New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-20

gifted and energetic statesman that large
feats of patriotism are confidently to DO ex-
pected of him. The National Grecnback La
borers. under the leadership of Jones, can De
counted upon to preserve liberty.
DEMOCRACY IN THE NEXT CAMP4IGN
The Utica Observer lately addressed letter
10 one or more Democratic editors III every
county in the State asking them their cholce
for Governor next fall and their opinion OF the
outlook and of "John Kelly's behavior. "
Thirty answers have been received, represent
ing twenty-five counties, and these Inc %
serrer has just printed. 1t appears from TINS
report that Tden has the lead for the Guber-
material nomination and that Congressman
Roswell p. Flower is q good second. Other
names mentioned for the position arc Congress
man Hewitt, Judge Parker, Erastus Corning,
General Socum and Senator Covert. One OF
the writer's expresses the wish that Doth
Tiden and Kelly could be " eliminated from
the party since, in his opinion, during the
"past few years they have caused the Demo
@cratic party of this State an infinite amount OF
@trouble." Another is cruel enough to Affirm
that Lucius Robinson would he very weak
"candidate in this Washington County, part OF
" the State"
The views of the thirty touching the Demo
cratic outlook are not altogether roSe-tlnted.
Not over q dozen are unreseryed IN ex-
pressing confidence in Democratic success
this fall. The rest, while evidently endeayor-
ING to be hopeful, exhibit q cautiousness which
NAV well cause cold chills to take possession of
the Democratic State Committee. Greenbush
xtritb
Z. we have become so accustomed to defeat that
ave can endure one more II we have the con-
" seriousness that we deserve success A Hud-
son editor says that the rank and file OF Co
"lumba believe that success Is within our reach
"if malicious use is made of the opportunities
offered u.s. But Democratic leaders OF late
"years have become so accustomed to Dlunder-
sing on the eve of victory that faith Is some
awhat shaken" A Undertook editor regards
success as assured next fall if the customary
blunderers OF the party" are kept i'll the back
ground of the State Convention. a Fulton
editor predicts Democratic victory in NOvcm-
Der, not because the party Is strong ana descry-
ing. but largely because President Arthur has
intensified the dissensiOns in the Republican
party by his "Stalwart war upon the Half
breeds An Orange County editor writes to
the same clfect-the quarrel Of the Republican
factions is the Democratic opportunity; and
Tioea County editor say S ditto to him of Orange
County The thirty only reach unanmity
when they come to speak of John Kelys be-
bayior. They are all convinced that he has
misbchaved and ought to be ashamed of him
self but no one Of them makes mention of the
size of the majority which without the help Of
Tanmany they expect the party to achieve i'll
November south of High Bridge.
These letters are chiefly suggestive not
for what they contain but for what they
omit. In no one of them can be found a single
good affirmative reason upon which Democratic
victory i'm this State this fall can be prcdicatcd.
The two parties Will go into the campaign not
so much upon their platforms rs upon their
records. Platforms are cheap. 1t is easy for
the worst political organization that ever cursed
a people to put forth platform containing all
the beatitudes BY their fruit Democracy ana
Republicanism will be known and passed upon
when the electors go to the balot-box in
November next. And the people can be trusted
not TO turn over the executive department OF
Government. which Governor Cornell has adj
ministered so faithfully and efficiently during
the past three years, to the party which in jan
uary last gained control Of the legislative de-
partment only to make it stencil i'll the
public nOstrils.