New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-19
Tildcn wouldn't have to decline but once.

II is cruel TO Pclton to send Weed and Moses tn
Cincinnati and leave him home. Perhaps though
he will connect with them by wire as he did IN
1876.
When the Cincinnati Convention has been
organized and the prclminares all disposed OF,
the proper thing will be for some delegate, say
Smith Weed. to rise and move that dispatch he
sent TO Tildcn announcing that the Convention
awaits his orders. If an answer shOrd come back,
I'll see YOU later" there would be nothing TO DO
but take Il recess and bet on the great cOnundrum
/" What is the old mans little game r
If Seymour isn't nominated Spriggs ought to have
the second place on the ticket.
The same SANDER mills which stranded
President Hayes as a fraud" are now at work on
Garfield. What the people think of the first out
rage is manifest in the un1iSpued fact that the
President is more popular to-day than he has ever
been before. What they think of the outrage on
fairfield will appear when they vote for him IN
November
Tillrns Canal Reform Crusade cost the State of
Ncw-York $92.737 IL. Not cent reco cred
to BALANCE this expenditure. An official statement
by Controller WadswOrth gives the items for this
expense all Of which was incurred by investigations
and lawsuits set on foot by Tlden to build up his
reputation as a Great Rcf0rmcr. In fact it may
be said that the State of Ncw-YOrk paid over
If second nomination is thrown in without extra
charge, the bargain won't he such bad one.
Did Moses and Weed take "lctlal weapons" and
Copenhagen" with them to Cincinnati
Information that subject would make betting
on the outcome less risky.
The people Of Indiana have a chance to choose
between Il respectable man and dCmagOguc for Gov
crnor again this year. Tho Republicans gave them
a similar chance in 1876. and they chose the
ia E,ur Of Rluc InopG Williams
have possibly shown them the folly of their choice
il not. they will vote to succeed him with Landcrs
Charles Francis Adams says his connection with
current politics has been severed. SO 1t would
appear
EX-CongrcsSman. Cessna, the chairman of the
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania. says
that STATE will give itS full Republican vote for
Garfield and Arthur. He finds all elements of the
party united. The business men, who rarely take
part in political contests. have unlimited con.
iidrncc in the sound financial views OF General
GARFIELD. WHILE his coarse OF the past four years
views the tarin. Mr.. CESSNA was n delegate to
Chicago, where he voted steadily for Grant.
The respectable sentiment continues to con-
solilatc around Garfield. Possibly tho congre-
CATION of the other sort of people against him is
having something To do with this singular faith in
a lIar,' Il" pcrJurcr," and bribc-takcr."
There is not Democratic politician who has
over been in Congress who does not know that
more honorable man than General Garfield never
sat in tina: body. Not u man of them believes a
word of the ISLANDERS against him, Or would dare
to say he believed one.
Stanley Matthews SAYS the ticket Of Garfield and
Arthur is 40 popular that the election in OHIO is n
iOrcgone conclusion. The Democrats have no man
who can run successfully against it, Concerning
the mud showers. Mr.. Matthews says: In respect
to all the charges of corruption made or nsinuated
against General Garfield, there Is no man who |
knows him and understands the integrity and sim
plenty of his character and his freedom from every
temptation involved in the love of money that can |
,ycr be- made to believe anything in respect to his
with absolute and perfect integrity.
lie is simply incapable of dishonesty" That is the
truth, every honest man in the land Will be made |
10 see before he campaign is fairly opened.