New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-14

due at the emu OF the lOIiy years, t@dN'iJ "'
the voters farm will still belong TO him, even
though another man has paid for the use oil 1t
forty years in succession.
Apply the golden rule: Do as you would
have others do unto you. Then the voter IN
Maine will find no difficulty in seeing that
the policy of the Republican party has been
both right and wise. For honesty is really the
best policy for nations, as for individuals
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There doesn't seem to be much that 10 "suocrb
about English.
That Alabama free count now shows 10000
Democratic majority with more to come. As The
U0yId very ably remarked: " The first qua from
tie south is dOub!c-Shotted"
The Bounding Banning has actually been rcnom-
mated for Congress by the Democrats of the lid
ONO District THIS is n great victory for a full bal
lot Banning was shown to have been elected by
repcatcrs III 1876, when his bogus majority was 10.
The proof was 50 indispuabe that his party did not
dare to rcnonnatc him in 1873, although be was
very blatant in demanding vindicaton.' Han
cocks bold stand for n full ballot has evidently
bfaccd tbem up to the JOB this year. lis n0iniha-
ton narmoniIts the Northern and Southern Denoc-
racy. and makes both wings one IN desire 10
purliv tie baiiot-bOx by throwing Oh; enough Re
publican votes and throwing IN enough Democratic
votes To- secure majority for reconciliation ana
change. TIE southern part OF the experiment viii
succeed, Dut Banning will fail TO ho'd his end up
II the Democrats could foreclosc English and
put IN mp at sheriff : sale, they could be depended
on not to bid HIM IN ut any price.
That little remark of Iampton's about the "prln-
cpes of his party. which The TRIBUNE is endcav
orIng TO give the publicity due to its extraordinary
merits seems to be worrying the Democrats some
what The leading bulldozer organ OF Hampions
state observes that it prcsumcs Senator Hampton
will take an early opportunity to show that he was
incorrectly reported or that the meaning given to
his words is unwarrantlbc." THE TRIBUNE " pre-
-umos" that he won't do anything of the kind.
because of the difficulties in the way. In the frs;
place the speech was not incorrectly reported, a.
Inc newspaper which published II stands ready to
prove IL the second place. the passage quoted mar
iuozcs perfectly with the 81 the speech. which
was from rt 10 last an appeal To old war memories
"a, an incentive Tor harmonious action a-all,t the
same old cicmy. the North lie wished 10 ire the
Southern heart and he used the argument which
ne knew could always he depended upon TO start
that kind OF a conagfaton.
What does General Hancock thiul, Of Wade
IIampton's candid ayowal Of the object OF the
solid South = Doesn't he feel Little queer to be at
ttr head o. tn, party contcndng for he same rrn-
clpcs Tor Ich lee and Jackson i0nght Can
b." look ~ the stars ana S!rp1 u'atihS over
Governors Island without Il biushf
Ninety thousand majority III Alabama seems TO be
enough of victory for full vote. free ballot,
and fair count to Justify sort Of iubiiatIng
bulletin from the superb defender o irc CoHotitu-
uOn.
Only l. per cent of the internal revenue which
the United states pay comes from the South. and
% per cent o. that Il per cent consists OF taxes
spntsaad tobacco 10 collect this % pr cent the
Government has to .slt persistenfly, not only
a::aius Illicit dsters. bat against the united pub
lie sruime mt of the South. \ revenue agent WHO
tries TO collect tho taxes takes his lie in his hand,
and the killing of him is considered no murder
Southern Cou-gcssmcn ale promising tnelr 60: stiff
ucHS that il Hancock IS elected these taxes VIII he
removed. This Is one item OF the "chaugc asked
for. To grant il VIII be To cut down the Internal
revenue of the Government from the South 10 les
than pcr cent OF the whole amount paid, leaving
the North 10 pay over 80 per cent. iiOW does the
North like that kiad of " change =
Birnum has claimed" Illinois and Pennsylva-
MA bat ha .nt worked himself up toigculing Yer
mont and Massachusetts, YET.
A magnetic workinnnan's ticket the Democratic
combination makes with soldier on one end and
ShyiOck on the other.
II pleases tho rural Democratic editor to refer
tearfily 10 the gricyous burden of John l. Daycn-
ports minions upon Ncw-YoriI City. Don't waste
your sympathy upon us in that way. brother. The
burden of he "mIuons" aforesaid is rot one half
SO Qrlcvous as the bogus 10000 voters which your
party was wont to place upon us before the advent
OF Mr. Davenport. We can struggle on very COM
fortably III this city with fair vote, and do not
care for the free vote full count system Of the
South.
Eight hundred pieces of real estate is the hand
some total Englsls record shows for three years of
foreclosure operations. He is certainly the Jealous
friend of one Nottingham 10 Wit, himself.
II will never do to send English to Washington.
He would have 4 mortgage on the whole city III less
than month. In fact the city would offer to give
one ii he would leave town.
In his dgniied and statesmanlikc letter of accept
ance Mir English, of Indiana, takes the elevated
ground that any party after twenty years of power.
ought to let the other side take hand mt running
the Government. This may he sound Democratic
doctrine now But Mr. English will perhaps ic-
member that his party had full administrative.
legislative and judicial charge of the counry's
affairs for than twenty years. when the people
yutcd "A change in 1860. What was Democratic
prac ice then Mr. English's party concluded that
n country which they couldn't rule was not worth
living lp and 10! thwith took measures 10 get out OF
IT, Consistent statesmen, these Democrats!
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