Year: 1873

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paign.


The New York democracy, through their
late State Convention, have proclaimed their
State candidates for our approaching Novem-
Der election and the principles and measures
for which, on their part, the intervening cam
vass will be conducted The two great parties
being thus brought face to face in the field
the real work of the campaign will now
actively begin The competing State tickets
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Each of these is respectable State ticket,
and, assuming that the gentlemen named on
both sides have been selected with a special
regard in each case to fitness and qualifica-
tons for the Office indicated, the interests of
the State will be safe with the success of either
ticket The resolutions of the two high con-
tracing parties with the people are Of the
usual materials of our party platforms, with
the addition of the latest modern improve
ments. The republicans introduce their
articles Of faith with a recapitulation Of the
great achievements of the republican party of
the nation and the State the democrats in
the outset invite the cooperation with them
of all citizens upon the fundamental demo-
cratic principles enunciated by Thomas
Jefferson. The republicans claim that in what
they have done for the United States and the
State they have established the strongest
title to the gratitude and confidence of the
people; the democrats condemn and denounce
the republican party as utterly unworthy the
public confidence. The republicans declare
that the Tammany Ring, with its colossal
plunder of the people, the pollution of the
ballot box, the deflement of the Bench and all
its denominations, were tho direct fruits of
democratic rule in the State; the democrats
affirm that the republican party, after assist
ing corrupt ring to grasp all the powers Of
our city government has seized the occasion
to create new and more corrupt Custom
House Ring on the ruins of municipal reform.
The republicans claim that they have proved,
by their Local Option bill, the true friends Of
temperance; the democrats have nothing to
say on this dry subject.


Furthermore, in the republican platform on
the transportation question, we have a resolu-
ton calculated to tickle the of the farmers,
while the democrats hold out to the sturdy
yeomanry of the United States the right hand
of hearty fellowship in their just resistance to
the exactions of monopolists and in their just
demands for great reforms. On the back
pay question the republicans ask for
bill which will restore this back
pay money still untouched to the
Treasury, while the democrats condemn and
denounce the "salary grab and all con-
cerned in it, particularly the President, and
demand bill of repeal. The republicans
point with pride to their administrations, both
of the State and the nation, while the demo-
Gratis condemn and denounce the party in
power right and LETT, and especially on the
Credit Mobilier business, and they denounce
the conduct of the President in the matter Of
the kellogg government Of Louisiana as
fragrant violation Of the constitution and the
rights Of sister State. The republicans
have no changes to propose on the tariff and
general financial policy Of the government;





but the democrats on these subjects
bring their heaviest accusations against
the powers that be, and demand q revenue
tariff reforms in every direction and cur
rency as good as gold. To conclude this
parallel on these two party platforms, while
the republicans denounce the liberals as a
small faction Of deserters from their party on
! false pretences the democrats recognize them
as worthy coadjutors, and cordially invite
them to assist in the general work Of reform.
Here are materials enough for all the labors
of all the party organs and orators on both
sides that can be performed within the short
interval to our November election. But this
is what is called the 'off year in our national
politics, and it is the dullest year. unless
under some extraordinary condition Of things,
in the interval between one Presidential cleo
ton and another. Our next Presidential contest
is three years distant, and the new Congress-
having been elected last year, our State cleo
tions Of this year are limited practically to
| local affairs save here and there the incidental
election involved of United States Senator
or Of member of the lower house Of Congress
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which prevails on all sides. Hence, for
example, the remarkable falling off in the
popular vote Of the recent Maine election as
compared with the full vote called out last on
the Governor, September year ago, as a
popular test on the Presidential issue. And
the coming October and November elections
will doubtless, with hardly an exception, show
the general apathy disclosed in Maine. 1t is
the national reaction, particularly under a
decisive victory and defeat from the intense
and exhausting excitements Of Presidential
campaign.