New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-28
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE INTERIOR

When Mr.. Tilden's name was first presented
TO the Convention of 1874 as candidate fOr
the nomination for Governor, the Objection
was whispered that his reputation as ring
smasher would greatly Interfere with MS
chances Even some very respectable Demo
Gratis who had no sympathy with any SORT OF
Rings themselves fancied it might be better to
take a man who had made fewer enemies.
Tweed TO be sure was in jail, and most OF the
other old chieftains had run away, but
there were plenty of their friends who
still had great power in New York, and
Oh the whole it would be moro piu-
dent to nominate Mr.. Church. In thS
suggestion they were actively supported by
the corruptionists of all classes, and by none
more energetically than the canal swindlers ana
their allies. who saw in Mr.. 1ilden their most
dangerous enemy. But if there had been any
reasonable doubt of the propriety OF selecting
him before the objection was thrown out that
he was too aggressively honest, there could OF
course be none afterward. The Democratic
party could hardly help accepting him for Its
own vindicatOn The result was signal re-
buke to the timidty of Democrats who hes
itated to do right because they were afraid of
the old broken and disgracod Tammany Ring.
Tilden led the party to splendid victory, eX-
actly reversing the $4,000 majority OF 1872.
We are now told that the corrupt factions
which opposed him last year are organizing
all along the line of the canal to beat the
Democratic ticket in the coming election; with
or without any formal agreement, the Demo
cratic half Of The Canal Ring has made close
alliance with the Republican party, and il doing
10 ti..tt,. llQt
Winter that no Governor of Ncw-fork could
provoke the hostility of the Canal influence
without coming to ruin. No doubt the entire
Lord family, and all their like, would gladly
pay very large sum OF money to beat Mr.
Bigclow and iuure Gov. Tilden, not only for
the qualification of their revenge, but for the
sake of warning to all Gov Tiden's Successors.
And it is melancholy to see with what zest
the Republican party is helping them 1t has
allowed itself ia be made the tool OF one OF
the most rascally organizations OF swmdleIs
that ever robbed State. The gross ISLANDERS
upon the Governors conduct, the excuses and
defcnses for the thieves whom he Ia prOsecut-
ing, which the Ring dares not make III its own
name, there are Republican politicians ready
TO make for it. Practically, the alliance is
complete though the great mass of Republic
can voters do not realize it, and will be aston
ished and Disguised some day when they dis
cover the use that has been made of them.
The experience of Newiork during the last
few years, however ought to satisfy us that
when the people are once aroused to the need
of reform, Rings are pOwerlcss. Tweed was
supposed TO control NewIork by his un-
bounded influence over the great ignorant
non-tax- paying majority but rs soon as his
thefts were exposed he was swept away with
the sutldenness of the whirwind The relics
of Tammany were supposed to he strong
enough in this city to cut down Gov.
Tilden's majority to ii very small fig
ure, even if they did not defeat
him, but in spite of the popularity OF Gen.
Dix, Gov. Tildcn's majority in New-ITk City
in 1874 was nearly twice great as that of
Herman IN 1872. And notwithstanding the
Canal Ring, we have no doubt we shall wit
ness Il corresponding result on the I'd of No
yembcr. The contest in this state is purely
contest between thieves and their prosecutors;
no sophistry can make il anything else; and i'll
such an issue the sympahies of no American
community can possibly be misunderstood.