The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-08

We have reports from Washington that the
democrats and revenue reform republicans
are dallying and consulting, with the view Of
taking possession Of the next House Of Repre-
sentatives. There IL small knot Of North
western republicans, conspicuous among them
Mr.. Allison, Of Iswa Senators Carpenter and
Trumbull, and scattering company from the
upper wheat growing countries, whs claim
that the agricultural interests Of the West
demand greater consideration than ''the small
minority Of manufacturers in Pennsylvania and
New England who have heretofore controlled
the tariff. /" These gentlemen, 1t is said, now
propose to unite with the de mocrats, elect a
revenue reform Speaker and make "revenue
reform" committees.
The immediate objection to this is, that it
| is not a political measure, but an intrigue.
The democrats may contract but can they
deliver? There are many democrats who
believe in protection as thoroughly as Mr..
Greeley Mr.. James Brooks, for instance, can
scarcely be trusted on this issue, for the old
leaven of whigism may begin to work at any
time. Pennsylvania democrats will have
them votes in the iron and coal districts +; for
your democratic politicians will as soon make
pig iron hobby If he can ride it into power
as a republican. We do not see how it is pos
sible to divide at present on this issue without
both parties resolving into chaos. The sug-
gestion is not based upon principle but an
expedient. Mr.. Schurz and Gratz Brown may
have abundant and eloquent reasons for
such an alliance. But their eloquence
is that Of the fox who having lost
his own tail proposed general sheafing
| Of tails among the community Of
foxes. However dear revenue reform may
be to Allison and Garfield and Trumbull, dear
also is Presidential patronage--the widely open
door of the mansion, the bright welcoming
fire, and a gracious President willing to give
and reward. All Of these comforts Carl
Schurz has lost, and he means over it.
Ulysses, he cries aloud, will see the Quakers,
but not the Senator; although, according to
usage" whatever that may be, Senator has
the precedence of all the Quakers in the land
Mr.. Schurz will find it an uneasy task to coax
| the revenue reformers into his cold seclusion,
the inner chambers barred and no face visible
in the White House but the implacable face Of
General Dent. These republican revenue re-
formers like Office, if they do hate protected
pig iron, and doat on patronage as violently
as they cherish free wool and untaxed copper.
So we may dismiss this revenue reform in
trigue SO far as it affects the organization of
Tha 1yin <riu 10 &c
leaders is to tarry in Jericho until their boards
are grown. A cause like what they champion
cannot be won in day, nor should it be
perlled by being dragged into the Hobbies of q
political caucus. For, as we have said, there
is much in revenue reform-much that is wise
and timely. But it requires drilling, discip-
line, education Of the people and more extended
system Of proselytism. The Southern States
are ripe for such an issue. Teach Cuffee and
Sambo that he is taxed on his sugar and coffee
and tobacco; that he pays the government, as
well as his baker and grocer, for every break
fast he eats, while iron masters and growers
of wool are protected into the realization OF
immense fortunes, and there will be revolu-
ton in the untutored mind which no republi-
cans can check. The negro owes the repub-
licans gratitude-a slender and shortlived
virtue Let the democrats offer him cheaper
breakfast and the work will be done.
1t is with President Grant to check this
uneasiness in his party-for uneasiness it is,
and bodies him no good. AS the HERALD
| showed the other day, the power of the
democracy was with Tammany that New
| York was now the real Keystone State; that
when defeat came upon the raw and wild
democratic battaliens Of the ''red hot" copper
head States the democracy of New York, under
its superb leadership, stood like the Imperial
Guard of the great Napoleon and disdained
the very idea Of defeat or retreat. And
around the Imperial Guard new army is
forming, with younger and better officers and
with the Inspiration of new tactics in political
war; We pointed to the South for the open
ing of the campaign, and behold, from the
South we hear the first gun. An Atlanta
paper has taken down the name Of Grant and
run up that Of Hoffman for President in 1872
The Tribune informs us that the editor
has Just left New York, where he was
diligently seen by the Tammany leaders
and intimates that he took with him
the most substantial and unanswerable rea-
sons for bis conversion. Whether true or not,
it shows that Tammany means to hold the
South, to possess its avenues Of opinion and
influence, to make votes in every direction in
States which are republican from exceptional
influences and by the frailest tenure We
have seen Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama
Georgia. Virginia and North Carolina drift
back to the democracy, mainly, we must admit,
under the propulsion and influence Of Mr.
Greeley, and General Grant is sure of none Of
them except South Carolina, and even South