New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-03


DON'T be discouraged Mcssrs. Democrats. The
fun has only begun.
Having stuffed the census. the South Carolina
Democratic chvalry will now proceed to stuff Inc
ballot-boxes IN the Interest Of a change. "ah for
tie principles of Lee and JacksOnW
In about fortnight from this time the Dem
ocratic party will begin to realize that it has sailed
into cyclone. The Republicans are just begin
ming to cel lively. They have hardly begun on their
stock of ammunition. They never felt better and
will enter the fight with a spirit jubant and
sancy that the Democrats VIII have no difficulty in
seeing the coming victory in November reflected
from their smiling faces. The Republicans mean
business and mean 10 fight haTd, but The spirit OF
the time is with them. ana the ammuni ion Is all on
their side. The Democrats never had anything cut
mud to fight WITH and obey were stupid enough to
that all up before the campaign opened
In order to accelerate a more perfect union Tam
many proposes to take only three sure Democratic
Congress Districts and give Anti-Tammany the
liberal allowance OF four, three OF which are Repub
hcan.
1t was an unfavorable day for reconciliation and
change" on Wednesday. The New-JeTsey Demo-
Gratis kicked the National platform and in
dorsed it in the same breath, and the Massachusetts
Democrats first embraced and wept down Buffers
back and then nominated for Governor the man
VINO became temporarily famous in 1S74 because he
defeated Butler for Congress.
Ex-Governor Robinson said last year that the
Democratic quarrel in this city was only fight
for hesh-pots.n The present negotiations for
square divide" emphasize the truth of sthis
observation.
Garfield will be the next President. If you doubt
it Look at the -oountenanco of your Democratic
ighbor. Heknowslt.
There will be no drawing lots for division of
spos, IN case all signs fail aud the bao-stutiers
make Hancock President The South will walk no
and take the whole. merely remarking TO the
subserviont Northern brethren; This is our VIC
the emoluments. You fellows must take what We
willing to give you, and we don't want any
growing either"
The first Republican mistake In this campaign is
yet to be made.
Colonel John w. Forney has written beautiful
biography of General Hancock and is otherwise
supporting him for the Presidency with flow of
the most extraordinary rhetoric ever injected INTO
a political canvass Yet in fOrneys Weekly Press
of Saturday. August l, 1868, this editorial para
graph appears: General Hancock has given his
unqualified adherence to the New-York nominal
tons Seymour and Blair. He has enlisted in the
crusade against those sacred truths for whose VIM
dlcaton he lent willing hand Although he has
done much at the bidding of Andrew johnson to
detract from his fame officer and his consist
ency H. a man, yet the day of hope for him did
not pass until July 81. He alone among all the
officers of high rank has failed to to the sup
port of his Great Captain and associate in arms.
Grant" Who could have written that July II
was the date on which Hancocks letter to Glover
was made public. In that letter he gave his hearty
approval of the principles" OF the Democratic
platform. and among them this one We regard
the reconstruction acts $50 callod) of Congress- as
such, as usurpatlons and Institutional, reyolu-
tlonary, aud void" FOrney right. Hancocks
day Of nope passed" with that avowal.
The Democrats are not only trying to get away
from their records they are trying to break loose
from their last platform. This is a change" which
will not be permitted.
1t seems to be universally admitted that with any
other chairman than the Hon. Leon Albeit the I'M
civilized Convention at Trenton would have gone
to pieces In storm. Mr.. Albeit never lost his
head and never failed to n point against
Cleveland when one could be tailed. 1t was q
glorious day for Albeit. But there no judiciOus
Democrats in New-Jersey who would feel more
comfortable outside Of party whose average en-
lightenment IS represented Dy an untamed mobf
1t was no sooner suggested that the city be d-
vded by lottery than there was instant union of
the Democracy.