New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-13
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DEMOCRATIC DISSERTATIONS
Tho democrats seem to be somewhat
worried Inv the remarks of Representative
Hin of Ohio. That individual, while speaking
from n balcony at Washington recently MAUI
q declaration which probably expresses 'ie
intention of some Democratic ieauers qu''1
foo clearly for their comfort. lie Is IepoiVu
os having said that the Democrats wouln
nominate their man at Cincinnati, anu III
d" orourate him whether he was elected OF
"not" Windy bombast OF this sort seems 10
be mart of the Inheritance which the Demo
cratic marty Of these days has derived IRON
its former Lords of the Lash. Poor creatures
whose failure to participate ID reneinoh wac
dus rather TO supreme regard Tor 'heT
own safety than to any loyalty seem u ~
fond of ranting and stamping arouhu III puo
lie ,vben tbe affairs of the Nation are uuuer
consideration. rs if they were owners OF the
bodies and souls of men, and as II forty mil
lions of freemen were covering, ignorant ana
HELPLESS slaves. 1t does not take much OF TINS
bnllvine TO fix mans mental and moral
statns though a great deal of it failed to
move single Northern Republican ID 1910
and 1877. -,
1t is not the barking dogs that bite. L@ht
Horse Harry, with his hundred thousand men
In buckram, would not hurt anybody IL nc
could. But Democrats report that the cahuor
of Mr.. Hill on the occasion mentioned was
due to copious pOtatiOns. Sometimes the oiu
ule. ain pipo Ueritas," has application, and
there is a possibility that schemes OFTEN
discussed by cooler Democratic leaders IN
nrivate were thus carelcssy blabbed under
tbe Influence of too much juice of rye. This
must be admitted, that the conduct OF many
leading Democrats is such az to justify the
belief that they never expect to elect announcer
President and never intend to submit their
cause to another popular verdict. Inc ap-
narent madness OF their course, the super
human folly of insulting decent public opinion
with extra-session wranges. revolutionary
threats. Maine swindes, and plots to Dust
Republican members of Congress from Mime
sofa and other States would be less
ipexplicable if it were known that the
Democrats had no intention OF relying
upon the popular verdict this year
they mean to carry pretended election
by fraud, and to accomplish pretended
Inauguration by force, they may naturally care
but little whether, in the preliminary opera
tions. they disgust all law-ablding and liberty
loving citizens or not.
Tie wrangle between MI. Tiden and other
Democrats, and between the Illden ana the
Tammany factions here can be explained with
out presupposing the absolute lunacy OF
either party, if we start with the idea that one
faction or the other intends to carry The cleo
ton by fraud and then to take possession OF
the White House by force OF arms. ii MI.
Tiden has that intention. for example, and
believes that his fraudulent pretence of an
election can be accomplished as well without
the votes of the people OF New-Horll as with
them. his warfare against Tammany becomes
no longer inexplicable. If certain of his OPP
ponents mean to reject the votes OF certain
States on pretexts which can easily be manu-
featured. and thus to throw the election into the
House or to prevent any declaration of cleo
ton by the people, It is not strange that they
care but little for the mn who claims that he
alone can secure a popular majority IN New
York The fact is that the Democratic party
has done so much that is wicked and revolu-
tionary, and so much that IL apparently stupid
beyond belief, that even the rantlngs OF
highly excited person may perhaps AFFORD
better exclamation of its acts and better IN
dication of its purposes than all its platforms
and professions or the deliberate speeches oil
all Its statesmen