New-York tribune., 1876-12-02

election is but a stepping stone to the Chalr vi
+be XIVtb Congress in which there VIII be a
small Democratic majority, and there remains
a hone in the aye1age Democratic mind, ana
cspecaly the mind Of the Democratic asplrant
to the honors of the Chair, that the ALNh I'd
Conpress will receive messages from
Democratic President, and what is better VIII
have the patronage of Democratic Admin
istration to dispense. To be Speaker OF such
n Congress, with all the tremendous chances
it contains, Is no ordinary thing IhereS III
fluence and power and position and plunuer
in it, which to men as hungry for all OF them
as the average Democratic Congressman open
illimitable vistas of comfort and dellght. NO
wonder the gentlemen who are in the way OF
being struck with the nomination forget every
thing else in the contemplation OF 1t.
We tender all these gentlemen the SYM
pathy and commseration to which their neg
lected condition fairly entities them. lhey
ought to be filling larger space in men
minds. The people ought to be thinking more
about them and their consequence as large
CO.'S, not to say wheels, i'll the machinery
of politics. There has never been time
when the election of a Speaker of the House
of Representatives was so near at hand ana so
little talked about as now. But the
fact is, az we suppose, that bo''
Tilden has so far taken that matter out OF the
public consideration that the one thing people
are thinking of, when they think at all OF the
Speakership, is, who is Gov. TlldenS candidate,
and whom will he, not Congress, select FOR the
place Were it question to be decided by
Congress itself we might feel called upon 10
direct the attention of members to the consul
erations which ought to have weight VIII
them in selecting their presiding officer;
but it is generally understood thai all
argument upon that subject must be addressed
TO Gov. Tilden, who, when he makes up his
mind, will inform the gentlemen composing
the majority as to their duty in the premises
and name to them their candidate. \ Wash
ington special to Democratic newspaper last
evening announced that "Smith Weed, Mayor
"Wickham, Smith Ely, and Archibald
an. Bliss of Brooklyn" would arrive
at the capital last night bringing
"Mr. Tilden's views with them" consid-
erable delegation, truly. And the views
which require so large a company OF bearers
must be of consequence. There must nave peeh
considerable cOmmotion among the gentlemen
the anxious seat Wntn lIlc ucl'B"'iOh
arrived. And who can depict or even
imagine their feelings when the procession
arrived, and setting down before them
the caskct containing their precious
charge, began unfolding "Uncle Samnys
"vews? 2" What these views are no one
outside the charmed circle yet knows. But we
can well understand that the occasion was one
of great interest to the rapt spectators. 1t
was probably the Mayor who, when the
mourners were gathered and silence had fallen
said, Gentlemen, these are our departed
"'Uncle Sammy's vews,i' and proceeded to
read tho will. We ioIbear to pursue the sub
JcCt.
only we do think we see the countenance OF
Samuel S. Cox pcering out from behind his
handkerchief, with perfectly dry eyes and an
expression of anything but good will for the
tcstator. And only one man of them all
mopped his eyes and said: Bless the dear Old
"soul. His last wishes shall be gratified. I'll
take the chair myself" How soon, may we
ask, will the gentlemen comprising this pro-
cession who carried "Mr. Tilden's views to
Washington unfold them to all the rest OF us,
and let us know who is the lucky man he Las
dropped the SpcaKersliip onR