New-York tribune., 1880-06-16
Tiacn's ,lyncss is evidently as healthy as ever


If Tammany and the Butter delegation are both
shut ont of the Cincinnati Convention, they can
| combine forces and hold separate convention of
their own. OF couroc the ticket they would nom
mate suggests ltSril-Butlerand Kelly. That would
be- Il combination worth gong miles to see.
Doe, Finley expect the Government to pay $500
for tie " counsel" which lie gave when he per-
sualrd Donncy to call an investigation which re-
suited IN converting Finley Of blackmallingf
The Democratic pnrty may be against Tilden. but
the Republican party is just shouting for him.
The latest charge against General Garfield is that
he favored the salary grab" was indeed chiefly
responsible for it. and pockcted his share OF it.
The facts are directly contradictory to these state
mcntA and are easily accessible to every man
who care, to know tho truth that ii is simple stu
puity To try to pcrvert them. Tho salary grab was
put on to the Legislative Appropriation bill an
amendment by General Butler. seven DAYS before
the adjournment Of Congress. in the Spring of
1873. As chairman of the Committee on ApprO-
pratlons Garfield was in charge of the bill. He
opposcd Buffers amendment earnestly, and voted
against il at every stage. There bitter con-
! test which ended the day before adjournment i'll
the reference of the bill conference committee,
! of which Garfield was member. lie mado the
report of that committee few hours before adjourn
| mcnt and, in doing so, said: " was opposed to the
increase in conference rs have been opposed to it
In the discussions and i'll my votes here: bnt my
assistant COnicTecS were III favor of the amendment,
and WAS compelled to choose between signing the
| report and running the risk of bringing on an
| extra session of Congress" lie was the only men,
| lcr of the conference committee of six who Op-
! prScd the grab, and he subsequently voted for the
! bll with the obnoxious amcndment solely 10 save
the country the expense OF an extra session. Ills
share of the Swindlc he returned to the Treasury,
| bu said nothing about having done till the
| rharur was made in the following campaign that
| In. hnI kpt tpu II ip "A
! going over his whole attitude III reference to the
| b and announcing that his Share OF its profits had
been left IN tine Treasury under such orders ~ left
! # beyond The reach of himself or his heirs. That
| statement buried the slandcr until the present
| time.
1t is great mistake not to hold the National DEM
| ncraiic Convention in Cipher Alley, where Tilden
could give the delegates the wink at short range.
| Smith Weed ought to draw up the Cincinnati
platform. lie can put more feeling into the fraud
| Yell than any body else.
The muG-hravcrs will be standing amid the return
of their own filth presently, which to come
| back upon them with the unerrlng force of boom
erang. Their collapse will be so complete that for
| the rest of the Summer not peep Will be heard
| from them.
Seymour has declined again! And still not a
| Whisper Comes from the " immoral" J1ldcn,
If there is Il single Republican who is not inclined
| II
conspicuollsy successful in keeping himself con-
| Ccacd.
In iSGs Governor Seymour said he wouldn't. but
he did But again in 1876 he said he wouldn't
| and ho didn't, which goes to prove that Mr.. Scy-
mour sometimes stands BY what he says even when
| he says lie won't.
The fact that Mr.. Tlden has lost all stomach for
! the race is pretty conclusive evidence that in his
opinion Garfield and Arthur is the winning ticket.