New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-07
The "What IL IL, In CHICAGO.

The following is from the Chicago Times
Of October 81, the leading Tiden's organ
Of the West:
There never was an army, with all the
presages Of victory on the morrow of bat.
Iegions. 1t may be taken tor granted that
the Democrats, pure and simple, who vote
for Tilden simply because he is on the
Democratic ticket, and would vote for
Beelzebub on the eame terms, are filed
with the strident elstion of party pride,
and the prospect Of official honor and emol.
unent; but the vital voters that are going
70 make Tilden President, are, in the
main, thoughtful, and not at all impress
eiole in the knowledge of the thing they
arc about to bring to pass. For there is no
ono of any general political information
new whe doubts that Tilden, on Tuesday
next, viii be elected President, and by the
votes Of Republicans. To measure the
eject Of the evil doing of the Grant faction
of the Republican party it il only necessary
to call to mind the evil choice forced upon
the country. Take Tilden and his ad visers
and chief supporters from the reform IN
paign and they are dark, dubious and un-
lively lot. Remark in this city, for
example, the inexpressibly vile riff.raff
whic has forced Itself on the wave of
reform. Happily We hear of no such
tatterdemslian outbreak in any other
State IN the Union, and it ia well for Til
den that 1t is 80. He need make no thanks
to the pereOns who make mockery of a can.
vass in Illinois for whatever support he
may receive. Decent people in Chicago
support him in spite of his party, not be-
cause of it. Under the shield and guerdon
Of his name they have foisted upon the
city, county, districts and State such men
az the 'Five Points" in their most desper-
ate days would have been amazed at. Men
who have graduated from prisons, or should
have been in them, under better AUSPICES.
The refuse of the groggeriee; the select OF
the places of debauch. the elect of the in
effable rabble. These are the aids to the re-
form campaign in Illinois and particul arly in
Cook county. The saving elements are but
few and far between. la the second congress
siOnal (cityl district John v. LIE MOyne, q
man of character, education, refinement
and ability, has been renominated and will
probably be elected in spite of the degrade
ton of bis associates. In the third district,
Carter Harrison, man against whom no
complaint is made, was selected for renomi-
nation more by good luck than good man
sgement. In the first distriot-the disrep.
utsble haunts of the city-reeking with
lAvless men and abandoned women, mob
ruahed into so-called convention and 90.
AO0V0~A 81 sASSOAOVO AVUOuy Will u Rr0AG
store of easily and dubiously acquired
money, and thrust him upon the people
% reform candidate" for Congress.
With Hoxie's estimate of the party to
which he is now attached he is perhaps
justified in buying his way to Congress, but
the decent voters should not be deluded ss
to the facts in the case. A vote tor him,
should he have the effrontery to stand until
election, IL vote for the larger license of
all the debsuchery known in the hsunts
Of crime. When the slums were stripped
Of their tenantry to swell his following then
were promises as we'll as brides given. The
sharks who play upon public innocence and
insecurity were never lured into such vigor
,us support of the railroad candidate
through mere fellow-feeling, though it is not
Unlikely that the claims of association
veEt q long way. The payment of Hoxie's
money to the slumgulli0ns of the lowest de-
rec is not a matter Of report; it is matter
4 boast by the recipients themselves
The night before the 30 called convention
.alf dozen tipsy strikers made known with
,ud boasts that they had the money to
ush their opal" through in spite OF "all |
ell" Safe enough to say, since whatever
hell could be handled was with them
sther than in their spite.
The character, condition and methods OF