The New York Herald Newspaper, June 21, 1876, Page 4

TA. Views of the Delegation Touching the | St. Louis Platform and Nomination. a od HANCOCK, BAYARD OR TILDEN, The Delegation Will Go for ‘the Best Man”——The Man to Win. HARD MONEY OR SOFT. Compromise and Conciliation on Both Candidates and Platform. PHILADELPHIA, Jone 19, 1876. ‘The democratic party in this State is in a disorgan- Jzed condition Its leaders mm this city are not aggros- tive. They have no policy but to wait for “something to turn up.” As to whom Pennsylvania will press for | the Presidential nomination at the National Convention they have avowedly no knowledge. But few of the delegates to the Convention will even express a per- sonal preference and all of them say ‘wait,’? although the Convention is little more than a week off, The imperiect machinery of the | party in the State is sbown by the fact that the local leaders have at this late day no advices as to the feeling in the country districts. Whether tho Western districts will indorse a hard money candi- date or whether Philadelphia will consent to accept a greenback man are questions upon which they have come to no decision, No council of the leaders has been held at which this and other vexed questions could be decided. “I tell you the truth,” said a prom- inent delegate, “but you mustn’t print my name, it will be such a refreshing novelty for | our party to gain a victory in the Presiden- | tal contest that we will make any sacrifice | to secure it. The Pennsylvonia democrats will be found ready to indorse any man who can carry the country, hard money or soft, I shall not even tell you who my personal preierence 1s for the candidate, be- cause I am ready to go with the majority, and I don’t want to influence anybody else’s opinion, Above all things, I want to see harmony in the State delegation. We in this city have not indorsed any candidate, sim- ply because we don’t know who would be acceptable elsewhere in the State, We shall not know until we et to Pittsburg, on our way to St, Louis. There wo sball meet the country delegates and hold a caucus on the cars; so that we shall not know who Pennsyl- Vania wants until we reach the doors of the Conven- tion.”” Not until the present week has it been at all possible to perceive among the democrats in this city and neighborhood any indications of preparation for the St, Louis Convention, Never before, probably, in the history of the democratic party in Pennsylvania, has there been such inertia and inactivity so near upon the National Nominating Convention. As to who is likely | to be supported by the party in Pennsylvania as its candidate there has been the greatest uncertainty and doubt. The local leaders and the rank and filo have had no opinions to express, and | were unwilling to do apything but waft, Within afew days, however, @ party programme for St. Louis bas been arranged in Washington and bas been set on foot by the jeaders here, as it has also, doubtless, in other States. Those interested are quietly working for the | nominatlon of General Hancock, and the programme {3 faid to have been so fur completed that it is even ar- Tanged that the nomination in the Convention shall | come trom Texas; that other Southern States shall then fall in, and that the Northern and Middle States, @\ by Penusylvania, will be wheeled into line, Witha view of obtaining the personal preterences of the dele- gates from tne city and State to the D-mocratic Na- Sonal Convention your correspondent bas called pon most of them personally. From the result, which is given below, it will be scen that the Hancock move- Ment 18 successtul in this rocality and has much Strength in every part of the State. DELEGATES AT LARGE. Wittiam A. Wattacn, who is Mr. Cameron’s col- league in the Senate, heads the list of the Pennsylvania delegation and aspires to be 118 leader. He would prob- ably prefer a soft money platform and a hard money candidate, or the reverse, making neither too pro- nounced to be all things to allmen, Before the Ohio Convention be was understood to be for Thurman, but his late tendencies have been tor Tilden, It Hancock 8 before the Convention Wallace will certainly support bin. Hiuster Cryer, the Representative in Congress from Berks county, is ‘close as a clam in regard to bis prefer- ence, He positively refuses to talk, Axprew H. Dit, of Lewisburg, is one of the lead- ing men of the delegation, and more outspoken than ary of the delegates at large in regard to his convic- tions and preferences. Mr. Dill is a strong bard money man, and says Pennsylvania will insist upon a hard money platform at St. Louis, This he deems ea- sential to success, both in the State and the Union. He 1s of opinion that the delegation will support Hen- dricks at the outset, but thinks it may go over to Til- deo. Hvcu M. Norta does not want to be quoted as for auy particular candidate, He is a “best man’’ man, but indicates a preference for Bayard, DISTRICT DELEGATES. PIRST DISTRICT, Grornor McGowan, Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Commiitee, and a leading politician, is a delegate irom the First district. He told the HxgaLp correspondent that he is for ex-Governor Parker, ot New Jersey. He is thoroughly persuaded that Parker is the very best candidate to put in the field, being more available than any otber, because even those portions of the country which have no particular enthusiasm for him can certainly flnod nothing against him, Heis & good democrat, an honest man and bas an excellent war record, having been one of the four great war Governors “The democratic party,” said he, “will have difficulty in conciliating the East and the West, the hard and the soft money democrats. A pronounced hard mo man would not be supported in the West, & cundi- date prominently identified with the soit money 0 ment would not be acceptable in the Tilden, ‘Thurman, Hendricks aud Bayard are not available, most of them because they have too deciaed views oo Ubis question. Parker, | believe, is a hard money man, but he i not aggressively so, and he wou u pot there: fore be objectionable 1m the West on that account. I have taiked with delegates from severai counties of the Stave, and they all say they will support Parker, He has a good record and would make the best candidate, Decause he would be the best compromise between the bard aad sot money people." “Who Is your seconc choice in the event of Parker's fatlure to receive the nomination?” “| don'tknow whom ishould goto. 1 shail certainly support Parker as loug as be bas any show whatever. 1 believe a great many otuer delegates trom Peunsyl- Vauia will aiso.”? “How about Tilden?” “He 1s objectionable to Pennsylvania democrats be- cause there isa feeling that he and his triends con- tributed to the loss of this State last year by their pro- nounced stand in favor of bard money. It may prove vo be the best thing that ever happened to us, but still , there 18 a fecling of Soreness agaiust the New York de- mocracy very naturally on nccount of this defeat, Drought about by the hard money aggressive piat- form.” General M. Ret.ty, the other delegate from this dis- trict, speaks favorably of Hancock. eneral Hancock is believed by him aud also by his colleague to be a bard moucy man and is spoken O1 a8 con tin his aituch- ment to his party, with a war record second to Love, never for integrity (hat cannot be questioned. mdricks and Tilden both are chary in d speak hough itis apparent that Til bone’ to ha itieed his party for bis own private and op this acc ount meets with but litue favor, in this city at all events. SRCOND DISTRICT. Joux R. Reav, deiegate from the Second district of Philadelphia dele- ation obtainable ready to seek ouly the guod of fan who will barmouize all nity. The question of hard or soit avoided because it is avexed one, It believed that the majority of the delegation are de- cidedly m favor of a hard money piatiorm, thus carrying out the old convictions of their party. By many of the more thougltiul leaders it ts believed Mhat this question will uot create any serious autago- councils, but the soft money faction, being ity, will gracefuily yield atier a proper ox. | { is asserted by many of the dele. | among the | ‘B tho case asm 1D but a mun pressiob of views. gation that there 18 more uuity Of feelin, present representatives than has ever te! | we , Eo iy » TA NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1876.