New-York tribune., 1870-09-10
FALSE AND TRUE ISSUES.

1t is quite apparent that the Democratic
party hopes to be able to wage the coming
canvass in this State, in some OF its most i'm
portant aspects, according to methods which
have become chronic with it in spite of their
repeated failure-that is, by avoiding real
issues and parading false ones. Its be-
setting weakness is that it suffers it
self to be led by men who regard
one moiety of the people as void
of intelligence and the other of principle.
Such classification is but poor compliment
to its own party, and it is libelous applied to
the rest of the people of the State. Acting in
this belief, however, the organs of the party
put forth the most baseless and uncandid
statements, notwithstanding the fact that un-
impeachable evidence Of their true character
is within reach of all who can read.
The mob of Paris grows restive, now and
then, under the false reports uttered by its
own Government; but the Democratic press here
perpetrates even more audacious frauds upon
its readers and escapes their censure. Such as
rely wholly upon that source for political in
formation and advice, and especially on the
leading prints, cannot well have any other
idea than that the main issues to be tried at
the approaching election in this State
are such as, whether Gov. Holden
has administered the State Government
of North Carolina wisely; OF whether Col.
Kirk had properly or improperly aided the
civil by the military powerf Questions of this
sort, however pertinent to the people of that
State, are not to be decided by the result of
an election in New York. Moreover, the courts
of the United States are even now engaged in
reviewing the transactions complained of, and
if error has been committed it will be rectified,
if wrong has been done it will be redressed
by tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
If the people of this State should mulct
themselves in the cost of two more years of
Democratic rule, not Ku-Klux would be in
demnifed to the extent of a penny of the re-
sulting plunder. Tammany has tears and lies
in profusiOn for the Tupcos and Spahis of its
party in the South, but no money. 1t robs and
cheats for its own account.
1t was not Gov. Holden who issued proc
lamation, in advance, designed to mask the
very frauds by which he was himself to be
elected; it is another Governor who will be
tried for that performance. Neither was it
Gov. Holden who, when 30 elected, signed the
Erie Railroad bill; it is another Governor who
will be required to answer for that, too. No
citizen of this State can complain that he
has suffered in person or privilege at the hands
of Col. Kirk or his subOrdinates, OF that he
fears any such thing. The Republican party
of the State of New-York will not permit it
self to be aTraigned at the inquest proposed
for alleged misdeeds of its party in other and
distant States; nor will it hold the Democratic
party of those States to any responsibility for
the acts Of its party in this State. Nothing
that has happened, or may happen, in Georgia or
Mississippi can have any bearing on the present
condition of the New-York Canals, or on the
policy which is rapidly Transforming them
from sources of revenue into public burdens
IL is the Democratic party of this State, not
OF some other, whose administration is charge
able with the grave misuse of power and breach
of trust which day by day diminish the eff
cheney of the Canals, and supplement their
decaying revenues with increased and profit
gate expenditure. With less business and less
income, the cost of operating them is aggravated,
and their corps of officials 30 REINFORCED
that, if it were arranged in line on the tow
path, the array would reach from Albany to
Buffalo, each leech within touching distance
of another. 1t is the Democratic party of
this State that elected and controlled the
Legislature which, refusing or withholding