New-York tribune., 1879-10-01
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"TRENBLING FOR NEU-YORK.'
1t was the Quivoring Becle after al who
struck the keynote at the Robinson ratifica-
ton meeting Monday evening. The Handsome
Walker or Virginia was well enough in his
way, but he was rather too handsome FOR the
occasion; he distracted attention from the
State issues" which all the Robnson-1il-
den-Anti-Tammany men are 30 clamorOus to
hear about: and ne has not been home from
capot-bagging long enough To get thoroughly
fred mp on State politics John McAcon was
too statistical TO arouse any cnthusi-
asm. and John r. Fclows-wc;i, there's
nothing new to Ncw-York Democrats in
Fellows or his speeches But the Qmycrins
Beebe sounded n bagle call they all recog-
uizel and responded TO. The question as he
r,!t it WAS whether the Democrats should
carry the State and secure the prestige of
victory here which would give them the
Presidency in 1850, and with 1t the Offices
and patronage They must secure this patlon-
age. he said, land the gucrdon of victory
will I've large enough to b. divided among
''all the Democrats OF the State. and give
"cach noble portion, too" 1t this
the audience rose up anu hoWlcd iavturou~Iy.
D.ehe knew his crowd. lie expressed tie slb-
lmest confidence in the party; hc cVel went
so far as to SAYS " II the Convention slay me,
"yet will trust it," This WAS no doubt a
lgure of speech. II is hardly possible that
Bccbe, with even all his patriotism and his
devotion to the party, would actually trust a
Convention that slew him, though the Con-
vcntion might by that act cntitc itself TO the
confidence and gratitude of everybody but
Beehe. 1t is quite likely, however, that he
would stand by the Convention so long as it
should slay anybody else. When Beebc gets
70 "chcwing soap" he issues a great many
irIcdcemablc remarks.
He said the question was not whether Tam
many Hall or some other Democratic associ-
alton should be crushed, but whether the
Democratic party should live. No one who
knows the fayonte son of Sullivan County
Will be surprised to hear that at this point
he trlled the RS in the " Democr-r-r-atic par
"r-r-ty" till the gas fairly fiickered in the
chandeliers That is one of his best holds rs
an orator. At opeD-air meetings lie has
been known to Quiycr all the Nice-Prcsidcuts
off the platform. At the Cooper Institute
meeting he held his audience right to the
question whether they were conscious of the
mighty issues dependent upon the Demo
cratic party in this hour" and never let
their attention wavcr a moment from the con-
sidcration of the fact that there Is enough
Federal patronage to more than 90 round
among the Democrats of NowYork, "and
"giye each a noble portion, toO,' if they
will only unite and 60 for it. He had
spoken. he said, with three United States
Senators that day-it seems to have been
good day for SenatOrs-and they all said they
were "trembling for New York "-seems to
have been a pretty good day for trembling,
too--because they felt how much of next
years success or failure depends upon Dem
ocratic success in November. And then Bcebe
said for himself, that if there was division
and distraction this year it would lie likely to
recur next year ; and that if the Democratic
party should he defeated at the next election
there would be no possibility, for one gener-
alton at least, OF their staying the current of
Republcaaism in this country. No wonoer
that in this melancholy view of the finding
fiesh-pots he quvercd, and the three United
States Senators tremblcd for New York.
Without dwelling further upon the touching
spectacle of Becbe and three United States
Senators getting together and trembling for
New York. let us take what encouragement
we can from the fact that they were only
remhling-a to Beebe--at the pros
pect that the defeat of the Democrats i'll New
York this wear sill presage their defeat III the
Presidential election, and keep them "for
Zone generation. at least" from enjoying
".guerdon of victory large enough to
'be divided among all the Democrats
of the State, and give each a
noble portion, too.' 1t is melancholy, of
course, but We must try to bear up under 1t.
Then. too. there is great consolation in the
circumstance that such man as Becbe is
ready at any time to leave his personal con-
Germs and go through the State qaiycring with
fhe consciousness OF mighty issues dependent
upon the Democratic party while United
States Senators hold themselves in readiness
10 come to this city III groups of not less
than three and "tremble for Newly Ork."
SO long as this state OF things con-
Times We need not despair. And
spcnAing Of " trembling '-as indulged in by
these gentlemen. and apparently not accom-