New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-11
NEw-YoRK IN NATIONAL POLITICS.

NEW-YORK IN NATIONAL. POLITICS.
Under this heading, The World yesterday
rad lie readers one OF It's stated lectures the folly OF
ne Democratic party. The moral II draws from the
SewYOrE election is. that the Democrats OF The Empire
ste know the secret Of carrying elections and that II
would he wise ~ the Democrats OF the nation would or
his account intrus the JOB OF carrying the next Presi
ssntia contest TO them. We extract the more salient
features:
The chef obstacle 70 the o. the Democratic
ry at present is the adherence OF large rccoD ~ the
democracy OF The agricultural states to an order ~ ideas
Inherited from the Administration OF President Blu
th8uau President Buchanan lived before the deluge
Even In bis own time he dd not represent the opas
ointment OF the country. Senator Douglas, Who had
ihy with popular Instincts was the real leader OF
ths progressive Democracy. Had he lived be would
.1d The country from heavy cslamities. His
rantle fell upon the Democratic leaders OF New York,
would have given them lad he retained his position in
the and thus kept the ear Of the whole party In
SswYOrk, where hi Ideas have prevailed the party has
been sncoessfu willie n the states where the Democracy
have stagDated have encountered series OF defeats
the Democratic party has lost three Presidential
ectiOns by gross uisInanagemeut and garng mistakes
In every OF these, the judgment Of Tie Nev-1or6
by the fatal rejection OF Douglas a. candidate; NJ
Chi o, IN 1854. by damagng pa form which the can
Of acceptance; and of New-YoTk, In 1858, by
az nst HIS deliberate Judgment and running him
financial policy against which he dreccnty delivered
powerful arguments. Gov Seymour himself a. l. well
tnovn Thought the interests Of the party required the
domination Of CmefJustice Chase; la this he rather
tus.ripped The tendencies o. NcwNOrk sentiment the
preya Ing wish Of the New-York Democracy being the
election Of ddates who would strengthen the party
~ the october elections IN Pennsylvania and Indans-nO
good Judge Of politics having any hope that VIC could elect
he Precedent II lost those states In October. 10 was
an Ohio movement. not a Ncw-YOrk movement, that
thrust TIE nomination Gov Seymour, and put the
srty ~ the nCOuCTuOus attitude OF running dn anti
treenback candidate greennack platform, and asso
eating an open advocate Of Judge Chase on the seme
ticket with the author Of then recent letter IN CONNECT
with oil Judge Chase's ideas. NeW-1oik would nave
b4sn o , 9
platform ast associate had not repudated MS known
das and handicapped him for the race The Democracy
afSeSYOrk were not responsible for these mistakes.
We rospeotfuy ssk the Democracy OF the country 20
bear witness fact that IN Newl OrR We have lhe
secret OF carrying elections. while IN Othef otee7'
cDds itss1 IN minority We commend the contrast To
general attention instructive Tact Nhle the De'
Ucoracy OF other states are rejoicing VII "a ,
splendid triumph OF Tuesday, we wish they would AJAX
fbsInssyeg whether similar policy would nOl Do luf
ebeT advantage our policy is vindicaed 10y ls results
eorany OF other States prefer Black Republican DONNA.
.On at Washington 70 the Ne",1oiA LPe o.
liberal. progressive democracy We sIg pro
the next Presidential election, lies between the
two In politics, war, IL Is wise TO bank position
that cannot be carried IN front We nave Sd 700 many
battles after the pattern OF bufnsiues stcss on rf
11ck sburg The Democracy OF NeV-IOfE, having re-
.estedy shown that they know how 10 manage party
And win victories home where their views are not
1enoe and ask for the indulgent Judgment OF their
patriotic Democratic brethren In other States.
sbOud certainly have carried the Presidential election
in 1850 and probably In 1854 and 1868 III the party ei
where will adopt tactics and weigh our ADVICE, we
bSVs doubt that, viii eXeruOu enough We can SUE
ICED n 1874 These words - sObCrness inspired by no
other motive than u1wingness 10 see another great
opportunity hung away. Even 10 the nush OF victory
Democratic Goshen IN an outlying Egypt Of Black Re-
publican ssceDdency."