New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-03
Frand is henceforth local issue concentrated
under Barnum's hat.


Fraud is benceforth local issue concentrated
under Barnum's hat.
Docs The Wo,M newspaper concede Garheius
election now The country holds its breath anu
waits for the reply.
If any misstatement more outrageous thah Tue ioi
lowing from The Nation has appeared IN any other
journal for long time it has escaped at'ehtio"'
| =" If Mr. Garfield retains Mr. Sherman as Secretary
of the Treasury it will be understood that lie mas
not surrendered to the Bosses If Mr.. Sherman is
not retained tho sign will be equally clear that the
| Machine has overpOwered him." That Is equivalent
to saving that Mr. sherman IS the only ma' capao1e
# being Secretary Of the Treasury WHO ~ not con-
troIled by the Bosses, or Messrs. Cohklng'
| Cameron and Logan.
Speaker Randars story of his connection with tho
| Morey forgery would be uncommonly entertaining
| reading
| The National Republican Of Washington demands
consideration for Secretary Evartss name IN the cleo
ton of a Senator from New-YOrk next January. not
only on the ground of bis public services out also Oh
his services to the Republican party at critical pc
RODS The Republican speaks of the appointment OF
| Governor Packard TO a foreign post as sign OF
change of heart in the Administration and says
sIt was ntlmated at the time that Secretary Evars
| went to the White House with Packard's n0mina-
| aton in one pocket and his resignation in the
otherD 1t also aludos to Mr.. Evartss earnest work
for the election Of Governor Cornell when deitct0h
| threatened him. There are many reasons why Mr.
| Eyarts would make n Senator NeW-1ork WOMB De
| proud Of though not so many IL 10 be feared why
the politicians will elect him. Ii the SenaorsliIp
depended upon ability, eoauence and learning Only,
mas title would be clearer than that of y" lliiaul
| NJ. Evarts.
Perhaps I}arnum might be induced by the pres
sure of judicial oath to tell when he first saw the
| forged letter.
| 10 a1a Inv he
1rgus that 1t have credit for being about the only
Northern Democratic journal winch has had the
courage and decency TO protest against the frauds
| by which Chalmers stole his seat in Mississippi
When the revelation of the frauds was first made,
| The 1rqus said: I'VE assume General Chalmers
will decline to profit by this technIcalty; we have
| often heard HIM call himself man OF honor; If
true that will prevent him from pr0iitlng by this
rrconrse TO form against fact" This was q manly
| declaration, but 1t was wasted on Chalmers. NJ
man has more loudly proclaimed himself man OF
! honor than Chalmers has put inc variety ol LIS
| honor is purely Southern
| The Hon. Galusha A. Grow says two-thirds Of the
members of the Pennsylvania Legislature are Sc
! cured to vote for him for United States Senator.
That settles the contest, and nitles the State TO
! congratulations the sure prospect OF hlllng the
char OF Coiiee-Pot Wallace with gentleman and
sta esnan.
| Watterson thinks the introduction Of the tariff
issue INTO General Hancocks mouth during the
campaign made the General ridiculous. Whit would
have been the effect upon rhe country If Hancock
had been ee ted and had embodied the views which
made him ridiculous in II State paper
Beltzhoovcr will not begin his libel suit till
| FoIuey starts his Empire.
Another Ink in the chain of evidence against Bar
| mum is furnished by The bridgeport Standard 1t
saws that about two weeks before the Morey letter
| Il. tol vval Ennt
Democratic politician of Bridgeport, an intimate
| friend of Barnum's SAID in conversation with
another friend that " he had an idea which if car
ried out would turn the tide and elect General Han
cockp He also said he was going to New-YOrk 10
propose his plan to William H. Barnum. lie went
| TO Naw.YCrk but whether he submitted his plan
moi Is known probably only 10 himself aud Bar
num-" The Standard is prepared TO give the name
of the man, ahd that of the friend whom he adj
dressed. Concerning his character. It says: " lie
is one of the boldest keenest, shrewdcst. most
audacious political managers III the State of Con-
| uec.Irut He is absolutely fearless, and where
politics are concerned. for National success, might
prove INSCRIPTIONS" Hunt the rascal down.
If General Garfield can't get the rest he needs in
any other way he ought to surround his house with
mau-traps would be found in one of
them after the first dark night
THE TRIBUNE recently Loted somo comments
made by Republican papers upon the defeat of John
| W. Davis Republican candidate for Assemblyman
| IN the Ist District of Steuben. 1t said that
this was because it was a bad nomination, and
these Journals made the suggestion that it
never justifiabe to throw away Republican districts
IN this manner. SO far as these statements seemed
to reflect upon Mr.. Dayis's character, they
prove to have been unjust. He is = most reputable
| citizen. Perhaps it wOuld have been wiser. from
the politicians point Of view, II he had not been
nominated. For example, his defeat was said to be
largely due to the bitter hostility of tho anti
tenperance men, and this sentiment must have been
known beforehand Many like causes, as summa-
rized in The Elurd 1drcrtiSer contributed to his de-
feat but the canvass revealed nothing to his dis