New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-18
"SrBSTdyyI4L UYANInITY."


mus Ward upon one occasion hired for so
to come up to the house and take him by sur
prise with serenade. was nothing com
pared with that which has so far attended the
effort put forth by The World newspaper to
procure from the "s0lid workers for Gov
elnor RobinsOn's denomination perfectly i'm
partial and disinterested report of the state
of feeling in the Democratic party III
all parts OF the State on that subject
1t having been openly announced on
the part of the representatives OF the
organization which controls the Democratic
party of this city that under no circumstances
would that body support Governor Robinson
for reelection, our contemporary, with the laud-
able purpose of giving " the people as well as
"the politicians" an opportunity to be "heard
" from in regard to the choice OF candidates
"for high public trusts" and of speak
ling their minds as to the persons In
"whose hands they wish to see the govern
"ment of New-York lodged at the elections OF
"next Fall" sent out circulars craving infor-
nation regarding the feeling toward Governor
Robinson and his administration.
The inquiries made were, first, how Demo
Gratis regarded Governor Robinsons admins
tration; second. how Republicans; third, how
"no party voters fourth, If the person adj
dressed considered the Governor a stronger or
weaker candidate than in 1876; and, fifth, ii
he believed him to be the strongest candidate
the party can put in the field, would he state
briefly the considerations which induce this
belief. If the person addressed considered
Governor Robinson weaker than in 1876
he was not asked to give any reasons
for his belief. This saved confusion.
These inquiries were sent to the solid
"workers" all over the State, and it is
most striking and remarkable fact, hardly
paralleled in the history of political phenom-
ena. that the answers in every instance APP
proye the Governors administration in the
warmest terms report that 1t Is praised by
Democrats, Republicans and "nO-party"
voters, and earnestly urge his denomination.
The "substantial unanimity" is almost a sur
prise to The World itself. 1t does not print
all the replies received-there beng enough
of them to more than fill the paper
but makes selections from the mass
which it says "wil suffice to illustrate the
overwhelming strength of the soundest
democratic feeling in NewYork on this
"point." This is a noble work on the part
oil me W OTW. NbJnIuS Couiu Dt holc COH-
vincing than these impartial reports from all
sections, unless, indeed, it be the votes of del
egates. But if there is this " substantial
"unanimity" among the people, there will be,
of course, no opposition to the Governors re-
nomination in the Convention.
And, by the way, it occurs to us-this en-
terprise having been so successful-that if the
nomination could be made by means of circu-
lars it would save much trouble and expense,
and very likely prevent Misunderstanding and
contentious, heart-burnings and headbreall
ings. The road TO Substantial unanlmItyn
obviously lies in the judiciously wOrded cir
cular. 1t will now be in order for Mr. Til
denis bureau to hear from 1.-The people" con-
corning the general desire for his denomination
We should not be in the least surprised
if to a carefully phrased circular replies
should be received from Smith Weed, Manton
Marble, Colonel Pelton, and others of " the
people indicating " substantial unanimity"
ON that question also. But we do hope they
wont get to doing this sort of thing outside
of politics. For it really suggests points that
depraved persons engaged in what are called
confidence operations" might take adyan-
tage of TO the swIndlng of their fellOw-men.