The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-11-02
Letter from New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. %.
MONEY STAKED ON THE ELECTIONS.

the results. On the October States there
was very lively contest between the two
sides as to who should control the pools
This practice is no doubt very immoral;
but even in the good old times our fathers
were wont to bet coats, hats, overcoats,
boots and suits of clothes upon their fay
orite candidates.
After the nominations Of the respective
parties, the betting fraternity inclined
strongly towards the Republican side;
but for the last month there has been a
constant reaction, and it has now culmi-
| mated in the almost universal refusal of
the Republicans to bet upon their candi-
dates, either ior the Presidency or for the
Governorship of the State of New York
| The odds last night were 100 to 80 in favor
| OF Iilden, and 100 to 40 that Tilden would
carry the State Of New York This is par
| ticularly noticeable, because the Republi-
| can Ring politicians of this city, the dis
clples OF Weed, Morgan, and the associ
ates OF Sheridan Shook and others, whose
main vocation it is to make money out of
| their Judgment about elections, haN great
confidence in the indications afforded by
| the pools; and If they are beaten by their
| own standard 50 long before the day of
| election, their defeat will prove to be dis
| astrous in the extreme, and they cannot
| complain if they are judged by the stand
ard they choose. These and other indica-
| tions lead one to the conclusion that this
| State will give the Democratic nominees Il
majority OF at least 10000,
| GOVERNOR TILDEN'S MANLY DECLARATION
| ABOUT SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
| AS an indication Of the effect Of Cover
| dor Tilden's war-claim letter, the article
| in the Springfield Republican of October
| the 25th is noticeable. The position OF
| that journal as the most prominent indie
| pendent daily Of the United States, gives
| great force TO its utterances on questions
| of the canvass, because it has II wide
| clientage among those doubtful voters
whose sutfrages may determine the result,
| and are greedily sought by both sides
| That article declares that Gov. 1ilden's
letter twill remove the objections of many
voters to his election, and that it will soft
| en- the sorrows of others at his success"
The article says, also, that 1.-THE public
| will rejoice over the letter, because it set
| ties i'll his favor all phases of the Southern
| question, as far rs he as President, OF his
| administration is concerned"
| The Importance of such an admission
| from this source cannot be ovcrestimated,
| because it is conclusive testimony that the
| independent voters Of the covntry will
| give thcir sutl'rages to the Democratic
| ticket
| WHAT THE CLAIMS AMOUNT TO.
| The rebel war claims bugbear amounts
| to this: that the Ring Of which eX-Sccre-
tary Bclknap was the center, which bought
| up all these claims in the South in 1872 is
very much annoyed with the Democratic
party because it rejected the Southern war
claims.
| The South does not want them allowed,
| and has no interest in them. The Repub-
lican 43d Congress caused six millions of
them to be paid. The Democratic House
on the filth Congress rejected them when
ever presented, ard approved only S74,-
600 in all, that We're just claims OF loyal
citizens still III the hands of original own
ers The defeat OF the Radical Claims
Ring made them desperate, hence their
attacks upon the Democratic nominees
with this false cry. The letter of Gov
Tilden, and the general exposure of the
truth rs to the ownership Of Rings has
completely discounted their plot
TIE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
No one has ever thought OF compal-
ing Wheeler iavnraby with Hendricks
Wheeler, the railroad lubber ut home, the
false trustee Of the stockholders of the Og-
| densburg and st Lawrence Railroad, the
compliant President Of the Pacific Railroad
Committee who carried his complarency
far enough to play into the hands OF the
land grabbing Rings, j. not worthy OF
| mention in the same connection IL Hen
| bricks no for many Years has been prom
| ncnt among those worthy OF the 5uilra@cS
Of the citizens Of the nited States for the
highest office in their gilt; whose lntegrl-
ty is as unquestlonahle as his ability, and
who in his busy official life has never tail
ed to command the respect Of his uppo-
ncnts as universally Il, the support OF his
adherents. Both Tiacn and Hendricks
are noted as great Governors. Hayes is
| acted as being a small Governor, who et-
lectei no particular change in the affairs
of his State and accomplished nothing be
You'd the ordinary routine Of office in that
capacity, as was the case also in his Con-
gressional career A bold, bad man like
| Blaine, il nominated, would have had
more strength perhaps than Hayes, be
cause, lust before an election, when it was
too late to have cOntradlcted an untruth,
he would have promulgated some allda-
cious lie, which might have had effect in
his favor, but, OF this Hayes is incapable,
not because too virtuous, but because too
weak; and Wheelcr's position rs convict
ed of inlidelity to public trusts, prevents
his temperance in this canvass.
HAYES NOT THE CENTENNIAL CANDIDATE.
On Thursday Gov. Hayes was present
| at the Centennial, on what is called Ohio
day. lie made a nice insignificant speech,
/ appropriate to the nice little insignificant
man. As one of the New York Republican
| papers this morning remarks, it is hard
for really prominent or great man to
make even 4 few remarks without saving
something worthy of note. Gov. Hayes
was sustained by Gov. Moves, who sup
piled brains for the occasion, and gave 1T
its partisan bias by making strong Re
publican speech, which was entirely map
| Droprate to the occasion. 1t is very evil
dent that HAYES is not the Centennial cam
diCate and that even the great occasion
of the representative day Of his great State
is not sufficient to arouse him TO el0quence.
He is a mediocre man, with more faculty
for intrigue and quiet aiding OF schemes
than for anything having the appearance
Of craftsmanship. A great occasion is al
ways superior to him, and he is never
equal to the occasion.
A MuEDERER's REMoKsE, The people
Of Ohio will recall the shooting of Boil
meyer, at Dayton, Ohio, IN 1862. Mr. b.
was editor of the Dayton Enquirer, and rs
4 man OF convictions had made himself OBJ
noxious to his opponents. The war was
raging and political excitement was high
While in market one morning Mr.. Boil
meyer became involved in an alteration
with man named Brown, Brown drew
a pistol and shot Bollmeyer dead. 1t was
4 political murder, and n jury acquitted
Brown Brown was q successful merchant.
He never saw u happy day aiterward Re
morse followed The ghost of the muir
dered man pursued him like an avenging
Nemesis He broke up in business, and
his party friends soon learned to shun and
| deteSt him He became a lrunkard and