The New York herald., 1879-08-28
the RepublIcan Prospects.

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crafty them by renominating Governor
| Robinson. Unfortunately for their peace
! of mind, to use q phrase of the far West,
..vou can't sometimes most generally tell"
what the democrats will do until they have
done it; or, as the sporting men say, "You
can't tell unless you bet, and then you may
lose" BY the way, we suppose good
MANY of the democratic brethren are almost
as anxious as the republicans.
1t would be happy arrangement If each
party could nominate the candidates OF the
other. In that case it would not be diff
fcult for the HERALD to foretell the exact
result. The republicans would unani-
mously renominate Governor Robinson,
and the democrats would enthusiastically
place Mr.. Cornell in the field to catch as
many republican votes as he could.
Nothing has pleased the HERALD more,
in the discussions preliminary to
the conventions, to which it has
aimed to contribute some valuable
suggestions, than to see the entire and
touching unselfshness with which the
organs of each side have persisted in in
structing their opponents about 'the best
thing to do" The republican organs have
been quite sure for some weeks that the
democrats would be lacking in that fine
sense of honor which they ought to
possess if they should fail to renominate
Lucius Robinson and the democratic
organs have shown the most anxious
solicitude that poor Mr.. Cornell, who
missed the nomination the last time, shall
not now again be defrauded of his eve
lamb. Whenever the political millennium
arrives we shall not have finer examples of
this kind of peace and good will than we
have had all over the State for several
weeks past.
Well, on the Sd of September we shall
see what we shall see. Meantime it is not
too late for the HERALD, which is the
impartial friend of both sides, to fling
in little good advice. It has been
advising the democrats q good while,
| and these have, as we warned them in
advance, got themselves into a pretty
muddle by not following accurately
the counsel of the HERALD. Every ply
sician of over a years practice will un-
derstand us when we say that our democratic
patients have either absolutely refused to
take the HERALD bolus, as in Mr.. Tildens
unhappy case, or else have insisted on
taking half a bushel where only one pill
was prescribed, as instance occasionally
Mr.. Kelly. When we recall our urgent and
wearisome efforts to set the democra. ic party
on its legs we wonder at our own endurance
even more than at the irreclaimable-well,
say obtuseness of our patients
1t is with sense of relief that we turn to
the republicans. They need a skilful doc
tor, for they seem to be seriously ''out Of
sorts p and we offer them below advice SO
sound that we feel certain that though they
may refuse to take it they will be forced
to admit that it is wise and valuable.
In the first place we urge them by
all means to nominate o candidate
for Governor who will poll the whole re-
publican vote. Unless they do that they
can scarcely hope to succeed, for when
they have got all their own they will
still need the help of some independent
voters to carry the State. Then, as they
may get beaten after all, they would do
well to nominate man SO good, SO capable,
fit and eminent that if he were not elected
they might lay that misfortune to the per-
versity or stupidity of the people, rather
than to the weakness or incapacity
of their candidate. The people are
in singular frame of mind this fall;
they no longer fame up at sight of the
'.bloody Shirt" they are not alarmed about
the security of liberty or the safety of the
Union; they see that the great fall campaign
about to open has fof it's object in reality
not the service of the people but the plum
der of the State; and even with the best
republican ticket they may take it into
their heads that the democrats have ruled
the State very we'll, and continue demo-
cratic administration. If Mr. Tilden had
taken our advice and retired from public
life there is scarcely doubt that this would
have been the result.
We do not wish to intrude our counsel
on Senator Conkling, but as he is the ac-
knowledged general and chief Of the repub-
licap~forces it would not be respectful to
him TO discuss the republican plans and
omit him who is to form them. We are still
of the same mind with great many Of Mr..
Conklings friends, who believe that he
ought to nominate himself for Gov
ernor. This would almost certainly
compel the. democrats to nominate
Mr. Tilden, and with these two gen.
tlemen in the field at the head of their
forces the fall election in this State would
attract the attention of the whole country,
as it fought to. To carry his own State this
fall would be an effort worthy of him and
to do this and at the same time defeat Mr..
Tilden would place Mr. Conkling in the
van of Presidential candidates next year,
now that General Grant has peremptorily