The daily union., 1854-01-10
The rriparti,e Arrangement for the Prssi-


dency.
he three divisions CT the opposition party may be
regarded as united uoa their plan oil operations Tor the
presidential campaign OF 1890 Opposition TO national
convention seems to be The common bond OF union If
our memory is not at fault this arrangement was frst
suggested. bat somewhat cautiously and vaguely by the
veterans Of the Nal.0aa igsnesr--fepresenn
very respectable, though By no the largest, dvs
iorl OF the wing party The New York Herald. repre-
senng the odds aud ends OF dsaseclon and dsappoint
menl generally, improved upoa the hint OF the faieAt-
gs, and took open and decided ground against another
National Convention. There yet another division OF
the opposition whose concurrence in the ananse1ie
essential give il body and slrengih-lhe division
making political aboltonism IFS ralog principle The New
York Tribune the recognised representative aad organ
OF this numerous division OF the whig party, and as its
assent to The partle treaty was essential to make the
opposition al all formidable, that Journal has chosen 10
accompany lis accession TO the arrangement with
formal announcement OF the basis OF the union For the
instruction Of our democratic friends aud warning 10
all those who do not fully appreciate the imporance OF
adherng faithfully TO established usages as 10 organ
iza,ion quote the programme OF the Tribune as fol-
lows
s.rhe following has long appeared the bes, pIacii-
cal solution OF the debated problems
Il Re,an the electoral machinery now and make ii
use u aud effective, as iollowss
- Lei there be conventions and should nuy
be held let every voter its mendations just
ho would he harangues OF any bar roou the
merits OF riya! candidates discussed accepting
commeds itself his 1perenoc and reason
jecng all beside.
- 3 Let many candidates willing to run and can
find poposers be put upon the track and let the people be
appealed 10 for decision Of the its
facilitate this, let electoral tickets be by
party in every State pledged TO vote for that csnddar
whom the largest number Of their supporters respectively
may, by endorsement their several ballots, direct.
~ Election day having arrived, and the merits of each
candidate having been freely canyassed journals
the adverse host but in those party by whose he
ti ally be chosen, let each find the ballot
boxes the electoral ticket Of his party, endorsed with the
B ae s h asp5ss ss sa
lot Of his party, endorsed with the of bis favote,
and counting one, not merely toward vndicating the
tendency Of that party, but toward making his
candidate, aud III the party sha prepondeta,e making
him President, uness other OF its candidates is pre-
ferred by still larger section OF that party
80 The election being the ballots counted and the
{ocaD result declared ct the inspectors and returning Off
ol each party revise the ballots thowa by their
party the endorsements and certify the actual result,
under penalty OF punishment for hagrant perjury. 10
Gaze OF any betrayal OF faith But that would rarely
never EEE4
"Ths plan. thus rudely outlined. requires no amend
men OF the constitution, and combines the personal
freedom Of choice with the assured predomnance OF the
more party. Why not give it trial 7"
There is nothing new or surprising such expedients
these produce division and distraction in the demo.
cratic ranks The ingenuity Of the opposition party
constantly taxing its utmost power 10 invent devices for
securing recruits to its heterogeneous ranks The
shrewd leaders know that the result Of National Con-
venon nomination necessarily leaves traces OF dis.
appointment behind and this scheme OF repudating Ma.
onal Conventions is only Ingenious expeient 10 en-
list under the banner Of the opposition such aspirans
for the presidency may prefer their chances in gem
eIa scramble TO The action Of National Convention.
When our enemies give this distinct warning, true
democrats would be wanting in wisdom if they failed 10
profit by il. When they these insidous appliances
resored to for tie purpose OF seducng ponnent demo-
Gratis from their eay 10 the regular usages o tbe party
tney cannot but feel the necessity OF eiosng up the
democratic columns" expeing all causes OF internal
dissod, aud renewing their devoon not only the prn-
cipes, but TO the organization Of their party Alter every
other experiment tried, il will be found that National
Conventions, properly gotten up aud organized the
best oil nsurng the continued ascendency OF
principles The result OF the last Convention ought to
leach all good democrats that there is safety in the uni
ted counsels OF party. They have given to us q
President whose fidelity TO democratic PRINCIPLES canno,
be questioned, and whether we trust to the experience
OF the past. rely reason shall the
siy OF meeting and rebuking al the threshold all at
iempts however insidous, 10 interrupt regular or.
ganzaton. This duty rests with especial responsibility
upon the prominent leaders OF our party and when they
see an arrangement consummating which seeks to dis.
tract and disorganize party it becomes lbem in an
especial manner, TO show By their example well az
that there is safety only in faithful adherence
to the established usages OF the party