New-York tribune., 1876-05-20

fanatic finds Mt this time wonder.nl SCOT" io'
bis inteDsty of belief and his devoted energy.
That he has not labOrcd in vain. the Demo-
cratic Convention in Ohio proves.
Ever since the elections of last Fan, 1HE
TIIRuYE has repeatedly warned those VINO
care for public honor that they were under
rating their foes. Defeat i'll OAlo ana feDn-
sylvania. we predicted, would not suppress tliiS
bcresv, or materially check its growth. wien
Congress assembled, and cheerful optlhliS'S
were concentrating the country upon the elec-
tion Of Mr.. Kerr. we again warned the hard
money Democrats that they bad before them
a lif, and death struggle, in which all their
courage would be needed. The country knows
how they wavered, temporlzed, throw away
sclf-respoct and moral force by begging Tor
disgraceful compromises, aud finally, WIN lc"
honorable exceptions, so far surrendered as
10 vote for the unconditional repeal-the
unqualified reputation of the Resnmp-
ton act. BY many these Democratic
members, much as they deserve cenSure'
have been blamed more tlan they deserve, lot
we may now realize what power this heresy
possesses with the masses of that party, even
in the most Intelligent Of Western States. IL
il had been boldly confronted, without COM
promise or mercy, by such ihen as Thurman
It's growth might have been checked,
though in undertaking the task they wonld
have taken their political lives IN their
hands. They had not the manhood or the
patriotism for the emergency; they twaddled'
and compromised, and yielded, when they
should have treated the insurrectoa as Napo-
leon did the roaring mob in the streets OF
Paris, with Whit of grapeshot; and the mob
has sent them TO the lantern
Once more we reitcrate the warning. These
repudiators are in dead earnest. They do not
care if their party gets beaten, unless IL can
60 prevail as to secure II triumph OF their IDEAS.
Among them are corrupt and desperate spccu-
lators. as well as wild-eyed fanatics, but they
rival each other in terrible carneStness Any
man who fancies that this spirit can he SUD-
dued or whippcd into silence in a Democratic
national convention, or 10y anything it can do
or say, does not know the creatures with
whom lie has to deal. As well try to quiet
n mob OF raving lunaticS by reading thc
riot act. Republicans are making serious
mistake il they suppose that this attitude VIII
necessarily weaken the Democratic parry. On
the contrary, the teachings of MIR. Morton ana
other conspicuous Republicans have been such
rs to make the rag-money hercsy almost IRE
sIsiible in several Western States. IL is notorl-
GUS that the hard-moncy Democrats surrender
their convictions for the sake of plrty success !;
they will vote "the regular ticket" again,
as Mr.. Thurman did in OHIO last Fail; nor
i, there any evidence that the harj-money
Democrats of this State would refuse tn sup
port any hercsy. Personal wranglcs Will cost
the Democrats sOm5 votes in Ohio, where MIR.
Thurman has been butchercd and would cost
that party many more in this State II Alr.
Tilden shoald be stabbed; but the num-
Der of Democrats who have shown them
selves ready to vote against g the party" because
of any conviction or principle il too small to
count. If Mr.. Tilden should consent to run,
with a platform embodying unqualified re-
pudation of the Resumption act. it would be
found hard to beat the man in Ncw-lork, or
the platform at the West. The repudiators
would grasp the substantial victory. and look
out for the Congressional nominations. The
hard-moncy Democrats would console them
selves with the reputation of Mr. Tilden, fix
Their eyes on his record as TcfOrmcr, and
stand by the party TO the end. The Republl-
cans may rs well expect some such struggle as
this 1t will not be an easy one.