The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-17

bond. 4nercrnfne fs lfns.cd matts1s .17ey prose.
cuted unto conviction aud sentence, aud have
since unearthed many malpfactices In olhce aud
direct violations Of law, They have perfected
organizations In every ward, and to-day cAnstit',te
the balance or power party In The city; hourly win
ming golden opinions from all sosts OF people, ~
=. (. +, s ss - Ti,iS NEw PARTY, ~
dreaded by the rings OF both the Old parties IL rich
and intelligent. The FIRST article OF it's Greed Is
modern selEGenying ordinances, being Substantially
an inhibition to membership to al who rofl or who
seek 10 bold Office. The mission OF this party ia
purely refornatory. 10 correct mlsuie in muiicipal
government ~ itss0ie aim ;n0thng beyond Tint ~
contemplated. No scandal 90 General Grant Oh.
talns ioot ng; but as sclf-alnegat!on and the
nonncement Of featy 70 party are Strictly enforced
bokins has been made easy AMI more natural than
pcndence ofparty trnmmes Is found to be an Nh
easy virtue that brooks no restraint and That is
sons wnat injections withai Stick arin Just here,
ana bear In mind that tue astute Mcclure not nom
natedund ,inehdorsed By this new aggregation, In
January last jumped on their boat, audaciOualy
seized the hclm, sophisticated OF the and
win steer himselfinto place and power the w-bOrn
saints planted ana Mcclure rcapcd and garle,ed
snesrs ~. harvest rGrney Moa, not array him
sent confidential messenger assiag that II 10
done. Tlien came Forneys resignation, but not.tin
subsequont arrangements with Grant, positive or
conditional az they may be the amazing attendance
movements Of the Colonel for ga re]o m within the
parity" the signal failure thereof and the nostiQn
Of tho Colonel and his FreSs-ls etfli IA pudde'' to
party, gathering strength daily issues orders for
the holding OF Its FIRST convention OF al the wards
IN s n. or as Rns six
expects by the wisdom OF Its choice ractIcaiy TO
control the nomination OF beth parties by selecting
men OF acknowledged rcputs in both parties, and
thus t,,ls new organization hopes to vindic6ts
is claim 20 he thc political power 10 matters
inst 'ro President regrets the RASH zeal OF
hs Intimate fr;ends who last fan bunderingly made
unnecessarily placed him IN seeming antagonism to
this y0upg Hercules. He has been assured, fol- he
has devoted friends In this new party, that ttron
bodes him noGood, Tor It'll the party OF free inquiry
~. ~ 4 oHASGn IN NeMNATroNs. ~
! On top Of this most Important local movement
comes Che actoncf the ''rcgularsp In convention
they have resolved 10 change the rules OF tic party
solves \ direct popular vote will b required tn
make nomination, and the intervention OF tho old
maehtacry or delegates and conventions be atan-
doned., This projected mode Of nominating Is
knoTnanong us a. the 'CtawiOTd coanty system"
II is strenuously objected TO ny the pedpng leaders
them ard their combinations, DISCREPANCIES the
ppsiy and aesails It's supremacy. In proof they
TO less than three thousand, but they forget 20
mehton that old Thaa stevens no longer lives
Another dstracpng clement is the rade action of
! the recent State Convention, IN assuming to ap-
point the delegates TO the National Convention,
against the time honoIcd custom OF submitting the
| the more ohensive by reason OF the despicable
Character many OF the delegates thus crowded In
Ytt anotNor j. tho lay Tor state convention to
OF higher standard than the party has favored Of
late years, aud Invites men TO act Independently OF
party thradom. St, another dlsntegrating cause
Is 1T work. Hattrapit, the nominee for Governor
| T. not beyond suspicion in the Evans affair.
Evans, but forney denoances him and goes lor his
scalp, despite his foroknowieige that Hartranft's
defeat in October h the forerunner oi Grants over
Tnn REPUBLICAN, Observation-Disclosures STRENGTH.
