Year: 1875

in the democratic, that the drift of present


tendencies is toward disintegration and reor-
ganization. Whether this will take place
before or after the Presidential election will
depend on the events of the next two
months but either during or soon after the


great contest of 1876 reorganization of par
ties seems inevitable. We have frequently
depicted the internal dissensions and diyi-
sions in the democratic party, and If the
republican party wears greater outside
show of unity il is merely owing to the pre-
ponderant influence of General Grant and
the cohesive force of federal patronage. This
cohesive force will continue to operate
for some time yet, and the general dissolu-
tion and reconstruction, if they precede the
Presidential election instead of following it,
will start from 'the irrepressible conflict
which has arisen in the democratic organiza-
ton. There are many minor lines of cleav-
age, but the great and destructive one is
the irreconcilable difference between the
hard money and rag money democrats,
neither of whom will yield their ground if
the inhationists carry Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania, which seems probable, and if the
anti-inhation democrats carry New York,
which is next to certain. With this result of
the approaching elections both wings of the
democracy will make resolute struggle to
control the National Convention, and the
defeated wing is likely to bolt.


A grand split, like that which took place
at Charleston in 1860, would not be as hazard
Gus now as it was then, because the republican
party, the common adversary, is declining,
whereas in 1860 it was thoroughly united and
steadily rising in public favor. The conse-
quence of running two democratic candidates
next year would be to throw the Presidential
election into the House of Representatives.
The recent election in California insures the
democrats majority of the States in the
House, and as that body votes by States in
the choice of President they would elect
one of the democratic candidates if there
should not be a majority in the Electoral
Colleges There is not much danger of
republican majority of the electoral votes if
there should be democratic split on the in
hation question. There is a large body of
inhationist republicans in the Western
States who would be more likely to vote for
the democratic initiation candidate than for
republican hard money candidate, like Presi-
dent Grant if he should receive the republi-
can nomination.


The benevolent reader" must not con-
slider this as mere vague speculation. We
are prepared to give him proofs that grand
breakup and reconstruction of parties is
contemplated as political possibility 1--WE
are not yet warranted in saying probability
by the hard-money democrats. "The air is
full" of this idea or ideas which lead logically
to this result. Among the multitude of
proofs we will take the latest that has come
to hand. The Brooklyn Eagle of last evening
boldly denounces Allen and advises the
hard-money democrats of Ohio to vote for
Hayes the republican candidate The
Brooklyn Eagle is the most prosperous, able,
vigorous and influential democratic journal
in the State outside of New York city. It's
editor is an active, astute politician, in conf
Dental intercourse with all the party leaders.
including Governor Tilden. The proclaimed
hostility of the Eagle to Governor Aliens in
flationist supporters, and its declared wish
Tue party may OS USiSdOSu III
Ohio, are noteworthy signs of the times In
its last evenings issue there were two
long editorial articles pressing this view.
In it's leading editorial it says:-'At this
very time the democracy are threatened with
division and defeat when success seemed
surely to wait upon them. A currency con-
vertible into coin is the only democratic cur
rency. Paper money is not merely only un-
democratic but it is the parent of other un-
democratic heresies On this issue those who
stand by the old faith must welcome all who
agree with them now, irrespective of past
differences" In another article the Eagle
says:-"A change of attitude on the part of
Eastern democrats of principle toward al
legged Western democrats of manifest expe-
diency has been imminent for months"
After going on through long article of
unrestrained denunciation the Eagle closes
by saying:-"The democrats of Ohio, who
desire their party alike to do well and to de-
serve well, both now and for the future,
ought not to vote for William Allen, and, as
shirkers in war are helpers of the wrong,
they should not merely not vote for him, but
they should. vote for his opponent, General
Hayes When prominent democratic journals
advise the defeat of their own party things
have come to a singular pass.


The Brooklyn Etgle does not stand alone
among the organs of Governor Tilden, al
though it is bolder and more outspoken than
the rest. The World yesterday also broke
ground in the same direction, but in a more
cautious temper. Notwithstanding its reserve
its meaning is transparent 1t takes a round
about method of limiting what it does not yet
dare assert-that Governor Tilden and his
supporters are prepared to disrupt the dem
ocratic party unless it can be harmonized ON
the New York platform. 1t copies long
article from the Chicago Tribune, putting sew