New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-01
THE HORK BEFORE rs.

j lis Is the lSt OF OtptelnDeI' Niuc NV'NH
from to-day, the Peoples votes will decide who
shall be their President and their Nice-Presl-
dent respectively for four years from the 4th
of March next. How very far we are from be-
ing ready fOE that ordeal, the intelligent well
know.
Our National and State nominations were
made early ms was right. They were received
with very general and hearty approval. Cen.
Grant had already been nominated FOR PTesl-
dent by the people, so that the Convention
had no duty but to ratify the popular choice.
The selections of Messrs. COllax, GriswOld, and
their associates, are abundantly proved wise
and happy. We are consciously strong and
therein is our chief danger.
The season has thus far been very busy
one. The persistent cold and wet of May and
June threw the Spring work of our farmers far
into Summer They were good month behind
hand on the 1st of June; and they have been
working hard ever since to recover that month,
which most of them have at length done. Our
mechanics also, but especially those who are
engaged in house building, have generally been
driven this season as they never were before.
The gamblers and lOalers, who have abundant
leisure, are generally against us; the men who
thrive by useful industry are largely with us
and these have never been more absorbed in
their daily avOcatiOBs than this season. Hence,
our political work is less advanced than it
ought to be at the beginning of Autumn,
True, we have held many meetings-gener-
ally good, and often unexpectedly large; but
mass meetings only incite TO work the work
still remains to be done, True, we have organ
lied many clubs; but we have yet to organ
ize clubs in at least half the townships in the
Union. And that is the work Immediately be-
fore us.
AS yet we have had TO struggle against a very
general and sanguine presumption that no
effort is needed. The mass of our voters can
not be made to realize the possibility of Grants
defeat. They know that many Democrats pro-
claimed him their candidate for President long
before he received any formal nomination.
They know that ninc,tcnths of those voters
who are not partisans are instinctively Grant
men. If there he a township which contains
$50 pronounced Republicans, with as many
Democrats, and 2j voters who are neither, but
vote habitually for the best men, that town
ship will cast at least 40 votes for Grant. No
American needs to be told who Grant is,
nor what no has done to commend him
to popular favor and confidence. He is
empllatcally the Peoples man, and will poll
more votes on personal grounds than any
President since George Washington. That there
are and have been more voters who desire
Grants than there are who favor SeymOur's
election. we have never doubted.
But the Copperheads are ravcnOusly hungry
and utterly INSCRIPTIONS. After years of
famine, JOhnsOn's apOstasy has given them a
taste of fresh blood. They are determined to
win at all hazards aud they will do it by
fraudulent administrations and by double
voting, if they can
Here, then, is seen the necessity for a better
and more thorough organizations: We cannot
stop their cheating ooithout IT, We have organ
lied in half the wards and townships through
out the country but the adversary can cheat
us enough 10 beat us in the residue if We do
not organize there also.
Hitherto, blind trust has been made an ex-
cuse for Incidence. Grant can't be beaten by
+" such man as SEYMOUR" has been rhe cry
of all the dO-nothings If we do not misread
the signs they are likely TO have their conf
dcnee udely shocked within the next six weeks
For, while tho friends of Gen. Grant are
a bundantly able to secure his election 10y proper
effort, it is grave mistake to imagine that
he can OF will be elected lgithOW such effort.
And this We look to see demonstrated alike by
our successes and our reyerses in the October
Elections. We may instance the Territory of
Colorado, where an election is to be held one
week hence and where the Republicans act
rs though intent on defeating their candidate
Tor Delegate in Congress. When they shall
nave done it, they will tell us how strong
Grant is with them, aud what a majority they
,onld give him if they were in the Union
Very likely they could but such support as
heirs would never make him President.
We knew, as every one knows. that Gen. !
is stronger than his party, and win poll !
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