New-York tribune., 1878-10-16

will come East and help in the Democratic work in
the Middle States. Come by all means. Mr.. Hem
bricks, but buy up for perusal the way. full sets
of THE IRIBUNE's cipher SERIAL, that you may
the stupidity of yelling fraud after you get here
You'll be sent back if you don't.
1t ought to be matter of great pride and joy to
every true Democrat of New-York, to sec so many
important dispatches between the residence of
Ncw-YOrk candidate for the Presidency and the
man who so ably led the forces of that candidate in
the last Democratic State Convention. IL that
convention only in session now J With what
unanlmity they would shout for Illden and Re-
formp
1t is rumOred in Massachusetts that Wendell Phil
lips will take the stump for Butler during the clos
ing week of the campaign, in order to turn the tide
in his favor. The idea of Mr.. Phillips turning
tide IN nybody's favor is funny but he will be in
the right place on Buffers side, for he probably ia
the only man in Massachusetts, who knows less
than Butler about finance and who, therefore,
talks moro wildly about 1t.
The soft-money Democrats have uncovered tre-
mendous conspiracy against Voorhees,. They charge
that the Executive Committee of the National
Banking Association, has plan to buy up the Indi.
ana Legislature in favor of an indianapolis Dem
ocratio aspirant for the SenatOrship named Eng.
lish, who is guilty of the atrocious crime Of being
banker. This is very feeble sensation. There has
always been an impression among Voorhees,
friends that the money power" was terribly
afraid of him. and voorhees, does his best TO stimu-
late 1t, but the foundation for the belief Is not ap'
parent. IL anybody cares enough about defeating
voorhees, to pay lead ten cent piece for vote
against him. he does not exist outside of Indiana.
If that State stand the disgrace OK having him
IN the Senate, the rest OF the country Will try to
struggle along.
The Democratic newspapers say the Democratic
statesmen are congregating in Washington to dis
the question of reOpening the Potter circus be-
fore the November elections. The usual remark is
made, probably through force of habit, that i'm
portant witnesses ready to testify, AID start
ling disclosures" may be expected The only start
ling disclosure possible is an official announce
nent that the Committee will return the SZO,oOOl IL
has expended to the Treasury because 1t has nOthng
whatever to show in return for 1T. That would DO
economy and reform.
Senator Thurman seems to be under the delus1on
that he is still Presidential possibility. for be talks
in the large way peculiar to statesmen afflicted with
that disease He tells an Enquirer reporter of Gin
cinnati that he isn't bit discouraged by the defeat
on the State ticket-perish the thOught-he vase
prepared for worse result. His reasons for not
being discouraged are quite volumiuous and are
not absorbingy interesting. Suffice 1t to record
that he is sure liberty will cease to exist when the
Democratic party enters its grave. III Mr.. Thur
mans opinions were of any National Importance it
might be worth while to call this observation
hspdOOde, but as they are not IL sht necessary 10
call it anything.
1t is not necessary to depend upon Republican
reports to discover the systematic plan OF BULLDOG
ing which is in operation in South Carolina. The
local Democratic journals furnish proof in abun'
dance. A Democratic account of joint meeting in
Sumpter records that the " Hampton policy won
grand triumph" and then proceeds TO tell how it
WAS won The Democrats opened the day by firing
caunon, and kept it up till after the meeting The
Republican speakers did not appear, as there were
5000 Democrats parading the streets, accompanied
by two band, of music, and including in their num-
Der 800 armed and mounted men. riot was
threatened at one time. but was prevented, we are
told, "by the GOODNESS of General johnson Hagood'
who rode slowly to the spot with 600 mounted DEM
ocrats, all equally cool. riot was avoided by
great show of force" That is the Hampton plan--a
"oreat show of forcen On election day full negro
vote Will be prevented in the same way that the
rip