Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-28


" The letter will stir public thought like
the sound Of q trumpet the heart Of an
army"
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN IN NEW HAMP.
SHIRE.
Referring to the progress OF the CAM
paign In New Hampshire, q oorrespon-
dent OF the Boston Fost Gays: Reports
from all sections OF the state indicate q
quiet determination on the part OF many
men, heretofore Republicans, TO cast
their votes for Cleveland. What is peou-
lisrly significant is the fact that large
proportion Of the young men who are
about to cast their first vote for Presi-
dent, have concluded to aot with the
Democracy in this campaign. There is
no circumstance more thoroughly indics.
tive Of the drift Of popular sentiment,
than the conduct Of the majority Of the
young men when determining their
political course OF action.
The Butler manifesto has fallen fiat so
far as New Hampshire is concerned. The
first man who will vote for Butler ia yet
to be found In this section Of the state.
II will require close search to find Butler
men enough to make up an electoral ticket
for the so.oalled peoples party. There
may be as many Of them in the state as
there are Irish Democratic converts to the
Blaine cause, but there has been only
one OF the latter advertised thus far, and
the Republican managers have long since
concluded that his purchase was losing
investment.
Democratic rallies continue 20 be twice
as numerous and twice as largely attended
as those gotten up by the Republicans.
One Of the largest and most successful Of
those held thus far in the state, outside
the cities, WAS that at HillsborouKh
Bridge, Saturday evening last, at which
Chris. A. Gallagher, the popular young
Irish American orator Of Manchester, was
the principal speaker. Mr.. Gallagher
addressed another large gathering on
similar occasion at North Wslpole Thurs
day evening. He Is doing effective work
and his services are in great demand.
THE "sUE" ON BUTLER IN 1873.
New york Sun, JuLe 2eth. 1878.
The life and career Of Ben Butler fitly
illustrate Banton's maxim, "Audaoity,
more udsoity-always audacity." What
ever OF fictitious consequences he has or
OF questionable success he may have
attained can be traced to that one govern
ing rule Of his conduct. Without It he
would be- lost In the crowd Of trading
demsgoRues and knsves to which he
worthily belongs. With It he has be.
come power In the party which, while
affecting to dispise his vulgar practices,
yet sbjeotly accepts his leadership and
humbly bows before his power. Hated
by some, contemed by many distrusted
by all, this bad man, with his
crooked ways, foul methods, dis
torted mind and wicked heart glories
in these moral deformities, faunts
them constantly before the public eye and
traffios in them As political merchandise.
The notoriety which deoenoy shrinks
from as degradation he seeks at any sscri-
foe. He treats the reproach which
follows such exhibitions as 40 much
capital added to the stock Of ill-fame that
had already made his name odiously CON-
spicuous in and out Of Congress. Re.
joioing In his own shame and coming
money from open venality, disoarding any
pretense Of principle, bound by no ties Of
honor, sccfipg at religion, making politics
a trade, desp0tio when clothed with
aushority, oowsrdly by nature, meroensry
from habit and destitute OF one snnobling
quality for manly attributes to lift him
up above these wretched characteristics,
he is to-day the leading candidate for the
highest honor in enlightened and moral
Massachusetts,. To this complexion have
we come at last.
THE BEST HAwIEY CAN SAY FOR BLAINE.
The New York Herald Of Friday
says Blaine Republicans in Brooklyn
have been in mourning for
two or three weeks because ap-
parently unable to find any one Uho
would attempt to explain away Mr..
Sohurz's recent indictment Of Blaine.
Last night they took the Grape off their
hats on the the assurance that General
Hawlev would neutralize the effect OF
Mr.. Sohurz's statements. The orator
Of the evening talked nearly
two hours abeut the tariff, aud
then, In the course OF less than
five minutes devoted to simple denials, In
Blaine's favor, that any sohoolboy might
have spoken, was obliged to admit that
'tit is true that he (Blaine) wrete to Mr..
Fisher that he had made decision in
teresting to his road. Now, | wish he
better II he hadn't connected his private
business with his public business" The
Democrats ought to pay General Hawley
handsomely to repeat this defence from
the stump, every night during TIE cam
paign.
THE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT.
Secretary Gardner OF the Massachusetts
independent Republican committee, sayI
the Boston Herald, returned on Thursday
from visit to New York, Rhode Islant
and Connecticut, aud he brought new
from the neighboripg muGwumps whiol
makes the independent brethren o
Massachusetts more confident than evel
Of Governor Cleveland'5 election. Mr
Gardner found the leaders in New Yorl
particularly cheerful and full OF fight, sn'
the news which they receive from til
country at large proves that the Iude
pendent movement iu Cievsland's favo
Is mot confined to the east nor to specia
states.
Mr., Gardner says that the state Of Ne'
York is regarded ss sure for the Demo
cratic ticket. The Democrats and Inde
pendents feel confident Of carrying It b
a large majority, and the Blaine me
l AQI0lt III pElN8t0 byhfOtphhh0a th@s va
Rmpire State is IS good as lost to Blaine
and has been all along. This is the test
mony OF men who have csnvassed th
situation thoroughly, of leading mel
chants In the metropolis, and OF me
who are met casually in the oars and l
public places. The Independent vote
tie state admitted by the Blaine men
be rs, 600 in the school districts alread
oanvassed, Ia enough to turn the r.
! publican majority Of 1880 and leave
. GOOD deal 10 spare. The Democrats thin
that Gen. Butlsr's vote In New York wi
= be inccnsiderable.
J The Independents at the national COL
J mittos's heae quarters are receiving ohee
2 ing letters from every state in the unio
u Ia Ohio, the Democratic outlook ia o
!, o,uraaing, and the state Ia regarded
sure for Cleveland by majority at lea
;, EQUAL to that which elected Gov. Geor
i Huadly. The Germans OF the state a
9 mainly Cleveland men, and the boltel
voi,e is heard in every town aud cit
Wisconsin promises to give majority
u Cleveland and Hendricks, and Illinois
!, ona of the doubtful states In this year
!, surprising political developments.
y Chicago, there is strong independe
D. organization which is doing effeoti
10 work, and other working clubs are lab
OF ing throughout the state.
ss The Cleveland men Of Rhode lsla
r are convinced that they have q cRpi
8, fighting chance, and they are disposed
ie take advantage of it. II they do n
a. carry the state, they will at least reda
as the Republican majority materially. I
ne Ipdep ,ndent organisation at Newport
v, actively at work, and in other towns
ne ,,,oyapoant r,Yooresses finely.