New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-31
THE STATE CANPASS.

There are only four working days left.
Every one them ought to be put where 1t will do the
most good
Probably by this time it is dawning on the
mind OF Bradley that person by the name OF Dan
forth is going TO be elected to the Court Of Appeals
The last Democratic Assembly elected "Jere'
Mcguire Speaker The of both parties make
sure OF digniled Speaker by voting for Republican
ASsCmOyinen.
The Troy Times says: "The Republicans
ought to make OF at least five representatives in
Congress from the State of New-York this year. Six
gains are possible"
An excursion train over the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western Railroad Of sixteen cars came from
Chenango County yesterday. A vote was taken in
eight Of the cars resulting follows: 172 Republican,
70 Democrats, and 80 Greenbackers.
The course of the hard-mOney Democrats of
this State panderng the prejuGoes Of the Green-
hackers is comment enough on the frequent aSser-
ton that II ths Ohio idea " should prevail in a
Democratic National Convention, the Eastern Democ-
racy would bolt
The Rochester Democrat says: "The Demo-
Gratis in this making still hunt for the sui-
pie reason that they have cause TO champion They
are compromised the currency question IN nearly
every county, and speak for neither honest or nat
money without offending voters The leaders have the
idea that best not TO STIR the currency question: ana
the fraud question Is laughing stock
The Republican situation in Allegany County
has not been at ali improved Major Richardson re-
ported by The Elra Ga-ets having obtained the In
dictment OF A. n Cole Editor OF The Gcnesee VdReg
Free Press for libel. This will only embitter quarrel
which was enough already Both sides to this I'M
fortunate dispute conducting themselves as their
only ambition was TO throw away Republican Con-
gresham
No Republican, who is tempted to throw
away his vote Prohibition candidate should fan 10
reflect that he is approving by that vote, probably the
worst OF imitation doctrine ever made IN this
State. This is the financial plank adopted by
the Prohibition State Convention, and necessarily ae-
cepted by every Prohibition candidate for Congress snd
Assembly, Rtsolred, That is the duty OF Congress
to ascertain and the prOximate amount OF eur
rcncy per capita necessary to start into heathfu acV
ty the parayzcd suffering indussIes OF the couE-
try" Every Republican who feels that, under ordinary
circumstances a Prohibition ticket would command bis
vote absolye by this open avOwal OF lnnation views
from all allegiance 10 parry "hcn au'Veas0S A""""i
dlshOn0r.
Various Democratic journals have been en-
deayorng TO make appear that Mr. Dantorth has been
PLAYING fast and loose with the Prohibition nomination
for the Judge OF the Court OF Appeals The red Herald
dlsposes OF this spndleegged roorback IN ths easy
way: The exact relation OF George +. Danfonh 70
the prohibition nomination Is entirely honorable 10 him
He was nominated by that party for Judge OF Appeasat
APRIL and upon receiving Official notice sent lof"ai
dcclnation. Members Of the committee urged MIN W
reconsider his declnaton and he deemed the request
Implied that his attitude as citizen was sueh az WIN
out placing himself upon the platform OF the party
would render him an acceptable candidate "hho
Wondering the matter. he became informed tha'
the prohibition platform contains s'rons
imitation plank. He at once reiterated MS
d,cnation and stands before the electors soieY as
peoubIiran willing TO receive the support OF all VINO
s him tbe fittest candidate FOR the bench. but going
m his duties without pledges to ANYBODY except such as
~ involved in his charactc ana IN MS CONSISTENT soe
renee 10 the principles Of the Republican party III the
third party gets anything IKE the hlmocr OF palots
which It claims the election OF Mr. Danforh may be re-
garded as well aSsuteu
Ex-Congressman Hamilton Ward, who served
without compensation the counsel of DIR. Van AeF'
nam when the Democratic House attacked his admins
frat on as Commissioners OF Pensions, has printed let
ter completely indicating him from the resurrected
SANDERS OF the Democratic press Mr.. Ward yoinn-
teercd as counsel because he knew the charges were
false. He says: The committee had Cwhen
Dr Van Aernam was not represented and In
secreu taken evidence extensively on the sao-
ect and had heard all the proofs that could be pro-
duced By his accusers. and they nnay accorded him
hearing. He was fully heard, and was himself sworn
and subjected to most rigid examination before the
committee There was evidence duplicating HIN III
any frauds or misconduct In Office otherwise. lie
was most trlumphanty indicated. Every Repuo'
licon member OF the committee eNoneraed MIN,
and the Democratic majority OF the committee refnsea
70 take any action against him. Thus. hosu'o
committee by its refusal 10 report against van Aern
and by permitting the Congress which had oroereh n
investigation 10 expire without any report
under the afforded as complete
ton though they had reported In MS favor iVa
any ease been made against him the COMMITTEE st,oa
gladly haye so reported. close this coumu noi
with The assurance that those charges were ai,c mi
cruelty unjust " the Hon. Henry Van Aerha~ IN"