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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06
The sunday Liquor Law Farce.

Recorder Hackett's charge to the Grand
Jury on the subject Of tho recent attempt of
the Mayor and Police Commissioners to en-
force the Sunday Liquor law by the imme-
date arrest Of all persons found selling beer
or liquor on the Sabbath will be read with
much interest. The Recorder declares that
If the law makes it misdemeanor to sell
Intoxicating liqu rs on Sunday he shall
exact the full penalty for its infringement
in any case that may be brought before him
in which a conviction may be obtained. At
the same time he protests against the use of
the police as decoy ducks and spies, first to
induce violation of the law and next to
arrest its violators. In the event of the
commission of misdemcanor which does
not involve breach of the peace, and
which cannot be otherwise stopped or re-
dressed, an arbitrary arrest is warranted,
as it is in felonies. But when warrant
can be obtained, and when the parties can
be readily found and are responsible for
their disregard Of the law, citizen should
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

A democratic newspaper sums up the
this sentence 1--WE need only ffty-fouf
votes to elect the next President"
This calculation is based upcn the theory
that all the Southern States will vote the
democratic ticket at the next election Even
in Louisiana and South Carolina, where the
negroes are SO numerous and where The
republicans should certainly expect to
have a majority, this result is almost con-
ceded.
It would not be wise, perhaps, to enter
into all the causes of this radical and in
some respects unnatural change in the
political temper of the South. But it il
a calamity. 1t presents two sections Of the
Union one against the other, rs before the
war. When the war was over it was tho
hope of every patriot, North and South,
that all sectionalism had been buried in
the bloody fields Of Virginia and Missis-
sippi; that there would never again be .
Presidential contest with one section ar
rayed against another; but now, in the
third canvass since the close of the war,
we enter upon the fight with the South q
unit, and with no hope Of breaking that
unit
1t would be blessing to our politics
if this Southern question were to be elimi-
mated, and we had issues which would ap-
peal to us as Americans and patriots, and
not rs citizens of one section or another.
We see no such prospect, and can only wait
and hope.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

not ne seized, dragged of to station house
and locked up by the police. AS Recorder
Hackett says, if this system of arbitrary ar
rests for supposed misdemeanor is to pre-
vail then any citizen may be seized and
dragged of to station house at any hour OF
the day or night for any alleged offence
The action of the Police Commissioners
and the Mayor in this matter is calculated to
bring all law into contempt. AT Gilmcres
Garden, whore thousands of persons congre-
gate, the farce WINS enacted on Sunday last
Of arresting few dummies who were hired
for tho purpose, while the regular
walters Of the garden were left IN
molested, and beer and liquors werc
served in such quantities as the demand
required without let or hindrance. Not
call for drinks" was unattended to or IN
filled during the entire evening, and the
bogus enforcement of the law only made the
police authorities appear contemplate. The
Tammany officials have made mistake in
this matter. They should either have en-
forced the law by legal warrants or should
have allowed it still to remain dead letter
on the statute book. AS it is, they have
placed themselves in tho position of encour-
aging the violation'of the law in some in
stances, while in others resorting to illegal
and rnjustifable measures to compel its OBJ
servnnco
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

We shall have to wait day or two before
we know the effect of Blaine's parliamentary
demonstration upon his canvass. Is it pos
sible that his eloquence and pluck will rally
his followers We do not think so. Mr..
Blaine, at his best, is not an available candi-
date for the Presidency No party can go
into canvass with a leader they must de-
fend.
At the same time Mr.. Blaine will be a
power in the party. His attack on the Judi
ciary Committee will give him prestige
with the States which go to Cincinnati in his
interest. The question now is-"How will
he use that power?" And it is question
the answer to which will have decisive eff
feet upon Cincinnati.
Mr.. Blaine has an outlook in three direc-
tons. lie may take up the banner of Conk-
ling, and, by an act Of magnanimity which
would be memorable in political history,
give New York the nomination and command
the new administration. Or he may throw
the victory to the West and nominate Wash
burne or Hayes. Or no may have candi-
date of his own-a Great Unknown-who
would be to him what Lincoln was to
Seward.
All our information points to an alliance
between Washburne and Blame. The rela-
tons Of the two men have been intimate and
confidential. Blaine would be Washburne's
trusted adviser and in his Cabinet, most
likely. Failing in Washburne he might
support Hayes. There are positive in
fuenccs against Washburne that Hayes
has not developed The railway land
grabbers and subsidy beggars, the
jobbcrs like jay Gould, the specu-
lators like Tom Scott, are all opposed to
Washburne. Jay Gould knows that Wash
burne, as President, would rs soon bury his
right arm in burning Goals as sign land
grant bill or any scheme for building up his
railway. This influence is, unhappily, pow
erful in our politics. It will array itself
against Washburne, as soon as he is promi-
nent, to defeat him as candidate or as n
President. 1t may go to Hayes or to Hart
ranft MS forlorn hope.
But still the railway jobbers do not own
the country, and their opposition may be an
advantage. AS the field now stands Conk-
ling leads rs the favorite, with Washburne
closing on him and Hayes coming to the
front But Appearances mean nothing, and
it would not surprise MS to soc the Great
Unknown manifest his presence and his
power
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06
The Republican Roll Gall In New

