New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-23

Speaking of Hancock as a statesman ne s"'o
ne yer swaqgercd with sword-knot an" ep'''o'''
even when tho reconstruction inIainnles ~. a,d IN
grandized 70 the injury OF prostra,e Das ur COY
the disorace Of civil government" DOos SIl. ,;f
vsh to he understood AZ calling the Reconst,.c.ioa
Amendments TO the Constitution lnIam,e'. 80,
Is this the view held by all Democrats wnc onstitn-
ger " with Hancock as the one anu o"''
tiona cxpOunder now Iiyngf
There was a time when the Democrats nomlna'eu
men OF brains for Vice-Presdent. such as Ca'hou"'
Van Buren,, Dallas King, and Breckenridge; outno"'
oh, hush mere money bag, and very ine""
one at that
WHY doesn't Barnnm in his trips ont West 10 pur.
chase miles, take Coifee-Pot Wallace with hiin
The two would make an inimitable team'
Tint Alabama Republican address ought 10 oe
read by every man who wishes to understand ""'.
the Democrats mean by an untrammeiled Dalio''
This il their favorite expression BiackDurn W."
IN his famous " wiping-Out" speech. ana van"
Hampton used it when he told the followers OF h'e
and Joclsson at Stanton that Garfield was elected
thew would behold "no more free elections 40 more
n, tr,,nuelled expression Of political sentment.
Tho Alabama version of " uDtfammeIied IN 10
blow ont tie candle which - liiumh@t.nE tne r.
cess Of full counting, dump the KephDltHh oa ~
Oh the floor, ami put Democratic DailoV' III tneIi
Mac Ia Object tn thIs sort of business ~ section
aism" and il toe North perssts III 00JecuhR tneS 10
ar,at lear that Wade Hampton VIII DC euIioiJ "''
cOuragsG.
Let those who wish to build up workshops and
manufacturing os establishments in Europe instead Oh
their own country. vote for the solid Son'n anu
" tar n FOR revenue only"
LET every sailor and so der swear upon the alfar
Of his country that the grand old ship OF State
shah never b. delivered TO the mutlneeTo WHO aO-
tempted 10 scuttle and SINK hei.
Any one who has lived in the West during the
past ii se or six years can readily judge what eiIec'
Eagl.sh's hard cash and mortgage record VIII nave
uDon tlc voters in that section No class OF men
have made themselves so obnoxious az the western
money sha rks in the years succeeding the war
fhonsauds of men who, by industry and economy,
had succeeded III laying upa few hundred dollars
emigr,ied 10 the Wet and purchased farm or en-
barked in business Most Of them trusting to their
past Success gave mortgages their property, pay
Ing from - 10 80 per cent interest. Had times con-
timed prosperous they would have been able M
dcnhlcdly to meet their O.li cations. But rs soon
as ne business depression began they round them
ewes at the mercy OF their cred ors who exacted
fhe last dollar from Che poor debtor. The cred'tor
had fOrcsesn just the financial Crisis when oc-
CURED. Money at once became scarce anu rear ea-
ta.. a drur IN the market. Vita their lOng pHTSes
tnev knew they we're abo 10 carry the property
until the advent Of better times. - the moment
even tae interest, the sheriff was 10 the door NE
IT Ictice became kuOWI IN sac West as sque zIig.
The wrong lay not in tie creditor asking ils Just
due bur m his taking advantage OF the debtors
emb iriassment to gam a legal utie 10 properly
worth many tunes the mortgagr. And IT Is adding
nsnit TO lnury when OIe of this class asks Tor the
suer;, Cos OF farmers and small traders from whom
he has squeezed" every collar possible.
Are thr business men of the country willing to
trust those who did everything IN their power TO
prevent y resumption Of specie payments 20 mat
ter how Justify they may now Dcil0w Tor nara
money I
As an evidence Of the sincerity OF the leaders OF
the Democracy when they pretend to IL in favor
of hard money. witness their efforts 10 elect Lam
,er- an irredeemable paper money lnta;lonist
Governor of Indiana.
What must be General Hancocks feelings when
be reflects that his election means the triumph OF
the men who fought with Lee and Jackson to de-
Stroy the Government
Listen TO the Democratic huZZas for a free ballot
and honest count as illustrated i'll the recent cleo
ton in Alabama. That IS the KIND they want in
NeW-lOIk Shall they be permitted 10 have II