The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-07

Seymour and the Chase Movement-Trickery
of the New York Democratic Managers.
A copperhead journal, in fit of virtuous
indignation, complains of ''an elaborate and
scandalous attack" from the HERALD ''upon
the honesty and sincerity" of the New York
delegation in the Democratic Convention, and
says that we are 'laboring for the demoraliza-
ton of the democratic party" in order to
secure the triumph of General Grant. 1t
further appears that we have "insulted Gov
ernor Seymour and the New York delegation
In suggesting that their game in this Conven-
ton is the game of the ''little joker" and
that the Convention should not listen to such
scandalous accusations touching the honesty
and sincerity of these immaculate New York
politicians.
Now, as one ounce of facts is worth ton OF
empty defamation, let us see how the ''hon-
esty and sincerity" of Governor Seymour and
his clique will stand the test of a few historical
facts in reference to their game with this
Democratic Convention. Some weeks ago.
after the ventilation of Chief Justice Chase in
several Western newspapers as an available
candidate for the democracy at this crisis, his
name was taken up and the advantages of his
nomination by the democracy were earnestly
discussed from day to day for week or two
by little political guerilla journal of this
city. About the same time it began to be
understood in Washington that Mr.. Chase was
not engaged, and would be pleased to open
courtshp with the democratic party. The
movement, however, made but little Roadway
until the HERALD took up the cause of the
democracy and presented the record of the
Chief Justice as the very thing for the crisis,
and then the proposition to put him in the field
as the very man and the only man who could
turn the tables upon General Grant began to
run like wildfre among the democratic masses,
eclipsing the splendid run of our famous in
dependent nomination of olive Oak George"
All! that was great time we had with 'Live
Oak George"
The democratic managers and ppelayers in
different sections were somewhat startled by
this Chase Juror, this unexpected interruption
of their plans. They were hard up, however,
and East and West they undertook to humor
this Chase movement as happy diversion
against some other candidate. In this view
Mr.. Seymour and some of his friends of the
| Regency held little confidential meeting at
Albany, at which the Ex-Governor made a
neat little speech in behalf of Mr. Chase as a
democratic availability. That speech was sent
down to New York, but as they had not
been informed whether it was a trick
or a bona tide move on the part Of
Seymour the democratic journals here
gave it the cold shoulder. Getting on the
trail, however, we finally secured report of
that patriotic little speech, and in publishing it
gave Mr.. Seymour full credit for his wisdom
and magnanimity in sinking his own preten-
sions in the superior qualifications of Mr..
Chase. The special organ of the Belmont and
Barlow interest of this city meantime under
took to clear the track for Mr.. Chase in the
removal of certain old time democratic rub
bish but then came the reaction. regular
democratic hue and cry against this proposed
abandonment of democratic principles came up
from the South and the West, whereupon
Messrs. Belmont and Barlow apologized, re-
tracted and retreated under cover, with the
pitiful confession that they had only been
humoring this Chase movement as joke.
But the joke had been carried a little too far.
In the plea that it was a joke the deception Of
Seymour and his friends was disclosed. It
became apparent that they had been playing
their cards with Chase only to cut out Pendle-
ton, and that, after having used Chase to
10 Ao al
out and Seymour was to be trotted in. It
would now appear that Seymour, satisfied that
he has circumvented himself in this game, has
generously withdrawn in favor of Church. We
do not propose to enlarge upon the magma
nimity Of this movement but we suspect the
cat is still hid in the meal. As for the ''hon-
esty' of our New York politicians of both
parties, it is the honesty of our Wall
street rings, our Corporation rings, our
Albany lobby rings and the whiskey rings.
1t is that sort of honesty which broke up the
political firm of Seward, Weed and Greeley,
and the honesty which has half dozen
times broken up the New York democracy and
through them defeated more than once the ma
tional democratic party. There may be such
thing as honor among thieves, but there Is
no such thing as honesty among our New York
politicians.
SPAIN COMING TO HER SENSES. Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines American ves-
sells have for some time been subjected to
grievous Inconvenience. The slightest irregu-
larity was sufficient TO expose American ship
masters to the most unjust and cruel fines. The
evil could not much longer have been endured