Daily Republican., 1880-07-30

AelunDor Btrotches dreamily,
Forgot both pain and summers mjrth;
So0thed BY the sky. --Ohas. DeKaT.
Democratic Champagne Bottle,
[New YORK Herald.l
The Democratic canvass has opened
like the uncorking Of q champagne
bottle, with whiir and fizz and q
lgush Of foam. The novel accomplish
ment Of nominating Presidential can.
didate by spasm of common sense af.
ter twenty years prevalence Of politi.
cal lunacy in the party was invigora-
ting. The suddenness of the feat, the
unexpected impstuosity with which all
the Cincinnati delegates, sane and in
sane, rushed into concurrence upon
General Hancock, added to the exhili-
ration. Finally, the popular reception
of the nomination, even by the Repub.
Leans as respectable one, was 80 un-
wonted sensation that it has turned
Democratic heads and made them fris-
ky. To trust the talk in their confer
enoss ami the boasts in their newspa.
per organs, one would imagine that
the canvass is "walk over; that
the four intervening months before
election are "but as one iay," and
that sll that remains to be done by or
for General Hancock Is to pack his
trunk and sit on the lid, waiting for an
expressman to check it TO Washington
and deliver 1t to the White House.
If this absurd exnberance does not
speedily abste the spectators will be
apt to get an impression that the re.
turn of Democratic sanity was only
temporary and the party has suffered
relapse.
The powerful, proud, compact organi-
zation Of the Republicans, finished with
successive Presidential triumphs, ex-
psrienced in all the methods by which
electoral results are achieved, and led
by the sagacious politicians, whose
o6ces, emoluments, influence, reputa
ton, all hang in the balance, -is not to
bs ousted by mere hnrrah or by the
be atipg Of tcm-toms. The walls Of its
Jericho will not tumble at the blast Of
rams horne, and the ramparts are held
by veteran troops, directed by comps-
tent commanders. For steady drink
during the campaign we Recommend a
still wine, of sound body, TO the Demo
Gratis in preference TO the froth Which
they are guzzling at the present mo
ment.
Does any sane and sober Democrat
want TO comprehend the strength Of
the Republican array which must be
met and vapquished before q Demo-
cratic President can reach the White
House? Let him remember the mag
niie.nt persistence With which General
Grants delegates sustained his cause
in the Chicago Convention; let him
also remember the skill with which
their solid square was fanked in the
rapid manoeuver which resulted in
General Garfeld's nomination, and
then let him reject that all the for
midsbls political lighting qualities
which we're displayed on both sides in
that combat, will be united in this
CANVASS, as North and South, BAst and
West in one common country, what.
ever their domestic sectional disoor-
dances, would unite against foreign
enemy. II General Grant had been
successful at Chicago, perhaps Demo
Gratis might have counted upon disso-
luton Of the Republican organization
somewhat like that which befsll their
own in 1860. But 1t Is useless TO spec.
ulate about collapsed contingency.
The occasion for o break up was avoided
and every Republican faction is form.
ing into common line Of battle.
The infatuation that the Republicans
are disorganized is one Of the most
idiotic features OF the present Demo-
cratic condition of exuberant inebriety. !
Multiplication of objects in the field Of
vieion is symptom Of all kinds Of
drunken ness, political and personal.
Because an occasional unimportant Re-
publican here and there has signifed
his intention early to vote for Gen
eral la noock, it is silly inference
that the party ia going to pieces.
Sporadic instances of the transfer Of
personal allegiance always occur in
Presidential campaigns, and are always
exaggerated. Aud it is just as irration-
al to imputs disaffectiOn to General
Grant because he is making q summer
trip in Colorado or to Senator Copkling
because he is trolling for musoallOnge
at Alexandria Bay instead OF sweating
around the Republican headquarters|
in Fifth avenue or at their branch Of
foe In Chicago. Tse preposterous de-
lusion which the Democrats have been
huggipg about General Grant and some
of his most ardent friends, that they
are disaffected toward their party be-
cause they prefer 20 take their summer
jaunts in July instead of later in the
season, Ia already recoiling. |;
II has unlocked General Grants own
at Denver, which otherwise
might have remained closed for some !
weeks yet, and has drawn from him
this proclamation yesterday, which is
Worth bugle blast TO Highland chief 4
ian: ~ can say without hesitation I
that l will give Garfield my hearty sup a
port. There ia DO reason why any Re. I
publican should not vote for Garfield. l a
know him to be msn of talent, thor n
,ughly accomplished, and an upright q
nan. Ihave nothing against General n
Hancock, but Garfield is the man for t]
he Office" Very likely Il will unlock
senator Conkling's mouth also earlier
han would be the case otherwise, how.
ver super1uOus it may seem to him re
hat there is any demand for the spon- m
or OF the resolution that every dele 81
,ate in the Chicago convention "is 81
'ound in honor TO support its nominee" II
o refute a notion that he Is playing 10
he part OF a shlking Achilles. h
The simple truth is that In order to &c
A., 4La narnnnrata need TO oeaba fud. n