New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-17


called in on both sides. and the money 10
BAY lhcir enormous demands comes out Of the
treasury. One of the bills passed upon yes
terlay was for $1,000, for advice given 70 u
Tammany Committee
TIE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECTiONlLISN
General Garfield is right. For any sectional
ism in this contest the Democratic party Is re-
spons be. There is nothing III his present
attitude inconsistent with that which ne held
when insisting that the Republican party
should address itself to promote the prosperity
of the country, and should not rely tcr success
upon ISSUES winch ought to be dead. Not 10y the
Republicans, but by Democrats alone and against
the protests OF the shrewdest as we'll as OF the
most patriotic OF them, have the old ISSUES been
dragged forward again. Republicans wee
ready and anxious to 90 before the people
mon the financial cOmse OF tie party upon
rcsumpto rcfundng, the banking system,
and the tarll. Democrats did not daie. In
order to dodge questions which they we've
afraid TO meet, Democrats put up candidate
whose only recommendations were that bis
sen vices in the wal might give ms party dis
cuise Of LOYALTY, md that ne had helped to
nulify the le construction acts. Either Such
nomination is sheer Insult to The Icopio or
il forces upOn the county, as the paramount
questions of the election, the questions whether
the Democratic party WAS or IS loyal and
whether notification Of existing laHs Is cXcus-
able.
Prior to this laundering dishonest noni-
nation, the Democratic panty Lad forced upon
the county, by its own Infamous acts and loVO-
iutiOnaly threats, a question OF the gIaYest
character. Ii had attempted TO nuliiiy the
el, ction laws, having failed to repeal them iii
the only constitutional manner But why in
order to carry one or twO Northern States ny
free fraud in large cites. How could this help
a patty that had been engaged in rebellion and
needed Union cpaUct, as Il certificate OF 10Y
ally! Only because the South had been made
solid the rebel split had ben revived and
kudiod; and every yostsc or real freedom OF
elections had been traupicd ont ~ force and
Gaud-by false couainG and OYgaAZ dssassl-
nation. Ii the Democratic party haU not fool
isniy stamped Out freedom OF speech and CT
VOTING in the rebel S;a,e,, il WoNd have made
no difference whether it captured one on two
Northern states OF not. Again, it would have
made 10 difference in "a National election
Democratic party had not tried to Gear away
the barriers against free fraud III Northern
States, and by revolutionary means. BAT when
that party had made the south sOlId with
shotguns and falso counts, and then threatened
10 starve out the Government unless permitted
10 capture Northern STATE; and the Presidency
by fraud, ii raised an issHc which AoIthcln
voters must Instantly meet, OF prove them
selves unfit fox fgee government
Call II what tie will, Il" biOody-shirt issue
OF a sectional issue, the Democrats have made
it themselves ana forced it upOl the country.
1t becomes the one thing which must be settled
before any other, because II fraud can once
prevail III Il few Northern states, the Northern
voters Will never have power 10 settle any
other question by their votes. Add New \ Orh
Connecticut, and New Jersey to the Solid south
ny means OF $4,000 forged naturalization
papers issued III this city, and Tie people Will
stop clecting Presidents or mGjOrIrles Ill Con
gress forever. Democratic despots of The rifle
club and the tissue ballot Will do the clcctng
fo4 the people of this country then. Accord
ingly tie people propose to vote this time on
the question whether they shall have power left
to vote Gu other questions hereafter.
TO call the Republicans freedom-shrIekcrs."
Ii will not stop resistance to Fee fraud TO cal
the Republican the Bloody Shirt party
Siuce murder has been made by Democrats
vital part of their election machinery, they
compel us to ask the country whether IT wants
TO be ruled by murder. Since they have threat
encd to destroy the Government un.csS they
can get I'D Of laws to stop fraud, they compel
us to ask the country whether ii wants 10 be
ruled by fraud. In meeting the Democrats
upon these issues raised by them, there is
nothing inconsistent with the ardent desires
and sincere professions of Republicans, nor
even with The longing of tho most earnest ald
hopeful Liberals for reconciliation. The test
las been applied. Southern pledges havo been
accepted; troops have been withdavn; and
instantly free government at the south has
ceased to exist. Kindness has Dccn met with
killing. Trust has been rewarded with iaisc-
hood and fraud &c cap the climax Of nidmy
the very votes obtained by lying professions
and trcachcrOus assassination are now used
fist TO destroy the safeguards OF honest y0'ins
at he North, or falling in that, 20 destroy the
Government. The Liberal who does not be
come Salwart at that poin; shows that he
never had an idea what Liberalism meant.
Sheer and rail rs much you like, Messrs.
Democrats 1t does not Trouble the veterans
who have been marching through mud OF that
sort 10 successive victories for twenty years.
Indeed, the Democracy is growing feebler in
its blackguariism and less fertile i'll its lying
than it was in the days when Beecher was " the