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DANG EROUs MEASURES.
The Bayonet Conspiracy of Grant, Cameron.
and Chandier-uayes Responsible.
Ia


Gov. Hayes and the party managers
ought to know that the use of troops ana all
this Federal Interference in the South are causing
vague feeling of alarm among thoughtful
voters. The war closed eleven years ago, and
here u Gen. Grant openly Threatening to send
the whole army into south Carolina for no other
object than TO reeloct partisan OF bis, contrary
TO the VIII OF the IN JOrity OF the people OF the
State. Here are the Republican managers using
the most dangerous aud unconstitutional meas
but to support aud rt6l ct In the Southern
states a set OF men VINO have Tor years Kept
those communities In turmoil, have robbed
them, and have misled anu misused the poor
negro to his own destruction and their selfish
advantage. Nothing Is more certain than that
N the Republican, party Is to continue Its league
with tue Packatds, Kelloggs, Spencers, ana
Chamberlatns, II ought to he beaten. No
power over the country wlich deliberately
continues its alliance with aud support Of
sdCh men. III Gov. Hayes cannot now control
his followers, his fellow leaders, how can lie,
with the best intentions. be expects d To control
thom alter electionr IL by silence he now con-
souts to such dangerous and violent Interior
euco Is he not fatally committed to III And Is
II sale To elect "A President VINO Is silent at such
"A time, aud thus consents befOreha hand to the
most extreme policy Of the most extreme wing
of Ills pdrtyf Is II not. on the contrary, In the
highest degree dangerous to the country The
lniquitOus nabens corpus aud Force bill was de-
feated with great difficulty two winters a. y.
But the very men who then favored and urged
that nonstrous act, ana who have ever since
regretted that II was not ssed, are now the
leaders, the controlling managers, OF the keplo
Der viii they not regard their policy approved,
aud 10 on for other four years with southern
legislation, whose only consequence would be
to create permanent civil disorders over a large
perpetuste hatred aud discord? Ana viii they
stop with the SOutn2
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A Pleasant View of an Incxcusable
Accident.

The whole people in this country are
travellers by rail, and consequently any
thing that goes to establish marked de-
crease in the danger on railroads is of in
terest to all. A recent occurrence on the
Old Colony Railroad, in Massachusetts,, is
OF this character.
A steamboat train. consisting of about
fifteen cars drawn by two powerful
engines, with about eight hundred passen-
gers. going at a high rate of speed, came
in collision with a freight train. Only one
person was instantly killed, aud only four
others were badly injured. 1.-THE safety
of the train" says the Eau Rirer Neus.
sis due to the Westinghouse air brake
and the Miller platform. Had it not
been for these safeguards there must have
been II telescoping of the cars, which would
have resulted in fearful loss of life"
The freight train was out of place. and
tho blame of the accident would seem to
be pretty clearly fixed, by this ciroum-
stance, upon the conductor OF that train.
But similar carelessness has often occurred,
and, in the nature of things, must be al
ways liable to occur. The great satsfac-
ton to be derived from the accident arises
from the conclusive evidence IL affords
that ingenuity has invented devices by
which carelessness aud stupidity are rem
dered so much less harmful than they
formerly were. Something has been gain
ed when only Ave victims are required ns
the penalty for a conductors miscalcula-
ton, instead of twenty or forty, as in the
Olden time
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bogus Republican Gains.

