The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-16

In IA short time the political canvass Will
! be under full Roadway in half dozen
States, and the dear people will be sum-
moned to listen to the urgent entreaties OF
several hundred perspiripg more or less
eloquent and uncommonly anxious patriots,
all of whom will profess TO believe that the
salvation of the country, the security OF
liberty and the welfare of unborn millions
depend on their election to some Office.
We take the liberty, before the speaking
begins, to offer little counsel of our own
to the audience.
In the first place, then, when speaker,
be he republican or democrat tells you that
unless his party is successful the Union
will be imperilled and the constitution will
be in danger, you may take it for granted
that he is bamboozling you. 1t is not true
that the success of either party will bring
ruin to our institutions The country
is in no danger; and it knows this 80
well that it paid not the least atten-
ton to the dreary wrangle of the
recent extra session of Congress-, and was
no more scared when General Garfield
shouted 'sRevolutionr' than when Senator
Thurman expounded the relations he fam
cied to exist between the foolish demo-
cratic quarrel with the President and the
signing of Magma Charta.
2. Do not let anybody persuade you that
there is going to be new war; Senator
Chandler, to be sure, has his coat off and
his shirt sleeves rolled up, and gives notice
that he has taken boxing lessons and
considerable number Of hungry contractors
are ready; but that is ALL
3. When republican speaker holds poor
old jeff Davis up to view it is safe to set
him down for demagogue. jeff Davis is
not dangerous. His teeth were drawn long
ago.
a. When q democratic orator declares
himself the especial friend Of the consti-
tuition don't believe him. The constitu-
ton is old enough to 60 alone; it does not
need any friends
5. When a republican talks about dam
gers from the s'solid South" take what he
says with large grain of allowance. When
the South was solidly republican there was
no complaint from that side, and the plain
truth is that it became solidly democratic
because the republicans stole, instead of
governing, down there; and the people who
have any thing left to be stolen have the same
dislike to see the carpet-baggers return to
power which honest citizens of New York
would experience if it were proposed to re-
establish the Tweed Ring.
6. If o Southern democratic speaker
should tell you OF his devotion to the con-
stitution it will do no harm to laugh at
him. 1t may make him a little more
modest.
Z. If anybody tells you that the country
needs ''more money" ask him at once how
much he owes. If he answers correctly
you will discover that he is ''stuck' with
high-priced and unproductive real estate,
| and wants ''more money" in order to
':stick" somebody else with it.
| s. When you hear somebody ranting
about the "rebel brgadiers" in Congress
ask him why it is that the North is not al
| lowed to elect it's brave soldiers to be Sena-
tors and Representatives. The answer to
this conundrum is very easy, but un-
pleasant to the politicians of the North,
who have periodically showed the soldiers
aside and have taken the best places for
themselves.
8. When you are asked to subscribe to
the 'sdollar of our fathers" tell the speaker
promptly that you want dollar worth a
hundred cents. Whatever may be the
truth about the great silver question one
thing is certain-nobody wants an eighty
oil nd hot 10 tha uhxy
Secretary Sherman finds it so impossible to
get the new silver dollars into circulation.
Finally, keep cool. If you do you will
disappoint the politicians of both parties,
for these have made up their minds for
hot campaign. 1t does not really matter
| much who is elected in any State this year.
It is not even a matter of great importance
who may be chosen President next year.
The country is SAFE 1t has entered upon a
new career of prosperity ; the good times
are coming, and to o considerable extent
have come, and no party coming into
power is going to interfere with
that. When the people of Ohio have,
with q tremendous hullaballoo, chosen
Mr.. Foster or General Ewing to be their
Governor, after suffering and being bored
by an infinite number of political speeches,
they will not have changed their condition
for the better or the worse an iota; and of so
little moment are our politics just now-in
spite of the daily and solemn assurances of
all the organs-that probably the best
thing which could happen to the country
would be to keep Mr.. Hayes in the White
House for another four years, and tell him
to go ahead in the same tranquil and quiet
ing way in which he has SO far conducted
his administration, caring very little for the
mere politicians of either party.
Politics have become q mere trade in this
country the men who follow this trade are
trying to persuade the people that they and