New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-02
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We would not for "A moment beliftle me can
vass OF its issues by appealing u unworthy VI
frivolous motives. But there may be, ana no
doubt are, voters who enjoy only the grotesque
features Of the whole business, and are chiefly
interested in the contest as affording entertain
ment and amusement to the Indifferent spec
tator. TO this class we venture the suggestion
that the way to get the largest possible amount
OF fun out of the campaign is to voc To deteat
the Democracy, and when that Is DONE just
stand by and witness the demonstrations OF the
Happy Family that haimonized so lovingly az
Cincinnati and have been billing and coolng AT
such n rate ever since. The day after the de-
feat "thcre'll be raz0rs flying IN the air."
There are ntimatiOns OF it in great many
quarters already. From Maine to Can ornia the
chorus of told you SOS VIII almost drown
the shOnts of the victOTs. There isn't Demo
cratic newspaper Office in tbe land in which
there are not nervous fingers itching and twtch-
ing to gct into the hair of some conspicuous
lender or rival editor. There are only twenty
four hours more of waiting and then the settle
ment will begin. All the follics and blunders
Of the campaign, from the initial mistake of
shelving Mr.. Tilden and abandoning the fraud
issue at the command Of John Kelly, down
through Haucock's GLORIOUS" DISPATCHES and
sfatcsmanlke uttcrances on the tarlif question,
Wade HamYtOn's speeches, the Iammany
tricks in this city, and Bamums foi geres-au
will be called up IN review. and the men who
have kept down their indignation and disgust
for the sake Of harmony viii let themselves
loose upon expression.
The anti Tilden men will catch it first for
taking out the fraud cry from the canvass and
dilutng the demand for Reform which
served them 50 well in 1876, 10 mere meaning
less call tor "a change" Then the men who
put English on the ticket and lost Indiana VIII
get a raking. The political judges in Indiana
who made the CHASTITY blunder of keeping In
diana in the list Of October States, poor Mr.
Hendricks, tor whose benefit the trek was
PLAYED Franklin Landers, who ran behind his
ticket, and all the Indiana managers, will come
in for their share of the general "cussnS."
General Hancock is liable to got taste of the
tongue of some OF his followers fol- his talka-
tiyeness and imprudence. Henry Watlerson
will get more abundintly what he has had al
ready a forcJaste of, bitter denunciatOn for his
revenue tariff plank. Wade Hampton will be
bounced upon more savagely than ever toI
making himself Republican CAMPAIGN dOcu-
mcptr Northern Democrats will indulge IN
bitterness toward tie Solid South for making
irsct 80 Extensively conspicuous - to damage
ihe parts, aul the Solid South will taunt the
Northern wing Of the party with not being able
10 deliver votes enough to elect u cand date OF
their own choosing on platform OF their own
manufacture. Irving Hall will be blamed for
submitting TO be hoodwinked and cheated by
Tammauy, and Tammany viii BE- cursed for its
ule-or-ruin policy. John Kelly viii be haued
over the Goals worse than ever for nominating
an unpopular county ticket, ana all the candi-
dates Will be denounced for mperilhng party
success by their paltry ambitions. Greenback-
ers and hard. money Democrats will break out
with mutual recrimiuatIous, and Free Traders
and Protectionists viii charge each other with
having caused the defeat. And over and above
all this din will he heard the general voice OF
the party attribuying the defeat to the un-
profitable oveTeacIing and fatally stupid
smaItness" of WIN. IL. Barnum, with his
forged letters and stolen dispatches.
All tins will AFFORD entertainment 70 the on
looking spectators. Ii IS not, TO 6e sure, very
high or worthy motive to defeat the Democracy
simply for the fun of seeing them take refuge
in each Others hair after it is over, But, as we
have said, there may be voters who only see the
grotesque and funny features OF political con-
test, and it is to them that we make the sug-
gestion to help defeat the Democrats just to see
the fun that Will follow. After tomorrow
" thtre'll be razors a fly ing IN the air.