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New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
An INDECENT CAMPAIGN,

The ease with which the recent Demo-
cratic forgery was torn to sbreds shows the
base recklessness with which Democratic
statesmen and Democratic newspapers
took up the story, without trying
10 find out whether 1t was true
or not 1t is now known that
no such man as Morey lived, and no such
organization as the Employers Union existed,
in Lynn at the time the letter is alleged to
have been written; that the handwriting OF
the forged letter is entirely unlike General
Garfield's, as anyone who ever read a
letter by him would see at once,
and entirely unlike the handwriting of
another alleged letter by HIM, published IL
few weeks ago by the paper that has com
mitted this forgery that the foEger. being
evidently an iliterate person, put his own
bad spelling into the letter, whereas General
Garfield is one of the best educated men that
ever ran for the Presidency ; that the Post Of
flee mark absolutely proves the letter to have
been forgery, because it is an attempted fac
simile of a new stamp which was not IN use
until after the date of the alleged letter, but
is in use nor. This last item of evidence
would be final proof, if none of the others
existed. ENlutltIJ lhO 'iid" o"o nchohiO was
concocted recently.
But the point to which we wish to call pub
lie attention is this-that the Democratic Ma
tional Committee became responsible for a
forgery whose character would have been in
stantly exposed by an investigation of any
one of dozen different points. The
forcer's story is that the letter was recently
found among Mr.. Morey's papers after his death
Who found it9 Who was his executor
or administrator When did he die Where
did he die NJ. Barnum had only to ask
any one Of these questions to discover that
Morey was a myth and the letter a forgery.
ANY comparison of the letter with Il
genuine letter from General Garfield, or even
with the other alleged letter published in
the same paper, would have shown the same
thing. The Idotic blunder Of spelling " COM
"paniesr companys should have been enough
to prove the forgery. General Garfield is as
incapable of such a blunder rs of COM
mittlng forgery himself. There is only
one inference-that the Democratic National
Committee avoided investigation, or accepted
the letter knowing it to be forged. The char
actcr of the document has been absolutely
demonstrated, and yet Democratic papers every
where outside of New-YOrll are still publish
ing the fac-simile, evidently furnished by the
HEADQUARTERS in this city. The men who are
New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
RlPNrlrS WIZ ELlNDER.


Does Mr.. Barnum think that decent ana
honorable men will feel no Indignation. when
thcy see him and his party organs persistcntly
circulating as genuine a letter which he ana
they now kRor 10 be a base forgery Pub,lc
opinion WAS ready to make some allowance
for the cagerncss of Democrats 10 believe IN
tie commences of letter which promised to
help them in Their desperation. ~ long rs
the proofs of forgery had not been pointed out,
and General Garfield himself had not seen
the letter nor had opportunity to rcpudiotc
If. there was some excuse for trying to
make the most Of it-this excuse,
namely, that extreme crcdulity is often caused
by extreme desperation; but what excuse is
there now Every Democrat who crculat's
this letter now, or refers to il a. genuine or
even rs possibly genuine. knows that he Is
guilty Of as base a fals.hood as can be mag
ned. Are there to be 10 limits of docency
or honor. then, III the ISLANDERS with which
defeated Democracy may try to blast the
reputation of Il worthy, generous, and up-
right man Is it 50, that the honest voters
have no Indignation and no punishment for
crime so foul and bascF
Let no one think so The tremendous re-
action against lNc OtIHotIdtS III li' C''''Sl
elections was caused in no small degree by
the desire of honest voters to show their in
dgnation at the persistent use of vile slam
ders long after they had been disproyed.
When the Democrats went about scrawling
1929" on pavements and walls. they turned
AGAINST them thousands of voters. But It
will be very strange if the last and
meanest piece of villany-the persistent ciI-
culation of known forgery-iOes not pro-
duce a still more powerful Outburst of indig-
nation The love of fair play is, after all, IN
Anglo-Saxon and American virtue, though
Mr.. Barnum and his tools show not
a trace Of it. We venture to say
that there has never been Republi-
can Committee having 50 little self-respect,
and so little respect for honest voters. that it
would pot instantly withdraw document
found to be forgery, refuse to use or circu-
late il. and express regret for having innO-
Gently been the means OF doing wrong. II
Mr. Barnum and his associates have no self
respect il remains for honest voters to teach
them that vile SANDERS and base fOrgeres do
not pay in tins country. There is but one way
in which such managers can be taught de-
cencv or honesty. There is but one way Ill
which this growing evil of infamous vilifica-
ton of candidates can be checked. Ohio
poipted out that way We shall be astOnished
if the honorable voters of other States do not
teach Mr.. Barnum lesson next week.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
THE STATE CiYT.ISS.

