New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-22
The IrrecOncilables.

We fear that Governor Tilden and Gov
ernor Hendricks are straining themselves
unnecessarily and unprotitably. They
are laboripg, il is said, to effect some agree
ment on the currency question. We need
not place unreasonable confidence IN the
rumors which come from Saratoga, directly
or by way of Long Branch or Washington,
but there is probably good ground for the
belief that long and earnest conferences
have been held on the subject, IN the hope
that some form OF declaration might be de-
vised upon which differing elements could
unite. Perhaps the experiment may sue
ceed. Whether 1t succeeds or not is of
not the least consequence to the country,
the party or its Canuidates.
The gentlemen who are engaged in this
business mistake the situation. The day
when voters could be deceived by juggling
phrases has departed. 1t vanished when
men penetrated the wilderness and pierced
mountains with railroads, and threaded
villages on telegraph wires rs children
string beads. Once it was possible to hide
the fact that great party, processing to be-
lieve in one thing in New York, was de-
manding the contrary in Indiana. When
Pennsylvania was carried for Polk Dallas
and the tariff of 49, the Democratic party
won its last great victory. No party whose
deliberate aim is to cheat voters Will ever
win another.
Mr.. Tilden and Mr. Hendricks may as
we'll cay nothing. They can inform nobody,
deceive nobody. The country knows that
the Democratic party is divided into two
factions on this question. 1t knows that
the stronger faction, both numerically and
and in tenaclty Of purpose, demands un-
conditional and unqualified repudiation of
a solemn pledge of the public faith. 1t
knows that the numerically weaker faction
has been trying, ever since Congress assem-
bled, to sell itself at some price little bet
ter than unconditional surrender; that it
has yielded, step by step, day after day,
until there are scarcely q dozen Demo
cratic members in Congress who have
the pluck to vote against any out
rageOus demand which the repUdiators
may make 1t knows that at St. Louis,
despite the magnificent organization and
overwhelming force Of Mr.. Tllden's per
sonal adherents, they were compelled to sur
render what they justly deemed vital
point in the platform. They did not dare
to make manly fight for Tilden and the
public honor: and hence, while Mr.. Dor
sheimer and others signed q private protest
against the platform. as adopted, they voted
for it to save their favorite candidate. Fl
pally, when he had been nominated, not
one of them had the courage to oppose the
utterly inconsistent nomination OF Hen
drcks. Ga the platform, as framed, Mr..
Tilden allowed himself to be nominated
and there he is compelled to stand, with
Hendricks by his side. to chow the iuii
| meaning Of the surrender.
Tricks of phrase are thrown away. What
ever Mr.. Tilden may want, the country
| knows that he and his managers found that
| he could not be nominated in Democratic
| convention unless he consented to the de
mand for unconditional reputation Of the
pledge of resumption. He may pile ul
| words until they dwarf the mountains, bu
| that fact will still stick in the clear under
| standing of intelligent voters. He will gair
| BY it in Indiana; that was what his party
| Intended. He will lose by it somewhere
else And he will lose the more for ever,
new effort that he may make to hide or be
| fog the issue or to conceal the antagonisu
between the opposing elements in the Dem
ecratic party.-Ner York Tribune.