The New York Herald Newspaper, September 30, 1876, Page 4

: _ ‘2 - NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1876.—IRIPLE SHEET, — TTC DEMOCRATS Ex-Governor Seymour on the Presidential Campaign. THE CONDITION OF THE COUNPRY REVIEWED, Senator Boutwell’s Speeches Sharply Criticised. COMPTROLLER ROBINS Ce sui IND Unica, Sopt. 29, 1876, A large and enthusigstic democratic ratification was held at the Opera House to-night. Ex-Governor Seymour, on taking the chair, said:— “1am impelled by the deep interest I feel in the pend- | ing election to attend this meeting at the sacrifice of my health and against the’ protests of my physicians, 1 foel an tnte anxiety for the election of the Presi- dential, arid of the State and Congressional tickets pre- sented by the democratic party, I ago moved by higher than mere party considerations when I come before you at this time to speak of the condition of our country in this centennial, when our minds are in- stinctively turned toward its past progress, or to its % That mar it be dead to duty whd sink all patriotie feelings in a desire for a mere partisan victory, But our pride in the success of the past and our hopes for the glories of the future are chilled by the moral and material condition of our country, aud we are forced to turn our thoughts from the past to (he future and to deal with the great problems of to-day. In a country blessed beyond all in its material advantages we see 4 pervading distress which can only be charged to errors in gov: ernment and to a low aiandard of morals in all that re- Inies to public affairs, 1t is said that the clouds which future pro ° Lave darkened the homes of our peopie, the fields of | f jndustry and the marts of commerce begin to lift up | ana let in gleams of light, which show a brighter pros- peet in the future. I pray that this may be true, But the fact still remains that at this moment there is more want, suffering and anxiety in Ameri, can homes than has been felt at any other period, The coming winter is looked forward to with | dread by mavy who have never before cold or of hunger, anxious to labor, With an honest pride in his indepen- dence and manhood, who finds that not only himself | but those depending on him are threatened with want. But, worse than all, that in this bis‘nmanbood may bo broken down by the necessity of an appeal to the as- sistance of Are there none such in this audience before me? We know that our land has millions of citizens who suffer these pangs of anxiety and humiliation, There 18 no right-mindod, true- hearted ian who doos nox feel, in view of what he sees around him, that the duty of the day ts to give allour thoughts to the causes of these evils and the remedies which shall relieve them. I tell you, my fellow citizens, that he who can stand before an audience like this and who shall seek to turn away tho minds of his hetrers trom their own conviction aud that of their country, is a man who has a guilt to hide. He who will tyy to divert your mind from the first great duty of American citizens! life does so becaure discussion will bring to light that which will discredit ‘his past actions and defeat his hopes in the future, MORAL DISORDERS AND MATERIAL DISRESS. ‘There are two aspects of our country which demand our attention—its moral disorders and its material dis. tress, My strength will pot allow me now to speak of these, I trust I shall be able within a few days to show why the industry of our country is depressed. It 18 my purpose io speak toa gathering of my immediate neighbors upon this subject, Before asmalier audience I can discuss it with a fulness “hich my heaith will not permit on this occasion, I hoped when the republicans sent away the sensational speakers who offended the sober judgment of thetr party by appeals to passion and prejudice, and when they imvited @Bvernor Boutwell to speak to their audiences, that they were about to discuss the problems of the day and to turn their attention to the duties of the hour. He has been the Governor of a Stato; he hes boen achief financial officer of the government; he ix a leading man im the Seuate of the United States; boman in our land has had better means of know- ing the causes of the evils which our country, the remedies which cau reliove its sufferings ‘or the policy bis party bas to parsue in tho future, My personal acquaintance with him ta but slight. But we have all held favorable opinions of his integrity, When such a man came to our State to speak to our people, atatime lke this, wehad a right to expect calm, thoughtful, patriotic, business-like addresses, I ap- peal to men of all parties if they were of that char- they touched the duties of the day; it th threw light upon the problems which disturo men minds; if they told us what his party would do in the future, except that bis praises of its past intimated that republicans would do hereafter as they had done heretofore, I will say no unkind thing of this republican leader, I will only look upon bis speeches as proof of the stress which must have been brought upon such aman before he made the aad printed in the republican journals, They did m injustice to biinself, to his party and to his tothe dimoeratic party. On our part we have sought to meet the issues of the day in a fair spirit, I only repeat What [have said heretofore in this plac, on liko occasions, when I say I will do no injustice to tne party which now governs the country. I admit that the same spirit of extravagance which marks its expenditures has been sown by every S| and municipal government, without regerd to the party which controlied them, since the close of the war. American people have lost much of their former habits of industry, economy and public virtue, WHERE THR TROUBLE 18. others. acter; Our troubles spring in a great degree from public | rather than from political demoralization. It ts a sad truth that we must confess that all branches of gov- ernment represent the spirit of specniation and the eiforts to gain wealth by other means than by industry We cannot correct these evils, We caunot get back our people upon a higher piano of morals and $ by partisan abuse, .Reiorm must begin with i man ia bia habits aud those oi his family. cal parties must show their merits by ferret Wrougs in their own ranks, and they must pro claims to public support, not by concealing, b posing the gui.tot their partisans. The highest tribute pod to the labors of Governor Tilden and to those wloare wpholding bim is the fact th&t ropudi journals anu speakers claim that their exposures ro- fect most strongly upon the party to which they are atteehed. The darkest shadow whicb rosts upon their party is made by the fact that they assail these efforts at reform, and are more avxious to¢ondemn the con- duct or mistakes of the men who laying bare hid- den crimes then they are to punish crimivals, An oc. casional compliment to the Governor, or a vehement claim that they mean to uphold him in bis work, do not affect tho constant stream of censure or the labors to break down his supporters ¢ NkW YORK AND THE CIV, WAR. Was it wiso in the Senator from Magsachusetts, when he came ipto this democratic State, to charge that we Wore opposed to putting down the rebellion? Was it politic in bim to remind the public that the republican section of the Union, from which he comes, did the ‘of all he Northern States to furnish men to fight battles for the Union, w New York seut a larger ratio than any other Atlantic State? Here js a cutting rebuke to tho statemenw of t Senator, New York fur d more than other States ia proportion to its population, This is shown by the joliow) tatement:— ‘The average ratio of enxolmont to the mate popula- tion Inthe Western States is 19 per cent; in orsey, 20 per cent; in Pennsylvania, 183 per cent 0 New England States it is 17 per cent; in the State New