The New York herald., 1872-07-05

has not the same power that 1t had four years ago
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diIapidations OF forgetfulness. Hence lool
to an amount which viii reduce the majority d
1888 to 49, oo0 Other estimates put II at 00oO but
prefer being on the safe side. The regular repun,
licans, however, claim that many democrats will
asre ssan Seeye hat IN HUss
The democratic party In the hrst place,
POLLS THE sTEADIER VOTE,
''on' years and Presidential being the better or
ganized and the more responsive to the whip. Be-
- : THE DEMOCRATS
have but few leaders, implicitly obeyed as rule, by
the imputation the democracy has been under for
the last twelve years has acted as sort Of pro-
srpSn n once and the party s
though at the cost Of Its own life. l have met
many democrats ont here who, ardently fond OF
destruction Of slavery, the defeat Of State rights
81 e VI d eaa
julius Caesar Nothing remained, therefore, but to
disband and reorganIze. But, for all this, they
Impending contest. It was their intention to to
vote for Greeley that by his they might dis.
political hurry y.buriy and grand scrub race which
the HERALD has always prophesied tor 1875. 1t
may, therefore. e.. be set a down that the republican
natural causes and inaction; still further by the
detection of an und0ubted number of republicans
Irish republicans who will be attracted to Greeley
Ant ana who have not yet forgiven the President for
ms active i've suppression OF the Eenian raid Of ls5
or thereabouts Of clear working majority left
The preservation OF this and of the State will de-
secondly, on the october elections lastly, on the
German vote. The people here are. pre-
ried by the Greeley combination troupe; but should
Ohio In October go against Grant think there
ing the loss OF Illinois, but OF every State In the
Northwest but Iowa. The fact is, the allegiance OF
too many Of the Grant men here, especially In Chi
M nad
cinnati, badly scared at the time OF Summers
speech, badly scared at the reported Morton plot
support may not be given to Grant lest thereby
would raise their woad
their complete rout. The liberal republicans have
relegated the temperance question to the electoral
dlstricts-a piece Of tactics quite as cOwardy as
those OF the republicans but not quite SO apparent
and displeasng.
In Illinois and take the stump make no doubt
whatever but that the State would go LIBERAL as
far as the Governor and part Of the State ticket Is
that the Germans wouldn't stop there. In the mat
ter Of tickets the liberals have little the better OF
IT, SO far as % concerns the Governor They have
because he was once Lieutenant Governor-an old
German politician, who was one OF the original re-
Portugal, forget which, by Mr.. Lincoln. He is a
popular, upright gentleman, and will carry
- an% s nss
ernor Palmer would have been the strongest man
and the most certain to beat Ogesby-stronger by
party, but peremptoriy declined. STILL what is is
Mr.. Koerner's opponent
Is very popular man, who achieved some nOto-
riety, II not reputation, during the war. What
weakens him Is the popular belief that he really
the seat warm for General George L. Beveredge the
nominee for Lieutenant Governor. People wouldn't
mind voting for Mr. Oglesby. but a vote practically
for Mr.. Beveredge Is quite another thing. So yOu
see for the Governorship the contest Is likely to be
red hot one-''six and six and Mr. Koerner's
The remainder of the two tickets don't deserve
much comment, one being about as good and as bad
THE QuEEREsT FEATURE
Is the nomination OF the famous Dan O'Hara, Clerk
Of the Cook County Court by the liberals for Secre
Wholly WITH the Sons very Sy
to naturalize more new citizens in hour than the
next clerk can In week, and ripe, indeed, rank
under the ward and caucus system. On both
tickets and in both parties there are too many far
POLITICAL hacks ' who % ali prossa once aGm snd
all power, and make the defence Of good
cause or the attempted reform OF bad one, a
stencil In the nOstrils OF honest men and an OBJ
ject Of derison to the public. believe the results
at present promise thus
ILLINOIS IS STILL SAFE FOR GRANT
against Greeley though local prejudlces artfuly
fostered, the supneness OF the party and the
criminal careessness Of the leaders may reduce his
majority 20 900 or 80 000 and the superadditi0n OF
panic and a bold campaign among the Germans
just possibly lose the State. The liberal republ-
cans stand the best chance of electing their Gov
ernor and, on the temperance issue, will badly
divide the Legislature The regular State ticket 1
think is safe, bar the Governor.
NEWSPAPERS AND 'ORGANS" CONTRASTED.
opened this letter by alluding to the vigor ana
vlrulence with which the campaign is being con-
Quoted In the press. cannot close 1t without
few remarks, which, though trte, are none the less
true. The regular republican party has three
newspapers advocating its cause.-The LnteY.Ocean
liberal Cause is backed @ by the Ti1@e @ II the three
drst-named papers were abolished the party would
be no worse OF and no better or They mean well,
which would not have been cast for their nomi.
because, they defend everything the President,
tache Of the government does, however iidefen-
sible applaud all that is said, however censurable
sort OF food may suit stomachs already educated up
to 1t, but 1t will attract aIla cr
NO STRANGER TO THE BANQUET.
might, perhaps omit from this sweeping CEN
sure the Post which, within the last month, has
developed some mind Of its own, and is no longer
s large Sa as Res s
sp3,og,ze; ap, a but the Tribune is big paper,
ve a9use TesSts 81 nsn cause Is more prod%cS
.Soui'' eHuh uCicuCcs DclcuCc hllu
apology always imply, or are taken to imply
weakness. Under these circumstances the
HERALD towers above the c0ntempOraneOus press
ITS imperfectons and animosities, higher than ever
ana seems more closely than ever to conform to It's
iounder's idea. 1t has given to the President an
nteigent support while 1t has not shrunk from
pointing out to him the possible consequences of
liI!adged courses and the necessity Of reforming
prominent Grant man at Peoria, which was shown
yesterday been Of more use to Grant than all his
organs and hacks, and reminds one Of Wordsworth
travestied- .
perfect Journal, nobly planned,
To warn, to comfort, to command