The herald., 1837-02-27
THE HER AID.
MONDAY. FEBRUAR1 a., 1887.

clubs are beginning to move in every direction around
Ms. Tomorrow the whig committee has called the
wings together in every ward Of the city. On wed
nesday the democrats also assemble to furnish up
their weapons for the coming contest The ocoiocoS
also are in the field and have called meeting IN the
Park this day se'ennight.
These three parties appear to be the only ones no"
preparing for the election. Others may YET s'ar
into being There plenty OF time 10 rear up seVefai
parties before the time arrives IN Apnl.
These three parties have all their merits and deme-
rits First of the locofocos. This set OF men are
opposed TO all banks and paper money Whatever
opinions they entertain, they are honest IN their
ayowal; but unfortunately they mix so much non
sense with these opinions, that their strength never
can be great Their notions about banking and mo-
nopoy, are partly correct and partly ridiculous They
do not understand the first principles of banking,
rency, and commerce, which they pretend to take
under their peculiar care. They got up the public
meeting that ended in the -four riot, and to their folly
and intscreon is that piece of disgrace to be partly
attributed The moving impulses of the locofocos
ignorance and old prejudices-utter ignorance OF
the present state of commercial busness-its prnci-
pies of action, or the general current Of trade.
The wings are the next party. This concern COM
prises great deal of intrigue taste good sense, and
experience. The wings are generally composed OF
sensible discreet men, with good deal Of the specu-
lative spirit hid under their splendid generalities of
"consnntion," "law," and "ppblic order" They
are bitterly opposed to Van Buren and the present
government and in consequence of that bitterness
have made great fools Of themselves in supporting
Wise and PEI ton in their disgracefu conduct in rea
ton to Whitney and the kitchen. The leading wings
are too violent and headong. This extreme violence
is produced by the folly of their leading journals
principally the Coarier and Enquirer. During the
whole session. that ridiculous print has done nothing
but retail the scandal picked up from the tables of
Wise and Peyton. The contortons of these Siamese
Twins have been daily exhibited its readers without
relief without taste, without talent without wit, with
cut discretion. AT the end of the session the whgs
therefore find themselves in worse condition, as to
their morale than at the beginning. The wings must
turn over leaf if they wish to get along in the
world Yet they have many merits and some good
principles.
The "democra,s" are the third party now in the
feld-or rather always in the field with their kettle
boiling and their pans runnng DER wthfat and grease
The "democracie are the genuine boys, after ALL for
securing victory. They can tell more lies in one
week, than all the other parties in month. They
nave ldCIity dt as principles
and opinions, they change them rather oftener than
Of their leaders change their linen. They have
got the spols and are determined to keep them. In
she corporation the wings and the democrats are the
two regnlng powers-eght TO eight--ie and tie. The
locofocos generally monopolse the Court of Sessions
particularly that part OF it which outside of the BAR
and away by the Pententiary and BlackwelIs Island
Such is the situation of parties as approach the
day of election. AT this moment there is a great ef-
fervesence of opinion throughout the city, and there
have been some symptoms of all old parties coming
to chaos and confusion. 1t also prosabIe that some
new popular party, different from whig, democrat or
locofoeo, may come into the field before next month
We should not be surprised to see the whole three
sets Of gay deceivers beat of the ground and world
fixed in astonishment nj the result.
Oh for party that would make good sense the
public good experience, and practical wisdom, the
basis off action and not ignorance, pretension, de.
ception, and saying one thing while meaning another
LAusHABLE.-The Sunday News" being almost
its last legs, has the simplicity to recommend to
1ha psopIp of this TO INIT IN read tha HaroI