Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-09-22
POLITICAL.

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critical moment from the canvass in In
diana, because he attacked the administra-
ton Of Grant, and Hon. VIM A. Wheeler,
the Republican nominee for the Vice-Presi-
dency, has declined to participate in the
CANVASS in the same State, on account OF
''ill-health." 1t would seem probable that
Indiana, which is not in the list Of Demo-
cratic States to elect Tilden, may yet be
Tuesday, Oct. 10th. We gather from our
exchanges some ve:y readable matter just
now for Democrats.
PRESIDENT GRANT ON THE CAMPAIGN.
[Long Branch correspondence Of the n. Y"Heraldr T
The President who was on the piazza
listening to the music of the sad sea waves.
here called me to join him, and an easy,
cnatty conversation ensued, of which will
give such portions as are Of a public
character:
Correspondent: What do you think of
the result in Vermont, Mr.. President?
The President: think it's satisfactory.
Correspondent: Satisfactory" is rot IL
very enthusiastic word 50 that the Demo
Gratis may still take heart.
Tie President (after a pause): If we
carry Ohio ald Indiana next month then I
think the Democrats have not q ghost Of a
chance TO carry the country in November.
Gratis carry Ohio and Indiana in October2
The President: Then, I take it, Tilden is
us good as elected. But do not think
that their carrying Ohio is at all probable
Correspondent: How if the Republicans
carry Ohio and the Democrats Indiana
what is the outlook then?
The President latter cogitating awhile):
Then the chances are pretty even for both
parties.
THE CARL sCHURTz DETECTION.
A dispatch from Detroit says: "Infor-
nation has been received here that Secre-
tary Chandler has cancelled the engage
ment of Carl Schurz with the National
Republican Committee for campaign
speeches. The alleged reason is the state
ment by Schurz that Hayes. if elected,
would have nothing to do with Chandler
Morton and others of like political tastes
and habits"
The Washington Republican" Grant Is
organ, says on the 18th inst: s'Some con
troversy and accompanying wild state
ments have been provoked by the public
announcement that Carl SchurZ has in
formed his personal friends that the chances
of Republican success in Ohio and Indiana
are precarious. To put these -controver-
sizes at rest we rise to- explain that Mr..
Schurz, to the best of our information,
did write a letter to an intimate friend III
which the prediction referred to was most
unequivOcally pronounced. In explanation
of this, it is asserted that his speeches in
the campaign thus far have been addressed
to the subject of civil service reform, and
that their groundwork has been baSeless
assault upon the administration of Presi-
dent Grant. In the opinion of competent
party authority, speeches Of the kind are
not calculated to advance the interests of
the common cause, and, it is rumored, Mr.
Schurtz was advised to mend his ways.
Hence these tears"
The same paper, on the 18th inst, says:
sit is strange, indeed, that so many disin-
terested parties and newspapers are rush
ing to the defense of Carl SchurZ Just now
when he is accused Of duplicity i'll his po-
litical course. The truth is chat letters
written by Mr.. SchurZ and received in
Washington plainly demonstrate that he
is as unreliable now as he WAS in 1872. It
is not improbable that he has been sub
jected to some kind of discipline by COM
petent authority, and that his speeches
have been amended since then, so that they
are now more thoroughly in accord with
the principles and aspirations Of the Re
publican party. However Ghis may be, it
is certain that he has lost none of his old
time aninlosty against the adminiStra-
tion."
IN INDIANA.
a correspondent of the Baltimore ''Sun''
writing from Washington says The
reason why the German vote OF Ohio and
Indiana is arrayed against Gov. Hayes is
very easy of solution. Gov. Hayes few
weeks ago wrote Il letter endorsing to the
utmost the principles Of the american Al
lance" which it seems, is the lawful sue
cessor of the defunct know nothing party.
This organization favors the limiting Of
the suffrage to native born citizens, and
Gov. Hayes over bis own signature wrota
that he deeply sympathized with It's prin-
ciples." Carl Schurz was correct when be
said that the German vote sis lost to us. +"
This loss insures the October States to the
Democrats, Notwithstanding that every
nerve is being strained by the Republican
managers. Within the last few days large
sums Of money have been sent from here
to 10Th Indiana and Ohio to be used in
the Republican cause. It was stated to-
udy GtlHb -OU,OOO ll1O DCCll dlSO SILL W
West Virginia.
The Washington "Star" a Republican
paper speaking Of Indiana says:
Reports from Indiana say that Senator
Morton and other sagacious party leaders
are confident Of the success of the Repub-
lican ticket i'll October. To outsiders,
however, it would look as if the Republi-
cans would have up hill work to wrest the
Stota FROM, tho lpnnprary ,r;hn oorria6
in the October election in 1872 by Las
majority, Though Grant carried the State
by 22,515 il November,) and by q sweep
ing majority in 1874, when the Democrats
carried all of the thirteen Congressional
districts but five. The Republican expec-
tations Of carrying the State this year are
founded on the belief that most of the
liberals" have returned to the Republi-
can camp.
THINGS TWO HOT IN MASSACHUSETTS,
FOR WIDOW BUTLER TO LEAVE.
Gen. B. F. Butler declined an invitation
to speak iIf Indiana in the following char
acteristic letter:
Now, as one of the leading Republican
newspapers of Boston said Yesterday in an
editorial that it was the duty of all Re-
publicans to prevent my election, il posi-
publicans who think themselves '.better'
than their neighbors are going to bolt the
nomination, which the article admits is a
foreg one conclusion, that is. if they take
that ne wspaper's advice. If nominated,
| must simply stay at home and see to it
that at least there Shall be a Republican
vote instead of Democratic one in this
district, the Democrat being Mr.. Tarbox,
who is elected by the ''better class of Re
publicans,' as they style themselves, thus
giving the vote of Massachusetts in the
House to the Democrats or those elected
Ill opposition to the regular Republican
ticket. do not mean that it shall be done
again in this district if 1 can help it; and
While express my obligation for your flat
tering olinion OF the good might do in
Indiana 1 think | can serve the cause of
true Republicanism better by staying at
home and contesting in this district with
those Republicans who, if they had their