—1RIPLE SHEET. under similar circumstances. The only bone of con- tention seems to be at present the unit question—that is, whether the State delegation shall vore unit in the Convention when the. majority decides upon a course of action, The Lancaster Convention instructed us lo vote as a unit, but there 16 much dissatisiaction avd the question is much discussed, This will be set- tied at St, Louis. Lo regard to personal preferences, it would be the policy on the part of the Pennsyivania celegation to support Governor Parker, of New Jersey, for he would carry with bin Pennsylvania, New Jersey and some of the Eastern States; but from every indica- tion the preferences of the intellectual portion of the delegation are for Senator Bayard, of Delaware, a geu- au Of rare attainments and of unimpeachabie char- acte Tuomas D. Pearce, of the Second district, a gen- Jeman of ample means, and tree {rom any of those pre- Jjudices which are apt to fasten themselves upon delo- xaces in his peculiar position, says most decidedly that he has no favorite and no interests to serve in the tortheoming nomination, He has been pressed by his immediate friends to declare his sentiments, but be- lieving that he would serve the best interests of his country a8 well as bis party by going to the Convention untramelled in every respect he mends s0 to do, The three prominent candidates—Hancock, Parker and Bayurd—are, iu the estimation of Mr. Pearce, equally worthy, and though Hancock is without doubt the choice of the Pennsylvania delegation, so far as he is concerned he will remain noucommittal. THIRD DISTRICT. Samcrn J. Ranpais, member of Congress from the Third district and one of the delegates to St. Louis, js the rival of Seuator Wallace for the jeadership of the party in Pennsylvania, He refuses to commit bimsellt, but may be quoted tor Hancock Mf the conditions are tavorabie. Wittiam McMuLux, Mr. Randall’s colleague, from the Third district, is a famous ebaracter in Philadelphia, He 1s a muscular politician in ope of the lower wards and he ‘runs’? lus ward wo that it always goes demo- cratic, while the others are all republican. He is the Buck Fanshaw of the Quaker City and is ‘ot { the boys’? He had no opinions to express regarding his choice at St. Louis, He hadn’t made up bis mind, and was goimg to stick by the party. “There is timo enough yet,” he said, “Just now,”’ sald he, “we don’t know what’ the h— we are going to do.” FOURTH DISTRICT, Wiuiam V. McGrarn, of tue Fourth district, is non- committal in his expressions, at the same time express- ing apreference tor General Hancock, the “favorite son” of Pennsylvania. Of bis availability and strength be had but jittie to say, as there has been vo formal council among the members. He spoke of Tilden in high terms, a8 in every respect a statesman, Cultured gen- tieman, and a map of upimpeachabie record. With warin expressions for the gentlemen named, Mr, Me- Grath wished it distinctly understood that be was in all respects uoprjudiced, and would vote and give bis influcnce only in auch direction as would inure most poweriully to the success o! their candidate, and in his choice should steer clear of party cliques and their ailijiations, Hesxry Donanvsg is a Hancock man, as far as he will comunit himseli to any candidate, but will go with the Test. vipTit DISTRICT. Joun FULtERToN, of the Fifth district, could not be seen, being out of town, but he is reputed as among Hancock's pepperians with the same proviso that applies to all the others, viz, that they will tail in under another banner #{ nece sary. Hexky GRRKEN, when asked as to his first choice for the nomination at St. Louis, said:—'‘l have nove. ly is the only time in my life that 1 have e into a national convention with a negative fee candidates.” He declared that he actually had no favorite, and was perfectiy willing'to liston to sugges- tions on the subject, As to the more prominent names that have been mentioned in Peunsylvania, he thought Bayard bad the most strength, but Tilden also had many friends, He had no idea trom what quarter the nominations at St. Lou's would come, SIXTH DISTRICT. Ronert E. Monaguas, of West Chester, declares that he hus no decided choice for the Presidency, He and some of his townsmen tavor Bayard, of Delaware, be- cause he is a neighbor and a good democrat, or Tilden, because he would secure New York, But while these are their,personal choice, especially Bayard, they will not urge them, beiug content to accept any good nomi- nation at the hands of tho Convention, There never was a ime, says Mr. Monaghan, when all the democratic candidates lor | ‘the — Presidency were such acceptable men, to Bayard, Tiiden, Parker, Thurman or Hendricks, either would be acceptable to Pennsylvania, ‘There never was a time, Mr. Monaghan says, wuen he has been so uncommitted 1o aby particular candidate so near upon the assem- bing of the National Convention, The Penusylvanta delegation, he assured me, would urge no name upon the Convention if affairs remain as at present. The impression my interview with Mr. Monaghan leit upon my mind was that his tirst choice would bo Heyard and his second Tilden, But Mr. Monaghan is af able man and a shrewd polttigian, and when the delegates irom the Eastern section meet there from Western Pennsylvania at Pittsourgh, @ consultation will take place between the leaders which may possibly rasuit ina change, both Bayard and Tilden being pro- nounced hard money men and not as acceptable to Western Pennsylvania, the stronghold of the soft money madness. J. B. Ruopxs, the other delegate from tho Sixth dis- trict, is uncommitted to any candidate. He believes it | is premature to express any opinion on this point, and dows not think it policy, im aby event, ior him or any other Pennsylvania delegate to go to St. Louis pledged to any individual, As to the candidates available his views concided in the main with those ot his fellow delegaie, Mr, Monaghan, of Westchester. SEVENTH DISTRICT, Judge Gxorce Ross, of Doyiestown, a prominent ‘man in bis section, is a delegate from the Seventh dis- trict, In conversing with him upon his views respect- ing the nomination be spoke substantially as follows:— “As to my choice for the Presidency | am for Han- @ock, alth ugh [ am not in the least pound or com- mitted to anybody. I think Hancock would be the most available candidate, because he would be accept- able to the North and the South equally, His war record is good, and he isaman of the highest in- tegrity.”’ “How is Hancock on the money question?” “Weil,” Ldon’'t know. I know that he ia not very ronounced either way, and that also is greatly in bis favor. It 1s that kind of a man we want.’” “Phat will give you trouble at St. Louis, will it not? If you nominae a hard money man won't there be dan- ger of a bolt in the West?” “Yes, We cannot nominate a man who has taken decided ground either way. Hancock has a great deal of strength in this part of the country. He was born right here in Montgomery county. He always comes here when in the State, and makes this bis beadquur- ters as it were, You will find that he bas many friends among the democrats of Montgomery. There 18 somo Parker sentiment about Doylestown because New Jer- Key 18 Just across tue Delaware, and our people have also business and social relatious with New Jersey. ‘Tho democratic paper here supports Parker. 