Thus II would seem that the great republican
ne
bowlwows, by reason ot local causes aloae, Can
Grant save ii and thus save himself? That's the
negaas es o@ G 9hsx ss and and
TIE party and Giant are both doomed to dcleat In
PSnnsyyania. ereecy's strength In the State to.
day IL estfmsted at tile vey least, at ono hundred
Thousand votes, or mora made up OF original liberty
mec, cd 4bol;tionlsts, 2atly republicans anti.Le
coulNtofl dcncetats, who became ardent repubii-
Gang; aau-camsr6nians "a host Of themselves: dis
Contenteu eince-see aegs, plain farmers who esteem
oreeley for oeyotng 30 much OF his journal Tor
republicans, and lastly, the greater part OF all other
! republicans, lwho lament the SHORTCOMINGS OF the
ann al5tiNlop, every llin OF whom voted Tor Lin
Y com aud Tor Grant SIch IS the estimate OF
cfee'cy's strength to-day. independent entirely OF
! oemocroilc endol sement and democratic ve.es.
! ihc new departure democrats believe In it ana arc
working Ike beavers 10 have the Cincinnati uonil.
nations approved by TIE Convention Which meets at
! Wiiiomsport on tho asst OF May. Cniy the
| ante-Godchian fossils oppose then,-demoCiat IS
VINO revere the constitution as IT was, regard the
I Declaration the attn of Judy a. q bundle or ..t-
ering generalitias" the resolutions OF 9S as stll
! OF b4ndh" force, consider tie war as no hnality,
andthe thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend,
/ peEiAed politicians stlli 1.-Two, ~, rs you might
expect, they most abound in counties conspicuous
| for exalted sentiments and Just regard for human
rights: the heat Of special antagonism has kept
these old hunkers from decomposition.
TIE DEMOCRACY ENDORSE CINCINNATI.
Is is aimostta certainty tnat vast majority or
the PENNSYLVANIA democracy la ready to accept and
| endorse the Cincinnati nominations. Should the
Baltimore Convention adopt this ticket it VIII
carry tie State by an unparalleled majority. rho
administration partisans insist that the democrats
4 that Greeley VIII withdraw; and IN any event that
tho patronage and prestige of the party win
commend success. Invariably they, end their
has never been beaton.n The tarir question IS not
ton thinks ana as il was formerly. II is somewhat
q stale thing. Men interested III coal know that
| while six months labor produces coal fT twelve
| months CONSUMPTION, no teaeme however cuii-
nngy devised, viii protect them from low prices
consequ,nt on superabnndancc, Men are wearted
with thc eternal babble about tour infant nanufac.
lures y and, Rejoicing In the grandeur Of CoIa-
monw ltn OF over four millions OF souls and IN
ineyhaustibe resonrces, don't like 10 be put before
the nation either rs babies o. beggais, and Pernsy
| vanlans ere made to appear as both. IL has come
TO be regarded. thet free trade is misnoner and
( protection Is all a feetipg SHOW.
TEE ADMINS rlakrIoN CHAMPIONS.
tho administration party 10 tho city Is woinlly
rapnStb n Us eooS1sp roney Is no
Mr.. District Attorney Mann IL the real head cen
tre.n ne has never been attached TO Grant, butts
on old, tried, trusted, warmhearted friend OF Cur
Tin. lhe prominent federal ONCE .rollers with one
exception, are without influence and political
tact. Mayor Stokley 10 a superb spec
men Of the amallest fry politicians, ana most
| OF tho active local leaders are unable to
write o speak for their cause, but they are nm
rivalled ut the work OF button.boilBg drumming
and driving voters before ana on election day. This
H. recognized as capacity for public life, and has
/ lifted scores OF puny men into high places. The
people are rather tired OF the drlbble Of these
leaders but " Is the vogue The party hos been so
4 Overwhelmingly strong that Il has had no need 10
foster talent. Submission OF Will and modocrity of
mind were the standards set up IN the formation Of
Grants first Cabinet, which have been faithfully ad-
hersd TO ever since IN ell changes OF it. and have
been symmetrically carved out In the appointments
TO lower ohces-at least, this is the philosophy OF
| the "soreheads.n There is no new blood In the
| party no enthusiasm, no young, ardent orators
We must rely mainly on importaticns for clio.
Boanerges Kelley WIN have his reelection TO look