New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

Only three days before the count Will begin
! How many before it viii endi
| Mr. Speaker Randall seemed to be unusually
glad Of chance 10 pronounce obituary grave
| of his beloved 22d Joint Rule.
Absolutely nobody has said that he will re.
fuse to acquicsce in the verdict VI tao tribunal Inc
unruly member Is iettered for once
1t does not seem necessary to impeach the
Repubcanism OF every member OF the party who favos
the Arbitration bill The party that not Large enough
to o tolerant will be small TO be % any ecnse-
quence..
Everybody seems anxious TO congratulate the
Hon. Bon Hi his promotion 10 The senate Perhaps
Gen Butler should be excluded He was sent to the
House chiefly to keep Mr. HI straight and he may uo'
Ike 80 be cheated OF his task IN this way.
Boston is good deal stirred up because Mr
Conkiing permitted sncer ~ hA SschuSestS WIN
no Of the venerable wealth present VINO had
the backbone 10 get up and hur back There are sa
dibe remarks that NJ Dawes was altogether too HeeA
The long controversy is not entirely without
its Dement'S. For thing. the peopl, VIII como ou Oh
Ii knowing good deal moro about the Constitution t'n
they ever did before. Every stree-ar Discussion e0
yelops constitutional expounder who hasn't oit OF
doubt that he could give Daniel Webster several points
The Democratic idea of propriety Is peculiar
For instance The Cincinnati Enquirer says Inc eeV
ton OF Judge Davis the ScnatOrship Of ILLINOIS uo'
not appear 10 change the current OF opinion lOuc"ns ~
bl as il is considered that such election 10 any va"
alters his eligibility to De chosen the last member u
the comm ssion Affects the proprey OF that c1oVS
Let hop that che four judges who are TO chooso wv
hitR VIII not snare IN TINS view.
While the Democrats are claiming judge
Davis addition tAtheir party In the senate " h'
interest thom to recall the lato Speaker Kcrc oOerS
ton when It proposed to make the Judge the DoDV
cratic nominee for the Presidency: He would sn@sa
the Democratic party pieces soon anu so ue AZ
got into the White House" The Illinois Republicans
seem 10 BE- satisfied with the Judges political bias too
for they highly delighted with his ccct0n 'n1 e's
that he VIII represent tue whole STATE rather "h '
party III III. 81,
The voice of the bulldozer is silent in the
land; the Democratic editor VIII not heneeior'h hFe
write consprators In every Other lue AZ over h' cor
toria page, and the paper mills which were staited"
furnish petitions for Mr. wsttersons army viii have
suspend Those OF the results OF the aaolli'h
OF the Conference bill Tie removal Of these DISTINCTIONS
viii leave clear field for Mr. Fernando Wood to bnpeaea
the President the whole Cabinet, and portion Of TAO
Circuit Judges and will give Proctor Knott uursaeted
leisure to sat down aud contemplate tir unOsph'i INV Ia
superb aud picturesque bndons he has mA%e slhVc Nv
ceased to be great American hulnOrst
The assumption that the members OF the
electoral tribunal are going 10 act Ike pariisans s~es
The Boston Advertiser unwarranied. 1t protests ~
follows: Nothing in al our recent history has moro
clearly revealed the low Of political life than 'n
reiterated and unchallenged presumption that every
Congressman will prefer HIS party to truth ana srv
success 10 right determination Of the questions uVn
which he may be called 10 decide rs Juga IL may We"
become Of alarm whom the people listen TO saoa
mpuatons In silence II they reasonable and nos
to DO disputed wo do not believe that tho nation mas
doscnracd to that degree that ese cannos DO ioaua