Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-08-26
OUR NEW YORK LETTER,
POLITICS.


the campaign may be expected to COM
mence in good earnest on both sides.
There is no doubt that the Democrats
are the better prepared for the contest,
for although the Republicans will Bit
terly contend for every inch of ground,
yet they are compelled to yield the
palm to their adversaries, so far as
discipline and organization is concern
ed. With the Democrats, the election
of Tilden and Hendricks is the OBJ
jective point, and every line has been
so drawn that they shall all meet in
this one point. They know that upon
the election of their candidates de-
ponds the salvation of the country from
the ruin that hangs over it. The Re-
publicans are not so we'll organized !;
in fact, they almost may be called in a
state of disorder. They have not the
same faith in their leaders that the
Democrats have, and certainly do not
display the same amount of enthusiasm
for their Presidential candidates.
Everybody knows Tilden and Hem
bricks. They have made themselves
known by the sturdy manner in which
they have, while In Office, compelled
matters under their control to be
worked for the benefit of the people
whose interests they held in their
hands. Hayes and Wheeler, on the
other hand, are almost unknown, and
were adopted as a compromise, to pre-
vent Blaine from carrying off the prize.
Hayes, of course, is known in his State,
or he would not be its Governor but
although he has been for many years
in public life, no one outside Ohio has
ever heard of anything that he has
done. In his own State even, he has
obtained very unenviable notoriety,
because he has always permitted HIM
self to be used by INSCRIPTIONS politi-
clans. He has not shown any power
to act independently, and has been led
into the commission of grave errors,
and his era of power has not been of
advantage to the people of his State.
This weakness of character would be
fatal to his career were he to be elect
ed President, and the Republicans
themselves, when they can be induced
to express their real feelings, confess
that with him at the head Of affairs,
Grantism would be continued in full
force.
Not only has the Democratic party
confidence In its candidates, the coun-
try has, by the proceedings of the ses-
sion of Congress just brought to close,
found that it may with safety renew
its confidence in the party. 1t has
long been sensible to the fact that un-
der the Republicanism which has grown
up under Grant, nothing but continued
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cided that things must change. For
tunately the Democratic party has had
short opportunity of making known
the difference that would come under
its rule and guidance. It has already
eliminated from the public service all
the impurities that Republican Sen
ate and President could not prevent it
from removing. Unfortunately this
was not large amount, for the power
of the Administration and its oppor-
tunities for helping its favorites were
so great that, although many crimes
amongits members and supporters were
detected and the criminals pointed out,
yet efforts to stop the one and to pun
ish the others were too often thwarted.
Its work in this way has, however,
been productive of good, and it has
done other things that we can appreci-
ate. 1t has prevented the passage of
many obnoxious measures that were
brought forward in the Senate, and
has made very sensible reduction in
our expenditures. 1t has established
It's claim upon the confidence of the
people, and the people will not be slow
to acknowledge 1t.
In this city things have so far been
pretty quiet, but we shall soon, / ex-
pect, be lively enough. Mr.. Hewitt
has come from Washington, and has
taken hold in earnest of his work as
Chairman of the Democratic National
Committee. He expresses great con-
fidence in the election, and is much
pleased at the work that has been ac-
complished by the Committee In his
absence. The Republicans also, are
getting ready for active work, but they
are still very much occupied with the
fight for Governor. TIE Conkling-
Cornell, the Curtis Morgan, the Chand-
ler-Evarts, the Custom House Robert
son, and the llen-but-any- body-but
Cornell Morgan -Evarts- Robertson
cliques still keep up the warfare. The
agony will, however, soon be over, and
then-We shall see what will come of
it.
ATROCITIES AT SEA.