The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-20


principles and dignity of the republi-
can party; against the opinions of Old
Ben Wade that General Grant would only talk
horse and could talk nothing but horse against
the complaint of Sumner that Grant was
Whitewater of the traitor Johnson-such head
way against all this that special radical
organ was set up in Philadelphia to pooh-pooh
Grant and glorify Chase But the quarrel and
the famous correspondence between Grant and
Johnson Of February, 1868, on the Stanton i'm
broglio, brought General Grant out into such
bold relief on the reconstruction measures of
Congress that, with the publication of those
letters, the radicals were vanquished, the
democracy were Disguised, Chase was totally
eclpsed, and Grant became the republican can
didate as by general consent and by acclama-
ton.
Then another wonder came to light. Here
was Grant, who had been the hope of the con-
servatives, changed into the idol Of the radi-
Gals and next we had Chase, the fallen idol
Of the radicals, changed into the hope Of the
conservatives. From his admirable course on
the impeachment trial the Chief Justice became
an imp of darkness to the radicals and an angel
Of light to the democracy. Then it began to
be seen that Chase, as the fearless defender Of
the constitution, was the candidate upon whom
all the conservative elements Of the country,
with the democracy in the van, could achieve
solid and lasting triumph over the radicals,
even under the banner Of Grant. The HERALD
presented this idea in every shape and form in
series of articles from day to day, down
to the Tammany Convention, in behalf of
Chase as the sure and only sal
walton Of the democracy We thought,
too, down to the .Ji0sc0 Of Seymour's nomina-
ton and acceptance, that Chase would be the
man; for were we not assured that Seymour
had it all fixed, with the nomination cut and
dried, and glorious speech for Chase, nicely
written ont, neatly folded up, in his pocket
and ready for delivery
We know what was done, and we have had
ag inklng Of the consequences. The demo-
cratic politicians and jugglers, including
Seymour, scorning, in their silly self-conceits,
our advice and our warnings, have come to
grief. They begin to understand that calm
looker-on Of some experience at battle, from
point above and beyond the smoke and con-
fusion of the field, can tell better the shaping
and weak points of the fight on both sides than
any of those actively engaged. Now, after
their late reverses under Seymour, some Of
these democratic politicians, with their party
newspaper Bohemians, gypsies and camp fol-
lowers, propose to adopt our counsels Of last
June and July. We have also some Of the
Tammany clique, who are more interested in
Hoffman than Seymour. Hoffman himself
would, no doubt, be glad to be relieved of Sey-
mour. We suspect that Seymour stood in his
way in the Tammany Convention; for Hoffman
had aspired to be something better than Gov
ernor and better than tail to the kite Of
Seymour. But the tables are turned, and
Seymour rs candidate now appears as tail
to the kite Of Hoffman. The Bohemians of
the Manhattan ring have reduced Seymour to
this position, and Hoffman says nothing Dis
gusted with all these intrlgues and jugglings,
and paltry tricks and double dealings Of the
managing politicians, cliques and rings, and
hungry Bohemians of the New York de-
mocracy, we may look for a crushing verdict
against them from the people of this Common
wealth in November.