The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-10
NEW YORK, Aug. s, 1872.

CAROLINA-THE AWKWARD POSITION OF
HAsrY DEMoCRACY-THE EFFECT OF THE
RESULT.
NEW YORK, Aug s, 1872.
"Alvord declares for GreeleyW Why, Of
course he does. Nothing could have been
more natural. Alvord was the leader of the
Fenton-Republicans in the last Assembly,
and labored assiduously in the Tammany in
terests. He talked against the reform char
ter, voted for it when he found a majority of
the asssmbly-men were going that way, and
after it was vetoed by Gov. Hoffman voted to
sustain the veto. Alvord more than any
other member of the Legislature stood in the
way of the municipal publication for which
our citizens vainly appealed to the State.
To him we are indebted for the retention of
Oakley Hall and the Tweed commissioners in
office. Through his influence sufficient
number of his Republican colleagues coalesced
with the Democrats to prevent the adoption
OF any measures of relief for the oppressed
people of the metropolis. All this class of
men go for Greeley. There is no necessity
of their making proclamation about it. The
alliance between the Fenton Republicans and
the Tammany Democrats is of long stsnd-
ing 1t dates far back of the Cincinnati
movement. The only difference is that be-
fore Mr.. Greeley's nomination it was covered
over with thin veil of secrecy. Now it is
open and undisguised.
While am writing the iron throat of the
Republican cannon is proclaiming the victory
in North Carolina The Tammany guns
were fired off on Saturday, and the prema-
ture shouters are getting laughed at. 1t is an
awkward thing this exulting too soon. Deris-
ion is of all things the hardest for politicians
to bear. suspect the impetuous Ethan AL
len has overborne his more wary colleagues
in this hasty burning of powder over de-
feat. Schell and Cochrane are too old stagers
to have been caught that way. Artillery re-
joicing is in rather questionable taste I'm der
any circumstances, but it amounts to down.
right absurdity when it is practised on the
faith of kilograms such as poured into the
Liberal headquarters from Thursday till Sat-
urday of last week.
IF this little check has the effect to subdue
the spirit of Dragging which has seized upon
the Greeleyites with such intensity, it may
prove Christening affection. Thus far they
have carried their boastfulness to ridiculous
extreme. But when their followers find their
performances falling SO lamentably short of
their promises, there win be apt to grow up
among them a feeling of dissatisfaction if not
disgust. Probably some unfortunate wagers
have been laid and lost by sanguine Greeley
men on the strength of these bogus returns,
and nothing sours the disposition of your gen.
uine reform politician like losing his money.
As matter of fact, the loss of North Car
DINA disposes summarily of the assumption
that Greeley was to sweep the South. Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina must be definitely
counted out of the Democratic column, and
Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Louisiana
must be reckoned debatable points, Alto
gether the situation does not look remarkably
hopeful for the allies just at present. The
World lowers its tone materially since North
Carolina has declared for the Republicans,
and even the Tribune bears momentary as.
pect of meekness. The ''tidal wave" was not
much in its flood, and if it is to do any dam
age it must be in its ebb. YARMOUTH.