign
from the straw ballots which they parade every
day IN t heir newspaper columns. that Nj.
among four eahhdidatess., All the other
That is 70 saw. on their own confession three.
corruption and vice and one'fourth holds all the
virtue and all the honor.
worth while to conduct a campaign for the gov
SSF e ,Pne. Of 3hs tH doom Gi'yi If hi, thu" mn s,ntsmH,t
and an Of this country 1%Tt is 'H Written mahiiG n ny
Book of Fate ms clearly and lcgibly as
the doom OF the cities Of the plain. No
community where the majority is corrupt and
vicious can possibly long survive. A virtuous
majority might elevate and uplift and regen-
tory of civilization has a State recovered its
pristine vigor when its majority became corrupt
and virtue had decayed in the greater number
OF its household. lApplauscL.
lis II, then. true that the people OF the United
States are sunk in vice, in degradationi II the
statement be correct. th'n il is no wonder that
the Heavenly Mugwump and the Populist
between them have disCreditei free institu.
tions throughout the world. They have
slandered American citizenship so persist.
entity and So ingeniously, that everywhere
throughout iviliZRt on men have come 10 look
with suspicion upon free institutions. In many
places Democracy is regarded as the domination
OF the dcprayed. but | take it from this meeting
aye. / take it from the kn. wledge
OF this people, take 1t from the
bounty OF God TO this country, and tho