Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-26
John Kelly Not Fully Reconstructed

There Is still little hitch In the harmonious
working OF the New York democratic team.
The reconciliation between opposing factions,
promised at Cincinnati. is still among the
things hoped for but not seen. At each step In
the direction of party unity some obstacle pre-
sents ITSELF and continued experience OF this
kind Is beginning to have depressing effect
upon the party managers. The present diff
Guilty, and 1t is one of magnitude, is the failure
OF John Kelly TO diSband the boilers state Or
ganization. His influence was sufllclent 10
Induce the withdrawal OF the Tammany cleo
foral ticket but that was only halfway mea-
sure 10 the way OF party reconciliation. the
state committee still exists. in opposition to
that OF the regular organization. and, as IL could
be called together any day for action,
this is regarded as sort or menace,
and Is resented by the regulars Tam
many,s complete surrender was demanded
as the only terms upon which the regulars
could entertain propositions for the union OF
the factions. While they maintain a state
organization It Is within the power of the
boilers to put another electoral ticket In the
field at any time, should they determine upon
such action, and their refusal to deprive them
selves of this power Is regarded as an indication
that they mean unity only in the event that 1t
comes upon their terms. II there Is any one
feature of this canvass which Is plain to all
eyes ii is that the democrats cannot elect their
candidate without the vote OF New York They
might carry that state and still fail, but they
certainly cannot win without 1t. Even with
party united, Harmonious and earnest, the
chances are considered to be somewhat against
the democrats, but with divided counSeis their
prospect OF carrying the state can hardly be
classed among the possibilities The managers
are preparing for one more effort at reconcilia-
ton, and II they fail the effect will put the
democratic prospects very much under cloud.
The present condition Of the crops In all sec
lions Of the country gives promise OF an abund-
ant yield and whether Hancock or Garfield be
elected President, we have every assurance Of
continued prosperity. Within the past year or
two rapid progress In the process OF agriculture
has been made In the southern states, and that
section is beginning to enjoy the fruits of its
advanced steps. The old ante-wal methods
have been discarded and new system, In keep
Ing with the changed order Of things. has been
adopted. Instead OF striving to cover as many
acres as possible, the farmer or planter In the
south now limits his ground and cultivates 1t
thoroughly. The land Is enriched with ferttli-
GERS and the best improved agricultural ma
chinery is employed. AS result of the new
system, single county In South Carolina which
never produced over 12 600 bales of cotton before
the war, turned out IS 900 last year, and will do
better this season. The average improvement
throughout that section has been nearly equal
to this Last year, under the improved system,
the largest crop OF cotton ever raised was pro-
duced, and 1t was the first profitable crop, to
that section, made since the war. All accounts
agree that the aggregate yield this year Will
exceed that of last.