New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-20


COULD GENERAL GRANT CARRY NEWBORN
A STATEMENT OF The OPPOSITION WHICH HIS CAN
DmAcY WOULD CALL OUT-ATTiTUDE OF TIE
RECENT scRArcHERs" AND THE LIBERAL RE-
PUBLICASs.
TO the EdttOr or The Trt6Hne
SIR. While politicians of every shade and
grade are still e agcd putting their own nterpreta-
ton upon tie results OF the election. lesson Las
plainly enforced that one thinks OF dispGtiug
IT, Every ooay admits that the Republican ma
ior1ty In THIS State not overwhelming that the
Republican party can adord 10 any mistakes n
the state Is carried year. In sle
dition OF parties TOO. tie commanding influence OF
New-York In the next Electoral College IS universally
recognized. II Is. therefore matter OF paramount m
porgance % candidate for President who viii
poll every vote IN the State winch naturally under
the most favorable conditions a Republican vote.
II Is bg no means certain General Grant can be
lnducrdl0 DC "A candidate for third but some
OF h- reput-d friends 80 active IN their efforts
force fed that discussion Of the chances
Of carrying NewYork with his name at the mead Of the
Republican tick cannot be considered urtlmely. Dis
cuss.ou. full, frank aud hri ID what the people want
and Il mp easant things said CT The great sol
der at the very time when The country greeting his
return with loyal Il not royal welcome Tor his dis
tingshed services the Republic, the blame must rest
with his lndlscreet adhereuts
The returns o. the election about complete,
demonstrate clearly that TIE number OF pro
tested at the polls against what known machine
management sufficiently humorous To constitute
most important element the coming Presidential osn-
vass Il must be remembered that Assault made
upon the private character Of Mr. Cornell. lie
charged tn any Lack ofcapAcy or experience tue
administration OF public aH4rs. Nevertheless he
reached the Governor-uip as minority candiints,
running no distance of 10000 votes bsliad
his ticket THIS large dsafesuon measures the
disgust Of earnest .nd Intelligent Reuub lean. L.
with tie so-called machine, ana ST. Cornell o.eot
only by plurality because he was con-pcu1usy iden
titled With &c and Us workings %hether these dssaiis
hed Republicans acted wisely or EnWIsey IA not the
question uuder scusslon. This Is simple state
men, " the OF tc ease and ths facts Unqlos
toned.
Now, It would be folly 10 assume that any consider
able fraction OF ys di-afrcted class would vote for
q neral Ggnnt. In politics General Grant repre-.
senis all Mr. Cornell represents In connection with
tle machine. Inaesd, t was hostility what speci-
Ideally known Gfanusm which intensircd
safe % asssrf that General Grant himself vas
aimed al by fhe Republican voters Who struck Mr. Cor
he brcau.o generally bel eyed int tue uoilna-
Ion 81 ~ % a. " A. ~, REORGANIZATION or - luI
the matter la anOth gui. j. Unfair O ASSUME mat
the citiz-ns tis state VINO desrr the rejection of
t,eu.r,I Grant va ed win angular nnanni,y Mr.
CORNELL ii ge, then. IT. oua elemen and -tflhg ee-
,urni Republican party Of Sew-NorA which could
no. be counted upon give cordiai -up Urt 10 General
Grant u n. suouid be nominal e.. iu Is-o.
AgaIu b. mti4IDr rcd thar m 1877. when Mr.
Gttrey. "A RrDu IIlcau. fAe candidate " The Demo-
craiic palIy. al lrasi 10000 NeN-lUlk .puhhctns
voted Tor hin protest. a-alurt lie etcuOn Of Cen
era GranL VII NOSE hrpu"liea"s W." opposed 1th-
n Grant D.. 1872 Tor sona NrA iiil exist and wnO
Dc,y.. hey a' mat he same MA aGrrnt OF public
a. % u sac STAT NeWAOik wniGl then and tuegr
afrer * sted under Al- admins ration wvuu Dee renau
uurafea - should Co., chosen rlrd tsilu,
au TO the polls ami vote va sc nm President again
Have the l. lu amy 1erlble
rrcAUted inru o. Iu0G-I Can iAr Who maue ul
position second tenn our eft c.lainal sI.crs ot
nrlr pot cal creed Ia last Preside .ai election uut
tX"ctru 40 lLuOfse tuO unprecedented b. tyec.
u d tnI. term uuWI
IL noting hat the classes 81 voters spoken
ell aDuy, qm,e d..unct The opposition a. b..
Cornell IN lsle canvass Has miller organ I'D nor
led " l. bcra r ,uuAca4s Tue uisscut re rtsslsA oy
uch men as Bir &c ". Curtis AL - ia iue
ranAs 70 have always acted wan tr X pub
cau pariy and 10 uitsd larZ ID from The ranks
of lue yuuuA Who voters since 1871.
Ihs Wtuvgt lrfcreuce thr " Hon' Or Bow parry,
wuich IN lfscif merely ridiculous. But tne temp'r
OF tlr rational young nrnt shel followed Mr. Cur
ucs, aud Il viii endure RADICAL violation of
cur best trauiuOns q third term Tor any President
But lur a combination Detweee Republicans ana
DtuOcra tlat time principally found pa ms
city. Genera Grant Won have lost the htatc 10 II IL
IA poss hat could 10 next year against
man a. Eayra ylauc 10 Democrats OF every class
ana cnnuiiIODf To-day lie paIIeH are almost evenly
Dalaucrd aud taking t0 count the OLD liberal ea'eh
s Al wOrk growing n4tied Of political ms Wbicn
mas Just OuAd sucn fUr'iDlc expression al Tue polls An1
Tue popular Nhioh excitsd Di the possibilities
of a tulrd term tnrre are not lew Republicans who
urml believe tuat TO General Grant neII ear
wynn Lao IA a certain dihaaee. 8