New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-02

The B,a,o Courier calls the somewhat, eatic franc,ers
Of The Cincinnati Enquirer Office maniacs," says II IA
glad TO the latters anger at the hardmoney platform
OF the party In Connecticut and adds SO long as an
organ which has only abuse for such party leaders a,
Thurman, Kerr, Tilden, Hendricks, and Bayard IL lol.
Grated by the Ohio Democrats IL is likely that
Ohio viii be Democratic In the Presidential election than
that Maryland viii turn Republican. And this IA the
diff between Connecticut and Ohio. The electoral
votes of the latter State will probably have be mel.
tralzed by 25 Democratic from other States while
the six votes OF Connecticut Almost certain be cast
for Democratic hard-mOney candidate nominated upOn
a hard-money platform In a close vote this number
may be Jus sufficient to secure Democrat National
Administration"
II is announced from Connecticut that a
Greenback Convention will be held West Merid on
March o. 10 nominate State ticket The impetus OF the
movement comes from the Currency Club OF Ncw-1ayen
Of which Dr. Phillips is great light. The club had
meeting the other night, and the Doctor made tremen
dous speech He said nothing about convention Irrs
but declared his dissatisfaction with the Democratic plat
form, and his partys intention 70 fight for the control OF
the Legislature Then be proceeded TO wher Prof
Sumner Of Yale College Here tho passage in which be
did it: How expect the people to understand "a
Immediately, when professor IN Yale College, whose
duty 1t Is understand finance Is profoundly ignorant
Of the questions before Sumner has shown him
self TO be- A friend Of mine has requested not TO
reply to the pitabe exhibition that made here last
atrday ght. shall therefore leave that TO bin, and
dismiss with the remark that every citizen OF
NewHaven should feel Inundated TO know that Yale
College has in its employ young clergyman who makes
malicious attacks upon the private Character Of his opo
ncnts" There can be but one opinion about that Prof
Sumner Is a ruined man.
Mr.. Conllling has fallen upon evil times.
when devoted an Administration paper Horpers
Weekly fouts him. The amiable Senator may
get the NewYo delegation but this sort Of thing from
the Chairman Of tho last State Convention hardly bs
called encouraging: with perfectly friendly feeling for
Conk ing. therefore, Republican may see. and
he Sees should plainly say, that Mr. Conkng being Que
OF the lea who responsible for the which,
according to this view. imperied tn. party,
cannot be considered strong Republican
dldate for the Presidency. To tbs must DO added
other considerations which would necessarily seh-
ousy weaken him in the canvass before the country
searching light would be turned upon the results Of the
mOiey investigation, and upon Mr.. Conklngs profes-
sional relations to causes In which he was opposed 10
attorneys virtually named by himself, before Judges
whose selection was due TO his favor. Tho canvass
would be unsparing. Party spirit in the State would
quire an explanation of the Senator's attitude In the cleo
ton OF 1874, when Gen. Dix was renominaied and de-
feated and patriotism uld ask cur0usly with what
great of craftsmanship his name Is
conspcuously Identified. New Engand would de.
mand to know why the New-York Senator led the sue
cessful opposition to the nomination Of Judge Hoar 10
the Supreme Bench; while the whole country would
wonder that a Republican Senator who rejected 70
upright a man and true Republican should have
been the ardent supporter Of the nomination OF Caleb
Cushing to the Chief -Justicesltp, and OF Alexander
Shepherd TO the COmmssionershp o. the District
Of Columbia, after Congress, upon full inVes-
tigation had virtually condemned him The important
question Is not of ability or general party service They
are not denied But they more arguments for MI
Conkng's candidacy that for that OF tho other gentle
men who have been conspcuously named as candidates
and for whom the argument Of ability, character ana
service may be urged with equal force Again. the qe'
ton il not whether a majority In the Sew-forK Conyen
lion can pledge the delegation to vote rs unit
for Mr. Conkng at the National Convention nor
whether the National Convention can be perSuadedto
adopt him a. the candidate whether II these thngs
can be done they ought to be done; whether th inc
true policy for those periodically desire IeluDl
success If Conklng DE, as Is claimed lhe CHOICE Oi
NewYOk Republicans, there Is no need OF pe9gihH 'hc
delegates for they will certainly vote for NM bu y ho
be not their sole choice let him have the unieeed s
port of those VINO prefer him. ana leave 10 e'ei' V
candidate the same advantage"