New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-17
That demand for change doesn't appear to cleo
fll.An Nm.

That demand for a change doesn't appear to cleo
! trify the country.
Isnt it rather lato in the day to try and put tn,
CopDerhead party at the front on q war basis
Some of The Hancock converts are not receiving
that consideration from their new allies that theil
tremendous efforts deserve One Democratic organ
is ungeneTous to say that Forney's purpose tc
write a campaign biography OF Hancock shows thai
he intends TO make his last political flop pay.
Running campaign by brag makes everybody
happy before election but not quite so merry after
wards. The Democrats have found that out to their
! sorrow several times.
The Democratic claim that they expect to carry
! Pennsylvania may have alarmed some timid Repuh-
cans, and doubtless. that is just the purpose they
| have in view in making the statement. Those who
are cOnveIsant with the situation. however, have
not the slightest fear about carrying the State for
Garfield. The Philadelphia Press is publishing let
ters from welI-informed party-men in various sec
tons of the State which pronounce the stories of
numerous desertions to Hancock as the verest
moonshne. On the contrary, they say the party
has not been united aud enthusiastic in len wears
"a 1t ~ now. In the County of Chester. which al
ways responds readily TO change IN public spnti
ment there IL nothing to indicate that Hancock
will get ANYTHING more than the vote of his party
o. the 500 Republicans who lett the party In 1870
all but two are known TO BE- back again. And the
situation IN Chester Is fair sample OF what II is nm
tue rest OF the state. The clam of the Democrats
concerning Pennsylvania may DO set down as a Thin
device TO catch eudgeons.
The Schenectady Union prints letter from Con-
gresham John ii. Starn declining to be candi-
date fer denominations HIS decision is based on
personal grounds and his unwIiingness TO stand IN
the way of the promotion of other men in the dis
trict. He heartily ndorses the nomination of Gar
field and Arthur, and expresses a determination n
do his part toward eecilng them. Mr. Starin has
made an honorable record IN Congress and the good
wishes OF his constituents will follow HIM in hls re-
trelnent.
A year OF abundant crops is bad time to con-
vince the farmers of the desirabilIty of change in
partles
The more information the Republicans receiye tba
more confident they become.
David Davis is rather slow in ASSURING Uapoo.k
of the support OF his party OF one.
There is a striking similarity between the no.
litcal situation in the country now and that in
Ohio last Fall Both parties in that State were con-
fdent Of victory. Even so shrewd an obseryer NJ
General Ewing had no doubt of Ns election. and
expressed surprise ut the serene confidence of tina
Republicans But when the votes were eountaJ
and the Democrats found themselves IN a nnorty
of over 1900. they discovered the difference
between confidence based on votes and on wind
Next November they will have repetition of the
same experience.
The Indiana Re pubicans showed on "Wednesday
that the claim of their ability to carry that State j.
something more than brag. The occasion was the
arrival home of the Hon. A. G. Porter, the Repnh-
fcan candidate for Governor. The demonstration
is conceded. even by the Democratic papers. 70
have surpassed anything Indianapolis ever saw.
and this notwithstanding many organizations wers
kept at homo on account of the intense heat. R.n-
jamin Harrisons speech OF welcome was very felic,
tous, as the following extract will show, "I,,