New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-02
TIE NET LEADER IN TIE SENATE.


The Democratic Senators have adopted the
suggestion of TIE TRIBUNE and taken Senator
Eaton of Connecticut as their leader. The
Senator himself did not wait to be advised in
a matter of such importance; his mind has
been made up with reference to it for long
time. He has only waited for his party assO-
ciates to come to him and install him III his
own place. On Wednesday, like the boys who
ga skating went all on n Summers day" the
Democratic Senators "al fell in, and the rest
"they ran away" Mr. Eaton attained the
hight of his ambition, and, stepping
TO the 'front.' led all his party in
the flibustering which he had determined on
to delay the proceedings and ObStruct the
count. He did not make a great Success of 1t,
but then that matters little he was quite con-
tent with the recognition as leader of his party
in the Senate. The only fear now is, as was
stated day or two ago, that he will do some
thing rash in the way of stopping the proceed
ings of Congress, or that he will say "Thus
"far and no farther" to the Government,
OF some such thing. He is liable at any
moment to change the whole course
of history by dammng the current of
events, or sweeping back singlehandcd the
tide of things that don't 20 to suit him. 1t
would surprise no one if he should play
Arnold WinkelIeid some fine morning in the
Senate by gathering all the Republican spears
i'll his own patriotic bosom, crying out "Malc
"way for Tildch," and then calmly looking
over his shoulder with the remark, "That's the
"klnd of man | am" He would do it in a
minute if he had any i,lca Tiden would get
round in time TO follow through the breach.
Since Mr.. Eaton's constituents have found
out that "the old man. was right in his lonely
opposition to the Electoral bill, they have be-
gun to warm up to him. TO make some
amends for the dsrespectful behavior Of the
Democrats in the Legislature who greeted with
Kisses the announcement of his vote against
the BILL the Democratic State Committee have
met and passed resolutions urging his view of
the situation and demanding of Congress that
something or everything should he done TO
prevent the Inauguration of Hayes. The State
Committee is very representative body. 1t
stands for all that is elevated i'll tone, all that
is lovely and of good report, all the sweetness
and light in the party. The members of it
are very much exercised over the peril to free
institutions that must come from cOndonng
"fraud.' They say the Electoral Commission
has condoned fraud, and of all things in the
world that they will not have under any cir
cnmStanccs, they put the conformation of fraud
first. OF the whole twrnty-one members of
that committee there is probably not one who
would not in the middle Of TIE coolest night
get out of bed at the slightest intima,ion that
the conformation of fraud was going Oh.
and go right out and stop It, They
labor under the impression that what
the Republicans did some years ago, when
they oveIhaucd the ballot-boxcs in Ncw-Ha-
ven and threw ont several packages Of Demo
cratic votes that had been put in in lump. WAS
to &" condOnc fraud" and so they voted unani-
mOusly mo more condOuc." The alacrity
with which the committee has come to the
Senator's support indicates his increasing
strength at home. Committees are ALWAYS
sure opponents Of popular feeling Every
member of this one wants an Office. So when
they urge resistance to the Inauguration of
President Hayes they are entirely d,intcr-
csted. Committees are apt to be. 1t is a great
thing for Mr.. Eaton to be backed by his own
committee.
Now that the Senator has reached the proud