New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-29
MASSACHUSETTS, POLITICS.
THE CANVASS FOR GOVERNOR.

VOTE PROBABLE.
IrRoN Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF rBh FNiboNh'
RosroS, Oct. 19.-Though we are only TWO
weeks from the day Of election, tie political campaign
Massachusetts has not yet taken on any very Vep
features The Republicans have had large ana eh'nu-
siasiic ratification meeting In Fanou Hall, and tho
Democrats larger and more enthusiastic one IN the
.an, pIaoe Mr. AIor H. Rice has been heard on his
.tamoinx tour In Lowell, Worcester. Springfield
Northampton, and some Other important places III uo
state and the Democrats have held about INC
same number of meetings. with their favorite orators
mn th,r anrears little approaching excitement in either
MARTY and there are few indications az 20 the feeling OF
The people toward tho candidates. Mr. Rice, VINO Is
man of talent and of political Information mas MOI
greatly added tbe siUck Of knowledge on inc i""e
elnt OF those he has addressed He gave something
hs own autobiography in his opening speech (which IN
hi, stereiFors he oms and then he brsnched INTO gen
.ii,es about the greatness and glory OF the nation ana
gave his own view OF the present depressed aspec'
trade aud Of labor There was nothing ong"ha Pi"
found or startling in any Of this HIS Ir1ehus oo ho
claim that he has especially distinguished muiso'4
UPON the stump. "vhat is there in the SKIES tns
yr,r" they say "to inspire any onef Ihe
contest ia chiefly TO exhibit preferences as re-
r.rds eu aud 10 appeal for the preservation OF the he
rublican organization Mr. Rice is too sonshie rnah
% do much al the "pcntng with pride business OF 70
dwell upon party giorcs. He prndenty aoius 'ilA'
.tyla az campaigning There is nothing 81 all to he
gainrd BY il in Massachusetts The people are SICK o
further rciteraton upon the subject 1hc press and all
excep. tie smallest cf the minor orators are Laughed ou'
~ The ehief end answered in Mr.. Rioes efforts upon
The Platform to bring him before the people and here
ME uanity and intelligence undoubtedly make goou
inprresn But in point Of tknugttniness and oil res
soapE capacity these speeches have moi d"ne MT fiee
Justice. has boon heard to much better effect oeh
in his own city.
GOV GAsrOSS slIsrAKE.
A. Last q
great many votes oy making series Of speeches snco
ss M Rice has now delivered. He has attemPtou no
Of such efforts in this campaign The omission
Is crevolls mistake and has already wrought his cause
injury lie ought to have been heard VI every town
where Mr. Rice has had the platform II it had accent
Wished nothing more il would have gwen evidence of an
nteau 10 earnestly tho state that would have
rad effect in the canvass Inspiring leadership is much
at such Had Gov. CASTOR started out he w"'id
have had plenty of his poTty to follow hlm Ill ora
tory. The Democrats are rather stronger thah
the Reyubl cans in 3hs respect inst new On the Rhb
Ecas side yicePrsdeut Wilson is disabled Senators
Dawes aud Boutwell, both poor speakers :
JUDGE iIoar and George F. Hoar and Richard H. Dana
Ar. good ones but do not often favor the public. Dr.
Ing Is almost much pnt out Of the canvass Though
fIcp different causei is Gen. Wilson. ~ ~ not safe
20 risk Gen Butter upon the stHmp-that goes WITHOUT
saving There only remain Mr. j. B. D. Co@swen, who
e. really decidedly able and Cen John L. Swift
formal entertainments The Democrats. en- the other
hand have besides Gov. CASTOR. John Quincy Adams.
Judge AbbOit, the Hon Charles y. Thompson ana the
Hon j. X Tarbo1 M C.'s eect, the Hon. Edward
Avery. Charles Levi Woodbury., the Hon. Patncs A
tsains and John f. Fitzgerald. all superior stamp
speakers and IT is not unlikely that Gen Banks may be
aiso Induced to take The stump for thor side. All these
tae are likely TO adilrss meetings in the next two
resks hut mistake has been made that they have moi
engaged IN the work earltT and that the Governor hs
MT led Of.
