Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-24


Democratic Prospects in New York.
The resolution passed by the Tammany
Han Committee on Orgauiz alton Frlday
night, and reported in our dispatches yes
terday, can hardly be interpreted other
wise than as an approval Of the policy
that the President is pursuing with re-
spect to the offices.
The Tammany Democrats appear to
nave 10 fault to find with the President.
II they are satisfied with him there is not
muca ground Tor believing that there IS
any dissatisfaction with him alyw here
/ that is worth considering. They opposed
/ his nomination, and in the beginning OF
/ the campaign doubt whether they would
/ support him was expressed. They now
urge him to enforce the civil service law,
and tO appoint a man Collector Of New
! York who will satisfy the business in!or-
ests rather than the politicians.
There is no doubt thar the President can
not do better than 10 follow this advice. 1t
is not probable that he Inteads to interfere
n the political affairs Of New York, but he
would like, doubtless, to see his party sue
cessful there next fall. The course which
he pursues will have a very great inilu-
ence ON the fortunes Of his party in that
State. While we believe that the Demo
cratic party will be successful, we admit
that success is rot absolutely certain.
The plurality by which Mr.. Cleveland
carried New York last fall was very
small. TIE loss Of a few votes in each
county would have defeated him.
There is no doubt that the Independent
Republicans gave the Democratic ticket
very considerable hep. Without their
votes New York, in all probability, would
have been counted for the Republican
candidates.
The question which presents itself is
this: Can the Democrats carry New York
next tall without the help Of Independent
Republicans? may be that they can, but
in order 10 be on the safe side it would be
well TO have their assistance. But how
can that assistance be obtained? There
will beno difficulty in obtaining it, doubt
less, if the administration does not
abandon its present policy, and the State
ticket Is composed of men who have the
confidence of the people.
The Independent Republican organs are
giving the administration a very warm
support, and they will continue to SUP
port it as long as it continues to show re-
gard for the principles Of civil service re-
form.
1t is probable that the Tammany Demo-
Gratis see the Importance of securing the
support of the Independent Republicans,
and, recognizing that this support could
not be expected unless the administration
remained firm in its civil service reform
policy, adopted the resolution to which
we have called attention in order to
strengthen the President.
Notwithstanding all that has appeared
in the newspapers, there is no reason to
think that the President has wavered in
the least in his determination to carry
out the policy with respect to the offices
which he announced at the beginning of
his administration, and there is no
ground for believing that there is any
'deep-seatedor widespread dissatisfaction
with that policy.
The views expressed by Senator Eustis,
Of Louisiana, were not indorsed by any
prominent Democratic journal OF the
country, and were not supported by any
prominent Democratic leader. 1t is true
there was a suggestion that Mr.. Randall's
interview, in which he declared himself in
favor of tariff reform, was intended to
heal threatened breach in the party, but
this suggestion did not have sufficient
foundation to receive any encouragement.
If the President pays that regard to
civil service reform to which he is pledged
by the Democratic platform, and appoints
honest and efficient men to fill the Offices
which do not come within the jurisdiction
of the civil service law, not needing so
much the demand of the office seekers as
studying the interests of the people, the
probabilities are that the Democrats will
carry New York next fall by very good
majority.