Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-01
Wholesome Advice to the New YorI
World,

"OTIO.
The Ne,cayh J2,o7,al one OF the NEST ably
edited Democratc papers IN New Jersey, III ITS
issue of Yesterday reads lesson of sound and
wholesome advice TO the World, which that paper
woulI do well to heed The sentiments of the
.Joio7,dl ave Just those which prevail in nearly all
parts of the country with the Democratic party
The Democracy look TO the Convention of their
own party When that body shall have met and
d ,termincd the important matter of choosing cali
,ila,,,. we hope all differences of opinion on this
score Will vanish, and the party present "a bold
united and determined iront
From the Newark. y. j.. Daily l"arnal.
Tur "woRLD,' C'NCtNNA1l AND TIE DEMoC-
RACI.
There has never been any question IN our
mind OF the literary our journalistic ability CT
til, New York WORLD. In many important
point- we regard it a model family paper.
It, editorials are scholarly. able and always
high-tonel, perhaps trile too finely construct
ed sometimes for a newspaper whose readers
delight in plain langu ,se and for high sounding
phrases look elsewhere. Altogether, in purely
literary point, the WoRLp is conceded TO be one
of the most ably edited paper- IN the country
As regards ii- political sagacity, if not, indeed,
its Democracy, there is, however, much doubt
We all remember its amazing wh!te-feather
showing in 1865. In its history II has performed
,ome very queer political tricks and as con
sequence ha, not had the support or confidence
of the Democracy Of the nation in anything
like the same ratio that the TRIBUNE has had
of the Republicans. We are firm believers in
Democratic progress, and are rigidly opposed TO
the process OF butting vour brains ont against
hard walls of established facts merely to stand
on prncipIes some of which by the force of
circumstances, have long ago been forced into
ob .ol.Ii-m Onward, sill onward " should in
oar opinion, be the watchword OF the Democ-
. racy. In discouraging tossilized Bourbonisni
and endeavoring 10 keep ourselves and our
readers fully up to the period we live in, and
Thoroughly rapport with the living, breathing
isshe- of the hour none could be more Jealous
than ourselves. The WORLD, if it chooses, may
counsel one way and act another; but when IT
undertakes Ia assume to be the voice Of the
Democratic party it manfes,s degree of anda-
city on par with its perfdious course last Pres
idenlial campaign Just on the eve OF election
But more than this, II has actually gone so far
as TO declare that its choice for the Cincinnati
nomination was the ch oce of the Democratic
party. But did not intend TO speak OF our
selves, but ni our New York contemporary. 1t
has again placed itself in position which chal
lenges criticism. Not many days ago, in an
article on the Cincinnati Convention, it cried to
the Democracy 'hands off, and said
I'VE sorry to learn that one or two promi-
nent Democrats have engaged rooms at Cincinnati
and intend to keep themselves III close intercourse
with the managers OF the Convention 1t would
he lar better 1or them TO keep aloof and stay at
home. Their presence would he egreglous mad
hess and sucidal FOLLY. 1t would afford tolerable
grounds to the Grant party for charging that the
Convention run by Democratic influence and
thus destroy its hold upon Republican voters.
Prominent Democrats who 90 to Cincinnati and
attempt to pull wires and control the nominations
the hneai descendants OF, and heifs-at-law Of,
the large but not iliustrious, though ancient tam
lly ot daHtph0Dts."
All OF which is eX Xeelent in its way but lust
here comes III a most extraordinary piece oi
WORLDLY Inconsistency. While all the time
advising hands off, our neghbor persists in
keeping its hands right on the Convention, aud
Tor week past has actually been pushing witE
all IT. might it, own choice for the nomination
In the very same article from which We quo!t
above We find the following
II the Convention should prove terse enough
aud high-tonca enough. "a nominate Charles ran
cls Adams as lis candidate for President, the Dem
"cfatIc party vail niurse that eminent Statesman
with Spontaneous, hearty llaudits, and unlver,a
aceiaInaton. In that case, it will be Of little con
sequence whether Democratic Nominating Con
yen,iou : held ornot. Convention would mere
ly iatiy the flr"gpne concusIo OF the democrat
masses. II MIR. ADAMS lS nominated, the Dem
ucritic party " II support him. work for him, ant
ior a formal lnaucomcnt by their assembled dele
gates.
Not onlg is this pr, aching one thing and prac
ilcIng another. but it is arrogaing to itself
knowled." and power which the WoRLD ha
no more right l." Than We have 10 declare tha
France will! recall Napoleon ana that Reds an,
Eoyali-t- aud lmperialist- will shout in nnisol
NIvE l. LI,MpEEEuR We look now as We hav
for selne time past with great anxiety to Gin
cinnaii, but at this time We have no desire "A
We have no rghI, 10 say what the Demorac,
will do no matter what manner Of child
born in Porkopolis: Whether the Democrac,
would support any nomination Cincinnati j
likely To make Is question which no one has
particle Of authority 10 answer There is, to b
sure, disposition on the part Of the Democrac,
to meet the anti-'irantists halfway and proha.
bly, mite with them III the great National Re
fora movement; bat that, in our opinion, is al
that ought TO he said by the Democratic party
all that need be said in fact, at least 70
the present. This, we quite certain is the
sentiment OF the Democracy of New jersey
As for ourselves we have deemed it pruden
10 keep our own advice which happened to b,
the WoRLD's-obserse quiet and let the Liber
ais hoe their own row, reserving to eurselve
the sovereg gn right 10 accept or reject whateve
they may offer. still in this spirit shall con
time to "keep hands Off and mind our ow,
affairs. II our New York con temporary woult
dp-the same, it would best help the cause
professes to support.