Year: 1875

AhO POhtAOoA III bhlS PeN"~ -
this remarkable popularity that the race is
bot so much between the New York demo-


ats and the New York republicans as be-


tsen the democracy of New York and the


dNocracy of Ohio. AS a mere State contest


the is such a preponderance of chances in


iavcof democratic success that the canvass


Is nelly devoid of interest. Governor Til


uen 8 lrty does not fear anything the republi-


cans oihis State can do: but they are full of


anxietynd apprehension as to what the


supporte' of Governor Allen may accom-


pnsh ley dread the success of their


political blthren in Ohio more than that of


their party 'pponents in this State Their


newspapers ae beginning to denounce Allen
and has lnf1atanists with strenuous vigor
for which they ind no occasion against their
immediate adveraries. Some of them go SO
far IS to advise Ohio democrats to insure the
deieat Oh "9yernor Allen by voting for the
republican cah'idate. This advice is
as sagaclous as IL 40 bold. Those who
give it are not SO stupid as (, imagine that il
will be taken by the Ohio -anocrats 70
whom it is addressed nor is it or,red with
this expectation. It's purpose is to l.otect
the party in New York from the damage
effect Of Governor Aliens victory on the can
vass in this State.


If as seems probable, the democratic infa-
tionists carry Ohio, it will be proclaimed by
every republican journal and stump orator
that the repudiators have control of the
democratic party, and are on the broad high
way to success in the Democratic National
Convention. If it is said that many of their
State conventions have pronounced for hard
money, the ready reply will be that the
Pennsylvania democrats, who adopted q
hard money platform last year, took the first
opportunity to reverse it after Ohio had led
the way. and that if mere declaration
produced so great a change a triumph
at the polls will have o still more mighty
effect. The Pennsylvania democrats re-
nounced their hard money principles of
last year and adopted an initiation plat
form by majority Of two to one on the
strength of a mere experiment in Ohio. If
that experiment is crowned with triumph by
Governor Aliens election, who can tell how
many other democratic conventions will
likewise change front and go over to the
initiation side? The example of Pennsylva-
forth previous to the stand taken in Ohio
cannot be trusted even in an Eastern State
1t deeply concerns the New York democrats
to meet such republican inferences with
solid rebuttal for if the citizens of this State
can be convinced that the infationists are
likely to control the democratic party as
national organization Governor Tildens
ticket may be defeated in spite of its great
advantages. This is the one vulnerable point
in the democratic canvass, and the party
paign by discharging their heaviest guns
against their own party in Ohio evince true
estimate of the situation. The most impor-
tant thing for them to do is to convince
the people of New York that Gov
ernor Tilden and his supporters will
lists in every contingency and at all
hazards. The advice given to Ohio demo-
Gratis to vote for Mr.. Hayes and defeat the
democratic ticket menaces bolt and split if
the infationists should get control of the
party. Any position less decided and de-
fisnt would not allay fears that the New
York democracy may be drawn into the inAa-
tion vortex if the rag money men capture
the National Convention.


If Governor Allen should be defeated in
Ohio the New York democratic canvass
will take care of itself The currency ques-
ton would thenceforward have but little in
fuence on the election, which would be
fought out on the reform ISSUE upon which
Governor Tilden has the great advantage al
ways possessed by performance over pro-
fessions. The reform issue is of his own Gre
ating, and nobody can take from him or be-
little his just title to leadership. On this
issue all that the republicans can do is to
initiate his goods and counterfeit his trade
mark. The people will prefer the genuine
article to the imitation. Both tickets are re-
spectacle, and nothing is to be gained on
either side by personal assaults on the op-
posing candidates.