New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20

Wade Hampton says he's 'perplexed and almost
discouraged" So Is Hancock.
Tammany suspects that Tilden would rather
smash John Kelly than elect Hancock similar
suspicion has occurred to Others.
Where are the official figures OF that Alabama
majority? The North wishes TO be informed on the
subject IF n free ballot and a full count is the
maj ,rty 100000 or l5O,OOOf
The Democrats Of the With Kentucky District
have renoninated CONGRESSMAN Blackburn unani-
nous v and have adopted a series Of highly eulo-
gistic resolutions, commencing him rs bold, fear
less ard aggressive leader of a party OF reform"
That's lust what he is. In the opening tight be
tween Congress and the President, in the spring OF
1879 Blackburn was notably bold and aggressive.
He made the speech then which earned tor him
the impcrishable title of the "Wiper.D In it he
said For the first time in eighteen years the
Democracy is back ia power IN both branches OF
Congress We propose to celebrate her return 70
power by wipiug from the statute book those de-
grading restrictions on ircomen (the election lawsl
and by striking away the shackles which partisan
LEGISLATION has imposed. We do rot intend to stop
until we have stricken the last vestige OF your war
measures IRON the statute bOok-uutlI we have an
untramnelied ele ton and an unsuDerylsed bal-
lor." Ii must be admitted Oy Mr.. Blackburn thaJ
I ley have lust had that sort Of ballot IN Alabama
THIS same gifted statesman was also tie author OF
the observation in reference to the same hight with
the President, that he who daEes Is q dastaru, ne
who doubts is damned" Subsequently he walked
off with the rest OF his party, with the boots OF the
whole country behind nm TO let INN know tnat
the condemnatory part OF the programme was being
carried ont.
English should take the stump and give the
laborlng men of Indiana his views on bioated
bOndhOldcrS aud cormOriDtS.
English should sue the National Democratic party
a ,lt HIM md
business in It's platform. lie could get judgment.
take his pay III 4 mortgage, and sell out the whole
concern.
Wade Hampton is "pcrpexed and almost dis
conraged" because his efforts to broad and
down-reaching for the Union" are so persist
entity misunderstood. He IS unfortunate, for on
the very eve of the campaign, Immediately after
HancOck's nomination., this same Wade Hampton
FASTENED TO assure the country that the South
would be solid. " In the name Of south Carolina"
SAID he, 4" that State which was so overwhelmingly
Republican that scarcely dared 10 count the
Democratic vote, here pledge myself that the
people OF south Carolina Will give as large Dem.
ocratic majority as any other state in the Union"
How they give It'll Why, by daring to count
each Democratic vote about hundred times.
How did Wade Hampton get into the United
States Senatef On free count of tissue ballots
That's the main part of his record since the close
OF the war"
The Democrats admit that they have no hope of
carrying Indiana in October They have filed
petition asking the Supreme Court of the State to
reverse its decision the legality Of the Constitu-
tlonal Amendment. thus putting the election for
Governor over to November This Is a confession
of defeat as ell a bitter satire Oh the judicial
character OF the Court. The petitioners virtually
declare that they think the Democratic judges Will
decide thing the party wishes them 10.
The Democratic candidate for Vice-Prescent has
shown sympathy for door men by having so many
of them sold out house and home, by the sheriff.
The Old Shylock of Shakespeare is nowhere in COM
parsOn with him.
1t looks now very like literally solid North for
Garfield and Arthur. There IS little no doubt
about Connecticut and New-Jersey, and Indiana is
conceded to the Republicans by its Democratic
leaders. New-York was long ago taken out OF the
doubtful column. and the only question now the
sIze of its Republican mai OrIty.