Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-22
SUCCESS WAITED.
Cor. OF tho N. Y. World

The Wilmington On. o. Journal SAWS
1--WE are satisfied that the Southern PEG
pie ere willing to trust their welfare il
the keeping of the national Democratic
party. 1t matters little whether Hen
bricks, Hancock, Thurman, Hoffman
GrOesbeck, PendletOn, Adams, or Chase
be nominated by the convention. VIA
aCe aCant IS success. We want to see the
Democratic party III power. It's organiza-
ton and traditions, its principles aud
policy are known, and we are willing to
trust aDy of the s. eminent men in charge
of its adm nistration."
And what the Democrats of New York
WaEt Is success what the Coneervaiives
generally Oncudng not few nomiually
classed as RepublIcans) want is success -
Not particularly y success that shall place
some favorite individual in tn Presiden-
tial chair-but q success that aCU dtspLtce
Gen Grant. THAI j. The tir-r oiut.
The elections in Connecticut and Cali
fornla, bItIC ultriy, nre morg the inhi-
cations tn IL { Domocra 10 purity a. Low
organized is stIl in a minority in the
Uuion. The defeat of the Republicans in
New Hampshire as not Democratic vic.
tory, in the true sense of the term. 1he
result grew out of quarrel In the Rrpub-
ilcan ranks which may be Lesled. Ohio
will next month be carried by Tia Repub-
llcans. almost beyond doubt. PenusyI-
vania will very likely g. tue same way
Both are now in the bands of the Rtplb
licaus. We repeat, the d moorauc ma
tlonal party Is IN d minority and that is
the second point.
It must then be acknowledged that there
Is little or no hope of success with Hof-
man, (who is not Candidate for The noui-
natloo,) Hendricks, Hancock, Pendeton,
or any other old DEM cratic leader Of that
class. Either would make gallant run,
and poll tn Democratic VOTE "what
We want Is success" and to achieve that
"e mus rally to our aid certain Con-erva-
tive elements in the Repub lean party OPP
pos to Grant, Butler, Morton IL Go.
That is the thi, point
La order to do that-and thus defeat
Grants re-elecion-the Conservatives Of
the country, led by the Dem cratic party,
must go into the next Presidential contes,
with Judge Chase, B. Gratz Brown, or
some other man OF that rtamp, on p|ain,
straightforward, oldfashioned Democrat
ic platform, pledging support to the Con-
s'1tut1on as it Is, and to certain tariff, rev.
enue and civil service reforms, the need
OF which we all recognize. And that is
the fourth and most important point.
A small class of Democr6ts-who pride
themselves on their great CONSISTENCY"
and devotion to "tbe old Democratic par
ty"-have been 1sther inclined to say :
"We want no new departures'-give Us
straight ticket and a square fght'-and
if defeat comes We prefer that to victory
through the aid Of any of our old enc
mics 70 These are the Bourbons of the
party, and fortunately few in number
The great majority feel the neces
sity-for the good of tie whole coun-
try, for the perpetuity of our free institu-
tons Of change Of Administration. II
Gen. Grant cannot be defeated by the
Democracy single-handed, a common love
OF country and of purer and better gov
eminent. should draw together all honest
men IN the country who dread his re-elec.
ton. Ii the result of the election held
last week 10 California shall contribute to
that object, it will answer one good pur'
pose.
" What zoe rant IS success "a success
that shall place some honest and capable
Conservative statesman in the place which
Gen. Grant has disgraced. The first step
towards this much needed success is to
carry the State of New York for the Dem
ocratic ticks ct this fall. In this result every
Conser Vative in the State is interested,
and If We mistake not the temper of the
Democracy. ticket will be nominated OF
men.
Let Neac York go Republican this fall, an"
Grant rctH claim his recollection as certain
10 JoH0er. Let the Democrats of the Stale
bear that fact in mind, and be prepared ~
rally their whole strength to the polls.
CooperstoWD. N. Z, FTeemGn's s9w'