New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-13
FUTURE OF TIE DEMOCRACY.



The Democrats have achieved a great VIC
tory tn. must be admitted bat it must also be ad-
publican parry has been overthrow because II
was bad and corrupt ana not because mere
stood ready 10 take lis place another organization
43srg ssng uXSio have in Decemher ISIS II aiSIfy
speakers az the Manhattan Cinb remarked VIII give
them control Of TIE apIropradonS aud give them
them the complete power OF Legislation; Inc puDHc
Will therefore have 70 JnGse th'm rather Ey wna nat
Is, by their speeches and resolutions ana reports
rather than bY the acts tLty pass ot INC ac.s iu1
have the concurrence OF thr President ana ocHtf II
fhe speeches are Wild and violent, tdl OF rtaclonary
threats win regard 10 thr SOhtn ana dsHoucet sIea,
with re gard TO tie currency and The puOc TedllO;
the resolutions are VISIONARY OF aafIing' anu 'me ~
ycstigal"us are facuus OF ldalEndut vi Ii @ va
the votiue the apprgIrai ons shows tendency 70
disorder or xtravasance. the Republican party wa 10
vigorous and uncd ID 1870 ana al nope oi
Democratic restoration Is at on eud
i-ef well disclpued and sefrestTaiued; II 1t brings
it, ables the front ana allows them I" speak Io
II. If is talk and actiun sober ana redSsrng ana
rouseryativ and sound touching The finances ana De
soGth and prop-r limits of Federal authority. IL Is
h,r5 m what Is prevent the party nom seatuE
is CANDIDATE in the White House at the next election
For not he FORGOTTEN that the RepuDican parry
has for me present lost It's chance OF recovery 4heir Is
now no time forrcDe ntduce Reform "lAiu the ptry
nTt in one session by dscrrGited mHjUnty IN morl-
bund Congress. Nearly all The Republc'n chiefs WIZ
stand before the country this Winter III the posi- OF
cor vlcted culprit-, whose efforts 10 amend VIII only
excite contempt and amusement II the partF 3 10 De
reinstated popular confidence any tlHe "bI a nl1
or ten years must he through the lnsIueh@iit u
Democratic foies ana SHORTCOMINGS. 800
Enyr II, iu.Dl.r tic Democrats, willing 10
make an possible allowances Tor them, out we trn't mat
men IKE l.essrs. Tden and Thurman ana Bayafd see
what and how great these allowances have 10 be, aud
how heavy il before them. For instance we
DO not think condemn item rretlleVdDy Tor
what pa ses the Democratic ranks IN this city, as the
Republican press usually does Uu10hDIte1ly' tue
alliance OF its chiefs with men ike Morils~ey
ana O'Bnen. an1 the appearance OF men
ike "Jlmmy" Hayes on its uckets, are
great scandals; but they are ineyliaDle
scandas as long Us the voting population or Ncw-1ofh
remains hat il is John Kelly had 10 take H yes IN
order TO prevent his whole organization from gong 10
Yieces nd probably took him after getting Iid OF half
a-dozen Others Just bad Any party which gets the
vote OF this civ must do these things Oureteelbed
friends Murphy Bliss, and Davenport, Womb 90 ex-
acy these things If they could gain anything ~ theu
In fact they had all hut agreed 10 nominate Jimmy
O'Brien for the MayOralty ID lo.2, and the ar
ference between OBen and Hayes 40 one not VislDle
10 human eye. "The people" in New YorR, IN short
s largely led by criminals and roughs. ana any pohca
party which it gives its support must give the Grim
nals aud rOughs share OF the patronage we are not
defending tins. We merely shO Wing tnaI he Demo
cratic party il no worse respect than the r. pub
| Ican. Probably more amused by the lndiR-
Republican morlllsts over Democratic LdAy
| in this city than Murphy and Bliss.