1 have no idea who the democratic party in Peansyivania will urge at St. Louis. Tilden has some friends here who wiil probably work for him among the hard money men. Our party in Pennsylvania made a at mistake last ear at Erie in adopting the Obio sol money platiorm, { Was carried through with arash, and Without sober second thought. I don’t think a soft mouey man will be accepted by Pennsylvania at St. Louis.”’ “Would Tiiden be your second choice after Han- cock”? + “I can’t say that I know who would be my second choice. I have not thought about it enough ior that, Please understand me as not being strongly commiited even to Hancock." Jacos V. Gorrwatts, of Norristown, District Attor. ney of Montgomery county, will be Mr. Ross’ col- league at St Low He is strongly in tavor of Han- cock, of whoin he speaks in the bighest terms, and will not talk of any second choice. Mr. Gottwalts says that the whole of Montgomery county, a largely democratic section, 1s ior Hancock, the General having been born and brought up there, and still retaining his ties of Iriendship among the people. RIGUTH DISTRICT. Axos B. Waxyen, who 18 one ot the representatives of Berks county at St. Louis, 18.4 lawyer who seems to take more rnterest in orphan’s court practice and the price of jand in Berke than im politica He is exceed- ingly reticcut in regard to bis choice for the nomina- tion, and be deciares W® does not know what he will do. ' Ho says he bas not xeon Ciymer, and although he met Wallace at Harrisburg they had had no conversa- tion on politics, It 18, he thinks, impossible to decide what course is best until after there bas been a con- suitation of the delegation. Mr. Wanuer seems rather frieudiy to Hendricks, but refuses to express any opinion th regard to Tilden, He thinks puvlic senti- ment Is opposed to a military candidate, Evan Misuier, who is Mr, Wanuer's colleague, from Berks couaty, tsa well known ho.el keeper, of Read- ing. He is outspoken for-Hancock, whom he deciares he wili support “first, last and all the time.”’ His col- league also, be thinks, is jor Hancock, but Mr. Warner appears to bave a different opmion in regard to his own position. Mr, Mishter says emphatically that he will bot support Tikicn at any time. He may be counted upon tor Hendricks if Hancock ts not in the race, and shows where he siands on the money ques- tion’ by the declaration that he would prefer Alien, because of his financial policy, Business men, be thinks, Must have reiiel, NINTH DISTHICT, Mr, J. L. Sretxmerz, one of the delegates of the Ninth district, 1s a lawyer, of Lancaster, ana a very cordial, frank abd outspoken gentleman, if compelied to vous under present circumstances he thinks he would vote for Tuden, General Hancock is his second choice, and would be bis first i brought forward with any show of success, Mr. Steinmetz spoke well of Bayard, but thinks Tharman out of the race, on account of the action of the Allen demverats, W. Hayes Guixn, who is the colleague of Mr. Stein- metz, jefi his home at Columbia just before I arrived there; but he leit word to say, if any HeRALD man came that way, that he is firet tor Hancock aud then for Tilden. TENTH DISTRICT. Tuomas B. Metzonn, of Alientown, is a lawyer in large practice, aud when i cailed to see him his office was full of chents, all of whom were speaking the Pena- sylvania patows, Taking advantage of the dinner hour 1 was able to learn bis views, rt of the State was first for Thurmau and thea tor viden; but as this was betore the On: ventiéa, it is fair to «8sum 4 Tilden now stands first. Hi dricks, Mr. Metzger says, bas no (mends in his part of the State. Mr. Metzger isa strong hard money man, and there is a strong hard money feeling in is section, Wituiak McrcuLer, of Euston, the other delegate from this district, 1s uncommitted, but woaid probavly support either Hancock or Tilden. RVENTH DISTRICT, Daviv Lowsxpeng is a merchant tailor of Blooms- bury and a prominent demucrat im lis section, He is a determined advocate of a hard money piatiorm. Han cock is his tr likes Tilden and would vote for him for a second choice. Hendricks, he says, is in his county eight of Dine months ago, but is Bot strong Bow, A. G, Broavittan, Jr, of Mauch Chank, is Superin- tendent of tue "Lehigh Valley Railroad, avd may be sald to speak the sentiments of Asa Packer, earnest bard money man und decivediy im favor ot Tilden. Mr. Broadbead very mach disiikes the unit Tule adopted by the Lancaster Conveatwa, waen The sentiment in bis | nearly all the delegates were tired out and bad left tbe hall. TWRLYTH DISTRICT. Colovel Hexprick B. Weicut, of Wilkesbarro, is per- sonally tavoravle to Hendricks, and believes ibe dele- gation will vote for him, especially if it votes as a unit. ‘This question, which arose by the action of the Con- vention at Lancaster, after nearly all the delegates had goue, will determine whether the vote of the state 1s to be seattered. Hancock, Colonel Wright thinks, may have some chance of a nomination i certain contiu- gencies, Most of the members of the Pennsylvania delegation ave as yet no idea whom they will support, butt is @ disposition to go for the candidate who is most likely to win, On the money question Colonel Wright is inclined to be ‘*soft,” and he is much blamed for his course in that direction as the presidi of the State Convention a year ago, James Cornett, of Scranton, will act with his col- Jeague, Colonel Wright. THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. Decatur E. Nice, of Pottsville, is biuff and out- spoken, but notwithstanding he declares he does not know what be is going to do. The delegation, he says, is just now im the condition he is in bimself—that of chaos. The trouble with the party m Pennsylvania is the want of a recognized leader. bed ec Mr. Nice will not accept the leadership of Seuator Wallace, but he says that, contrary to the general expectation, Wal- lace is not seeking to control the delegation. Nico is for the best man—the man who can win. . The candi date, he thinks, must come either from the West or the East, After elaborate explan :tions of the causes of the New York Governor's unpopularity in Pennsy!vania he evinces something like a disposition to support ‘Ben Tilden,” as he sometimes calls our Sammy. Mr. Nice speaks kindly of Bayard and mentions name of Hancock as a possible compromise, Wintiam M. Ranpatt, of Schuylkill Haven, may be put down as a ‘best man’’ man. FOURTEXNTH DISTRICT, Groxor W. Rrax, who is one of the delegates from the Fourteenth district, is a young He is & bard money man, and i will act witl ator Dill, probably for Hendricks first, with Tilwen for hia second choice, Dr. Gxorce H. Srana, of Lebanon, Mr. Ryan’s col- league, 1s not well known in polities, this,being his first appearance on the political stage. He may be quoted rs Hendricks as his first and Tilden as his second choice. VIPTEENTH DISTRICT, The delegates from ihe Fifteenth district are R. A. Packer, one of the leaders among the Pennsylvama democracy, and Wittiam H. Dimmick, the subject of much unpleasant notoriety in connection with an at- tempt to make moncy out ol the national banks by asking them tor money to be used in protecting them against adverse legisiation. Both are “best man’ men, and will go for Hancock, Tilden or Hendricks, whichever may be strongest, SIXTERNTH