New-York tribune., 1874-11-09
CURRENT DISCUSSION.
WHICH TERN WAS IT.


THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE asks whether 1t was
the tnird term the second term something OF BOTH
party viii nominate man for second term. Tae best
administration cannot sail with the host OF barnace'
that III six years fdstcn themselves on It's hull.
PARTIES AND PLATFORMS.
FriTn The BugiiO EIPTes.
1t is true enough, as TIE NEw-YORK TRI-
BUNE remarks. that in the camp!gn JUST closed the
afforded 10y the differences be ween.the platform and
professions went both parties practically shtug
on the platform, and therefore the arguments"
important offices necessarily based on personal
grounds or Oh those OF expedency.
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.
from The Cincinnati GIzste
We suppose the Democracy of Ohio will re-
iocc over t0e Democratic successes IN the East II
Republican OF these joyous fellows We RECON-
nend him read to that the first three panks in
the NewYork Democratic platform. Here they are. are
he only legal tender currency tnc,nrertible w coin
g. Honest paymen Of public dett in COIN sacred reser
ration Of The public ydh II the reading OF these iew
mocracy does Mt know the meaning OF priBciples
Is THE RADICAL CLUB DEAD
from The Independent
Whether a Boston paper is right III suggest
ing the Rev. Rowland Connor wrote TIE IkIBuNEs
obituary OF the Radical Club We do not know though
Rowland" That article was quite godsend to the
unwary religious press. which did not conceal s gra,
cation at this sign Of the decay OF unbelie H we dd
NOT ion in their pean IL partly because were
not that the sign was sound one and partly De
gaIvanize back into life pretty dead corpse. The de-
Cease OF subjective transcendental CLUB some PROOF
that transcendentalism is failing but not that unDeie
IL for there fashion In unbeicf rs In bOnnrts ana
the popular mGteralism or pOsitiyism OF to-day may
have quite many followers had the now obsoescen
transcendenrasm OF Yesterday. We expected, however
the resurrection the Radical Club and Col Higginson
announces 1t in another page We have no objection TO
is beginning new lease OF life though, II nat is de
sired the club must pardon us for suggesting that
it had better not forbid reports by its mem
bers Thus far, II the club has had vital
yiror within itself. II has also been
sus aimed pretty well by Its advertising Its members
NAV claim that IL does not Invite remark" ana may
gard the interest that attaches TO 1t remarkable
but 10 us IL med jlst about strange as the
success OF Milers orphan asylums. whicl depend on
PRAYER and never "iuyite" contributions. Muller Is
Ia nous advertiser OF his charity aud these ac
compished iterateurs OF their club for which shrewd
ness we heartily praise both MILLER and the Radicals
but we do wonder muen tncy at the interest
they manage TO excite.
USEARTH THE ROGUE5.
from Tas BlgIl) Courier.
We cordially second the excellent advice OF
TIL tribune next LEGISLATURE OG the State should
Orer renorseiess investigate INTO the expenditures
of moneys by candidates aud committees. IL seems To
he a well authenticated fact that $4,000 was thus
sen, to Catarusns County alone. The scnpt TO carry
the Assembly DistCt Ia that county on behalf OF Nor
gau. tao Republican cludi1ate irI St5R 5elavl LIZ.