New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-14

kill off all other Presidential candidates ex-
cent Governor Tilden. The surest way 10
kill candidate is to make it obviously I'M
possible for him to be elected. The manGu-
vres of the Cipher party have been shrewdiy
directed TO make it impossible for the Demo
Gratis to elect Mr.. Thurman, or MIR. Bayard'
or Mr.. Davis. The question remains whether
the folly of the party has not been permitted
to run so far that it has become impossible
for il to elect anybody. The more rope the
Democratic leaders have the more surely they
hang themselves. But the laundering pro-
pensity and the dislOyal spirit of the party
have been encouraged so far that 1t is doubt
ful whether any Democratic candidate mas
chance of success.
The main object of the Last Ditch party was
to prolong the session, and secure the success
of sundry jobs and the passage OF various
bills assailing the public credit. The JObDers
and the regulators form one party, ana u is
not n small one, as Democratic votes IN the
House and in caucus have proved. At one
late Democratic caucus, it is said that the lrrec-
oncilables-in other words. the men who want To
pIunder the country and bankrupt the Gov
crnment-were beaten by only two majority
sent railroad jobs, canal schemes, leyee
projects, printing knaveries, unlimited
silver jobs, paper money by the
cart-load, and general bankruptcy ana
ruin. 1t was supposed that they were IN earnest
and had pluck. They threatened to prevent
the passage of any appropriation bill that the
President would sign, and declared that they
would flibuster or vote with the Republicans,
if need be. to that end. About Il score OF them
are still engaged i'll denOuncing COMPROMISE
and voting against appropriations. The rest
have backed down at the command OF a
Democratic caucus.
The main object of the Breakdown party Is
to get back to position which Democrats Of
decency and patriotism can hold wIthonI self
contempt and public scorn. Men like Dir.
Bayard do not hesitate to show that they share
the disgust which the public feels for the later
performances of the Democratic party. Inc
trouble is that they lack the courage to make
their convictions felt Here and there one
dares to speak frankly, in the privacy OF eau
Gus. Very few dare to vote, III open
House or Senate, as become patriotic ana
law-respecting citizens Hence extremists run
over these moderate and conservative gentle
men, sheer at them continually, and mark
them for political ostracism hereafter. 1t
never pays to have any convictions, II with
them man has not the pluck to fight for
them.
As for the Crawl-out party, its aim IS to
escape. if possible, the consequences OF a fatal
blunder. It is stated that Mr. VOORHEES, at
tackled Mr. Thurman sayagely, in recent
Democratic caucus and that Mr. Thurman
replied pathetically, saying that he had more
at stake than any other man IN the success
of the course which he advised, since its
failure would end his political career The
wonder is that he did not count the cost be-
fore he pushed his party INTO an extra SEES
sion. To get ont now with any kind OF eva
sion or dodge, so that it can be said that the
coercive and revolutionary policy has not been
a failure, is the object of these unhappy men.
And the great Democratic party, composed OF
four such factions as these, imdgIncs that 1t
can govern this country!