Year: 1878

than ever before. Add 10 TINS tnaJ nc IL u
man of the most refined honesty-that his
record is as pure as marble, and there would
seem to be reason enough why the people of
Vermont should reclect Justin S. Morrill,
second time.


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The result of the charter election in Newark,
with its old-fasLioned Republican maiorities, when
taken in connection with the shpwreck of the Ohio
Idea in the West is one of the cheering indications
of the season Not that there was ever any doubt
of the election of Blake in the Essex District over
the coarse Democrat and the wild-eyed Grecnbacker
who are opposed 10 him but the vote proves that the
same forces are at work in New-Jersey which have
been at work in Ohio. The Democratic managers
in New-Jersey, terrified by the show of strength
which the new PARTY was making, made a total sur
render Of their principles in some of the Congres-
sonal districts, and shulled or stradded or lodged
in all the others. In the lid they indOrsed the
Grcenback candidate In the Ist they only escaped
doing 50 by fraction OF vote, and the Demo
cratic Convention Of Camden County has since re-
pudiated the regular nominee, Stratton. and in
dorsed Grosscup, the Greenbacker. In the IVth,
Ava Clark is making Greenback speeches, and
there has not been a single unequivoCal hard
money ut,crance by any Democratic candi-
date, or any Democratic platform, from one
end OF the State TO the other. On the
contrary the Republican Conventions aud Republic
can candidates have all had the honesty and
courage TO take the highest ground in support Of
the National honor. They know just what they
are fighting for and have never thought OF
skulking. The victory in Newark is the first
result Of this manly II proves that
the Democrats have gained nothing, but have
lost everything by trucking for the National
vote II proves, too, that in an open struggle be-
tween the friends and the enemies of the countrys
credit, hard-money Democrats know where they
belong. IL will be surprising II New-Jersey does
not send at least four Republican representatives to
the next Congress- which will bo enough 10 give the
vote of the State for a hard-money President, in
case the election is thrown into the House


When It was seen that Congress was about to pass
the shameful initiation bill the great newspapers Of
tho country aud the recognized leaders OF opinion In
the Senate and the House ut once began 10 instruct
the people oil question TO which they had given
too little Thought. The time was short, but
tho teachers were apt energetic and thorough
Evon General Grant, who learns slowly, was
educated up to tn. veto point before he knew
IT, So 1t has always been whenever the National
credit has been openly assaied since the first great
discussion in the Presidential campaign of 1865
Every new form of imitation or population
az it arises goes down whenever the
issue IL squarcly made. Ohio was carried for
honest money IN 1878. because open fight was
made for honest money. Ohio was lost in 1877
because the Republican leaders were panic-strcken
and in their terror to believe that the safest
way to make an aggressive fight was to desert
to tho other camp or hide behind tree.
Ohio is redeemed to-day aud tho credit Of the
country is assured because believers in sound
finance had faith in the people, and went before
them with arguments addressed to their conscience
and intelligence. After few more experiences OF
this sort the politicians may learn that this is not
nation OF fools or Of rascas.


Not great many people outside Of Boston will
remember the Rev. Nehemiah Adams, who died IN
that city last Tuesday. Yet twenty years ago the
pro-slayery folk used his name to coniure with. He
was the author Of book, now nearly forgotten,
which made a great noise at the time, and was
thought by those who wished 10 think so, sort OF
set-of TO Uncle Toms Cabin" 1t was called "A
South Side View of Slavery" and it gave those
who took patriarchal view Of the institu-
tion great deal Of satisfaction. Mr. Rufus Choate.
who was parishioner of DR.. Adams, par
ticuary delighted with il, and lost opportunity
of extoling its author Really. the condition Of the
slave, no matter how comfortable ii might be, had
but little logical bearing upon the abstract question
of slavery but men like DIR. Lord, OF Dartmouth
College. aud DR.. Adams thought that it had, and
were never weary Of arguing that the institution
was divine one, because most of tho Southern
negroes had enough to eat and To wear.


Mr. Smith W. Weed has not yet responded to our
request to translate and explain his cipher dis
patches, as printed IN THE TRIBUNE the other day
for his benefit. We sorry for this. Mr. Weed
was very busy trying to organize victory for Mr..
TiIden in the State Committee and per-
hsps that may have excused his "back-
wardness in coming forward" But the
State Committee is lost beyond recall. Mr.
Weed ought TO be careful now not to lose anything
else. We earnestly exhort him to come forward and
explain his dispatches; and we beg to remind him
that they need explanation very badly. If he does
not deal with them tOerably promptly we shall
have to do it ourselves.


1t will not soOthe Senator Thurman to remember
that there was a time when victory for sound
principles OF finance not necessarily defeat OF
any honorable ambition which be might be cherish
ing II often pays even in politics, to hold fast to
that which is good.


II seems TO be a good occasion now. before THE
TRIBUNE prints any cipher dispatches, for the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams TO make some
further remarks about the brand of fraud
wad IN tba Of