New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-22

debt "a rapidly possible. is giving the country all
the change it wants.
Judge Barnes, member of the Democratic Nationai
Committee for Georgia is sangune OF clean sweep
by his party In that State. He says: IL VIII DC 30
one sided that verify believe that we shall nave 70
hire some men to vote for Garfield so that we can
find out our majority by deduoting the Republican
vote from the Democratic. But unless we can hire
somebody TO vote for Garfield there will not be any
Republican vote TO deduct" cheaper way 10 ma
your majority, Judge. would be TO allow Few L nc
publican votes to get into the balotrbox ana then
count them. The absurdity of the idea tnat any
State is SO unanimous for one party as 6eorgia u
claimed to be does not seem 10 strihe MI Dai"e''
II will be interesting to note what Democrats 90
to Maine to aid in stumpng the State for the Fusion
ticket
The Greenbachers ore fond Of drawing ministers
into their net by nominating them for Congress.
They tried this game the Rev. James Will IN the
XVIII Congressional District in Ohio. but ne
promptly declined to nibbe at the bait saying that
he had never voted ireenback ticket III his lie.
Wonder If De La Matyr doesn't wish no had been
gifted with equal courage
The arrival of the obelisl and the Davenport in
vestigation have had ademoralizng effect upon The
World newspaper, as is shown by its calling me
Troy Press good Republican authority The Press
has always been Democratic, organ and the ke'
publicans would as soon think of quoting 1t as an
authority in party matters as they world George
Francis Train. The paragraph which The Uord
takes from that paper, and from which an attempt
is made to prove that the late John A. Griswold
never questioned the result of the election IN 1868
when he was defeated for Governor by the Tweed
frauds in this city, could only find place III Demo-
cratic organ like The Press To bis dying day Mr.
Griswold never ceased to condemn tho nnblushing
frauds by which he was deprived OF an honest ma ma
this the Hon. John NJ. Francis, editor OF me Troy
7iiaes is q witness and he doubtless stood nearer
politically to Mr.. Grswold during the last years OF
bis life than any other man. The Worid will need
stronger authority than it has vet gwen TO break
down the testimony of Supervisor Davenport.
Mr. William II. English admits that Indiana is
more doubtful State for the Democrats than New
York ii that is the case il might as well be placed
in the column of sure Republican States.
The advice of the Northern Democratic organs to
the Virginia Debt-Payers to surrender to the Read
busters is little too much even for the stomach OF
Southern Bourbon. A Richmond paper reads these
counsellors a lesson in this blunt language: Dem
ocrats of the North we say beware how you even
give the appearance of recognition TO these men. tor
so sure as You handicap yourselves with the kepu-
datioD party of Virginia, the party OF Malone, so
sure viii yOu pay the penalty by losing every East
ern State. aud Virginia as well, and II you arc
caught leaguing with these Jewellers ana communists
YOU will not only meet the fate we have pointed OUT
but than this you will richly deserved It,"
Senator Mcdonald didn't speak In Buffalo on
Tuesday evening advertised. because, as paper
in that city says he is conducting the Davenport
investigation in New-Yorll." Dat this way it looks
az though Mr.. Davenport was conducting the m
vestIgation and Mcdonald was only propounder
of insignificant cOnundrums.
The Democrats are fond of claiming n large sol.
der vote for Hancock. The Herald reduces the
claim TO cold facts in this way: Hancock during
the war served only in the Army of tho Potomac.
which contained about one-ifth of the volunteers
in the service nj the close of the rebellion. Only
onc-fourth of these, or 10000 men, were under the
command of Hancock. As One-half of these were
Democrats. it follows that not more than 10000
soldiers with Republican leanng5 could have been
brought into close enough relation with him to in
huencc their votes Not more than half OF these are
now living. This leaves 10000 soldiers To make up
that stampede for which the Democrats have been
waiting for month. And even this number Will
doubtless have to be divided by ten to get at the
truth
1t is reported from Washington that President
Hayes will make a few speeches on the stump
while in California. The Republican party from
top to bottom is solid in this campaign