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Show CAMPAIGN LITERATURE. We have received a copy of the campaign edition of the New York Times, which ia devoted to a review of the political records of Tilden and 1 Hendricki, the democratic candidates. candi-dates. It is a fair specimen of the ordinary document issued for presidential presi-dential campaign purposes by the average party journals and politicians. The Times, which not many years ago held up Mr. Tilden as a great political reformer, is now engaged in proving that he has been a "secessionist, "seces-sionist, an ally of Tweed, a sham reformer re-former and a swindler of labor and a wrecker of railroads." Not bo much space is devoted to exposing Mr. Hendricks, but he is set forth as a rebel sympathizer, a salary-grabber, a land-grabber, and a political coward. Tho effect of such documents docu-ments upon the average voter cannot be accurately estimated, but as they are a part and parcel of every campaign, cam-paign, and are prepared from a purely pure-ly partisan BUud-point, wo are not inclined to believe that they exercise a large influence upon tho result of elections, but arc Usucd rather as an appeal to the prejudices of friendB than with the expectation of making converts from the ranks of opposing forces. Generally the intensity of the personal warfare against a presidential presi-dential candidate indicates his strength and popularity, creating tho necessity for extreme efforts by his opponents to weaken his position in the public mind. Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson were the two best abused man who ever came bo-fore bo-fore the public, yet tho personal clamor against them seemed to bo a source of strength. The hold of Tilden Til-den upon the peoplo is indicated by the abuso which tho republicans boner upon him, and tho undeveloped undevel-oped possibilities of his probable presidential pres-idential career excito an increasing curious interest in his campaign which has not for years btva manifested mani-fested in our politics. The weekly campaign (clitiou of tho Ttmr.n will be lent from August 9th to November th to cluU of tea or more for 20 CCtU ft CO;-y. |