New-York tribune., 1880-10-06
yesterday by his indecently vulgar attempt
at political witticism.

at a political witticism
The new colony of Rugby, in Tennessee,
was formally dedicated yesterday the princi-
pal feature of the exercises being n frank and
lanly speech by Mr.. Thomas Hughes, stating
the plans and AIMS of the colony.
The Arkansas Reputation amendment Is
now known to have been defeated. The
people OF that State owe Their escape nom
this disgrace to the Republican leaders who
organized and pushed the campaign against
the amendment.
Lieutenant Schwatka's interesting talk, re-
ported elsewhere, details the results which
he believes his expedition has achieved. III a
clearer and more intelligiblc fashion than any
former narrative He is firmly If the opinion
that the expedition not only learned all that
will ever he known OF the franklin eXpedi-
ton, but definitely settled its tate. The pluck
and energy of the explorer show through his
talk, in spite Of his modesty, and make his easy,
conversational narrative dOubly attractive.
The electoral votes of Connecticut are safe
for Garfield and Arthur, unless the signs oi
Mondays election are altogether misleading.
Returns have been received from all but five
towns, four OF which were Republican IN
1876. The totals show SO Republican towns,
j6 Democratic and 10 divided. This Is Il
Republican gain of 30 towns over the election
of 1876, and a Democratic loss of 20 towns.
Is this the kind of arithmetic by which Mr..
Banum expects to elect General Hancock I
The letter of a staff correspondent IN Gin
cinnati shows that an ingenious Democratic
candidate in that city has tried to alarm The
business men with the thought that heavy
Republican majority Will be resented by the
men OF the South, and the trains of the Cin-
cinnat Southern Railroad VIII no longer be
crowded with merchants coming to the city
to buy goods. Like most ingenious theories,
it is not quite ingenious enough. Inc busi-
ncss cOns, fence Of every merchant tells him
that he will buy where he can buy to the
best advantage, without regard TO the pOlltl-
cal orinons of the man who makes or sells
the goods. Mr.. COukling's speech the other
night contained some strong and sensible
words upon this toplc
When General Grant said, in the important
conversation which is quoted on another page,
that General Hancock "is crazy TO Oe Pres
"ident," he cx Explained III n single sentence all
the Inconsistencies III the present position OF
In { DISTINGUISHED soldier. His record as an
earnest d fender of the Union has been used
by his supporters to raise presumption that
me would do nothing to disturb the results
of the war, and nothing inconsistent
with his record dunng that time.
While few could have been deceived
into forgetting that the party, and not the
candidate, was really on trial, many have won
dered at the facility with which General
Hancock adapted himself to the opinions oi
the men whom he was once occupied in sub
dung. in order to save his country from de-
stiuction, and at his Willingness to identify
himself with them in all things. They forgot
that he, Ike his predecessor i'll the ID mo-
cratic nomination. sought the Presidency with
"uncommon assiduty." General Grant reminds
us that General Hancock received one vote
in the Democratic Convention of 1SG4-siXteen
years ago. That planted the ambition in his
brain. In 1868, after he had cOnciliatcd the
Louisiana Wmte Leagues in the way General
Grant describes he received 11ll2 votes out
of 317. In 1872 there was no contest III the
Convention. In 1876 he received II votes
out of 713. lii 1850, after sixteen years Of
hoping and striving, he secured The nOmina-
ton. There has been no time since the close
Of the war when General Hancock was not
eager to place himself i'll command OF the
Rebel Democracy.