, 1876-02-09

Tribune, undor dato Of tho eth inst, repre-
sents TINT tho feeling for HENpn1cKs In Pom
sylvania Us the Democratic caudidato for tho
Presidency is very strong. and Tint he is gnin-
ing ground in TINT State. It says: "Prob-
nb1y nino.tonths Of tho men who, from their
prominence in the party, arc most likely to
bo selected as delegates to the National Con-
Vontion hro opon supporters of his candi-
dacy. Thoy insist that lIESpR1oKs is tho best
representative Of the nverago opinions Of tho
Democracy Of tho country on all pnblio ques-
tions, md that he is n good compromise can
lidate for the Enst and tho West" Tho
writor Of the dispatch might hnyo gone still
further md claimed for tho Great Amcri-
can Trimmer tho honor Of ropro-
senting the average opinions Of every
body in general mud nobody in par-
ticular, and that Is a compromise cnudi-
dato ho Is not only available for tho Dolnoc-
racy Of this country, but for the English
Tories, tho French Bourbons, tho Spanish
Carlists, the German Ultramontanus, or any
other party in any other country OF the
world from Greenland to New Zealand nho
has any policy, he Inns noyer declarod 1t. If
he has any opinions, ho conceals them. II ho
lsns any backbone, ho llas never shown it.
Ho is MI things to all men; one thing to no
ono. Like oil men OF this class, ho is uu-
reliable, untrue, and troachorous. Under
such circumstances, his nomination by tho
Democracy would be a confession of weak-
ness; his election would 10 u deplorablo
calamity.
On tho question Of finance, which is ono
OF the paramount issues Of tho day, no ono
knows his opinions, and from tho timo he de-
livorel his point-no-point speeches in last
fall's Ohio campaign to tho present, no one
haa been able to say whether le is in favor
Of honest money or tho "1sag-Daby," or of
either. As tho compromise candidate OF tho
Democracy, therefore, ho mny bo presumed to
sit upon tho flnancinl fonco with one Logon tho
soft-monoy and the othor on tho harl-monoy
side. lie had, during tho Rebellion, CO.
pacity for advocating Union and secession,
slavery and auti-slnvery, treason and patriot
ism, In QUO and the Hamo speech, which foat
he accomplished Mt Shelbyyillo, Ind, in the
campaign of 18G2-'G3. A third instance of
his trimming abilities Inns latoly como to
light, more significant than either OF tho
other two casos, as 1t proves tho assertion
wo have already mado, that q nau
who Ii trimmer will bo ,lnro-
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:, ~, ~, @ - So o''4o.
Beucy' Col' " W. HooLLEs, OF Olhclnn9ti,
hos mado public statement tint on tho fth Of
January. 1st,9. bo Ind nm ,nieryiov will, T1ps-
-n,,,, - a.. ,,...,, ..,-...:.,'
u"'eAo ~ 'Ao 4a'tol nouao, ulsoa WHICH occas-
HON Ae pledged h1faBolf to support FENDLE-
TON, -Four DAYS later. the IudIa,la Do,nocrn-
cv ipt1oraad T,rn,,, vron o,1 Itvpnp,cvs ,,o,3o
-. .....t.... H. .t,.-" - 'e'o ,
oFeee" "FFt0f'"6 ~" "ee'oA' Ho"s u"J8
Inter, ho WIS at HANCOCK conference, In
which ho violated his plolge towards pgNpLE-
rnv and promipa,1 hia u,,nnort In f.or 11.,.
oooA' '''iolo Spf'ne "s7 o'eet Ao oetsAyea
HANCOCK and turned up in tho Convention
aa candidate himself. These facts hayiuu
hmm ,noda ,>,h,io tho on1v ~or,v ~ t,,o
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