Year: 1879

The politicians at the State capital,
according to our Albany correspondence,
are interesting themselves about the present
condition of parties in the State and the
outlook for the next State election. They
find the democracy in bad way through
the quarrels Of the leaders, and see in
the Tilden and anti-Tilden fight the
prospect of divided party and an
easy republican victory next autumn
unless some compromise can be effected
on candidates and harmony restored among
the factions But then they discover that
the republicans are not altogether happy
family, and believe that there will be some
trouble in that organization between the
"Old Guard"-by which they mean AL
word, Hustled and number Of other legis-
lative packhorses-and the ''young legis-
lative Chiefs" such as Hamilton Fish,
Sloan, Vurnum, Skinner and the like.
The democrats are advised in this emer-
gency to make half and half ticket for
State officers next autumn, half Tilden and
Robinson men and half old canal ringers,
and then to kiss and be friends. AS for the
republican side, Mr.. Sloan is urged to take
the field and gallantly lead the advance
against the "Old Guard" and the corpora
tions.


The trouble with Albany and Washington
politicians generally is that they base their
opinions on the gossip of those localities,
and do not think there are any political
views worth considering outside those ex-
pressed at the State or national capital.
Because the Tammany democrats in New
York are opposed to Mr.. Iildens nomina-
ton for tho Presidency in 1880, and
hence do not wish to see Governor
Robinson or any distinctive TIlden
man nominated for Governor this
year, the Albany politicians suppose
that in the event of Tilden triumph in
the next State Convention the democratic
vote in New York will be fatally reduced
and the State will be lost. But the Tam
many democrats opposed Mr.. Tildcn's nomi-
nation for the Presidency in 1876 with all
the force at their command, and yet came
home and voted for him. His majority
in the city was 1854, while he
carried the State by only 32, ,742.
1neSc Iactlon nShts may 60 on until the
nominations arc made, but tho Importance
of carrying the State next November is
likely to unite both parties on their respec-
tive candidates and to make tolerably fair
stand-up fight. Tho people at largo take
very little stock in the quarrels of the lead
ers, after all. The Importance OF carrying
the State this year, rs a great ad-
vantage to be gained in tho more impor-
tant Presidential contest next year, is well
understood by the rank and file OF both
political organizations. 1t is not likely
that any great number of democrats or re-
publicans Will be turned from the support
of their State tickets this year on account of
dissatisfaction on tho part of disappointed
leaders, while the large independent vote
will be sure to be cast for the candidates
that best represent honest, economical and
efficient State government It will. there
fore, be far more important for the political
conventions to select candidates of estaE-
lished capacity and integrity than to bal
ance tho tickets nicely between Tilden and
anti-Ti!den or between Conkling republi-
cansm and Hayes republicanism.