The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-04

Church, said Mr.. Taper.
Personal Abuse-Grans and jackson.
There is curious similarity between the
present Presidential canvass and that of Gene
raj Jackson in 1928. In Jackson's time there
was no limit to the volume of abuse poured
upon him by his political opponents; yet he not
only survived the attacks, but rose upon the
very waves Of personal hostility, until he was
lifted into the highest place in the government.
Every effort to defame his character proved
only stepping stone to his success, and the
intemperance with which his private life was
assailed served as but tanning gale to watt
him into the Presidential chair. Twice this
game of his purblind enemies was tried. The
phials of wrath were opened again in 1882.
We will not repeat the language which was
applied to General Jackson or the opprobrious
names which were heaped upon him. We
will not recall the violence with which the
sacred veil that should have sheltered the
sanctty of his home was torn asunder. Suffice
it to say that this method of political antago-
nism defeated itself, as it is very likely to do
now in the case of General Grant; for the same
plan is being pursued by the public prints en-
gagged in the object of defeating his election.
During the past two or three years the
democratic party has been governed by two
distinguished newspaper men-one in the East
and one in the West-Sam Barlow represent
ing the Orient, and Brick Pomeroy representing
the Occident. The wit of the one, coarse
though it was, and the dulness of the other,
which long since reached the limit of tolera-
ton, might have been little original in the
beginning, when they opened fire upon the
character of General Grant, because there is
always piquancy about anything novel, even
though it runs in coarse or stupid vein.
To assail man who is admittedly one of the
leading characters of the age, whose reputa-
ton is without spot or stain, whose fame stands
Europe, is, to say the least of it, a very petty
piece of business, and only shows the short
sightedness of these partisan journals which
by defaming him, would make him greater
than Jackson in the days when personal abuse
of the candidate resulted in his triumph. The
abusive tone of the democratic organs may
have won little popularity at first, but we
see that it has ended in almost universal dis.
gust. The wit and humor with which the
organ Of Brick Pomeroy garnished its violent
attacks upon the character of public men were
somewhat of relief to the dulness, the
empty pomposity and horrible brutality of Sam
Barlow and his men. If General Grant is
elected he may safely claim that he is largely
indebted to these journals for his success.
Tho Approaching Elections in England.
II now begins to be manifest that the Disraeli
Reform bill, although it has considerably
widened the electoral circle, is going to make
no appreciable difference in the class of men
who will seek and secure places in Parliament.
The scions of ancient and illustrious houses
and successful merchants, or, as the Saturday
Recieo puts it, ''yOung lords and elderly
soap boilers, will reign supreme" A little new
blood there may be, but it will not be much
The difference of the new regime from the old
will consist rather in the pressure which it will
be possible to bring to bear upon members Of
Parliament than in any change in the members
of Parliament themselves. The kind of men
will not Immediately be of On inferior class;
but the badgering during the progress of the
canvass will be less tolerable to gentlemen,
and therefore, in the long run will be deter-
Grating in its influence. There will be more
burning of gloves, because there will be more
contact between gloved aristocratic fingers and
rough plebeian fists
1t is manifest also that the great testing
question at the polls will be whether or not the
Irish Established Church is to be disestab-
lished. This question is to create the line of
demarcation between liberals and conserva-
tives. The two election cries are to be ''Glad-
stone and justice to Ireland" and ''Disraeli
and no Popery." II is undeniable that the
liberals are united as they never have boon
united before. As one man they will 60 in
for Gladstone and Gladstone's policy. The
conservatives are scarcely less determined,
and Mr.. Disraeli's chances are by no means
desperate. There is nothing at all in the stu
alton or prospect barring the probability that
Disraeli may steal Gladstone's thunder and
thus furnish another proof that while generous
promises are the property of the liberals gene
rous deeds are the property Of the tories. To
Disraeli and the tories the British people are
indebted for substantial measure Of reform.
It will be strange IL Justice to Ireland at the
end of this struggle shall be due to the same
source.
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