Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-29
The Kelly Men at Albany.


The conference of the anti-Tilden men
at Albany was important rather from
the character, strength, and influence
of the gentlemen in attendance than
from their number. There were enough
of them to render, it apparently very
J doubtful whether Mr.. Tilden, if nomi-
mated, could carry this State. The
leaders in this movement are the same
who led the bolt last November which
defeated the reelection of one OF the
strongest men in the State as the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor. We
have seen no evidence that they would
not have as strong a following again as
they had before. We are not express
ing an opinion as to the wisdom or the
folly of the course they are pursuing.
They are freemen, and have same right
as others to determine for themselves
what they will do about the approach
ing Presidential election. If they con-
scientiously believe that the election of
Mr. Tilden would be the greatest calam-
ity that could befall the country, they
have the same right to their opinion
that others who differ with them have
to different opinion. They are high
Nv intelligent men. While Mr.. Kelly
can fight like bulldog, he has some
knowledge of Latin. Mr.. Moak is a
pretty good criminal lawyer. Mr.. CAL
licOt is a ripe scholar, an accomplished
journalist, and by common consent was
the best Speaker that ever presided ov-
er the Assembly. David Dudley Field
is the ablest and most distinguished
codifier i'm the world. And other men,
| bers of the conference are men OF repu-
tation. Such a gathering, under such
70 10 not tn hQ dpSniSpd.
| We know what these men have done
once. From that we can judge what
they may do again. Nothing is to be
gained by Understanding their
strength.
And what was the upshot of their
proceedings?
It amounted to a notice that if Mr..
Tilden is nominated for President he
shall not be permitted to carry the
State of New York, and will, conse-
quently, be defeated. They do not, it
is true, say this in SO many words;
but we think that, taken in connection
with the previous history of these men,
their proceedings are equivalent to
such a notice. At all events they have
left no room for any one to assert posi-
lively that this is not what they mean.
It is not improbable that this move
ment may accomplish all it is directly
aimed at, namely, the defeat of Mr., Til
denis denomination, and the nominal
ton of some other candidate in his
stead.
So far so good-if it is good we do
not say it is not. But when we come
to the next stage Of the consequences,
let us see what may happen. We have
heard great deal of eulogy bestowed
upon Mr.. Tilden; but we never heard
his most enthusiastic admirer compare
him to the little lamb that Mary had,
or to any other little lamb. We never
learned that the most acute observer of
this sagacious statesman had discover
ed, or imagined himself to have discov-
cred, angels wings budding under his
mortal arms. We do not understand
that he is sitting around nights, thinly
clad, like Second Adventist, waiting
to go up. On the contrary, we have
been credibly informed that good and
great as he is, the old Adam still turks
throughout his nature, in every fibre of
his system. If Kelly, Field, and their
friends can defeat him, so, on the 9th
or hand, can he defeat any candidate
they shall exalt over him. He is even
very much stronger than they, for
while they polled votes enough to de-
feat the Tilden candidate for Governor,
they were still largely in the minority.
We SUSPECT that ifa Kelly candidate
for President is nominated over Mr.. Til
den, a kick from Mr.. Tilden will be felt
by the Democratic party like the shock
of galvanic battery. OF course this
is mere conjecture. But an expert
ence no longer brief has taught us that
it is safe to count on human nature ev-
ery time. And certainly it would not
lie in the mouth IF Mr. Kelly and Mr..
Field to condemn such a course on the
part of Mr.. Tilden as unfair; for it
would be merely the adoptirn by him
of their own standard Of political NOR
ality.-N. Y. Sun.
ALI that we have to say is, that de-
feat without Tammany would be better
than success with it, under the circum-
stances. When knot of soreheads
from one city can get together and sue
cessfully dictate the nomination for
President to the Democracy of thirty
nine States, then the sooner we know
it the better. We do not believe that
John Kelly and David Dudley Field
will dare to oppose the nominee of the
National Convention, whoever he may
be: however, if they do so, so much
the worse for them. The party will
be the purer and stronger for it. Tam
many for more than twenty years past,
has been the source of most of our woes,
and has contributed very little toward
our Well.being. If it wants to desert