DISTRICT, Joux B. Brcx, of Williamsport, and Grorce D. Jacksox, of Laporte, Sullivan county, are both Han- cock men if Geveral Hancock 18 before the Convention, and afterward for Hendricks or Tilden, Mr, Beck is a noted Harrisburg lobbyjst, and takes a t interest iu “Boom bills” and other matters of « hke kind upon which be is employed to influence legislation, BKVENTKENTH DISTRICT. R. L. Jounsow, one of the delegates trom the Seven- teenth, is a Jawyer of considerable eminence at Evens- burg, in Cambria county. This 1s an old Welsh setile- ment, where the language of Wales is still spoken by many of the inbabitania, 1 found Mr. Johnson at his otfice busy with his chents, and, although he was very willing to discuss the political situation with me, he was exceeding:y non-committal, especially on the money question. Although not Allen men, he suid the sympathies of the poople of Western Ponnsylvania were with the Ohio democrats, Mr. Johnson hag not deter- mined what be will do at St. Lovis, but his firat choice would be Hancock and bis second choice, if not Parker, of New Jersey, a man hke him. E. L. Kexr, of Bedford, who is Mr. Jobnson’s colleague, is a rising young lawyer at a bar where many of his competitors were trained under the judicial ad- ministration of regs pt Black more than a quarter of a century ago. Mr. Kerr is exceedingly cautious in the expression of bis views, but inclines toward Hancock or Tilden. has endeavored to keep iree to act for the best intere: 1 the party, Tne interesting ques- on in bis mind is to finda man who cau carry both New York and Indiana, with a fair chanco of carrying besides both Ohio and Pennsylvania, When he finds such a man he will at once recognize his candidate, KIGHTERNTH DISTRICT, Joun A. Mager, the editor of the democratic paper of Perry county, could only be found after a tiresume ride of many miles in a wagon, nig home being at Bloomfeld, which 1s off the line of the railroad. When found be was found to be for Tilden as his tirat choice, unless Hancock is in the field, Mr, Magee is an ud- miror of Senator Thurman, but considers him out of the race, and says that even beiore the action ot the Ohio Convention there was a feeling that Thurman’s nomination would be impolitic, owlog to party dis- sensions, Which would muke it next to impossible for him to carry his own State in November, Magee is a hard mouey man, being suiliciently east of the Alle- gbanies not to be affected by Western sentiment, Dr. A. J. Fisner, who ts Mr. Magee’s colleague, also 1 ves off the line of the railroad. He is a country docior at McAhsterville, a village against one of the spurs of the Blue Kidge, mm Juniata county. It 1s @ weary drive from Mifflin to McAlisterville, and the tedium of the journey is only relieved by the sign boards the traveller encounters, two of which read as follows :— “To Slabtown four miles,” and **fo Helltown seven miles.” I found Dr. Fisher at bis dinner, just off tho country surgery, where I waited for him till the meal was finshed, fearing that it 1 went away some countryman might break his leg and 1 sbould miss him altogether. When he joined me 1 told bim my mission, and like other dis- tinguished members of society we perfurmed our social duties before we began to talk. Dr. Fisher is not pro- nounced in bebalf of any candid but favors Han- cock or Hendricks. His immediate constituents, wuo are mostly farmers, take littie mterest in the money question. “In this part of the couniry,” the Doctor said, “we have money cnough. Crops have been good, prices fair and we scarcely feel the hard times. Every- thing is going ou a8 usual, and neither inflation nor resumption gives us much trouble’? Evidently Dr. Fisher means to allow the rest of the country to have its own way on this question. NINKYEENTH DISTRICT. F. E. Bexrasoover, a young lawyer of Carlisle, is one of the delegates (rom the Nineteenth district. He is an out and out hard mouey man, and would have no compromises with the inflavonists. Mr. Beltzhoover thinks it would be better to let the Ohio faction go than to attempt to conciliate them. ‘Tuomas B. Nexuy, of Gettysburg, is the Prothonotary or Clerk of the Court of Common Pieas of Adams county. He was originally in tavor of Thurman, but his calculations were disturbed by the action of the Ohio Convention. Mr. Neely keenly feels the annoy- ance of that fauz pas. If Thurman is out of the race he will probably support Tilden. TWENTIRTH DISTRICT, Tuouas M. Urtixy, of Lewistown, is a rising lawyer in Contral Pennsylvania, who has’ herototore given more attention tv hw profession than to politics, and who, although b lelegate to St. Louis, 18 not expe- cially anxious 10 go to Congress. Mr. Uttiey is not pro- nounced in favor of any candidate, but ates a prefs erence tor cock or Hendricks. He thinks the tn. flation breach must receive attention and is in favor of coneiiiation, Colonel A, C. Noyes, of Westport, is Mr. Uttley’s colleagae, and is a “best mun’ man, who may bo quoted for Hancock or Hendricks, TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT, Cuarves E. Boys, of Uniontown, a lawyer and poli. tician of considerable prominence in the Western part Oi the State, declares that Le does not know whom he will support. He indic.tes a preterence tor Hendricks as his first choice, and wants to compromise on the money question. Dr. ALKXANDER Pattox lives at” Rice's Landing, on the Monongahela River, out of the reach 01 everybody, He is a granger, and’ unquestionavly tor soit mouey aud Hendricks. TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT. Axtuony J. Keating, of Pittsburg, is tor Bayard, but says he will accept Hendricks in order to concittate the West. Mr. Keating wants to nominate a man who will be able to carry Ohio and Indiana. W. J. BuRSNAN, Who is Mr. Keating's volleague, is @ working man ‘n a south side toundry, and caunot fail to be a noteworthy ciement among the back politicians atSt Louis, Mr. Brennan says be does not want a candidate trom the Kast. His first choice would be Pendleton, but that being impossivle, he will support Hendricks. He says be is not for inflation, but is op- posed to a fixed time for resumption. TWRNTY-THIRD DISTRICT. MaLcoum Hay, one of the delegates trom the Alle- ghany district, oung lawyer in Pittsvurg aud one lest, 1f not the ablest, man in the Pennsyiva- gation, He thinks the money question wtil not be the issue in this cany: but that administrative torm will be the mm before the peopie. In gard tothe nomination, Lapeeene be woelt prefer Bayard, but he does not regurd Tilden wiih disiavor, Mr. Hay says Tilden has many friends in Western Pennsylvania, som ‘an who were verv hostile to hin just year boing disposed to nominate tim now. He speaks kindly vf Hancock, but thinks the people are tired of the word “General.” At Parker he Kbs as one who solicits the Presidency as it he was election- ering or justice of the peace. Mr. Hay ways he has ined to keep bis mind irce, so as to be ‘abw to act for the best at St, Louis. ALEXANDER G, Cocttkane, member of Congress from Alleghany, says he wou't say anyching until be gets to St. Louis. TWENTY-POURTH DISTRICT. Witttam B. Dusuar ana J, AxtuUR BenxtLEY are the delegates from the Twenty-fourth district, They may be quoted for Hendricks. TWENTY-PIFTH DISTRICT. S. M. CLARK, a lawyer of Indiana, has no decided preference, He thinks there are no settied convictions or choice among the Penosylvania deezation relative to the nomination, but that every rterest will work toward the selection of a good man. He believes the Couvention will be a most harwonious one, inasmuch as the aelegates were disposed to centre their choiwe on @ candiuate of pure record, H. M. Lex, of Kittanoig, an