New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-18
MP TUUPBEHS OPPORTUNITY.

margarlnlSt, Is c0n1rOnttu Will dn opp
as great as it is unique. A few weeks VIII de-
termine whether or not he will take 1t at the
food Mr.. Thurber, as our readers are well
aware, practically has a monopoly OF the Z" anti
monopoly" trade in this State "A large num-
Der of other gentlemen are nOmlnally associated
with him in the venture, but his is the con
trolling mind lie owns nine-tenths OF the
capital-that is to say the buncOmbe-lnyested
in the monopoly party. AT the recent
meeting of the Democratic State Committee II
was made clear to the dullest comprehension
that the Democratic managers are particularly
sweet upon Mr.. Thurber. subcommittee oil
them hat in hand, went to the gentlemen whom
he sent to represent him at Saratoga, ana
begged leave humbly to inquire when he
would like to have the Democracy hold Their
State Convention Mr.. Thurbers representa-
tives casually mentioned a date, whercupon the
Democratic State Committee made haste to
fix upon that date for their fall Convention.
To state this tact is to demonstrate that IL Mr.
Tburber's ambition lies that way he can do
what he will with the Democracy OF New ORR
can mould it to his purpose even as he now
moulds the ravshing Oleomargarlne for the
market. 1t is as we have said, tremendous
opportunity An important section OF great
pohtical Organizations with all its consequent
machinery, is placed at the disposal of the cleo
margarine King. What will he do with it
VIII he decide to continue it as political
partv or to change its character and convert it
into "A grand complex instrument for the pro
motion of OleOmargarne among the masses OF
New-York? 1t strikes us that, like the saga
cious man he is, he will adopt the latter course
New-York Democracy has been in politics
long time-too long, great many thoughtful
and patriotic citizens Think for the public good
In their opinion, many years ago 1t outllved It's
usefulness. Its record during the past quarter
of a century has certainly not been, as whole,
of a sort to do it credit. 1t does not smell
"sweet and blossom i'll the dust" Indeed,
much of it, especially that portion relating to
the war, the Tweed era, reconstruction ana
RESUMPTION, smells after the smllltude OF
representative Hunters Point perfume dissent
nator If Mr. Thurber concludes TO continue
tho New-York Democracy as political
party he will he compelled to revise and
amend and transform it in many salient par
ticulars before it can hope to gain, as he would
express it, "a generous share of the public
patronage"
1t is well within the probabilities that Mr..
Thurber, approaching all this Will make haste,
if the party falls into his hands, to withdraw IT
from politics and give it commercial bent
wedding its future to the oleomargarine in
terest. Aud really the necessary change in the
character and intent of the party could be
accomplished without much trouble. Thus the
members of the State Committee would natu-
rally be appointed sole agents for their respec-
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whom consignments would be made from the
metropolis Mr.. Tilden would come out strong
as sole agent for the United States and doubt
less any good cooper could readily make over
the barls he now has on hand into nice little
oleOmal garine frkins. Fit places in the bust
ness could be found for other Democratic
leaders throughout the State. Sunset Cox
might be invited to thrill lyceums with a lee
ture on Reform, Uleomargarine and other
Practical Jokes" Erastus Corning, being a
good deal of an epicure, would naturally be
appointed the head faster of the concern. The
cotere of distinguished Democrats who backed
up the Morey forgery job could not fail to
achieve success in fixing up packages OF oleo-
margarine so as to palm them of on the I'M
wary for genuine Orange County butter-be
ware of cOunterfeits." The roughs and plug
ugies who hang on the outskirts of Democratic
conventions could be distributed throughout
the int erior of the state to "knock out honest
old farmers who have the assurance to offer
butter and not oleomargarlne to their GUS
toners. 1t ought not to be harder to pack cleo
margarine than to pack caucuses aud ii all the
Democrats who now as occasion offers engage
in the latter variety of packing could be in
duced by Mr. Thurber to turn their attention
to the former, the cause of good government
wOnid be advanced, however it might be about
the cause OF good eating. OF course Mr..
Thurber's transformation of the party would