, 1876-09-09

. At LAST.
At last CnAnIEs Francis AnANB is on tho
track for an Office, and will run for 1t as fast
as bis ancient and artstocratio lcga will carry
him. Probably he md 11r. DowLEs aro hhp-
ny, although In The nature Of things their
happiness must DO sliortlivel. hfr. ADAMS,
however; does not toko the track with virgin
shyncss. For years past l,o has bocn can
ditlato, like ether members Of his farnily, for
vnrious Offices, his raco for which Inns been
crowned with distinguished and unvarying
misfortune, growing out Of tho fact tint,
while everybody thought he would all tho
Office admirably, everybody went and voted
for tho other man. His past experiences
will 10 brought homo To him afresh In this
caso, for several rensons.
First, 1lr. ADAMS represents neither the
Republican nor the Democratic party, but
that little handful Of Reforinors, 80 called,
or independents, whoso Platform Is purely
sentimental, and whose candidates will be
triumphantly cloctoa about tho time Of tho
Millennium, when the Democracy can acc =
bnl1ot-box without xtuning 1t and a negro
without shooting him. II 1t were m of
year, md tho pending election involved only
issues Of local Importance to Massachusetts,
this little coterio Of independents which re-
wolves about Mr. Dow1Es might possibly
"ontluso " tho people Of that State with
their reform sentiment, especially when
dressed up IN the ctasto and classical dra.
poriea Of tho ADAMS family. But it ia tho
despair Of A1r. ApAMs that tho Independents
will not figure in this election. Tho contest
this yoar ia an out-anl.out fight batwcon
Tie straight Republicans md the Bourbon
Democracy, tho ono party represented
by n MIN who fought In tho War
for tho Union and tho othor BY
man who fought against it. The South
ern Democrats havo recognized tlis chnrac-
teristio Of the fight by nominating tho most
bittor cx-nobels for Offices, and the Northern
Democrats hnye followed suit by nominating
the most bitter ex-Copperheads, and tho Nh
tioual Convention completed tho work by
nominating TlpEN and HENDRICKS, the two
most prominent advocates, during tho War,
Of State Sovereignty and tho right Of socea-
sion. Thore is to DO no third party iu this
fight. ...
Second, 1t is openly aszertod and not de-
MED that Mr. ADAMS was nominated at tho
request Of h1r. Tn.pEN, in order TO give tho
Inter additional strength. h1r. T11pES can
carry Mr. ADAMS, but Mr. ADAMS cannot
carry Air. Tnpgs. No ono doubts tho per-
sonnl purity, tho old-fashioned honesty, tho
mnnly virtues, tho stately dignity, tho irre-
proachnblo character, the olcar, strong in
tollect, tho brilliant literary qualities, OF tho
exalted craftsmanship Of hrr. ADAMS; but
these attributes do not alter tho nature Of
thu lond which he is carrying rs tho head of
the Democratic party in Massachusetts. Tho
aggregate Of all Ills virtues cannot atone for
tho burden Of perjury, railroad swiudling.
ballot-box st,,fling, disloyalty, and dishonesty
which Mr. TnpEs has placed On his buck, or
which, rather, ho voluntarily assumed
to carry at TuDES'a request. However
much the people Of Massachusetts may ad-
mire Blr. ADAMS as statesman aud model Of
all the virtues, ho is not On imposing spoc-
taclo to thom, carrying Alr. TnpEx's un-
eavory load Of corruption, labeled with Mr.
BowIEs' tag Of reform.
Third, it this wero State election, Mr..
ADAMS might hope to draw of some Repub-
lican votes. It Is, however, the wrong year
for that. There is too much at stake, nnd
tho Democracy havo advanced the old Rebel
and Coppcrhead element too far to'tho front
for Republicans to risk anything by rushing
after o sentimental Governor. To will not
secure Republican vote. Worse than this,
so far as his canvass is concerned, lie
must lose many Democratic votes. The
Boston Pilot, not only Democratic paper,
but Catholic paper Of great influence
among tho Irish, demonstrated, as soon as 1t
WINS known TINT he was candidate, and did
it as q solemn warning, why tho Irish Of
Massachusetts will never vote for him. Ills
record upon tho Fonian question, while him
ister at London, will never be forgotten by
tho Irish. It was ono of those acts Of hos
tility townrds tho Irish raco which goes
docpor than politics, and will mover DO for
glven.
1lr. ApAMs, OF coursc, will be beaten;
morn than TINT, ho will hs overwhelmingly
benton. Tho Democrats know this when
thoy nominated him. Tho selection OF
candidate, however, ehows tender consid-
GRAFTON aud prsisoworthy humanity on their
part, Mr. ApAua is used to being beaten,
and will feel dcsoat lass keonly than now
man. The people Of Massachusetts will
glyo him lcavo to resume his lnbora upon tho
history Of Tho ADAMS family by m ovor-
whelning majority.
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