New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-21
Mr.. jay gives Wade Hampton an ample monthful.

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Keep it in mind that the Democrats increased the
public expenditures over $i1 600, 900 in five years.
The official figures Of the Treasury Department
show this.
Halfcock Hancock continues to make mistakes"
He sent a dispatch 10 a Pittsburg Democratic meet
ing Saturday, at which that noble pair OF Hop
pers Butler and Forney, made speeches. Here is
the main part of the dispatch The composition
Of your meeting will indicate that the remains of
sectonalism and bitterness are to be buried. that
Irving issues to be grappted ch and that we have
growing party, covering all sections. and embOdy
ing harmony. Freedom ofOpnion and fair expression
through the ballot-box" What are the living
issues" which the party has "grappled" with in
this campaign Simply tariff for revenue only, and
grand raid on the Treasury TO fill the part empty
stomach. As for freedom OF opinion" General
Halfcock undoubtedly means the sort of freedom
which allows an alleged hard-mOney candidate for
the Presidency to hail sOft-money victory rs
" glorious" BY burying sectonalism he probably
has IN his minds eye a vision of his own name dis
played under n rebel flag, along with the nforIna-
ton that " everybody is feeling good and happy"
Blrnum is beautiful whited sepulchre to talk
about the corruption of the Republican party.
While a member of Congress he rendered the word
Barnum n synonym of corruption. Ask General
Fremont how many hundred thousands of dollars,
in money and bonds. he demanded for the passage
OF the Texas Pacific Railroad bill through the
House!
Beltzhooycr wisely declines to make any further
" mistakes" and allows the Democratic Editors to do
all the denying OF that fac siRile of his letter.
Several Union soldiers have written to Chairman
Barnum asking him what treatment they can ex-
pect in case Hancock is elected President. Barnum
has replied that the inquiry has been referred to
General Hancock. The correspondence closed at
this point weeks ago, but still no answer has come
from General lialfcOck. who continues to go off with
great ease and carelessness a great many other
subjects. If he is silent the Democratic record is
NOT That shows that the Democrats in Congress
voted sOlidly against employing Union soldiers, and
solidly IN favor OF employing Rebel soldiers. Also
that the Democrats in Congress voted almost soldly
against paving pensions 10 Union soldiers, and
solidly against excluding Rebel soldiers from the
Arrears OF Pensions bill.
1t was mstaken to unfurl the Rebel flag in
1860 aud 1t was less a mistake to unfur it again
in 1880.
Wade Hampton. speaking for tho South and So
cession, says: We believe as firmly as in the eter
nal Word Of God, that were in the right; and we
have a settled faith, which trials shake, that
In His own good time the right will be made mani
fest" rebel flag floats appropriately over hat
timent But II Will be rank " sectlonalsm TO call
attention 70 II.
the Southern Historical Society and charge that the
North is responsible for keeping alive sectional"
agltationf
What did General Hancock write to Banton
Duncanf The Democratic journals are showing
lamentable lack of interest in this all-important
question They may be awakened from their ill.,
difference By a rude shock presently.
Freedom of opinion" is Halfcock's latest. That
is swallow Greenbaclsm, reputation, balOtbox-
stufng, anything, if it will only bring us votes
The counting out which has elected Davis in
Maine was that which the Democrats attempted
year ago. That did the work.
The Hon. W. S. GroesbeclS thinks resumption as 1t
stands is imperfect, unstable and unreliable"
Well granted for the sake of the argument that it
is can the Democratic party be trusted 10 make it
perfect and stable The fact that ii is incomplete is
the strongest reason of all for allowing the Repub-
iican party, whch has begun the work, to complete
ii. The Democratic party has always prophesied
its failure, and would be interested only in verify
ing It's prophecy.
Hancocks pen is busy but no letter comes from
it pIedging him against the payment of rebel claims.
Yet Senator Edmunds says the Constitution is no
bar to such payment.
On the Saturday previous to the Maine election.
Mule Buyer-and-Drve Barnum sent a circular to
all the Democratic editors telling them what to say
on Monday morning. BY mistake was sent to The
1!bdny Ereain0 Journal. and that newspaper had the
cruelty to publish 1t. Here 1t is 1, u" HEADQUARTERS
4 >TIoNAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE, NEw-YoRK
Sept. IL, 1SS0.-To the Editor of The 1lbany Eron
ing Journal DEAR SIR I'm making your computa-
ton in the Maine election, please as a basis ire
election returns of September. 1876. and their in
crease and decrease. compared with those re-
turns. An editorial should appear in your paper on
Monday 4 he RI la of
comparison, as the Republicans made their glorit-
cation IN Vermont on that theory. May we ask
YOU to give this careful attention. Yours very
truly. w. III. BARNUM, Chairman" The dociIe
Editor OF The World. like many other Democratic
editors, submitted meekly to this order from the
mule-driver, and published the article demanded.