National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-26
THE NEW YORK CITY NOMINATIONS.


THE NEW YORK CITY NoMINAIIoNs.
The TILDEN democrats and other haters
of Tammany and JOHN KELLY are very
wroth with the republican managers be-
cause they have nominated strnight re-
publican ticket in New York city. The
Herald and other organs of the anti-KEILY
democracy assert that splendid opportu-
nifty has been lost for combination against
KELLY.
They urge that 10000 democratic votes
could have been obtained to coalesce with
the 10000 republicans in electing German
anti-Tammauy democrat for mayor.
We think the republicans have acted
wisely. They have been taught by expe-
rience that he that eats soup with the devil
needs long spoon. Such q combination
was made when COOPER was elected mayor,
and what did the republicans gain by it ?
In a week after his Inauguration they
were forced to combine for protection with
| the very Tammany men whom they had
assisted to defeat. COOPER has been an
expensive failure to the city and no help to
the republicans.
Then, too, what would have been the
effect upon the republican electoral ticket
Undoubtedly to increase the majority for
HANCOCK. Every one of the coalition
democrats would have voted the regular
electoral ticket, and in the struggle for power
between the two democratic candidates for
mayor they would have brought out every
legitimate and illegitimate democratic
voter in the city.
The wards would have been raked as with
fine-toothed comb by the two factions
and every democratic vote for either of thC
candidates for mayor would have been :
vote for HANCOCK. As it is, GRACE, tho
Tammany candidate, may be elected, but
there are thousands of democrats who vii
refuse to vote for him, and who may ALLOW
their indifference upon the city election L
deter them from voting at all, This vii
be n loss 10 HANCOCK.
The HcraH calls upon CoNKLING 10 in
terlere and secure the Withdrawal Of DOwD
the straight republican candidate. In tn,
same breath it calls Mr.. CoNKiGNG 81
magnificent political manager with an ey,
| as sure as NAPOLEoN's-an eye that can SCI
through the smoke and flame of battle
We are of the opinion that Mr.. CoNRLING'
eye has been upon the New York city cleo
ton, and that the line of battle has beel
formed after due consultation with tn
Napoleon of New York politics.
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THE TILDEN democrats assert tina
KELLY put up an Irish catholic for mayo
on purpose to weaken HANCoCK's chance
in New York.
HANCOCK had so much cotton in his ear
that he thought the tumut about tho TART
was local Having learned his mistake h
has now abandoned cotton in the ears an,
is seeking to pull wool over the eyes o
worldngmcn.
ENGLISH robbed his grandmother,
TOUCEY and MARCY made no mistake
and HANCOCK is trying, with the aid
FoRNEY, TO rob his old commando
MEADE, of the glory due TO him as II
hero of Gettysburg. win CHARLIE
FRANCIS ADAMS cOndOne Two such lGauu'
Truth, in which was originated the forge
Chinese letter, says that it is young ycton
small for its age, and therefore its f'ciiiti'
for putting in shape for publication its ey
dencc to sustain its forgery are more lin
tied than those of older and larger journal
The point appears to be that the lie was to
big for the paper.
A CHANGE for the better is always d,
sirable. In 1856 il was desirable to chang
the slaye-holders' rule for true America
IDEAS. In 1860 it was desirable to repei
the experiment aud we did 50 with success
The twenty years Of republican rule la
proved the great wisdom Of this chang