Year: 1876

NEW YORK, august 20, 1910.


The nomination of Morgan is the reply
which New York makes to the Confederate
Democratic party OF South Carolina in its
nomination of Wade Hampton. And so it
will be to the end of the chapter. The in
sane attempt to make good at this day the
Confederate protest against Lincoln's elec-
ton in 1860 should be abandoned once and
for all. The North will not break front so
long as the party which made Lincoln's
election pretext for war remains as an
organized force either outside or inside of
the Union. The cool audacity which followed
up the Hamburg slaughter by nominating
General Buffers friend for Governor may
do on the field Of battle, but there is too
much "dust" about it for the arena Of po-
litical diplomacy. South Carolina may be
carried by force and fraud for the Ham
burg party, but we gain New York, and
with it New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Con-
necticut.


The opinion of the press all over the
State is unanimous as to the strength of the
Republican nominee for Governor of the
Empire State. make an extract from the
Herald of to-day, which gives clear ex-
preston to public sentiment on this ques-
ton. The Herald says:


1t does not need Mr.. Weeds political ex-
perience and astutenees to appreciate the
reasons why he preferred Mr.. Morgan to
Mr.. Evarts. The basis of MIR. Weeds reason
ing is that the Republican party has an as
sured majority in this State whenever all
it's members can be brought to the polls.


victory, and that there is no need OF court
ing outside support if the Republican party
can be thoroughly reunited and inspired


with sufficient zeal. The Democratic can
vass of 1872 was . signal demonstration of
the futility Of depending on volunteers in
stead of the regular political army. The
Greeley canvass was lively and spirited at
its opening, but fell fat in its subsequent
stages, because two sullen and diegueted


Democrats stayed away from the polls for
every Liberal Republican that was induced


to vote the Democratic ticket. Mr.. Weed
has no faith in that sort of tactics, and


when man of his ripe experience differs
from q sentimental politician like Mr.. Cur


tis there is q strong presumption that the


old pilot has a better knowledge of the in


tricacies of the channel than the amateur.


Be this as it may, the Republican conven-
ton thought it safer to follow the cOunsele
of Mr.. Weed and nominated Mr.. Morgan.


There was no necessity for counting the
support of the Liberal Republicans and In
dependents, for they had already given q
hundred proofs of their intention TO sup
port the Hayes ticket. Their votes we're
secure in any event. They will support
Morgan with as much zeal as they would
have supported Evarts; but the nomination
of Morgan has a greater tendency to keep
the Old Guard steady and efficient. At
vention to follow the judgment of an
| old leader like Mr.. Weed than of


a sentimentalist like Mr.. Curtis, although
| the latter presented an admirable candi-
| date. 1t is easy to say that machine poll
| tics" won the victory, but veteran politi-
clans are more likely to succeed than
| irregular troops. The latter may have more
| dash at the outset, but the regulars are
more reliable in the crisis of the battle. In
| a choice between discipline and enthusiasm
Mr.. Weeds judgment in politics resembles
that of General Sherman in military opera
| tiOns. The Saratoga convention accepted
Mr.. Weeds strategy, and it is now too late
| to revise it's decision. 1t is as idle to spec
| ulate on the vote which Mr.. Evarts might
have pOlled as to ask what would have
| happened 'if your uncle had been youl
aunt" 1t is certain that the Republican
convention has made a strong nomination
| for Governor, and that the Democratic
party will be put up to all it knows K
present better.


The Confederate Democratic coalition il


broken. The era of peace dawns upon III


at last. Let the peace-loving people o
Louisiana be made to understand that Con
federste leadership is poverty, war ant


death. Surely, the hard working yeomel
of the State can be made to see this.


The contest in Louisiana excites great in
terest at the North. 1t will be worth mil
lions to the State to have her cast her vot
on the same side with Hayes and Wheele


and Morgan. Northern people prefer to IN
vest their capital in States that are Repub
lican. Northern lsborers prefer to emigrat
to such States. B.
The Northern Independents and the South