New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17

There is degree of confidence in Hancock's cleo
ton the part Of two three persons whose noses
have been turned definitely and permanently away
from the public crib of the Republicans, that quite
refreshing. That bcaming patriot, Colonel John w.
Forney, remarked in the Democratic Headquarters
the other day that he " now felt more confident in
the result" AM that he was "sure that General Han
cock Will be triumDhantly elected" General Sickles
who, when he found there was nothing left for
him in the Republican party, procured brass band
and retired from politics in a manner so impressive
as to suggest his name at once as Democratic can
ddate for Mayor and for Congress-is also quite
certain that the reverses Of October point the way
to victory in November" and that q" tho loss of
Indiana rightly appreciated will elect Hancock"
Such confidence is pleasant to look upon. BY the
way what was it the boy said when bewa told to
" let go after running his hand into q woodchuck's
hole and getting it into the woodchucks mouth
Oh this was it can't do it the felix's are out o
meat"
That noble son of toll and champion Of the rights
of labor Colonel John r. Fellows, in an address to
those singular roosters. the " Hancock Republic
cansD at Chckering Hail the Other night expressed
the profoundest sympathy for tb9 laboring men of
Ohio, who, he said, were driver like dumb cattle
to the polls.' Every laborer ia the State" he
said " was taught the lesson day by day that he
was serf.p The Colonel has undergone a change
since he fought on the side Of those who taught
their labOrers day by day the lesson with the lash
that they were slaves. He is shocked now at the
thought that the Ohio laborer who votes against
free trade is serf. Perhaps, though, he was think
of the undertOw in which the Democratic party is
sinking when he called the Ohio voter a surf
An English visitor said to a friend the other day:
81 cannot understand your American politics. |
have travelled ail over your vast country. fonnd
prosperity everywhere. Every department of bust
ness agriculture manufactures. commerce and trade
shares in the common prosperity which L find
throughout the length and breadth of the land. IL
is tUAycbere You the most favored people on the
face of the earth. And yet find great party work
ing to overthrow the Administration under whom
this prosperity has been secured. In England we
change the Government when things go wrong. 1t
would almost produce a revolution If men attempted
a change when all was prosperous" Has he not
stated the whole case in a nutshell 7
Mr.. Barnum and his National Committee, Mr..
English and his Indiana Committee. and Mr.. John
G.. Thompson and his Ohio Committee, are Just now
engaged in issuing addresses by the cord q sort of
frantic endaavor TO stop the tide. Misguided men
Haven't they had Mulett long enough to know his
uses The tide is too strong for addresses Nothing
but Mullctt can dam it. Possibly it's too much for
even him, but he has damned everything he has had
anything to do with, and they may as well try him. |
In view Of the wondrous activity among the COM |
oetors for the acknfe is not far out of the way
TO apply to the Democratic party the lines from
Gray's Eegy:
Hands that the rod OF empire might have swaYed,
Or walked 10 ecstasy the hcing tyre"
The marty hasn't much luck to be sure in swaying
the rod OF empire, but for waking living liars to |