Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-19
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
PoIItIcaI-The EIectIOn-Joe Ooburn-
Rusin less.


well have stayed at home. For they do
not represent anything btt the respectable
ity of the party-they do not represent at
all the working, moving force. Mr.. VIM.
E. Dodge will resolve and give money to
further the success of his political princi-
Piles, but he has never yet taken the trouble
to see how his porter votes, and when it
comes to actual work the chances are that
his porter controls more votes than ne
does. This class of men look exceedingly
well on platforms, and their names have
mouth-flling sound, but they amount to
very little in the actual business of cam
paign. Hence, Conklin will beat thefn
out of sight. He captured the convention,
he will run the State.
THE OHIO ELECTION
Created profound sensation here. To be-
gin with, the supporters Of the Presidents
policy hoped that his own State would give
him verdict so emphatic as to give them
something to go on in the other States, es-
pecially as the issue was made more clearly
in that State than in any other, except
New York. To have Democrat elected by
a majority of $4,000, is little too much.
1t is true, the Republicans stayed at home,
but why did they? There is but one an
swer to it-they desired to rebuke-well,
they are not satisfied. 1t is fact that the
order prohibiting office-holders from taking
part in political movements, hurt the
ticket, but that is not enough to account
for the overwhelming defeat. And then
Iowa comes slowly in with a victory that
just escapes defeat, which must be charg
ed up to the new departure. What it will
be year hence remains to be seen-it can
not be denied that up to to-day, the Re
publicans of the West have set the seal of
condemnation upon the Presidents policy.
THE woRKNGMEN's MOVEMENT.
The legitimate outgrowth of the strikes
of last summer, had something to do with
the result, and it is causing an uneasy feel
ing. The experiment was tried in Toledo,
Ohio and Blanton Duncan, the demagogue
of Louisville, was sent upto that city to
organize them. They put their ticket in
the field, and without paper of any kind
to advocate their claims, and with very few
meetings, and no expenditure Of money at
all, they elected their entire ticket, casting
more votes than both the other parties to-
gether. 1t was most unexpected result.
In that city the Democracy encouraged
the movemement, hoping it would take
enough votes from the Republican candi-
dates to defeat them, but they had no idea
whatever that the movement was strong
enough to carry its nominees. Yet it did,
and showed vitality that was terror to
the old parties. And what makes this To-
ledo election of so much interest here. is
the fact that the workingmen of New York
have just held their convention at Troy,
and have enunciated doctrines and dOgmas
that are extreme to degree, and the pol
iticisns and people fear that as they car
ried Toledo so easily, they may deYelop
strength enough to mash things in New
York. They don't take much time to or
ganize, and their methods are very simple.
They pull every workingman, and the hang
ers-on who are ready for anything that is
new, into hall, and initiate them. Then,
when the day of election comes, each one
is ready to be voted. As some of the utter
ances OF the Troy laboring men are, if not
incendary. at least capable OF being twisted
into incendiarism, there is great deal Of
uneasiness expressed.
THE FATE OF THE PUa1LIsTs.
Pugilism has been on the wane here for
great many years. The English bruis-
ers have not succeeded in awakening any
enthusiasm over their art, and the law has
dealt roughly with them. Joe Coburn is
about the last of the lot, and he has gone
to the peuitentiary for ten years. Joseph
took it into his head to shoot at an officer,
and the court sent him up for ten years.
His friends treated the sentence as a joke,
and appealed, but to his surprise, the court
above held the sentence to be proper, and
the short haired are mourning the fate of
that the roughs have lost great deal Of
their influence IN the City within the past
few years. and they are getting to be rath-
er shy of knocking down and dragging out.
The police is better than it ever was, and
the downfall of Tweedism left the fancy
without the protection it had sheltered it
self behind so long. 1t is kept fairly un-
der, and only shows itself in the very worst
parts of the City.
BUSINESS
still continues brisk. The revival, ! am
happy to say, is not temporary but is gen
uine. There is an actual betterment in all
lines of trade, and more healthy feeling
than we have had for four years. The
leading jobbers report sales largely in ex-
cess of last year, and it is continuing
right along into the cold months. There
is not SO heavy business being done in
fancy goods, and goods of mere luxury,
but there is a tremendous business in the
solid necessities. The West is now here in
force, and the number will be largely in
ctof''oN H'N' VIVA an" Mi'"u piS"seo 0'-
erybody is, the bills are being paid, Col
lections are very good, and altogether, the
outlook is very encouraging. | tooka lit
tie run up through New England last
week, and found the manufacturers in bet
ter spirits than they have been for some
time. They are cleaning out the old stocks
very fast, and are putting goods Of recent
manufacture on the market The mills nro
running in many places full time, aud at
fair wages, when the drop in everything Is
taken into account. II may be safely s'tlu
that the good times are here again. we
want just a little more confidence to put
us ON good high and dry ground again.
Oct. 10. 1877. PIETRo.