York it 1822 per cent, Massachusetts, with ten ngressmen and @ population of 1,231,006, has to furuish under the recent call for 900,000 men 15,126, ‘The Grst nine Congressioual districts of the State of New York, with a population of 1,218,949, are called upon for 25,160 The quota of Vermovt and Now tpsbire, with a united population of 641,171 and presentatives in Congress and four Senators, is The quota of two Congressional districts in New the Fourth and Sixth, wiih a population of D, is 7,628, 2 it 1s not only trae that New York furnished a Jergor proportion of men than the republican States, but within the limits of New York the democratic © gressional districts furnished a large excess beyond those furnished by the republicat If it were proper tupon (his occasion to discuss these questions it would be aul casy matter to make the Senator blush for his attack. But we will not now allow ourselves to be drawn away {rom the questions of the day. In duo time the history of the past will be truth(wily written, Jiut there unjust attacks were not the worst of the fewator’s speeches.” A REPCRLICAN Pure ——-—* The public Essence begins tv ve disturbed, and #\. Senator onens bts sveceh Mm this country by eivivg | the benent of our families. t ihe fears of I know of nothing which so moves | our sympathies as the sight of a man willing and | | soldiers of the Union ariny among the The | oplate to history to show at other tim or quiet {ts action, te quotes that manners and morals bave been worse than they now . to satisfy men or ities and wrongdoings hone n 80 mischievous as those which lead one to say that others have been worse than they are. It is instinctively said by every convicted eriminal, “Woe to the State that has for its standard of morals and pa- triotism the wrong doings of the past. Woe to a people whose leaders are ready to sojten public indignation against corruption and traud by showing that such things have been even worse in the past, and thereby teach us to be content with @ compara- tive morality.” Is was o cutting satire of the Senaior upon republican administrations that he thus mtroduced bis laudations of its virtues, wisdom and economy, Ia all of this be meant to say to the people that they would do in the future as they had dove in the past” Those. liberal repubiicans who left their party because thoy were dissatisfied with its conduet are told very plainly what they are to expect if they return to it. He declares that the administration of Presidevt Grant will compare weil with all preced- ing administrations, He makes no exceptions even in favor of those of Washington, Jefferson or Lineola, Wtule we find very little moral comfort in this speech, we are still more disappornted by its views of business affairs, You men of toil who suffer tortures from your of the coming winter, you men of business who are made gray and wrinkled by anxieties, are blandly told—I° give the words of the Senate “The times are not so bad but they might be worse ’” With reasonings of this character, he urges the people to give again every branch of the general government into the bands of the republican party, WHAT THK DEMOCKATS ASK FOR, On our part we ask for the election of a democratic President and House of Representatives, This will give each party a voice in the conduct of affairs, It will make no Violent changes in our laws, for none can be passed or repealed without the assent of a republi- 1 Senate, It will lead to what the public interest in morals demands—a sharp discussion of all the details of public affairs, It will lead to those investigations | which will not only punish, but, what is better, pre- vent frauds, No party ‘ever did or ever will closely the expenditures of its par. tisans, We have ail of us tried to econo. mize in our own family avd business affairs. We know now hard it ts t save our own money tor How, then, can you ex- pect that men will go through all these trials to save money for the public and make theinselyes poorer by doing so? We must so arrange the machinery of gov- ernment, under the workings of the two parties, that its actidn will teud torctrenchinent and reform. ’ That was the very design of the founders of oar govern- ment when they made its different branches, repre- senting different constituencies and elected upon dif- ferent principles. They sught to give the minority a control in certain brane One-quarter of the peo- ajortty of the United States Senate, If a democratic President and House and leave ‘ap Senate you make the very state of things that our fa’ here aimed at ip our coustitation, When one jength of. time all branches of nes demoralized, It was this un- eked power that led the democratic party into its errors. It was this unchecked power that corrupred the republican organization. Those who diligently study the constitution of our government will see that ught to multiply checks upon the despotisms rivies, its grout distinguishing feature is the fact that it tries to protect the rights of miuoritic , more than this, it has by its declarations and its ‘nizations so guarded tho rights of each citizen that humblest “man of our land can then the whole body of our peoplo if they to trample upon his rights of person, property or corscience, Elect, then, Tilden and Hondricks to the high executive offices, choose men like Mr. Lord for Congress, and make the House o: Representatives democratic; leave the Senate, with its vast power of control and appointments, in the hands of the republicans, You have then the ‘checks upon arbitrary pqwer designed by our fathers, You piace both political organizations under conditions Where they have the bighest motives to commend themselves to the American people by exhibitions of virtue, wisdom and patriotiem, THA STATR GOVERNORSHID, At this election we are to choose a Governor of this great State, an ofice second only iv importance to that of President of our Union, ‘The station demands a man ot inteiligence, Virtue and patriotism—one who hag a thorough knowledge of the great and varied interests of New York, in addition to thorough busi- hess habits, patient industry and striet economy. He must have the firmness and vigor to carry out to th etter hig ideas of duty. In the whole rauige of n quaintauce I know of no man who more fully meets all these requirements than Lucius Robinson, 1 have been agsuciated with bim in business affairs and [ al- ways found him frank, clear and decided. He needs no lengthened commentary to tell of his fitness for the oflice for which he is nominated. He had always acted with the democratic party. At the outbreak of the war it was said that party distinctions bad ceased to exist aud a ticket was placed in nomination, made up of those who belonged to each of the old pdiitical or- ganizations, and Me, Robinson was made Comptroller the dety | of this State, Mik. ROBINSON AGAINST REY Under the enormous issue of epirit of extravagance was charge that we are unsound upon the currency ques- tion then declared that paper was better than gold, It Was put out in such Vast volumes that it so weakened the credit of our country that our currency rapidly lost its value as a purchasing medium. At one tine it sunk as jow as forty cents on the dollar. The govern- ment could not buy as much with its vast amount of Paper money as it could have purchased with one- DIATION, er money a wild ngendered; men who now halt its sum had at been kept up to its par value. To aggravate the evil the govern- ment was forced to sell in the markets of the world its bonds bearing a high rate of micrest. Mr. Robinson foresaw the evils we now feel. He vat. ted boldly for a poliey which should uphold the boner of the State and the Un New York had borrowed money pr the construction o! canals, which made it rich and prosperous, For the bouds it iseued it had received ,oid or 8 equivalent, With