New-York tribune., 1874-11-06
TALKS WITH POLITICIANS.

GEN. COCHRANE POINTS A MORAL.
THE LIBERALS ExERTINd sALUTARY INFLUENCE
ON BOTH PARTIES-wHAT THE DEMOCRATS
SHOULD AVOID DOING-wHAT TRUE REPUBLI-
CANS OUGHT TO DO.
A TRIBUNE reporter called on Gen. John
Cocbrane 10 get his views the result Of the election
az am satisfied" said Mr.. Cochrane "Were Demo
crat should feel triumphant. The Liberals doubt
less quite content with having by their votes enabled
the Democratic party to rebuke corruption and Third
Term Grantlsm while the Democrats triumph because
their party has been successful You the distinc
ton. In voting the Democratic State ticket the Lib
erals did not consider that they making themselves
members OF the Democratic party They voted for the
candidates on the Democratic State ticket be-
cause they thought they more fifty repre-
sented the principles OF the Cincinnati platform
than did the candidates the Republican ticket 1t
does not follow that. having done so they to be
considered in the Democratic party. Indeed had the
Republican Convention OF Gen. Dix declared against
the third term think, that large portion Of the
Liberals would have voted the Republican ticket but,
In doing so they would not have considered themselves
members of the Republican party Some Of those prom
ipent Liberals who were nominated for important offices
at the Democratic Convention to be taken for Demo-
Gratis, but the majority not In some a con-
senting Liberal nominated by the Democrats, be-
cause having been Liberal, he meant and promised to
act thereafter with the Democrats In all such the
nominees no doubt, be considered having gone
into the Democratic party. In other cases. however,
the candidate having been nominated as Liberal and
supported avowedly such, will certainly remain
Liberal and within the Liberal organization To be sure
there arc some who having entered the Democratic
lines will be apt to remain there. attracted by the
beauty and ease Of the situation, but there are not
many of these.
"What the Liberals propose to do Is question which
is rather difficult for man TO answer. Perhaps, how
ever may conjecture tho future OF the party by its
past. Their avowed object has been to break up the
corruption Of parties by directing their forces
against such tainted parties Last year, by
selecting the best men from both party tick
cts, they elected composite ticket, for the
platform Of neither party WAS Objectionable. This
year, however the platform OF the Republican party
Objectionable, and the Liberals voted the State
ticket Of the party whose platform and candidates best
confOrmed to their principles. In both these years.
therefore, the Liberals have been consistent with their
stated purpose OF repressng dishonesty and corruption
regardless OF party distinction. II they could have
themselves marshaled q party movement they would
have made Independent nominations but falling In
this they obliged to resort to the plan balancing
the two parties and electing the best in each and
this plan succeeded. For the Democrats approaching
the strength Of the Liberals made such platform and
placed such candidates upon 1t that the Lib
erals could honestly support It. Thus. In effect,
has one OF the great parties been forced TO
purer ana 20 tho nomination OF unexceponable
oend dates. Should this party continue In this career