Daily Republican., 1883-09-19
VEDNEsDAY. sEPTEMBER 10, ,'ss.
The Lookout in New York.

WEDNEsDAY. SEPTEMBER l0, ,'SS.
The Look out in New York.
The Republicans Of New York meet
by delegates to-day at Richfeld Springs
to nominate Republican State ticket
which If constituted of fair, honorable,
upright men will be elected. The bad
schism in the party which led to the
disastrous defeat last year has been
healed. The magnitude of the defeat
and the utter prostration of the party
has turned out to be- one Of the blessings
that come in disguise. The folly Of
quarrelling was then so vividly illus
trated that the Republicans Of both
wings of the party began to see what
fools they were for permitting them
selves to be carried off in moment Of
excitement and to commit follies for
which they are now sorry. But after
all perhaps it is the best. They have
had time to look over the wreck they
made of the party and to long again for
the time when under such leaders as
Lincoln and Seward and Morgan it was
invincible. Reconstruction was the busi-
ness of the hour and sensible Republi-
cans applied themselves to the work of
building stronger walls than those they
had 40 ruthlessly torn down. In the
work of reconstruction they have been
aided by their recognized foe-the Dem
ocracy, al much as by their friends. The
Democrats are in power. A Democrat
ic Governor " no desires reform is held
in check and balked in every move
nient by Democratic Legislature that
only seeks such reforms as will make
the Democratic party sold with the
hoodlum elements of society. The
Democratic Legislature of 1888, the
last elected, showed it's contempt for the
tax payers of the State by refusing to
pass any of the measures recommended
by a non-partisan tax commission, by
declining to act upon Governor Cleve-
land's 3 recommendation to have certain
tax laws revised and by passing sup
ply bill so full of jobbery and extrava-
gance that the Governor was compelled
to use the veto power freely to keep the
State from falling into the hands of a
set of INSCRIPTIONS political robbers.
Such actions have emboldened the
Republicans TO come together again.
The people are finding ont that Re-
publican Legislature with its petty
factional quarrels could be better en-
dured than even the best kind of a Dem
Ocratic Legislature that could be elected
by the hoodlum vote of the large cities
Thus encouraged the Republicans have
thrown away all political animosities
aud have clasped hands in common
cause. They are uniting for a victory
which will follow contest fought on
the true principles Of reform and good
government. A source of encourage
ment for the success of the Republicans
lies in the fact that the Democratic par
ty is SO torn by intestine jealousies that it
is not in good condition Tor campaign.
The fight between the "regulars" and
Tammany is very bitter. Some sort OF
a truce may be patched up in the State
Convention to be held at Buffalo, bur it
is very doubtful if a satisfactory ar.
rangement can be made that will con-
ciliate the Democrats all along the line
The New York Tribune, in viewing the
situation, says:
"In marked contrast with the dis
cOrdart, belligerent state Of the Democ-
racy of New York city, is that Of the
Republican organization. The metro
politan Republicans were never better
prepared for political contest than
they are to-day. Under the plan of the
Committee of Eighteen, reorganization
has been successfully accomplished.
These are encouraging words and
lead us to believe that the Republicans
of New York have learned wisdom from
their late folly and are re-constructing
the party upon such a substantial, basi
that the storm Of faction will hereafter
not be able to successfully assail it,
The paper already quoted does not be
iieve the Richtield Springs convention
which meets to-day will make any mis-
takes, but it believes that if it keeps
clear Of them and acts with an eye sins
gle to the public veal and the conse-
Iuent veal Of the party, the men It'll
nominates will be the men who will be
elected in November. There, as in
Ohio, the tide is with the Republicans.
IT IS needless to remark that John
l.. Sullivan, the champion bru;ser and