The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-10
The Republican and Democratic PARTIES
The Next Presidency-Troubis all Round.

The Next Presidency-Troubl. all Round.
We transfer to this paper two significant news
paper articles on the republican party and the
next Presidency--the first from the New York
Tribune, urging the policy Of fusion of all the
opposition elements in 1860, upon some generous
concessions from the republicans to the rump Of
the American party, the old line wings, &C.;
and the second from the Washington National
Era, earnestly and Indignantly pleading aud
protesting against the suicidal programme,
which, the Era contends would involve the hui
initiation, defeat and destruction of the republi.
can party.
Between these two violently clashing republic
can organs, we apprehend that the programme
Of the Tribune is the true policy for success in
1860. To be sure, a victory thus gained upon
grand coalition for the spols, regardless of prin
ciples, would be turned to ashes in division
of the plumber; but clean sweep of these fede-
raj spoils and plumber Of one hundred millions
year, for four years, is something worth fighting
for. On the other hand, the republican policy
urged by the Washington Era, substantially the
same as that of Mr.. Stewards Rochester mani
festo, while it would result in present defeat,
and in two or three successive President al fail
ures, would probably, at the expir alton of ten or
twelve years, eliminate in a solid aud positive
republican victory, including spells and princ-
pies, but at last lend 10 dissolution and dsnaon be-
yond doubt. The great question to the republican
party, therefore, is simply thisshall we coalesce
with all the odds aud ends in 1860, regardless of
our peculiar principles, or shall we adhere to our
principles regardless of the spoils, and equally
regardless Of As Union AyeqfteY2
The floating political elements of the coun-
try (now occupying to very great extent po.
sition Of armed neutrality in reference to both
the republican party and the democratic party
comprehend, throughout the Uuioa, nearly mil
lion Of intelligent voters 1t is thus perfectly
clear that these Independent reserves between
the two great parties Of the day hold the balance
OF power, and can turn the Presidential election
to the one side or the other, or carry it into the
House OF Representatives. Our democratic and
our republican managers, therefore, have com.
menced their manpavres and are spre ,ding
their nets to catch these abundant and impor.
tant floating materials, and beacetorward for
the next twelve moaths This game Of hide aud
seek on both sides will be intendely interesting
To 60 back DO farther, We may safely say that
every Presidential contest since the election OF
Van Buren has been carried by the floating vote
OF the country. In 1910, in solid mass, it
fused with the wing party, under the pressure
Of the financial disasters OF Van Bureu's adj
ministration, and the result was a most ter.
rible defeat of the democracy. In ls44
this floating vote was pretty equally absorbed
between the democratic and Wig parties; but
there was small opposition balance of some
fifteen thousand men in Western New York
which went off upon the anti slavery tack for
Birney, and thus Henry Clay, in losing the vote
Of New York, lost the Presidency. Ia 1913 THE
anti slavery diversion, under the management Of
the Van Buren, democratic fiction gave New
York TO the opposition; ard thus the democratic
candidate, Gen. Cas-. gis 3:Ecatcs. Il ,25c,