New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-30

| articles of capitulation, and yet he proposed IA
| "make straichtt issue with his captors-mcanins
perbaps that ne sb, nd insist upon keeping his side.
arms as he marched out of the fortress. Then up
rose Mr. Hendricks, ans in public speech declared
that hard money had surre, dered, side-arms and ALL
because the repeal of the day clause car
ried with it the repeal of the VIII >le act, which was
Mr.. Dorsheimers straight issue and the mid
die ground which did leave some hope. men Mr..
Hewitt burst into print with rejoicing o' er hard'
money victory, but when he came to vote "a Con-
gress on the repeal of this famous clause he
forgot his letter and labOred against the re-
moval of what Gov. Tilden called "hinder-
ance to resumption Meanwhile Gen. Ew
ing careering through Ohio to rally tins
" currency reformersn around this questionable
ensign, and there was bewildement all along the
line. All this happened long ago. but now. when Mr..
Voorhees, is shouting that so much gained this year
is promise Of some more next year." do the Sara
toga people think the issue is materially straight
ened They protest against reviving dead issues.
Why don't they meet a live one squarelyf sit
resumption in 10 as Mr. Hewitt voted, and az Mr..
DorsheImer tried to say in the platform OF resump
ton when we get ready by "wise finance" as Gov.
Tiden says or resumption when it comes itself. as
Mr. voorhees, saysi Is Tilden on a soft-money plat
form as Ewing claims, or Hendricks on hard
money platform as Hewitt claimsf Are we hghtng
rebels in blue or federals in grayi 1t might be well
to settle some Of these questions before the lighting
gets confused.
Will the excellent Republicans, who united lass
year with John Morrssey to defeat the decent wing
of Tammany and teach them that they couldnt
have success if they tried to give us respectable gov
eminent, consider the dispatches to-day from
Saratoga and seriously reflect upon their handiworkf
They taught Tammany that they would not
let it succeed unless by the aid Of tho
prize.fghters and gamblers. Theroupon Tammany
welcomes the prize-fghters and the gamblers back
again. am the State Convention gives them repre-
sentation What do the excellent Republicans.
whose co irse last Fall has accomplished this, think
of themselves aud their great victoryP
On the whole the American humorists whether
of high OF low degree, do not seem to succeed as
playwrights Mr. Mark Twain Is certainly one OK
low degree His play was at first about as hopeless
a piece of rubbish as-well as his novel. Even yes
it il roor but the phenomenal qualities Of Mr. John
T. RAYMOND have reconstructed 1t, and made 1t o
success. Without Raymond it would be nothing
Mr. Bret Harte is a hunorist of much higher degree
but it is doubtful if his play will make as much
money and though it unquestionably has moro
ability. it doesn't seem to have much moro
conference than Twains.
II doesn't appear that Charles Francis Adams so
licited Mr. Kelly to give him character as good
Fenian any more than Gov. Hayes requested Kill
patrick to send him advice about the canvass. ANY
gentleman who is the proprietor OF continent OF
check can write to anybody else If he will pay tho
postage But when Mr.. Adams does make up his mine
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