New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-21
CONCERNING BOLTS.

may CLEAN from the exhibition. The Gazette
says:
cit does not mend the pitcher TO tell how 1t was
broken may 10 prevent repetition OF the
breaking 1t was the feuds that broke the pitcher In
this instance, hut what caused the feuds
"Party feuds will exist to q limited extent, In the best
regulated organizations, and are traceablo TO local
causes but when they become general, and affect q
party in an entire state. the is general one and
not very difficult of detection II the once triumphant
Republican party of New-York goes down before the
enemy while it has in itself the elements of success 1t Ia
not enough to say that feuds divided and weakened It,
The essential point is to know what caused the feuds and
how they can best be healed.
"These feuds began, il recollect Alright two years
ago. THE TRIBUNE at that time, picked out a number
Of prominent Republicans in the State and denomnated
them corrupt 1t held up thernsmes to public scorn
and contempt called upon the party in the counties in
which those lived to defeat their nominations or re-
nomination to Office, and when it failed in accomplishing
this result, called on the people to bolt tho nomina
tons. 1t then THE TRIBUNE proclaimed this IL q
good year for boiling, and believe 1t paS good year
for that practice far the amount of boiling was con
cerned. At any rate great deal Of it was done
enough to defeat the party and lay the foundation for in
tcrminable local quarrels.
"And what mas been the RESULT Defeat, RON that
day this Nnd the party divided into factions which
stand confronting each other glowerng into each others
eyes and threatening mutual determination. The men
who sustained the regular nominations against the bolt
I'm 1863 boed in turn I'm 1869 against the boilers OF
the previous year, who became regulars and
another lot have been boiling in 1870 to punish the
boilers of 1862 The dragons teeth by the boilers
Of 1865 have thus borne legitimate fruit the crop ncrcas
ing with each succeeding The feuds of 1870 are the
natural harvest OF that seed time.
"No good has OF this boiling, and none ever
will 1t is time for the Republicans of NewYork to learn
may feeiDg3
against each other they build up keep up
party by internal discussions. The original advice to
them, which set them to cutting each others threats,
bad and every step taken since in consequence has
been equally bad Bolting is no cure for political dis
Its sole progress is feud 1t is incapable OF be-
getting anything else The first lesson then to be learned.
is that boiling is the rock ahead to be carefully avoided
hereafter"
Comments by The Tribune
The Gd-ette has short memory. 1t was
more than ten years agO-in March and April,
1SGO-that our troubles in this State came to a
head. We had then Republican Governor
(Morgan) and strongly Republican Legisla-
ture. The Governor, in his Annual Message,
recommended the authorization of more Street
Railroads in this City, urging that the fran
chises be sold to the highest bidder and the
proceeds paid over to the City. Tie Legisla-
Railroads, and to put the premium into their
own pockets and those of their confederates.
! GOV. Morgan vetoed the bills, again tell
ing the Legislature that he way not OPP
posed to the roads, but held that
the value of the franchises Sigbt TO
enure to the City. The LegislatIre at once
repassed the bills over his veto, and proceeded
to app"rtOn the swag. Just how it was DONE
we are not, of course, permitted to know; but
we happen to be well assured that the Hon.
Isaiah Blood (hen, as now, a Democratic Sen
ator from the Saratoga district pocketed stock
and bonds to the value of 100000, "a his
share of the prOceeds-he having voted for
the bills both before and after the veto.
TIE TRIBUNE felt constrained to advise the
people of our State not to reelect the perpe-
traitors of this grievous wrong, whether called
Republicans or Democrats. This advice in
VOWED us in some trouble and provoked some
cnmities that we would gladly have escaped;
vet we still hold that it was our duty to give
it and abide the consequences, And we have
since repeatedly cOunseled our readers not TO
intrust legislation or other grave responsible
ties to men who have already dsgraced them
selves by selling their votes, If you call that
z,
to persist in it.
But it hurts the party. Perhaps; though we
consider this the wrong end of the staff. 1t Is
Corruption that hurts the party, and they are
Justly responsible for the consequences who
betray its momentous trusts in order TO ill
their own capacious pockets. If they WiU
steal, they ought to have the common decency
not to insist on subsequent nominations,
Take the case of our XVIII Congress District
for illustration. 1t is strongly Republican, and
not partial to legislative jobbers. Mr.. j. Il.
Davis, was last Winter Member of As
sembly, and made therein more money than
reputation. This Fall he determined TO go to
Congress, and cOntrived TO compass a regular
nomination by carrying the three Assembly
districts of Rensselaer, County at primary
meetings called for the choice of delegates to
the State Convention. These three delegations
OverbOre the two from Washington County,
and, in defiance of their emphatic protest,
made Mr. ID. the Republican candidate. But
that was only leading the horse to water-he
was still to be made TO drink, and he would MT.
Mr. Warren, the Democratic candidate, is elected
to Congress by over Sir Thousand majority
! though the district is Republican by at least
Two Thousand. The Republicans who couldn't
abide Davis got up 10 boilers candidate to
distract the district and cndanger our local
nominees: they voted square for Mr.. Warren.
whom they knew to be good citizen and
honest man, and whom they trusted not TO do
them any gross wrong in his official career as
Their representative. They may or may not be
herein mistaken we give them no advice in
the premises; but we predict that they will
not again be obliged to bolt a Republican
Z far Co.