The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-10
PROBABLE COMPLICATIONS.

vast number and variety of political forces
at work as at the present time. In the
business world conflict after conflict is at
present INDUCED or threatened between
labor and capital, isms and schisms exist in
the religious and social spheres and polit-
ically the differences Of opinion, are even
greater still. The assassination or GAR
FIELD produced in the ranks OF the
republicans a breach which has
been constantly widening since then, and
the party after its long lease Of
power seems to us now nearer defeat and
dissolution than ever before. All these
things with their probable effect upon the
campaign of 1884 are likely to render this
falls elections, though in political parlancc
an "oiI year" unusually complicated and
exciting. These various questions will
enter into the canvass more or less and as
sist in shaping results. In Ohio the recent
legislature undertook to tickle the temper
ance element by the passage of severe laws
against the liquor traffic, one Of which has
however been declared unconstitutional by
the supreme court. Over twenty or thirty
thousand German and foreign voters in the
Buckeye state, it's safe to say, have be-
come inimical towards the republican party,
with whom they have heretofore voted and
acted, by reason Of that law This question
therefore entering into the Ohio canvass
as the principal one is likely to
give the state to the democrats. If
THURMAN or some prominent man
is elected strong candidate is at
once created for the presidential nomina-
ton in 1884, Then in Pennsylvania the in
dependent movement has assumed such
proportions that by wise action the state
can be brought back into the democracy
where it stood in 1850. There is much talk
of running HANCOCK as the democratic
candidate for governor, and the general is
said to favor the scheme. He still regards
Pennsylvania as his state, and if run
now, would, under the circuM-
stances, be almost absolutely certain
of victory, This would again bring HAN
COCK to the fore as a presidential candidate,
In New York there is another cause at
work in behalf of the democracy, and that
is the bitter and irrcconcilable tight between
the stalwarts and halfbreeds. In the En-
pire state therefore the democrats are
almost sure going in, and Mr.. TILDEN is
looking up as the gubcrnatorial nominee.
1t is about foregonc conclusion, according
to all rati nal political calculations, indeed,
that these three great states will
go democratic this fall Greater complica-
tions then may be expected in reference to
the contest for the nominations in 'Si.
Three men, fresh with the prestige of hay
ing wrested three great states from the
enemy, are likely to arouse very bitter
struggle for supremacy among their follow
ers, and particularly so if they be otherwise
prominent. Another source of confusion
will be the operation of what we regard as
the foolish two.thirds rule which has so
long controlled democratic conventions,
and SO often been tie means Of keep
ing the best men out Of the nomination at
view of such possible contingencies it is the
dictate of wisdom that all the nominations
and platforms during the present year be
made With great caution and after mature
reflection and harmonizing OF all antago-
nistic elements for ii requires no superior
gifts of prophecy or deep political wisdom
to see that those who carry the country in
November will become the vctors
two years hence. Only those men
now should be taken up and
brought into view of the public
who would be fitted both to govern and to
shine, should serious complications ncces-
sarily render them the willing victims OF
the political lightning of 1881. All public
affairs are IN such middle at this time
that they must be Strengthened out, and the
presidential campaign be really fought this
year. A new Importance, therefore at.
taches to our fall elections, and it will be
well for us to remember this fact in the Sc.
lection of candidates and the adoption of
platforms. 1t would be well to nom.
mate in the present instance those men
whom VIC may want then, aud agitatc those
questions which we desire to see become
the policy of the next administration and
ii we win the test case which we thus put
to the people in 1889, We may feel assured
that its ratification will come in 1854.
Nothing was ever won or accomplished in
the absence Of persistent effort, either
personally or politically, and a party
cannot too soon address itself to the
matter in hand. lfmonopolies are to be
broken up, II the tariff is to be cut down, #
political dishonesty is TO be punished, OK.
travogancss stopped aud new blood, in a
word, DO infused into the administration of
affairs, il is time that the masses were be-
ing asked to emphatically define them.
selves and ensure y cessation to the present
uncertainty about all things, except that
the government is now run for individual
aud party gain only.