New-York tribune., 1881-08-17

late date is better than early one for the Re
publican State Convention. There Is no need for
making the canvass eft er a long a noisy one. A
large majority of the voters of New-York have un-
qucstonably made up their minds 10 vote to indorse
the good work done by the present Ad-
ministraton. short, active campaign aud a COM
pete shelving of all arguments and jeaonSies grow
ing out of past and factiona issues will bring
out Republican majority of at least 10000. The
thing to do now is for every Republican 10 deter
mine that no delegate shall go from his district to
The Convention 10 revive old tactiOnal disputes. Let
have a united party and we shall assuredly have
an enthusiastic and victorious party.
Senator Lamar is i'll. The Mississippi Bourbons
arc in no hurry for him to get well. They are afraid
he will say what he thinks about Lowrys noIni-
nation.
Now that Judge Jere. Black has got his hand in
at reconstructng history, he should try Floyd the
man who sent our little regular army to Texas just
before the rebellion broke out, where it was speed
lily captured Perhaps, 10y stretch of his magma
tive and retrospective powers, Back picture
HIM AS good patriot, like the rest of Buchanan's
Cabinet.
Several Democratic newspapers in the South say
that the purpose of the boiling Convention at
Lynchburg in nominating no ticket was to give the
Bourbons chance to capture a portion the Re-
publican vote The Republicans of Virginia do not
seem to look at the matter IN that way. The nom
action of that Convention IN regard to candidates
they take as complete emancipation of The
StralghtoutS from any iurthrr duty their faction
III opened WIDE he door Tor them to JON the great
majority of their Republican associates in sup
porting the only Anti Bourbon ticket III the field
What is the use of talking about Thurman's fit
ness or unhtness for the Supreme Bench Ohio has
two representatives Oh that bench already. She is
n wonderful State. all know, but she can hardly
expect TO have three Supreme Court Judges leaving
only slA for the thirty y-scven other sta es.
The Hon. Benz min King. who has been urged TO
ha a
representative OF all the Anti Bourbon elements,
gives hIs consent in letter, in which he says he
bacller Republican Democrat, but Conserva-
tive. pledged if elected, to use ali the Executive
power for these fundamental principles of a repub-
ucan form ot government, free ballot and "a iaiI
count. ana free speech and equal protection by the
law OF the persons. property and rights of all citi
Zens. That Is he right sort o talk. and Mir. kinu
is evidently the right sort OF to lead the attack
on the shotgun terrorlsts and bailot-boX stuiers
who have made elections farce IN Mississippi
The Cincinnati Enquirer SAYS: The late NEW.
YORK TRIBUNE, for new spaper that has been dead
and buried as long II has" etc, etc. This is !
good old joke of which the rural press never wearies
but its effect is title damaged in this ease by rb,
Tact that on the same page of The Inquirer where
occnrs there less than five short articles take,
verbatim from TUE TRIBUNE four of them withou
Tine least tlnaijon OF their Orlssiu. We do moi ol,
1cct 10 this; 10 would be cruelty even 10 an Ohi
Democrat 20 iorce him to original matter writ
ten IN The Inquirer office. Bat still il is sharpr tba
as'fpehts '"oth 10 nave thankiess plaganst.
The name of Major A. NJ Hancock. of IIarfor
County, is frequently mentioned for the Repubhca
nomination for Controller of Maryland It woul
be hard TO find a better man for the place He is
thoroughly educated and accomplished gentleman