We print this morning an important con-
tribution to the deliberations Of the republic
can Convention at Cincinnati. 1t embodies
the result Of the labors Of several reporters
who have been inquiring into the prefer
ences of the delegates from New York State
to the Convention on the question of the
Presidency. The opinions Of every delegate
are frankly given. The result shows that
out of the seventy delegates all but two are
in favor of Mr.. Conkling. Mr.. Curtis will
under no circumstances vote for the New
York candidate. Mr.. Hoyradt, of Column
bia says the same thing. Mr.. Prince takes
the curious ground that he will vote for
Conkling if he thinks the Senator will not
be nominated In other words Mr.. Prince
will compliment the Senator but not sup
port him. He will have some trouble, al
though he is m astute man, in explaining
this eccentric record. We congratulate the
delegates upon their courage and sincerity.
Mr.. Conkling is the true leader of the party.
The Empire State should give its candidate
an imperial support, and we trust the dele
CATION will stand by their favorite first, last
and oil the time.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

ton put if Mr.. Blaine communicated with
Caldwell in Europe, and procured cooked
statement to be sent to the committee it
was proper enough for its chairman to try
to find proofs of that fact before admitting
such suborncd statement as evidence.
The occasion is too grave for claptrap
and theatrical display, and Mr.. Blaine
does not help his case by taking
it out of the hands Of the commit
tee and manipulating it in his dexterous
way before the House. Other accused per-
sons make their defence before the tribunal
charged with the investigation, and are con-
tent If they have fair opportunity to face
their accusers and confute them by the
ordinary and regular methods. Mr.. Blaine
the midst of the investigation, thereby con-
Tossing that he has no hope of vindication
by the regular tribunal appointed to ex-
anime his case
day or two must elapse before it will be
safe to form judgment as to the effect of
Mr. Blaines explanation on his Presiden-
tial chances. But this much is already
certain, that it gives his ardent sup
porters a colorado ground to stand
upon in continuing to urge his
claims. 1t may, perhaps, enable him to hold
the delegates who were expected to vote for
him. The prospect of his gaining any addi-
tons to them is slender enough as the mat
ter now looks. It is too evident that Mr.
Blaine has been largely mixed up with rail
road transactions and other speculations,
and the new facts which have been brought
to light within the last week may
justify q fear that the republican
party would run great risk in
nominating candidate against whom
similar revelations might be made in
the course of the canvass, and keep the
party on the defensive throughout the Pres-
Dental campaign. 1t is n more hazardous
experiment than political party would
wish to make. 1t is possible that Mr.. Blaine
may succeed in indicating his character TO
the satisfaction Of fair-minded men; but as
the Cincinnati Convention is to assemble
only week from tomorrow the time is
too short for dispelling all doubts respect
ing candidate who has resorted to suck ex-
traordinary methods to suppress evidence.
The republican party is not so poor in can
didates that it needs to stake its success on
the ability Of Mr.. Blaine to clear his reputa-
ton from the suspicious which have gath
cred around it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06
Let Us Give GRANDPA Their Peter
Chance.

'The Spirit of Seventy-six" thanks the
HERALD ''for its presentation Of the fact that
New York has candidate for the Presidency
in the person of glorious old Peter Cooper.
This correspondent, with an elaboration of
rhetoric that does credit to his enthusiasm,
enumerates the virtues and achievements of
Mr.. Cooper, and calls upon oil who honor
blameless life to rally around the standard of
Cooper, Conservatism and Reform.
The fact that political convention pre-
sents the name Of a citizen like Mr.. Cooper
for the Presidency shows an elevation of tone
not often seen in our politics. 1t brings
back the days when we had Livingston and
Rufus King in public life.
Grandfather Peters financial opinions
stand in the way of his general accept
ance rs candidate. But it looks now as
il the demand for government reform would
transcend all other questions. In that
event Grandfather Peter would sweep the
country. How the noble old commoner
would hustle the whiskey thieves from Office
What short shrift he would give to the
Caseys, the Babcocks and the Belknaps! What
ahard time it would be for his relatives In
fact, when we remember that among his rela-
tives are "A. S. Hewitt and Edward Cooper
the public will see what self-denial would be
required from our old Dandolo. The adj
ministration of Peter Cooper would
strengthen the public service.
The canvass of Grandfather Peter is not
far advanced But the caYnpaicn il still
young. Furthermore, the New York news
papers have not done their duty by this
venerable and illustrious citizen. This is
unlike the generosity Characteristic of the
press. Instead of wasting our efforts on
country statesmen and scheming politicians
let us rally around this fine old citizen, and
now that the has accepted the nomination
for the Presidency see that his claims have
proper consideration.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

