Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-11-28
Blair's Late Letter ON New York De-
mocracy's Disahection.

From nle Nelo York Sap "a
SIC 81 desire briefly to call the pubic
attention to the true cause Of John KelIev's
open bolt IN New York, and Of the stimuli
tane0us secret detection in Pennsylvania. to
which theTecent rouf Of the Democracy in
both States is due. In both States the NOM
inees were friends Of Tilden, and the object
Of the detection in both States was to defeat
him as candidate for denomination. This
was proclaimed in New York by Mr.. Kelly.
The removal Of Gumbleton, which he made
the pretext for opposing Robinson, had
nothing to 10 with his opposition, and GER
tainly il weighed nothing with his associates
in the interior of the State Kelly's refusal
to accept the Governors overture to suspend
the proceedings against Gumbleton, if Gum
bleton would conform to the law, show that
his bolt had already been determined on,
for reasons he could not assign, and that he
seized upon the removal merely as pretext
And the fact that the detection extended
throughout the State, and to 10000 voters, is
conclusive that it was due to a deeper and
far more pervading influence
What that influence was, Mr.. Kelly points
TO in recent interview reported in the Bos-
ton Herald and re-published in last We'd
nesday's Sun. His statement that he intends
TO have delegation present at the Demo-
cratic National Convention, and expects to
be allowed one-half of the seats assigned in
that body to New York, is an avowal that
his bolt was made by order of those by
whom he expects that Convention will be
controlled.
And the fact that he was able to carry
away from the regular ticket in the late
election 10000 voters, and that Gov. Sey-
monr himself gave that ticket but half
hearted support, makes it but two evident
that Kelly had secret assurances form those
regarded by him and by Seymour as con-
| trolling in the Democratic national organi-
zation that he would be sustained by the Ma
tional Convention. When we recollect that
Tilden was ousted from the office to which
the people had elected him by those in con-
troll of the organization, and has been since
vlndictiyely pursued and opposed by them,
and that in both Pennsylvania and New
York his friends had nevertheless obtained
control OF the State organization and that
his denomination was assured if his friends
succeeded in those elections, the only ration
al explanation of the extent of the defec-
ton in these States from the State ticket is
that 1t was melted by that influence. 1t was
Iilden's anti-Southern claims letter which
disaffected the Southern politicians generally
toward him in 1876, and they surrendered
his election for that reason. Senator Ere
| linghuysen's declaration in the debate on
the Electoral bill, that the Republicans were
estopped to deny the power Of the House TO
exclude the fraudulent votes from the count
land therefore estopped to deny Tildens
election,) is itself sufficient to show that the
grounds upon which they pretended to make
that surrender were not the true grounds,
and that It was a voluntary surrender
And their hostile attitude, and that of
| their Markham a1Iiac cipoo IL Ill e..
nation of this fact.
| And the reason for this surrender, and the
terms made by them with Hayes for their
recognition and appointment of one of their
number to the Cabinet, furnishes full expla-
nation of the ability Of the radicals to re-
vive the sectional issue by which they have
carried the elections this fall, the people of
the North could not fail to be aroused
against party in which the South holds
ascendancy and manifests in so-pronounced
manner its determination to exercise it for
such purposes. The fact that the ant-claims
letter had the effect to consolidate the poll
ticians Of the South against Tiden, and
rallied the sympathizefs in the North to de-
feat his friends when nominated by the peo-
| pie in the great States of New York and
Pennsylvania, is too significant fact in fix
| ing the character and objects Of those CON
trolling the Democratic organization to be
lost on the country. No protestations that
no purpose is entertained of UNDERWRITING
the South for its losses during the war of
secession" through such claims or other
wise, will avail to convince the North that
| such purpose is not entertained, when il
sees the South does not hesitate to sacrifice
the victorious leader of the Democracy, and
| its only victorious leader in the last twenty
two years, when he refuses to consent to It.
| Hence tits plain that the question involved
in the exclusion of Tilden from re-nomi-
nation is whether the Democratic party
shall be burdened with indemnifying the
South for its losses-the slave question in
another form.
MONTGOMERY BLAIR.
| WAsuINaToN Nov TX