New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
If wc pay them to Him Loyalty we shall not
make such fatal mistakes az these.

! If wc pay them to Him Loyalty we shall not
make such fatal mistakes az these.
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| We have had occasion to observe before the eX-
IRENE poverty Of the Democrats not only IN arGu-
ments but speakers on national issues TINS was
again made apparent on Thursday night. ram
many and Irving Hall called joint meeting. Iiaf
% dozen stands we're provided and IN the prhteu
calls for the meeting many prominent names we've
mentioned rs Of speakers to be pre- sent. Among
them were IIoTatio Seymour George j.. McCIehah'
Thomas J.. Bayard Francis Herman W. W. Eaton
Speaker Samuel j. Randall, Thomas A. Hendrlchs'
Amasa j. Parker. BENJAMIN +. Butler, Mont
eomcry Blair Erastus Coming, Daniel T. Sckies,
James f. English. GARRISON y. Potter, General
George w. Morgan. Daniel Doughcrty. and a score
or two others of less importance. Not one OF these
was present. General Slclles, General Sigel. Gen
cral jones' Colonel +. \. Conklng, and other So
called Republicans were announced 10 be present.
but none of them came. Corporation Counsel
Whitley WAS starred. He is said TO be not pleased
with the Kelly local ticket, and at any rate he
failed to appear. The meeting was failure. Inc
most important and influential persons present were
John Kelly and Mr.. a. 5 Hewitt. Colonel T.. b.
Hart. A. l.. Sanger. Judge A. J. Requier. James
DAILY, and James Fitzgerald and German Hans
chel, whoever they may be- were there'
Such a demonstration. with such obscure
leaders, must depend, of cOurSe, upon the numbers
present 1t Is n fact that the audience was as sig
nlcantly small as the speakers were insignificant.
II an instructive fact that while the Democratic
local ticket from Mayor to Aldermen has been nd
died by charges against the character of the candi-
dates no one has vcntured TO say word against
the Republican nominees From Mayor TO Judge OF
the Marine Court and Aldermen, it Is clean ticket.
no Republican. by the way, should omit to cast DIS
ballot for Meyer ). Isaacs. who IS the Republican
candidate for Judge of the Marine Court. Hens
now on the bench by Governor ConelPs appoint
ncnt and should be elected. No Republican should
omit to cast his vote for the whole local ticket
This is year when the most fa,tldlous voter can
take all without a single scratch. Mr.. Dowd
Judge Russell, Mr. Rollins, Mr. Hess. aud Judge
saacs, are all men of such clean records thai they
might property bee preferred on that ground alone
10 tAe motley crew on the Democratic ticket.
Lastly. the honest citizen. even If he be a Jackson
Democrat ought no. to hesitate about voting for the
Ecpnblican candidates for Adermen-at-Large.
The Democratic candidates have voted for every
Job tAat has been seen IN the Board Of Aldermen
since they were in it, and about the worst set OF
men oyer named fox local Office.
While every intelligent man knows that the Chi
nesc letter attributed to General Garfield Is an utter
and alomuahln forgery. aud while tie fOrger HIM
self is wrestling with The law we are told that the
Democrat. oil Indiana and OF OHIO are making the
most of ihe spurious document, sticking It mp I'm
public places trausatugIt into different languages
and using it generally to secure votes for General
Hancock. They have counted upon tie crcdullty
f tie people. They have trusted in the Hardness
with which correction and retutaton always over
take lie They mean to get what good they can
ont of this particular falsehood, though we fancy
that It sill he mighty little But how Do the re-
spectacle members Of the Democratic party feel
about he mattcrl How do they Ike this alilIation
with crimiuals7 DO they experience the least COM
junction at their own weak crcdulity. admitting that
they believed, or at their knayishness, admitting
that they did mott
One of the most amusing features of tic cam
r9irn Just closing has been the newborn enthusiasm
of tie Democratic press over the battle of Gettys-
burg 1t has taken them just seventeen years to
find out that there was something to rejoice over IN
the Union victory on that field, and that Hancock
was the hero of it. They have biossomcd out
in all directions with glorious descrp-
lions of the fight and the marvellous
deeds Of General Hancock, just as though The Amer
icanDeople had never heard # It before. The Hon.
Henry c. Robinson, OF Hartford IL a speech IN that
city the other night, witty said tha tie simplicity
Of these lately wakeued patriots reminded him of
the little girl who, upon being told on her return
from school that She had baby sister, at once ex-
claimed, oh I'm so CAD! Let me % right up
stairs and tell mamma"
The local campaign in this city very closely
resembles in It's outward aspects that Of 1871
when Tammany under Tweed was oyorthrown, the
Boss being the only candidate elected. eve
think it viii resemble it also iii its results-ony
more so. And the resemblance viii be the cOnse-
ouence chiefly of the same causes. Tweed was met
br TRIBUNE reporter the day after election, but
refused to be interviewed to the cause of his dis
aster But being urged, he said, with the twinkle
of the eye which indicated ms of humor even
under defeat Sonny, there are some damned cleo
tons where you can't spend your money! The late
Mr. Greeley on being told the night OF the election
that Tammany was completely routed, said All
this is a great people when they get mad We
think this anecdote may be read rs prophetic of
next Tuesdays event 1t certainly looks like utter
ruin for them; complete success for MS
General Hancock has been scented with
stuffed eagle from Missouri. The donor, IN his
thrilling narrative Of the capture of the bird. said
it was found with his talons buried in the flesh of
deer, both eagle and deer frozen to death. We do
not clearly perceive the significance Of this crcum-
stance unless indeed, the bird is emblem of Col
onel John W. Forney, who is reported almost daily
among General HaucCck's visitors, and seems to
have fairly fastened his alons in the flesh of that
noble stag. 1t Will be further embiematic of the
campaign after next tuesday when both will be
frozen to death. Hancock may not be heard of
afterward, but Forney lives in hopes of being
stuffed, whatever happens.
The patriotism of the man who knows q
letter to be forgery and is willing to expose it for
a written " consideration" should commend him to
the District Attorney not the AttOrneyship