THE SHATTERED NERVES Of the Ninth ave-
nue. car horses are among the latest argu-
ments against rapid transit Anything
which can demonstrate the possession Of
nerves by those sad brutes should, we think,
be hailed with joy by the horse car companies.
If it is established in the solemn inquiry
now in progress in the Court Of Common
Pleas that railroad overhead develops any
thing in the shape of spirit in the New York
car horse we expect that Judge Sedgwick, in
the public interest, will order steam road
to be built over every horse car track in the
city. 1t is, however, somewhat dispiriting
to see the necessities of a great city so trifled
with and the time of the courts taken up in
listening to inquiries into the nervous kys-
ten, Of the average Ninth avenue car horse.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

THE PRoBrrY OF SHAKER KERR in the case
of the appointment of Greene to lieu
tenancy in tho army is thoroughly es-
tablished outside of the very careful
but emphatic statement of the gentle
man himself There has been no
doubt about Greene paying the money to
Harvey, and there is equally no doubt that
Harvey kept it. The willingness of Harvey
to make little capital in the Custom
House by telling scraps of the story he
afterward related to the committee
is quite ineligible with man Of
his mental calibre and moral character, and
his unwillingncss at first to be dragged into
an investigation from which he would prob
bly, come ont in bad plight makes
clear why he should call men
no stood as close TO his beloved
Darling rs Bliss and Davenport damned
rascals when they urged him to go in and
ruin the democratic party" SO far as the
Speaker is concerned the case is closed en-
tifsiy to Mr. Kcrr's credit but with Harvey,
Who evidently obtained Greene's money
under false prctenccs, the end should be
different. The friends Of the beloved OAR
ling-Bliss and Davenport-cven if the law
cannot reach them, have received an APP
praisemcnt from Mr.. Harvey which may
possibly strike the public - exact.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

WALL. STREET YESTERDAY. stock mar
ket was active under the leadership of Lake
Prices were somewhat higher Gold opened
at 112 So and closed at 112 3-4. Money on
call was supplied at 2 IL per cent Gov
eminent bonds were strong.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

BR1sTow's WEAK PoINT as o candidate is
the impression that he used his Office to
break down Grant, hoping to rise on the
ruins of an administration which had ex-
allied him and of a President to whom he
owed his advancement and his power.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

The FRENCH WoRKIxGMEN who are to come
here as delegates from the masses of French
labor will probably leave on the 18th inst,
80 that they will arrive here before the
Fourth of July. Let our American working
men give their brethren from the sister Re-
public rousing welcome. When princes
come here they are looked after by our
officials and social leaders. Here now is
chance for our workingmen to show they are
equally ready to act with dignity and cour-
tesy to the representatives of their order.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06
A CORRESPONDENT thinks this is o good
time for Centennial ticket, and names
For President.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS OF Massachusetts,

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. OF Massachusetts,
For Vice President
JOHN JAY, OF New York
This would be great ticket The objec-
ton that both Adams and Jay come from the
East would be answered by the fact that
both Grant and Colfax came from the West.
Such ticket would meet the approval Of
Grandfather Peter, who would undoubtedly
withdraw in its favor, and whose retirement
would clear the canvass.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06


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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

PREMoHrrIoNs OF THE COMING STORM are
settling over the grain markets of Europe,
showing that the Iron rain" will have it's
effect on prices to an extent that anything
'sOld Probs" might bring out cannot equal.
So far prices are unaffected.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

The ATLANTIC AND JERSEY CrTY YACHT
Guns hold their annual regattas to-day, and.
if the weather prophets are not at fault, will
have a favoring breeze. An suspicious
opening for this magnificent sport will do
much to make the interest in it through the
season as keen as could be desired.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

SwEExY can enjoy the delights of life in
Paris for the next four months without any
fear about inconvenient juries and their
troublesome verdicts. His seven million suit
has gone over to October.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

