Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-28
rns Dcmoerss'r Qanrsei in New
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The approaching election 10 New
York Is centering great deal of at
tentIon on that State. The Kelly
rsvolt Is of course lamentable in.
cIdent In Democratic national poll
tics, but there Is no reason to sup
pose that tho breach will be a per-
manent one. The New York Sun,
Of October 18th, has some admira-
BILE reflections upon this aspect Of
the matter. II Is said that figures
won't lie, and historical facts ought
to be equally iufallible. The Sun
says:
Certain facts ia the history of
New York polite, may be INSTRUCT
I've to all parties just at this june.
ture.
For long period the Democracy
Of this State were united aud har-
monious, exercising almost undis-
turbed sway in the public couhc,ls,
when ia the middle of the admins
srasien of Mr.. Van Buren, eusrre!s
broke out In their ranks, and the
State went over to the Wings un-
der the lead Of William H. Seward
There have now been fnrty general
elections in New York since the
WLigs first came into power. Or
these elections the Democrats car
ried nineteen, the Wings eight,
the Ku0w-Nothtngs one, aud the
Republic ms twelvs.
III eight Of these forty contests
the Democrats were Seriously
shaken by quarrels among them
aelves, aud their defeat at six Of
the elections was VIGOROUSLY Ow-
Ing 10 these Intestine feuds. Elk
c~pt Tor these, they would have
carried the state Twenty-Five times
out Of the forty. On the ether
hand, 1t 10 q little remal kable that
throughout this protracted period
neither the Wing party nor the
Republican party has b.en so GRIP.
pied by contentious In it's ranks rs
to defeat its whole ticket, though
they have sometimes lost one or
two candidates by such Internal
controversies.
The average result OF our State
elections has been substantially
the anne, since the Republican
party was formed, az when the OPP
pOnents Of the Democracy bure the
name OF Wings. The Republican
party was fully orgauizsd in New
York In 1855. Since then we have
had twenty -four general elections.
Tue first, tuat of 1855, was carried
by the Know-Nothings; and of the
remaining twenty-ihiee, the DEM
ocrRts have carried eleven AMI the
Republicans twelve. Still, In soma
Of these elections the triumph of
the successful party was not COM
plete, aud in several instances IL
did not cast al absolute majority of
the whole vote thrown.
Some peculiarities of these Dem
ccratic quarfeIs are worthy of no.
tic. Those of 1889 and 1910 related
TO the currency, and resulted IN the
defeat of Van Buren, when running
for re election AS President. But
the very next year the Democrats
closed up their ranks and beat the
WhIgs. The famous Barnburner
bolt Of 1947 and ls4s rent the party
from foundation to pinnacle; but
the next year the Democrat
Joined hands and were upon the
whole successful at the polls THE
other four splits In the party We're
superficial. lasting only u single
year and leaving no deep marks
behind. It has been a striking fea-
ture Of these Democratic feuds that
the warning factions, the very next
year after they had spent their
fury on each other, ceased quarrel
Ing, struck hands again, aud thur.
oughly beat their foes.
Thus IL Is seen that the State of
New York Is fair fighting ground
between the Democratic and Re-
publican parties.
While 1t may be conceded that
the decisive defeat OF Robinson
would have damaging effect upon
The candidacy Of Samuel J. Tllden,
Il would by no means follow that
the Democratic party, now az in
the past, will not insist upon the
retirement Of personal qusrrels
should they encounter disas.
ter In November. Kelly will
not ssain be permitted to
assert his likes or disiikes as the
dominant element in a struggle of
national proportions. II necessary,
he viii! be driven over to the Re.
publican party, where he really be-