The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-09-01

+ The Philadelphia Record daily Publishes
articles designed to slow that free trade is
the right policy for this country to pursue.
The Record also supports the Democratic
party.
tt may fairly be pointed out that the
debts incurred by the carpet-b bag governments
of the Southern States had no more real val.
idity than would have the bonds of q railroad
company issued by a gang of burglars who
should have succeeded ID stealing the corpor-
ate seal."--N Y. World.
Establish the Solid South in supreme au-
thority in the United States, and you would
find the same theories applied to the National
debt
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald telegraphs that paper. There
are indications that the Democrats have prac
tically abandoned the contest in Maine, and
this state of things is attested by the with
drawal of men and money frond the canvass
there for more effective use in Indiana. Dem.
ocratic speakers returning from Maine say
without qualification that the fusion move
ment was a failure, and they have no hope Of
success. The contest win be continued simply
by local speakers"
Notwithstanding that considerable pressure
has been brought to induce Frank lin Landers,
the Democratic candidate for Governor of
Indiana, to withdraw from the contest, it is
now definitely announced that he will make
the race. Landers turned deaf ear to the
plainly limited desire of the party managers
that he should resign, and SO they reluctantly
came to the conclusion to let him stick, as re-
moving him would be confession of defeat
at the start. The triumph of the Republicans
at the October election is now certainty -
Judge Portcr's majority is being estimated
all the way from 5000 to 10000.
General A. J. Myer Chief of the Signal
Service, died at Buffalo, N. Y, last Tuesday.
General Meyer was "Old Probabilities"
Chief of the Weather Bureau. and it's origin
ator. He was born in Newbnrg, N Y, in
1928, graduated at Geneva College, and at the
Buffalo Medical College, in 1854 became
Assistant Surgeon in the army. In 1862 he
perfected signal system for the army, in
1860 he was appointed Major and Chief Of
Signal Service. His services were of great
value during the war. At the time OF his
death he held the rank of Brigadier General.
There are indications that Orestes Cleve-
land, of Jersey City, has succeeded in con-
viDcing the leading Democrats of the North
ern section of the State that he is best fitted
for the nomination for Governor on the part
of the Democrats. The National Committee,
of which Mr.. Cleveland is a member, seems
to have used no little influence in endeavoring
to accomplish this result Mr., Cleveland has
not been successful in his political battles but
be is said to be stronger than usual this year
and his immense wealth is alleged to make
his nomination particularly desirable for the
party's sake.
Hon. s. r. Mason, Of Mercer, Penna., who
In 1878 was the Greenback candidate for Gov
error of Pennsylvania, receiving nearly 100,-
600 votes, has joined the Republican party
He says he could not unite with the Demo-
cratic party for it was. dealing II dead issues
aud that be had had in tbe Gretnback party
enough of the mortuary aspect of things, and
wanted to get among the living again, aud
had joined the Republicans. Seriously he
said, believe in the principles and measures
of the Republican party; and SO believing
have come into its ranks. 81
General Chalmers, of Mississippi, who has
been making Democratic speeches in Maine,
declares that the State will 90 Republican
and e. H. Cove, chairman Of the Maine
Greenback State Committee. has entered the
Republican party. In reply to an inquiry on
Friday, Gen. Chalmers said had big
audiences and our fellows are working bard,
but its no use. The Republicans have got us
in Maine. Every important influence, the
church, the large employers of labor, and the
money power, is against us. / went to Maine
to help Murch in his district, but the Green
back movement has lost its grip since gold
and greenbacks reached the same level and
business industries revived.