The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-23


scenes enacted at Albany last winter. The
Albany atmosphere seems to have bad effect
upon the majority of cur representatives and
no persons should hereafter be sent there but
those whose past record will be a proof against
their being enticed into corrupt combinations
by the ever active and willy lobbymen who
always infest the legislative halls.
Mr.. JAMES T. BRADY ON Hrs TRAvEis.-Mr.
James T. Brady, In the character OF an elec-
tonsering agent in behalf of Breckenridge and
Lane made one of his very peculiar speeches
for the democratic cause at Binghamton, last
Thursday evening, the drift of which may be
understood from the following brief extract.
Speaking of the Breckenridge democracy
He said they had not made any compact with the
York. which from patriotic motve had recommended
Union ticket But they had concluded 70 support that
ana
assist Breckinridge Our State ticket TO keep the field
at all hazards It's banner 10 to array those Who contend
for principles Ii TO be the nucleus Of national
democratic partyhe only one that can survive the CON
tess Of 1880 whatever may be It's resuthe oryauiza
tou which, In 1854, would control In any convention
sembled to elect President, after the one TO b.
party not seeking for preferments or spos and
sor ccns.,sn, "a MISUNDERSTANDING a.
all their constitutional rights.
This is helping the Union movement, is it,
The Breckenridge men had concluded to support
our Union electoral ticket, q becaus its success
could not help Douglas, might defeat Lincoln,
and would surely assist Breckenridge" And
then the Breckenridge State ticket, Mr.. Brady
for Governor, is to be kept In the Geld at all
hazards" But what sort of response does Mr..
Brady expect from the Douglas men to his first
reason for supporting our Union electoral ticket,
to wit: that sit will not help Dougass" Again,
it appears that in his war against Douglas, Mr.
Brady is fighting for the democratic organization
in 1864. How absurd. Is there any well
grounded probability that, with the election
of Lincoln, there will be a rag remaining in
1864 Of the now deplorably ragged democra-
tic organization? We think not. The exigen.
cies of the times will create a new party, or
two or three new parties, among which the
ragged remains of the late democratic party
will be absorbed.
Mr.. Brady, and others like him, who are
Sighting for the democratic organization" in
1864, practically concede the point that Lin
coins election will be only temporary demo
cratic defeat like that of 1910 or 1913 that
this contest is nothing more in its issues than
the loss or gain by the democracy of the spoils
and plumber for four years-nothing more.
But We hold that this contest, unlike any one
which has preceded it, is q contest involving
political revolution; tina! the issue is, not the
spoils, not the success or defeat of mere par.
ty, but the preservation Of the constitution and
the Union as they are and have been since their
formation; or complete practical change, re-
pudiating our constitutional compacts with the
Southern States. Taking this view of 1t, we
contend that all party distractions and factious
disputes among our conservative forces should
be thrown away as literally nothing compared
with the paramount object-the defeat Of
Lincoln.
The conservative and patriotic commercial
community Of New York city understand all
this; and 1t IL due to the Bell and Everett party
generally to say that they thoroughly under
stand it. Their best orators, from Tennes-
see and other States from which they could be
spared, have been thrown into the Empire State,
and they have been working faithfully among
our people for the Union cause. We commend
their example TO all concerned; and IL the true
friends of Mr.. Breckenridge In this State pro-
perly appreciate their duty, they viii lose no
further time in drawing Off the course all such
Union eleotioneering agents as Mr.. Brady.