Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-14
Our New York Letter.
PoLiTIcAL-TuE CESTENNIAL-THE FOURTH IN
THE CITY-A REFORM INCIDENT.
New YORK, July s, 1876.

New YORK, July s, 1876.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times
The Democracy of New York are the SICK
est set of men that ever lived. The nomina-
ton of "Slippery Sammy" does not strike
them at all fa,orably, and they have, at TINS
early day, given up all hope OF electing HIM.
The fact is, they see that the American people
are not ready, as yet. to place the Govern
ment in the hands of party so soaked III
corruption, 50 utterly undeserving OF comb
deuce as the Democracy, as it is now consti-
tinted. Some row will be made to carry
Congressional tickets and local Offices, and
some powder will be burnt. in consequence,
over the Presidential nominees but no one
has an idea that Tilden has any reasonable
chance of success. Betting men are Offering
odds that HAYES will carry New York, and
thew find no takers. The decent portion of
the Democracy have got tired of spending
money for the purpose of placing specula-
tors in the best Offices, and hordes OF unnat-
uralized Irish in the minor places. The bus
mess men of the city know that IIden 5
nomination was the result OF bargain and
sale between his supporters and the lnha-
tionists of the West, and altogether there Is
decentralization in the Democratic camp
that is very encouraging to those who want
good government. l wish every Republican
in the United States could see the
sS,rnddy Democrat" paper which
Tilden's money supports. To make sure OF
the support of the Irish Democrats, It has
a portrait of Herman, the nominator OF III
den, right over prominent portrait OF III
den, with this inscription, "A Cathohc
statesman. Senator Herman, the nomlnator
of Gov. Tilden" This is a bid for the sup
mort of the Catholicism assurance to them
that Tilden is fairly in their hands. and that
in the event OF his election, they will IN ma
tIonal matters have the same consideration
that they have always had from him in the
other positions he has filled Without the
Irish-Catholic vote in this city, the Democ-
racy is nothing to get 1t the Catholic church
must be conciliated in the most substantial
manner. The cathedrals, churches. monas-
teries and converts, all on ground which
Democratic politicians secured from the city
for them, and which are more than hall
supported by grants from the public treasu-
nv. attest the price the Democracy has paid
for their votes.
The Republicans Of the city are not only
confident, but entirely iubilant. The nom
nation of Hayes and Wheeler they accept
as the best that could have been made, and,
more than that, as all that was desirable
Clubs are being organized in all the wards,
and the best men in the city are taking hold
of the work. While it is impossible to
carry the city, the Democratic majority will
be 50 reduced as to make the State absolutely
certain for the Republican ticket. The
Liberal are, as a rule, in line again and
thousands of Democrats will vote the Republi-
can ticket for the first time in their lives.
The northern part of the State will give the
largest majority for the ticket ever known,
and will Of itself more than balance all the
frauds that can be perpetrated in the city.