The New York herald., 1877-09-05

is sound democratic principle for delegation TO avow
Itself positively for against set oil candidates IN
the selection or rejection Of whom the whole democ-
racy the state rs interested. We may have our IN
dvdua views to the expedency Of this or that ine
of action aud individual preferences Tor Candidates
but certainly not regard II as becoming 10 say
these men shall not be nominated these men shall
DO nominated until have compared opinous ana
with the democratic representatives,
from all parts OF the State Nevertheless. !
say positively that the democrats oil Brooklyn VIII
be disposed 10 study Governor Ro6nson's wishes Ia
regard 10 the candidates who II elected To be MS
associates the State government for tue next TWO
years. anu tnat they will sieadasty oppose any at
tempt to cast slight sur on Mr. Tdeh or hs ex-
cellent state Administrations either IN the
or the nom nations. Aside IRON this the brooklyn
delegation Will 90 10 the state Convention unpedged,
without any candidates OF their own ~ present. ready
10 consult with their fellow democrats from all parts
OF The state and prepared TO stand py the action oil the
majority and TO give The ticket an effective support at
the polls"
STAND By THE coLogs
''You hold, then. thai the state Convention should
evince its sympathy With Mr. Tlden and Its indigna-
ton at The wrong which you believe Was done him by
the republic n partyY'
'sIhe frauus by which Nr Tildcn cheated out OF
the election were grevous wrong to the democratic
party ana TO the whole country. But New York gavo
the democracy its standard bearer In the PresldeDtal
election and should naturally feel the most Indignant at
the outrage by which he robbed OF the 0nicc
to which he was fairly chosen. Ii the State OF New
YORK. IN the first Stale Convention following the con-
summation oi the outrage should even BY impca
ton repudate Mr. Tden by casting out all his recog
nZed friends, or by doing any nc, that could be con-
strued hostile to his State administration, would
IN measure condone the republican offence and strip
the democracy OF the ISSUE which II Is now pre-
pared fight the corrupt republic party aud which
VIII assuredly be ITS rallying cry In the next Pres
Dental campaign. The democracy calls ON the people
OF the country punish the crime committed against
republican government by the ieons OF tue southern
Returning Boards. But us appeal would lose much OF
It's orce II Mr. rilden's own State should turn cold
shoulder 10 nm and virtually repudiate him and his
administration Dy driving his old associates In the
they were his associates and friends and the men
OF his choice. AS ] have said, the Kings
county delegation will be neither for nor against
the denomination OF the present Stale officers until II
has had opportunity To learn the views o and con.
suit with the delegations from all parts Of the State
But If an issue such OF the papers oreshadow
should DO unfortunately forced the Convention the
democrats oil Kings county VIII certainly be iound on
the side OF Mr. filaen ana his friends"
SOME TELLING "REMINISCENCES.
"Was not Kings county opposed to the nomination
Of Mr. Iilden Tor Governor IN ls74y'
Eyes. And by the way, the history OF events since
that time IS at once remarkable and instructive The
Brooklyn delegation IN 1864 was strongly IN favor Of
him 10 be the strongest candidate. But then, as now
and ut all times, we were ready TO consult with our
fellow democrats from all parts Of the state 10 COM
pare opinions and TO ABIDE by the decision arrived
at by the majority OF the Convention. Mr. Iilden
was then Tammany's candidate and an earnest
effort made to win his side the Brooklyn
delegation. stated frankly to Mr.. Tilden's friends
that Judge Church our first choice, and that We
should favor b S nom nation by the Convention but
was assured tnat Judge Church wosld not accept the
ohce, and had declared his intention to endeavor 10
induce his friends To support Mr. Tilden When we
Church declined to be candidate but still The oppo-
siuon to Mr. TIlden was so strong that BROOKLYN un
committed since the withdrawal of Judge Churchs
name, was found to hold the balance OF power between
the two DIVISIONS and 10 be in condition. IN tact, to
make the Governor The opponents OF MIR. Tllden
came to US and offered TO support any citizen OF Kings
county whom we might think proper TO propose. The
temptation was strong one but We looked carefully
over the situation and came to the conclusion that
alter udge Church Mr. Tldcn the strongest can
didate could be put into the ied, and voted for
and nominated hlm He WAS elected, Brooklyn giving
HIM a rncp nj Inn ma At
proving that while Mr.. TlIden had not been
