New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
IN 1sGo. Of toa postal reeeipts Of the states. th
REASONS FOR SUPPORTING THE TICKET

| ARGUMENTS or THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS
! WHY GARFIELD SHOULD DE PREFERRED &c
| HANCOCK.
The following address in favor of the Re-
puolcaa candidates has ISSUED by tie iudeDC nden
| Republican STATE COMMITTEES
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN, HEADoUARTERs)
40. , CNION-sCU ARE,
NEwNoKK CITY, sept 90, 1850. }
The Independent Republican stale Executive Commit
ter nicnoing 10 support the Republican PresIden,ia
icke nj the ung election present 10 their iiend-
aud cJauor IN TINS ana othe states re, une OF then
T4e altitude .: The Democratic party is wholly mega
i've ITS uterances, together win the use OF it' major,
ny power In Congress prove us Incapaciy 10 interest
itself any vital political or economic question Its
candidates letter acceptance deals only with PROPOSE
lions winch are universally accepted ana Is therefore
meaningless and irrelevant IL uraes chanse merely Oi
specially administered, is prerequisite for change
thai opposition should nave an honest positive ana
Inc Democratic party has no such policy The
upon which it dwells occurred III, years ago. and have
| Tor the most pant ceased 10 c1is'.
There nope that Democrats would recommend or
undertake Tie legislation needed 10 reform the
Civil service The s0s system Is democratic inveu-
ton and nope Oh spol Is The stimulus oi he Demo
crate campaign On the Ohcs hand. the present admin
stra ton has gun wholesome REFORMS IN the Civil Ser
vice. General Garfield has repeatedly advocated such re-
FORMS ana the Chicago platform marks long step FOR
ward this direction, and is for the first time so explicit
az either insure legislation OF 10 Justly the defeat or
Repu olioau CongressInen opposing IL.
Under Rrpu0Ican aus Dicc> specie payments
suned and reduction OF the principal and interest
OF the puoc debt enectcd. Most Of the opposition 10
these measures and most of the dishonest financial
schemes Congress have emanaicd from the DemOc'
r,cv Even Its hereditary doctrine of free trade has
little upon that party mat after five years OF Con-
giessioua power 1t has left larin reform STU untouched
IT has only haf accepted tne CONSTITUTIONS Amendments
and has refused legislation demanded by them Wihin
wear OF Its leaders proposed to nuify law when
the Supreme Court had upheld because conicted with
tnelr une-Dcllum notions or the Constitution Inee Is,
moreover danger lest the election OF General Hancock
should be interpreted rs 10 obscure the Tact tat the
war ended a conquest. not COMPROMISE.
We recognize the Glenud IN whch tne south is placed
by the Introduction OF new pontichl element coposed
NANNY the ignorant aud the INDECENT Out we hnd ia
the when that dilemma mas been met evi,
0ences survival In those communities when sil
control tue Democratic party OF inc lucas snd nsos
noulned by slavery IN the just ablorrcncc OF winch the
Republican party had Its birta and uns necessity for
LIS GUntinucd eAlstencc
General Hancock gallant soldier aud an honest,
loyal gentemsn but IN ness for the Presidency oil the
United states cinu0t compared 10 MS copetitoI
lie possesses neither civil training nor experience:
His Character and purposes purcr than those Of
General Grant his capacity IL less ana neither Tue eh'
pefence OF the country nr his own history or surround
inss afford Tor surprising That his adnins
would be even rs successful AS tnat VI rehciai
Grant. ..-. &c.,,
Garfield and lnd Ia Jne lang usge appned w Senator
thurman VI them, tnaG tbcie Is not Sufficient
eyideace corruption at his door, ana that none
substantiaed rs TO offset long honor
able, faithful and couspicuously useiul pubic cafce
during he has Commanded tho respect and conn,
dence Of his opponents VINO know him BEST ana
has pied positions whore ~ dishonest man might
have usaae fortunes, while 1t Is notorious that General
Garfield and Always has been comparatively poor
man.
have moro to hope Tor from the Eepupeans tnan
q President than General Hancock; hnu ina ~
would unwise in any case TO trust party whiie IL is
We Will furnish address aud documents sustaining
the postions assumed application and We solicit
%a To se Pres INC A. WHITE
H. w. WHtTKiD0B, Sec, CLARENCE DINING;
PELIX KAUFMAN. Treas, HENRY D VAN DuzEk'
GEO HAVEN PUTNAM GEoKoE WALTON GREEN,
j. suoENHof, NELSON .. ePLscEh