The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-20

81. Louis So far as success is concerned 1t
will be hard to do better than Cincinnati.
The republicans made ticket which at once
unites every wing of the party. We may
call it a small-becr, milk-and- water, half-and-
half ticket, . union of mediocrities, but
when we remember what antagonisms were
to be reconciled, what interests were to be
orsidered, what enmities were to be settled,
we cannot but congratulate the republicans
upon their success. 1t is a great deal to
have ticket which satisfies James Russell
Lowell and George Spencer, George Will
lam Curtis and Boss Shepherd. Here is the
great triumph Of Cincinnati The demo-
Gratis have the same problem ut st. Louis.
Four years ago the democrats made their
nominations upon tho theory that there was
a vast, restless, dissatisfied reform element
in the republican party which only needed
reconciliation. The result WIS the Greeley
nomination. But no such fancy aninates
no liberal republican graft upon tho old dem
ocratic tree. The fact that John Cochrane
10 about tho only available plant willing to
be grated may have something to do with
this conclusion, but we think it sound one.
The democrats must win or lose this battle
with democratic leaders and upon demo-
cratic ground. They must give the country
a platform which means reform in the ad-
ministration, a recognition of the war, the
absolute integrity of the credit the protec-
ton of all classes under the law. The aim
of the republicans will be to divert the can
vass from reform to side issues. They will
present two points shotgun and the
Pope. They do not appear in the platform,
but the whole temper of the Convention
shows that the canvass, so far as the repub-
licans are concerned, will depend upon two
issues. The first is tosarouse the war feel
ing, on the ground that what the Southern
people failed to win with the rifle they are
striving to win with the shotgun. The Sec
ond is an appeal to the suspicious, ever
active and aggressive spirit of religious
hatred, which the nomination of General
Hayes rs Governor invoked in Ohio, and of
which he is the chief representative in the
republican party
The republicans will not NEEDLE with the
financial question beyond certain point.
If they can make their platform mean one
thing in Ohio and another in Massachusetts,
they will be satisfied. The money question
is a sword that cuts both ways in'both parties.
If the democrats have William Allen the re-
publicans have William d. Kelley. The soft
money men in both parties have had a con-
vention, and, as they are fanatics, there is
no knowing what they will do before the
canvass is over. The leaders of the two
parties, the men who seek in this canvass
only o scramble for power, would be very
glad to postpone any question that involves
principle. The republicans have shown
more discretion on this point than their
rivals. They have tolerated the widest diff
ference on the money issue. In Philadel-
phia Mr.. Kelley expects and will no
doubt receive the regular republican
nomination for Congress. But whom
Mr.. Allen ran for Governor in Ohio
the democrats in New York and in the
East openly opposed him and rejoiced in
his defeat. Even as astute a leader as Fer
nando Wood publicly and with indignation
denied report that he had contributed or
intended to contribute dollar to the cleo
ton of Mr. Allen. We pointed out at
the time the morass into which our dem
ocratic friends we're rushing. The Western
democrats have never forgotten that enmity.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, one of the boldest
cv,l al sv,t ho
come the organ of this feeling, SO that the
democrats meet in St. Louis menaced with
even a more dangerous mutiny than
that which menaced the republicans
at. Cincinnati under Curtis and Dana.
The republican mutiny found vent
in its support of Bristow and is
satisfied with Hayes. The democratic mu-
tiny demands Allen, and the problem is,
How can it be satisfied? In this revolt three
States will sympathize Indiana and
Pennsylvania. If we are to accept Colonel
Mcclure as an oracle, as these States 60 so will
90 the Union. Pennsylvania from its demo-
cratic side is soft money-its last State Con-
vention was in that direction. Indiana is the
fountain Of the soft money sentiment, and
we have many respectable m n in New York
who would be glad to follow Mr.. Cooper in
the same direction.
How far will this mutiny extend? Gen.
eral Butler, Thurlow Weed and Peter
Cooper--all of them keen observers--have
been interviewed, and have expressed their
belief that there will be secession from the
Convention under certain circumstances.
We see nothing to justify that opinion. The
friends of the murdered en--cspecially
those among them like Pendleton, Mclean
aud others who regard Tilden rs his MUIR
dcrcr--will go to ST. Louis breathing fury.
But how far will it go? Will it be satisfied
with the destruction Of rildcn. or will it de-
mand asoft money platforma Wodo not fear
revolt. The democratic party broke at
Charleston on man, and they will not run
that risk now. Behind Douglas and Breck-
;nridge there were the coming issues of tho
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