New-York tribune., 1880-01-09

column and a half of counsel for the Demo-
cratic party.
We were beginning to think it was about
time for some attempt of this sort to divert
public attention from the Rape of Maine
when Tie World newspaper came out
yesterday with the regular thing from cor
respondent who had just called on the ex-
Governor. and was fresh from seeing him
bask in the freight in front of the brass
audirons. Governor Seymour was frank TO
say that he did not believe i'll the modern
method of communication by means OF the
interview, bat the correspondent said TO MN,
very much as though he had been appointed
to the mission by n National Convention
" Governor, the Democratic party Is looking
d" 10 yOu as one of its Old-time leaders, tor
words of advice and announcement. It's
"membcrs wish yOu to speak to them ana
" the press proffers itself as vehicle Tor
"reachng the universal public. 1t is their
desire and yOu are not responsible
" for it," Nothing could be neater than
that. We doubt if Lester B. Faulkner
or the Quivcrng Beebe could beat 1t.
The temptation was of course irresistible and
the Governor, continuing to bask i'll front OF
the brass andirOns, opened up under it, pre-
missing his remarks with the suggestion that the
correspondent could give these reflections to
others as coming from himself and not from
the Governor, Mt which the correspondent
says he looked Mt HOratiO Seymour
with amazement" The reflections occupy
about the usual column and half, and con-
tain his reasons for believing that the Repub-
lcan party cannot and the Democratic party
must succeed in the next Presidential election.
His chief reason for believing that the Repub-
licans cannot succeed is that concealed
"hate and fcverish jealousy poison Its
"blood.D If tho disease could be brought
to the surface, he thinks it might be
cured, "but now it is fostering inwardly, and
"with very bad symptoms" On the other
hand, the old sores OF the Democratic party
care on the surface, and therefore not only
"not dangerous, but can easily he reached to
"be healed" And he thinks the town cleo
tions in the Spring will do the business be-
cause there are 10000 town officers to be
elected and three candidates for each Office
and the people care more for these Offices
than they do who is President of the United
states.
lie Is very positive in his opinion that New
Ofk must De Il DtlOtllllc ofdltb 't-Dlit
" the follies or errors of the leading men OF
"that partyn And one reason for tins is that
Its commercial position demands that 1t shall
oppose the centralzing policy Of the Repub-
"lican party under which there is
danger that the commercial ascendancy
Of the State viii be destroyed. This is
the gistor the column aud half. II is headed
Hordtio Seymour's Advice to the Democratic
"Par,y but so far as we can see it contains
not word OF "adyica with sub-head.
d" How a Victory may be Won against the Cen
"traHug Tendencies OF Rtpubhcanism and
not word or hint how to win a victory. Still
itansweIs tine purpose of keeping Mr. Soymour's
shrinking figure at the front and continuing
the parade of h, uncommon reluctance. Ii
j., I'd be remarked, however, That he is not
declining now 50 specifically as formerly.
and that ali the recent intrryIcWei5 remark
upon his youthful yiyor and the yivacity with
which he dcscants upon the sunny old age
he is enjoying in his retirement And now
who is the next Democratic editor to send q
man TO Utica to see him bask before the bIass
audirous and ,.sk HIM If lie really means IL
when hc says hc is not a candidate