The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-31

From the New York Herald.
II is no new thing for the Congress which
prgcedes a Presidential election to occupy it
self with political maneuvers intended q
bear on the approaching contest. But thu
wear the disease has set in at early stage ant
bids fair to rage with unusual violence.
II would naturally grow from four years u
four years, both by the force Of habit and bl
the increasing patronage of the government
but il is worse than ordinary now, because
both political parties have fscilihes 1or play
ing the Presidential game during the session
The House is controlled by the Democrats
the Senate by the Republican and, what ha'
never happened before, we have ffesiaen
near the close Of his second term VINO Is pen
on reelection. He dips IN his oar ana assists
to beat the legislative waters into fresidenIla
foam.
President Grant began to give the proceed
inps of the session an electloneering turn
when he put in his bold bid for another term,
by broacbing the school question. His most
formidable rival, Mr.. Blaine, attempted to
take the wind out of his sails by proposing o
constitutional amendment on that subject
Senator Morton tried his hand by raising the
bloody shirt as party flag, and urging an In
vestigation in Mississippi. Neither PIesioent
Grants bid in his message, nor Mr.. Blaine ,
amendment, nor Senator Mortons waving OF
the bloody shirt would have been resorted 10
if this were the year after, instead OF the year
before Presidential election.
The Democrats of the House are attempting
o counter game, but they do not play IL VIII
skill. The anti-third term resolution which
Young Mr.. Springer so suddenly sprung on
the House. though temporary triumph, was
a substantial mistake, for it is for the interest
of tie Democratic party that Gen. Grant
should be the Republican candidate, and
forcing the Republicans to vote against
third term blunted the most trenchant OF the
Democratic weapons Speaker Kerr's strange
composition of his committees was equally
maladroit as Presidential maneuver
While meant to be in the Tilden interest, 1t
strengthens the Democracy in those States
which are most hostile to the New York can
didate. 1t has weakened him at home by dis
gushing the strongest Democratic members
from.this State. The sights put on Messrs.
Wood, Cox, Hewitt and Ward will make
trouble for Gov. Tilden in the State Conven'
ton for choosing delegates next spring: lie
has active Democratic enemies IN New YORK,
and they will be strengthened by the blunder
of insulting the constituencies OF the ex-
perienced congressman. II has become i'm
possible for Gov Tilden to 60 into the Ma
tional Convention with the unanimous dele
CATION of his own State, and failure on that
point is fatal.
This attempt to purchase the West and
South will SO ALLEVIATE the Democracy OF New
York that he will have no vigorous support
He has merely enabled Mr.. Kerr to use the
free trade and hard money sentiment OF the
party in his own interest, and the Western
Democracy will prefer Kerr to Tilden as a
candidate if they are compelled to swallow
the common platform of both. Gov Tilden's
subtlety has been too fine; he has overreached
himself and given both oyster and shell to the
Western Democracy.