New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-24
DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN VIEWS.

DEPENDENCE or DEMOCRATS UPON SEw-YoRK, NEW
JERSEY AND CONNECrICUr-THR TRUE ISSUES
Row THE INDEPENDENT VOTERS REASON.
IFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUSEl
SARATOGA, Aug. 23.-At this time OF the year
there no better place than Saratoga to observe the
drift of the Presidential canvass Politicians come
here from all parts of the country to idle away
few davs before putting the harness for the fall
work and in their friendly chats on the hotel pi-
azzas they Law aside for the time their professional
way of looking at the contest forget the set PHRASES
OF boasful confidence with which they are acc'is-
fomed when at home to answer the inquiries OF the
newspaper correspondents, and talk senslbly apout
the strong and weak points of the campaign on boh
sides. Here they feel on neutral ground. fersoha
comradeship gets the mastery over political antag-
onism. and Republicans aud Democrats discuss the
situation with considerable frankness Besides, the
place is thoroughly national in It's character"
gathers so many people of influence from widely
separated sections of the cOunry-that no one can
bring his local horizon with him and Keep II l"h@'
He soon begins to take broad.views of the canvass
and gets pretty correct impressions OF It's genera
tendency, watching the progress OF the contest III
those portions of the field where the fight Is already
begun with something of the GOODNESS OF spectator
who looks upon battle from an eminence above
the smoke and ont of range of the proectles.
met last evening group of PENNSYLVANIA
Democrats-men Of considerable importance IN the
politics of their State After little gOOd-natured
chatting on both sides, came down to FRANK talk
about the situation. They were confident OF Han
cocks Success, but based all their hopes on his
supposed popularity here in the East They
claimed New York. New-,Iersey and Connecticut for
him. but were ready TO give up al the other
Northern States. The nomination of English, they
thought had ruined the chances of the party in
Indiana. "Inever saw the man" said one of them
e h,, I hot he L
read The Cincinnati Commemorate account of how he
bought In poor mems homes on cut-throat mort
cages had no doubt of the truth OF the story;
the face was confirmation enough 1t htted the
performance precisely"
What are the Republican expectationsT asked
one of the Pennsylvanians. 1--WE shall begin with
about $4,000 majority in Vermont" rcpneo'
"Granted" lie said; L" we'll all admit that" Then
we shall carry Maine by fair majority, ranging
t,,,u 600 to 5000" 1--WE no doubt Of that
Maine is YOUR state; you used to have 10000 ma
ir.iy there We are expecting nothing from the
Trson combination Blame will beat IL"
"Verv well; We agree thus far After Maine
vo,es we shall 20 to the October States ONO aud
Indiana and carry both of them, unless your people
in Indiana are AFRAID to make the fight there and
sf, the date for tie election again by the trick of
another Supreme Court decision, which would vlr-
taa'ly be a surrender"
| shouldn't he at All eurpltsci IL ~" N"""'N
carry Indiana" said the spokesman of the Pennsy-
wanna party English is fearful load for us to
carry. As to Ohio it is Republican state always
in Presidential contests"
BY the time we have carried Vermont, Maine,
Ohio and Indiana the tide will set strongly i'll
favor of Garfield that il cannot be turned IN Novem-
ber Nothing succeeds Ike success, you know"
"yon can't carry New-Yor and the two adjoin-
ing STATES. which vote as it'votes. This group of
States are our srrou shod. They form the impreg-
liable point in or position. Wh lIancock's popu-
larity We can hold them against any efforts you can
make
Ileplicl that if Hancock as popular here
in the East as they imagined he certainly ought to
have n chance of carrying his own State which was
close and had been carried by the Democrats as re-
Gently ~ 1874 bat they all agreed that they had
no homes Of PENNSYLVANIA. The City OF Phlladel'
pima would give any majority the Republicans
wanted to make The State sure they SAID; Dut they
were confident that the City OF New-foIk would do
the same thing for their side. think these Penn
syvanans expressed the average opinion OF 1nteili-
geut Eastern Democrats, when they Dased ther
calculations Of success on the big Democratic vote
in New-York CITY and the supposed popularity Oh
their candidate in the State and in the ntghborInG
States of Connecticut and New-Jcrsey. Ihev were
alittle disturbed l should add at the attitude OF
John Kelly and his Tammany faction. but quoted
their anprebansjons with the belief that If there
should again be an open rupture i'll the New-fork
Democracy both branches would support the same
elec oral ticket and their warfare would tend 10
bring out a full vote.
The Republicans are well satisfied with the gem
eral situation. The canvass has opened faVoraDy'
They have deveoped two effective lines OF attack
upon their opponents which they are pushing Wig
orOusiy One s the business argument against
chang. Of administration, which is equally enective
with capitalists aud workingmen. The success OF
the Democrats would disturb the present prosper
Gus condition of business interests Dy revlVlnR all
tie paper-mOncy hcresies OF the western ana
Southern Democracy encouraging fresh assaults
upon the public credit, putting the National banK-
Ing system al the mercy Of the men who nave beeh
attacking ii on the stump ana IN congress- anu
opening the way TO the destruction of the proec-
tive tariff and the readjustment OF the internal rev
enue system. so as to shift the burden Of taxation
IRON whiskey and tobacco 10 the products OF North
trn industry. There is nothing imaginative about
This argument. The Democrats have furnished the
material for it by their platforms and their votes
and speeches in Congress. The changes they intend
10 mike IN the financial policy of the Government
strike directly at wages Investments manuiactur-
ing enterprise, a sound currency, and the pubic
credit. All they can say In reply to this argument
that their behavior If they get In power VIII not
pe quite bad as they have given the country Iea-
Bon TO expect.
The second line OF attack Is upon the Southern
question: This very weak point In Tue Deh-
'cfatie front when the canvass began with the rec
o'd oi the revolutionary performances OF inc Extra
nession Of 1879 still fresh In the public mInd but
has since been thrown wide open 10 attack b. the