The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-09-04
NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.

Ever SlnCe the pcnulnS preSluentiai cam
paign opened there had been uneaslness fel
by the democrats in regard to New York OF
account of the unpleasant teud between thu
Tammany and anti Tammany divisions of thu
democratic party of that state. The election
q year ago showed that Tammany, or join
Kelly (Which IS the same thing, control
led about 10000 democratic votes, and unless
a union could be effected between that vote
and the regular democratic organization the
state was in great danger of going for Gar
field. It is true, at Cincinnati, although Tam
many was excluded from the convention, at lts
close John Kelly cordially endorsed the nom
nation of Hancock and English and pledged
them the support of Tammany but it was
we'll understood that in spite of that apparent
ly unconditional pledge, it was coupled with
the implied reservation that the regular demo
cratic organization of New York should rec
ognize the claim of Tommany to place and
part IN Its councils, which hitherto had been
refused it-Mr Tilden's policy all along hav-
ing been to crush and not to conciliate Tam
many. OF late, however, Mr.. Tllden's con
trolling influence in the councils of the regu-
lar organization has measurably passed away
or been Withdrawn, and better counsels have
prevailed Tammany, which the Tilden policy
had been to ignore and treat with contempt
has been invited to friendly advice and con
sultatlon, and the result is the restoration of a
cordial union and good understanding between
the two divisions. Instead of both Tammany
and the regular organization maintaining
separate local and state organizations, and
calling separate local and state conventions
and nominating separate tickets, even to cleo
toral tickets, as seemed imminent, an under.
standing has been arrived at by which single
local and state conventions are to be called,
Tammany having fair and I'm proportion to
its numbers) equal representation in all of
them, and is granted a fair and full represen.
tation on the state committee. Thus the two
divisions completely melt into one, and under
conditions and circumstances that promise the
reunion to be both earnest and perpetual
Thus reunited, but one state convention of
the party is called to nominate a state ticket,
and of course Tammany will cordially unite
with the regular democracy in supporting the
one and only Hancock electoral ticket in the
field.
The union is regarded, even by the candid
republicans in New York, rs settling the ques.
ton as to the democracy carrying that state.
A year ago the united vote of the Tammany
Tryinu al (raop1arA
600 in excess of the republican vote on gov
ernor, and the present union, instead of weak
ening that vote, even by the confession of the
New York Tribune, will strengthen 1t, "be
cause" says that journal, ION account of the
jealousy still existing between the factions the
followers of each will make extra exertions to
see which can cast the larger vote for Han
cock" and the Tribune adds, at will not do
for the republicans to underestimate the
strength of this coalition. 1t means a long
pull, strong pull and pull all together of
the democracy to carry the state" and the
Tribune virtually admits that the pulp must
succeed.
But while of course 1t Is the policy of the
Tribune and other leading republican organs
of New York to affect doubt on the subject, it
Is needless to say that not a scintilla of doubt
troubles the democracy. The state has really
been democratic by from 10000 to $4,000 for
the last fifteen years, and never since Tilden
was elected governor over John a Dix by co.
600 majority have the democracy of that state
been more cordially united, earnest, up,and.
dong and confident OF success than they are
today. Without New York all the republi-
cans admit that there Is no hope for Garfield,
and the man must be an irreclaimable idiot
who now believes that Garfield can carry New
York.