New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-16

Wonder if the Democrats imagine that all their
mummery is going to make favorable impression
on the people
The Industrial League, which has its headquar-
ters in Philadelphia, has cent out circular cor
daily indorsng the candidacy OF General GaTheid.
The League is composed of some OF theimost proml-
nent business men in the Union, and well under
stand, the necessity of keeping the Government In
the hands of the party that has done much to
foster the industries of the country. 1t is In
position TO speak with authority concerning the
views of public men. for its members have had q
long and intimate intercourse wi, the leaders In
Congress of both parties. And any statement from
its officers will carry more than ordinary weight
with thinking men. The claim Of the Democrats III
Pennsvlyania that Hancock rs the champion OF
home industries will be contemptuously brushed
aside wherever this circular OF the INDUSTRIAL
League Is read.
If all the Democratic committees leave town
without calling on John Kelly there promises to be
trouble III November.
Tilden has got his resolution of coincidence, and
as that is as far as the Democracy can 20 toward
yindcating him be will doubtless make pretty
close calculation Of its value 10 HIM when he Is
called upon to contribute to the campaign fund
1t will begin to dawn upon the Tilden crowd,
who are Just now having everything their own way,
that the Tammany electoral ticket is kept in the
field for purpose.
Dr. FELTON,, the Independent member of Congress
from the With Georgia District, in speech at
Marietta. in that State last week referred to Cen
era Garfield as follows know General Garfield
personally, have been on the same committee with
him. and he is gentleman of good morals. social,
clever and has a grand intellect; intellectually he
has no superior in the House. He is a good man,
has mind of lueXhdustOe resources, and nave
not "a word to say to detract from his integrity"
When his political opponents refer TO him IN such
words of generous praise isn't II about time Tor the
slander-mOngers 10 give over the hopeless ASK OF
trying to convince the people that General GARFIELD
Is "a dishonest man
The Democrats are making their third attempt to
bambooze the soldier vote. They will fall as they
have every time before.
The Democrats are apparently DESTROYS of making
Mr.. 1ilden prominent figure IN the campaign.
Nothing would please the Republicans better.
Next to electing Garfield President the chief OBJ
iect of the present campaign Is to choose a Repub
can majority in the XLViIth Congress. 1t will
greatly Tighten the task of the party if the Con
gTessional contests are kept free from personal
issues. 1t is not encouraging therefore. to see
who have caused division and weakness heretofore
pressing to the front and demanding that the party
shall turn aside from it's great object and redress
what they conceive to he their personal wrongs. In
two of the Minnesota districts the situation is far
one, and IN the other the man w4lo succeeded In
giving a strong Republican district To the Demo
Gratis two years ago is again III the field Mime
sofa should send Il solid publican delegation to
the next Congress, and doubtless will If the men
who only wish to serve their selfish ambition
unceremOnOusy set aside.
Mr. William II. Engish's friend had better get
him ont of town soon as possible. He is showing
the deroraliziug effect of the excitement he has
gone through the past few days. In fact. he is
proving himself to be one of those statesmen who
Z" Stop over"
Well, the Democrats have been making q good
deal of noise the past few days. but they haven't
scared the Republicans any.
That was a neat revenge Mr.. Tilden took when he
served up that collation. for the obituary committee.
He gave some of the members from the rural dis
t1ois "A tautaz,ng taste of what they lost when
they defeated ms nomination