New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-18
DRIFT or POLITICAL DIsCUssTON.
OBSTACLES TO DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS

49, Prov The Boston T-arsI.r (RepI
IN 1914 the general show will be favorable
~. o Doocrats, Az 10 has been thus far; but the
action az 1t Is called, will have spent much Of rs force
~ tWeiVemonth or thereabout-and the displays Of
Democrats, Will be useful turning the political cur
rent Ia proper direction The country for the Union
h .ne democracy are for purposes that have for
,ns perfection nothing short OF the Unions
ZION we are not 80 far removed from the time Of the
S ~ 70 ADMIT OF that contest and its causes being
KEPT our OF the popular mind, and long IL shall be
crt popular mind lt will be impossible to make Demo
well by their country
TINE TO RECOGNIZE THE INDEPENDENCE OF
CUBA.
r. -, From The CtnefnAan Enquirer (Dsm.)
our ashlngtOn correspondent says there is
no. 10 believe that movement is on foot among
TINS Government" Well 1t is high time for a move
es OF thas character The contest has been going
III Duoe oetween the Cubans and their Spanish
i1nger sa Ior nearly or quite SIX years How much
aounuhnt opportunity II she had the power TO bring
me island to terms our have suffered greatly
tne mterneclne war which has prevailed
island should have been granted long ago a. q matter
to the cubans aud being In the interests Of
~ 49, Prom TIE Troy Pres. (Deml
none Will refuse to cOncede that a good spirit
nates the farmers 10 combine for the furherance OF
che interests and the safety Of their rights Their
question tie necessity OF their forming q separate
organination when the grand old Democratic party
Is once more reganiug It's Oden purity, and IA be-
coming 50 vital be without doubt the
snt OF the national future. The best and the
best men. Is the Democratic watch word, never
earnestly repeated faithfully exempihed than
sase can the Gransers OF Indiana xho have called
lsrue OF corrupt party politicians, ask party 70 do
more than this to obtain their adherencel third fac
tcn Is no longer needed for the Radicals will be
put our OF the way by purified Democracy, 20 whom
Tue nations interests may be intrusted without peril
be well subseryed,
RESULTS OF THE RECENT ELECTIONS.
49, from The Mldson (Wtsl Saa1 Journal (RepA
lie Results of the recent town and mUDIcI-
pal elections so far as able to judge FROM
spondence and review OF our State exchanges show
Tess adherence TO party issues than has before been
exhibited In the political history Of this State. Personal
preferences temperance, license. and anticense seem
varied results that the friends OF either side Of these
issues Issue have have no chance to claim general VIC
tory. Wherever the contest turned at all upon
politics the Republicans have made decided gains over
last faPs election and have reason 10 be well satisfied
with the result, giving unml5akable Indications that
FAN the electors propose the vote of
last Fall and reverse the decision then made 1t is for
the Republican party TO stand firm To those right aud
conservative principles that not only saved this State
from Disgrace and ruin but preserved the National COY
eminent from utter dsintegraton while It's Democratic
rulers were TOO corrupt and imbecile to mold II TO-
gether
From TIE Springfield Republican tlnd)
1t is hardly correct TO speak of them as COM
ing They have already come Iney are upon US al TINS
out in the daily talk OF neigbOr with nelghbor, force
newspapers, to yisbly affect elections. 1t
does not require any unusual glIt OF dlVnatlOn 10
predict That the next Presluentlal canTtSs-a
which bids fair TO be OF tremendous Importance
is destined to turn upon them. They are three In
number. /. Administrative reform The phrase 10
little stiff and stited perhaps, but IL expresses and
the thing. BY administrative reform, we mean
simply better and better methods In the public ser
The OF such reform IL felt and admitted on
all hands. q sound currency We have said 80 much
this head In previous discussions that we need say
but very little 8. Local self-goyernment Inc
war disturbed and deranged our system TO an ex-
tent which we are only lust coming 70 unaer
stand. The country has given a great ana perllous
lurch toward Capitalization. Ambition senshness III
competency corruption at Washington have made the
mischief worse and done their best TO make IRE
parable Ii Is quite that yet but there Is no time 10
be lost in setting the work OF repairing IT, THESE
are the three great landmarks by which the intelligent
and reformer must steer his course however
the winds blow and the churn. These are the
foundation which, though rejected never 80 con
temptuousy by the partisan builders OF to-day are "
become the head OF the corner.