The Republicans boast OF gains OF Con-
gressmen in the elections Of last week in
Ohio and Indiana. They generally claim
an aggregate gain Of eight; but some OF
the more enthusiastic 20 as high as nine,
while the more candid call it only seven.
A few of the districts are so close that
slight change will carry the apparent ma
jority for the Republicans over to the
other side, However, we will place the
gam at eight. What then, does this
amount to ms IN indication of the result Of
the Presidential contest? Let us, with
this end in view, look at the figures.
In the House previous to the present, the
Republicans OF all classes had 200 men,
bers, and the Democrats of all types had
R, thus giving the Republicans a majority
of los.
In the present House the Democrats of
ali kinds have Isl members, and the Re-
publicans OF all grades have Ill, thereby
giving the Democrats n majority OF 20.
Here was a political change from the last
House to this House OF 17s members. 1t
was almost marvellous. There had been
nothing approaching TO it in the history Of
the country. More than this, it was not
natural. The only solution Of the enigma
Is that it was not wholly political and
party change Ia word, in the fall OF
AGA, when the present House was chosen,
large body of Republicans determined 10
embrace that opportunity to stamp out
The third-term conspiracy. A portion of
these voted with the Democrats, but the
larger share stayed away from the polls;
and in each case the Democrats teaped the
Advantage OF the revolt.
A single case will serve to illustrate the
operation OF this extraordinary change
from the last House to the present In the
last House each of the eleven members
from Massachusetts was an out-and-out
GRANT Republican. But at tho election OF
1874 six of the eleven members chosen were
hostile to GRANT. OF course the Democrats
DO not now expect 10 retain this relative
proportion.
Ohio and Indiana felt the impulse which
produced this marvellous change of l7s
members in the political complexion OF
tho present House; and each of those
states contributed its share 10 produce it.
In the last House Ohio had thirteen Re-
publlcans and seven Democrats. In this
house IL nus thirteen Democrats and seven
Republicans. No sober politician of either
party imagined that the Democrats could
maintain this superiority. The true test
for determining effective losses and gains
In the recent elections is to see which
stands the best whom compared with the
. membership Of tho last House. Now,
these elections show that in the next
House the Republicans Of Ohio will have
eleven or twelve members which is a loss
of one or two. while tho Democrats OF
course gain the same number.
The same tests should be applied to In
diana. In the last House the Republicans
had ten members and the Democrats
three. In this House the Republicans
have Eve and the Democrats eight. At
the elections Of last week the Republicans
gained three members-possibly four-but
we think II will turn out to be three, This
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A Change That VIII Tell.

The changes in the office of Captain-G en-
eral of Cuba have been frequent; but
they have made little difference in the pol
icy of the Spanish Government in that
island. A sacrifice Of money and of human
life, always increasing, has gono on without
interruption.
There is reason to expect that change
will take place on the fourth day Of
March next OF far greater significance in
the relations OF Spain and Cuba. We refor
TO the change which will put the Spanish
representative out of the American Cabi-
net Then, and not till then, will the party
of freedom in Cuba have, at least, a fair
and equal show.
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Bayonct Electioneering.

GRANTS South Carolina proclamation
is the fret step in tho preconcerted eff
fort TO carry the State for tho Repub-
Leans next month. CHAMBERLAIN has
slandered the state of which he is
the shameless Governor, by represent
ing IL rs in condition Of domestic vio-
lcnce, but Republican Judges join with
Gen. HAMPTON and the Democrats In
declaring that IL Is peaceful and amply
able to protect all its citizens in their per-
son. property, aud right of suffrage with
out Federal help.
Nevertheless. we urge on the wronged
people of South Carolina to SO promptly
obey the demands of this electioneering
proclamation that their enemies shall have
no excuse for following IL up with the
threatened bayonet law. They have borne
grievous wrongs long and patiently, They
have seen their revenues SOU. ndered
by scoundrels in their Offices. ana
they groan under the weight of
a taxation which stiles enterprise and
clogs industry. They have been persist
emily misrepresented by their own Gov
ernor, plotting to retain power; and the
Administration, run only in the interests
of the Republican party, and solely with
view 10 the carrying Of the coming cleo
ton by that party, is ready to do its utmost
TO count for its candidate the electoral
votes of the State, spite of the wishes and
opinions of the honest citizens.
But though all this is hard to bear, let the
outraged people Of South Carolina make no
movement except ut the ballot box. They
have tho sympathies of the majority of the
North, who arc not deceived by the fam
ing appeals of CHAMBERLAIN for Federal
aid to elect him for their Governor, aud
the day of their deliverance is at hand.
The attempt to overawe the vote of South
Carolina by GRANTS soldiers will react
against tho party in whose behalf it is
made.
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Recent developments regarding tho oon-
dtion OF affairs at Standing Rock Agency AFFORD
another argument In favor OF transferring the
management OF Indian affairs from the Interior
TO the War Department. II seems that the late
agent at that point, ono BURKE, has heen draw
ing rations ANA annuities for over 1000 Indians,
and with these supplies the red men at times
came near starving for want Of food. Alter the
beginning OF the recent trouble the military
took forcible possession OF the agency, as
BURKE puts it, and proceeded to take an accu-
rate census Of the Indians. The result, making
due allowance for the absence OF certain par
ties, was that the total number did not exceed
2,s4t while those who are familiar with the
agency assert that the number has never OK
ceeded $500 II IL not easy TO Imagine the
amount OF stealing that has been psrpetrate ed
by the Indian Ring at tho various agencies by
the process OF fraudulent enume ration, of which
this is ~ example. We believe that there are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-18
The Metaphysics of Truth.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Str: The
Herald Of to-day says:
What is truth2 There Is A swedenboreian who Is
preaching on this theme. lie says there truth IN
the Bible or IN any other book.
Now, as you noticed in THE srN Of Monday
the sermon TO which the above refers, you may
think 1t worth while to let me say a word In re-
ply. The reasoning OF the preacher was in brief
as follows Tho faculty which man posse SEES Of
being able to consider an attribute independ-
entity OF It's owner has led men into muitiform
error. We can think OF the force OF steam In
separate from the steam, and m st be found IN
the steam and there only. In the same way
truths are not TO be found In books, but only
the expression OF truths. The truths them
selves must be looked for in the objects Of
which the truths themselves Ars attributes
The Bible contains expressions OF truths Nv
reason Of which we are enabled TO get at the
truths themselves by meditation and work.
J. MGR. WALTERS, Trustee.
NEW YonK, Oct. II.
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Hayes as u Favorite son.


