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

they have one THAT they are ignorant, stupid,
dotc even, since they will have nothing to do with
Butler backed up by Phillips' The last named
Is nothing If not logical and IL he can show that
Tabots election according to his own theory, would
not prove the folly of popular institutions, he will
also be position to demonstrate that two and two
make five. Not that we are sure that he would
find this uncomfortable 1t would only be one OF those
hard problems with which he is so fond OF wrest-
ling if for nothing else, at least for the sake of
exhibiting his own eloquence and ingenuity. lie has
been tho error of Mr. Phillipss life always to sup
pose that "the people" were simply those who
agreed with him. The millions who didn't were non
entities moral minorites, not worth counting
BY "the people" of Massachusetts, he means those
who vote for Butler and believe in Phillips. lie
would get up revolution, overthrow the Govern
ment, establish new one and give laws to all ere
alton. with only six followers at his back, conf
IDENTIFY declaring them to be "the people" He evi-
IDENTIFY counts himself Mt 100000, more or less; but
with all his mutitudnousncss, it is a singular fact
that during the principal part of his fe he has not
been in the habit of voting even once.
Candidates, of whom there good many just
now, have, it must be allowed, rather hard time of
it, Nobody of ordinary susceptibility cares to be per-
than he should be simply because portion of his
fellow citizens have proposed him for an Office.
Those who suffer in this way may be c0nf0rted by
the assurance that in other parts OF the coun-
try they might fare worse There is q respectable
old white Democrat at Darlington Court House, ,.
c., who consented to be run BY the Republicans for
County Commissioner. The Democrats might also
have run HIM, and thus they would have secured
the election of one of their number. Instead
of this they beat him in a mostunmerciul manner,
fractuung his skull, and nfIcting other bodily in
iHrics. When last heard from the old gentleman
was in very critical condition, from the appiica-
ton of these Democratic arguments He will prob
ably be elected, for tho Republicans have big ma
jority in that county; but it is cold comfort to be
elected If you cannot live to hold the office. We
belabor each other up here with hard words, but
they break no bones; down in South Carolina, to
I've a Republican candidate, or voter even, is to 20
in danger of life or limb The election this year in
south Carolina is pretty important, as Legislature
is TO be chosen which will elect United States
Senator Hence the shotgun style adopted during
this campaign by the Democrats.
Full returns Of foreign commerce for September,
aud for three-quarters of the current year. show
very encouraging state Of trade as respects the in
debtedness of this TO other nations. Merchandise
exports IN September amounted 10 $57, sos in
value and imports to SS37 ,399, 541, so that the
excess of exports was 500. ,267 in that month,
against $1Jj0S. 339 in September Of last year.
Nor was there any net expectation of specie i'm
ports exceeded exports of the precious metals by
$685. Nine months of the year 1873
have TINS resulted IN a virtual payment of
about $200. 100000 of foreign indebtedness
Against merchandise imported, amounting IN
L Il. "a tj,a f-tc arf
abroad products Of its industry amounting to $685.
72911s, exclusive of specie. Against the enormous
balance Of 5000 1870 1877 thus created, the country
has received from other countries in coin and
bullion only 1921 800 more than it has exported Of
the precious metals. Some allowance must be made,
of course, for freight money and insurance, and
some for undervaluation Of certain classes of I'M
ported goods, but tho great reduction of foreign
debt thus effected will have most important effect
in preparing for a safe and enduring resumption.
The Democrats of Monmouth County, New-Jersey,
never committed a grOsser outrage upon decency
than when they nominated George W. Patterson
for State Senator. This man has not only been
charged with embezzlement. but he was elected to
the county Jail for term of five months by
Judge Scudder and jury of twelve Of his fellow
citizens. And he is the same entsrprising criminal
Legislature in 1874, on the ground that he
could make $4,000 there IN one Winter,
with which ho promised to reimburse them
for the losses they had suffered account
of his defalcatons. Judge Beekman his opponent,
is an Independent Democrat, but ne should receive
every Republican vote IN the county. He Is a
man of superior intellectual aud moral force,
and n gentleman by instinct and training
Between branded defaulter and high-rninded
gentleman. no Republican need spend much time III
making his selection.
Patrick Layerty ard Thomas w. Demarest have
been nominated for Congress in adjoining districts
by the Democrats Of New-Jerscv. In both cases
the platforms declared vaguely for oil sorts and
conditions of money in the hope of alluring voters
Of all sorts Of principles, and no principles whatever
And both candidates, in their brief verbal accept
anccs OF the nomination. promised their conven-
tions that they would soon express themselves
fully and decisiyely the financial issue. Week
aft er week has passed and rs yet neither of them
has written or spoken single word on the sub
iect A hayward gentleman who was once
ccrnered by clergyman at camp-meet-
ing, is said to have replied TO direct
question mo, sir; don't exactly belong to the
church, but then | lean that way Ii is high time
for Messrs Laverty and Demarest to tell the voters
in their districts which way they lean, ii they
do not dare to say ANYTHING more definite.
The last chance for registration is to-day offered
to voters in the cities of New-Jersey. There are
hundreds of hard-mOney men i'll the Hid, Vth,
With and With Congressional Districts of that
State whose places of business are in this city.
Not one of these should postpone the performance
Of his duty until tho last minute tins afternoon.
when the regstration-rooms will be thronged
Amos Clark, Charles II. Yoorhs, John L. Blake
and Lewis A. Brigham all deserve to be, and with
proper effort can be, elected. IL would be lasting
disgrace if one of them should be defeated by the
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