New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-26

| ,.,,eo, nc hi. nositlon regarding state measures
aic r,ing thcm Tho Democrats not only h"o" "'i''"s
candidate running in tho STATE but they nave not peon
abc to unite on local candidates IN their principal strong
hold You cannot have united action on the Na''oai
D,mocrac ticket In New York City with Tamnany i'a'
and the County ocracy In bitter local contest ior
supremacy IN the coirol OF the city patronage anu LOT
cons Ieration In the next state Convention.
| II Won can believe the County Democrats Tammany
Hall IA prc,ar,uy "a sell Cleveland out they assert II
sold out Hancock. II you believe Tamniany iia''
/ even the Thompson County Democracy are ica'. 10
sell out both National and local tickets 10 save Hubert
| o. and his 5000 adhcients
Carl schurz's unfortunate experience In Chic be
rppeatcd by invitation In Connecticut His reception
and treatment by the Republicans In various states VINO
invite him speak and then vote 90 nrary 10 his ADVICE
remind OF the ease Of the guest who was we'eo'nco
by the remark OF the host" am 81 glad y"n came.
We've hunted the highways and byways for guests but
| We thought you wouldn't come"
The Tammany meeting TO ratfy the nominations Of
Cleveland AMI Hendricks. and Hugh Grant. struck me
~ new and forcble illustration OF the truth that. IN
politics. the tail sometimes waSs the dog Hamii'oh' OF
me Judge will have revise and amend his Kangaroo
ticket sketch.
John r. Mclean has been met I'm town. during MS hr't
visit since OHIO election with Democratic rcproaches
that II he had saved his contribution Of $4,000 To the
Democratic fund, AMI made his Cincinnati Enq"hT
good square anti blaine paper he would have done his
party more good The Democratic idea o. good sluae
paper Is one which publishes all the news and scandal
favorable the party, and supprcsscs any facts IN any
way cied,able the other side That Ia not Mcleims
way. The party has good square papers hcrc and
In fortnight less shall he able roxnatcly TO
know how much such tactics in Tie World and
The lines helped the Democrats
John A. Grow. who has been making speeches for the
Republican candidates along the linc Of the Erie Rail
road tells me story Of the adventures Of acor-
respondent The Times, who sent ont 10 look up
independents stalwarts." IN the Southern tier OF
counties Of this state; ana Ia investigate the Cleveland
strength In BaNao He says the rcsronlcnt Thought
he hal struck rich lead al Buffalo. WHEN h" enconm
tered the law partner " Governor assured
him that the Democrats wonld have Go0o plurality IN
Eric County solely brcausr It the home nf "leve-
land But he was suddenly brought to realizing sense
that Democratic hopes often vain when he fonnh
other cleveland admitting that the plurality In Erie
might I've 5000 more, but II was " would be Tor
Blamr nut cleveland.
Al Wellavillr strong Republican town.. -which
cleveland two years ago tcri,ci large majority male
NJ ~ about -niths NJ the Republican voira, this tof
respondent naturally expected Il hnd many lnterrnh
rhis After snme searching he heard " one cleveland
enthusiast who hal got ihnnrt AT Ma own ettrnsr
and Wns Npratne Us Unfiil ". e hunted i'n ni nhd
lntWiute,l hMse ani Ma h,isihess e-s' dawiea
ihp maN, am puna o tnie hn tlrttlanh Yea
have had hAnWer haie WNnM toi Nh tc ste W Az
jhp co gsapipNl's request he h,ansh nn wle eniin
aa& nhaN ihe sl6n Vt rachel handkerchief, nH "hPh
he had painted nie des1n at crew. " aMa snlns |
10 vote ia, tieS eaniN tao man nssedi and 'haFsh
hanner,"
This life h fun of yioissuiasi II ID only about hye
months since our most ahsuriy conducted District
Attorneys oice pat this same ton \ Grow ON 'Iil oh
charge OF having perpetraed fraud on client u
had to enter nile proseQ and dismiss the allegation
The complainant one Mayhem, who was shown by
the testimony 10 he an adycnurer. Mr. Grows charac
ter was vouched for by William Allen Butler the poet
lawyer and others of equal standing in The community
Now Grow is In demand everywhere in tie state az a
popular campaign speaker. Mayhem. after an uns'c-
ces, ful Of swndlng The bogus Lord Aoer-
crombie." has sought safety from creditors In Cahaia.
the in the District Attorneys Office who pushed
the against Grow without evhlencr AMI apparently
only for political un:eco nized locally by
either faction OF their party and hunting for political
holes In which to hide their diminished heads from local
or National observation.
met an indignant Democrat on Thursday who had
from the pcrual Of Governor Cleycands letter
to Mrs. Bcccher "Good heavens" he exclaimed ais
there nobody in the party with enough TO know
what not to publish! They published second batch OF
Mulgan letters which simply proved that Blaine had
been telling the truth ahoit them all the time Now
they showing that Blaine intense ant-thiro-
tcrmcr And finally they print this pulling mksoppy |
letter OF Cleveland i'm which he admits Buffalo affair
in black ink! swear think our managers are as
big fools Ciey Gland himself"
As far as could observe he publication OF Cevcands
letter won him no respect from the very cla'' which
made light of the original Thcy lughc at his
declaration that he nothing OF certain c,s' Of
women in Albany; AMI rlicued the tone OF the letter IA
In the last ,rcc unmanly. For part think the
Governors method OF replying TO charges the most I'M
manly thing has done Thus far 1t has never seemed to
me that Official prominence relieved man from the
necessity OF dcfen ding his character when assaled
Horatio c. King. stan officer Of Governor Cleveland,
vcenrc over h.s nallin letter to Mrs Beecher
neat naery that can't help calling the Cover
nor's attention to it.
E,-Judge Delmar Boss" McLaughlln's Democratic
manager South rooyn and an clector on the Ccvc-
land ticket Is disguised with the political situation
that tells that things ii, not improve soon In bis
dlstrc, be will move ont of it. Ambrose w. Pnrly. a
Democratic stump-oratnr and bosom friend AMI boon
companion OF Hubert o. Thompson. John r. Fellows,
and other County Democracy leaders told me on Welnes
evening that the boys were Telling pretty sick over
the situation" General John COchrane. the Tamnany |
Hall candidate for President OF the Boarl Of Aldermen,
sad to me on Monday: What absurty to put NJ such
man as Cleveland Tor the Prcsidcncyi gross fellow
that has partners in the companonshiro OF the Same
woman Bahi" Altogether do not think our friends OF
the other side fee ling at all comfortable.
General BENJAMIN F. Tracy, of Brooklyn teIls me his
health has r.ycnted him taxing active part In
poitcs but, though always q COnkling man. lie IL |
heartily for Blaine told that the last five Republic
o,n Mayors OF Utc, Mr.. COnkngs home are active In
s,pport OF Blaine though always friendly to Mr. Conk-
Al In anil ltgpn