The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-05
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The administration men thfpuhhVut WV
COUNTRY are rejoicing nj What ilioy term The
brilliant victory they bayo achieved within
he last ten days over the halfbreeds Of
New York. Mn. CosgtisG IS fesunooted
and again brought forward as a power
ARTHUR Is said to have got New York GER
tain for 1881, and JAY GOULD is said to be
back Of all ready with his brains and cash |
to help the machine out Of all trouble. IL
strikes us, however, that the claims oil VIC
tory are without any solid foundation, and
the means by which the nomination oil
JUDGE FoLGER was secured are liable to re-
ct with disastrous effect upon the stall
warts before they hear the last Of the mat
ter 1t is true that the nominees of the Sara
toga convention are administration men
or stalwarts, but it is not fact that
they represent the majority OF the repuoh-
can party in the Empire State, II the real
status of the delegates elected to the Sara
toga convention is regarded. majority
of that convention were opposed to the ad-
ministration, but in the absence OF CoLLEc-
TOR ROBERTSON. q member of the state com
mittee, one FRENCH forged proxy from
him, gave the committee to the stalwarts,
and a stalwart temporary chairman was
named by the committee. He in turn APP
pointed committee on credentials favor
able to FoLGER, and this committee then
seated sufficient number of stalwart con-
testing delegates to pack the body against
IL nj de nan
BY trick, therefore, a bold, pure forgery,
the nomination was given to Mr.. SECRETARY
FoLGER, though rightfully there was a ma
iority in the convention against the
administration. In this way was
the candidate for governor of the
great state of New York secured
The whole country is interested in the state
elections of our Empire State from politi-
cal standpoint, almost as deeply and closely
as we are interested in our own local cleo
tions, for now as New York goes, so goes
the Union. If the present administration
at Washington. therefore, is allowed to cap
ture such a state as New York through
such methods, it will be lasting disgrace
to the voters of that great commonwealth.
Many influential republicans and republic
can Journals there, however, Indignantly
repudiate such proceedings and propose
giving active aid to the democratic candi-
date. 1t is to be hoped then, and with
sound reason, that the fraud will be GER
tainly and Indignantly repudiated also by
the great body of the voters and rebuke
IN
who manifest no decent regard for the
lights and wishes of the citizen. But
that which we desired to note especially
about the transaction is the possible import
ance and result of apparently so trivial
forgery 1t might cost a party the presl-
dency and revolutionize legislation and the
policy of the government. The party which
carries New York in 1882 will be apt to
carry the state in 1884, and by that the
Union. 1t is a humiliating confession to
make to the world that our system OF gov
eminent and management of politics are
such that the whole policy of the govern
lnent may at any time be changed by cor
rupt forger, but such is certainly the case.
We are forced to resort to the machinery of
conventions, and these in turn may always
be packed or managed by fraud and trick
cry, and such reflections cause the practi-
callv inclined TO condelln the whole sys-
tenn. The trouble with these latter is that
they do not look to the right source for the
remedy. Instead of abolishing the conven-
ton. which is so much a necessity,
~
convenience, we should render frauds and
trickery in their management and compo-
sition too dangerous to be resorted to. III
the masses would only practically recog-
nze what they are always ready to admit
upon reflection, that all power to correct
evils therein and run the governmental ma
chinery upon pure and just principles, lies
with them, to be exercised impartially and
fearlessly through the ballot, it would be
but a short time longer that we would have
to complain of packed conventions, cor
rupt legislation or prostitution ofthe civil
service. When it was once understood by
the politicians that q nominee not rightly
and fairly put before the people would be
repudiated, the convention evil would be
cured. When public servants once under
stand that they will be held TO a strict
account OF their stewardship, ire
spective Of party, power or inhu-
ence.. legislation will cease to be cor
rupt. In q word, when the fact is beyond
controversy that right and the country will
be always placed above party, good men
will get back into office and the administra-
ton of affairs will be conducted with pur-
ity. Everything rests with the people.
Until they apply the correctiyes, it is use
less TO expect any improvement over the
present partisan and disreputable style Of
doing things. It will be interesting to
watch the people of New York state, there
fore. this fall. and aside from the general
anxiety and Importance clustering around
the result, see with what character OF ac-
ton they meet such palpable fraud as the
one referred 10. If they do not indignantly
repudiate the Saratoga nominees, 1t VIII be
but another painful illustration OF the sx-
tent to which partisanship has grown in
country that should itself be above every
other consideration politically.