The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-17

The Power Of the West.
The triumph of the West in the Cincinnati
Convention yesterday shows conclusively.
if any further proof than had been already
afforded was needed to show it, that now. a
in old Bishop Berkeley's day,
Westward the star OF empire takes its way.
The East has not had President since
1860, and it is not likely that the East is IA
have one now. The Western republicans,
at least, had no serious thought Of
conceding the Cincinnati nomination
to Mr.. Blaine or to any of the East
whether the Western democrats will BE- more
forgetful of their section but whether they
are or not the fact remains that the West ID
determined to rule this nation. West
ern ideas and Western interests ara
to be paramount in our politics.
There may be an alliance with the
South if the South will do the bidding
Of the West, but, in any event, or un-
der any conditions, the West is determined
to rule. 1t has the power and means
to exercise it. We saw this in the
election and reelection Of both Lin
coin and Grant We saw it in the
fact that Colfax and Indiana were given
place on the ticket with Grant and ILL.,
nois. We see it in the nomination Of
Hayes over the worth of Conkling and the
enthusiasm for Blaine. We shall see il
in the future as we have seen it in
the past. The President is not to come from
the East for many years if the West can help
it, and tho West means to help it While
we are busy with commerce and manu-
features, with the development of coal and
iron, and Needless of partisan, and especially
sectional, politics, the West is making
politics business, and combining to have
its own way in everything. Apparently
there is no help for it, and we shall
be compelled to let matters 60 a.
they are going, at least until we acquire
Western tactics and learn to combine against
Western combinations. Now we are out
mannuvred and outvoted, and at almost
any time the majority Of votes is likely to
be against us.
We may look upon all this with sort Of
equanimity, for, after all, the West is in
itself great empire-an important part Of
justice even against an adverse will
and overweening power. The West
cannot afford to be unjust to the
East. The Western statesmen" may
have the Offices if they want them, but
we must have protection against Western
fallacies in political economy and crude no
tons of business honor and public
faith. Our commerce and manufactures
must not be stricken down because
another section of the country is jeal-
GUS of our prosperity and inimicaI
because the money centre is at New York
instead of at Cincinnati or Chicago or ST.
Louis. The West cannot get along without
the East except in the distribution of patron
age and the designation of Office holders. For
these things we care comparatively little, and
we have no jealousies because power and
empire have gone to the West, but we want
this new Caesar to take only the things that
are C@sar's. Politics may remain the study
and pursuit of the West If there are no
unwarrantable interferences with the pur-
suits of the East. Ohio may have
its Hayes in the Presidential chair a.
Illinois has had its Lincoln and its
Grant if the West can elect, as it nominated
him; or it may have its Thurman if il
can nominate and elect him, but we must
not be told that printed pieces of paper are
dollars and that Western Presidents are to
be chosen to show the power Of the West
through obnoxious and hurtful legislation
and the enforcement of obnoxious and hurt.
full laws.