inconceivable madness and folly the republicans bad determined.to @shonor the State and to violate its faith by paying the interest on these bonds in paper which was not Worth one-half its face. Mr. Robinson stood up alone against the Whole wction of those with whom he then acted politically. Not one of these wbo now claim to be the exclusive {riends of the nation’s honor came to his assistance when he was thus protesting Against the foulest and most hurtful action of repudia- tiou which stains Amerjean honor, New York has not even yet fully recovered from the discredit of this act, but tis evils’ were not coudned to the limits of our own State, Its injury to the credit Of the whole coun- try is representea by many millions of bonds, which taxthe lxbor and fm iustry of our people. When we | take into account the vast cost of the war, which ex- | ceeded } repudiation 000,000,000, 1t 18 safe to say that this act of by the’ great commercial State of our Union depreciated its currency, its credit and tts bonds to that degree that of t make good the sum of its injury to our country, hen the republicans boast of their superior virtue they are confronted by this act, and by the fact that we have placed Mr. Robinson in homination, who with- drew {rom their association when they ‘commitied thiscrime, 1 tecl very confident of the result of the elections in which we are engaged, It cannot be that the people of this State and the country will strike down the men upon our Presidential or State ticket who have battied boldly for retrevchment and reform. SENATOR KERNAN. Senator Kernan followed in an argumentative speech | of an bour and a balt’s duration, and a noticeable feature of the evening was the large number of voteran oiivers of the mweting. GOVERNOR TILDEN'’S WAR RECORD. The following letter was drawn.out by the afidayit of D. P. Jones, about which there bas been some taik by the republican stump speakers of late:— Roous Democrarte Stare Costes, New York, 29, 1 An affidavit by one Daniel } lished, in which’ it is alloged that in September, 1863, waited upon Samuel J. Tilden and solicited a cen- tribution for the United States Christian Commission, which Was engaged in furnishing supplies for the reiiot of si¢k aud wounded soldiers, and that Mr. Tilden rephed thas he would rather ‘see il the soldiers starve to death than give them oue cont. The affidavit is an absolute and atrocious faisenood. It is so manifestly a fabrication that it would be unworthy of ‘notice, but tor the fact that, as is said, it was procured for and read at the meeting of republican partisaus and placemon, with a sprinsling of actual soldiers, recently held at Indianapolis as a Convention of Boys in Biue, ernor Tilden was so far from having any such feeling as is jaisely attributed to bhimin the affidavit, thata few months earlier, In 1863, he made a contribution to the Sanitary Commissioa. ‘The person who has been induced by unscrupulous partisans to make the false affidavit is an old man in the western part of the city, but gouerally shunned in consequence of bis squalid appearance and wneleanly habits, If not corrupted he bas been the easy victim of bad men, but bis in- feeble that he probably is not sensible of rong he bas cone. He says t was da guit of clothes whieh baye not yet been The warfare upon the reform candi- date for President has never been sur at in tall hood and defamation, bat the intelligence of the people will perceive that it is waged by men who are making a desperate effort not merely to retain of- ficos aud power, but to prevent the further exposure of their past corruption and frauds A striking illustra. tion of this trath ts given by the conduct of James G, Biaine, No man has a greater interest im defeating tho promt given to him. | retorm candidate or is more unscrupulous in his efforts to accomplish that result, He is so desporate that he asserts in one of bis speeches thata Mr. Wood writes, at ho has heard Goyernor Tilden deciaré” that ery man inthe United States Army th: across Southern soll was a trespasser and liable to suit for damages in an action for Ass, Governor Tilden never made any such declaration to any person; he pever expressed nor held such an opinion; nor bas be ever made any expression that could possibly bear such a construction. James G. Blaine, by utvering such a falsehood, has only dis; buaself, D, MAGONS, Jr, Chairman, WHAT DAViD KAEFER MOURNS. David Kaefor, a portly German, who keeps a lager deer saloon at the corner of Twenty-third street and Third avenue, South BroSkiyn, called at Judge Del- mar’s Court yesterday ani sought to odtain a warrant for the arrest of Mrs, Kaofor, his wiie, on the chiarge of grand Jarceny. The Court, being doubtfal of the legal of a husband to prosecute his wife criminally, ito grant the desired warrant, Mr. K it appears, was married jn Williamsburg in the later reot July, and they lived happily together to all oulware ttt Thareday toorping, when he { Guscovered the bride had disappeared, taking with her $060 which he had deposited tn a ‘bank. A diligent eearah ta boing made for the truant and the money. millions will | THE ONEIDA STATESMEN. A VISIT TO SENATOR CONKLING—THE DIs- TINGUISHED SENATOR TOO FEEBLE TO TAKE PART IN THE CANYASS-GOVERNOB SEYMOUB TO REMAIN QUIESCENT—GENEBAL M'QUADE ON THE TREATMENT OF CONKLING AND THE CHANCES OF THE CAMPAIGN. Unica, Sept, 28, 1876, The Hxratp representative called upon Senator Conkling, at bis residence in this city, to-day. The Senator was found in a bad stato of health with an affec- tion of the eyes and head, He wore a green shade. which covered the visual organs and the upper portion | of his features. He really eeemed too feeble to converse, although there were several callers at the time the Heratp oorrespondent visited him, in- eluding Judge Hunt, ex-Canal Commissioner W. W. Wright, ex-Staie Engincer William B, Taylor, the venerable Michael McQuade and others, The Senator was very reticent, and, after oxpressing his hopefulness that the republicans would succeed in the State and national canvass, said the speech he proposed to de+ liver on Tuesday next would bo extremely brief and scarcely worth sending for publication in advance, or of being published alter it was delivered, He said his health forbade his taking avy active part in the campaign, and he seemed really prostrated by some mental and physical malady. Thero was certainly no animation in his conversation, and he seemed to treat the whole subject of the political situ- ation as emotionless and as if he took no interest in it one way or the other beyond a wish to have the repnb- lican candidates succeed. If the republican managers calculate upon Koscoe Conkling for one of their stump | speakers during the present canvass they will reckon without their host. ‘The same may 1 a measure bo gald of ex-Govefnor Seymour, who has just returned to his residence at Deerficld from a visit to’ some relatives The Governor will simply preside at the democratic, rally to-morrow night in this city, md, uftera fow remarks, introduce the spoakers of the evening, leaving all the talking to Senator Kernan and others, Atany rate that is the determination of the Governor at the present writing. INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL M'QUADE, Michael McQuado celebrated his seventy-fifth birth- day this evening. Ho has been a resident of this city for filty-five years, and has been a noted citizen and pohtician for a great numbor of years, "Ho was for twenty-one years an Alderman of this city, and ac- quired the sobriquet of ‘Father of the Common Coun- cil”? He formerly acted with the whig party, being one of the founders of that party, He was associated with William H. Seward, Thurlow Weed, Bray Dickinson, Hollis White, Farmer Abol, James M. Cook, Jobu Young and others, who figured in the whig party thirty and forty years