The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-27
Mr.. Marbles Letter to tho Liberals.


Mr.. Marbles Letter to tho Liberals.
The letter of Mr. Manton Marble to q
doubling liberal will be recognized by
the country as the work of distin-
guishcd journalist and politician, whose
services to his party have been valuable, and
whose services to the country, through the
press, have been even more important Az
the editor of the leading democratic news
paper of the United States he sometimes
led the democratic party, and sometimes
followed it. But he is now free to speak as
he pleases, and the argument he has adj
dressed to all hesitating voters, in favor Of
the election of Mr.. Tilden, comes with
more force from private than it could
from q commander. Cincinnatus at the
plough is as powerful as Cincinnatus
Marble is urged as candidate for
the Governorship of this State and that
his nomination would give peculiar interest
to the canvass is true, yet, even if he should
not be the recognized leader of the New
York democracy in tho field, he would still
remain their counsellor in the cabinet. So
his advice deserves respect, although it may
not always receive concurrence.
One reason which the letter gives why MIR.
Tilden should be elected is that Mr.. Hayes
is vastly inferior to him in political ability
and experience. Mr.. Tilden is demo-
cratic Hercules, who has done the State great
service, who has been tested, and whose
capacity has long been well known to the
greatest corporations and the largest inter-
ests in the land" But Mr.. Hayes, we learn,
has not been trained in any school of large
affairs, nor has he ever handled any
great questions of public policy. All
this may be true, but it does not
make the best President. Something more
than ability is needed in the Presidential
office, and Lincoln, who was not considered
as able as Buchanan, was much better
Executive The hand of Buchanan trem-
bled on the helm of the ship of state, but
that of Lincoln was firm. We do not see
that Mr.. Marble has proved his case by the
assumption that Mr.. Tilden has had moro
experience than his opponent, for many
other elements ought to be weighed in the
scales.
The position of Governor Tilden in re-
spect to the finances is declared by MI.
Marble superior to that of General
Hayes, for the reason that while
both advocate resumption of specie pay
ments Tilden has the power to control
his party, while Hayes would be
its instrument. Mr.. Marble denies the
sincerity of the republicans, and says that
Hayes, like Grant, lacks the high personal
Grant 'could not bulge his party one
inch. Could General Hayes do more?" OF
course the argument assumes that Tilden
would by his great ability force the demo-
cratic party to resumption. But we do not
see the promise of this. Mr.. Tilden, it is
notorious, has been already compelled to
yield to the imitation branch of the party,
and, in his letter of acceptance, to make
compromise with Mr. Hendricks Tilden's
party budged him. Is this tho great
commander? Mr.. Marble himself saw
of the vote of the democratic House in
favor of the repeal Of the act for resumption
in 1872 that 'the promise never should
have been cancelled till something better
had been put in its place = yet Governor
Tilden apologized for the repeal, just as Mr..
Marble tries to make it matter of little i'm
portance.
These are among the points of the letter
which will not wholly remove the doubts OF
the liberals whom Mr.. Marble is DESTROYS to
persuade. Mr.. Hendricks letter of accent.
ance and the vote in the House are STUN
bling blocks to the heather But if liberals
doubt, Mr. Marble is certain. "We shall
succeed" he asserts, and predicts that
Ohio will certainly be carried by the democ-
racy in October. If that is so then this
letter is unnecessary, for if Hayes loses his
own State Tilden has nothing to do but to
hang up his hat in the White House.
The CrrY WATER SUPPLY
ing the elaborate system of reservoirs with
which New York is furnished it is q remark.
able fact that tho city frequently suffers