New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-09

| North have not been able to sympathize with
Malone, either in victory or defeat, they have
| seen that his success would make it easier to
break ND the Solid South, and they will see
now that his failure, largely due to Bourbon
bulldozing, probably removes the hope of cleo
toral votes from the South next year for the Re-
publican candidate No doubt Malone will
make struggle, and there ought to be fight
| ing chance in North Carolina and Florida but
the prudent Republican, who weighs all the
chances of defeat, will not base any hopes on
States south of Mason and Dixon's line. He
will look for the 201 votes necessary to elect
among the 24S votes of the North.
The elections of 1888, taken as a whole,
mean that the Republican party must have a
candidate next year who will appeal to the best
elements of the American people. There is no
Garfield. perhaps, but he must be of the stuff
that Garfelds are made of. He must per
sonally represent every reform idea which the
Republican party embodies. Such n man can
command the support of the Independent voters,
who hold the balance of power. The elections
have shown that they have no idea of becom-
ing Democrats because many of them voted
the Democratic ticket last year, but they do
not SHOW WudJ llllS NltioS WIZ wv HN-N' JN'''
Republican success is seen now to be not only
possible, but probable 1t can only be assured,
however, by appealing to the highest asplra-
tons of the American people. Machine candl-
ates may as well step down and out.
Turning to the Democratic side, we see that
Cleveland stock has dropped good many
points since Tuesday. The Democratic papers
are already telling the Governor that if he had
not insisted upon the defeat of Purcell at
Buffalo, the whole Democratic State ticket
would have been elected; that he made another
blunder when he interfered in New York City
politics. and another when he delayed action on
District Attorney DOwning's case until he had
been nominated for Senator. The Sun says
snappishly that the Democratic party has been
taught that it is q mistake to put an untred
and inexperienced private soldier in command
of an army" The theory of the Governors
friends that his is a name which can rally the
independent voters like bugle-blast is now
proved to be ridiculous. Elected only year
ago bv one of the largest majOritics ever given
in any State, he has TO show for ten months OF
his administration the election of n Republican
Legislature and the defeat of the head OF his
ticket. AsNew- York is the coming battle ground
his friends may make push for him as still
the most available man for this State, but his
prestige is sadly diminished
Governor Butler acts as if he really did not
know he was dead. But he is. He is talk
ing even now about Massachusetts, being
Democratic State with him IA n candidate, and
about The wisdom of keeping allthc Republican
"men andmOney at home to take care of Butler,
INSTEAD of sending both into Ohio and Indiana
to corrupt those States" This gable is mere
" the involuntary muscular action that some
times follows death. General Buffers nOmi-
nation could only have been made by miracle,
even if he had succeeded in being reelected.
Now that he has failed, and il is almost certain
that he could not carry Massachusetts,, the
party will laugh at the idea of nominating him.