New-York tribune., 1880-03-10
The DamnatiOn of GarcelOn goes steadily forward


in Maine.
Now that Tilden has decided TO renOminate him
self he ought to see the wisdom Of letting that In
cOme-taX suit come to a trial at once. An adverse
decision in the middle of the paign would be. to
say the least. awkward.
The latest type of brgand revealed by the Hale
Investigating Committee in Maine Is unioue and
interesting one. HIS name is B. Emery Pratt and
his business to circulate about among the town
clerks in search of defective returns" Whenever
he found a clerk in a Republican town who was not
quite whether he had cOnfOrmed to all the legal
technicat ties In making ont his return, b. Emery
Pratt would hurry OFT a letter to Garcelon bidding
him to hold back the returns from that locality.
Letters of this kind in evidence. In one of them
B. Emery says; Please hold back on the Franklin
County returns until get in the remainder OF our
testimony" In another he says Don't declare
the county any other than Fusion for want OF esl-
mOny, i0r that YOU Will have" Some OF the tes-
tmOnY appears IN another letter. to the effect that
q clerk spells ROdolphus IN candidates name
Roldophus" This was fatal error of course.
The gifted but fugaclOu, Plilsbury appears IN the
correspondence the author of the opinion that II
"A clerk does not make hls record IN open town meet
ing II is fatal" PIsbury has since learned that TO
plan burglary and fail is also aaL
Perhaps combination like Tll1en and Butler
would convince the General that the Democratic
party is the organization be ought TO train wlGh in
the coming campaign. IL would make scintiuat-
ing ticket.
The Supreme Court of the United States is also
against the Democratic party, Congress should de-
clare It's 3" lack Of confidence" IN II.
\ fcrvid defence from Ben Hill would settle Titz
John Porter's case permanently.
All the Democratic booms are ont of sight and the
barrel holds the field alone. Bayard Is abandoned
by everybody except Tie Uorid newspaper and the
South. Hancock, for some reason other. has no
advocates anywhere, except few in tie South.
Seymour is hidden completely behind hi, brass and
IRONS. Randolph had shadow of a chance and he
wiped it out himself with uncommon abIl-
| ty. Thurman and Hendricks have been
dead for SIX months. aud there is no
| hope Of resurrection. The Jcwett boom exists
solely in the imagination of his personal friends.
aud there i,u't bit more reality o. tIc alleged
! Palmer aud Church s0omS. he great NJ hi per,r is
master of the situation. ana the party rcaliZ lts
! fate and making up ITS mlnd tO submit aud iooH
pleasant. Even Iammany con. cnts it-rii "lin nut
| tcriug about TIE uuWlsHOm of LOmtnailgE lIien,
and carefully abstans from all threats o. bolt. COM
! mittcemau Priest. OF Missouri. says 1lr Dorsneincr
| assured Llm that IammJnN VIII support lIocn II
hc Is nominated, and that IFS undouolrdiy the t'ct
! The situation. 90 the eve Ol the Republican OD-
| server, is too aWiuliy lovely for anything"
An accomplished Mr.. AIalaprop Of q Western ely
! was once asked bis opinion concerning ptopos,-
ton for buiIdiuea new railroad iu tle vicinity.
lis of no use to talk about it, said he. tor there
ain't any terminus at either eud.' The 1asileAts
/ mc-}age and The attitude of Congress reduce the
project of VI. de Le,sep, % "a similar p.cdicument
Congress ceyotes so much time AID energy 90
holding its own mouth thatthe public business gets
DO chance whatever.
Governor IIoyt, OF Penusy ylyauia, III recent inter
| ysw, is reported as expressing himself as follows
/ on the unit rule "Spcllcng Of the resolution m-
! posing the unit rule iuyotrg, tbe Governor re-
/ peatcdiy s;ud that he looked upon as entirely
aruGcal. IL did uQt bind the district delegates.
/ Ouly the delegatcs-at-lIrge were shackied by the
| resolution and they would doubtless stand Oy
Grant 50 long as there was reasonable hope Of Ie-
] nominating hun; but the district delegates were
+ in no sense bound by thc resolution To vote Tor
! Grant Blaine or any other man. Speaking of the
popular candidates. hc said ;!at 40 man is so
popular no Pclusyyiui1 rs b.aue. Ho is by ui-
| siuct and education, like many other successful
/ mer, % machine politician. lie l5 Intelligent. pc
/ trouc aud has the confidence OF the puouc, and
may he nominated ana elected. lcnn-llYaua
would glye hun rOusmg vote. he /, "a brave, out
apokcu, fearless advocate, auI Penusy lyJnla he
pubncans Ike that kind OF blood.