New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-03
THE STATE CANVASS.

The politics of the Empire State are all
af0at-On the canal.
Let the caucuses be watched. The Canal
Ring will begin their excavation early.
There is very general suspicion that the
demand of Belden, Denson & Co. for immediate trial
ought o have been dated in BuncOmbe County, hOitD
Carolina.
Canal Commissioner Stroud is finding IL
a thorny road to denomination. The Utica Herald op
poses him for his vote in the Canal Board In regard TO
the Champlain Canal enlargement And The Genera
Courier now finds that he accepted last unbal
anced bid pier Geneva Harbor the contract being
sweed from 1904 30 to IS, Az 13,
All the indications point to "a strong declara-
ton against third term in The Saratoga Convention
Even such weltuned organs the Albany and syracut
Journals demand it. The Albany paper calls for ian
explicit acceptance" of the Presidents letter as fnal
and for declaration Of our principle that the RePup
can party this. as on every other question: Is III iu
accord with public sentiment"
Samuel Hand of Albany and Judge Earl are
believed the candidates having the best prospect OF
appointment Judge Growers seat Mr. Hand Is part
ner OF Deputy Attorney Fairchd, and was once
reporter Of the Court OF Appeals Last Winter he de-
clined Supreme Court Judgeshp, being unwilling TO re-
naush extensive practi The Atoday Journal says
that could hardly do better than appoint
Mr.. Hand.
The Utica Observer makes these remarks to
Mesers Belden and DcnisOn "Gentlemen, it Is an old
dodge, very Olu uOuge tDat cleniOr lOf ihWc"aeo
trial. Justice will travel swift enough to suit you before
this business is ended Buster about the delays which
usually attend the prosecution Of legal contractors will
not turn the scale Of public sentiment by featners
weight your favor The people will push this case rs
promptly its importance demands. You need give
yourselves no uneasiness about the cnd-it VIII come
speedily enough. 1t smacks OF innocence. confess
desire to he brought to trial; but the puOhs
understands perfectly the sincerity OF that wish
The only leading Republican papers in the
State which claim 10 sanity 10 tho treatment of
the canal question are me Chca Herald and The Roches
Ter Democrat and Chronicle. They have from the
necessity for prompt support OF reform measures
by the Republicans. The Herald continues to urge thai
policy rs foows: They must stand by Gov. Tilden in
every step he takes for canal reform. The Re
publican press has been quick to condemn the Governor
what he has done. It must be equally prompt 10
praise him for every decisive step. Some Republican
journals failed yet to sec the harm they do then
par tv by refusing recognize the progress that hi
already been made. But the party Itself we Deeyc viii
make such mistake 1t Is Tor REFORM, no matter ~
whom accomplished
No better proof can be found of the insin-
certy Republican journals which claim to be 10
favor canal reform than their nsnuGtons founded ON
the fact that the trial OF Beden and Denson has not ao
tuay begun These papers always ready TO charge
corrupt collision against the Governor or the Commission
on the slightest foundation Imaginable. Bat they have
poor luck at it, As they have got prodigios1
structure Of built up about Gov. Tdens oomb
nation with Jarvis Lord willard Johnson tho Commits
sweeps away like house OF cards There never
was canvass where the ingenuity OF the average Re-
publican editor TO say something effective was pnt 10
such test. II the Saratoga Convention will adopt
straightforward resolution for canal reform It will
move q tremendous strain from certain Journalistic
brows along the line OF the canal