New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04

VOLUME X.-NO. 2.
Especial Correspondence Of the Republican,
NORTHERN POLITICS.
The New Ystk Demscraey 80 the p,ss.
tdentfal Election.
NEW YORK, April q, 1876.
We have just experienced in this State
one of those sudden turns in politics which
indicate the unsettled copdition of public
affairs in this country, and which shows on
what comparatively triaing incident the
destiny of 'this great nation snay turn.
There is man living in the metropolis who
is by nature and training and profession"
. fghter..' This mans ides of Ill law and
social morality and socia praueess consists
in ''put the right thing as between men and
mon" He feels in his upcultured way
that the highest Achievements for any one is
to be man. In his way he has arrived
at the conclusion SO elegantly expressed by
profound philosopher, that NO one can
ever be "more or should ever be less than
q man." This New York mans idea Of
meeting wrong or injusticeis to ''hit back. !"
This man's name is John Morrissey. "Con.
ventionaW honesty. which CANDLES in gold,
which CANDLES in cotton, and which gam.
bles in many other different forms of
speculative" values, through Az kinds of
schemes of 'frisks" aad hazards" and snv
amount of, doubled healing and suppression
of facts, and through manufactured" in
fuences. good and bad alike, sits, white
cravated and solemn, on the aforesaid John
Morrissey, party of The first SECOND"
and only part as he has stood for
years in this one sided trial before
the bar of society" in New York, and
ss hin and again and often a. the "store.
said" John shows himself in the walks of
"respeetable" life lie he condemned by ex
parte procedure and incont tinently sem
fenced to suffer an tho pains and penalties
which white-cravated snobbely can inflSct
on him. But Notwithstanding all this the
aforesaid stands his ground. He stands
his ground as q huge logical fact in the me.
tropolis, and a perpetual 'thorn" in the side
Of the Tammany Hall Democracy. In his
'logical" relations to society the athlete
claims that man las man" has fairer
chance for any money he may wish to ''risk"
in speculation" in his (Morrissey'e) drawing
rooms than he will hsve among the gamblers
of Wall street or Broad street. There is q
truth. in this logic which makes it all the
In his political relations Morrissey is liter
ally ajax defying the lightning" He will
not submit to TammAny. ,s-He defeated
Tanmany last year, and he has now given
notice that he win do the same this year,
and being man Of few words, and man
of his~orG tie Democracy may rely on
him, whether as friend or enemy, and great
is the consternation accordingly.
Commepsing with this Morrissey bolt IN
this State, let us unwind the web of the
political situation connected with it thread
by thread, and see what 1t will finally and
in all probability embrace in its meshes.
And first of all it strengthens Governor
Tilden. The open war now declared by
Morrissey on Tanmany can only be ended
through the influence of Tilden. Tilden is
can not afford to fight Morrissey and Tilden
both at the same time. If he places him
self in antsgoniem - Governor Tilden he
will by such q course do two things. First,
he will show that John Morrissey's charge
against him is we'll founded; that is, that
heI Kelly) cares nothing for the Democratic
party, it's principles or objects, but only for
himself. Secondly, Kelly's further opposi-
ton to Tilden will give Morrissey, in his
defiant attitude a decided sympathy
among the regular" party Democrats,
consequently We have as the first result of
this local Democraticafeu in New York
such strengthening Of the Tilden infiu-
ence as gives the vote of the State to hin.
not only in the Democratic convention at
St. Louis, but which, in all probability, will
give him the State as against the Repub
lican nominee. These two considerations
will continue to weigh in the political scale
until they bear down all opposition. With
this splendid send-off for the presidency
GovernDr Tilden will at once nay court to
the conservative element of the North, as
that element is found to exist in both
of the great political parties. He will
pursue this course, because it is now clear
that the conser vatives hold the balance
of power, and are determined to use it out
side of all parties-the Republicans having
thrown away the other and determining
balance, to wit: The Radical element and
the negro. This is as true of conservative
Democrats, as it is of conserva-
tive Northern Republicans. To secure this
bal arce of power will consequently be the
next step to be taken by Governor Tilden.
will in all probability be
opened accordingly with Randall. OF Penn
.vlvania. In seeking an alliance with Ir |
Ra andall, Mr.. Tilden will aim to consolidate |
,he vote of Pennsylvanis and New York in |
,ayor of the Democratic presidential ticket. |
Then Randall is IN anti-Tammany man The |
was defeated for Speaker last winter by the
Kelly ipfuence). As to the Confederate
wing of the party it is sufficient to say that
1ordon, Lamar, Reagan, Hill. Barksdale
md others have long since arrived at the
conclusion that the election of Kerr was q
,reat blunder, so fatal indeed to the pros
,ects of the Confederate Democratic party
"a to render some counter move absolutely
10 cessary in order 10 save the organize
ion. This counter move could not come
rom the South; it could not come from the
Vest, the seat of the Kerr influence; 1t
:, ,o froro ponuavlvania the seat