GEN. BAETLETT'S COURSE.
perha,s Cen Bartlrt,'s withdrawal candidate for
oyernor has had something to do with tails
II WIS rever considered certain that he would accept
and since his letter OF delnati appeared II seems ta
he mad always refused to allow his name to ne used The
mistake was honest one, however and the NOMINATION.
WAS mnie vii the idea OF furnishing evidence Of the
liberalization Of the Democratic PARTY il accomplished
ats trs and therefore not IN vain. in this point OF
view Zen BARTLETT you viii observe is careful TO CON
plines Gov Castor in his letter declining, and also 70
say that he indorses tie Democratic resolutions ia full
nsot of the conI>r OF the Rei,u5li, party
As language could fraine-which faet would
utter disgust with Repuheanism As to his affection
for Democracy. there appears 10 he more uonlt y
fuy convinced that therr Is no way 81 purifying 'h
Rcpabesn partl bus 10y s99ecilng u 70 VIC O. 1le %
defeaf aud that the DcmOCrac parry Is lio OnlA
,eeut for tha; enG that next year hkos ~ oei ne
might have reDS Thl,e ne cr eT 49,,
oaTTn1 In tle- partisansip than in their late State
l,ny,ltion Mr. John QUINCY Adalnss selection Ia Gen
RI-tI,fis nlacr is considered ST. og one. Ii adds d.
sided talent 20 ticket Nhich has already been consider
tans THAI independent element ior when II mas also
betn distinguished.
THE PROHIBITION PABrY'S POLICY.
TIa isfatien with the course OF the Republican
Stale C,n sill finds frequent manifestation. The
,aotr,s OF Dr. oring are the only branch of the oppO
iliep IN TOO Convention that generally anquesces They
were mostly the- bicaaa-thin parissns, or Office
holders or oioeexpectsnts, or hangerSOn WHO could
not aod 20 bolt. The PTohbiiionsts are very different
In Their feeling The ultra men OF them os very
few days before they appeared in open rebellion Al
their Convention the Rev. DR.. Miner aud Wendell
pbiyip were heard and the STATE has effective
orator or re-ue leaders dr Phillips attack upon Mr.
Rice Ws the most able and adrOit pos lbc " ass been
printed in ad sref. and is 80 De seat far and wide
within orr limits. The Rev. Dr. Miner rs the mosi
auccnIfou.ising Of oIgcaents aud, with Judge Pman
OF tive salerlor cUlri-sp0tbcr very able maI-is doing
all be can 10 rally the Temperance men against the
RcJunhean NOMINATION ~ 'here kehrn,sn %o t
lion John l. Baker of Beverly an original free soer.
ye;ernn Bccian and ore OF the bess kl1wh tisn IN
oil aud has been in other branch o the Legislature
with about every Governor for thifIy YEAR, lie mas
been something OF BUtier nan OF late, and nav get
such this faction as are not 10 be roconcled 70
Mr. Rice. Tie Tempcrsnce vote TO bo Siyen him VII not
orally with tlS Republican party It ~ the anti
Prolbicniss who are at 81 he art OF boiling ana VINO
There religious movement 10 aid Cd the Prcbiton
ticket tlat may be more effective Toms HeEHd and
YaS Waterman and Reflector, the organs OF the Methodist
and Baptist denominations respectively; have taken
etfOug ground against Mr. Rice aud Tor MI Baker, and
there was meeting Of ministers here yesterday which
urged people to rebuke the Republican party for its
action.
DISsENsIoN AMONG REPUBLICANS.
Neither do those men who favored the nomination OF
Gov Talbot and OF MI Charles Francis Adams feel 50
cordial toward Mr. Rice his supporters deem desirable
An effort has been made have appear that the
prters OF Mr. Adams satisfied This II far from the
fact Many them viii aid the regular ticket it is true
but the most OF w put little vgor enthusiasm
into their action. and there Others not e~. who
still refuse outright 10 vote the party ticket Admitting
al that Is claimed for Mr. Rice in character and IN qual