eminent lawyer, is in- clmed favorably toward Bayard, whose political life is pure and spoticss, However, if bis delegation preier He is iiden tt could have bis vote without hesitancy, @ hard money man, Pennsyivi support Mr. Curtin for the second place, tor the «imple reason he would sooner be veaten by a tually developed democrat than elect one of doubtful conviciions, He of the dele,ation at Pitts- burg the manner of 1ts vote would bo decided. TWENTY-MIXTH DISTHICT. , Who, by the way, Is a 8 in iavor of Hend the honor t# too great for the territory, Sam T he wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole. “The action of the New York Convention in regurd to the Penasyl- vania and Obio plitiorms, wherein Tilden’s bana was shown, Mr. Baird said, damned bim forever in his good opinion. ’ greeny A. Straxattay, of Mercer, is a lawyer by pro- feasion, who thinks Bayard and Hendricks the best men that could be nominated at St. Lows. He was not strong in this preference, however, and woald support Tideu heart and soul it he proved the choice of tho | of Convention, Mr. Stranahan isin favor of the naked repeal of the Resumption act, but thought the money question would be of secondary importance at St. Lou's. ‘He expects a wondertul change in the popular vote of Wesiern Pennsyivania from the Allesvanies to Lake Business prosiration 8 more keenly felt jn the ory mentioned than anywhere else, and he knows of promineut repubiieans who will vote fora change of admiuistration this ial. TWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT. Ronest 1. Cocnnan, of Franklin, a banker, ia in favor of the repeal of the Resumption act, but fs satis- ied the issue of the forthcoming campatga will be on men rather than measures. He has no preference, but hopes and is almost sure Pennsylvania will cast its vote for Tilden and Hendricks. This would prove & strong tick nd he knows of many liberal republi- cans of wealth and influence in bis district who would support this nomination in preference to any that could be made at Cineinuats, Mr. Tilden, for bis re- form measures, had made mans warm friends trom among the ranks of the voters. J Tuomrson, of Eric, a lawyer of extensive ractice, will stick to Tiléen as long as there are any opes of success. Hendricks is bis choice tor the second place. Though the impression wag almost gen- eral among the democracy of Pennsylvania that this Btate, with Obio to boot, bad been shamefully snubbed by New York on the money question, yet it was not Just or proper to lay the blame at the feet of Mr. Til- den. In his opinion Tiiden is @ systematical worker, without an equal in the democratic party, and further- bv) he is honest, and his political recurd without a lo MR, BELMONT AND. THE DEMOCRACY. THE LETTER OF MR. AUGUST BELMONT ON THE DEMOCRATIC VictoRIEs OF 1874—ADVICE IN THE HOUR OF TRIUMPH—A REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL QUESTION—A PLEA FOR UNITY AND HARMONIOUS ACTION BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, New Yorx, Nov. 17, 1874 Dean Sim:--I rogret extremely that it 1s out of my power to be with you this evening, in order to partici- pate in the celebration of the recent democratic vic- tories, The peaceful revolution achieved by the electors of our Republic against Executive and Con- gressional usurpation and misrule is an event of the greatest importance, the result of which wiil exert a powerful and beneficial influence upon the future destinies of our country, That such a revolution could have been effected against the whole strength of the administration, with its army of office-bolders and the most lavish expendi- ture of money, must fill with joy and pride the heart of every good eitizen. It vindicates most triumphantly the vitatity of republican institutions and proves con- cluaively the biessings of seli-government. In this bour of our triumph it behooves ue to bear in mind that only by moderation, union and a strict ad- herence to the true principles of democracy can hope to earn the fruits of our oy, We have a powerful and unscrupulous enemy to con- tend against, who will not relinquish toe federal power held so long and with such disuatrons results, except after a renewed and desp troggle, ‘The followers of the administration know that their defeat in 1876 will be their death knell as a national political y, and between now and then all the imme resources at their com- mana will be concentrated, in order to re- trieve their present detea. We have jiven them a Waterloo, but we must follow it up by asedan if we mean to grasp the power from their hands and once more restore peace and prosperity throughout the Vast extent of our country. Even now they are already trying to sow the seeds of discord among Us and to fan into open hostility differ- ences on the currency question which have unfortu- nately arisen between the democratic purty of the East and a portion of the Western democ- racy. It is of most vital importance that we should not assist their nefarious game vy premature and bitter polemics on this question. J.et us bear in mind that those who differ trom us in opinion on finan- clal matters are our brethren in faith on ail other vital political questions, and that their erroneous con- clusions are the natural reswits of a vicious financial system created and persisted in for the last tweive years by our political opponents, The financial panic of jast year, followed by an utter Prostration of trade and inuustry, has shown but 100 well that an irredeemabie paper currency ts not a pana- cea against bankruptcy of individuals, corporations and States, When our friends will calmly reflect on this, when they will see at this moment how with a plethora ‘of money unperalleled im the annals of our commercial history, prices of every description are continuing to decline, when they will tind that never before have the farmer and planter, the manufacturer and mechanic, received so poor a return for their labor, they cannot fail to discover the fallacy of their views without the assistance our arguments: Truth does not the aid of her deleaders; she is sure to prevail; the Litter lessons which are still in store for us between now and 1876 will settie the question between a sound and Irredeemable currency before we can gain the federal power aud with i the privilege and responsi- Dility of shaping the financial policy of the government. Our duty of the hour is to cultivate harmony and good ling among all the democrats, West and t, North and South, We must, while we adhere strictly to the democratic principles bequeathed to us by Jeflerron and Jackson, treat with tolerance the honest opin-* jons of those who differ from us, never for- getting that we ,aro all engaged in the holy cause o/ our country, and that it wih require our united efforts in order to bring back to every section of this vast Republic the blessings of peace, prosperity and frecdotn. If our leaders and our press will ald us by acting on these principles we shall form a homogenous and irre- sistible army when the great battle of 1876 ia to be fought, and our victory will be more complete and more fruittul in its blessings than tho one you are cele- brating to-night. Yours, very truly, AUGUST BELMONT. James Seve, Esq., Chairman of Committee Con- stitution Club, Brooklyn. OFF FOR ST. LOUIS. DEPARTURE OF THE KINGS COUNTY DELEUA- TION—THE TAMMANY MEN TO LEAVE TO- MORROW-—THE ANTI-TILDEN LEADERS ON ‘THEIR WAY. The Kings county delegates to the St. Lovis Demo- cratic National Convention left for St. Louis last eve- ning on the Central Ratiroad. The delegates were accompanied to the depot by a large number of friends, who gave them a hearty cheer as tho tra!n moved out of the depot. The