The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-27

his remarkable abiMtiea The spoils are the
cause the spoils must be the remedy; but the
spoils are appropriated, and the case looks blue
We therefore count upon two democratic
scratched to pieces at the polls. Thus much
tr the harmonious reunited democracy OF New
York six months after the Inauguration John
Randolph said that the seven cardinal princi-
pies Of the modern politicians were the i've
loaves and the TWO fishes. Randolph was right.
They were the UNDERMINING Of the Baltimore
platform, and, being taken away. it threatens
to fall to the ground.
But the whigs-the badly-beaten and sup
pofed to be defunct whg party-whst OF them
Their State Committee has agreed to call
State Convention. But where is the party
Split into two parts like the bloody demo-
erscy'-0ne free soil and abolition the other
compromise and national; and the two whig
organs at Albany, the Journal aud the Re yister,
jatt as lovingly quarrelling as the two Dromios
of the unterriRed" We doubt, first whether
the wings can drum up Q State Convention at all;
but II they do, the ticket they will appoint
ard the principles they will declare are beyond
the reach of our telescope. II the Fillmore men
dare to touch the ahibboleth Of the compromise,
there will be an instruction in the ranks; and
if the Seward men venture to thrust upon the
convention too many Of the obnoxious disciples
of the arch-agitator. all the fat is in the fire
again. A leading Seward organ proposes to
drop the slavery issue altogether, to leave the
administration entirely TO the care Of the demo.
Gratis, and thus standing clean and clear Of the
two greatest distractions to success, to put
forth . State ticket on the broad issues Of
State reforn-the whole platform to rest upon
the solid foundation Of the Maine Liqnor law.
This is model plan for re-uniting' and re-or-
gsnizing the wing party. It will doubtless be
tried on; but we fear that the antiSeward
influence will override it. Much, for the
chances Of the wings, will depend upon the re-
suits of the Democratic State Convention. If
the democrats are reconciled and unit
ed upon q compromise ticket then the
wings may possibly fall back upon the
Maine law; otherwise the result Of the
wing convention is all in the fog. In fact.
there is but little hope Of any satisfactory re-
union Of either OF the two old parties. We
rather suspect they will both go to Syracuse
divided in spirit, and will leave definitely dis.
organized.
With this prospect before US, and considering
too, thst the free democracy" are to have q
ticket of their own, there is most beautiful
and attractive opening for grand independent
movement of the Temperance Alliance. includ-
ing the women's rights associations. for the
redemption ard regeneration Of this great com.
monwealth. out~and-out Why, then, do not
the Sons and Daughters OF Temperance organ
ize, call State convention, and nominate an
independent State ticket headed by Mrs
BloOmer. upon the new and impregnable plat
form OF the Maine Liquor law Why not In
scrub race, why should not the Maine law
and the women's rights party put in with
their new broom, and scrub them all? Strong
minded women of New York, to the rescue
Now is the time.