New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-03
Dcmocrac,.- Perhaps Mr. Belmont has been drinl,ro


| Saratoga water. too
The strongest combination for a Republican
ticket yet suggested Is that proposed by The A6ay
press which urges Dir. Evarts Cor Governor and Mr.
George b. Sloan for Leutcnpn: Governor The Erpress
takes the view which nearly everybody else docs when
IL eays Mr. Evarts would poll votes than any
other man who might be nominated upon either ticket
The nom nation OF such would be itself pledge
OF reform; it would help The party not only here tut
throughout tine Whole country.
Let it be recorded. There is one newspaper
in the United States which still believes in Gen Bah
cock IL is me Boston Trareer, and Il says President
Grant has been much criticised because he has not
turned against Gen. Babcock, but Il should be borne in
mind that GRANTS not In the habit casting
of bis friends slight pretexts that Gen. BabcOok hos
not been convicted OF connection with the whisky ring
and that there is yet such reasonable doubt OF ms guilt
as to Justify his retention in the oihce he holds tho
duties of which he has performed most acceptaby."
This plea for Republican harmony comes
from The Boston Advertiser: The impression has gone
abroad that many of the recent changes in the civil ser
vice have been made to punish ono set OF men who hive
incurred the Presidents displeasure, and to crafty
others who have had hand in stirring up his anmosty
This impression is no doubt cgerGed IN many quar-
ters but Il ought rot To exist at all; ana Is In tho
power OF the President and his friends who arc applaud
ing his recent removals, 20 put AN end 10 II before docs
any further mischief There Is but one thing that can
bock tho way 10 great Republican triumph this year
sd That il an attempt OK factions In the Republican
party TO get the advantage OF one another II Is no tins
to indulge personal spteS III III places Vi low;
there is too much at stake
Mr. Uals;ead has been at Saratoga long enough
~ dl,covcr that all he political unhappness in NewYok
tatc IA NOT confined to the Democratic party He tee.
graphs to Tie Cincinnati CoDlmercdt " Ino friends Of
Senator Conkling deeply. and perhaps We may say
reckcssy devoted TO him. and they have been stuS by
the theory Of their opponents that they were defeated in
Cincinnati by the nomination Of Hayes They assert
Ia, 1vpg flair
,ovcr in the coming State Convention. 1t possible
bot cy NAV not insist upOn their first choice. Cornell,
thong thew are inclined TO- They may compromise on
Pomeroy, who was the Temporary Chairman OF the
Cincinnati Convention. At any rate, they assert tho
elamcn. represented by M Curtis IN Cincinnati SHAH
not control the state Convention, aud that neither ex
Gov Morgan nor william ". Evarts shat! nc nominated
Those who are against ConklnS and his friends speak
them ~ the Ring and are very positive that Morgan or
T arts must he nominated in order TO carry New-York
FOR HAYES COnhlingS opponents certainly h3Ne 70 con
tend against the machine ana asstIt mat ~ ~ e
uOver-under the pressure oi puDhr opinion Tue us
icpue Of the Grant AdmnlstrailOn aId INC ItCes'9,
in view of the gravity Of the Pfes9ehtal COMES, ,1 30
determined in this Sate), 10 give the people praeai
oi reform purpOsesto control the Convention
Much music may DC expected
Mr. Lewis Stewald, the sOft-money Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor Of Illinois, is waiting til
ne ses GOV Tdens letter before he declares bis inen
ton To u the nomination correspondent tried to
yet him TO explain how he going TO stand on
two pat,orns-that OF the iLfa;ionsts upon Wnch nc
WAS first put and that OF the ST. Louis Convention upon
which the Democrats have placed hin-0ut he refused 70
say ANYTHING when asked If he had been ofiilaY in
formed OF his nomination, he said NO, amt NOT
don't suppose Ia better be, until after Ilden has written
mat letter Of his Il wouldn't cOmport very wei Win
my velknowli character for mOdesty TO formally accept
the nomination on that platform ants! the candidate or
President has nor until he cOustIucs the PLATFORM MS
theory Of finance is beautiful in lis simplicity Money
said be- "is simply crystallizcd labor Now suppose
this Government wants $40O0Oo00 to carry on war
with or anythn. else All the wealth of The Government
derived from pcopleit cant come from any ot1er
sourco So the Government says to the people, Here
want dollar head from every one OF you fellows man.
women and child. / want you TO give me- that y
~ saw one dollars worth OF work for every ono OF You
f.urrs' Every one of thcm gives doiars worm h y.
yv,- rl,a the Government issues cot,!hcater
nice, OF pap.r-ccrti;yiug that IL has received RON
elch of these people a dollars worth o. VOTE, tiu
promising to pay for it, take Ire certificate LOl NJ
work By and 81 yoU come along and say iieic "ans
dollars Of labor from YOU, and II YOU II 60 u /. HNo
won NV Ger. a,ate. ito IL, aud take you ccsttH''tr
Then have two ImIy - on, ana IN tiHt way ~ .
Ia,e a hundred dollars. thousand, ana so on hHH ~
comes 70 the ululmcnt OF that promise 70 pay OF tcs
for our certificate another certificate Ihat 10 INC IoAS
and the short o! it,