The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-23


this standard. according to our Presidential
vote of 1868, when each party polled its full
strength, New York is democratic State.
II, however, none of our past election re-
suits will apply to the existing political situa-
ton and its embarrassing complications, the
test vote. as between the republicans and
democrats, even of 1868 will not avail u.s. 1t
is evident on all sides that the revolution in
municipal reform of last year has spent its
force against the democratic party, and that
this party, as reconstructed, is the party of
reform, at least as much as the other. From
the declarations made at the Utica Conven-
ton, and from the proceedings of that body
throughout it is apparent that the republicans
year as guarantee against the democrats and
liberal republicans combined under the Presi-
Dental standard of Mr. Greeley. They admit
it that they have heavy task before them.
To repair the losses from the administration
camp the Utica Convention invites recruits
from the democratic party. This is confess
sion of weakness which would settle the ques-
anti-Greeley Bourbon democracy; but this un-
known element, it will next be observed, has
given no signs of strength in New York as a
balance of power in any town, county or cleo
ton district of the State. en
From all the facts and the testimony before
us, if the opposition alliance, with good nomi-
nations, were now before the people Of the
State, and if the election, State and national,
were to come off tomorrow, we have no doubt
that it would be carried against the admins
tration by large majority. In other words,
New York as it now stands is good for the
Greeley coalition on local and national issues;
but in the interval to November, the Septem-
Der and October elections in other States Ito
say nothing of Colonel Blanton Duncan and
his straight-out Democratic Convention), may
change the whole aspect of the field of battle
in New York. The administration republicans
have put forward their leaders and have
donned their armor for vigorous New York
campaign, and the democrats and liberal re-
publicans cannot afford to trife with their
opportunity or their great responsibilities.
They must bring their strongest men to the
'front.' and take up the great work of reform in
a way which will attract the confidence of the
people, or they may fail to recover the State.
Blnnton Duncan and His RoIc-The
Congressional Republican Committee.
George Francis Train has been eclipsed.
prince of cyclists, and Train leaves for
Europe in disgust. AS the head and front of
the Louisville Bourbon Convention movement
Duncan crows Justify. He declared to our cor
respondent that 1--WE (the so called straight-out
democrats) will take the country by storm
and sweep it with whirlwind of enthusiasm"
Considering that Blanton Duncan has organ
lied the movement for a convention, and that
his followers ore few and far between, his
rhapsody reminds us of the modesty of Train.
However, he does not go for himself as Presi-
dent of the United States, as his COM
peer does, and in that he shows
remarkable disinterestedness and moderation.
We do not suppose this ardent patriot is in
fuenced by the administration or Grant re-
publicans though it is said the Congressional
Committee managing the campaign for Grant
and Wilson are using his lucubrations very
extensively. He is, we suppose, simply err
ratio, and delights in making noise in the
world It will be gratifying to him, therefore,
to be thus noticed. He believes he is the
Atlas that bears the political world on his
shoulders. Those great gatherings Of the
able and representative men Of the country at
Cincinnati and Baltimore and all their work
are to be scattered like chaff before the wind
by his potent breath. But it seems his few
followers begin to be afraid or jealous of the
great man. For now comes Mr.. Van Allen,
the soi-disaa secretary of the inaugural move
ment and proclaims that Duncan is
not altogether the king-making Warwick,
and that he (Allen) and others have
finger in the gigantic undertaking.; and
Allen may we'll claim, as may be seen by
his rhapsodical statement made to the HERALD
and published to-day, O fair share in the fuss
and fury of this Bourbon movement No
prophet of Israel was ever more inspired in
predicting the future than he pretends to be-
He is quite sure. He sees it all. The spirit
of prophecy is upon him, and he declares that
neither Grant nor Greeley will have leg to
stand upon He, too, knows that the straight
out Bourbon democratic nominee will ''sweep
the country with whirlwind of enthusiasm"
Well, we live in an extraordinary revo-
lutionary age and there is no telling
what may happen. Duncan and Aliens
Louisville nominee, if there ever be one, is
just as likely to be elected as that Plantamour's
comet may strike the earth, or that the skies
may fall, and everybody knows that these
things are possible. The best advice we
can give these patriots is to recall Train, If he
has left for Eurone or to prevent him leaving