New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-06
THE DEMOCRACY REPLETE WITH VITALITY.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Connecticut holds town elections to-day,
and also votes ON the question OF King Hartford the
sole capital.
The Hon. George H. Pendleton has finally
appeared in the Ohio campaign. lie presided at a Dem
ocratc meeting in Cincinnati on Thursday evening, and
introduced the Democratic candidate for Governor IN
nOncOmmitial speech OF 10 lines.
Tn Fridays account Of the Suffolk County
Republican Convention. place Of the following
fence "Twclvo delegates elected to attend the
Judicial Convention 10 be held on oct Is, az the City
Hall Brooklyn" the following sentences should have
APPEARED Twelve delegates were elected 10 attend the
Senatorial Convention to hed 81 Jamaica on Wednes
6av oct. 10. Henry r. Hedges aud T. X. AckeIy were
elected TO attend toe Judicial ConYenOn 10 DC heid on
Oct. 10, at the City Hall, Brooklyn
Notwithstanding the protest Of ThurlOw
Weed Senator j. " Baker ir, 10 be certain Of
denomination in the XIIh District Of this State. The
delegates tho Senatorial Convention from Washington
County, where tho cbief opposition to Mr.. Baker was
expected, were chosen on Tuesday last AMI on inc
delegates from Rensselaer, tue other county IN the dis
ric concede the nomination 10 Washington County, so
that the question IS virtually settled
The Hon. James A. Garfield made a long
speech at Randolph Ohio on Wednesday last support
of the Republican State ticket In it he touched upon
the financial situation and that indispensable
tonic in every political address, the salary swindle.
prime cause Of the financial disturbance he Thought was
TO be found in too much Misunderstanding That the
panic was widespread in It's destruction like that or
1887 he attributed First that, outside OF
misunderstanding the great body Of the industry OF the
country Is IN a sound and healthy condition; and
second that the Republican party mad abolished the old
system OF state banking, and created IN It's place
system more safe and wie than any other th3t
this country every knew" In regard the resumption
of stccie Dayment. he said Z" have no doubt that
resumption specie payments. carefully and pudently
made wOuld rather ease the money market than IN
crease its stringency."
Senator Thurman Of Ohio made the financial
situation large part Of his speech at Kenon, in that
State on Tuesday last He reviewed the causes which
led to the panic and then discussed the remedies pro-
posed. He divided the country into creditor States
New York Pennsylvania and New England and debtor
states-the Western aud Southern. Tie effect OF the
resumption Of specie payment, IN his opinion, would
compel every man who s. to pay Sc, and would
have q most crushing effect upon the debtor States.
on this subject he continued: Il do not believe
that the business OF the country can ever be car
red on with irredeemable paper currency. be-
lieye that do would result In the destruction or
best interests of this country. But do to
that in my Judgment II would he most unwise for
the United States to yield TO this camOr or the creditor
States, and undertake In the forthcoming Congress
which meets next December, 20 force a resumption Of
specie payment upon the country without delay.
life determined that while will advocate a sumption
Of specie payment as 1t can reasonably be
effected Will crush the debtor class for the benefit
OF those who now their creditors, and who are
already in easy, and most Of them in aihuen ercum-
stances OF life"