delegates who went onthe train aro:—Henry ©. Murphy, delegai Kinselia, Roger A. Pryor, ex-Se: Jacobs, William C, Kingsley and Archibald Bliss, James W. Oakley and Gilbert C, Dean, delegates from the First Congressional district, Queens county, will leave to-day, and will put up at the Southe-n Hotel, which is also to be the headquarters of the Kings county dolegation, The anti-Tilden forces, who are to do all they can to head the Govervor offat St. Lous, and whose Icaders reside at Albany, will all bo on the ground by Saturday night. Word was received in this city yesterday that among others Amasa J. Parker, John T. Hoffman, Eli Perry, John V. 1. Pruyn, Robert H, Waterman, Walter 8. Church, Erastus Corning, ex-Judge Ulute, F. W. Vosburg, C. W. Armstrong, A. 0. V. Dodge, Ira Porter, A. H. Tremaine and A. B, Pratt, all anvi-Tilden men, had already started for the scene of their undermining operations, They will ve reinforcea on Sunday by Willard Johnson, Jim Belden, Tommy Gale and ail tho other leaders of the Canal Ring from the Onondaga trict. Juage Pratt, ex-Attorney General, it is said, aiso join them on Monday. THE TAMMANY DELEGATES will leave this city on Friday nicht. They are making great preparations to go off with flying colors, and their train ts to be gorgeously decked with fags and bunting, One of the deiegates, it is rumored, will take a few ya ds of crape along, so that, if Tilden should happen to be nomimated, every one of the delegates opposed to him from this city will have enough to put around his bat for the retara journey. The fact that nine out ot the fourteen de! s ure for Tilden, it 18 believed, will go & great way toward breaking the force of Tammany’s opposition to the Governor.” The delegation will reach St. Louis un Sunday aiternoon, Some 200 “outside Tammany delegates will leave to-morrow (Thursday) evening, when the democratic members of the Board of Aldermen take their depar- ture, Bhe Aldermen will have two palace cars for their exclusive use. "There is a good joke going the rounds about some of the Tammany men, who some time ago club‘ved together and agreed to purchase 500 tickets for themselves and friends at the rate of $27 for the round trip. The purchase, 1t is said, was nade, anid since it was made the rate for the round trip has fatlen to $20. The tellows who clubbed together now want to know who is going to pay that extra $7. It 18 probable there will bo a family row over the matter afier the Convention is over. REPUBLICAN REFORM CLUB. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Repub- ican Reform Club was held in their rooms at No, 39 Uniou square, last evening, Mr. Francis A. Stout pre- siding. After the transaction of some routine business the tollowing resolutions were adopted ;— atin the unanimous nomination by the Re- al Conven: 1 Kutheriord B. for i r mph of those prinel- the foundation of the |. That the platform adopted by the Convention at Cincinnatl meets with our mst cordial concurrence; that in tho declaration of priuciples it embodies and in an? didates choven to ma ration. commend buth candidates and support of all who have labored to secure those results fe toe lead of the r and treasure, whieh atv eel tg te MOR saad oo THE DUTY OF DENOCRATS : oe A Letter to the Hon. Francis Kernan , by Clarkson N. Potter. HINTS FOR THE CONVENTION A Proposed Recreation and Regeneration of the Principles of the Democracy- THE POLICY OF THE PERIOD. Nurwoop, New Rocuguix, N. Y., June 17, 1876 Hon. Fraxcis Kennax:— My Drak Sir—You are the head of the delegation from this State to the approaching Democratic Con- vention. In that Convention no State, either by iw magnitade or its services, will be more entitled to be heard and be heeded than New York. To you, there. tore, 1 venture to address these suggestions as to ths danger and the duty of our party at this time, We are approaching a national election at a time of general depression aud disaster—at a time, too, when all patriotic citizens are pained and mortified by reve- lations of widespread corruption in office, Never be- fore im the history of the country has there been an administration whoge tone has been so low, whose in- fluence has been so demoralizing and whose leading men have been so largely arraigned for breaches of common honesty, Under such circumstances it would be natural for the people of the country.to depose the party in power, If they hesitate in doing so it must be because of the apprehensions they bave about intrusting to our party the conduct of the government. And yet why should there be such apprehensions? Surely not that slavery will be restored, The democracy uever were in favor of ery. So far as they acted with slave- holders they did so because they regarded slavery as beyond the power ot the federal government, and not, therefore, to be properly or salely dealt with by it; not because they favored the system: bocause they were for the compact between the States—not because they were for slavery. But haa they been the party of slavery that would make no difference now. Slavery has not only ceased, but has become impos- sible. The late changes in the constitution pre- vent its restoration without the consent of the North, while the changed status of the colored population re! ders such a restoration, even if not so prevented, equally impossible. Slavery was one of those evils which men did not know how to get rid of lawfully, butwhich, once rid of, it is not possible to restore. To dispute about it is, therefore, like disputing about the issues that prevailed before the flood, To appre- hend its restoration ts as idle as to fear a return of the waters which then covered the earth, Equally unfounded is the notion that the control ot the general government by the democrats 1s dangerous to the integrity and unity of the country. Nothing could be more erroneous than this. Whatever ques- tion existed as to the homogeneousness of the country has ceased to exist. The war was one of thos 18 of strength which afforded the last argument such ques- tions «admit of, and that question was finally settled by the result of the war, Ages hence new and unforeseen causes may lead to the separation of these States, but no present and existing cause points to that result. Re- publican government may be overthrown and absoluto or oligarchical government prevail instead; but what- ever form the government of this people may take, they will, by reason of their physical and nati ral sur- roundings and necessities, remain one nation for gen- erations yet to come. A “a USITED souTH.” But this is not an age given to political reflection, and-when real causes are not apparent the people are apt at first to ascribe results to wrong causes. They find ‘‘a united South’’ opposed to the administration of Grant; and, remembering that it was lately in armed revolt against the administration of Lincoln, assume that thé party with which tt is now acting must, there- fore, be wrong, And yet the — present aiti- tude of the South is wholly duc to what Mr. Pinchback at the Cimecinnati Conven- uon called “the corruption and mismanvage- ment which had come upon the South atthe hands of Northern adventurers,” the oppression’ of whose *cur- pet-bag”’ governments necessarily united all who had anything to lose, whatever their politics, in opposition to the administration wich sustained these plundorers in power, In truth, the South has no longer those in- terests with the party of limited and localized govern- ment which it formerly had. Plundered and impover- ished, tts present interests are rather in a strong ted_ eral government— one with liberal powers; one that will baild public works, grant subsidies, hold up the weak and aid the