The New York herald., 1876-11-05
A RETROSPECT OF THE CANVASS.

10 THE EpIToh oF THE hEkALD.-
The republican leaders. defeated in tho October cleo
tons have strven desperately to retrieve that disaster
But Zach chandlcrs bulletin from the republican head
quarters. affirming that spontaneous and cnshusi-
asc uprising Of the Northern people within the last
few weeks leaves doubt the election Of Hayes
and Wheeler is pumped up from the depths Of his
despair The Northern people, in their several cities
towDs and counties throughout the land, the un
mpcachabc witnesses that the prctencc OF any such
uprising' is false Their testimony, could IL be col
lected would be nearly unanimous that In every
siderable community patriotic citizens, who voted with
the republican party when guided BY its statesmen and
founders refuse the leadership OF the posi- traders
and camp followers who since its task finished,
have seized its control and administered upon its
But tho bulletin thus known 10 be false Is than
false Signed by that boon companion OF Babeock,
Belknap and Shepherd, whom President Grant called
TO a in his Cabinet when the people OF Michigan
had elected him from seat in the Senate, this bulletin
attesls their last hope in scheme already known to
the democratic leaders and already oiled Il was 10
organize the employment OF republican repsaters, the
purchase of foatng" voters and the bribery OF cleo
lion officers TO make false counts In the city OF New
YORK, meanwhile divcrtng public attention hy . hue
and cry Of fraudulent registration herc where fewer
voters have been registered than in Philadelphia, city
OF 800, 900 less population.
DESPERATE scHEME
This desperate scheme OF The republican leaders has
already been disclosed by the they would have
bribed and by whom their proifers were rejected.
Secrecy vital TO its success. Their tools will be
watched and guarded against every election district
from The Bronx 10 the Battery.
Beyond all peradventure the democratic majority in
the city OF New York, now united upon all candidates.
federal State and municipal viii be larger than any
heretofore cast
There is a weIl.adviscd expectation that leaving
New York city out OF the count democratic major
ity such as ected Mr. Tildcu Governor without tho
this island will also give him tho electoral
votes of the Empire State for President
Secretary Chandler's bulletin also makes the eyre
gous preence that every Northern State tho
Pacific coast states Will probably be carried for Hayes
and carelessly unmaskng their bugDear OF "a solid
South" claims majoriiies Tor Hayes IN Florida, Lou
isana and both the Caroinas.
Admitting with the shame which becomes every
patriotic American that carpet welding federal
bayoncts may coercc the coiored voters who were
hocking the democratic standard IN south Carolina
that taise registration and keoggs returning board
may again reverse by vote OF Louisiana vet
in neither State 10 their success assured Nor
be lightly believed that corruption iInds OF any
pervert the votes OF North Carolina ana Florida.
But The three metropolitan states OF New York, Con-
necticu and New Jersey Will cast their for tho
electors OF Tden and Hendricks beyond all peradvcn-
best informed that democratic majorites will prevail
in than halt the great belt OF States OF tho
Potomac ONO, Missouri and Colorado rivers
TUE DEMAND FOR REFoRM.
The democratic csmpaien has been conducted with
decency, vigor and good sense. The platform put
forth by The ST. Louis convention waspla,n, absolutely
explicit and without evasion II demanded reform.
Its demands were specific and supported by uncon-
tested facts. IL demanded change of measures and
men, because that thus and not otherwise reform is
possible. For 10 keep any party IN power when the
necessity OF reform very great ana is denied by no
hOdy WI nj q but n aarv and
politicians tha: resorm be dispensed with and
convert The transient error OF party into permanent
In supporting this platform the democrats have
indeed found 1t necessary to discuss and expose the
from impsached Cabinet Ministers to private secre-
ares and file leaders implicated IN malfeasances
have passed the strctcr limits of propriey, be-
they have cited the olcia records oil Congres-
sional committees and OF proceedings in courts OF
justice And they have forborne TO assail, almost
without exception the characters OF those
in public nie who honest men, and who still can
quiet their consciences with hope OF reform withn
| the party"
A SENATORIAL suSsTRoKE
The republican has boon long appeal to
passions that should cease, that
As to present needs present problems exigen
ces land none were ever weighter or more pressng
their leaders have been dea dumb and bind or future
policies pregnant with great nations veal woe,
tncy have been as needless as summer flies,
This character has been imposed upon tho rcpubli-
campaign by that Speaker Of the Forty third Con-
gress who appoint the exposed Credit Mobersts to
1
has been convicted by his own handwriting OF
smarKcting his rulings as presiding ofncer =; whose
artful tears 'conveyeu" 10 81 hand that them
the telltale letters his long political job
! bcr and whose Sunday morning strategy evoked the
iorbearance and withdrew MIN from the jurisdiction
! OF the House OF Representatives, by transmutln a
| surstroke INTO Senaorship
The republican canvass which was thus led to noun-
der on through caumres, bugbears, dead issues and
false pretcnccs. had opened with the false preence
that the controlling purpose Of the democratic party
TO outdo and surpass the shame of the financial
ma al iho lirn
THIS pref could not survive the ST. LOUIS platform
and Governor Tden's and Governor Hendricks, letters
| OF acceptance.
| The next scheme was a persistent caiumuy aiming
TO drag down the ana honored name OF Governor
Tden II IL that Of defauter on the income
THIS crushed by Judge Sinnotts letter dis
proving every specification IN the charge and has
wrpged out its wrcched lie in threats unper-
formed and evidence TO
WAR CLAIMS
Then led by Blame, the republican orators and
CLAIMS Stimulating contor.ions OF palriosic frenzy be
lore this bugbcar OF their OVID creation, tey be-
ieved that Northern and every Sou hcrn politician
would be lunatc enough TO stake his political future
! proposal 10 double the federal debt Il was
promptly SHOWN that the present democratic House,
besides saving $50 600 600 annual expenses had
voted tho pay ment OF but $03 0O0 Claims more
than half coming down them approved by the repub
lican Committee War Claims OF the last republican
House, which mot tn mention 81, 1856. 384 voted tor
cases allowed by the Commissioners Of Clams)
| reported avorabiy TO that House war claims
| loyal disoyal and what not, the amount
/ Of more than $s,000,000 To this con.
vncing proof OF = soundcr legislative policy on The
part OF democrats Governor Tilden supcradded his
and ali such raids upon tho Treasury need would
met on Its threshold by veto. And SO this bugbcar
vanished.
TROOPS FOR THE SOUTH.
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