New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-18
FROM HILADELPHI1.
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE ELECTION.


Coirespou dence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10, 1876.
Every man has a theory of his own to account
for an unexpected state of facts. If give mine
shall at least accompany it with reference to the
facts upon which it is founded. In Pennsylvania,
more than in any other State, the Democratic party
has always been made up of the masses, and the
opponent party of the few. We had no slaves here
TO bring squirearchy into the Democratic ranks,
and the location Of the United States Bank here
prevented moneyed men from joining it, This state
Of things remained essentially unchanged until
1854 Then, indeed, the case altered q large
norton Of the masses Joined the KnOw-NOthing
lodges; but they never drew the privileged classes
after them, and the most earnest and intelligent, if
not the most numerous portion OF course remained
behind. The junction Of these two forces made
the Democratic party almost invincible. The Re-
publican party might have, and yet will reunite
The seceding masses of Nnow- Nothnglsm with
the sincerely democratic portion Of the Democracy,
but the tactics they have hitherto adopted could not
by any possibility attain that end. BY inviting the
operation of the KnOw-Nothings in practice, they
made it impTaccabe for the Democracy to vote
their ticket. By raising the flag of equality Of
rights in principle, they made the cooperation of
the Know Nothngs langud, and, therefore, use
LEGS. You say this was political necessity-but so
is defeat at times and il was defeat in this ease
The Republicans Of this city, and of the State so
lar as the city influences it, have not hitherto been
anything more than that very, very small portion OF
the community who make politics special study,
without making it special milk-cOw. Their very
disinterestedness was their ruin. II transformed
their entire ticket into ticket Of their treacherous
allies and vet failed TO secure that ticket the sup
port of the very party to whom it had been sacri-
feed Many OF the Fillmore men, and o vast num-
her of the friends of Fremont voted the Democratic
ticket.
Immediately after the municipal election in the
Spring. We endeavOred 10 secure the adoption of a
Democratic platform advocating the support OF the
Democratic ticket in October and that of the Free
mont ticket in November. We should probably
have succeeded but for the fact that the Convention
was held at Philadelphia. This turned the heads
of our best men, and they persisted IN inviting 'he
ueople to support ticket of proscriptionists, and
In forming Ward Clubs which had no members
of course they could not get one OF the misses 70
follow them The only recourse for those who hid
nny regard for the confidence OF the people at large
was to identify ourselves with the Democracy, and
work for them. This was done, and an orgdnlza-
lion formed amOug the German citizens, nothing
like which has ever existed before and which clear
" proves that they possess the clements OF as much
power for good as the Irish ever abused for evil
In suspectiDg fraud you forget thal thc year iooi
Uas a wear of unprecedented immigration. lou
little think how undcscrNing the Germans are OF
the accusation that they are greedy OF polucd
power We found hundreds who had not exer-
eised their franchise for dozen years, thousands
A. no had DELAYED obtaining their " second paper
from wear to year. Their economical habits make
them reluctant To- pay court lees' ana hot un-
willing to escape the tax-gatherer. we nave
here three Courts where men can be naiurdilZed;
and in each of two of these one Judge was EN-
allowed necessarily for weeks before the election,
q -b.. raana1 q golden harvest. DID
everything 10 expedite the business. Besides, thou'
sands of the working classes move from ward 10
ward and precinct to prcclnt so often, tha' 10 ut
Tend 10 the requisite fOrmatles oi DecOinlug as
sessed ETC. involves more trouble than they are
willing in ordinary times to be suoecte1 10: VIC
now had responsible persons to look 10 all lhs' au
tLe legitimate result appears. III any extensive
frands had been committed they would have been
diyulped ere this for the number OF persons IN tue
secret of every movement was too great, ana thev
of too communicative character, 10 escape ue-
lection. | do know, and every one knows OF
palpable fraud committed by the know-N9thihg
Assessors in refusing 10 assess iarg hunooi Va
taxable persons, even when brought peiore 'hcni-
the effect of which was to depress the Democratic
vote by hundreds.
For the last six weeks have attended Demo
cratic ward meeting every evening never hetrd
p speaker make an allusion ulpatory OF slavery
but TO be either positively cOltradlcted hisSeu U,
received with IA most bitter, chilling coldneSs
heard every one of them compelled to say that tue
Democratic party were not in favor OF the extern
sion of Slavery, aud the announcement was always
ened with a storm of enthusiasm. And When /
walked home with the listening members. they al
ways told me, In confidence TINT tive were all
gong I" vote the Democratic ticket first, but they
thought IN November they would go Fremont
This would seem TO show that there is large mum
DER Of those who voted against the Kuow-N1iiIings
now, extremely open TO argument in favor of the
right OF the people in Kansas and in Washington,
and that, with properlndustry, their support can be
secured.
The way to do this, agree with you in think.
ING is to circulate printed information. Ihaye yet
fonnd no Buchanan man informed of all the facts
which move ME to support Fremont and none but
prolessed politicians deaf to argument, when once
The facts are clearly stated y GERMAN.
This is mistake and tcr, several others In The
,b article but W., have ncludcd 10 lie, the writer
.s.e A. he understands it.--t I'd
At tie Long Island Consoiaton oil Cons' "a