The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19

BRAG IN THE CANVASS.
from yesterdays Graphic.l

Drag IN THE CANVASS.
From yesterdays Graphicl
The campaign in New York thus far has boon re-
markable for one quality. aud that is '.brag From
the lowest tide waiter to the highest officer every
member of every party has Dragging about what
his faction to do and what the other factions
would fail to do election day. The greatest sin.
ners in this respect have been Governor Robinson
and his adherents and John Kelly and his adherents
The contradictory estimates OF tho vote which each
will poll on election day simply ludicrous The
republicans arc Dragging about Cornelrs plurality
and the large vote which Kelly will poll. Kelly il
Dragging about the large which he will poll and
the large minority in which Robinson viii be found
Robinson is Dragging about the small vote Kelly will
poll, the large number of republican which he
will poll and the immense plurality which no will
have over Cornell. t f4s...s...s ~ M
The politicians not alone in this foolish BUSH
ness Tho so-called independent newspapers are
vieing with the partisan sheets in the slangwhaug
ing business. stranger, reading the New York
press. would be compelled to come to the conclusion
that each OF them-excepting. of course. the
Graphic--was engaged by some particular candidate
to advocate his claims and to villify all the other
candidates Persistence In q of unreasonng
partsanship fail to injure the press Of this
metropolis. 1t is possible to advocate the election
OF Cornell or Robinson Kelly without descending
only baseless but absurd
Three-quarters OF the STUFF which lls tho political
columns Of our newspapers are sheer lies. No one
believes the extravagant statements about ''demor-
alization" here. Of "grcat accessons Of strength"
there. except the verdant youth into whose eur
some Willy politician with berry breath pours
them. They are springs to catch woodcocks. II
politicians will be foolish in barrooms there il no
need for editors to drcss up their folly and publish
1t as wisdom broadcast to the world. e..
Every experienced politician feels doubt as to tho
result. Not supporter Of Governor Robinson but
fears that the Kelly bolt will defeat their man
and elect Cornell Every man of sense secs
that the Kelly movement has strength why.
then. ask us to believe Governor Robinson ana
his friends that Kelly's vote will be only 10000
80 900 in the State? On the other hand where 10
proof that there is great detection from CorneP
Between now and election day such detection may
appear. but at the present moment the detection IL
by means great or threatening.
"Drag' makes vote. Being cock sure Of tho
of future event is guarantee that It
will happen On Monday night last General Ewing
went to his home at Lancaster that he would be
chosen next Governor OF Ohio by $4,000 majority.
On Tuesday night Foster had been elected by coo
majority. '1,rag is good dog but Holdfast is
better. Lot politicians and editors be true to
They do all that in them lies to deserve victory
without rcsorng to the circulation Of fasehoods Of
the most unblushing kind. lI. +.
Postmaster General Koy returned to Washington
yesterday.
1t is denied that Prince Napoleon is about to issue
a manifesto.
Tho Earl of Desart arrived at this port yesterday
the City Of Richmond. .apt..l u
Nine. Theirs is hard at work in London on tho
papers Of her late husband.
Cardinal Newman hopes to open tho new church
of the Oratory. at Brompton. London. ~a
Mrs. Gales. widow Of tho late Joseph Gales, editor
Of tho old National Inte9encer has just died 1t the
age OF eighty-one.
Sara Bernhardt has another within. She has
bought chalet at stc. Addresse. overlooking Havre
and calls 1t La Solitude. =
The dowry OF tho future Queen of Spain has been
paid into the National Bank at Vienna. The sum u
10000. OOof. or s4.oOo.OOo.
John Dunn. who is to rule over portion Of Zulu
land permit missionaries to settle in tho
territory whore he is chief.
DIR. Hermann A. Schumacher, Consul General Of
the German Empire in this city. was passenger on
the Mosel for Bremen yesterday.
Al Sir James Paget. the surgeon. arrives
for the summer at Cortin in tho Tyro, fair ladies'
begin to be thrown out OF carriages.
Our contemporary. the World, quotes the London
Daily Telegraph as authority for tho following
dote:-"Mr. LEONARD Jerome. upon the occasion Of
his first visit to Rome. was shown the Coliseum, and
told that it the most magnificent ruin in tho
world. You should have the Pacific MAIL he
replied, with sroan to his astonished interlocu-
tor" We venture to correct both contempor-
aries. 1t not Mr.. Leonard Jerome who mado
this remark but Larry" Jerome be is called. and
what he really said was. That's nothing to Pacific
W.
stock just then and that it was going down st tha
rate of about ton per cent an hour.