, 1874-12-24


ic, in its issuo Of tllo o1st inst, containa
very rlaintive little wail over tho fact tim
tho Dcnocratic rcaction will not add my
tlntlg TO tllo intellectual strength Of tho pres
CIT Opposition OIL tho floor Of tile next Con
grcss Such Democratic journals rs nro Mill
to discover anything at all will probnbl,
como TO the sa1no conclusion, now that tllci
attention Inns boom called to it by tho Coune,.
Journal. If brains did not count in Con
gross, there would bo 10 OCCASION for Demo
cratic journals to discount Democratic vic
tories; but, unfortunately for, them, brains dc
count in Washington, as elsewhere, and the
necessity for these brains is intimatel in the
following little plant from the Courier.
'ioarnat, which las Dyes sllarp enough 10 sec
TINT the Democratic victories ,uay yot prove
hatren:
Ilo Democrats, therefore, hare hcor admitted on
isal merely. Tho country asya to them, w.t. nox.
, t as aeo WHIT yo! ea1, d." II honesty III tic con
% ," tese Of ,o .t,ern %ero a 'at 'rc9uire ho
re- tbo lcptl'cara chastene by disaster, vyinH With
tno Den.ncrais IN manifestations Of tho safo Virtue.
board. Atnre wili follow After lI.to wl!. wa anll
ot W able to rroccesl charges OF corruption. On
y ~ ts Gs'fa'y !, o. s we sa . nes loey Of our own sn
III
u1simGs1f nnu tntGllgently the many lpyc problems
we hosn sn presa upon !lo social less than tho
tAa busnuse, anti hoce, repeat tat It is rr1rcf,'
feature Of tho situation tn iotu tl,o nl,aonce of nny
bread mud butter. ~ N~'~' -
1tis not often Tint TuE TRIBUNE can in
dorso the statements Of Democratic papor,
but wo may assl,ro the Cu4rtor-]yurpat TINT
VIC heartily nGree with it in nil it SAW il, tho
above extract Tho recent elections wooded
out Of the Republican party its weak and
corrupt material, md loft tho solid stuff
which will confront Democratic incompetency
on the floor Of tho next Congress- Who arc
to DO tho lenders to handle tho questions
which are to como up? Thcreis something to
no besides making investigations mud scram-
bling for spoil. Great questions must bo pre-
sontod for settlement, requiring leaders COM
petent to grapple with them, mud, when
these issuos como up, tho Republicans
will have men on tho floor who can
meet them. The Democracy will hnvo in
tho chair Of tho Housc, unless some
Democratic intrigue not yet apparent
overthrows him, FERNANDO Woop, tho salary
grabber and representative Of tl,o sl1,1ns Of
New York, who is already captivating tic
Democratic instincts with his fino liquors.
Unless some other Democratic statesman can
furnish sample of whiaky superior to Fr1,-
SA''po's, and keep better luncl,-tal>lo, there
Will be no competition for the Speakcrslip.
With FERNANDO WooD III tho cl,air, and n
Democratic House without head on the floor
limo will make MI things ovou again If it
"oro necessary to malzo Investigations, the
Democracy can provide committees enough,
II honesty is requisite Of SUCCESS perhaps
y severe effort tho Democracy Gun furnish
hat also. But, when brains arc required, wo
'ro inclined to agroo with our Democratic
contemporary that "tho outlook in this
espcet is roally discouraging." The Repub-
lean party can afford to bido its time. It las
idlen itself of many Of its incu1nbranccs,
nd will throw owny moro of them. Before
he next Congress hns' expired, it will be in
omplete fighting order. Like FabiuB, it
9aits to win.