This should be \ week of hard work by every Re
publican to win beyond dispute the electoral vote,
Of New-Io k.
Repub lean victory in tue State of New-York
will make a disputed election impossible Busncs,
men. who want to see trade brought to a sudden
stop, will vote for Hancock.
\ great Republican mass-mectng viii b. held At
Watertown on October %. Speeches will be made
by Vice-President Wheeler, General Harrison. Of
Indiana, eX-S peaker GeOrge IL. Sloan and General
G.. \. Sheridan.
The Democrats already perceive that their
attempt to elect the Rev. Thomas X. Beecher
in tie guise of a Greenbacker IN the AXIXth
Congressional District is a failure. The ElmrG IRE
Press says: There being no Democratic cand-
date for Congress in this dlstrcf Richardson The
republican candidate will probably have not less
than 5000 majority"
The first of the great Republican demonstrations
in the interior of the State the present week Will
take place at Utica to-day. Over 5000 uniformed
men will parade. General Grant. Senator Conkling
General n. p. Banks, George II. Boutwell, and
Albion W. TOurgee will be present. Preparations
are being made at Syracuse, Rochester and Buhao
for similar monster meetings.
Mr. Lounsbery was forced out of the field As
Democratic candidate in the XVIII COngressiona
District on Saturday. This action angeiea the u
ster County Democrats. and il is clear they viii nOs
heartily support JOHN s. Pindar-the successful
date, is receiving the hearty support Of ali publ
cans and many Democratic wOrklngmen.
Republicans in the interior are preparing 10 roll
UP a majority which will oyerwhem the Demo
cratic IL jortv 1t Will meet at Harlem Brir.
Few villages have lacked Republican meeting aud
the meetings have been unusually large. In tie
village OF Maced0n last week a meeting was
attended Dy 5000 persons; there were tlree
speakers aud 200 Boys III Blue paTaded With
torchliyhts.
Ex-Cougressman Andrew Williams and Smith N
Weed, propretOrs OF the Cnateaugay Ore Company,
have written JOINT letter TO their superintendent,
stating that they of decidedly different polt-
cal COW ctons" and that no one must be permitted
Therefore to interfere with the political cOn7lctons
Of their employees. Mr.. Williams writes 10 The Plds-
burg Sentinel letter III praise Of the Republican
pr iecdOl plank.
Senator Conkhng, in his speech at Albany on
Thursday urged efforts ior the election OF Dr. Van
derpoel in ords that should be read by Republ.
cans in all close Congressional districts; The
next House is going To be very. very close Not
only tariffs are to be acted upon but the apporOa-
ment OF members OF Congress and members of the
Electoral College for the next ten years Is To be 10
question. Al the last election one single malonV
Ot tie Electoral College determined the result
New-York tribune., 1880-10-25

grasp absolute power. and can do Win inc
school fund what they will.
Now, we do not make the slightest otjec-
ton to the Roman Catholics having proper
share of power in this matter. We are glad
John Kelly is where he is. We THINK nm an
honest and an able nun; and so long as
Tammany rules, we shall rejoice to see IL so
well led We have favored the appointment ol
Roman Catholics to the Board of Educatlon'
and have been delighted that their great
church should thus appear to be taking an
interest in the system which is the chief
glory and the only bulwarll of our free IN
stitutions. We have demanded that there
should be nothing in our free schools 10
which they could rightfully obj'ct-not the
shadow of shade OF sectarian teaching OF
any sort.
But we do insist that the absolute, untram-
meled control of the common school fund
ought not to he given to men who favor its
diversion to scctarian ends. Ii is ONLY eleven
wears since the last demand for parochial
schools, supported by public funds, WAS made
10y the Roman Catholics. They have never
changed. NO man doubts That if they had the
power now they would take what they con-
sidcrcd their fair share Of the fund and Use 1t
for the support OF their own scctarian schools.
We believe the people Of New-YoIk to be
inncxiDly and overwhelmingly opposed TO that
policy. Ii they are, they can only defeat 1t
now by defeating Wan. II. Grace, who in
spite of his letter Of acceptance remains =
Roman Catholic subject to Roman Catholic
influences, and who has not pledged himself
against the Roman Catholic Idcd-the support
of parochlal schools by puJlic money.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
will not be destroyed by Democratic repudia-
ton or Democratic free trade.
THE thrift AGTTATION.

