New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-21

meet at the time required by law to cast their
votes for President. From Gramercy PARK
went the suggestions which rpened IN the
operatiOns of GarcelOn in Maine. Ii the Dem
ocratic party means to steal the Presidency, Mr.
Tilden is its candidate.
He will weigh his chances. In order to MAKE
the task easy, he must carry certain States by
the popular vOte-enOugh to make the result
depend upon the electoral votes of one OF two
States. If it is possible to do this, with Mr.
Tilden as the Democratic candidate, he is not
likely to decline the nomination. But he can
hope to get thus near success only by securing
the nomination Of ex-President Grant, and
therefore all the supporters of Mr.. Tilden Id this
State and others where he is strongest have
found Republican acQuaintances who are voclt-
erous advocates of third term. To get Cen
eral Grant nominated, and then to carry enough
of the doubtful States TO make the result close
and disputable, and then to count out Republic
can electors in one or more States, is aDI arenty
Mr. Tilden's plan and the Democratic plan.
It has been only too evident for some time
past that the Democratic managers were calcu-
lating upon great use of their counting power
in the next Congress. Their treatment Of the
fraud in Maine showed that they were anxious
to prepare the way for the presentation OF
bogus returns from that State. Their most I'M
scrupuous arrangements to GUST certain duly
elected Republican Representatives, in each
case from State whose Congressional delega-
tiOn could be changed in political character by
the change of one vote, have shown the pur-
pose of the conspiracy It is not the intention
of the Democratic managers to permit any Re-
publican to be declared elected il they can
help it, and they have taken and are taking a
great many steps for the purpose of paving the
way for a fraudulent election. They know that
Mr.. Tilden would be weak in an honest appeal
to the popular vote. But they know that he
would be stronger than any other candidate
they could name in on attempt to capture the
Presidency by chicanerY and fraud, because he
has friends who know how to use cipher dis
patches, to buy votes and to COntriVe bogus
certificates for bogus electors.
Mr. Tilden and his friends do not surrender.
They calculate that they may perhaps succeed,
if General Grant should be the Republican can
didate. Against him, they reason, there is
fair chance of carrying Ohio or Indiana, or
Wisconsin, or New-Jersey, or Connecticut, and
even New-YOrk if the Democratic fcud can be
quoted and reduced TO the minimum of !effcc-
tiveness. If nothing can be done with Mr..
Kelly, say the friends of Mr. Tidcn, there are
still means known to Mr.. Smith Weed, and to
other agents of Cipher Alley, for cutting away
the antagOnism of other Anti-Tiden men. To
bring the result Of the election within the con-
troll of the electoral votes from one or two
States is the first step in the Democratic plan,
and to that end the nomination of General
Grant is desired. To capture by fraud, trickery,
bribery, Ornsolent usurpation Of power by Con-
gress, enough electoral votes to turn the scale,
is The next step, and Mr.. Tilden Is the one can
didate who may reasonably be expected to ac
cOmplish much for his party in that direction.
He does not decline, because he knows that the
Democratic party does not mean to allow fair,
free and honest election.