ago. He has always acted with the republican party since its organization; but of late years has not taken any prominent part in politics, except three years ago, - when bo was nominated for Mayor, buat was defeated by the defection of Elias H. Roberts, of the Utica Herald, because, it is supposed, of his identification with the Conkling in- ‘vorest, Mr. McQuade occupies a handsome residence on Chancellor square, where, surrounded by his large family, he reoeives his friends with true Irish hospitality and enjoys the pleasures of a green old ‘ago, crowned with the affectionate regard of all classes of citizens Your correspondent called upon the vet eran to-day, found him In his library, and proceeded at once to gather his views upon the political condition of the country. In answer to an obvious question, Mr, McQuade said:— “1 have outlived the fervor of partisan politics, and may now consider myself ono of the quiet voters I hke to vote for my friends and have no enemies to vote against. I read the New York Heraxp carefully every day and rather coincide with the impartial manner in which it views the political situation. As 1 do not join in tho actual contest between parties, I think Iam abie to Judge wore impartially than those whose blvod is heated in the ardent confliet, or whose opinions aro swayed by personal interest. ‘I believe that no party can remain in power lor sixteen years without becom- ing corrupt. itis the weakness of frail human nature, and the good men {fn a party are unable to correct the demoralizing influence of the selfish majority. The republican party bad a novle mission, That has been accomplisbed. Slavery 18 abolished aud the Union establisned upon a firm and enduring basis; there 1s nothing left to keep the republican party to- gether butthe spoils. In these the quiet voters have no interest; and I believe that a large proportion of the independent vote which has been hitherto caat for the republican Licket wili now be given to the democ- racy; not because it is believed that the democrat ny better than the republi Dut because change would be beneficial to t untry, 1 ba boen fighting the democrats too long to ever join them myself, but when I find it for the interest of the people to vote for a democrat I shall not hesitate to do 0. I atm of opmjon that the safety of the cuuntry ig to be found in the independent vote.’” “What do you think of the result of the present can- vase?” THE QUIET VOTE. I think that the quiet vote which will come to its ald may enable the democratic party to succeed. ‘The: would be no doubt of itif those who have beretoture acted with the republicans eould overcome their preju- dice and be brougat to trust the democracy. There is, however, such @ large vote whicn grawitates toward the winning side that the prospect of success wiil have a good deal to do with the result, The party which exhibits the greatest strength in the October Siate elec- tions will, of course, get taese votes, And yet 1 am not entirely certain that the weaker party in the pre- hminary elections may not be the stronger in Novem- ber. In these days of telegraphs ana rapid transmis- sion of fotelligence peopio are apt te change yory quickly and something new occur im the interval betweon the elections which may convert an- ticipated defeat into victory. There is a great deal of humbug about this talk of reform within the repubii- can party, 1 bave very litte faith in the reiorm which pushes Conkling one si nd BRINGS BLAINE 70 THE FRONT as a leader. not only the ability of aan, but his career 18 uusullied by the job- \d corruptions which have smirched the rep- now the appointed champions of republicanism. There is a very bitter feeling among many of the original republicans on this pont, The so-called reformers have pushed the thing too far, It has becomea disability to be a friend of Senator Conkling. Even in the matter of nominations for subordinate positions notice has been given that “No Conkling man need apply.” Thus in this county of Oneida men of great personal strougih before the people and of pure, eminent qualifications have been denied nominatio: nply because of their triendship tor the Senator, It is announced by the interest which now controls the party that in the event of the election of Hayes Mr. Conkiing’s friends in public office are all to be removed to make room for the reformers, Now, I unaersiand THE SITUATION to be this:—The liberal republicans under Fenton, Littlejohn, Alvord and others leit the party in 1872 because Conkling’s influence with the administration was greater than Fenton’s. Now they have been brought back with the assurance that in the future Fenton is to be greater than Conkling. Thereiore trea is to be rewarded = and (bose who wero faithful to the party are sent to the ar in disgrace, whil Under these ctreum great many of us feel like a countryman of mine from nt, Who was riding a which put his foot in the stirrup, and ‘Bedad, says Pat, ‘if you're going to mount 1’ll get off.’ I guess there will be considerable getting of at tho next election.” THR’ STATR ELECTION. “In regard to the State election ?"" “It you had asked me about the State forty years ago, whem | used to meet my old frienus Jim Cook, Chariey Cook, Bray Dickinson and the old guard of Seward, I could tell you something about it, but I con- fess that 1 have become an old fogy and cannot form au intulligent opinion about how the State is going, It looks to me, however, as if it was going democratic, A great many of the old fogies like myself, who tra‘ned with Seward, who followed that levderto the grave of the whig party, and who were wit) iu atthe cradle of the republican, don't like Morga., [he fail- ure to nominate Seward for President wos an act of the” basest ingratitude, I was a stanch triond ot Seward for fersy years before his death. He was my political model Next to Henry Clay he was the man whom I nave always held in the highest esteem. 1 stood by Mr. Seward through good auu evil report, and lcan never forgive THR TREACHERY OF MORGAN toward him, which 1 witnessed at the Chicago Conven- tion ip 1560, Morgan expected to be nominated for Vice President then and would have Ween if the New York delegation had not indignant urned the sug. gestion. He played the same game Cine pnati this year and was equaily unsuc: jul, the New York dei- egation refusing to accept his nomination for Vice President and taking Wheeler instead. 1 never could understand why Weed bas always stuck £0 close to Morgan, but I suppose he has good and substantial ‘reasons, Ihave no doubt Robinson will receive a very large republican vote all over the State,”” INTERVIEW WITH A LIBERAL Joseph A. Sherman Is a pleasant old gentleman, re- stimg on Wood street un the shadows of an e that is 100 years old, Mr, Sherman was formeriy an active whig politician, with Palmer V. Kellogg, Michael McQuade, fi! A, Fish and General R. U, Thurman, the present democratic member of Assembly trom Utica, He was chairman of the Republ can County Committee the first year that Conkling was elected to Con- gress. Mf. Sherman has great confidence in the suceess of Tiden and Robinson, Hesays that with the exception of a few who expect offices the liberals of Oneida county will vote the dem- ocrauic ticket excepts, Of course, those who, like ro, made their peace with the republicans before this year, Mr. Sherman has many piquant stories about Morgan, Weed, Barber and otuers which would well repay « listener jor an hour or at they are reminiscences that go back too far for present purposes, | and a numerous following. The: “they proposed to A DEMOCRATIC FIASCO. DEMONSTRATIONS UP THE HUDSON RIVER THAT DID NOT COMB OFF, AND WHAT PRE- VENTZD THEM. During tho last week the attention of people resid- Ing in towns along the Hudson River has been drawn to numerous posters of vast area and great