Mr.. Washburne's "Square" Denial.
In on article in the Sun, in which is
succinctly stated tho commanding position
of Mr. Washburne as candidate, we find
the following
There accusation against Mr.. washburne,
that ten thousand dollars paid improperly Paris
action there influenced thereby but IL true II is
AT variance with the general Of his life and it is
10 be hoped he can deny u more squarey than he has
yet done. II he can, he should do IL immediately.
Apparently our contemporary has forgot
ten the emphatic and straightforward dec
laration on this subject made by Mr.
Washbx-ne in response to the original
story as published in the Sem, which dec
laration was printed in the HERALD of
February II, 1875, having been cabled from
our Paris Office. 1t is as follows:
PARIS, Feb. IL, 1875.
Regarding the charge OF the New York Sun that
ccivcd $4,000 for my official influence getting the
Fremont bonds placed The Paris Boursc, il IS to tho
last degree, false and atrocious l never received
dollar and never offered dollar in my lite for my
Official influence IN this or any other matter. These
bonds placed tho Paris Bourse month before
! arrived In France. In the spring OF 1869 exposed
their fraudulent character and advised the State Do
partment about thom sly correspondence was called
bonds on the market were furious with me for giving
Information as to their true character, and Fremont
published pamphlet on the subject arragning for
T. D. wAsHBURNE
To deny an accusation ''more squarely"
than that would seem to be difficult. This
event presents the man, moreover, in his
real character. As soon rs he got to Paris
he found fraud to assail and he assailed it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

NOTICE TO COUNTRY NEwsDEALERs.-For
prompt and regular delivery of the HERALD
By Jdst mai trains orders must be sent direct to
this office. Postage Tree.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

During the summer months the HERALD ,oill
be sent 10 subscribers for one dollar per month,
free of postage.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

How DoEs BRIsrow, as Secretary of the
Treasury, compare with Alexander Hamil-
ton or Albert Gallatin
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

BLAINE WAS STRONG in one point--when he
appealed to the sense of fair play, which is
peculiarly an American trait.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06
TRIPLE S HE f L.
NEW YORK. TUESDAY. JUNE 6. 1875.

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that The seeather today ,om be ,carmer,
clear or partly cloudy
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

SUPPOSE THE FRIENDS OF BRrsrow, as
candidate for the Presidency, tell us what
there is in his record a. Secretary Of the
Treasury, outside Of the whiskey suits, to
excite our enthusiasm.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

BRIsTow BLossoMED too soon as candi-
date for the Presidency. There was not
enough sunshine in the st. Louis business
to nourish him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

SCHUYLER CoLrAx did not have the geniu.
Or the courage of Blaine.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

THERE WOULD BE the same objection to
Bristow rs President that there would have
been to Jonathan Wild as Lord Mayor of
London q.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

THOSE Who SUPPORT BR1srow as an anti
administration candidate do not reflect that
he is the only candidate who is part of the
administration.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

IT Is VERY EVIDENT that the impeachment
of Belknap. will be failure. The process
is too cumbersome. No good can be gained
by it. Even if successful it is the destruc-
ton Of man who is dead beyond resurrec-
ton already.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

THEODORE THOMAS is to be allowed to play
in Philadelphia if no furnishes Yankee
Doodle music.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06

lican. In tho face of these notorious facts it
will not strengthen public confidence in Mr..
Blaine's fairness and sincerity to see him
ascribe these assaults on his character to
democratic malice. His own letters, which
have put him on the defensive, are not of
democratic origin, nor were they brought to
the public knowledge by democratic malig-
nifty. Neither Atkins nor Mulligan acted by
democratic inspiration. Mr.. Blaine's at
tempt to prop up his falling reputation by
appeals to party feeling, instead of meeting
the case on its merits, is not calculated to
make n favorable impression, when it is so
notorious that the chief exposures have come
from republican sources, and that Mr..
Blaine himself assigned them n republican
origin in his first personal explanation six
weeks ago.
Mr.. Blaine made a telling claptrap point
against Mr.. Knott, the chairman of the
Judiciary Committee, in his speech yester-
day, by accusing him of concealing cable
despatch from Caldwell received last Thurs
day. The despatch was probably sent by
Blnine's instigation and procurement, and
in view of Blaine's habit of tampering with
witnesses by getting possession Of them be-
fore they appear before the committee, with
view to influence their testimony, Mr..
Knott may have felt that he was justified in
Withholding the despatch from Caldwell
until he could ascertain whether it had
resulted from Characteristic attempt of
Blaine to get beforehand with the
committee. When witness arriving in
Washington is seen and tempered with be-
fore he testifes there is chance of bring
ing out the real truth on q cross-examina-