Having learned from The TRBUNE's ac-
counts of the effect of the tariff agitation
among the laboring classes who have hereto
fore been their most unquesti0nng followers,
the Democratic hired speakers and piOieS-
siOnal letter writers are now lhslsVlnR
that tariff for revenue only means
protection; that the tariff question Is
not in issue III the campaign; and ilnally
that it is only an adroit trick of the RepuoiI-
can managers to scare the business men OF
the country into buldozing their employees.
But it is an important point to be borne ID
mind chat the tarIi1-card" campaign, TO
which much of the present agitation IS due.
was spontaneous movement OF mer-
chants and manufacturers all over the
North. 1t began in the publication
of cards for use among their own men only by
manufacturers it was extended by the inter
change of these cards by the various publishers
Of them: and has since been largely deyel-
oped by The TRIBUNr's publications. 1t IS a
business mems and not politicians campaign,
and 1t is based, not upon a scare, but upon the
well grounded aud sober belief that the Dem
olmlic parry, if successful, will tmper with
the finances and unsettlc trade and modify
the tariff in such way as to close their mills
and throw their worlungmen ont Of labor and
wages. Ii it does not do 50, 1t viii not keep
the promise Of its platform and Of Its long
free trade record
New-York tribune., 1880-10-25

responsible for this crime ought to 60 10 'ic
pcnitentiary, and we call upon the prosecut-
ing officers to take the proper steps to thae
end.
There is no better time than this to say a
word on another branch of this SUBJ
iect. In the whirl of the campaign
the public has hardly had time to ap-
preciate Mr.. Barnums theft of MIR. Jewells
kilograms When a gentleman finds that papers
belonging to another person have come
accidentally into bis possession, his hrst
instinct is to avoid learning anything
more of their nature than he has
perhaps already learned unavOidably, and his
second to return them to the owner. CERTAIN
harmless kilograms signed by Mr.. Jewell came
into MIR. Barnum's hands by clerical
mistake made in the Western Union Iele-
graph Office. Did Mr.. Bdrnum return
them, as gentleman and honest man
would have done 2 No, he forthwith pub
hshcd them. gave them an Interpretation
winch he knew to be false, and over his own
name charged Mr.. Jewell, man OF pure llfe,
with fraud. And every line in the ad-
dress showed that the man was utterly
unconscious Of the offence he was committing
against good morals, against dcccncy, against
the honor which is profcssed and often prac-
ti-cd even among thieves He gave no pre-
text or apology-he knew too little OF honor TO
know that he was dong a dishonorabIc thing.
The day after tbc Ohio and Indiana cleo
tous, Mr. Jewell, in 4 telegram 10 tie BcpuD-
lican State Committees Of those two States,
said: This Committee has issued mill
ions Of pamphlets; it has not printed one
"word during the whole campaign in regard
"to the Democratic candidate which
one gentleman might not properly
"say of another" Candid Democrats
must admit that this has been characteristic
O. tae Republican campaign. Even amid the
laughter which General Iancock's tariff
utterlnccs necessarily caused, respect for his
military services to the country led the Re
publican press to treat him with forbearance.
What return wa, made Let the history OF
the Democratic campaign from the first rowdy
yell Of 329 down to this latest forgery an
sWcr
The title Of gentleman Is claimed by every
sclf-rcspccting American, whether poor or
lch. Isn't it about time to ask the votes OF
gentlemen Of all parties for General Garfield
as against the mud-slinger-, telegram -stealeIs
ana forgcrs who are trying to defeat himl
New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
PERSONAL

