The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-30

they are wonderfully united upon the common
resolution to contest every inch of ground
from Maine to California in these approaching
State contests of September, October and No
vember. We can see something of the general
spirit which animates the whole democratic
organization from its proceedings in the New
Hampshire Legislature. We see that in that
the ''unterrifed" do not stick at trifes, and
are resolved to leave no stone unturned the
turning Of which is necessary to secure their
ends. And this is the general spirit Of the
party. Its leaders and followers are all evil
IDENTIFY inspired by common purpose, and
that is, the purpose of breaking, right and left,
the republican ranks this fall, as the one thing
needful to prevent their consolidation and to
secure the floating materials of the country
against them in the grand general engagement
of 1872. In other words, the democracy,
rank and file, seem fully to understand the
necessity of breaking the prestige of the repub-
lican party touching its popular strength this
fall, in order to show that even General Grant
is not invincible. 5m
Hence, we repeat, there will be hot work in
these coming fall elections. because 1t is
known on all sides that they will be universally
accepted in their results as foreshadowing the
issue of the Presidential contest. 1t is
apparent, too, that for these preliminary State
skirmishes the democrats have many advan-
tages against the party in power. For
instance, while there are many dissensions,
disaffections, clashing cliques and soreheaded
boilers in the republican ranks, in reference
to General Grant and the spoils and plumber,
the democracy are heartily united against both
Grant and his administration. There are no
jealouses and no grievances to be settled
among the democrats in reference to the
spols of the national government because
they are all outsiders, and are all hopeful of
share of the good things of the kitchen with
change in the steward of the White House.
Again, while the party in power is held to its
acts and its measures, and to its failures to
please everybody, the party out of power,
without any of the responsibilities of the
administration, may please everybody in its
unlimited promises.
In their platforms for the coming State cleo
tions it will be observed that the democrats,
including their new departure, have taken the
full benefit of their advantages thus suggested.
Stealing the republican thunder on negro
emancipation, negro equality and negro suf-
frage, they promise, with restoration to
power, everything that can be hoped for this
side of the millennium. At the same time, while
they are ready for anything for change"
the American people are apt to indulge in
strange political surprises. Still, the de-
mocracy are laboring now under the disad-
vantage of an army without general-in-chief,
of party without a recognized general leader,
while the republicans, with all their discords
and disaffections, have q common rallyipg
point under the standard of General Grant
Where, then, are we to look for that demo-
cratic Presidential ticket which in itself will
not only command the SURFACES of the demo-
cratic party, but will be calculated to secure
the floating popular balance of power? In
casting about for the solution of this i'm
portant problem we think we have it in the
ticket of Chief Justice Chase and General
Hancock.
Let US look at this ticket for moment
Here we have, in the first place, two men
prominently identified with the Union cause in
the war for the Union. Again, while in Chase
we have radical republican of the war, in
Hancock we have q conservative war demo-
crat. We have, too, in Chase the great fnan-
cier who proved himself equal to the financial
demands of million of armed men in the
field, and in Hancock we have model soldier,
whose achievements in battle have contributed
much to the military glory of Grant. Next
we have in Chase man who represents Ohio
and the West, and in Hancock man who
represents Pennsylvania aud the East; and so
this ticket suits the democracy admirably for
1872, geographically considered, inasmuch as
their ticket of 1S6S-Seymour and Blair-was
an Eastern man for President and Western
man for Vice President. Better yet, while
Chase is free trader-just the thing for Ohio
and the great West-Hancock is q moderate
revenue tariff protectionist, which is just the
thing for Pennsylvania, even against the
stiffest protective tariff, regardless Of revenue
Best of all for the democracy, while both
Chase and Hancock are identified with the
new departure from the first Bull Run, they
both 60 for general amnesty and they
both cordially believe, with "Boss Tweed" and
Mr.. Greeley, that one term is enough for Gene
raj Grant.
Here, then, in Chase and Hancock--the
model Union soldier-in the Ohio man and
the Pennsylvania mantle free trade man and
the moderate protectionist-we have splen-
did Presidential ticket for the democracy on
their new departure. The democrats of