New-York tribune., 1872-02-28
DRIFT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
TIE THRIFT THAT FOLLOWS FAWGING.

OF course every one can see why the gentle
men who have obtained and retained offee under Gen
nation of that great soldier With of them 1t il
matter of bread and buter They hold Lat oSo' now,
ing the nomination OF q man who might turn
bayn been as favored With others it Is simply matter
OF pride and duty. Thoy have been favored ana sis-
publican party and, like honest they are. they
desire to eturn the favor in kind Tat portion ,S or
iayors Gr lnts denomination does not perform
II work Without VT o r"o nope S Sop
eor Mr B1yen GanGdate & GE o TSSS
which has Is friends in this that and the other place
under the Administration The Albany Epeltng Journal,
enormous patronage IL the way OF state printing!
business )proftablo that it can afford to gTe comms ms
thousand, OF dollars for getting its Jobs through
5HS Which S" L B Bceyes to be- the sronscss no
what the personal preferences OF It's editors e UtGa "a
Congres through the influence OF Senator Conklg The
Troy Times sends it's editor as Minister 70 IoroSn
Custom house in thai city while The PougeepSie Eagle,
The Sa otogian The Syracuse Journal Ihe B,IG 1dCe
might mention, have their editors or propretGrs shng
cmsco eed in the postOlfces Oh tho Ce'lE WHICH 'hoy
are pectiyely published
WHAT TIE DEMOCRATS MEANTO DO.
From The Louisville COuri<rJogrlL
SCme of our radical cotemp0IarleS are Iat
National Convention win be controlled in its platform
and nominations by the Bourbons The Democratic parry
!
the situation, but it may be relied on that II IL
now fully up to the mark Democrats comprSs pdS
ins conflict is issue OF life and dealh tho cOrrup
tons and cenraizng and dospoc policy OF the Admin
IstraOn are ndOrsed and pcrpetuated by the American
r.eope then bid final adieu to purity IN gov
arnment and 10 constitutional freedom In thesS CT
gumstances IL may perhaps, accord with the ideas OF f
Alexander II stephens to emulate tAe usrlous ehsul-
PIE 9I 1se h1 in With tn" resolutions Of Ss and the
shield rights, that no move neither Danu
in the United states think feel with In this mat
ter we intend keep limbs free, that we may Weld
pure government that is about to come OIL We
have do doubt whatever that the Republican Con
venOn will be controlled IN ITS resolutions am. noa
Ons by the extreme OF the party That such VIII
be the case is in the nature Of foregone conclusion
Grant 1t very generally conceded Is 10 Dc the fres
don tla nominee and Grants nomination would of itse
be stronger declaration practically OF ultra radical
sentiment than any mere resolutions %hateyer
| their phraseOogy, could possibly be- But WIN
the Democrats it viii BY no means be & as these "sS
all probability. be controlled by positive, earnest ana
only In their demand for change OF the Goyernment
management into honest and patriotic hanus BonrD0h'
ism will cut no figure whatever %SSS
adage catch at straws;" No marvel, then that the
ncnhot ON them 70 prate continuously of the resolu.
tiuns 49, and the necessity OF the Democratic Con,
the reserved power to make sovereignty effective
! gra5ped at with avdity by our opponents
SOUTHERN VIEW ,,,9F OF Tile, TIE SITUATION
We have said over and over agaln-and hope
we may have occasion to repeat -tha the great duty
of the hour Is To the Government from the hands
of Grant this all other questions are entirely sub0r
dnate They can aud ought TO be made only subsidiary
succession OF defeats for series Of yearswheher from
Inherent weakness corruption bad policies, It's nee
less TO inquire-haye rendered II certain that tht
National Democratic party unaded cannot do the work
Grant has driven from his support several important
States, and with them vast number or MS Original
friends, many OF them men OF commanding talent and
influence. These men uniting with the Democracy az
recruits, drawing the Democracy to them rs recruits
II matters not which, 10 la admitted can do the work
does follow that by abstaning from the Convention
We thereby up Independent sectional party Ou
future party actions afintes will be always within
our control our presence in the Convention OF 6
had the effect OF weakening the ticket In the canvass
That fact Ia beyond dispute BY staying away now, We
show the North that decline bringing such au ee
| ment of weakness into the canvass u second tlmo'