New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-28

nation for State Treasurer appears in helperson Of
Charles ~ Ross Of Auburn Mr. Ross elected Mayor
| o. Auburn year and half ago by large Democratic
majority although the Ia usually two to in favor
OF the Republican, There will be strong effort to
bne delegates from Central and Western New-York
on Mr. Ross and secure his nomination
There will be strong effort to make Canal
Commissioner Stroud tho exception to the rule requiring
new ticket throughout at the hands Of the Saratoga
Convention. Tie Albany Express says In his favor: ave
have yet discover any why no should not aspire
to denomination, any valid one why the party should
not ndOrse him. There has been no showing OF bad man.
aScmcn his division Of the canals on the contrary.
unless greatly mistaken expenses on that division
materially reduced since he took charge OF It,
He has not like Mr. Hopkins, already served two terms
He known to be an energetic, active man. hd we trust
that the fear that some charge may he tr1imped up
against him. will not DO permitted to work 10 MS dsal'
vantage"
Gov. Ti,den, having been criticised for his
action in allowing the bill providing for the payment OF
certain canal certificates to become law notwithstand'
Ing the that tho Willard johnson contract was to 70
ceive $4,000 under It, The albany Arg" make an OK
PLANTATION II says that the law 80 framed that the
Cover nor could not discriminate and he was thus com
PEELED either honest claims OF trust TO the Auditor
OF the Canal Department to do his duty that Auditor
Thayer agreed to protect the State with regard TO TINS
fraudulent conracts that he was very DESTROYS
the bill should be vetoed, and has been remarkably
anxious 10 pay the certificates In question although
fortified by authority abundanty tusyiDR him ia re-
fusng to 10 so" Further that the act was Nicely TO
raise money pay the claims " II any OF them were
invalid the Auditor could decline to pay them'
What Senator COnkling thinks about the
thifderm issue probably as important to the RepuD
Convention the foreman's breakfast was TO tho
Pickwick jury The Albany Express. recognizing tao
fact that Mr. Conkng will control the Convention,
makes this demand upon him The policy OF silence
upon this question played out. Let have bold and
fair exprosson Mr.. Conkns. upon which to 30 before
the people II You and other leaders Of the Republican
party think any circumstances will render it necessary
to renomnato President Grant, state them frankly and
instruct the Committee Resolutions to construct their
platform accordingly But II you want to please the
people-the men who without holding Office tho
men who form the bulk OF the Republican party-you
VIII Gen Grant - his word assume that he IL not
candidate aud does not want ID be one AMI nat tho Re-
publicn OF this state unaltcrab opposed to third
ternisn IN any form'
The Cincinnati Commercial refuses to be:
Hove in the alleged attempt TO DIVER the in Ohic
from the currency ISSUE 1t says: "The issue OF the
campaign in OHIO Is the currency issue. This has been
unstakabe during the ten weeks since the Democratic
Convention declared upon public credit and common
The people have been aroused. interested, edu
Gated persuaded, and convinced the currency ques
ton. and the whole drift OF tho discussion has been
against the Confederate currency policy and IN favor Of
sound currency. We regard the battle as won on this
issue This campaign Important 1t will have place
in history campaign on the currency Not oDly
have the Democrats been placed the defensive End
dscomtted but the Republicans have been strengthened
and dyanced to higher and clearer ground the great
question OF the currency. IL tho Republican State Con-
yention met to-day the financial declaration would be
emphatic. 1t would be square ana ringing silver
brick II Is quite true that there Republican po-
clans who would gladly have evaded the rugged Issue.
and who would he happy to magnify side issue. but
they not the Of this contest The peop6
are attending TO the infringement They have had II
their own way, and will have II Sd to the end"
Senator Mcdonald, i'm his reply to Senator
MOrtons charge that tho real aim OF the Democratic
leaders further issue OF money but the abolition
OF the National banks and the resurrection OF the state
banks admitted that he in favor OF the abolition OF
the National banks The chicago Tribune sees In this an
indication drift OF Democratic policy toward tbs
State bank system IL says: " rho clamor for more
greenbacks ia fraud there Ia not Democratic states
who does know that there Is not responsible
court the United States that would not promptly deOy
the power Congress time make issues Of
Treasury legal tender There is hardly Demo
cratic lawyer ia the country who does not believe with
Mcdonald that the present grecnbacks are not
legal tender. but in violation Of tho Constitution.
The talk therefore, of issuing greenbacks Is mere
mask In order to effect the abolition OF the National
banks-tO for the restoration OF the reddog
and wildcat Satebank currency Of the ane-war days
Whatever idea there may have existed that Senator Nor
ton had exaggerated misunderstood the Democracy
has been removed by senator Mcdonald who, following.
he said, impulses OF his Democratic education,
frankly declared gFegnbacks to De unconstitutional ad
legal tenders and National bank notes impoc leaving
ito country other than return 10 tho Old
Stalc bank system"