New-York tribune., 1875-09-18
In this city yesterday the day was cool and cloudy.
growing cold at night Thermometer, go 86'. 800.

growing cold at night thermometer go. go. 500.
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| Another Democratic Convention is arrayed
on the side of an honest currency. Nebraska
stands by New York, Maine, and Maryland in
! declaring for Hard Money and Reform.
| Mr. Beecher has done the wiscst possible
thing in declining the proposed reception at
the Academy of Music. His friends will be
equally wise, if they now cease to compel
public attention afresh to the late scandals.
II is significant that Prince GOrtschakOH OBJ
served to ex President Theirs during their re-
cent interview, that Turkey must eventually
grant sclf-gOvcrnment to Bosnia and HerZcgO-
vina. The desperate condition OF Turkey,
without money, credit, or allies, renders 1t
probable that the Russian Minister'S opinion
will be justified at no distant day.
The Democratic candidate for Attorney-Gen-
era starts with a good recommendation 10
public favor. Our dispatches tell of his sue
cess in securing indictments against eight
members of the Canal Ring in Buffalo. In no
way can he serve his state or his party better
than by making an example of these men.
any dozen campaign speeches.
The lavish expenditure OF metropolitan
churches in securing good or popular music
has been "a subject of great deal of comment,
but much has been said without knowledge
OF the facts adequate for expression of intel j.
gent opinion. The theme Is treated with full
and interesting details in an article printed to-
day on our fourth page. 1t will be seen that
the largest annual salary paid a choir organ
ist in this city is $4,000, and that the largest
paid singer is $I,500 while the total
amount paid by churches for their choiis is not
less than half million dollars year.
The Democrats of Maryland are fighting Is
battle in which they deserve sympathy and
success. Their platform calls for iii honest
currency, the suboriination of the military to
the civil power, equal rights, religious freedom
and free education; and on this platform they
have nominated uneXceptionable candidates.
The reports of the speeches of the Hon.
Reverdy johnson and the Hon. John Lee Car
roll, candidate for Governor. which we publish
to-day, give in interesting inS ght into the
spirit of the canvass. Mr.. johnson makes IN
earnest and eloquent protest against the in
tolerant spirit which seeks TO defeat Mr. Car
roll simply because OF his religious faith. Mr.
Carroll notices the Irrelevant religious issue
only to say that he has ever been opposed to
any division of the school fund among re-
ligOus denominations, and then presents n
strong Indictment against the Administration
for the many nisdeeds which have brought it
into disrepute in the eyes of the honest voters
OF the country. Maryland is one of the States
in which the Democrat are on TIE right track
Reports from Pennsylvania indicate that the
rag-m0ncy men who committed the late Dem
ocratic Convention to the policy of initiation
did not count without their host. The letter OF
our correspondent in Philadelphia which is
printed to-day, is laden with soirowful tidings
for those who have hoped that Pennsy ylvania
would not fall q victim to the Oft-mOncy cpl
dcmic which has seized upon Ohio, and thrown
Allen and Cary into delirium. The worst OF it
is, that great deal of the reported demOr
alizaton is chargcablc to the cOwardce of the
advocates of hard money in both parties.
When some Republican newspapers suppress
their real sentiments for fear of offending infa-
tioniss in their own ranks and others tiy to twist
the financial plank of their own platform into the
shape of demand for imitation, the prospect
is indeed black. The best means of improving
the situation in Pennsylvania is in the hands
of the friends of honest currency i'll Ohio. A
big majority for Hayes world bring time-serv-
ing politicians all over the country back to