Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-17
New York Letter.

| New York Letter.
| POLtTICAL-THE ELECTIoNS-J0E C0BURN
BUSINESS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 1877.
POLITICAL.
The meeting of the supporters of the
president, and, consequently, the oppO'
nents of Senator Conkling, ut Cooper lnsti
tute, was important Only as it shows the
drift of public sentiment. The eminently
respectable gentlemen who sat upon the
platform and applauded the righteous ut
terances of Mr.. Curtis, believe in him and
lis ideas, and took the trouble to come VI
to the Institute TO show that they did so
but for all it will amount to they might
as well have stayed at home. For they
do not represent anything but the respect
ability of the party-they do not represent
at all the working, moving force. Mr..
VIM. L. Dodge will resolve and give mon.
ey to further the success of his political
principles 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 moro votes
than he does. This class Of men look ex-
ceedingly well on platforms, and their
names have mouth-illing sound, but
they count very little in the actual business
of campaign. Hence, Conkling will
beat them out of sight. He captured the
convention will run the state.
THE OHIO ELECTION
created n profound sensation here. TIC
begin with, the supporters of the presi-
dents policy hoped that his own stne
would give him u verdict SO emphatic as
to give them something 10 go on in the
other states, especially as the issue was
made more clearly in that state than in
any other, except New York. To have a
democrat elected by majority of thirty
thousand, is II little too much. 1t is true,
the republicans stayed at home, but why
did they? There is but one answer to il
they desired to rebuke-well, they were
are not satisfied. 1t is IL fact that the order
prohibiting oflice-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 victory that just
escapes II defeat, which must be charged
up TO the new departure. What it will be
IL 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 woRKINGMEN s MOVEMENT,
the legitimate outgrowth Of last summer
hid something to do with the result, and
is causing IN uneasy feeling. The expert
ment was tried in Toledo, Ohio, and Blan.
ton Duncan-the demagoguc of Louisville
was sent up to that city to organize them
They put their ticket in the field, and with
out Il paper of any kind to advocate theil
claims, with very few meetings, and M
Expenditure of money at all, they electet
their entire ticket, casting more votes thar
both the other parties together. 1t was
most unexpected result. In that city thu
democracy encouraged the movement
hoping it would take enough votes from
the republican candidates to defeat them
but they had no idea whatever that tn,
movement was strong enough to carry it
own nominees Yet it did, and showed
vitality that was n terror to the old parties
And what makes the Toledo election of s
much interest here, is the fact that th
workingmen of New York have Just he'll
their convention at Troy, and have enunci
ated doctrines and dogmas that are ex
treme to u degree, and the politicians AM
people feel that, us they carried Toledo S
easily, they may develop strength enoug
to mash things in New York. They don
take much time to organize, and thci
methods are very simple. They pull ever.
workingman, and the hangers-on who ar
ready for anything that is new, into n hal
and initiate them. Then, when the da
of election comes, each one is ready to b
voted. As some of the ulterunces of til
Toy leading men are, if not incendiary
at least capable of being twisted into in
cendiarism, there is great deal of uneas
iuess expressed.
THE FATE OF TIE PUGILISrS.
Pugilism has been on the wane here 70
Il great mrny years. The English bruiser
have not succeed ed in awakening any en-
thusiasm over their art, and the law ha
dealt roughly with them Joe Coburn
about the last Of the lot, and he has gon
to the Pententary for ten years. JOSEF
took it into his head to shoot at an officer
and the comt sent him up for ten years
His friends treated the sentence rs II Joke
and appealed, butto his surprise, the coul
above held the sentence to be proper AM
tile short haired are mourning the fate 9
their friend. 1t is an encouraging fac
that the roughs have lost Il great deal {
their influence in this city within the pas
few years, and they are getting to be ratt
er shy of knocking down and dragging ou'
rho police is better than it ever was, an
the downfall of Twcelism left the fame
without the protection it had sheltered il
self behind so long. 1t is kept fairly ur
der, and only shows itself in the yer
worst parts of the city,
BUSINESS
still continues brisk. The revival, | III
happy to say, is not temporary but is ger
uine. There is an actual betterment i
. all lines of trade, and more healthy fec
ing than we have had for four years. Th
leading jobbers report sales largely in ea
cess of last year, and it is continuin
right along into the cold months. Their
is not so heavy business being done i
fancy goods. and goods of mere luxury
but there is IL tremendous business in tn
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