The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-26
How the Democratic Mngnatcs may
Avert the Doom Of their Party.

uON. EE0MOl II, GtluNOI llNhhNN VI UNIV
aud other eminent leaders of the party are to
participate. 10 convene such an asscmblagc
for the purrofc Of insuring the election of
The Dtmocrnt.c State ticket is wholly un
necessary. for that ticket is destined to be
chosen by an overwhelming majority--a Ger.
tainty of which the distinguished gentlemen
70 whom we have referred are fully satisfied.
We take II for granted, therefore, that they
will embrace the occasion TO cnunciote and
expouud the national principles and meas.
ures on WIFI CHI they will claim that the Dem
ocratic party Of tho Union ought TO succeed
md may reasonably hope for triumph in
the next Presidential campaign.
In this bro ad view Of the situation we have
few suggest ons to make to those who will
give tone to the proceedings of the meeting
Of Thursday evening,
In the carly SUNNI # the leaders Of the
Democratic party announced their intention
20 make strenuous effort TO elect majority
Of the next House of Representatives
Though they were doubtless unwilling TO
admit that failure to secure such majority
would necessarily be followed by defeat in
tho Presidential contest of 1872, the Demo
Gratis we'll knew that If the Republicans were
successful in the Congressional elections
now, they would thereby have taken q long
rtcp toward triumph two ycrrs hence aud
accordingly, the Democracy have put forth
and are still employing the most vigorous
exert.ons TO carry the House of Representa-
tives.
Have the Congressional elections thus far
encouraged tie hopes of the Democracy In
the present House the Republicans have
majority of cighty-thrcc. To barely reverse
that majority, the Democrats must make q
net gain of fory.two in the pending cleo
lions. The next House will consist of two
hundred and fortyonc members. Eighty of
these, or one-tlrd of the whole, have already
been chosen. Now, the Democrats only claim
10 have made thus far n net gain of ten I; and
in view of the threatened contestng of the
seats of five Of these by the Republicans, and
Of the fact that the Republicans will certainly
control then House, the Democrats will dc
we'll if they car hold six or seven of these
ten seats. In tho light Of these figures II is
very liberal allowance TO conccdo that in
the election Of the remaining two"thirds Of
tho House the Democrats will make n net
gain of fifteen members. or total Of twcnty
two But call it twenty.ive-a calculation
which Republicans will scout with derisiou
and even this would leave TO the latter n
majority of thirty.thrcc in the next House.
Is il not far more likely to exceed forty2
These actual and probable results com
mcnd themselves TO the serious considcra
lion of such thoughtful Democratic states
men as Gov. SEYMOUR and Senator THuE.
MAN. They should raise in their minds the
grave question, What is the main caus, OF
our inal ility to PROSTATE Republican asccn
dancy in the country at the very time when
the Republican party IL torn by internal
feuds, is rent by open war in half dozen
States, 10 filed with dissatisfaction from one
end of the Union to the other, and is weigh
cd down by an Administration which has
failed TO meet the reasont bic expectations OF
those who elevated it to rower2
Passing over many causes of the failure of
the Democratic party to command the conf
uCuCt VI vi WV I'pllN-suNuu ar "
seeming poverty in fresh ideas adapted to
this progressive ngc, manifest incapacity
for presenting new measures suited 10 the
exigencios of the country, and IN unwilling
ness to dismiss from the helm leaders who
have 30 often proved incompetent to weather
The storm-we Will point the Democratic mag
mates and the Democratic masses to tho great
obstacle which les in the way Of their tri
umph, and which will remain there until they
themselves remove il out of Their path. II
is the belief, which SO widely prevails, that il
the Democratic party should be fully r.
Etored to power in the Federal Government
il would at once set TO work to reopen man,
Of the inn ortant issues settled by tho wni
and ly the policy Of reconstruction, anC
especially tlose embrace in the Thirteenth
Fourtccnth, and Fifteenth Amendments I,
The COnst tuition.
This widespread conviction respecting tn,
intentions olthe Democracy is the stumbling
block over which, year by year, they fall
Now, whatever may b. The opinions Of som,
portions Of the American people rs to th'
means ly which those three amendment
wcro cngTancd upon the Constitution, 0
oven rs TO some Of the principles embrace
in them, IN overwhelming majority Of on
citizens, ut the South M well az tho North
are determined that the Troublesome qucs
tons Il us difpos,d Of aud whose scttlcmeu
cost 70 much strife so much Treasure, md 8
much blood, shall never again 10 rcopcn,d
and for a whole generation, if need be, the
will ly their votes exclude from tho admin
istraton of national nfbrs any political part
that docs not impress the public mlnd wit
the belief that II docs not intend TO rcopc
them, through ether tho Legislative, excel
Tive, or judicial department Of the Govern
ment.
We have pointed to the main obstacle I
Democratic success in tho country, and I
Me chief reason Why that party will fail
tarry tho next House Of Representative
The meeting Of Thursday will afford a goo