Forty thousand majority in Ohio"-and
nothing less, was promised when the kepubli-
can National Convention met in the ONO
metropolis and nominated the Onto Governor
for President. But tho voters OF Ohio seem
never TO nave thought much OF the man whom
ma oritles in former years, the fact indicating
clearly that he was elected merely as the regular
Republican candidate In Republican State,
aud not for his per onal merit. After hold, nc
the office Of Governor for two terms 90 Was de-
feated wnen running for Cons.rss In a district
thus left cut IN the sold in 1872 when his parry
achieved its greatest triumph He was second
choice IN 1870 when nominated for Governor,
and carried the State bY only small majority
And now, since the Governor has become "A
Presidential candidate. he has actually man
aged TO reduce the Republican majority in his
state 10 the lowest hgure II has reached since
that organization obtained control of the
country,
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REJOICING IN MISSISSIPPI.
White and Colored Democratic Voters March,
ing to the Music Of the Union.

OXFORD, Miss, Oct. 13.-The home OF
Lamar WIS fairly ablaze last night In celebration
OF the Democratic victories In Indiana and
West Virginia. Every house was brilliantly
Illuminated. Thousands Of white and black
voters, marching shoulder to shoulder, formed
In torchkght procession, which was led by the
band OF the United states companies stationed
at Holly Springs, while the stars and stripes
was borne alOft 10y One-arined eX-Confederate
sol liefs.
A very appropriate address was made by Col.
Waller, distinguished lawyer. after which Lh-
mar made one OF his grand e1Ort5-a speech
cbdracterzed by remarkable force and eio-
quence, and perfectly free from partisan pas
sion or evidence of sectional prejudice. His
very soul seemed to be alive with love for the
could not but wish that every man IN tue North
could, like myself, have listened to him. with
out resort to vituDeratOn or abuse, he arraien ned
tue Republican party for its malad ministratlOn,
showing by an array of uncomfortable facts that,
IN It's mad zeal for party success, II mad, In tho
face Of the most solemn obligations, unscrup-
ulously committed acts suDversive OF our form
OF Government. and That, In order to perpetuate
its power, IL had reckiessly sought to subOrn to
such nsfafiOuB ends everything essential TO the
health and lifJ OF the ma ion. He I'D the news
from Indiana brought encouragement and re-
result OF the election ON the 1th Of November
Will dlssipate the despondency which, ike
pail, has rested upon the South Tor years. and
VIII give To the whole country through tho wiSo
administration OF President Tilden, those long
absent blessings incident to perfectly amicable,
fraternM relations. tho restoration vi confidence,
and tho revival Of enterprise and trade.
III was certainly one Of the ablost speeches |
ever listened TO. and was received by all with
demonstrations OF most hearty approval
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It is now said that Senator HERMAN in

