New-York tribune., 1880-06-29
betP The reform Of a wheat field BY tine arm,
worm wouldn't be q circumstance to it.

| worm wouldn't be circumstance TO u.
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W.. m. r.S,,ncnotis ge,tinst says, aCasting
behfnd her disappointments, and remembering ner
struggles only for the glory they shed around net
name and the name of the distinguished einzen sne
has delighted to honor Indiana, true to her ancient
renown, will place her past Ia the keeping Q. eno
sacred archives of tho Democratic party OF tne
state and 'of the country. while she goes forward
with steady and stately step in support OF haneocA
and English. the Democratic ticket for the cam
paign Of $780," we undertake TO say tnap snss
sort of thing was never moro beautifully ana iheri-
cately said anywhere by anybody, we DOM care
who said 1t or what 1T means But wny aoos ~
diana place her past In the archives before she os
the procession with steady and stately steps"i
They wouldn't steal that, would they
The Cincinnati Convention resolved with great
soleunity that it execrates the course oil TINS Aa
ministration in making places in the Civil service
reward for political crime" But there was no neeo
of being so specific Everybody knows tnst the
Demoorati0party has been execrating the Adninis-
tration with great assduity on general prncipies'
ever since 1t was inaugurated. They've done nothing
but execrate for the past three years But what 90
they mean by demanding reform by statute which
shall make it forever impossible for the defeated
candidate to bribe his way TO ths seat OF usurper
by billetiDg villains upon the people"i 10 looks
very much as though the 6rst part OF this clause
was pnt in by an Tildon man as blow at the
old man. and the last six words were finally added
by Tilden's friends and accepted as compromise
A Hogarthian correspondent Of Western Demo-
cratic newspaper describing the performances at
Cincinnati after the nomination, says: "Tammany
Hall Democrats and Tilhen Democrats are falling
upon each others necks tonight weeping ana
cheering" This may have been mixture OF pat
riotism and beer, or perhaps the Tflden Democrats
were doing the weeping and tho Tammany Demo-
Gratis the cheering, which, under Ehe circumstances,
would not have been Mt all surprising. IL occurs
to u.s. however, that if they continue IN TINS posi-
ton for any length of itme there's great danger OF
one or the other of these factions getting ts ear
chawed OIL" After that the weeping and cheer
ing may be kept up, but it will be rather more at
arms length.
In the Indian war of 1867, in which General
Hancock had command, two Indians were slain, an
old man and a squaw. at cost to the Government
of go OOO 600. Four and half millions apiece for
Indians! And here's the Tammany delegation; goes
70 Cincinnati and in less than o week brings In q
live able-bOdied Indian at a cost of little more
than his railroad fare and the whiskey and hard
boiled eggs he consumed on the way. The nOmina-
tion OF Hancock has cheapened everything In
dians that formerly cost four millions and half
apiece can now be had for dollar-and-a-half q
day Live Indians will presently replace the
wooden ones in front of cigar stores.
We have done Injustice to one or two Democratic
newspapers that published woodcuts of the Rcpub-
liGan candidates just after the Chicago Convention
They looked as though unfriendly hands had
wreaked their malice upon them with malIet.
Some of them have since printed cuts OF Hancock
and English, and we ARE convinced that we did
wrong IN attrbuting mahcc to them. In these
latter, General Hancock has the appearance Of
condemned pirate. and English looks like bat
tered and worn-out advertisement for patent hair
dye Tho enlightened voter who should take any OF
these pictures for correct likcnesses would be just
fled in taking to the woods"
Among the high-daddy dispatches over tho Cincn-
natl nomination published in Western Demo
cratic newspaper is one from Richmond, Kentucky,
which says tho Democrats of that town are satisfied
with the nominations, but the Confederate Democ-
racy especially jubilant.' There's food for re-
Election there,