New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-21

scrOing on IL WIFI perieco J"Suoo 'no
legend Of Constantine In this sign is VIC
"toryf" In the present state of our politics.
we may almost say of our human nature
availability is stronger than any other claim
in the selection of candidates. Every conven-
ton looks primarily for candidate who Will
run well and a platform which will help the
ticket If the inilatiOnists are allowed to carry
the State of Ohio this Autumn they Will De
stronger in their party, by the mere fact OF
this success, than all the hard-money men III
it, with all their ability and character.
This is matter of infinitely more import
ance to intelligent and honest Democrats than
il il to Republicans. There is no other matter
at issue between the two parties in Ono than
this matter of national honesty. III Alien Is
beaten, imitation is voted down. If he Is
elected, initiation receives the dangerous IN
dOrscmcnt of Il great commonwealth, ana De
comes the platform of n great party. 1t wouiu
be a fatal error for men like Thurman ana
Bayard and 1'ildcn to assist III their own
overthrow and the dishonOr OF their party
by helping to crown the efforts OF the
inNationists of Ohio with victory. OF course
we do not refer to personal considerations i'll
speokine of such men as these. We believe
they are all above the sordid sclfishncss which
leads common politicians to swallow their prln-
ciples for the sake of preserving their party
standing. If they now fall into this error IL
will be out of mistaken devotion to the IN
tercsts of the party. But the fact is, 10 posi-
bic event can hurt the party and the country
| eventually SO much as would the triumph oil
| the in6atonists in this campaign.
II is useless TO deceive ourselves IN regard
to the prospect. There is serious danger OF
Aliens election. The Democrats OF ONO, even
those who are not nlationists, are very much
in the habit of voting the regular ticket, ana
will do this substantially now. The Germans
| have been alicnated in great measure from the
| Republicans by the Temperance movement, ana
many of them care more for their beer than
for sound financial principles, and Will imagine
they are satisfying their conscicnces by scratch
ing Mr.. Cary. The Liberals will generally vote
against Allen, but there arc symptoms that
considerable body OF rather INSCRIPTIONS Re
pubicans will vote for the imitation ticket.
The cause OF this j. not difficult to sock. Ihe
crowd which AIr. Kelley addressed ut lOungs-
town was in great measure Republican. Bat
it was composed of embarrassed spectators
and distressed wOrkingmcn. The former were
tickled with the idea that it money was made
cheap they could pay their debts and sell off
at n profit before the reaction should come
and to the idle workngmen it was Il rare and
agreeable excitement to hear man OF
Kelleys position tell them that the day
would come when they could take capital
by the throat and have good time
among the bank vaults. Every community
contains certain number of men not educated
enough to see the folly and immortality OF
this kind of lunatc dcnunciation of property
and national honesty. OF course they are a
minority, but they are strong enough to count
heavily when they all vote one way. 1t seems
as if they would all vote one way this year i'll
Ohio, and if enough hard-moHey Democrats
vote with them, ont of n blind religion OF
party, they will carry the State, aud pledge ii
for some time to come to most ruinous
and scnseleSs heresv 1t would seem
like waste of words to spend time
in showing the hard-meney Democrats of the
East that their interests are opposed to this
reputation campaign. But the fact il they
will he asked, and III many cases will consent,
to send money and speakers and moral en-
cOuiagement 10 assist the Tag-moncv ticket.
The magic of a party name is still 50 power
fu that all other considerations give way be
fore it, Mr.. Thurman complains that indie
pendent people blame him for supporting the
Iag-moncy ticket, and points for justification
to Kelley, Radical Republican, who does the
same thing. is he so blind that he does not
see the lesson of Youngstown He and Kelley
are on the same track. There is only one
issue III the contest. Kelley is working for
the Democratic ticket because it is infatiouSt,
and Thurman is working for imitation because
il j: Democratic, Both are sowing wind, one
hoping and the other fearing to reap The
Whi!lWind.