New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-19
When Mr.. Tilien gets ready to knock in the head
OF his barrel the Democratic campaign will begin.


General Preston made another speech in Frank
fort Ky. last week but by queer coincidence tho
organs of his party have failed again to give any re-
port of 1t. He Will have to employ reporter OF "a q
Republican paper to travel with him II he wants 10
get his remarks in print. Ills own party is evil
IDENTIFY in mortal terror of his frankness.
president Wheeler was visited at his homo
in Malone NY, few days ago by representative
of The Boston Journcl and made frank statement
Of his views concerning the candidates and pros
meets of the Republican party. TO General Garheid
he paid hearty tribute. saying: He is one OF
the most whole-soued men | ever met generous
hearted and very conscientious having hlsh sense
of honor and honest in motive and action" lie mas
high hopes of the Republicans carrying New-fork,
and gave the following as his reasons for so thing
ing; Every where / have been find the RepuDii-
cans confident Of carrying the Empire State FOR
Garfield and Arthur and they adduce excellont rea-
SONS for their belief. and among them are these 7:
The unison Of all the elements OF the party ana the
universal satisfaction with the nominations be-
lief that Hancock cannot poll the vote that liaeh
did in 1876; the fact that they have O Re
publican State Government and not an OBJ
posing Democratic Administration as IN 1910;
that CODkling will make an earnest can
vass for the ticket; that new charters nave
been passed for tho cities of Ncw-IOrk Brooklyn
and Albany which have PROVISIONS that assure an
honest registration and an honest vote that the
new ballot law secures uniform ballots and precludes
all tissue or rreguary printed ballots from being
cast and providing heavy penalty for any VIOLA
tion of its provisions After brief season If rest
and recuperatIon the Ylce-Presldent proposes to
enter earnestly into the canvass ana respond 10 the
calls already made for his services
The scrutiny of the qualifications of the electors
in the different States shows that the Republicans
don't propose to leave open any oopholes for the
exercise Of Democratic ingenuity TINS year. Ohe
a. pPtO college a
Secretary Schurz will make his first speech in the
campaign to-morrowIn Indiana. He Will also speak
IN Ohio later in the canvass.
The world moves for The World newspaper admits
that there were some " scaudaiOus actions" in
1868 IN regard to naturalizatons," and THAI many
persons voted In that year insufficient papers"
If it CONTINUES to advance 10 NAV yet cOncede the
fact that its party holds South Carolina by means
of tissue-ballots and Mississippi by means OF the
shotgun.
Congressman Murch acknowledges that his party
fourishes only when times are hard, and then adds
that the Greenbackers are building up an Organlza-
tOn principle. Misfortune is rathef queer prlu-
cpe 10 begin with.
Senator Mcdonald is advertised to make a speech
in Buffalo tomorrow ght He might add an inter-
esting paragraph on the naturalization frauds in
New-YoIk, now that Supervisor Davenport has
freshened mp his memory on the subject.
Here is an opportunity for SIR. WattersOn to prove
his devotion to Democratic principles. The Nep-
albany Ledger STANDARD. an influential Democratic
daily in Indiana refuses TO put tine State ticket of
its party at the head of its columns. This omission
has caused Mr.. WattersOn much uneasncss and has
been sharply rebuked IN his paper. The ledger
Standard comes out with this offer: IF The Courier
journal Is running Indiana affairs, aud desires the
Democratic State ticket published N The Ledger
Standard let it so order in buslness-llke way. IL
The CD SAYS insert aud send bill to that Office in
il goes gu cker than lightning Business Is business
and politics Is politics. You know" Now wait and
see whether Mr. WattersOn comes down.
ridiculous sight that Of the Confederate Con-
vention at Cincinnati throwing out their Presiden-
tial hook baited with Union General for the pur-
pose of catching Union soldiers. so far they have
not had even "a nibble; TO say nothing OF a bite.
The leaders Of the Confederate party are Mortified
at what they call the aristocracy, and yet they go
to West Point for their candidate for the Presi-
dency.
The sight Of those telegraph instruments in Mr..
Tilden's back parlor must have brought vivid
recollection of the cipher dispatches to the Visiting
Committee.