The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-22
The GUBERNATORIA CAMPAIGN
IN NEW YORK.

IN W. w 4 Ohh.
The present Gubernatorial campaign in New
York is attracting great attention, not only
on account of the interest felt in the future
political position of the largest State in the
Union, but on account of the numerous
charges and counter charges impeaching the
personal integrity of the leaders of both par
ties which are made by Republican and
Democratic journals. If one-half these
Stories are true, the imagination cannot
easily conceive of anything more rotten and
rascaliy than New York politics. It was said
long ago that partsanship was the madness of
the many for the benefit of the few, but in
no age or country have such striking illustra-
lions of this assertion been given as those
now presented in the Empire State and the
Gothamite metropolis.
The Democratic candidate for Governor,
Mr. Hoffman, has heretofore ranked as one of
the most incorruptible members of his organ
ization, and his general record as a man and
q public officer is remarkably good. 1t is
alleged however, that notwithstanding this,
outward show and common practice of virtue,
he lives, moves, and has his being, politi-
oally, as the puppet of William M. Tweed, who
is pronounced by the Republican journals, as
well as by portion of his own party, as the
most daring Of modern corruptionists, and
the most successful of the experts in the in
famous art of coming political
power into money. He runs the
Tsmmany machine, is accused of arranging
the programme for the gigantic frauds by
which Democratic victories are achieved, and
as reward for these labors it is alleged
that he draws imperial revenues from the
oity treasury and the plundered stockholders
of the Erie Railroad. According to the Re-
publican view of Hoffman, his real business
as O Democratic Governor has been to play
the part of an accomplce to these gigantic
frauds, the fine speeches and high-sounding
professions of devotion to Democratic princi-
piles which are made from time to time being
put forth mainly to insure the control of the
masses by gang of greedy thieves.
The Democracy scarcely attempt to make
serious reply to these charges. Their chief
reliance in the campaign is the counter charge
against the Republican candidate for Governor
that, while he was acting as Assistant United
States District Attorney at New York in 1861,
and while he was officially concerned in the
prosecution of the criminals accused of an
attempt to engage in the slave trade, he vir-
tually became their accomplice under suspi-
cious circumstances This charge is sup
ported mainly by testimony elected through
the exertions of a fellow official under Lin
coin 8 administration, the Republican United
States Marshal at New York, and it is part
of the defense of Woodford that this Marshal
has been melted to this course through his
indignation at Woodford's successful opposi-
tion to scheme for confiscating stocks and
bonds held by Southern men, by which the
irate Marshal hoped, at one time, 10 make a
large fortune!
The result of the campaign in the State is
supposed to hinge, in a large measure, upon
the action of the Republicans of New York
city in local politics. If they vote Republican
tickets pure and simple, there is little or no
hope of making an inroad upon the Demo
cratic majority. To ensure the adoption of
this disastrous policy the Tammany organiza-
tion keeps in its pay large number of the
members of the Republican General Commit
tee, who earn their wages of sin by pressing the
Republican masses into the service of the
omnipotent Tweed. Notwithstanding the
fearless exposure of this despicable intrigue
by the Tribune and Times, there is danger
that il will be repeated as shamelessly this
year as in former campaigns, and that the
New York city Republicans will thus be sold
out for small share of plumber to the Demo
cratic robbers!
In the comparatively early stages of
society, gangs of thieves make direct war
upon the honest and industrious members of
the community, stealing money and property
wherever they can be seized by artifce or
force. This system has its disadvantages, as
it sometimes imposes undue burthens upon
few victims, but it was at least more manly
and more courageous than the style of opera
tions adopted by the public thieves of our
day who are making politics a synonym for
knavery, and who not only rule New York
State and city, but exercise potent infu-
ence in too many other localities.
The President has issued proclamation
recommending that Thursday, the oath of
November next, be observed by the people
of the United States as q day of general
THANKSGIVING for the manifold blessings that