ST. Louis is preparing to ave President Hayes
great public reception his arrival from the Pache
Coast.
The cx-Khedivc is relieving the telium OF exile
bv visiting in Austria and Hungary. lie Is smaii 10
stature. and IS corpulency increases.
Mp. T. Barnum has invented new and kindly
charity. lie has gwen winter nouse plants TO over
six hundred people in Bridgeport. chiefly OF t-s
working classes.
The L axe OF Buckingham has not found the a.
cent of Mout Blame an easy amusement lie ~
tempted il the other day, was made suddenly ~ F"
the rare action Of the air. and had to be remover"
the Grduds- 1iuletS.
Miss Florence roOle the een-years-old dausa'
ter of the comedian, is described a. the pos>e'sl~
remarkable literary ABILITY; and Il IS thought t'n
her father will presently be able TO get Als peV"
written for hlm AT home.
The pretty Princess Stephanlc VIII arnSe "
Vienna on February IL. On the succeeding tu'"
days magnificent pubic tetes will be gwen ara
the 18th the young Belgian'S marriage to l.'0"
kuuolph Will be celebrated.
The little Princess Paulna of Holland was iaA''
to church for her baptism IN a carriage drawn "
six horses. She was received a the door ~ -,
ecclesiastical authorities and carried up tne asieS
the young Queen. her moth her, who, Showing 80
emo, ion, presented her for baptism, herself "''''
as eodmother.
The memory OF Frances, Countess Naldes'S"
has lust been honorcd by the erection of a taoe'
ler parish cnuich by her husband. LoId I"'i'"'
ford The inscription il bears runs u~'
Sacred 10 the m,mory OF Frances. Countess N%
deurave dauVhter of Mr.. John Brah3in. dleN
London. July >. 1879. She married ntsi' '.
James ii. v lldcgrave. esq. of NaNestoc~' III
County Of Essex; secondly. George Ed""SS
seventh Earl Waldegrave; thirdly. Urof-'
Vernon llarcourt, esq, of NunoltouPask; "u'"Sl
Chichester = Kortescue, esq, NJ T.. afterwaI" Ii
Carlmgiord. Iicr brilliant glts, her n'o' "a,
beautiful character made her the centre ol ".s
and worthy influence, aud attracted TO ~"
exraordiuary amount of friendship aLd aHe, f,s
Owner Tor many years of the NalGograNe 80 AZ
IN the County of Somerset aud else"'ir,'tS S,,,a
made herself much-oved home at NV es
Priory. m this parish. with hm who lhs.i'o Tees
these walls her dear and honored nams' ., uss
words which, kneeling here. she best loveH - GsL
were those of the THANKSGIVING. A.mlsmSSv sse.
| Father vi al meIcies, we, thihe un"oi'
New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
THE NEFS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGS-Peru has accepted the mediation OF
the United States; a Buenos Ayres telegram how
ever saws that the peace negotiations have failed
e. The French Legislature Is TO meet November
o. - The Sultan has ordered Ria Pacha to sur
render Dnlcgno, without fail. within i've days.
g. Snow has fallen heavily in parts of Ontario.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Another proof OF the for
gery of the so-caled Garfield letter was made pub
io YESTERDAY - General Grant attended church
In the morning and started for Utica in the evening
W. K. Grace made public his letter of accept
ance - Several sermons were preached against
the Roman Catholic Church. 60 piano factory
In East Twenty -second-st was burned. -
Serious shooting and stabbing affrays took place.
DoMgsTIc.-Chief of Police Simpklns of Pitts
field. ILL.,, was fatally shot, Saturday night. -
Secretary Thompson yesterday in Cincinnati.
- The first Convention of the Young Mems
Rebrew Association met In Philadelphia yesterday.
- There was q slight fail of snow at Albany
yesterday; the water is very low there. -
large Republican meeting has been held at RediDg
ton. Penn - The General Convention of the
Christian Church has closed its session at LOUIS
Vile -- Cornell University is to send crew to
England.
The WEATHER. TRIBUNE local observations in-
dlcate clear and fair weather, with slowly rising
temperatures. Thermometer yesterday: Highest,
49,; lowest, 36o average, 40aso.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
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New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
THE VITAL POINT About THE MAYOR1LTT

