New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-28

Press reporter encountered him on Sunday that 10
predicted that Hancock would carry Pennsylvania
In November. Nooody knows better tnan the Greas
coffe-pot operator that a prediction of thai KIND
would be declared ample proof Of mental alteration
IN any court in Christendop
The election of Hancock involves all sorts Of ri,ks
financial. industrial, commercial and con,ttu.
ional. The election Of Garfield involves risk Of
any kind, but in guarantee of stability and con.
tlnned prosperity. That is why Garfield will DO
elected.
A Solid South ia the cornerstone Of Democratic
hops After election 1T will be the gTaVe-stOne.
The Solid South Is peculiar region for "acci.
dents" circular issued by nm accident insurance
company Of Mobile contains a table giving the
names of persons who have received accident poll
cies during the past six or seven years. In each
instance the amount paid and the character Of
the accident" are given. OF the fifteen persons
named one was injured by fall. one was killed
by railroad train and one was drowned. The
accidents" IN the other twelve are pat down
as follows Killed by a pistol" Hung by q
mOb.p" Gun-shot wound" Pistol shot" Killed,
gun-shot," Killed, gun-shot," Killed, gunshot"
gun-shot,' Killed. pistoI-shot,' "Pisto-shots
"Murdercd.o In what other part OF the civilized
world would assassination be CLASSIFIED under the
head of accidentf
There isn't great deal of Hancock's civic record.
benefit of what there is.
A letter signed Southern Democrat" and pub.
lished consDicuousy in The Memphis 1ralcncke con.
tains these approved Southern declarations;
White men who dare to avow themselves here az
Republicans should be promptly branded as the
bitter and malignant enemies of the South The
name of every Northern man who presumes in this
community to aspire to office through Republican
votes should be saturated with stencil. As for the
negroes let them amuse themselves. if they will. by
voting the Radical ticket. We have the count. We
have a thousand good and true men whose brave
ballots will be found equal 10 those OF five thousand
vile Radicals" This rs Infamous but the avOwal IS
honest The South will do just what Is here out
lined and If General II ncock elected. he will
owe his success TO men who not Only 90 rms dirty
work. but who are so hardened as to be rather
proud OF IT,
Contrast these two extracts and then draw your
own conclusions From The BarnwaH Is. c. People:
"1he Democrats have obtained control of the State
of South Carolina, and they intend to retain 1t al
every hazard and in spite of the utmost efforts o!
local enemies and their Northern allies From the
Democratic National platform: The night to a free
ballot is right preservative Of all rights and must
and shall be maintained in every part OF the United
States"
Instead of a " change" the oountry's verdict on
the Democratic claim in November will be " -Four
years of struggling with starvation"
In every close Con gressional District the Repub-
licans should nominate the best and strongest can
ddate they have In this way, Republican control
of the new Congress can be secured. and in this
way alone There ought to BIO no chickering's. no
personal claims, and no risks taken. In the XIIth
District of this State for instance, the Republicans
can succeed if they take the right man. The Dis
trict belongs to them but they can lose &c again by
bundering. The selection of Judge Robertson fOI
their candidate would be a guarantee of victory
There may be other who are equally sIrong
but they not present visible.