New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
1864 AND 1912
Political Campaigns of the Two Years
Have Many Similar Elements.

10 the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. The present campaign bears re-
.er,blance TO that OF 1864. Then. as now,
the Republicans nominated the President
for recollection. Then, as now. their cam
didate was from the West. The Demo-
cratic standard bearer in 1912 is Governor
NJ New Jersey The Democratic standard
bearer I'm 1854 became later Governor or
New Jersey.
There was n radical third thicket in the
feld I'm 1854 made up OF seeding Repuoli-
cans. We have much the same kind or
a ticket in the field to-day. In both cam
paigns the third party shows candidate
who was the Republican candidate eight
wears before-then Fremont. now Roose-
Welt In both men we notice Far West
ern cterlstics-pathnnder and ranch
man. In 1854 the third party pronounced
Mr.. Lincoln a failure from caution and
timldity. The Progressive party anects q
like tone toward Mr.. Taft.
In 1854 the Democratic candidates for
President and e-Presldent were what
the spaniards call 'tocayos," having the
same Christian names. They were George
Mcclellan and George Pendleton. the
third party candidates were also "tocayos
John Fremont and John Cochran.
lust as then. the Republicans encountered
two tickets, each OF which was ddymous
containing twins, so in this campaign
they are confronted by ticket which Is,
as II were. didymous In double way
being Thomas wilson TO 20 back 70 his
Christian nance and Thomas Marshall
These are twins" and their name indi-
Gates them as such, twin" being the
meaning Of Thomas.
Forty-eight years ago the Democrats
had at first higher hopes than the Re-
publIcans. An evidence of the concern
that the Republicans felt was the drop
ping OF their party name and the adoption
of the name Union party in an effort to
win adherents. Similarly the Democrats
started out this year with the more con-
fldent mien.
So much for certain elements; If some
OF them are superficial they are, for all
that, not devoid OF interest Now for the
result. The third party proved fiasco
Even the Democrats, with all their hopes.
suffered defeat What brought this about
was the success OF the country in the
Union victories, which redounded to tho
credit OF the administration; Sherman and
Farragut. above all, saved the day. Where
shall we find the analogue of this? Per-
haps in the fact that prosperity is here"
AS far as this consists in the bumper
crops II Is indeed chiefly independent Of
political agencies; but. even SO, 1t is to
be counted on as a great factor. as in any
national campaign. Nor are the wonder
full harvests entirely adventurous as re-
CARDS the government; partly. at least.
they are due to the governments foster
ing care; partly, also, to increased agrt-
cultural confidence and activity standing
on sound business conditions and breath
ing the atmosphere OF good times. II may
we'll be that the country's prosperous ad-
vance will stand the administration in
good stead now as in 1884, and will be tho
tide which, taken at the flood, leads on
TO fortune" for all the earlier ebb caused
by the antler schism. NEAL II. EWING.
Rogelle N j.. Oct 30. 1912