THE VITdL POINT ABOUT1HE W1HOR3L11
Every reader of THE TRIBUNE knows
that we never object to man because
of his religion; that we hold every mans
religious belief sacred, and demand for
him absolute liberty in its enjoyment.
We never introduce sectarianism into poll
tics But we insist that others shall
not thrust it in over our heads without our
protest. VIII the candid reader now consider
a few wcll-known facts as to our present
municipal cOntest7
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment
decides the taxes we shall pay, and where the
money shall go. 1t apportions annually about
fifteen millions of dollars. Besides its
other duties it dispOses of the whole common
school fund of nearly four millions per year,
taken from the taxpayers, to support the pub
lie schools of this city. If that fund should
ever be diverted from its general uses, and IL
part given instead for the support of secta-
rian parochlal schools-the practical destruc-
tion of the public school system-ths Board
would do it.
By the charter this Board Is composed of
four mcmbers-tbe Controller, the Mayor, the
President OF the Board of Aldermen,
and the President Of the Tax CommIs-
sioners. The Controller, john Rely, who
will stay in. Is a Roman Catholic. The candi-
date offered by tine Democratic party for
Mayor, William Il. Grace, is n Roman
Catholic. Nearly every Democratic caDdldate e
for Alderman, we believe, Is Roman
Cathohc--at least the overwhelming majority
are-and 50 the president of the Aldermen
would be IA homar Catholic, too. Here, then,
are at once three out of the four members of
the Board of Apportionment of the Roman
Catholic faith. BY a single election they
New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
WHn KNNUSR

Has William Il. Grace ever been natural
iztd If 50, when and where Let us have
the date and place.
Is William r. Grace really a resident Of
New-YoIk l. it true that within three years
he has Sworn off taxes assessed on lis per
soual property on the ground that he did not
live in this city What does the tax Office
say?
What were the peculiar circumstances un-
der which William Il. Grace left the agency
he had held at Callao. Peru, and came to the
United States Would 1t not be well to have
the corporations concerned give him clean
can't
New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
Of the Bourbon organs are still unable to re,,..
that Indiana is no longer an appendags a IN, y,

Of the Bourbon organs are still unable to re,r.
that Indiana is no longer an appendage Cf IN, y,
South IN
Ex-Governor Stevenson, of Kcntnckg, who -,
sided over the Cincinnati Convention, reo,..I
when recently in Washington, that "eyorybldy
New-York was confident Of HancOcks elect,
A wild-eyed boy ran into tbe house sloua,.
that there were a thousand cats in the yarl W.
reprOved for rxaggcratiOn. he confidently asse,,-
that there were five hundred. But tins beng A.
putcd also he wound up with the claim tIaf 80
old cat and another one are there. anyh0vb'E y
Governor Stev nsOn's " "evcrybDIy" was 0ut p, n
same test II wonld doubtless b. found 10 iaelf'
Hancock and Barnum.
Wade Hampton has kept pretty quiet since he "a,
off foolng around John Sherman's threshibc M.
chine.
The laboring man who has 10 earn his bread a.,
butter ought not - be- blamed il be cam. view n.
tariff IN quite 50 jocIlar ligdt as General lance,
does
Ncw-York Republicans are ju1t aching % o..
hack ut that tariff for revenue only" platform"
The democrats have evidently gwen MP allbe,.
Of carrying Connecticut They have sent D,,li,d.
Cary and Julian, tlree r.pcgld' Republicans !,
make 2 show o cont sting the state duuug the l.s
week Ot the canvass.
Barnum has LOST hs grip on his party since IA
ignomln ous defeat ~ the October states and Jo,,
G.. Thompson has ben imported from ONO 70 ma.,
a last desperate effort - save New-Yorl TrH,,
cock. But even So p'rs.s clt blower as JOlnG
can't turn the tide now.
Republican entuu8iasm is not al confined to IA.
Close STATES. such strong Republican S.ate, a.
Iowa. Nebraska and Kansas are showing a.mg,,
eaTneSrHess as though there vas any GOlbt h,v
they would vote.
jack Bunsby Hancock says: Tn. tariff qaes..r
IS a local question. The same question was orouga
up once N my native place IN PeuA,ylyarh
Whrre5yl Why not If go what oddsl Canaa,
man say otherwise Ne. Awa,t, them"
The watchw'rl for every Republican now "a:
"NO State Is safe until II is WOn."
Senator Beck is reported as feeling cheer
over he Democratic outlook. In view q
the fact that he was one Of tho cha
mouth-peces Of his party in the ex,n
session Of Congress last year, which did So much "a
disgust he country. il would b. only AR for bin
10 loan "a lltte OK his cheerfuness 10 his party II
needs 1t badly.
Tie fact that William II. Blruum IS at the head
OF the Democratic National Committee is enough %
make every Republican guard the ballot-box as bs
would his pocket-bOOl.
General Hancock has illustrated the canvass with
two statesmanlike uttcranccs. These are : an
opposed 10 niger dommat on y and "1Lc tlrf
question is a local question