Year: 1870

The natural and popular idea OF a politician il
that OF one who exercises diplomacy and adapts
means 10 an end-who understands the art OF com.
btnation-who knows men, their Weaknesses their
wants and their usefulness and who the capacity
TO supply fresh motives for action and bind war;
ring elements into unity. He should be Q man Of
large and liberal nature ana comprehensive views,
capable Of attaching men to himself as well q his
cause-not one who exacts submission from the
force OF mere ofcial position, like sherins on
Ger, who has consciousness OF power, but none Of
good Will to from anybody" As Q gen.
eralN thing, what has been In the way
Of fsvors or position doesn't count as
capital for the future; John Van Buren's idea OF
politician was, who has q lively gratitude for
fav0rs lie expects to receive. not for anything
already enjoyed" party without q political
leader is like church without bishop.


REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP IN THE srATE-GRANT's


EXPERIMENTS.


What the republican party chiefly need now Is an
able captain to steer their tempesttossed bark
through the storms that threaten to enguf II at any
moment. Every hour increases the decentralization
Of the party In this State and more particularly In
this city. All the old political issues which OF them
selves kept the party together are dead and gone.
Slavery, the one idea on which the party started,
and upon which 1t grew 10 such pINpOrti0ns is not
only settled, but the democrats themselves cut
Herod Hcrod In proclaimng support OF the princl-
pie OF equality, without regard to color, race or
creed. AT this crisis when the republican party
specially needs sagacity berality and forecast, Its
destines have been committed, In this great Of
troubles, to incompetent hands. and every move
made by the new leaders has been blunder. Gene
raj Grant has already indicated the policy that viii
govern him with regard to the difficulties OF the
party in this city and State He says he has been
simply trying "an experiment" He has given the
control OF the State to men, and II they do not
succeed they must accept the consequences He
agrees with Greeley that the regime rests the
responsibility, and that the failure which is now so
threatening Will terminate their reign.


GREELEY's PROPHETIC THIRTY DAYS.


Horace met one Of the most prominent new OIL
cals OF the general government the other day. and,
In his peculiar whining way, said to him. $50 on;
you've got only thirty days TO live, and make the
most OF themn-the meaning OF which oracular re.
mark is that at the close OF this election new line
OF policy wlll be adopted by the President, set
OF appointments made and peace confirmed with the
old leaders OF the party. But to accomplish this the
defeat oil Woodford must be decisive and overwhelm-
ing. II he should be defeuted by only moderate
vote, such as that which Grlswold encountered two
years ago, the argument for change would be very
weak. The aggravation certainly has been very





promising course adopted IN the State let us glance
at tile


NEW INCIDENTS OF MANAGEMENT


which have occurred In this city. When the sbread
and butter brigade' found they could not control
the General Committee in this city they factiousy
resisted every motion till midnight on Saturday
rived and then-on the suggestion OF Duganne the
poet laureat OF the party, and who publishes and
sells sunday newspaper, and Charley Spencer who
u
the convention body, because sitting longer
would be "a desecratlon OF the Sabbath Then
when the time for the meeting OF the nominating
convention arrived, under the same leadership OF
Duganne and Spencer, although they had but dele.
gates from four out OF the twenty-five wards, they
refused TO meet with the regular delegates, and
organized a bogus convention without the
slightest pretence OF regularity and endeavored to
force course OF action contrary to the general
OF the party All these efforts falling, the
recourse was TO the state Committee, and, by the
votes OF delegates from the country who OF course
knew nothing OF city politics, resolution was
adopted debating the nominations which should be
made by the local convention. No greater insult
than this could have been ventured upon II was
an arbitrary assumption OF power never before at.
tempted and entirely destructive OF local authority
and responsibility; and to accomplish these
results country politicians such as ex-Senators
Crowley and Ramsay and such camp followers as
Ben Field and others were Imported 10 manage the
party in the city OF New York. AL the interests in
The State have been sacrificed TO this local quarrel,





factious disturpers of the peace or the republican
party has fastened here TO do his share in sowing
the seed OF dlscord This action Of the State Com
mtee, in asserting the principle OF interference In
local matters and management, is the most destruc
County Of New York can 1a' as we'll A be IN
Susquehanna, Niagara and ST. Lawrence counties.
In addition to all TINS, the state Committee
contemplate ignoring the organization OF the
party here and appointing sort Of volunteer
organization OF ten persons TO each district,
recruited from the bread and butter brigade, or
Imported drOm the country, to take charge
Of the polls ana spend the money for the election In
effect OF the change in the party in this state than
the appearance OF Senator Crowley to manage New
YORK city affairs could be presenteds A man VINO
by his vote prevented the republican Governor OF
the state during his entire term from making the
removals from and appointments to Office which be-
longed to his administration, and whose action In
this respect contributed SO largely 70 overthrow the
republican party and elected Hoffman two years
ago-a man coming now from the western part OF
the Stale to arrogate to himself the dictatorship OF
local party control here The system OF proscrp.
ton adopted too, Is doing Its work OF demoraliza-
ton In every part OF the state Last week the order
Tor the removal OF Palmer the only Fenton man left
was ordered, but was finally deferred Till after the
election. General Jones' Postmaster 1t appears has
succambed to the new dynasty; and although ap-
surrender 70 the party which now repre-
said, however, that Collector Murphy has
made some new and Important moves on the politl.
Cal chessboard. For himself he has resigned his
judicial appointment OF commissioner for widening
Broadway. HIS right hand man and ancient" Ches-
ter Arthur, has also resigned his crib ana pap in
the Tammany stalls, ana both nave gone down to the
political Bethesda and got cured OF their political
distempers The Collector under this cleansing and
curing process seems new man-rehabi!ltated In
immaculate republican garments, ike Hamlet's
fathers ghosr .fr0m top to toe from head to foot
my lord.H The fancy man OF the party I'm the state
the elegant and eloquent Roscoe Conkling, was In
the city during the week, holding solemn conclave
with the Collector and other potentates the upshot
OF all being that Mr. Murphy mas really got control
Of the Central state Committee for the Presldentls!
the whip hand OF the baky team here IN the city Of
which Spencer ana Grdey are the leaders, There are
some improvements In Custom House management
Also contemplated which, IL s expected, Will raise
the Murphy administration capital above par. One
Of thes1 win be, Immediately after the election,
the abolition Of the Custom House carriage system
which has been 90 often denounced as q fraud upon