feeble. And these considerations would, from the close of the war, have put the South on the side of the republican party but ior the oppres- sion and ruin resulting from ‘‘carpet-bag” ralo. t But it w the natare of men to reckon people with * reterence to the divisions in which they have found them, and until new issucs present themselves and ancther opportunity und necessity for reckon- ing arrives, to count them up according to the issugs on which they were before divided, even after those issues have wholly ceased toexist. And so the republican leaders, instead of being abashed and overwhelmed by the corruptions in ther midst which have been ex- im solemn convention “charge the democratic party as bo bg ine same in charac'er and spirit as when it sympathized with treason,” and warn the people to “beware of this Confederate Congress.” Nothing can be more unjust or unfounded, and | do not believe the people are to be thus migied as tothe causes of the existing attitude of the South. But the question of the present is how to purify and reform the government, and us to that the people ask, “What do you democrats propose? What is it your desire to do?” Surely this i¢ a question it is not dificult to answer, and surely, too, it ought to be frankly and fully answered, and answered first by the Couvention about to assemble at St Louis to lay down « platform and wominate a candidate fur tne coming cumpaign. And that body should answer it, not by general declarations in favor of honesty, elficiency, economy and reform, which all favor and for which every convention declares, but should, it seoms to me, answer it by pronouncing for some means by which it may be reasonably claimed that these desirablo ends can be obtained. LIMITED AND LOCALIZED GOVERNMENT. What is a party organization for but to carry into ef- fect Ineasures it sustains? Purity, economy, efficiency, reform, are not measures, but ends. li a party has no measures'to support, bat only men, it bas ceased tobe a8 party of principle, and has become a persoval party. It is indeed well to have men to administer government, but it is betver to have a good system of goverment. The one ends with the man— the other remains in permanence. If our system of government is now as us ossibie, then, int the only thing to be fer 1’ to sect crag a possible adm.nistration of it, ‘But if the evils which exist urise trom detects in our government, which result iroin the mab:lity of those who framed the government to foresee such evils, and therefore to guard against them; and if these deficiencies in the government can be remedied (us they have been in large part in other governments), surely it is em ot YePesvesar ¥ ‘them 19 our government. btless, @ ‘vody were good, should have no such evils, Doubtless, we want purer and better people. But it is the of the statesman to make the best of the existing condition of thugs; minister government as to bri about tor the people, as they are, the practical resulta While popular government continues ta so Vast a Nga ag halo must generaily be two parties. ne for having the goveromg powers do inuch, the other for baving them do littie; une tor baving the exercise of government centralized, the other for paving 1 localized. Tac d lemocracy is the parcy which 1 lor limited and for loealized goveru- sa aera Selene pane ‘and it, or some ii ue iooxit. "Bat the conditions to which limited and localized ument are to be agoed now ditler wholly from the conditions to which our fathers ap- plied thom, and yot we talk about them as if they were the same. We hold fast to the methods rather than tothe principies which our fathers established und Still hope to secute personal liberty by @ strict con- struction of the powers of the federal government, without fd to the changes in the condition of the country which have taken place. We favor the rights of States, alti such tights bave go val —- rig! tate, be far as they refrained from granting powers to the national governmeng which they established; so far as they put limitatious‘upon the exercise by tbat ‘the Granted to It, their constant wing the Liye bat people, scattered along the Atlantis sea re. a eeeinen separated by wide distances, with li.tie communication, less trade, and BO ublike in babvits; anbke we of tose Stated ylelu oth pationai government — which they established they yielied with apprehension, as power given to be exercised by strangers, and wuich only a pressing necessity justified them in delogating. i all this has changed, Forty-five millions of people PY the continent trom ocean to ocean, kait to getner as our fathers never dreamed of, by landways and waterways, by the steamboat and the railway, and Kona by the felegrape im instant communication each with ol ‘So that the last generation has grown up homog 8 in language, in origin, in occupation; strong tn the pride of a common nationality; careless of the dua! nature of our yovernment, and regarding the federal government, not as a government, with a partial and separate authority, but as a para- mount government, with a general supreme authority. Such a people may naturally be wo iisten with impatieace to op mons which once generally prevatied, to regard as dan- gerous truths which every statesman *t one time avowed. Aud yet the necessity for limitations the power of Congress is greater now than ever be- fore, and that, too, in respects in which uo strictness ed construction of the federal constitution cam avail us, PRIVATE LEGISLATION. With the growth of wealth and population there have grown up in the larger States and io Congresa certain abuses which the fathers could not foresee and therefore did not provide against. In their day the gifts and the grants, the charters, subsidies and i gn which legislatures, whether State or federal, ad to give, were insignificant. When in time these became important there came also a corrupt pressure to secure them, has this evil become that in the larger States ity’as been found necessary to cut off fu ational limitation such powers of legislation. not been. If the evil 80 be tag epeeial wastes peocg bed our charters for 8, terres aud other movopolies fail mamly by Congress; and (kus us expecially true of that class its legisiation whieh ited by private bila, ‘The fathers male © provision in respect of private legislation, because wm their timé none was neeaed, They adopted the then common notion that the sover- eign could do ne wrong aud should not, therefore, be sued, and left Congress to determine upon the rights and clams which individuals had upon its justice or liberality. In the early days, with few members and little business, an inielligeat consideration of such claims by Congress was not impossible. But as popu- lation aud wealth and industries have increased these claims have risen to magnitude and have become of a mature which makes such consideration impossible, We havo established already a court for a portion of those claims, but none the less we retain for the reat ® determination by Congress It results that two days in every week—one-third of the entire, time of the House of Representatives—is, by its rulos, given to the constderation of private business; that 19, to biils tor payment, or gifts, or bounties, or revel, or some form of privilege, to private persons, Tocse ciaims are first referred to a committee of ten or 80, who in turn refer them to some one member, who bears the statements or ex parte evidence offered by the app.icant, and reports the bill buck to the commit- tee, who, if they approve it, report it to the House, by or brief discussion, it 1s passed or reject ually done ex parte, without any opposing interest being heard, without any general publicity, without auy oral examination of witnesses, without any check against fraud and without auy pi ruies or regulations. 