New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-24

THE "BOTTOM FACT" ABOUT NEU-YORK.
1t may be a little cruel, but it seems necessary
to remind the harmonious Democracy" that
the Republican party used to carry New-fork
without much difficulty when the Democrats
were completely and heartily united. Whether
their union is more than skin-deep at present,
the Democrats themselves can judge. They
doubtless know better than we do how far the
swallowing of the County Democracy by Tam
many is likely to cODduce to indigestion, or
how far the Cleveland and anti-Cleveland, Til
den and anti-Tilden elements are likely to help
each other at the polls. If the union is not
more sincere and genuine than it appears to be
to spectators the number of votes cast for Dem
ocratic candidates in November will fall consid-
erably short of the aggregate strength of the
different factions. But there is union on the
surface, at any rate, and sensible Republicans
will take it for granted that the whole Dem
ocratic vote is to be concentrated upon one
ticket. On that suppOstion, it may be worth
while to remember that the united Democracy
has been beaten more than once in this State.
1t is not necdful here to repeat i'll detail the
statistics of past elections. Intelligent men OF
both parties are tOlcTably familiar with them,
and yet have curious habit of forgetting them
when the possibilities of Democratic fusion are
under consideration. For weeks we have seen
it stated, day after day. that the Democratic
party was "ccrtain to carry New-lOrk, IL
united" Not long ago the facts were presented
in some detail by The TRIBUNE, and they
seemed for the moment to burst upon the Dem
ocratic mind like a revelation, but the high de-
bate between the factions quickly drowned
them out of all remembrance again. and pres
entity the same voices were heard chanting the
same old tune, Union means victory" The
Democratic party is not in any danger of being
better united than it was for General Hancock,
and it pOlled more votes for him than it did for
Mr.. Tilden, and more than it ever did Of its own
strength for any other candidate, before or
since Nevertheless, it ran short about 2 900
The trouble is that last year, with the aid of
many other voters, the Democratic party had
about 500 more votes than it gave to General
Hancock, and has ever since been deluding it.
self with the notion that it could cast, if
| united" $4,000 votes. But it succeeds in
forgetting that $4,000 votes were cast for
President Garfield; to remember matter of
that sort il not comfortable.
The result of the election in NewYork this
year rests with the Republican voters them
| selves. lncy nave strength enough, III tncy
please, to elect their State ticket, and that with
out any doubt OF difficulty. If they stay away
fron. the polls of course they will not elect
anybody, nor if they waste their energies in dis
putting among themselves. Laggards there will
be, of course, as there always are and nine
tenths of the work of a campaign consists in
dragging &C. the polls the men whose duty is TO
go without any persuasion or reminding, and to
20 right early so that nObOdy's time may be
wasted in hunting for them. If every genuine
Republican in the State will quietly make mp
his mind to go to the polls early on election
day, and see shat he does it, the Democrats may
have all the buster and the brass bands, all
the doubtful skittish and tricky voters. and all
the driftwood, and then will fall short good
many thousand. But human nature is such
that great deal of careful organization and
patient work will be necessary in order to get
out a full vote of Republicans, and even then
many will probably stay at home. Neither duty
nor self-iDterest will suffice to spur some men
to the exercise of a right of which they would
consider it great outrage to be deprived.
Still the fact remains: if the Republicans of
NewYork please to go to the polls and vote
this year. all the Democratic Dragging and bar
gaining will prove not worth pinch of snuff.