Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-17
NEW YORK.
From the New York World.

New York is undoubtedly the great
est State in the Union, but it does
not follow that New York politicians
are the greatest statesmen, or even
the greatest politicians. On the coz
trary, the harmony Of the Republi-
can party, disturbed by many other
causes, was first and most efectually
broken up by intestine conflict for
the control of the organization, in
this State, between the friends of
Senator Conkling and those of the
secretary of state, Mr.. Evarts. And
though the Democrats of the Union,
deferring to the weight and impor-
tance of New York have given the
Presidential nomination four times
successfully. sine 1861 to candidates
pat forward by New York, the only
state in the Union, in which the gen.
eral harmony of the Democratic party
is at this time disturbed by what
the. Central Americans might call
sporadic pronunciamientos, is the
State of New York. Possibly the
Custom House may be the canker of
New York Republican Craftsmanship.
Certainly Tammany Hall is the cank.
er of New York Democratic States
manship. But in the case of the Re-
publicans the personal methods and
the personal disposition Of Senator
Conkling have counted for much in
infiaming the disease of that party,
and we fear the personal disposition
+ of ex-Gov. Tilden in the case of the
Democratic party. 1t does not con
Germ the World to consider the Re-
publican case, and we have thought
| it discreet from the party point of
view to leave the Democratic case,
as a rule, to the healing influences ot
time, gently aided and assisted 10y
the iudicious exhibition at convenient
intervals, of drastic medicine and ac'
tual cantcry applied to the chr onit
seat of the malady in Tammany Hall
But the National Democratic party
now once more controls the Nation
al Legislature at Washington and il
has, therefore, become matter o
immediate Importance that Denocr att
in New York should be made to un
derstand that they belong to the grea
Democratic party of the Union, anC
that the great Democratic party o.
the Union does not by any means be
long to them.
The anomaly of the Democratic po
sition in New York is that while al
the Democrats of New York ar
agreed in thinking that Mr.. Tildel
was elected in 1876 and wickedly de
frauded of the office to which he wa
elected, a certain number OF tn
Democrats of New York think that i
was great mistake that Mr.. Tildel
was nominated in 1876 and more O
less openly rejoice that he never fill
ed the office to which they, by thei
own votes, helped TO elect him. This
| it must be admitted, is an awkwar'
position. And leaving the corrup
and miscl ievous Tammany elemen
quite QUE of consideration, there ar
good many respectable and wei
meaning Democrats in New York
who will never he of any great use t
S themselves or to their party so loni
as they persist in spinning aroun
like impaled cock-chafers upon hi
uncomfortable spike of their person
al dislike. and hostility to a man
who incarnates and represents the is
sue upon which they insist the Demo
cratic battle must be fought. OF a
the persons who attended the curiou
, little parlor convention held on Sat
urlay in this city, there is not On
probably that would repudiate tn
ringing words sent by Mr.. Tilden t
Pittsburg. Yet, how many of ther
in their heart. disagreed with tn
outspoking opinion uttered by MI
Belmont that the state of New Yor
had had enough of Mr.. Tilden!
THE NEW YORK sun SAYS, CAN MR.. TIL.
DEN DO IT.
II is agreed on all sides that Ho
ratio Seymour could unite the De
mocracy of this State. But Mr.. Sey
mour cannot and will not run 70
Governor or for President.
Can Mr.. Tilden unite the Demo
cratic party of New York? This is {
question forced upon us. ltpossess
es immediate and great inter st. An.
Democrat, to be safe and success
ful candidate for President, must b.
able to unite the Democracy of tn,
State Of New York; otherwise a Re
publican, as strong in the State al
Roscoe Conkling, might obtain it,
electoral votes.
1t is very clear-it is apparent t.
the most casual observer, that for the
time being Mr.. Tilden has at least 1
numerous and powerful minority op
posed to him. Can he overcome, o
can he conciliate their opposition?
These are momentous questions
both to him and to the party.
We confess that we have never beer
able to perceive any sufficient reasol
for the wide divergence of feeling
that exists between MIR Tilden, and
l.for instance, such stanch and true
Democrats as Chief Judge Church
Yet that a great hostility has arise
up between the 1ilden wing and tn
Church wing of the Democracy is in
disputable.
Our own advice to Mr.. Tide
would be to dispense with his famil
lar n.ncompoops TO call strong me
like Chief Judge Church into hi
councils, and to have real union {
hearts and hands that will mean VIC
tory.