The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-07
New York Letter.


Especial correspondent OF the Free Tradcr)
| New YORK, Aug. 3.-As our excessively
hot weather draws to a close, the poltica
cauldron begins to boil With the letters o
both candidates before the people, the carncs
labors OF the campaign begin The respective
headquarters OF both national committees are
earnestly at work. The ratification meeting
under the auspices of Irving Hall was grea
success IN point of numbers and enthusiasm.
While some of the managers OF the meeting
seemed to be laboring under the impression
that Mr. TIlden was the nominee, the able
speakers from the other states soon dissipated
the dcuslon, and the very terse and unassaila
BILE letter of Gen. Hancock followed, com
pletely lifting the thoughts of all from the
level of machine politics to the high plane OF
constitutional craftsmanship. I" II reads like
an address of Washington or Jackson" is the
remark often heard. 1t certainly carries ones
thoughts back in the history of our country
to the purer days and IS what might be ex.
pected from a candidate of whom 1t can be
truthfully SAID, he is without fear and with.
out rcproach'
The lnsinuation that others write his letters,
that he is mere soldier, without knowledge
or views on civil affairs, is 80 completely an
swered by the publication in yesterday s
| World of his letter to Gen Sherman, written
IN his own hand from Carondelet, No. Dec.
% 1876, that we shall probably hear no more of
this subject from our republican friends. The
charge simply provokes smiles here where so
many are personally acquainted with Gen.
Hancock and have heard his freely expressed
views from his own lips.
As to the outlook, the only talk one hears is
regarding the majority Hancock and English
will be elected by. At the New York Stock
Exchange, a cosmopolitan body of some
eleven hundred of the shrcwdest men in fore
casting future evens, for the first time in 20
years the betting Is to in favor of Han
cock, with mo business doing" as the brok-
ers express it.
The republicans are certainly making Int.
tie effort for their presidential candidate, with
Conkllng and Arthur Oft in Canada on a
fishing excursion. The rank and file of the
faithful are standing still, waiting for the cue.
That Conkling and his followers will make
desperate fight of some kind there is little
doubt, but Just how he will conduct the
campaign is a surmisc That he gave up the
presidential fight upon the Cincinnati nomina-
ton being known there is little doubt that he
would prefer defeat to the election of anoth-
er Ohio man looks very reasonable; but that
he would like to control the federal patronage
In New Ork LOT tnc remaining time Oh inc
present administration there Is no possible
doubt But once under his control, what he
might do is what anxious friends of the al.
ministratlon would very much like to be cock
sure Of That he will confne his efforts to
eecting congressman and members of the state
legislature seems very reasonable, as with such
success he could both take care of his friend
Arthur and show the republican party what
might have been If they had allowed Roscoe
to manage all their affairs; and If not success.
full, it would leave him the leader of a minor
| ty party with the political machinery in his
! hands. In nutshell, the situation in New
! York is: the democrats had their quarrel last
year, the republicans have theirs this year.
| The democratic factions will unite on prcsi-
dent, congressman and members of the state
Legislature Their quarrels over local officers
will simply bring out every vote and increase
the democratic majority ;. X. {.