New-York tribune., 1879-10-25
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

WHY THE TICKET Is NFw-YORK STATE SHOULD NOT
BE sCRATCHED-GRANT AAD BLAINE A. rRisi-
DENTAL CANDIDATEs-w -w.snINGToN NLws-
tbs WOMAN SUFFRAGE PEOPLE.
Ex-President Woolsey, in conversation
reported below. gives excellent reasons Tor
not scratching the Republican ticket in this
State and expresses the keenest disappolnt-
ment over the attitude of the South. Con-
gresham Burrows. of Michigan, gives ms
opinion of the relative strength of Grant ana
Blaine a. Presidential candidates. He says
that Mr. Blame Il immensely popular In the
West General Sypher says that there IL a good
chance for the Republicans 10 carry Louis
lana. Governor Robinson and Mr.. Tiiden
were denounced by several speakers at the
Woman Suffrage Convention il Poughkeepsie
yesterday.
VIEWS OF EX-PRESiDENT WOOLSEY
HE DOES NOT BELIzvE IN 4 SCRATCHING PARTY
SOME PIrHY TALK ABOUT THE NTw-IoHK CAM
PAIGN AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
4 TRIBUNE reporter called yesterday AZ the resi-
dence in New-Haven of Theodore ID. Wooisey.
Ii. D.. ex-Pfe resident OF Yale College. member OF
the Fifth Avenue Conference" IN 1876 and
prominent representative OF the Liberal Republican
movement, TO obtain his views TO the duty Of
Liberal Republicans in the present state OF public
affairs. Ie said:
THAT Is matter that resolves itself into two
propositions. Fist, il Is question TO be decided
by individuals. each Tor himself That scratching
and boiling are proper under some circumstances,
believe But there should not be scratching
party.' Every man should act for himself. guided
by his conscience and the that have weight
in his mind. second. Should refuse 10 vote
for his partys candidate because he not the veTy
best man that might have been chosen' think
that If % man is nominated against whom no charge
Is brought OF corruption. OF concerning his charac-
ter. 1t s generally best to vote with ones party
Under our peculiar system of selecting candidates.
we are necessarily limited in choice 20 the par
tcular cand dLtos nominated by party caucuses and
conventions. for one of whom we must vote, # we
vote AZ ALL There Is. OF course, the remedy against
bad candidates of refusing % vote. OF of voting for
Others. but far warning OF chat intention sh0ud be
given % the party managers. Now you in New
York have nominated Mr. Cornell, Of whose pei
soual character much good is spoken
Yes; but such little opposition as las appeared
against him among Republicans claims 20 Dee based
not so murh on objectil lns TO .im personally as %
the belief that he represents Lad element IL poll
ties"
"On what they call DE machine e!oment|
That. and what they CONSIDER the element oo-
posed 10 President Hayes ideas concerning Civil
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..rh., -lau,l ,ot all r'.. enemy. c.-f.--iv.-
Io ro,i .,,, the afti-rio of Gle South IS l.l-
-. f.-ce Pa. g.i,,,l,l. .ca-s 90 rorlirYfe Grant g7
/ "If,r.. .,,ot Tt,uot want Grant. Idouo. Ike
his to4tts. Bnt 7 would rather havc Grant than
even pav.rl Tildcn consider one of the worst
ami most unpruciped .chcmsls As ior the S1utn,
j am disappointed in it. though. tAe s'1'hrinels
aal learned something. Their behavior is t-e
/ -f..t..t political nppn.liMent / ever crperl-
| nced eiriatoierance of ,o.tia0n. .s opposed Co
le.r osru amounts t0 tyreray ~ 0Nl lon anal Indie
Gates low civilization. Brt they should br in {
hr firm snow of res stance ou flr part ~ southern
En1t,'f .tn-. who should INSIST ou the.t giving po-
e.t. r,'.',fr...s IN tbe ~on.b .hor,d stand up