New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-26
NoRE FACTS f0R WJDE HAMPTON.

By the time General Wade Hampton has
read this issue of TIE TRIBUNE. hls per
"plexityr with regard to the StauntOn speech
will have ceased entirely. At the same
time, we very much fear, his "dis-
couIagement" Will be complete. The
letter OF a special correspondent, which he
VIII fnd on another page, sweeps away
the last hope ne may have had OF escaping
tie responsibility Of the declaration that the
principles OF the d mocratlc party to-day are
the principles "for which Lee and Jackson
fought" lie VIII find that his fellow
Democrats of Virginia ere indignant-not
with The TRIBUNE, but with General
Wade HImptOn for denying that he
said what they heard him say, and
what they think lie should be proud
to have said. The Old Rebel spirit Is
SO strong in these men that they refuse to
believe that he has made the denials which
have appeared TO come from him. They see
nothing to be ashamed of in the declara-
ton that the Democratic party is still
fighting for Lee and Jackson, and they
snow equal anger toward the Southern
leader VINO rcpents having made it, and the
Northern Democrats who have tined TO lie il
down. General Hampton's letter to Mr.. Yost
shows that be has been credited with one de-
Nal too many, but tins very letter Is III Itself
Il dcnla-sOmewha FAINT and highly cilcum-
locutory, it is true, but still a DENIAL.
Leavingall this our of sight, however the body
of evidence is complete. -Four wcll-knOwn
Democrats of Staunton sign "A card stating
that the report of the speech which ap-
pcared in The VALLEY T6ginian is correct. One
Il. :. ,I, Dr.c npf.i.
Secretary of the Interior and an active Dem
ocrat. Another is the Editor of The Indicator,
the only Democratic paper in StauntOn which
reported the speech, and whose report is even
more damaging than that of The TGgiRidR. An
ether is the gentleman who reported the speech
for The Ne,c- York World, and who frankly add
mits having omitted the now famous passage
from his report, inaSmuch as he did not
propose to send that North for misconstIuc-
ton" The fourth is prominent manulac-
turer and strong Democrat. Here is evidence
enough to convict General Wade Hampton
of murder, if he had been charged
with murder. Hundreds of other signatures
could have been obtained, if necessary. The
Editor OF The valley VuginiGn who took care
to see that the wnole speech got North"
fought with both of General Hanpton's
dcmg0ds, Lee and Jackson, and his personal
fairness and integrity are attested by the
Democratic Congressman for the District, and
other leading members of the party.
If the case has ever been open since the
first publication IT is closed now. The TRIB-
UNE has performed public duty in making
it clear that one of the most popular leaders
of the Southern Democracy could think of 10
better way to arouse his party than to say that
they were still fighting for the pTln-
ciples :" for which Lee and jackson fought"
Toward General Hampton personally THE
TRIBUNE has no ill-wll. We have always
been disposed to think him plain, straight
forward, manly man, and are profoundly sorry
that any political exigencies should have
him TO seek by indrection to dsown
his own words