The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-08


per h. lower, mainly tho common and medium
grades Petroleum dull, and prices nearly
nominal Groceries were steady, with moderate in
qury On Change things were mixed. Flour was dull
aud l0c a 15c lower. Wheat was 20 lower springs.
Corn was in fair demand and 1c &C. better Oats
also hrmcr Pork opened frmer but closed dul Wits
key unchanged
The Fall Elections and the Issues.
It is now morally certain that the republican
party, in this State at least, will not adopt in
their convention the Chase doctrine of univer-
sal negro suffrage They have been forced by
the pressure of public opinion to take the back
track, and will be compelled to thoroughly
endorse aud support the policy of President
Johnson, or suffer defeat at the polls. So
manifest ia this fact, that the numerous aspi-
rants for nomination on the State ticket all
declare that it will ruin the party If the ques-
ton of negro suffrage is Incorporated in their
platform. Nor can the Democracy again stand
up and declare the war failure. They have
no other course to pursue but TO approve the
Presidents reorganization policy. They may
differ with the republican party on some minor
question, but that far at least their own saliva
ton necessitates their going. The return
Of the Southern States is TO them all
important. and they cannot afford to
adopt course which will delay early adj
justments Mr.. johnson has provided for the
speedy return of all the States engaged in the
rebellion to partnership in the great union of
States; and while public opinion forces the
republican party to support that policy: the
democracy will have TODD the same from self
interest.
The result in this State last year shows that
the two parties are very nearly equal in
strength. A few votes will change the result
either way. The party, therefore, which CON-
prehends the questions purely local to the
State. and manifests by it's management Of
those questions determination to act in ac-
cordance with the views of the public, will
carry off the prize in November. Both parties
supporting the President, neither will have the
advantage of the other in that respect, and the
result will turn upon the local issues. We recOg-
nize the advantage which Governor Fenton
possesses, as the Executive of this State to
secure all the benefit of the local ques-
lions, to bis own party, and have pointed
out line of policy for him to pursue which
will surely Drown his party with victory But
If he chooses to follew the lead Of tho Tribune,
which boldly admits that It has q job worth two
hundred millions to put through, he has the
privilege Of doing 80, and thus placing the
State in the hands Of the democracy. by the
latter adopting the policy Of not only lcgisla-
tive but municipal reform in all the cities Of
the State. The Governor and the republican
party will be the only losers. The public gene
rally will support one party just az soon as the
other on those questions. In fact, many OF the
managers in the democratic party already show
more disposition to inaugurate thorough re-
form than the republicans. The leaders Of the
factions In the latter party are nearly oil mixed
up in some scheme or other which makes it to
their interest to favor the present condition OF
affairs. The corrupt officials, in all positions
and in all localities, always make 1t point to
combine in their operations as many of the
political leaders Us possible to protect them.
selves against exposure. This has been pecu-
liarly characteristic of them in this city. Owing
to the fact that the Legislature has been OF late
years of opposite politics to the powers in this
city the combinations have been made with
republicans. Fat jobs and lucrative patronage
have been dealt out to quiet the dominant party
at Albany. This is the real secret of the abuses
in this city. 1t is these corrupt practices which
have brought on the present evils and make i
imperatively necessary that some step should
be taken to arrest them.
One great source of trading and bargaining
is the Corporation advertising. Nearly mil
lion OF dollars is stealthily used in some way
every year to quiet the press Of the city. NJ
reliance can therefore be placed upon ma
iority Of item. Now aud then some of these
papers come out with faint utterance
for reform; but il is only to get {
larger slice to be kept quiet, when they
Immediately fall back into silence or defence
of the officials The republican press appea
to have been specially bought up. The Tribun
claims that II is under no obligation to an.
head Of department for it's Corporation adver
Using, but admits that its publisher Is deepl.
Interested in the piers and wharves job, wort
about two hundred millions, which that con
Germ is trying to engineer through. This, thcu
il the fat Job which controls the course OF tina
! journal Its success can be very material
affected by one Of the departments of the cit
government aud the publisher Of the 1rib'n
having republican and side partner in tina
department, it has tho necessary machinery 50
to secure the cooperation Of the democrat
the head of that branch of the city government
provided the Tribune will not permit Gov
ernor Fenton to remove him. Now, we OF
ject TO the managers Of any public journs
using their paper to secure any bl
job for themselves at the public expense
and TO thus protect incompetent and corrur
officials. The Tribune does not deny tbs