typo- graphical magnificence, on which it was announced that tho Young Men’s Democratic Union Club, of New York city, would hold a ser‘es of grand ratification meetings, \itended by Gilmore's band, terchlights, pyrotechnics demonstrations were to take place at Nowburg on Monday, at Pough- keepsie on Tuosday, at Kingston on Wednesday, at Hndson and Catskill on Thursday and Jast night at Albany. The imbabitanis of these places were on hand, but the Young Men’s Demo- cratic Union Club and Gilmore’s band and the rest were not forthcoming. In this city titese proposed demonstrations had been the subject of consideraple comment, and when it was poised about this week that they were given over considerable curiosity was mani- fested as to the reason, ‘To Ascertain this a Hxraup reporter yesterday called on various members of the club, some of whom were unwilling to speak of the matter, Others, however, were more communicative, and this was what tho re- porter learned :— This Young Mens Democratic Club {s an organiza, tion which has existed for a number of years, and which, as far as the respectability of its members aro conéerned and their adaptability for doing efficient political service during election times, 18 unsurpassed by any kindred organization in New York, It has pon its roll the names of men who have distinguished themselves in the City Councils and in the Legislature of the State and of a few who have discharged repre- sentative functions in Washington, Such an organization, having for its end the cultivation of politica, if it may be go termed, could have becn of considerable advantage to the cause of the democracy if properly managed, This occurred to several gentie- men deeply interested in the result of the coming elec- tion, no less than to various members of the organiza- tion, It was generally understood that every one upon the membership roll had his sympathies sufficiently enlisted in bebalf of the democratic nominees for national office to be willing to lend some ot his time, talents and, perhaps, his finances, to the achievement of the party’s success, Acting under this belief and encouraged by desultory expressions of opinion, several gentlemen proposed to the club @ somewhat novel enterprise. This was to undertake @ grand eo tour of thetiver couutics, a sort of excursion in fact, which, While contributing to the interosts of the democratic party in the nation and opening the State canvass with vigor and earnestness, would be a recreation for the participants, The prop- osition was subinitted to the club ata regular meet ing, referred to the usual commitiees, judged tangible by these bodion, and approved by the buik of the or. ganization. ny gentiem whose heads have grown hoary in the service the local democratic party and who have reputatious for deep political acumen, heardof the movemen!, gave it their consider. ation, and voted ita “good idea.” Otner politicai wi acres, younger in years, but of hopeiul autictpations of future prominence, passed upon it and tndorsed it also; and so it came to be generally agreed that the excursion of the Young Men’s Democratic Cnion Club would te an event to be looked forward to witu interest and an enterprise which should enlist the sympaihy of every true believer in Tilden and Hendricks, ‘Time passed, and the project which had budded un- der the auspices of some bailf dozen members of the ciub came to a full biown maturity under the encour- agement of the city democracy, or a portiun of It, During the month of August dVaniages to be de- rived trom the enterprise were expounded a number of timos before the association by gentiemen who pat implicit faith tm it, and after its practicability had been thoroughly discussed in meeting it was determined that such ap excursion as was anticipated would be a noveity in campaiguing from which much good lor the ticket might be dorived. At first there was A great show of enthusiasm, very member asserted his jaténtion of Jaboring for the success of the under- taking, and proper persons were deputed to wait upon the magnates tnirusted with the deuliag out of mono- tary stimulants to lavorers in the political field, in order to secure their very accepiabie co-operation, These gentiemen seemed to took favorably upon the new idea, and the eommiitee appointed to conter with them reported that they were in accord with the movement and promised to aid by money and tnflu- ‘omplishmens Nothing more could was issued Announcing the intention of the lub to charter a steainer and in conjunction with the county com- mittees hold a series of ratification mectings at the river towns Newburg, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Hud- son and Albany were nained as points to be calied at Bince tho appearance of the eircular a vast deal of talking has been indulged in as to the advantage: derived from the excursion for the democratic Mor ple who were acquainted with the organ: and knew how powerful it was and how c: of its members of being sorviceable to the cause mpiow fredicted a brilliant suc- cess for the undertaking. Some few sneered at it, but popular opinion might fairly be said to have indorsed 1%. In order to secure the necessary funds for an en- terprise of such proportions tickets were printed for saie agd distribuiecd amoug the members of the ciub, and contributions to the fund were solicited from gentiemen interested fn seeing the ailuir pass off successiuily. From time to time Teference wag made at the meetings by !ndivinal mem- bers to tho progress made in the uudertaking and out- | sanguiho auticipations were expressed of 118 ae- complishing great things. Somehow or other there Were no regular reports submitted announcing the ac tual condition of aifuirs or giving amount of money received, This wi should certamly bave been looked to, but no one seemed to remember it, and every one seemed to feel assured that due progress was being made in preparing for the expected event. Toward the iidd.e of the present month preparations of a more pronounced kind were wade. Iminense show- bills were printed on which apnouncement wag made in characters of ~~ extreme length aud glaring color that the Young Men's Democratic Union Club proposed holding ratitication miegiiugé at (he towns named in the cireular and that they would be provided with all requisite parapher- Balia and would navigate the Hudson oo the magnif- cent steamer Twilight. As time wore on these pla cards began to appoar on obtrusive fences in !he tow: that live the river. They covered from sight the announcement of passing shows on country roadways, and awoke tho democratic voters of rural districts lying along the proposed route of the excursion to a piteh of — exthusinstic frenzy calculated — to dismay the Hayes and Wheeler sympatbiz- ers «abiding «im the = place. The co-opera- t.on of tho executive committees of the river coun- ties manilested tiself in the circulation of companion placards announcing all the local speakers to address ings, and referring in very large type to the t orators who Were to bring irom Gotham words of cheer forthe State democrac; News of all this found its way into the ears ofthe members of the club, a the date of the event waxed near enthu- siasm ran high and preparations for the trip began to be indulged in by those proposing to take part. ‘There was to be a imecting on Friday last, and a circular was published, whieh contained the following :— The mewbers of this club will meet at their headquarters, in dark clothes and black bata, on Mov- day, the 25.h day of September, 1876, at seven o'clock A. 