New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-28
REFORM NOTES.
MONTGOMERY BLAIRs ADVICE TO THE
DEMOCRACY. Nm


The following has been addressed TO the
editor of The Neicark Journal by the Hon. Montgomery
Blair: ~ 81
To TIE Editor Of The Journal; -. c.-
The objections the support by Democrats OF me l
cnnst ticket stated IN letter RS0nsd N ST S1r IN sub
stance frst That It would be an aoandonmen' Pdbb
cipe, the persons nominated being sd by Con.
vention composed exclusively OF RepublcSs 30 Isadi
cas- being divided straight Democratic ticket may 20
nominated and elected The FIRST oD1eetO
yss in Stale Conventions last year. and especially by
the recent actions OF the great STATES Va wben
NewYSTSc IN aG9pns sdo T the Cincinnati PLATFORM and
recommend the cooperation OF 81 ,t h on
The elections the presumption Is that sueh eooPeIaon
involves no sacrifice Of principle ana me eGpanaton
of how those who have heretoiore 9ppOseu i Se 1919,
can snpport him now found IN the resolve 10 Ioreeo
nil turf6er contest upon the measures when nave oeeh
the chief subjects Of dnetenee O6 te tn
with respect certain questions which they reedu ~
important subssns 9nes9ns Inc seSonI o9IeS cn1
pelied 10 Withdraw II Democratic ticket shond be pre-
their full strength AGAINST US Sucn aetOn HS 10 P ~
posed by a Liberal Democrat would De re; Si-
II would be charged that as party me Dem I'M
ocratc party had acted as TO pledge ltseu 10 tle
H. Second As the party rad adopted the Cinennau
platform in its state Conventions generally last year IN
the nominee If II sincere IN proposing 10 hDanuo
dead issues. The parsausof the ADMINISTRATOR Sarko
vented by tho TammanY troksters TO possess theHl-
Of power and that II they are aI9"ou 70 2pn
nossesSion of the Government they Will undo all the
work of the war &c. Unfortunately the men tus stag
mated bad been allowed 10 IeaCn sSn IL With the
country elections last year cd thatn sIe
me adoption of the New Departure by the party its
was not increased. The discomfort OF large
numbers Of Republicans was proclaimed, put tney us
rsted the Democratic leaders and apprehensive
that ther restoration TO power would reopen past ques
tOns Notwithstanding their declarations 10 the eohl9y
me Liberal movement has grown ont Of this condition,
nd rs
Of the Democracy, IN spite OF inc gsnoIai
ton of the leaders and especially OF me Aew
world which had taken so pronounced part for the
New Departure that its support was ogcdi hece9siyi
Now the strength OF the Administration les WHY
an the want OF faith in the Democratic leaders when
Is felt by the Northern people The power whIen
mas been held by Tammany In the party mas enaDiea
The Administration 70 infect the Northern mlnd Wild
such distrust in the organization that WneT dnS
World, which was the apologist OF lanmapy w IWeeu
was arrested. led OF for what is called the New De
parture," II was treated as trek now II thr0ugn ene
influence OF that paper ana us aSSSclat9S tne @
should refuse to stand by the New departure Tor no
er reason than is proposed TO put the power
hands of Liberal Republican instead OF into tne
ands Of New Departure Democrat thelI snSeIity
not without proof, OF double duphclty-tHSt WIN nav
ing invited The Liberals TO make stand against Grant
with an implied promise OF support and then deserving
and sacrificing them by attempting to slip into power
ourselves by virtue OF the division IN the RepuDncan
assembling when profess To surrender dead Issues,
and the proof viii be That while We ratfy and approve
the Cincinnati PLATFORM shrink from the test OF COM
hitting the power To those who are as fully eommled
60 are, but whose record gives better guar
Tess 10 desire get rid of those issues IN fact ana Ger
tanly wish TO avoid them in the canvass is the Ops-
Gus dictate Of common prudence 70 take canU-
dale who cannot be suspected and therefore we GER
FANNY would do unless meant 10 cheat. But LID
eraI Democrat says the consent given TO the acton
~ Cincinnati by Democrats upon conditions thal
vere NOT considered at all With the single exception
of me Atlanta Georga) SUM- all the Democratic press
aoquiesced in the policy Of supporting some nominee u
tho Cincinnati Convention. But Liberal Democrat
sav Mr. Greeley not thought OF even by his friends
a. the nominee. AL hOWeyerWhO were thought or were
Radicals aud the only difference between them and MI
Greeley that not having been EDITORS tley hau not
offended so many leading Democrats by CRITICISMS upon
them If political principle and not personal feeling Is
10 be the test reason can be given Tor rejecting
Greeley and supporting Adams, Brown, ITumOulli or
Davis All that be said is they have not fought the
Democracy so long and hard. But, per contra IL
uust be admitted that they have not fought Grant so
enectuay, and just now 1t is power to overthrow MN
Thai is wanted When the liberties Of the people are IN
-,erl il is time 10 resent individual grleVanees
reeley has dealt me many heavy blows, but since he
As turned his guns against Grant, and has come 10
scue the country from the brutal tyranny which 30
grades US all my heart grows warm TO him. ana If
,rred OF all resentment for the heavy blows he has
tcs US in past conflicts, by the reflection that only
because has been stern an opponent OF the OeOc
acy though lie, tAat lie has now ia h power u Save
the county.