New-York tribune., 1876-12-21

THEY "TOOK THE BCLL BY IHE HORNS.'
Disappointment, we fear, awaits Cronin. We
suspect, too, it turks by the way for Grover.
These two come this way, if we interpret
aright the confusing kilograms that herald
them, somewhat, as we may say, IN pro-
ccsson. llithcr they come from that Tar
corner of this vast domain where rolls
the Oregon and hears no sound since
the late election save his own -ings.
They have in a large sensational way, with
much flourish Of trumpet and glowing an
nouncement, "lit ont " from Oregon, and at
this moment are hearing down on the Atlantic
coast. They will shortly sweep on Washing
ton. Cronin brings vOtcs-threo of thcm--Of
which he is the author, the beginner and
fnisher, the inventor and maker, the mes
scngcr and bearer. Comes Cronin on as Il
whole Electoral College, an embodied balance
OF power, GordiaH- -knOt-cutter, a solver of
the great political problem. Votes and certiii-
cafes and allidayits, brings Cronin, with formal
tape and crimson ribbons, and wax and the
great seal of Oregon, and large official en-
velopes, and very likely carefully yet
literally computed mileage account. from
Oregon to Washington by way of Cape Horn
and Gramcrcy Park. All doubtless wrapped
in the formally of a brown paper parcel,
and held together with the sOlemnity of red
tape. Following him, tagging a little with the
dignity Of his station and the burden Of his
opinion, comes Grover, Governor of Oregon
and Senator elect. He brings his own Opinion
in a pamphlet under his arm. Grover is the
inventor of Cronin, and Cronin is the Electoral
College. 1t will no doubt be a great
day for the country-nay, shall We not
say for the Tacei-when these two
reach Washington; when CrOnin slams down
upon the desk OF tho President of the Senate
his votes and certificates and allidavits, his
sealing-wax and his great seal and his big
envelopes and red tape, remarking in his
easy, ofI-hand way Here she is; this
settles it," and then Grover comes calmly
in and ends it all with his Opinion. 1t
seems cruel to dispel from the minds of the
Oregon statesmen such pleasing dream of
the sensation they are likely to produce. But
from present appearances they are doomed to
disappointment, and we take this opportunity
to prepare their minds for it.
CrOnin unquestOnaby means wcll-Or thinks
he does. And so does Grover. So soon as
Grover heard that Tilden lacked one vote of
an election, he made up his mind that the
Democratic party, which had heretofore made
world of trouble because 1t was defeated by
much more decisive vote, would not submit
to lose the election on any such narrow
margin. SO he took it upon himself to count
Cronin in, and Cronin took it upon him
self to erect himself into an Electoral
College and fill vacancies and cast the vote of
Oregon In such a way as to elect the Demo
cratic candidates and promote Peace as well
as Tilden and Reform. 1t was all we'll meant,
of course. ALI in the interest of Peace and
Democracy and Tilden and Reform. And
quite number of eminent Democrats have
agreed that it was proper-perfectly proper
nothing could be more proper. Judge Hoad-
ley of Cincinnati has expressed that
view of it in an opinion covering a great
deal of ground-about an acre, we should judge,
in the manuscript-the mere reading of it put
tho whole Senate TO fight the other day.