New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
THE STATE CANVASS.

The income tax business has made its inn
preston on the average voter aud whole series OF lto
graphcd letters WOuldn't wipe II out
That list OF Union soldiers for Iilden Is a
sad auir tapers on INTO captains very speedily The
Albany demonstration next month may increase the sup
ply ul COfpJras
The Daniel Pratt who has been nominated
for Congress by Democrats IL the Syracuse district is
not the Great American Traveller. He VIII nave 70 10
some pretty tall running, however, To bc elected
The Utica Herald says: "The country wants
REFORM ana has learned that Mr. Tdcnis not only not bet
ter than hs party but than IT, Not from him can
advance and elevation Of the administration be ex-
pectcd The exposure Of Tdeus aIse prcterscs In all
that relates reform las turned the whole Independent
yoe against him. Thinking Democrats must turn their
backs upon sChcmer who secured the Presidential nom
inaOn b. lower nirlgles ahi more ol'o
tnan ever tanned the quest IOr that high ohce
The Aibapy Journal gives a leaf from the
history Of the two constitutional amendments twice
before defeated. which this year to be submitted
10 the people This IL the way they were defeated; /;
Both IL umendents submitted TO tho peorr FOR
ratA ,ation in 1869. Tho Republicans susta'd this
reform by constitutional amendment The Democrats
almost 40 unit, voted against tho reform amendments
and defeated them. Again, In 1873 conventional com
mission recommended substantially tho sano reform
amendments. They went 10 tho Legislature,
and I'm that body uo Republicans,
"a party. supported them and defended
tbcn and thcy were adopted in 1873 by the legislature
bus in 1874 the mOcrdtS la the AsScnbiy ucicAted
these two aInGndmrnts Only ono Democrat ~ tue
Assrrliy voted people have chance To adopt
or ,ct the amendments 90, twice have the Democrats
in ic state aefcaied reform amendments 70 the COHsti
tufi II which were recommended and supported % tho
IpubIcaH6 TO prevent canal ana state prison iiaids
An admirer of GOV. Tilden who ~ evidently
under l.e luDriOus impression that the Governors
.figc as rci0rIner has been considerably dimnEhod,
trie 10 rrdeem it by the publication of this letter. ad-
dri.scd 10 him by the Governor In 1862 which no ad'
ducs TO show that Gov. Jdcn then ut work IN re-
Iorm There may perhaps be- some danger That our
friends will think that questions OF Importance VIII
arise at the next state Convention, and may therefore DO
natcutiyc 20 the character Of the delegations they send
Now that Ia not u safe conclusion, even rs to noml-
nations aud still less 10 tho measures ana polcy
NJ the party and the preservation % s Organization
from the access Of those corrupt Influences wuch ul
haupily seem 10 be extending through legislative ana
ndpistTatIyc trusts and IN bOIna instancos dtm0fhlI
In Jiriai officers. We ought not morally, ana We can
moi ford pruGeuually 10 allow this u'u t0 infect our
marry OrgIIZItiOn can we anOrG as - party 70 nc
naqe any more responsible for It before tho ubhc thah
we now are. How expect the people 10 can on
Us 10 become the agents O mat reform Hh H. NY ana y'
in faug prIccs aud financial reEerses VIII hr o'huu,
uulc., we Cl Keep own household pIt' "lu uuihG
tbc present formative period, earn Character "Lich
will fIl Us for TINT mission.