'M., to proceed to the pier foot of Twenty-third street, North River, where they will embark on board the steamer Twilight to attend the mass meetings. Friday came and the organization met What trans- red at that gathering bas not found its way out, as it Was & private session and non-members were not ad- mitted, but the reporter iearned that it suddenly dawned upon the Democratic Union Club that it would be entertaining to Lear areport of their committee read, outside of its being im wecordonce With usage. ‘The commitwe stated that it had done a good deal to further the ends proposed; that consideravie money Was understood to bave beed received, but by whow it Was not easy to learn; that various purclases bad been made, as appeared from a mass of election para- nalia gathered in the rooms, but with what, 9 whom «nd by what authority as yet could not be determined. This report ieil like a wet bianket on thg ardent at once the Fi and mand, but suc! any record of them 8 ives, Abthis juncture, and in face of the appailing disappointinent that stared them in the face, an appeal was made to the State Central Commitice for fuancial succor, but as that body had already determined upon a fair sum to be contributed fo the enterprise ana re- fused to enlarge it no help could be bad in that quar- ter. Other measures were suggested, adopted and in turn proved ivtile, and so the Young Men’s Demo- cratic Union Ciub, notwithstanding. the ind jot ap poals of some of the members to proceed with the en- terprise they bad unvertaken, voted to give i over in view of the discouraging aspect of things. The reporter was injormed that ali the money re- ceived can be readily accounted for, but that the wuole affair had been conducted in a loose, unbusiness- like way that disgusted some of the members, and so they determined to give over the demonctrations and devote their astention to some betier way of helping the party. It is himted, too, that there have been certain intrigues entered into to retard the club's car- ryitig out the enterprise, ali of which will be thor- oughly investigaied. Tne reporter ascertained that in hese | ere Were Various prominent members ‘oncerned. One of these is said to have personally interfered to preyent Abram 8 Howitt irom advancing a large sum of money on behalf of the Na- tional Democratic Committee to further the enter. prise, At @ meeting held last night, however, these charges seemed to have fallen to the ground, as after a Short session resolutions were passed indoring the previous action of the society in giving over the entor- prise and proposi ig to hold instead a series of publi¢ meetings lu this city, ANTI-TAMMANY, A mooting of the Ant!-Tammany Executive Commit- tee was held at Irving Hall last night. The Conférence Committee reported in relation to sending a letter to Mr. Jobn Kelly and th ly of that gentleman, After addresses by Mr, Cailrey, of Georgia, and Mr, rayville, of Florida, the committees adjvurned with- epraciing any further business @f interest A DEMOCRATIC RALLY, Cooper Institute Crowded with the Unterrified. A LETTER FROM CHARLES PRANCIS ADAMS, Speeches of Secretary of State Apgar and Others There was a mass meeting of democrats last ovening at the Cooper Institute under the auspices of the Tildeu and Hendricks Central Campaign Club, The ball was crowded to its utmost capacity by a very enthusiastic audience, while on the plaza out sido a large crowd, who were unable on account of the crush at the door to get within hearing of the speakers inside, wore occasionally entertained during the evening by local orators, who kept the unterrified in good humor and infused into them apparently—judging from the hearty cheering that was tndulged in—-considerable enthusiasm for the Presidential nominees of the democratic party, The hall, near the platform, was early bedecked with flags and bunting, and a band of music did its level best dur- ing the ‘intervals’ to make the audience feel that they wore not alone in their glory. The meeting was called to ordey by Thomas Cooper Campbell, who took occasion to announce that next Friday evening a grand mass meeting would be held, at which eminent orators would speak, He extended a cordial invitation to ail repubdlicaus as well as to all democrats to bo on hand that nigh He then calied upon Mr, Edward Cooper, one of the vice chairmen of the club, to preside, in the absonce of the Chairman, Mr, Wheeler. Peckham, Mr, Cooper was warmly ree ceived, and, after a few remarks, stated a lotter would be read by Mr. James E. Morrison from a gentleman whose name was known the world over—Churles Francis Adams, The following js the letter:— LETTER FROM CHARLES FRANCI3 ADAMS, Quixey, Sept. 25, 1870, Daniet Magose, Jr., Chuirman New York State Demo-. cratic Committee :— Deak Sik—Adsence from the city has prevented mo from answering promptly your letter of the 20th inst, It | were younger it would be an agreeable auty to per- form the task to Ades icod invite me, but I have not done anything of the kind for fifteen years, and am now in my seventieth year, Should | wecept one invitation it would. probably give rige to others which would bave an equal claim, My judgment is that I nad better under the influence of the same men that General Grant had been for the past four years It General Grant, with his well known firmness of char. acter, had been compelled to give way to the corrupt leadors of his party, how could the amiable Ge eral Hayes? He contended that the republican party 0! to-day was not the republican party o! 1500. lis original founders were such men as Salmoa P. Chase, Charles Sumner and Charles Francis Adams. Yet a corraptionist—Simon Cameron—was made to displace Charles Sumner when the latter, as chairmaa of the Committee on Foroign Relations in the United States Senate, refused to be & pany to what hoe considered corrupt jov. The strongest and best men who were among the founders oi the republi¢an party were Got now in syin~ pan with the party. Unwilling to be dishonest, they ad been set aside by the corrupt men in the party, who found more favor with those in power t the! Mr. Apgar then went ou to show with some detail the feces doings under republican: rule, and asserted that the present depression in business mad the suger- ings of the laboring classes were the result of this cor- ruption, and that the only remedy for the evil war to put the republican party oat of power, He claimed that, in answer to the charges of corrup- tion under republican rele, the republican speakers and newspapers tndulged i talk avout the r to the country if the democrats should get into ; how the rebel debt would be paid and the slaves be put back into slavery; the mere suggestion of ince ‘being an insult to the commonest intelligence. He firmiy believed that if the whole people could go to, bed that night and wake up in the morning forgetting that they had ever been democrats or republicans they woula resolve that there should be a change of measures and men at Washington for the safery of our) institutions. ‘Several other specches were made, after which the! meeting adjourned, with cheers for Tilden and Hen~ dricks, GOVERNOR HAY WHAT HE HAS DONZ AND WHAT HE THINES To rts Evitor op tat Henaup:— A geod many republicans egree with youn holding that some of the republican leaders eudanger the purty success In November by thelr’ atvempt to make Southern outrages and the Southern question genere ally the most prominent, and, indved, the only issue im the campaign. If the republican success was to mean, oniy further federal interference in the Southern States, in favor of such men as Amos, Kellogg, Packard and Spencer, then you say with perfect justice the ree publican party ought to be beaten. ‘The mero susp!