The New York herald., 1879-03-03
The Wrangling Democracy and the
Barriers That Divide Them.
A DEMAND FOR HARMONY.
What Is Thought Of the Tilden and Anti.
Tlden Fight in Albany.
THE REPUBLICAN, OUTLOOK.
ALBANY, March 2, 1870.

ALBANY, March 2, 1870.
The attention Of the country. in political sense,
is now centred upon New York ''rhe Pivotal
State for 1880. The recent interviews with Con-
gressmen. Senators and Assemblymen as to the lead
ing issues of the day, recently published in the
HERALD have established this fact beyond a doubt.
Then the exhaustive and able analysis of political
controversies this section for the past fifty years,
from the HERALD Washington correspondent. going
to establish the theory hrst propounded from AL
bany that this State really the pivot upon which
our Presidential election hinged has received
the assent of all prominent leaders with whom
versed here during the past week.
DEMOCRATIC SITUATION.
Republicans in Albany particularly sanguine
just the success OF their party next Novem
Der. Certain democrats do not feel quite SO conf
dent. Where assertions made openly by demo-
cratic leaders which understood likely to be
printed, thus reaching public attention, much
exercised They confidently boast of what is going
to result at the polls. Secretly, however, many Of
these gentlemen express considerable dstrust to
what may happen to their party in case present dis
sensons not effectually healed up. The Tilden-
ties aud antiTldenites bitterly arrayed against
each other just when the Canal Ring fight
raged with intensity during the winter of 1875. Then
the willy statesman Of Gramercy Park led his party
in the of aggressive reform. The republican
their constituents might place them the side of
the canal thieves. To-day that fight has Gained
down to quiet contemplation OF the past. The in
dependent voters have not this canal reform flag
aaunted before them. The Legislature is largely
publican in both houses, while in 1875 had large
democratic majority in the Assembly, Tildcn having
carried the State the year previous by majority Of
fifty thousand. Notwithstanding that the Canal
Ring then had its active agents in the Senate and AS
sembly Governor Tilden able to crush out their
opposition and carry all his points in the face of all
impediments. The glamour of his apparently brill
liant onslaught against the said to be engaged in
robbing ihe State Treasury efcctually blinded his
political opponents in Albany that they unable
to raise eectual hand against the successful
ward march of his vigorous and crafty statesman
ship
But the scene has nightly changed since then.
Mr.. Tilden went before the country as candidate
for President. Every democrat in the land, and it
may be a number Of republicans, believe that he was
fairly elected, but counted ont by the returning
boards of Florida and Louisiana. This is the main
and great issue upon which Mr.. Tildcn and friends
evidently rely to the gentleman denomination next
year. The only grand impedment that stands in the
way Of this consumation the result Of the election
III New York State next fall. Should Lucus Robin
son be renomnated for Governor by the democrats
AMI defeated then lr. Tilden may positively be
counted out of the next in the Presidential field
defeat of that character would be looked upon in
the same light if the Ex-Governor had run himself
closely are Tilden and Robinson identified.
UNCERTAINTY YORK STATE.
When the election figures of past years are ex-
amincd it be easily how uncertain is the
outlook in New York State at present. Dix (republ-
can) first elected Governor by about fifty thou
sand majority. III 1874, two years later Tiden re-
fvu rns vas clO tn div
by over fifty thousand minority This a most re-
markable campaign aud astoiiished everybody. The
now given for such great victory are varied
some say it because OF the foremost part which
Tildcn took i'll uneurthing tic ring frauds, although
he had been working shoulder to shoulder with
fore the actual exposure of the gigantic
schemes in which these men had been actively
gagged. Others trace the victory to the
apathy of certain republican leaders headed by Mr..
Conkling, who did not wish to Governor Dix
lected that gcntleman striding too rapidly to
the front and might interfere with certain calcula-
tions to the United States Senatorial SUCCESSOR
shp and the republican Presidential nomination in
1876. 1t was probably considered advisable to
slaughter his ambitions ut the bud so that he could
not interfere with the hopes of certain gentlemen
whose eyes turned toward the White House. 4
Whatever may have been the reasons for this repub-
hcan GOODNESS III the Dix canvass it has since ap-
peared quite clear that the republican machine
all IL might have been in the interests of
it's gubernatorial candidate. Both reasons, al
legged go far to explain the tremendous vote which
Samuel ]. Tilden received as the democratic candi-
date for Governor III 1871. But Notwithstanding
he readily perceived that New York State has always
proved very uncertain in its political detcrInna-
tions. Nobody foreshadow with any degree
OF certainty what the figures will show when the
polls closed on next election day.
In 1876. u Presidential year: when both parties
brought out all their strength the gubernatorial
OF the State stood folows-
Robinson ldem.). olos3l
Morgan trep.) Aoy,J,1
Robinson's majority. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30icO
IMPORTANCE YORK CITY,
I'ro1 1uu Will hn M Toll,
cons majority was some twenty thousand less than
that received by Tden in 1874. The vote New
York city in 1876 was:
Eophsoh'. 1865
Morgan. 59c05
Hobinson's majority y............. 81, l,o3s
1t be easily argued that had IL not been for
ticket in New York city Robinson must have been
badly beaten. The republicans came to Harlem
kiyer with 20 600 majority ,if it was possible to
undoubtedly have carried the STATE thus settling
Presidential hight beyond the shadow OF aconroversy.
Such combination might attract between 1000 and
10000 votes away from the democratic side. has |
been concusively proved again and again. where
publican aud qnt- rammany forces joined hands in
the metropolis. A similar combination defeated |
rancis Herman for Governor. But it is argued that
no such combination can be entered into next iall
This conclusion is not at all 80 clear The elements
That oppose Iilden in the metropos-Tammany |
Hall In particuarcannot. of course, give open coun.
tcnance to any such alliance between democrats and
republicans, but there is way of striking at Tdens
friends when they are in the field almost as cnectu-
NIL. as IL Tanmany had really united ON this issue
with her republican foes. This ruse was plainly |
demonstrated in the campaign OF 1871 Then, 1t Will
be rccollccted. the antiIdeuos captured the state
Convention at Albany, shelving Apgar. Farchild, |
Bigelow aud company. This was particularly tight |
OF Tammany and othey antTldenitcs in the State |
against "Uncle sammy" who ut the time travel
ling In Europe with his friend Bigelow. Tho Tilden
party naturally felt agricved at the conclusions of
this Convention. They looked for revenge some |
whore. The story goes that Apgar and some of his
confcderaes had mongrei ticket printed leaving of
Leach and other anti lildenitcs and substituting
therefor the names of independent candidates Thoy
calculated that IL they could strike down Beach and
other prime leaders in the anti-rden ranks thcy |
could accomplis h great deal. we they did some
thing. They succeeded In cutting down very much |
the vote for the new ticket glance at the figures
will show this:--
For Secretary of state. Bcach.......... 3s3. .O62
For Comptroller, Olcott. 3g5.O1l
fIraln IrnI MuLaLI al IN