The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-25

taken py t the other s00p parry But 1 you s are
Ri pei. charges SUCH -. IS 1 these, they VA
CATION Consequently, they fell 20 the ground as
ell personalities must sooner or later. How ts II
corning the President and HIS dogs his cottage and
surroundings at Long Branch. his cigars, his nep0
osSs. ss one SSs oa HaS am w SHs
because il the main, they are false, imaginary.
HARrRANFr's WAR RECORD. = 9.-9isY
"But Hartranft's record during the war has
MS Soy that he
did good service during the rebellion. Tho war
Department. Is In possession Of his record as given
by disinterested parties at the time, and no sane
person would dream Of charging tnat these were
gotten up for purpose such as the present cam
at the Battle Of Bull Run as star officer to Gene.
| raj franklin He afterwards entered the three
ss ssrnyH and A alter arriving in
Carolina took part In the battle OF Roanoke Island
ps Psag sa1 n sscoes
Run. ohantilly and South Mountain In March,
: UNDER GRANT AT THE SIEGE OF vioxspuRo,
and 1t was while there he was incapacitated for a
| time. from sunstroke. which caused his return
In "a ss %
OF the Ninth corps: Afterwards he commanded me
r. q ne Ts division and q ns
ant OF the Third division of the Ninth corps in 1885
breveted major general, had the onerous and nm
| envisble position OF guarding and executing the
Mrs surratt, Payne, Harold and others for the
assassination Of Abraham Lincoln. That much we
TUE CHARGES OF FRAUD. lt@
"He has been charged with positive fraud,v
also, since his return with Yerkes, and facts and
figures aildayits, &C., have been exhibited"
."What we claim Is that they have said all they
roIa against s him and TINS really covers your
and that he did all he could to screen him. Why.
sir. the very TACT OF his repayng him the 81, 900 he
prosecuting him Is the best answer we can give to
that charge. Then, again, he brought forward such
that entirely corroborates this statement Again,
they claim he speculated with the State funds to
e maeRe OF n
Is banker at Pittsburg, having very consider,
able business It was his business to lend, to deal
and dealt in stocks and securities. But, unfortu-
natey, Yerkes got into trouble, then into the Peni-
Tertiary, and this fact OF Yerkes' disgrace was so
coupled with Hartranlts name as to make 1t APP
pear he was criminal also. Now, am aware this
SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS LOOKS LARGE
to farmer in the country to you, or T. or any man
cOnversant with the Immense transactions OF Wan
street or Third street, this sum is comparatively
Insignificant Why, If a man buys thousand shares
OF PENNSYLVANIA stock 1t would almost swallow
try, who is slow, unrehective kind OF being, who
measures money according to his own possessions,
does not understand such things as corners
compfehend that 5000 put up would command
100000 worth of stock. He simply accepts the
to e os n s q WIZ
money borrowed, not from the State, but from
Mackey g banks &C., transactions extending over
five years, but which, with many men, would
scarcely represent fair days business. Now, this
is but fair statement. igf s"rg'sa ~ J
HARTRANFr's OFFICIAL ACTS.
AS to his Off1Cial acts not the al;Chtegt
cause to fear. When he left the democratic party
in 1885 and accepted the republican nomination for
innate friends were the first TO turn round and
accuse him Of all sorts Of things. He was elected,
Reelected ~ sss over charles Boy Is;' and nd last last
year, alter the death Of Colonel Stanton, he was
the o. his nstead ana Of
| favorlng special corporations he has actually col
lected large amount from one company which
beyond the evidence Of such witnesses as SwOpe
and Brewster in order to be assured that
with the frauds as l am at this moment.
But the Greeley men attacked him and General
Albright; their accusations have been published In
utmost to injure our cause by false and defamatory
statements. Yet despite all this, and without any
for Creek we arc stronger in the State To-Day than
we have been before this year. II we have gained
strength under such circumstances, you can
| imagine the effect OF
OUR DENUNCrArIoN OF BUCKALEw.
we shall prove him to have record that will not
bear investigation. He was elected to the United
States Senate by the old Bourbon democracy before
the war, and this fact he has never forgotten.
| round and took sides with the government but he
always remained on his lofty pinnacle Of Bourbon
Consultation with with Jeir Davis s 900 henChman,
Holcombe; he voted against all measures
for the suppression Of the rebellion and the dscon
| tlnuance OF slavery; In matters connected with
the pay of the soldiers he evinced pet scheme
In resisting the payment OF the men in gold. There
am unable to speak, but we shall have everything
brought out. The ghosts will tell as much on one
"what effect do you imagine your accusations
1--WE know from what we have done already the
enect 1t will have. 1t will utterly stultify the re-
naming influence Of the liberal democratic move
ment In Pennsylvania. We have everything our
question whether we shall carry out the Whole Of
our programme. We have actually brought out
the 1900 colored voters of the State as solid
phalanx for Grant, many OF whom have not hth-
erto exercised the privilege of their franchise"
| EXPECTED REPUBLICAN MAJORITY.
GAS you dive so readily into figures presume
you have calculated your majorites, ~ remarked.
yes" said the General; .oqr estimate is that
majority, and that his majority in the State will
certainly reach 10000. AS to Albright our Con-
sected BY majority y expect WIN
Surprising Albright is elected and Hartranft de-
''Then matters will be considerably complicated
There's possibility Of this, Is there not ?"
~ have not the least apprehension that 1t will be
so. think you may safely put it down that Penn
sylvana is for Hartranft and the republican party
IN October by 10000, and that the State in Noyem-
! Der will give Grant an overwhelming Majority
EFFECT OF THE MAINE AND VERMONT ELECTIONS.
"What about the elections in Maine and Yer
| month"; ~
''The effect upon us has been an assurance oil
| victory We were told by some persons that the
| liberal movement had quite strong hold on the
minds OF the people OF Maine, and we expected
| something like a decent contest. But 1t was an
absolutely one sided fight. We had everything our
| own way. In Vermont 1t was pretty much the
same l tell you our organizations are complete,
! and when We receive q statement of our standing
In any part Of the country we can, rule, place
implicit confidence In 1t. We were surprised at
! the show made by the opposition In these last
named States. We believe the result In these
States has had something to do with the increased
| popularity OF our cause In Pennsylvania This
state Is assured to US, you will lind liberalism
| literally vanish from the contest"
! Pennsylvania AND INDIANA.
''5upposing you lose Pennsylvania would that
! not settle the Presidential contest In Greeley g