Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-12
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FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. 70, 1880.
Internal DiSSensiOnS,

to so conduct himself in position of
leadership in the Democratic party as
to secure general appreciation. 1t would
not he remarkable if the animosity was
exhibited by the political foe; the
strangeness of it is that it comes from
political friends. Seemingly Democrats
cannot be content unless growing at
those who undertake to manage their
affairs. In some ways and to some
extent it is good thing that the
party is thus restive; it shows that it
is alive and independent; and if it's
aEimadversions were always justly
founded there would he no occasion to
find fault with them. Unfortunately
they are not. The man they denounce
may have done his very best in their
cause with the very hOnestest intentions:
it will not save him if he is unsuccessful.
And too often do Democrats lend them
selves to the aims of jealous men who
would drag down those in power, not
for the party's good, but for their
OWN gain. The Democratic party seems
to be full of selfish people of this sort
and it is their Vaccinations which bring
il SO often to grief. There are even
many of our leaders who would rather
have the cause fail than see it won
without their getting its credit and profit.
The Republican leaders are certainly
just us selfish and vastly more unscru-
puious ; but they have enough self con-
troll and smartness to work together to
secure the game to the party: knowing
that to he the first thing 10 be done
before they can secure its enjoyment
for themselves. No one will forget how,
four years ago, the Cameron-Mackey
Pennsylvania ring started out to wrest
to the Republican cause the victory
which it had already lost. They secured
it by h,,I bribes and fraudulent means.
They did not profit by it. They lost
the game for themselves after they had
won it for their party. The utmost
degree of iIl-feeling in consequence
prevailed between different factions
of Republicans, and when this presiden-
tial campaign opened it was confidently
believed that there would he great luke
warmness on the part of the men who
had i.cen disappointed by Hayes and
beaten ut Chicago. Yet when the crisis
of the battle came they were all work
ing together, and the presidential candi-
date who had not a friend among the lead
ing Republicans of the country was yet
showed by their cXertions into his seat.
The Democracy, on the other hand,
with a candidate in whose favor the
whole party was cordially united, is said
to be defeated and that through the
lack Of a hearty union on the part of
local leaders in New York and Brook
lyn. No doubt there is great cause of
provocation, here, to the.party, and it is
not wonderful that dissatisfaction is
manifested.
Mr. Barnlinl. as chairman of the ma
tional committee, comes in for liberal
share OF abuse because he did not see
better to things and snatch victory from
the jaws of defeat. But Mr.. John Kelly
is selected rs the chief scapegoat of the
occasion. There is very little reason for
it, if any. Mr.. Kelly's organization was
dere!ict, probably, in not watching and
detecting the Republican fraud in the
registry; but it is no more culpable than
the opposing organization of Irving hall,
whose contest with Tammany it was
that took away the attention of the local
leaders from the common enemy. There
ought TO have been prompt and hearty
union of all the Democratic elements in
New York long before the election and
that it did not come about WAS not the
fault of Timmany hall, AS all who watch
ed the progress of the negotiations know.
Why should there have been two Or
ganizatio;s in New York OF the same
party, that needed to negotiate with one
another to get together in support of a
common ticket Do we ever see any
thing Of the kind among the Republicans
in Philadelplia::9 They hold that city in
wise and we do not hear of two fac
tions in the party there fighting each
other to the common undoing. In New
York Tamnany hall first had posses
sion of the field. Tweed held the city
for the party, but was universally de-
nOunced by it when his methods
were made manifest. Tammany has
NOW Il leader under whom it will never
dishonor the party, but who has failed
to hold it together. He is denounced.
He is honest bat not victorious. Tweed
WAS victorious but not honest. One horn
of the dilemma it seems to be
necessary for the leader of the New York
Democracy to take; and to be damned
if he takes either. It is seemingly an
unenviable position to occupy. John
Kelly has powerful enemies in the Demo-
cratic party. 1t is easy to see who they
are 10y watching the direction whence
come the attacks upon him. The design
is to break him down with the party, by
the charge that he has betrayed it;
silly charge which no intelligent obser-
yer of his conduct should credit. No such
offensc lies at the door OF his organ
ization. 1t might be suspected elsc7
where But there is absolutely no reason
to charge it anywhere in view of the
plain fact that the Republican vote of
New York was an imported one, brought
in by the Republican candidate for vice
president who personally worked the
field and who may in consequence fEd
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