New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
Tho outlook for a change" may fairly be called

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Tho outlook for change" may fairly be called
bilious.
There being percephbe luli in the Democratic
| wind boom, it is well to remark once more that
General Garfield will be the next President OF the
United States
That tremendous Democratic argument in favor
of change. the marking of Republican dOor-
steps with 800, recalls an anecdo.e of queer old
lady named Ann Mann, who used to live In Provi-
dence Her housekeeping was little eccentric
and a caller who came one day when the mistress
was ont scrawed in large letters in the dust upon
the top of Il table the uncomfortable word sIui.
few days later she met Ann on the street ana sao
" | called the other day, but yOu were OUT les,
replied Ann, 81 knew you was there, for saw you
LETT your card"
Hancock has stopped writing letters. lie does
not even explain his old ones-that one to Blanton
Duncan. pledgiug himself to accept a Greenback
nomination, for instance.
General Glorious Hancock furnished comment
on his own pledge on the claims question:
when he supplied for publication the first letter he
wrote on the subject. In that letter he SAID he In
closed a slip from The Herald newspaper, winch
gave "a complete and plain answer on the suDJec';
The slip argued against the necessity OF any piedge'
and ended as follows The American people know
the trutb of General Tavl0r's remark in the cell
ebrated Allison letter: zone who cannot be trusted
ultbout pledpes cannot be cOutdcd IN merely on
account OF them" That covers the case completely
The superb and the American people agree on lna'
point.
Mullett is a ferocious Hancock man. and the
Superb ought to utilize him in some way. Why not
give him a Job to roof over the mouths OF Hampton,
Blackburn and Vance, Blzbooyer has plugged
up Lis own so that he need not be included
The South does not want any claims paid OF
course not. That is why when an amendment was
prooosed forhidding the payment of claims OF any
kind to dlsOyal persons. one Confederate In the
House voted for it. fortyfour Con:ederates IN the
House voted against It. and twGiYe Border Demo-
cruts voted with them. The Repubhcans Vote1
sohdlv for the amendment out of Il pure spirit OF
sectionalsrn
If is noticed that the 329 inscription does not ap-
pear upon the rum shops.
What are the Northern Democrats doing IN TINS
campairnY Defending and cxcuSlng the eOhd
Sonth as usual. At all the great Democratic
meetings in the North tine principal orators are
Confederates. The Northern Democrats are, as
they always were, the excusers and tools OF the
South. The brains OF the party are in the South,
as they always were. The one great Democratic
leader in the North now Is john Kelly. If Hancock
is elected John Kelly and the Solid SoGth VIII elect
him, and John Kelly and the S0iid S9nth WIZ run
him, Nobody suppOses that Mr.. Kelly would be
piven personal voice IN the Administration
6ossing of New-York is the height OF hi ambition
but he would name the Northern democrats, VINO
would have voice, and the SOLID south Would nave
no trouble IN running them ana HahcocA lose'Hoi'
WHY does NOT some Democrat tell Us if he thinks
Hancock would veto an appropriation bill if there
were a lot of Southern claims fastened to 1t The
Snperb SAYS he is better than bis party. He may
be but a more important question ls whether re -
stronger than hls party.
Fx-Secretary McCulloch's speech at the Cooper
Institute meeting has made a powerful impression.
There is not a business man IN the country who rs
not Obliged to confess that the speech gives unan-
sverable reasons for voting against he Dcmocntie
Marty The issue simply is Noie for Garfield
and continuation o. prosperity or NOtc iOI Han
cock and an end of prosperity"
Six rebel Hags unfurled, and all mistakes"
There'l be 3Z9 of them presently
The South Carolina build zers are carrying the
tissue.baot into their primary elections with some
astonishing results. In a primary in the Fourth
Ward of Charleston, on September 2t. 551 persons
voted and 7O2 ballots were found in the box when
tbe nolls closed From this 1t appears that ballot
box stufing j. no longer used against " nlggers
and calpet-baggers exclusively. Perhaps the Chiv-
airy are only using the primaries as sort OF pre-
hminary practice TO get their hands IN Tor hancock
III November.
The rebel flag is the appropriate ensign OF party
which is fghng for the principles OF Lee and Jack
PERSONAL.