II IL now said that Senator HERMAN in
sists on the nomination Of Mr.. DELANo c. CAL
viz as Surrogate OF this county. We should DO
sorry to believe MFR. HERMAN 40 iniudcious. II
he knows Mr. CALVIN well, he ought to know
that he Is utterly unqualified for any judicial
ONCE. II WILLIAM n. TWEED h adj had a referee
Ike CALVIN, he could have pocketed his mil
Hons without the need OF any other way to put
bis hand into the city treasury. What Is the
measure OF Mr.. KERNASs friendship TO Mr..
1iLDEN, II he Is willing to weigh down the Dem
ocratlc ticket in Presidential election by SO
odious a nomination.
Again, OF what use TO Mr.. CALVIN himself
would nomination be, to be followed only by a
dofeat2 The Herald aud SuN have already
spoken strongly against him. OF course, our
esteemed contemporary, tho Times, will oppose
him, and the certainty OF his remaining In pti-
vlte life will hardly be greater II he is not nom
mated than II he is.
We hear Mr.. CALvIS's unntness strongly stated
by leading lawyers who are Democrats. as well
as by those who are Republicans Some one
should DO nominated for Surrogate who will
add strength to the ticket, and not candidate
who will Present striking point OF weakness.
Mr.. HERMAN may nnd tho imposition OF a
carpet-bagGcr on New York city as distasteful
to its citizens as the imposition Of carpet-bag-
gers on the South has proved there.
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Brother BLAINE in his speech at Cooper
Institute said that he would be responsible for
the assertion that more mon have been muir
dered In tho South during tho rast eleven years,
for being Republicans, than fell on the Union
side in three Of the bloodiest battlos Of the war.
Alta race course, once upon time, gentleman
was offering to make wager upon tho favorte
horse, when seedv individual stepped up to
him, accepted the bet, and indicating still
more seedy individual who stood at his side,
remarked' This gentleman will hold the
stakes" Yes" said the hacker OF the favor
lite, casting look Of disgust at the expectant
stakeholder, Eyes, that's all very well bat
who will hold htmi We fear that people Of
common sense will regard DLAISEs assumption
of responsibility for such wild stories as less
unsatisfactory than his unfortunate attempts to
explain away his connection with the Litue
Rock bond business after hs had vaiuly knelt
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One of tho most pleasant results of the
THEws for Congress in the First District of Gin
cinnau. He was member of the GREELEY
Convention Of 1879 aud its temporary shairman.
He sat In its sessions and partOok Of its action.
There was no sign of discomfort or Of protest
from him.
After tue nomination, which was a fair II not
a judiclous one, be and other mslcontents
assembled In public hall on the night OF the
same day, reviled the nominee, and were la
declared revolt.
|. At the subsequent Fifth Avenue Conference.
which was convened for the purpose OF undoing
10 concaye what had been decided In Conven-
ton, he was present.
When there was a hard hit oi or poor Joke
at the man whom all respected for his eminent
life aud services, but did not altogether approve
OF as prospective President, his bravo" was
Swapping as the bark Of Skye terrier, and tho
collision Of his palms vlvaclous and emphatic.
He was renegade to tho party with whom he
pretended TO act. After this II was said that he
was the recipient OF a fee OF $4,000 for legal
services to the Government. In Diminishing him
from our thoughts, we have but one single re-
gret-that the count OF seventy five against him
was not multiple OF tho seven, or an
aggregate OF $50. IL IL a good year for the YER
dict OF constituencies upon mendaclty and
treachery, and there arc yet several panels to be
heard from.
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Henry Meiss.'- Daughters Marriage.


