New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-27


fields is no risk at all.
Hampton says the war had nothing to do with
the principles of the National Democratic party"
Wei, well.
The purpose of the Democratic party I'M
der Hancock is pretty clearly defined by
Blackburn's threat We do not intend to
ftop ninth We have stricken the last yestige
Of your war measures from the statute
bookD If that does not mean the destruction at
thc constitutional amendments what does II mean
The record shows that when Blackburn hnlsbed
The speech in ihc House. Il winch THIS was tHe
pcroratIOn. the Democratic memDers, under ihc
lead Of Confederate Brlgader Joe Johnston,
crowded around him and offered their cor grathi'-
tons. thus rccJpnziUg the threat as souhd Delo-
IIampon's denials, and denas Of bis denials, have
"pcrpl-xcd" the Democratic editor so completely
that they are discouraged" from iurtner Efforts TO
Wres;ie with his care.
Southern oratory does not suit the Northern voter,
.l,at - clear. Tie Democrats Of Vermont have
just had disastrous experience with 1t. They i'm
ported a Confederate. by name Colonel Martin,
from Miss ssippi who, they hoped would be able to
show that the South was ripe for reconciliation. He
was altogether too honest. Unmindful Of the fact
that the Mort crn explanation of Che big Democratic
maj1riies in the South is that the negroes vote the
Democratic ticket. he stood mp on the stump and
sid: 1--WE are chMg'd with stealing the negro
vote. Well are We 10 blame for ii. Those VINO
gave the negro a vote forgot the LORDS Prayer, if
they eyer knew it, especially III" clause which says
Lead IL not iutO ten pialOa. IheN gave tie !lght
20 vote TO the negro. BV so DONG they gave 10 Inc
South forty-siX additional electoral votes and
i0rry-siX additional members OF Congress. No|'We
Determined 10 get those-elecfOrai votes and those
members OF Congress-. and we eoi { EN-. Are We to
blame iorit2 The Republicans tempted u.s. and We
fell Now that we nave them We propose to keep
tbptut he q
has rtfraned from charging an "Obscurc newspaper
writer" with mscOHsruing hls sentiments or
forging BIS language.
wade Hampton says the right Of peaccable seces-
sion was the Only issue settled by the war. What
aboui the negroe. and Their TightsY Was nothing
settled for them By tie war end is there nothing in
The Amendments about them2 TIE South dehamtly
answers ono" by suppres5lng the Negroes rig Is as
freeman. and Wade Hampton acqulesces IN the an
svor 10y saving that the question OF DeaceaOle seces
sion was the only one settled Oy tne war.
Perhaps it occurs to Nr. Tiden that Hancocks
defeat would convince tie Democratic party that il
Il great mistake TO coudone haud.
1t is very STRANGE that eveybodywho heard Wade
Hampton should have misunderstood HIM
There is something queer about that paragraph in
uanptous last letter which he EN-, to deny the
authenticity OF his private letter 10 the Editor OF
Tie WASHINGTON Post. MI Yost asked him directly
if he had written such letter. lie replies, indi-
recty. that he has addressed no communication of
any character TO that paper' That does not answer
the question at ALL tor private letter to an editor
Is not communication to ms paper Then he
adds There mist be some mistake in suppOsng
The Post made any staten mt such As the extract
represents ii rs making" Now, Mr.. Yo,t said moth
ing about The Posts making these statements. The
fact s. the Editor OF The POst, Tor some reason best
known To himself did not PRINT The private letter IN
his own newspaper but IN letter over his own sig
nature 10 the editor of another news aper He SAID
in ms paper that he had the authority of Sena-
tor Hampton deny tine geuulnenoss OF the trouble
some extract from his speech, but he did not pub
lisa the authority III hs own columns at all. Sena-
tor Hampton has, therefore, his last denial.
avoided answering perfectly plain question, and
has answered TWO Others when nobody asked aud
which have 10 bearing on the point at Issua