The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-14

STRIKING uuStrduOn vi tneir CO 'AP PIP
larity. The opera is tor few nights; the
drama is for all time. No wo nder tnat' IN
view of all these contrasts, the thea tres are re-
garded as public benefit, while TIT opera Is
denounced as public nuisance. And no won
der that the American masses believe In the
Monroe doctrine, the republic and the goo.t old
drama, and are anxious to see those Europe, an
institutions, the empire and the opera, kicked
off this continent together.
Our November State EIectiOn-The Pros.
The New York democracy, from their action
at the late Albany Convention, stand far in
advan ce of their brethren of any other State.
The party in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey continues too much under the discipline OF
copperhead leaders and the drawbacks OF cop
perhead cardinal principles" so that In those
States, as in Maine, the elections this fall, on
reduced scale, will most probably be but
repetition of those of last year. In Maine the
democrats had a fair administration platform;
but they still adhered to their old party land
marks too closely to inaugurate political re-
volution.
In New York, however, under the sagaciOus
engineering of Dean Richmond and his work
ing assoc iates, looking to fixed facts and prac-
tical things, the democracy have taken new
departure. The old Southern democratic tal-
lacy of State sovereignty, the abOminable here
sizes of the Chicago Convention, its shent-per-
shent managers and copperhead leaders, from
Horatio Seymour down to Ben Wood, have all
been cut adrift and abandoned, and the party
ticket and platform, principles and candidates
has ranged itself fairly and squarely under the
banner of President Johnsons administration.
The stone which the democratic build
ers from 1861 to 1864 rejected has be-
come the head of the corner. The
New York democracy recognize the fact, and,
leaving the dead to bury the dead, they step
forward to the living issues of the day. Their
platform on the results of the war and the glo-
rious services of the army, on the slavery ques-
ton, the national debt, taxation, the Monroe
doctrine and the Southern restoration policy OF
President johnson, covers the whole ground,
and leaves the republicans no other ground to
stand upon.
We expect, accordingly, that the New York
republicans with the advice and consent OF
Weed and Greeley, at their approaching State
Convention, will adopt substantially the new
democratic platform and at least one-half Of the
democratic ticket. The only question upon
which they can make positive and sharply de-
fined contest is the question of negro suffrage;
but we apprehend that upon this subject the
republican leaders in New York, like those Of
Ohio and Pennsylvania, will find it expedient TO
wait little longer. Negro suffrage will be
turned over to the new Congress, where, in con-
nection with the readmission of the late rebel
States to the two houses, the settlement of the
question constitutionally belongs. Meantime
the general adhesion of both the great parties
of the North to Andrew Johnson's policy will
go far to shape the policy Of Congress.
Anticipating to great extent the fusion Of
democrats and republicans in this State, in
support of this policy in November, we may
probably turn our attention to the great ques-
ton of municipal reform in this metropolis.
The democrats have failed to touch this ques-
ton Let the republicans take it up in their
convention and make it a legislative issue, and
they may give us Legislature competent and
eager for a great reformation. Thus, before
the expiration of the coming winter, this shock
ingly misgoverned and shamefully plundered
city may be made to rejoice in the total ex-
pulsion of its present corrupt cliques and rings,
and in the substitution Of a provisional legisla-
tive commission, preparatory tc new char
ter. Not one of the rebel States at the end Of
the war needed so badly provisional govern
ment as this city needs it to-day. There Is 80
much to be done in the way of reform that we
think the best way is to begin with pro-
visional government. This is Andy Johnson's
policy in the South. Let the republicans Of
New York make il the issue in November for
this city, and they may yet take the wind out
of the sails of the Albany Regency.
The Radical Raid on the Preside nt's
Policy.
The radical journals, in their insane hos
tility to President johnson, do not perceive
that they are making consummatc fools of them
selves. The people of all parties fully sustain
the magnanimous and statesmanlike policy OF
the President, and in the face Of such verdict
the miserable mouthings of partisan journals
are but as the hiss OF the snake after his fangs
are extracted II is amusing 10 see the pretexts
upon which the Jacobin papers seize in order
to cavil at Mr.. Johnson's programme Of recon.
struction. The Chicago Tribune, for instance,
assures us that the friends OF the Union will
learn with profound regret that the President
has endorsed the action OF Governor Sharkey
in organizing the militia of the State of Missis.
sippi II affects to believe that in 20 doing he
has re-establishcd formidable rebel army
equal in numbers to that which the rebel
leaders had in the field during the last year Of
the war; Assuming that President johnson
will adopt the same policy in the other nine
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