New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

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The "reformersn have peculiar advantages
for blng the election pools, all the gamblers and
| po0l-roOm keepers belong TO the party.
AIr. Hewitt should improve the moments az
they fly There is time for half dozen more prOcama
tons between and tomorrow morning Only one q
day win not save the reform candidates. He mus
nor only fire tire popular heart but keep IL blazing
The chances for Gen. Buffers defeat are now
thought be good, but bis failure viii The QUO
cess OF M Tarbox which especial Tor 70
0cing There is hope OF tie election OF Judge Hoar
a fact which Is not creditabe 20 the good sense or
| patriotism OF the district.
Mr.. Eyarts has created a tremendous COM
motion in the Democratic camp. The party organs care
fully refrain from publishing hB speech, and devote eli
their energies to personal abuse One Of the
elusive replies to Tie speech is made by ne Counter
journal, which calls Mr.. Eyarts belaed liar" Tat
is what might be called scatlng"
Gov. Hayes was serenaded twice last week,
but each Iae modcstiy reiraiued nom uterins word
about politics Gov. Tden sereladed twice, and
each time made the familiar stump speech The former
Is allowing The Office TO seek HIM. TIE latter is seeking
! the Office With most UNCOMMON anxiety" Which
| man WI The people helpt
The solid men of Providence have issued an
dddfe the electors OF Rhode Island asking them
for Hayes and Whceer, and thus guard the public
credit from injury and the business interests Of the
country from peril. The document is signed by Brown
& Ives. Gov. Nppitt, exGoy. Howard ex-Gov. Padel-
ford George H. COrss, ex-Pr sdent Alexis Clswcl and
by al the leading merchants and manufacturers Of the
Sate the amount OF property represented by the LIST
| 81 s -ucr- is enormous.
What IS the matter with Chairman Hewitt
He seems 60 live In an atmosphere crowded with pod-
cal hob-1blus He suspects no end of diabohcal con-
sprace, 20 ruin Tiden, The Tweed confession Is funny
enough, hut this paragraph in The Ae'charen Register
surplsses it a dispatch received this morning from
the Democratic National Committee calls ON Us to warn
the people against intended deception. IL bias been
aIring By the Republican managers TO telegraph 20
the press the DAY before election, reports that Gov,
1lcE j. ILL., or dead, and otner equally a.sa sajeiIyAs
scared.
The Hon. Robert c. Winthrop has written
letter 20 Mr. Charles Francis Adams in which he says:
an for you and with you in all your views OF tho
present condition public affairs and shall give my
yoe accordingly for yourself and GOV. Tlfen Ihayes
great regard for Gov Rice, and entire confidence in Ihe
tullty and patriotism Of Coy. Hayes But hold with
YOU that tie best hope, II not the only hope, OF putting
q stop 10 corruption at Washington and Of restoring
nelco and harmony the south is in thorough change
such change viii endangcr the great issues Of The la'e
much less that II Viii disturb our national credit at
home o. abICau."
President Robinson of Brown University pre-
sided at large Republican meeting IN Providence
OIL Friday evening, and made polted speech IN favor
OF Hayes uud Wheeler He said there three great
ISSUE, in the campagn-refOrm Of the ciyl service. tie
administration OF the national finances, and the pacf
cation Of the south he convinced THAI the RepU0i
can party could more safely be trusted TO accomplish
What was desirable in reference to each OF these
due- ous. In speaking OF civil service reform be sad
1.-THE Republican party is known Its couuptions ire
veil understood But let us not forget the wisdom OF
hat Die which did service many and many century
I-, We can cite Il to-day: The fox in attempting 70
cross river was borne into the eddy and exposed %
swaras u lies chat deyouged and worried him 10 he
ye,cof lie When TIE denizens OF the water proposal
Oh Usp.rs tie swaius Of flies, the foX said No; you
] .Fr4r Fftf ff Ia
I,t. ~ Ina. lasting a hnnyrer set OF new flies that
swarm from every quarter OF the land fIaughterw
The imp,ing force of the reform" cam
yass takes various forms. In South Carolina it is the
pistol or in this city is fraud on the ballotbox
ont IN Wisconsin seems to be the old familiar barrel OF
money lor me HirIntee Sentinel OF Thursday says;
he Sentinel hes absolute information that the Demo
cratic managers in this city have received large sums OF
money to he used for election purposes Week before
last an cmi,sary Of Cos, Tden directly from New
York % Milwaukee and left large amount. On Shur
day last Gov Hendricks accompanied TO this city ~
W +. Coohsush Pr sident Of the Union National Bank
OF chicago and Perry H. smith, the latter being Iidens
manager Of the campaign in the West At a conference
follow Iug the meeting the Rink at which Alexander
Mitchell also present the local managers were IN
termed that they could have what money they needed
The Hr-t iasta,ucHt ~ inns money is being dsr-
M; upon an auportoumcnt OF $500 for each ward and
1900 Tor eacL town rms WIZ Oe tuloHed Oy oluct IN
- rps aid ~ cNI cetcd 20 not less than T1GOO
l.
o. thei, purpose 70 iu! enough N0seis 10 make e I'm
0rrtc majority In this county sufficient To 0yercomeLe
Republican majority In the rest OF the stlte ara 80
secure tAc electoral vote of Wisconsin for lldem' Gov
Ldru saws lit is not /, but the reform Wien repro
s,u" That poor word reform" VIII need whole page
in the ucNt dictionary.
President Scclye of Amherst is a man who
max NJ his mind after thoughtful dclibe.ton artAa
tho courage to say frankly what bis convictions after
he has rcaclclt them. He spoke in Boston on Friday
night and uttered these striking observations Oh the at
o n 4 for ia In uuio
or imagine tho condition OF things I'm the South. Read
GOV Chamberlliu's calm and most impressive letter.
fortified by Official documents and see what is the con-
dton Of things there. 1 do not believe any person
has any point: That II the state OF Mssis
sppl cod Lave fair election would be just certain
TO Vote for tie Republican candidates Massachusetts,
s and suppose that no intelligent person doubts that
Mississippi IA the election TO take place there, is just as
certain 10 vote for the Democratic candidate Ken
tuciy. There Is something appalling about this fact
great state OF the Union unable to have free and fair
Jon, and questions involving the Presidency OF
the United states and determining the whole policy OF
the Government These Southern Outrlges are very
superficial surface sign; a dreadful symptom indeed.
but only symptom Of moro dreadful disease and, Il
do not mistake, the real question is not OF races
simply nor 0; slavery secession simply am will
ing to admit that slavery and secession are
dead issues at the South, at the North. Tho
trouble, 10 seems to me, that forgetting
when we tak about these as dead are for
getting whether the spirit that led TO these issues
IS itself dead; TO live to it-show itself N
ne" and appropriate forms 10 the future solhelner
who euit wrong rerrsses IL himself lie viii have ms
own WAY and defend himself by himself and iOr himself
First wiki him is his individual Will, and then " mat ne
law may require, WIN us NhaJ uOts the5 "a" ~,
Qlire and then what the individual dOt
II is this sentiment thHt made slavery that made sec-
sion, and which Is now manfesi IN the south rms vas
the Of tEe Hamburg riot This Is only one instance
nUt c % o. any ca d noss IN .s Of tbs
principe Of building ON the hass OF individual WILL Ins