3 That such a determination ot claims should necessarily regult in great abuses is unavoidable. It is hardly too much to say that a person with # just claim upon Con- gress might almost as well abandon it as pursue it; and that no one with an unjust claim, if only pla ie, persis- tent and needy, need be without some hope of success. Now, 1n nearly all civilized countries this miserable system bas been abandoned, and triounals have been established to hear in the open day, examine and upon, tue claims made upon the Government. Tne United States, gna ot all governments leust fitted by the number of its logislators for properly determin- ing such claims, still retains the system of determin. ‘pg them, not by its courts, but by its Legislature. All our experience und observation show (hat novbing can be more unjust to the government aud to the citizen, Beyond this such claims furnish the chief source of corruption in Congress. Public measures must be mainly determined with reference to public ends, aud thereiore rarely furuish either tnducement or oppor- tunity for corruption. But with private measures the reverse is true, and if members of the Congress are ever corrupted or purposely misled, or advantage takes of their names to defraud and plunder claimants, cx perience has shown that it is invariably in connection with these or kindred measures of private legislation. A court of some gort should be established to which every private claim now dependent upon the special action of Congress should be referred, and no duilat should be paid on such claims without the judgment and sanction of such court first ob- tained, Milhons would thus be saved to the government; justice, to maintain which ia the first end of government, would be secured to deserving suitors; weeks of time in aneraeree would be gained for the public business, and Congress would be relieved from the most dangerous of all the influences that surround it for evil, This simp.e change should be made, and this change the democratic party should propose. It would be in strict accord with its general priveipie of limitation upon the power of government. The recom. mendation of such a change should come from it, and come at once, witnout longer waiting or grehter neces. sity. It will furnish a “new departure,” aford a new fssue and present a fresh question upon which to divide men, with reterence to which they can take sides with- out being met by the cry of *‘Confederate” or ‘he shout of “secession.”” But avother and more important evil in our government is the growth of the Executive patronaze. GROWTH OF THE EXECUTIVE PATRONAGR. So little was this foreseen that the tatbers made no provision for it whatever. Tne first Congress spent weeks discussing the power of the President to remove from oilice. Now, between 80,000 and 90,000 persons hold office under the President If we reckon each office-holder a8 controlling, through his family or friends, in order io keep himself tn place, three votes besido his own, we shall then have between 300,000 and 400,000 voies under the direct control of the Pres- ident—a pumber moro than sufficient to controi both nominations and ‘elections, and a reason which our fathers did not have for making the President ia- eligible to re-election. This enormous patronage aad control—far greater than that of the monarch of any civilized government in tne world, except the Czar— is under our system Centralized aud made tue spuil of our national election, Having thus united all these prizes im one common 4, the country is divided into two great parties, which struggle for its control. How bitter this struggie, first jor nomination within each party, and then between the two purties for election, We are this year witnessing. That the party which, after such a struggle, wins the control should imsist upon exercising it is most natural The deciaration that ‘to the victors belong the spoils’? becomes a necessity, it we will huve spoils, When, therefore, men talk of ‘Civil Service Reform,” based upon examination and fitness of candidates, while they leave tic tenure of oflice dependent upon the will of an Executive chosen for the very parpose of distributing this patronage among his party, they tall of an impossibility. Although to make the President eligible but for wsingle term would do something toward correcting this growing and most dangerous evil, we shall thoroughly correct tt only when we change the system; woen we distribute to localities the selection of those who are to serv: when we make the tenure of subordinal otlice permenent, There ure 40,000 postmasters. Why should not they be chosen in some way by the localities in which they serve? I have long thought that if the power was re- served to the Postmaster General to suspend at pleas. ure, but to remove for cause only, postmasters—at least in the rural districts—might well be chosen by pop- ular vote. But if not chosen by tho people of their re- spective districts they might be appointed by the Stave or county or township or municipal authorities. It would be for Congress, when it proposes to the States the copiers of es reenter hese nso for feat Purpose, to determine upon the particular way ip which these local offices should bo selected by theit localities. Butit would be tor the Convention to de- clare generally for this decentralization of federal power and patronage and to face the democratic party: toward the only possibie course by which real reform in this respect can be secured. On the other hand, as regards all subordinate clerk- ships and other minor [et hph ome einpioyés, why should not the occupants hold their positions durit good behavior? As buman nature is now constitu it would be too much to expect that a party whicn had pussed through a great atruggle for the control of these places anu won tuat control should divide them with their adversaries; and hence all propositions at- tended with that result have failed, as would, im y President who attempted to carry such a cou into effect. Bytitis not too much to hope that the people might agree that for the future such places suould not be leit open to be so contended fur, And once remove private claims from legislation and break sting Executive patronage, and we shail as necessary result, purer legislation and a better civil service, Beyond this, It woult be well if there were some declaration by the Convention not only against subsidies ard land saree baat a oy Comgreun by tho States. Th against legislation by a8 e world has of late years been tending toward constitu- tonal government, Constt government incang limited government. It means the estublishment of certain permanent fundamental sh gg and rulea ‘and the recognition of certain Tights which tume to time in power shall not lisregard, nobly said, ‘Liberty congiets in the limitation ment”? THE PRORRAL LNGISLATORS NEARLY OMXIPONRNT, Our government was created by a constitution in which heh on See aa what was expressly forbidden, a ~ Tear nian tho of Congress, wi e gro’ and chan; & the physical conditions of the country which hive tuken place, our federal Legisjature bas been irom year to year graduaily growing “in power, until now 1¢ Assumes, without remark, within the line of the sabe jects on whieh it acta, to be ompipotent not bound, except in its own discretion, to respect private or vested bd neo Ie alters the vaiue of money; it gives subsidies which even monarchical ‘This evil because not generally felt. But it gerous and growing, and ought now to be declared changes in the federal constitution would lige of democratic principles, To limit foundation of Alt m the