the first choice OF the Brooklyn demo
Gratis, they were prepared to give him enthusiastic
support at the polls The first year of Mr. Tilden's
administration convinced US that Ianmany had done
we'll in making IN the Governor OF the State. But
wnen the Convention following his election assem-
bled we we're astonisned 10 lind the Tammany dolega
ton IN hostility 10 Governor Tiden and opposing the
State nominations favored by him. The cause OF this
change must have been private and personal one,
since Governor rIlden's public acts bad the ap
proval Of tue whole State aud had built up Tor the
democracy living issue on which they could hope
60 into a successful Presidential hght-the issue OF
aggressive administrative reform. The Brooklyn de-
mccracy saw no reason Tor opposition to Governor
whose first years administration had brought orth
such good fruits, and so supported the candidates
whose nomination Mr. Tiden DESIRED IN order 10 ena-
bic him to more effectively prosecute the policy he
had naug urated, and they wero elected Last year,
after Governor nor. 1,lden M haa won yet h4her
State government, a portion OF the Tammany
delegation found ye, more violently and
ably opposed 10 him than before, while the Kings
county democracy were yet more firmly his friends
To be sure ramnany then divided Out of seventy
delegates to National Conven lion the Iilden oppo-
stiOn mustered only seven, but they laboreu vig0r-
ousiy, especially with the southern Delegations de-
clarng that Mr. Tiden could not carry the State and
predicting that Kings herself would give 900 majority
against him. The result did not speak well for Tam
many's prophetic powers, for Mr. Tiden carried the
state, and Brooklyn gave him the enormous majority
OF nearly nineteen thousand. We, therefore, lind that
Mr. TldeD was elected handsomely over 80 popular an
opponent as Governor DIX, IN 1874; that his admins
tiallon was endorsed in 1875 by tho election OF his
chosen State ticket and IN 1876 The election II Gov
ernor Robinson VINO lad been elected Comptroller in
1870 and tnat Mr. Tiden himself indOrs cd in the
nation by being fairly elected President BY what
right, then, does Tammany now insist that the State
officers who served with Mr.. ilden and were trusted
by HIM, and who trusted by ana IN harmony with
Governor Robinson, shall be thrown overboardY"
wBAf is DEaocRAcYf
"Tbe reason Tammapy gives lOr opposition to Mr..
Bgelow, the OF State is believe that he is
only newly hedged semocratf''
''well, Tammauy's ideas OF democracy rather
peculiar. Papers that arc supposed to speak tor the
organization say that l am not democrat. Perhaps
this is because with other Kings county democrats
ave sometimes listened TO the beseeching appeals of
Tammany delegates at ate convention, and helped
get them admitted and TO exclude ther outesapt
when true democracy might nave dictated the admis
sion ol Dotn ON equal erms. IL the occasion should
arise again, as am ass urcd will ~ the present years.
Convention, The Kings county democrats may not put
themselves IN danger oi repetition OF the Charge But
have no lear tnat the democracy OF any Of the Kngs
county delegates TO democratic vention will ever
be success uly assacd. We have proved our 6dehiy
to the party anu cur unselhshncss in regard to
nations too often to have our democracy doubted.
We insist, however, tnat We have right to
opiuons as TO t.c wsest policy to be pur uy the
patty, am that We ought to be allowed TO express
those views freely, without beins subjected, either
Individually or COLI ctiveiy TO Misrepresentation
and abuse. Our hope at this zine to
to the party and to the ope the benefit
OF hai m nous democratic State administration
for the next Two Yeas; To rcbuke the recent Presi
dental Outrage by neavy democr uic majority Mr.
Tndens own state ami to carry the STATE Senate
step toward securing democratic successor TO Mr.
ConKlng III the United States Senate. In this work
We invite the cooperation OF ali democrats in the
State, INC udng those attached TO the rammany or
ganiZation.n
SENATOR JOHN MoRRIssEY SPEAKS.
Senator John Morrissey, VINO iS at once the most
resoiute, practical and sensible Of the antiTammAny
leaders, was also met by your correspondent 1T the
Grand Uuion Hotel and gave his views as loilows:-
"Wili there be an anti Tammany dele alton 10 the
approaching Democratic state Convention from the
cIly OF New YORK Y' was the nrst question.
IL have no doubt there VIII be iull anti ramrnany
delegation" promptly replied the matter fact Sena-
tor. ii here con DC 10 reason whatever wDy the in e
pendent democracy OF the city should be entitled
10 the same representation IN the State Con-
vention oil this year that was accorded
TO them, alter full ard frank dis
Iho n rlat tha