- elon that Governor Hayes held to the policy which many of the party leaders and organs seek to make predominant would lose him the support and conf. dence of thousands of tho best men in the republican, party. I have reason to feol sure that he does not, believe in this policy, but that on the contrary {8 je very distasteful to him. Political custom, forbids a Presidential candidate to speak, during "the canvass, else I am _ convinced he would protest. I have known Governor Hayes a» good many years, and know him to be an honest, brave, clear-headed and singularly unambitious mans stay athome, YetI think I fully appreciate the im- portance of this canvass, It 1s narrowing itself daily nio a struggle between the people and gers who hold the official organization of tl country for their own exclusive benefit, From the days of the Crédit Movilier down to the Inst exposures made by tho investigations of the last Congress there is only one conclusion to be drawn, and that is the prevalence of corraption almost everywhere in the republican qpganization, The honest men do, in« deed, make brave aud sincere efiorts to resist this’bale- ful iniluence, but they are too often. deieated to raise any just hopes of witims uccess. This struggle bas been going on for years, and no matorial change for the better has yet been effected. The time has now come tor a redisal change, aud the substicution of a wholly new inilaenco ted up by no restrictions other than the gonuine wishes of honest men oft all parties. When in a great pular con- vention of a party to néminaw a aandidate for the Prest: y gentieman deeply compromised by the investigations of a commutice of the House of Representatives’ comes within twenty-five votes of a nomination, and anothor, who really did bonor to him- seit by tearless and effeesive expusures of corruption 1n high places, could not command many mdre than a huudred yotes, it seems to me that it 1s high time jor achange in the public opinion, Neither 1a the cxse improved by a viow of the manner in which theeun; vass has been carried on, The great eifort of the re- publicuns seoms to bo to operate on the popular pas gions exgited during th 4@ ctvil wi of repeating the honorable call of President Gi “Let us have peaco!’’ the ory is tor raising wi may prove another war, And wh is this? Only be- cause the people of the Southern Stat hoose to vote as they please, without regard to the corrg) nutions of oftice-holders all over the country, wielded by equaily corrupt combmations of legislators at the seat of government to perpesuate their own power, Verily, verily, ifthe peopleare wise thoy will Jay down party snd seize the present opportunity to make a chaige. Lam very truly yours, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. Tho most striking portions of the letter were loudly cheered, especially those which deelared that a change was demanded, and that it was because the South de- sired to vote as she pleased that the ropublicaus were taking tho measures they were toward ber, : REMARKS OF MR, APGAR Edgar K. Apgar, Deputy Secreiary of State, was then introduced, who, as Secretary of the Staie Com- mittee, made the following statement;— Thave recently returned from atour through the tral and western counties of tho State, and I have everywhere been surprised and rejoiced by the more than favorable condition of our canvass, in aggres- siveness, energy and hopefulness our people are far ahead of anything | have known in former years, In my capacity as Socretary of the democratic State Com- mittee I pave been engnged since my return tn louk- ing over our correspondence tor the past week, and L aun here to-night to tell you that we are not merely go- ing to carry New York, but that ail the indications point to a larger majority than has been given to either party for ten y past. Ip an examination of more than 600 letters, representing every portion of the State, not one hus been jound wuich does not report accessions trom the other side and. con- tnin assurances of better results than ever betore, These letters came from people of all condijjons and mainly from those whose statements tn is years the results have veriied. The information which we havo received from these and similar sources las been heretolore sure indication, and we have never been disappointed when those indications pointed to success. Whon our correspoudents in every part of tue State are uaited in telling of accessions and predictiag gains we know that our triumph fg to be overwhelming. For example, two years ago, in 1874, when Mr. Tilden was elected Governor, the information which we re- ceived through these letiers convinced ua a fortnight before the election that our majority im the State would not be jess than thirty thousand and would probably be much greater. Now I am hereto say to you that the jutormation which we get this year from the sai class of people is mucb more cheering and points to even better resulta than those of two years ago, Indeed, there ts no comparison between them, i if we were to trust to indications which bave never misied us in the past we should expect to give to Mr, Tilden for President @ majority larger by tens of thoueands than that ho received for Governor. New York is not a doubiful State, vor cau even ‘a bloody shirt campaign with money”? make it so. Let me give you in briet a few specimens, selected at rav- dom trom the reports that come tous A letter from ‘@ small town in a western county says:—“l bave held off answering yours of the 17th of August until after State nominations. I have to feport th ‘e have twepty five im our ciub who were republicans hereto- fore, five of them prominent mep who have held town ofiices, supervisors,’ &c. A letter trom auother west- ern county We have made a care- ful town, and, giving every doubtful the Tagunioans, iv shows thirty-eight for ‘Tilden. 'Two years ago hi he president of a club ow York writes:—"‘in 10 fol- to majority najority was seven’? in a farming town of Contral roply to your letter I would respectfnily report vote lowing republicans as having joined our club.” (Then follow fifteen names, with Post oftige address and oc- cupation of each man.) The president of a German- American Til club in aemall town in Western New York furnishes the names, address and occupation of fifteen republicans who have joined his club, A farm- ing town in one of the couaties where tue canal ring is well known reports twenty-eight republicans as baving joined its Tilden and Hendricks club. A letter trom ‘the extreme north says:—“I was surprised on my re- turn home from court to find several of oar best busi- ness ncn (republicans) out for Tilden.” A letter from the southern hall double our major- lay of two ye of tbe river counties & correspond @ ia this town tort: eight Germans, Heretofore all bnt six have been yu biieat This year ali but one will vote for Til might stand here for hours and read you similar ex- tracts from the loiters that have come to us (rom every quarter of the State. Those that | have read are maiuly from small towns contalaing but a single elec- tion distries, There are 1,861 election districts in the State outside of New York and Brooklyn, and our in- formation indicates that the averoge number in each but district of men who have always been republica who are with us this year, is more than 16,000, 26,000 outside of New York aud Brooklyn,’ There of course, very many whose names we do not got of whom we do not hear who will secretly vote for & change and better times, Indeed, it is prob- able that these will outnumber those whose accession is known. I have deowed it proper to make these statements 1m order that you in the city here may know what the couatry Is doing, and that what. over majority you will give us in the city of New York will fall far below ihe measure of our triumph in the State, Our opponents began the Presidential canvass with great boastings. They were to carry Ohio in October by 30,000 and Indiana by at least balf as much, To-day thoy are quaking with fear lest they should lose one or both of these States, the lovs of either of which would be confessidiy fatal to their hopes of su cess inthe Presidental election. Let us press on the canvass with renewed vigor and we shall win an un- precedented triumph, ‘Those remarks created tho willest enthusiasm, and the applause was at times deatening. Mr. Apgar next spoke of how distress lad been brought to the door of the capitalist and the laborer alike by the corruption with not the least muddle about bis political opinions T was at his house soon after he bad completed his let- ter of acceptance, and he did me the favor to read me, the printer’s proof of it, which he had juat received, when I came to him, When he had read tho part re- lating to civil service reform I remarked to bim that he, bad there spoken with such plainnegs as would be suro to give great and perhaps unnecessary offence to many’ prominent and vory influential mon in his party, aud that ke might thereby imperil his election. He ro- plied, **What I have read to you 1s right, te it not?’ Tsaid, “Undoubtedly.” “Thon,” said ho, “it must stand. Thatis what I believe, You must not forget: that Lhold a peculiar position. I do not need to be elected. I did not askjfor or work for the nomination, as you know, I can afford to be defeated; but, if I am! elected, 1s must be on this ground, which I believe right." He mado no change, therefore; and what be wrote shows conclusively that in bis mind a thervngh and radical reform of the civil service is of the first im- portance, and is regarded by him as the most con- ‘spicuous issue fn the campaign, Nor is this strange. ‘This reform has occupied bis mind during the whole of hig political life, . Bince 1866, when he first, entered Congress, bo has urged it in public, speeches and in several messages as Governor of Ohio; he bas conducted his own administration tn, Ohio upon the primorples he has now laid down; ha bas made a thorough study of thefwhole subjoct ; and I. do not doubt that as he made this reform the princ:pal topic of his letter, so, if he is elected, he will make :.3, cousummation tho leading object of his adminisira- tuon, - ‘The passage on ctyil service reform did, os I know, give deop aud bitter offence to_ prominent republican politicians in Washington, fome of them were so ex- asperated that at first they were inclined to let tho canvass in their Btates go by the board, and in private, Govornor, Hayes was denounced ip vory strong lan-. guage. It now scoms that these people have do- termined on @ different coursa They either sink this question entirely in thotr speeches, or openly defend the preset oils system, which their candidate has denounced, and meantime they substie tute the war and the Southern issue for the real quoty tious of the canvass, But on this Southern question, again, these men au- daciously misrepresout thelr ‘candidate. Governor Hayes does not believe in a now stirring up of sus icion, hatred and strife. He believes that misrule in) she Southern States has been too Jong encou: supported by the inter/erenge of federal officers; that) the time for such interference has gone by; that th States ought to be leit to mipones Veit own local con- id while no one moro firmly holds to the Jus- las tho binding force of all the nament @ secs that tr manship ands of the republican ey, that it sball no jonger encourage the misruic of the Kelloggs, Pack‘ ards and Spencers in the South. If he becomes Presi- dont Iam confident that be would drop such men, refuse tuem.and their allies all sapport and sympathy and endeavor by judicious appointments to tl A feders! offices in the Southern States to range the old whigs of those States on the side of the republican party. His aim would be to break the color line, and. to secure peace, order and conteatment in the only, way in which it eam be giveu—by constitutional gov. ernment and by encouraging such a re-formation of par. ‘ties in those States as would have taken piace long ago had it not been the interest of a set of political Leo blers down there, enjoying the support of the federal istration, to prevent : 1 with some confidence of Governor Hayes?’ opinions on the Southern question, because I bi found him surprisingly woll informed as to the nature, of what has beeu prssing in those States and con = ing the obaracter of the prominent mea of both ties down there. No greater calamity could, in m: judgment, happen to the country than a continuan for another four years of such malad: the South as has caused deep and j during the past five or six years. 1 t, from what Governor Hayes bas said to me, that he thinks thus also, and that he seos the true remedy to lie in the appointment to Fed offices In th Southern men of character and influence in their States, whom I suspect he would select from the whig side; ir rigid and thorough purging of the public ser. vice thero so as to piace it in the bands of capable and honest men, and in non-interference by the Federal authorities in the local affairs of those States. Those who imagine that Governor Hayes ‘will have but little influence with his administration” do not know the man ha to study his record ag Governor of Obio. It is leas generally known than it would be if he had ever taken the least pains to at. tract public himself, Governor Hayes has beei successful a roe in New York, During the years in which he bas been chiet executive he has reduced the State debs vy nearly $3,000, has effected an annual saving in the State expendi. tures of nearly $1,000,000, has reduced the local taxa. tion over $17,000,000, und the State tax from threo and a halt ‘to two and nine-tentua milis, and has secured the passage of laws very strictly limiting the powers of locai anthorities to borrow and to spend money. It was these services and his constaut eforts to reform the civil service of the State which gave bim in so remarkable a degree the conf. dence of the people of Ohio that he has been chosen Governor over three of its abiest and most dis. tinguished democrats, Pendieton, Thurman aud Allen. He is by no means accident” in Ohio, Because he has little personal ambition he bas done his work without sounding of trumpets, But he bas done it well, and has the qualities without which tr could not have been done. He bas as much patience and good temper as Mr. Lincoln, and with a firm and dwantless will where a sense of duty moves him. Ho bas no friends to reward and will not trom @ good purpose by such temptation commonly been said b¥ thoy who know he ‘don’t seare worth a Ani.’ President, whether Mr, Tild to fight against the politicians of his party i he meang to reform existing abuses, for the mass o! those polit). ciwne, in the democratic a8 much 48 in ihe republican party, wili bitserly oppose the needed reforms In either case the new President, in order to eucceed, wiil need to feel the force and stiinulus of a popuiar sup port for a reform policy, and to gain (his it seems to mo necessary that the people shall kuow that the men they aro asked to support really, earuestiy and intelligently moan reform, My beliel, founded ou a jong and pretty. inti knowledge of him, is that Governor Hay is the intelligent, zoalows and courageous triend ol civil service retorm, of a sound currency, of honest government and federal non-interference tf the South. ern Siates, and of a more | beral commercial policy for the ovuntry at large. He is a strict republican, as Governor Tilden is a strict democrat, but those who think they eau “ron him’? will make the same mistake as those who fancied (hey could “run’’ Mr. Lincoln, 1 send you these particulars coneerning the republi- Can candidate tor the Presi yy Of course without his knowledge or permission, because I see that under republican rule; argued that the administration of the republican party had been a failure, and that the very fact that honest republicans confessed there was need of reform showod that it had been a fatiure, He that Governor Hayes would, if elected, be various ways hig character and his political opinio: are misunderstood or d ems te a