Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-27
THE NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
A DisgruntIed Set-The Forgery Which
Secured FOlger's NOminatiOn-A Bitter
Dose to Swallow.

Correspondence Nelo. York Times. Republican
The one thing Of all others which creates
indignation is the forgery that was resorted
to to defeat Mr.. Cornell. In connection with
this the name of Police Commission, r
Stephen Bodadil French, whether Justly or
not, is universally execrated. The point
blank denials Of his story OF the proxy by
both Collector Robertson and Mr.. Thomas
Acton are regarded as placing the Commis-
sioner In one OF the worst predIcaments
possible. Many persons go so far as to
Identity him with the conception as well as
the execution OF the forgery. They point
to his statements about having a telegram
stolen from him as merely intended to
cover his retreat In the event OF
the forgery having been discovered.
They reason that Mr.. French would then,
with great show OF viriuOus Indignation,
have recalled the statements which he made
to several gentlemen about his stolen tele-
gram and pointed to it as proof that some
enemy had founded the forgery on the con-
tents of the stolen dispatch. The dispatch
Of Mr.. French to Collector Robertson, #
will be remembered, was the one he claims
to have rewritten when his first dispatch, as
he claims, disappeared. Thus far Mr..
French has not met these denials, and th is
fact mas had great deal to do with con-
firming his guilt in the estimation of mary
Republicans. The sentiment with regard 10
the forgery as voiced by prominent Re-
publican OF this city seems to prevail very
extensively. 81 could have fiually swal-
lowed the ticket, have no doubt,n said he,
"but this forgery taints It, and now It won't
go down under any circumstances. 1t
sticks"
Another gentleman, whose Republican
Ism mas never been questioned, spoke of the
ticket and It's chances in mournful tones
"The Republican party of this great State, y
said he, sis now placed in exactly the same
position that the Democrats have always
occupied in national politics. We are
handicapped from the very start. We are
compelled, henceiOTth, to make defensive
fight. We cannot be aggressive. There
can be none Of the old time brilllsncy add
dash about our campaign. We can only
ward of the blows that the Democrats will
shower upon US. We can give none IL re-
turn. There is nothing for as to say against
their candidates or the methods of their Sc
lection. Mr.. Cleveland has only a brief
record, but it is, from all that we
can hear, a good one. He stands in the
same relation TO the Democratic party of the
State as young Seth Low did to the Repub-
lican party ia Brooklyn. He is the same sort
OF a man that Pattison, OF Pennsy ylvanis, is.
l said we were handicapped at the very OUT.
set. Let me explain. We have got to ex
plain how that forgery was committed IN
order to relieve our party of odium. We
have also got to explain that the money Of
Jav Gould was not potential at Saratoga.
Appearances are against US. That fellow
| Galloway, Gould's agent, was at Saratoga,
| and was In close communion with the ma
chine men who represented Roscoe Conk-
| ling and President Arthur. Certain noto.
rious corruptiOnists who ara every winter at
| Albany were a. Saratogs, and the men who
made our ticket were with them early and
| late. Now you can see why our Campaign
must be defensive rather than aQQreesfve
/ one. II is true that We shall have 10 make
ne defense ef car candidates, We are fore