New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
NEW WORK nAuy TRIBUNE, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 70 1851

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Republicans knew that any contest WIZ" ~
Democracy for the offices would be nopeic'', o
upon this amendment the majority Oh o"o ,r.
voters If the State did dare to make an ISSUE Inc
State Central Committee issued an adufeSs =" '.0
voters and formal campaign was made against I've
In this canvass they had the help OF Only '"io'
Democrats of prominence, even In local p"li'o' ~"
they had the bitter opposition OF nine-teh'ns Va wy
Democratic leaders. As ex-senator Dorsey "no"o",
the majOrites against the a'"enu"'o"'
are known to have come iro" 'no
Republican counties These facts being made
clear, we can await definite announcement oI'.ne
result We have yet to learn whether the Repuoi-
cans have defeated the Repudatrne Democracy or
whether the latter have gained base triumph.
At n Democratic meeting in Norwalk. Conn, the
other night. at which Senator Eaton made speech
they had a quartet of colored singers ms unac-
countabe accession TO the Democracy surprised ana
delighted the Senator, who, on the following MORN
ing eagerly embraced the opportunity 10 De lhtro
duced TO one of the Ministries. Wringng the laIterS
hand with aifectionate fondDess, he urgeu
HIM TO come to Hartford and sing' prom
is;ng to nav his expenses and reward him
been backing a stove and just taken MS
hands ont Of the polish, at length consented,
and the Senator slackened his grasp ana
released him. Suddenly discovering the condiuoh
of his hand he turned with look of CONSERVATION
TO Bank Commissioner Hyatt, who was standing
near and said: "For Gods sake, Hyatt, d1d you
black ND those fellows to sing for usf Aren't they
really black w Mr. Hyatt tried to assure him tnat
the coicr was fast, but the Senator evidently was
sceptcal for 1t IS said he went away paraphrasne
the famous saying of Governor English: D--n
a man whose color rubs OIL
There was time when Governor seymour "'u
not shiver with such nervous horror when he heard
the United Suites called a Nation. In the DARK
DAYS OF the struggle with secession he himself SAID:
In the downfall of Cur Nation and amid its crunl-
bling ruins we will cling 10 the fortunes OF New
York; So there had been a Nation, accord
| iup to Mr. Seymour. What theory was working out
ITS supposed "downfallD which he viewed with so
rpcb complacency Was it love for the Union
| for which the loyal North was fighting, or that
| hatred of the Union which Inspired the disloyal
| South-thc same South which IS now solid for Mr..
| Sevmomr's candidate What is to be said OF
statesman who in such an hour and in the presence
| Of such IN issue would "cling TO the fortunes" of
his State instead Of the fortunes of his country
| ,,or,, Pho callers on General Hancock at Gov
errors Island ON Friday. the name IS reported of
| "ex-Goyernor Bowers, Of Connecticut" There ~
M such name as Bowers IN the list of Governors OF
| Connecticut or even of observation-disclosures.
| There seems TO be a good deal of the confidence
/ game business in this matter of General HancocEs
visitors Either somebody is trying to TOOL General
Hancock or the Generals friends are trying TO fool
the public Who is this man Bowers who is passing
himself off as ex Governor of Connecticus' Is there
auv such man. anyway Or do the Hancock mana
GERS manufacture daily list Of distinguished Wis
itorsg This is either bogus Bowers OF bowers Is
a bogus Ex-Governor. Which Is I'll
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How Tobulator Fogg's and Ex-Governor Garce-
Ions months must water to get hold Of those Maine
| election returns
Congressman Ellis, of Louisiana, Democrat,
says he heard Hancock say in 1876: want 10 be
President confess but my leading thought is that
might be able TO lift the South to a perfect plane
Of equality in the Union" That does not sound rs
if he would oppose Southern efforts to gain perfect
| eouality" by restoring the Constitution TO ns as
| If existed before the war;" by wiping the last
| vestiqe of war legislation from the statute books
| and by making the waste places OF the Sonth
| blossom like the with gigantic appropriations
| from the Treasury.
| The Democratic papers say that their party got
INST what It wanted Vermont and Maine and 10 sat
isfed. There is an old story of farmer anda wood
chuck which has done duty on many occasions. but
it ia so much to the point that 1t VIII bear repeating.
1t runs thus, The farmer had been annoyed by the
voodchucl, and had chased him often without
| catching him. Finally, one day be chased him to
his hole and IN his eagerness to capture the animal.
thrust his hand into the hole. lie suddenly drew 1t
ont and holding it, covered with blood looked at II
and said Well, Pve found out where the critter
ISL
Keep II in mind, business men and taxpayers, that
| Hancock declines to put himself record, Til
den did, to oppose with all his power the payment
Of rebel claims if he Is elected President. Keep IL
! in mind that the Democratic Congress has voted
almost solidly against all efforts to forbid the pay
rnent of these claims by specific Constitutional
| Amendment. Keep it IN mind that Senator Ed
munds one Of the best Constitutional lawyers in
this country, says there IS now no Constitutional
obstacle to the payment of these claims, amounting
| to thousands Of millions. Ponder npon these facts
and then decide whether this claims question Is a
| " bugab0o"
| The Republicans could compile good campaign
document by collecting the double-leaded editorials
the Democratic papers printed last week on Old
| Dirigo."
From the moment OF General GarfeGs nomins-
| ton the Democratic ne wspapers, led by The World,
have abounded in sneers at the Volunteer soldiers of
! the war, "a distinguished from the Regular Army
soldiers. The extract quoted few days ago from
| The Herald Democratic newspaper of ScotisborO,
Ala, explains this hostility: Hancock belonged
to the military service of the country. ami 1t was
his professional duty to follow the Stars and Stripes
| In obedience to the command of his superiors. He
did his duty. General Garfield quit the vacations of
teacher and preacher, volunteered his services TO
fight in the Federal Army, and aid In cOnquering
| the SOUTH" That - why the Democrats don't like
the Volunteer soldiers, Is 1t f-because they v0lnn-
teered to help put down the Democratic rebellion