ffOm me SouN PfcfFc Times.
At the marriage of Miss Meiggs, only
daughter Of MIR. Henry Meiggs. Of Lima. with
MIR. Alexander Robertson, OF the firm Of Saw
yers, WoodgGe Co., merchants OF Lima, more
than three hundred gentlemen were Assem- Die d.,
the only Ladies' present being the iuttmate
friends and members Of the household. Among
the guests were his Exceency the Vice Presi-
dent of the hepublic, and the British. American,
German, French, aud other foreign Ministers.
Inc ceremony was performed by the Rev. MT.
Mackinnon, II. A., minister of the Episcopal
Church in Lima. The bride was the beau ideal
OF what bride ought to be, and the other la
dies toilets displayed refined tnste. The ban
quoting rooms were worthy OF tho occasion,
and the horal decorations Of the principal draw
ing rooms were most exquisite. One OF the
rooms OF the spacious mansion was devoted TO
the valuable and brilliant collection OF presents
to the fair bride. 1t comprised articles OF virtu
1ewelry. some curlo stiles In the country. and
many things Of utility aud beauty. There can
be no doubt that most Of the articles oomprs-
ing the collection we're specially imported for
the occasion, and not Il few of them are OF
great value. A strnged band was in attendance
and performed some selections from operas In
q most brilliant manner.
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recurring pm q rssoiq ,on making an sPgroprisiion
TIE srsasnnhe rules have been suspended 70
me .eSSin tnis smeniment Il eermene pn ~ IN
order the suspension OF the rules covers that point
" Mr. SPALDtNo- ~ epd' les them 10 Oet money RON
Ms gorernuei.i anae, nise p'stsHc,s.
The sPEAKKRl II does not. because amajorty Of the
house lteuuuncan jobbers liAe himself required
pass the amendment TIE only reason shy bills contain
eiea Ia Committee Of the Whole is that memSers shall
no be surprised by the Introduction OF bila for the
relief o. claimants by appropriaung money directly !
.en9s 1na rye ta they snail be referred to
Finally, under these outrageous rulings,
the question was taken on ScHENcK's
amendment. which read as follows:
IN, That there 'hsr be and hereby appropriated for
S nv Phsng S S1S sseos iGr
tor Comanche the sun OF ,17eOOO and the secretary
any moneys In tue Treasury not otherwIse sppro.
Mr. HAYES was present during this dis
oussion. He heard the objections made
by Judge SPALDINu of Ohio and Mr.. WARD
of New York, both honest Republicans;
he saw CoLFAx in the chair openly favor
ing the job, which ScuEScK aud LOGAN
were manipulating, backed by o following
OF professional lobbyists; yet he Uoted for
The sioindie, which passed on q test vote
by 50 yeas to Al nays. Csee Congressional
Globe, LIST Session, 10th Congress, pages
El-25)
From FIRST to last, on every occasion, and
on every vote while he was member OF
the House of Representatives, RUTHER-
FORD Ii. HAYES stood with the oorruption-
lists, for land grants TO Credit Mobilier
corporations, for subsidies, for fraudulent
claims, for soft money, rs we shall show by
the record hereafter; and aually he capped
the climax by a Kuow-Nothing vote
against the Irish and in favor of British
domination. Is 1t wonder tat his own
people repudate him, and is it not auda
cious that he should seek Eastern support
after having been discarded by the Westi
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The enthusiastic reception accorded to Mr.
BLAINE aet night proves tnat his popularity In great
IN the Middle states II has been shown 10 be- raft aud
west Of hem II seems almost bOundless everywhere.
-ydg GOuIIs IIiouHe.
Not houndess, young editor, for Brother
BLAINE's popularity has definite limits. 1t Is
restricted to those people who no wrong In
successful legislative jobhery, so long Us the
man who praotises 1t has brazen impudence aud
the ability to make flaming speeches. All other
people look on him as a disgrace to legislation,
and a man Of whom any political party ought to
be asha med. But the Republicans regard
Brother BLAINE as one Of the most important
spOkcs in their wheel, aud II HAYES Is elected,
this corrupt Speaker will be the leading naure
In his Administration. Brother BLAIsE Is nstu-
rally man after JAY GOuLD's own heart.
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Who 4. Du,ensonsr t-Informa,ion Wanted.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sir: viii
you please inform tho public, and especially
some sufferers, n the Judge A. ]. Dittenhoner
who has been making reform speeches for HAYES
In Indiana and Ohio, and who mas been intro
ducing the reformer, Carl Schurz, to tho Ger
mans In this city, Is the same A. J. Dittenhcne
who formerly figured so largely In the whiskey
Rug business IL he be the same person, as a
good Republican. / would suggest that the Ma
tional Republican Committee remove him at
once from public view. IL you cannot furnish
the required Information, perhaps Judge Goepp
may notice this inquiry and publicly respond.
A"BusTED" DIsrILLER OF 1867.
NEW YORK. Oct. 10.
Yes. IL is the same DittenhoGer and a pretty
sort Of a reformer he IA. But why should any
Republican object to such fellow as this little
Dittenhoner, when they glory In such a great
rascal AS Jim Blaine, and stab man like Roscoe
ConkIing in order to afford jim little gratilca-
tion2