New-York tribune., 1880-09-30

only two men known to history who have worn the
title Taraun, os Mr. Evarts aptly reminded bis
hearers. was the last Of the Roman kings ana
General Hancock may be the last DemQcratic can
didate for the Presidency-fOr his partyDay PERISH
with him. At any rate, he Is the last Ch'oh "eh-
eral they will ever run.
General Grants profession Of faith is crowded
with solid truths. No honest man can read 1t ana
not be convinced that it is patriotic duty TO vote
against the Democratic party.
General Gai field has not yet found it necessary to
elye the country q written pledge that he VIII veto
bills for rebel claims after he is made President
The countrv needs no instruction to his attitude
toward rebel claims ana claimants, or as to the
pressure on that subject his party Will Drng 10
boar upon Elm.
There seems TO bs n Democratic desire to wipe
Black burn the Wiper from the stump.
IL is not surprising that the party whose ruling
section while in open rebellion tired to form an
alliance with Great Britain to help break down onr
Government, should now be seeking aid from Great
Britain to help destroy our manufacturing lIterestH.
The solid South was wise afier itS gecfiilo whch
it forced that an3 protection PLANK into t2e Deno
cratic platorm
Hancock pledg8, himself to do all in his p over TO
prevent the Observation-Disclosures -Hepudat'oh
party from banfruptiDg tic country. ms VIII
amuse the party, for rs Bob TJombs declares, II
elected the old boys of the South will see thac Han
cock does the fair thing by them. In other wor
h. wW run the n,Gchine 10 SUI hen, or my ~u rah
the thing hcmScrcS. They are roI gong To d. p!aFei
with any longer" That IS tlc spirit which would
make short work OF llancock's veto.
1t is clearly Boss Kelys duty to call upon Tilden
and forgive hun.
Don't let us for yet that letter which Hancock IS
sad 10 haye written to BlantOn Duncan piedging
himself to accept Grccnback nominatl9n for
President on Il ticket with But.er. IL may
have been gratitude for this extraordinary agree
ment which converted Bntler OdcA into DenlocI"I'
What would HAncock DO with inAltion ant-re-
SUMPTION md t.ec trade schemes! lie has made
no promises nn these questions, and has no record
on them save bis glorious dispatch to Plaistcd, ana
hrs approval Of tine Democratic free trade platform.
The record Of his party l. black Oh All Oh them, anu
what little record lie las ls black also.
Shall the Democratic party. mule-buyer Barnum
acting as agent, DO permitted to buy the PTesi-
dency
In tneir desperate search for Republican converts
to Hancock TIE Democrats are making some dam
aging blunders. They were rejoicing in Ohio the
other day over the accession OF an alleged Rcpubi-
can who declared IN speech in Kansas that he had
been a disciple of Joshua X. Giddln9s, that all the
Surviving members of that iustrious mans family
were for Hancock and that il Mr.. GiddnGs were
himself alive he would support Hancock too. This
on .rageoas attempt to backcn a dea1 mans honored
name came to speedy disaster One of bis twO sur
yivine sons thc Hon. j. Il. Giddings, wrote to The
dshdbad ScHiiRd: wish to " that 1t ls not true
that the surviving m snbcIs Oi joshua X Giddngss
family are supporters of Hancock lis TWO sons
believe it dangerous to place the control OF tins Gov,
crnmen; in the hands OF !he SOLID south, ana VIII
work and vote for General Gariielda election. lhey
reg rd 1t m imputaiiOn upon the memory OF their
father Z, d0ubt that he would do ibe same were ne
now living
iha; rebel flag at the head of Democratic pro-
cession in Indiana a mis- axe also. wasn't
it9 Like the Uot Springs one it was not discovered
tlll scmc mlSchleyous Radicals" kicked upa row
about it, Photographs OF the American flag should
be- dlstributai AIMING the Democrats 50 that they
viii be able to recognize II when they see IT,
The Superb pledges himself to good behavior
That's Il queer recommendation for this Presidency
This passage in General Grants speech seems to
have a raspng effect upon the Democrats: +" There
is not precinct in thIs vast Nation where a Demo
crat cannot east his ballot aud have 1t counted
cast No matter what the prominence Of the oppO-
site party, Ec proclaim his political opinions
without fear and without prescription account
of lis opinions. There ara fourteen States, and To-
cal'ucs III some ether states, where Rrpu0 lcans
crats as "sccIUnal" OF course From the time of
William II. English III Congress IN 1850 down TO
the present 10 S'Hte tiulS Ike thoSc an WI the
Democratic party has been " sectionaism." u fact,
for twenty Years there has been real difference
between soctionasm and patriotism.
There is food for thought in that Democratic re-
port of a Hancock meeting III South Carolina,
wherein mention is made that the riie-cOmpanlcs
stacked arms" wien the speaking Logan. Sup
pose political professions in the North to carry
mushcts instead of torches, what would be thought
about Iii Why do the yelling SOuth Carolina
Democrats carry them To brighten the he grOes
from the canvass and the polls, OF course.
The mud machines are in active play again. Mud
aud fraud 20 hand in hand To secure change
" Boss" Shepherd swings out for Honcock. This
is q rearing boom for reform and change"