The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-01-13
The New York Politicians and the Prcsi.
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The ambitious gentlemen of the city
of New York who imagine that they
hold the destinies of the Democratic
party in their hands, ARE already moving
with energy to control the next Presi-
Dental nomination of that party. The
main objection that we have to such
control is that it will in all probability
be the precursor of defeat-a defeat, in
vited, when victory is within our grasp
Their shortsighted conduct ut the last
National Convention threw away possi-
BILE If not probable success then, ex-
changing it for sure defeat PENDLEToN
and HANCOCK each then represented a
distinct and important element, either
OF which promised success, yet the New
York politicians, intent on selfish
scheme that would not be subserved
by the nomination of either of these
gentlem en-, defeated them by extra.
ordinary effort, defied the voice
of the party, and thus insured
defeat-literally surrendered before
the onset of battle! 1t Is no extenua-
ton of their fault to say that the Penn
sylvania delegation acted with them,
for they manipulated that delegation,
which, but for the personal weight of
WOODWARD and CLYMER, was utterly
disgraced.
One branch of the New York politi-
clans, of which the World is the organ,
is eagerly intent upon nominating
somebody who is not Democrat This
would surely make the Radicals happy,
If nobody else, for then in any event
they would be assured of new lease
of power and plumber, of which the
World politicians would get share |!
But the interest the Democracy would
have in deciding contest between two
different Republican candidates can on
ly be explained as an interest of spols.
In short, the Worlds platform is to
sell out the Democratic party in body
if possible, or to divide it by combi-
nation with Republicans, .he latter to
swallow up the Democratic remnant
of which the World is the auctioneer.
To inns end, that paper frowns upon all
opposition to Negro Suffrage, to the
XVth amendment, and to other Radical
follies. OF course the Democracy can
never be made to submit to any such
bargains, transfers, or other arrange
ment, If the subject is fairly presented
to them. But the conspirators in this
business are adopts at chicanery and
will attempt to affect indirectly what
they dare not even broach directly. J.,
they can not get nominee to suit them.
selres they aoiN force the nomination Of
some one Uho is sure to be beaten, If they
can, as they did at the last Convention
National Conventions are worn out
They ought to be abandoned. They
are no longer capable of good. They
are in politics what a Faro bank OF
Swet.cloth Is in gambling. Look al
their constitution: the people in the
townships elect delegates-these again
elect delegates Ito State Convention) ~
these in their turn again elect delegates
Ito National Convention) these last
are hocus pocused into State "units''
(mites) and the whole thing becomes a
very old living cheese to be swallowed
by the first gormandizing monster OF
pockets capacious enough to purchase
and stomach strong enough to hold it
And this strangely constructed machine
far removed from the people, and
neither understanding or caring for
their wants-grinds out pair of nomi-
nations and impudently labels them
Democratic nominations! OF course q
platform is erected for them to stand
on till doomsday, or an opportunity to
slide off occurs.
Let the screechy machine be aban-
dOned. Let each State make its own
nomination. All will gradually centre
upon the same man. If they do not be-
fore the election the Electors can do it
afterwards. Then the people will con-
troll, and then the Democracy will elect
the President.