New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-07
TILE TWO COLTS.

As was TO be expected Indeed, as everybody
knew last Tuesday night was lneVltaDle-'he
Republican Israel has begun lis preparations LOT
the Day of Atonement with the usual prelm-
mary of vigorous quest for the scapegoat
necessary TO the occasion. and almost with one
accord has fallen upon Quigg. Perhaps antlc-
Mating some such outbreak Of religious ferVor
and belated penence Quigg took an early start
and fled into the Businesses OF Virginia. III Is
not likely. however that he will permanently
escane The leaders of the Republican israe
are on his track, and, if necessary. VIII resort
10 reousition from Governor Black for his
rendition. Then they will deck him with gar
lands and bind across his fresh young brow
the legend For Azazel':: the high priest pos
siblv Gibbs. or it may be Gruber; or still more
likely the Honorable Louis f. Payn, who would
hiring 10 the service large sized mems conSca
recti. together with an earnest purpose and
willing mind-will then lay both hands upon
his head and confess over him all the inlQui-
ties of the Republican Israel. land all their
transcressions in all their sns'-lncluding the
misunderstanding them upon the head OF the
goat, and shall send him away by the hand of
"a fit man"-Edward Lauterbach, for instance
Into the wilderness"
II
atonement for the foies, bunders and crimes
of the Tracy campaign which ended so disas-
trously to the Republican Israel last Tuesday
night, and that they will be remembered no
more against the Republican Israel forever.
When the sins of false enrolment, packed pri-
maries. suppression of free thought and free
speech. betrayal of principle, Misrepresentation
and abuse of honest men. falseh0od, defamation
and SANDER employment of professional black
guards in positions of confidence. ana all the
catalogue of iniquities with which the Repub-
Ucan Israel loaded itself for disaster, have been
laid off by the high priest upon the scapegoat
Ouigg. it is thought that full atonement will
have been made and that the Republican Israel,
cleansed and purified, will thereafter. under the
same leadership. with spirit and purpose I'M
changed pursuing the same ends by the same
mears recover It's prestige, retrieve Itself from
disaster and move forward. Quisg the Unit
of the Convention and manager and sole arber
of the campaign, is to be held responsible for
all the :niquities TO which his Master put him
I'D and the whole Israel either ignOrantly or
wickodly assented. He is to be the scapegoat
of the whole business.
Well, Qugg was ambitious Of authority and
lustful of power and arrogant in their exercise.
His selection as the SCapeGOat IS perhaps prop
er; it Is certainly not unexpected. 1t may be
that be expected it himself, and for that reason
fled. But, really. is there no other sacrifice TO
be made: Quigg only did his Masters work
under his Masters dictatiOn. There never was
a moment from the time he assumed the reins
that one word from Senator Plat would not
have changed the whole course of the campaign
had 1t been spoken. Quigg seemed absolute.
Only seemed. He carried it off WELL SO well
that he bids fair to be rewarded for II with
martyrdom. But behind him all the time stood
the Master directing every move. What about
the Master? Has the Day Of AtOnement no
functions for him? Most asSuredly 1t has. II
took two goats TO purify the ancient Israel
One was made sin Offering. The scapegoat
was left alive and sent out into the wilderness
The sacrifice Of the sin Offering was full and
complete. What's the matter with Plat as
sin Offering? 1t wouldn't be much Of a sacrifice
for the Republican Israel, but 1t would go a
long way To ward cleansing and purifying Israel
Let us have the Day Of Atonement fully ccle-
brated with full complement OF goats.