Year: 1872




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1br General DIX.


1t may be admitted that the task of the
democrats and liberal republicans who as
sembled at Syracuse on Thursday was din
cult one They had before them the problem
of nominating split ticket. which would not
democratic party in the State, but be OF
sufficient force to hold if not increase what
ever detection might already exist in the
republican ranks. It will then be seen that
none but the very strongest names should be
chosen. The important place at the head of
the ticket, the Governorship, had long since
been conceded to the democracy, as the major
part of what they would get in exchange for
their support of the Cincinnati nominees.
This was natural as the strength of the sun
terrified was assured, while the New York
liberals were among the shades of the sun
known quantities" But this rendering up
of the first place on the fusion State
ticket, if it recognized democratic num-
bers, at the same tins imposed respon-
sibility upon that party never apparently COM
pretended by them. This tribute to their
power seems to have been accepted by them in
the shortsghted spirit of an ordinary
''divide' between traders; as something that,
being their own property, they could do what
they pleased with. This appearance of politi-
| cal myopy cannot be excused on the ground
that the partition of the slate was unexpected
as far as regards the Governorship, for, what
ever difficulty may have existed up to the last
moment over the minor places on the ticket,
that was conceded to them from the start As
if additionally to warn them Of the necessity of
an iron-clad nomination, the ticket made up
by the republicans at Utica with General John
A. Dix at its head was daily exhibiting its
strength under their very eyes. They had,
furthermore, to consider the fact that last
years overturning of the corrupt Tam
many 'Ring'' in New York city had
lost the State to the democracy, and
tyro in politics should know that possession
is nine points out of ten in the possessor's s
favor. All this was lost upon them, and they
set about their nomination as if they were
building party edifce without windows and
with only back door; they left no opening
in front for any one outside of the democracy
to creep in, but just space enough to allow
any one in the edifce to walk out Such, in
effect, is Thursdays nomination of Francis
Herman, Of Utica for Governor.


1t is not our purpose to breathe q word
against that cultivated gentlemans private
character but his record politically is that of
an extreme democrat, and, however fit to
represent the coalition ticket of Baltimore and
Cincinnati in general sense, he is not cal
culated to attract q single republican vote
from the party led by General Dix. Added to
this record is the fact of his known strong
religious views and the consequent danger
citizens as deeply rooted in other creeds
would apprehend from his elevation to
the Gubernatorial chair It may be
lamentable that question of religious
opinion should weigh in canvass but that
it does weigh cannot be denied. The princi-
pal danger feared in this direction, outside of
the very stupid objection to his religion gener-
ally, is that the public school system might
suffer through his possible endorsation of
sectarian appropriations. His friends already
hasten to allay this latter "bogey;" but
where so much apology is necessary, republi-
cans with a strong State ticket of their
own and man after their own choosing at
its head, will conclude to risk nothing by
going over to their old POLITICAL fog. What,
however, is more to the point, is that this mat
ter will tend to lose him as many votes in his
own party as the best man they could name
would be likely to draw from the opposition
It makes very bad showing for the elec-
ton in November, and we expect to see it
thoroughly ventilated before many days.


Respecting the Lieutenant Governorship
which was given to the liberals after they had
struggled unsuccessfully for the Congressman
at Large, the same myopic course was followed.
Whatever folly the democrats might commit
in naming an unattractive candidate for Gov
ernor, it was at least to be expected that the
liberals would avoid any such mistake. They,
far above their new yoke fellows, should see to
it that their nominee would be man equal in
every respect to the occasion, and calculated
to draw as much as possible from the
party they themselves had SO recently left.
Their candidate should be above the suspicion
of any combination with any of the forces
which incline more and more to make the
State o prey to certain great corpo-
rations. The wave of reform which over
turned so much of the trading politicians
setting up had its meaning for the rural dis
tricts as well as for the city. In the city we had
Tammany drawing all corruption to focus
which could be seen and struck at; in the
rural districts was the insidious and often
intangible monster of huge corporations,
whose malign influences were felt over wide
tracts The great railways, which twist like