The New York herald., 1870-11-16
Another Chapter ON the Same Subject.

ltfOM Tue OulCABO lTlOuuc, NOV. IL
'There are renubicans enough in this state" says
the New York Tribune, 'ior one successful party,
but not enough for two. Such is. in short metre,
the explanation Of our late defeat" One hundred
thousand republican voters, 1t says, stayed
at home on election day, ana thus lost the
two OF it, and as Governor Hotrmans majority in
the State is only about 33 0OO the Tibae's conclu-
sion is legitimate that the republicans were de-
feated by their own default 100 0O6 OF them stayed
away from the polls. And 1t is tair always to as.
sumo that those who do not vote are, at lea st,
mot ee1 But in 'ne accennH the vee eary
conclusion the it gives or1 will bear criti-
cism. 1t denies that there Is any "queslion Of prin
publican party;" and 1t asserts tnat 1--WE are dis
tracted mainly by Our devotion to certain men and
Snswered we think most concasvey tnat as ts r &c
publican candidate for Congress In the Sixth dis
trict Horaoe Greeley was opposed by an
ing Iost, on a question OF principle, and was de-
fcated. How many republicans voted against him,
and how many dsnsd d 9s his ia.
rs strong rep republican journal threw It's insuence s,
IL very positive proof that there is principle at
stake which seriously dividing and weakening the
republican party. Now II we accept this as . fair
conclusion in one remarkable instance and as
likely therefore, to be true in many Others 1t neces-
sarily modnes the assertion Of the TIT
Sy"i by its 's personsl de3otoss and anpashies e
say s the auG saoe1s aseaed
say that the party has no principles which it esteems
so highly a. 1t esteems Feni0n and Conkng. The
question, we apprehend, would be and was vita
the hundred thousand stay at homes. DO these men
represent any principles that We believe in
Is the party any longer party of principle,
or mere political faction, ION the make,n fighting
for power and plumber from personal and selnsn
motives and not for any public ends Say what
we will OF the duty OF exercising the elective
large body In the communicated, by no means, n J,
the worst part Of it-who Will ask these ques.
tons every time, ana accordingly as they can
answer them TO their own satisfaction, they will
vote or let 1t alone II Is, We believe one Of the ee-
ments whereby politics and parties are purified.
The balance OF power Is. IN the Of New York.
at this moment, in ne hands or DOters Uho ,ciU
not be lch,pped INTO the traces Jor mere par
tisan purposes The party must prove to
election, principle at stake worth contendlng for
ana thai Its success will be the triumph OF that
In supposing that there are republicans enough In
New York for successful party-Or, in other
words that the majority O. the people Of that state
believed in and labOred for the saving prn-
ciples OF popular governmental Is quite
have ren'aned from voting without a reason. They
refrain precisely because they have no assurance
now, as they have had in the past, that the repub-
ncan party represents principles which they believe
to be vital they have also reirained because thev
are dtsgsted so TIE scrangies ojtco selfish factions
includes the less They neither respect nor longer
love party which has become series OF rings re-
volvtng in oppos directions They. will be ready to
act again, and wait anxiousy for that time to come
shall have living principles to contend for-princi.
pies which affect the we'll being Of the race and the
country to-day. In the meantime the number of
votes that Is wanting In the ballot boxes is one
OF the indices to transition period In politics,
one OF the evidences thai the present political par
ties are no longer living entities, inspired by
thought and manliness and truth but mere ma
chlnes which the poorer sort OF political bummers
are permitted to and make what they can out of
tne till, presently, there shall be rally OF naen OF
another sort, who, u1der Onel name or another,
shall precipttate into new affiliaOn for new and
higher purposes. The New York Tribune ,ctH come
TO O11ef " 10 cannot better interpret the s,0ns ana
pO1teYlts WhfOh the GODS vOlclls0I0 70 QlVe q.