The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-08-16

The Graphic assures the Republicans of
other States that they need not by any means
concede New York to Tilden. The latter
was elected Governor over Dix two years ago
by $4,000 majority, but Tilden received 49,
600 votes of Liberals who, this year, will sup
votes of $1,000 Republicans who stayed at
home. In 1872 the Republicans cast AS, S01
votes and elected Dix by over $4,000 majori-
ity. This Fall they will poll 475,000. Tilden
cannot equal it.
The man that was chairman Of the Nation
al Democratic Committee for eight years,
with headquarters in New York city and COM
mittee rooms in Tammany Hall, and this coy-
ering the reign of Boss Tweed, may be just
the man for Reform President but we in
cline to the belief that the honest voters Of
the nation will keep him at arms length when
the choice is made. Tilden should reform
Tammany before he aspires to reform the Ma
ton.
The Confederates in Congress, lead by La
mar and Sammy Cox, are sorely troubled be-
cause the few thousand troops quartered South
are not sent West to fight the Sioux. But bad
as the Sioux may be the real savages Of the
South can and do kill five men to their one
In Mississippi alone the estimated number Of
political murders in 1875, is put at four hun
bred. OF this number the single county Of
Kinds furnishes list of sixty.
Gov. TiIden says in the letter he has been
six weeks in Matching that the whole Of $f,-
700, 900, 900 of public debt can be paid in
thirty eight years by reducing the rate Of in
terest one per cent. and capitalizing the $f7,-
900, 600 thus saved at fonr and half per cent |!
He is not quite $500, 100000 short, but his
chief counsellor Is said to have been of late
Mr.. Manton Marble--noted for the famous
" Worlds Arithmetic" Yet the Governor
sets up for a financier as we'll as a Reformer. ,
The Chicago Times tDem.) says the recent
Democratic Convention held in Illinois was
men, imbeciles, and political junkers."
Carl Schurz is not the only German who is
supporting Hayes and Wheeler apparently,
and subscribers week. as we are now gain
ing them, does not show any particular en-
thusiasm among the Germans for Tilden."
Hon. E. w. Stoughton, of New York, until
recently prominent Democrat, addressed the
Hayes and Wheeler Club of Burlington, VT,
Thursday evening. He spoke one hour and
half, making very eloquent, logical, and
convincing argument for the election of the
Republican candidates. His arraignment of
Tilden was very severe.
L. w. Humphrey, member of the Demo-
cratic Central State Committee of North
Carolina, has resigned and declared for HAYES
for President and Judge Settle for Governor.
Mr.. Humphrey is man of ability and infiu-
ence. He was Democratic Senator in 1872
j. s. Chamberlain, Democratic member of
the Legislature in 1872 has also declared for
Hayes and Settle, and will stump Western
North Carolina. He is one of the best speak,
ers in the State.
Hartford Post " The long delayed an
swer of Gov Tilden to the complaint of the
Terre Haute, Alton and st. Louis Railroad
Company, charging him and several other
having appropriated to their own use several
hundred thousand dollars In stock and bonds
of the road, has at last made its appearance.
It would seem that all the while the reform
governor was laying his plans for capturing
the St. Louis nomination, aud later preparing
bis essay In answer thereto, he was struggling
with an answer to this serious charge Of a
breach of trust
Ten Democratic members Of the House re-
fused to vote for the majority report in the
case of Secretary Robson. Among them
were Messrs. Hardenburgh and Cutler of this
State, the former making manly and yigor-
GUS speech in protest against the adoption of
the report, being the only Democrat in the
House who dared take such action, and for
this he deserves the thanks of all honorable
and right-thinking Jerseymen.
The Cincinnati " Commercial lind says:
THE moral sentiment of the country is with
Hayes There is no doubt about his honesty
and incorruptibility. There is no doubt what
ever that he will redeem the pledges of his
letter of acceptance, so far as 1t is in the pow
err Of the Executive to redeem them"
Postmaster Furmap's salary has been re-
duced from 81, 300 to 81 800, at Bordentown.
!, A leading Democratic paper in n Nebraska,
hoist the name of Hayes, whom we will sup
port for President in preference to Tilden.--
1t is with sorrow we do this but it Is the on
~ course left since the fatal action of the St.
Louis Convention"
Hon. Simeon X. Wolf, of Salem Indiana,
elected to Congress by the Democracy Of the
New Albany District in 1872, has come out
squarely for Hayes and Wheeler, and will take
the stump for the Republican ticket.
The largest crop of hay ever gathered in
New England will be cut this season.
A Sacramento Cal,. Spiritaalisv Society has
been broken up by the retuuiu Of ~ mem who
had been regarded as deads. and from whom
the chief mediums of the. organization had
protested to- receive weekly messages to be
read in the meetings.
A capable correspondent of the New York
Times gives Mr.. Tiiden's record while men,
Der Of the Assembly. From thsit appears
that he was seldom IN his seat, shirked all
work on the committees and was extremely
neglectfuf Of his pubiic duties in every way.
Those who are unfaithful over a few things,
the Scripture as we'll ashuman nature, teaches
us, will be unfaithful over many things.
At New Brunswick yesterday they had a
large fire, the New Jersey Rubber Works To-
Gated in the centre Of the city being entirely
destroyed. The loss is about $350,O00 on
buildings, stock aud machinery on which
there is An insurance of $175,000 About 300
hands were employed one half Of whom were
females.
| An IMposTER-TRe American Bible So
ciety gives notice that no person BY the name
of Barnitz is employed by il or has authority
to collect money for its work. The special at
tention of the New Jersey public is called to
it.
Tennessee belongs by Inheritance to Tilden
and the boys, who will be charmed with tie
picture which the Knoxville Chronicle draws
Of it: "Take the State Of Tennessee, ard
what grand picture of reform have you
| The State not able to pay the interest on hel
| honred debt and her bonds not worth fiffv