New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-07

Most Of the things the South is solid for seem to
be bad.
The silver agiat0r is feeling about for the top Of
his head. and will begin business again shortly
What did General b. F. Butler 90 back to Con-
aress for any wayi The public look upon his tire
mendOus dccOrum as SNlndle.
The Democratic platform now embraces fraud.
onti-resumpton. hot-corn, reputation, johnny
cakes, aud the Dollar of the Daddiea.
Simmons is evidently in training for something,
for ne is lccturing ON Reform. Does lie aspire to the
prot.ssorship of practical politics in Mr. Hayes
grand National University
The Democratic congressman are looking for
doorL.epcr who can give every hungry man IN the
part, an Office aud are mad because they find him
not 4 retired iamnany statesman would nj the
place if anybody could
The new National organ Of the Democracy,
The Washington POST gives evidence ia it, first number
~ beinr in the hands OF trained newspaper men, ana
, ,,,scIoio,ed ID ,rnocrats It certainly promises
iiyelicr and ADLER political Journal than washington Is
used TO.
Tho silver aqtators seem bound to give the Presi
dent q chance to increase his popularity by yetolng
the Silver Bill. They will undoubtedly be accom-
modated with another rehat provided the senate
is foolish enough 10 pass the Dll ana IL LOOKS as II
il would be-
PpTlgp~
its cold tea apparatus there will be less absentee
is,p on the Democratic side of the Chamber. SO eN-
.Ient an authority rs The World tells us the aver
noe Democratic statesman's head is easily thrown
awry BY the milde5t OF stimulantS.
General VI. C. Buffers friends in South Carolina
are Of the opinion that he won his seat in the Senate
solely because OF his own bold and sagacous man
agemcnt of his ease" As Patterson thinks the
campaign over. he wonders ii bold and saga
cious' ere sufficiently comprehensive adjectiyes 10
cover oil his experience.
Catching eagerly at Mr.. Lamar's idea that plenty
of reconciliation will convert the Southern Demo
crats TO sound money views, the Northern Demo
cratic editor cries out: That's it, exactly Ii there
had been more reconciliation under Grant. the 81.
Louis Convention would not have declared against
the Resumption Act This seems 10 be gratuitou-
instance OF stupidity If reconciliation has amy such
effect why has the South followed the dictum OF
the 1T. Louis Convention at this late day and voted
solidly against the Resumption Act There has been
nothing but reconciliation since President Hayc,
came in, and not a vote has been changed
General Ewing he's recovered from the effects Of
the Presidents Message sufficiently to predict rev
oution in case the policy of the Administration IS
carried ont. lie is to say that the President Is
able to see only one side of the question and for
this weakness, tho General has profound pity. 10
would be great thing for Ewing If some trend
could discover Single llUlit tll'7ttili "l Ni'''
has been able 70 see anything hut tnc WIZ 'us ~.
Ii Lo bias seen any other side, he has kept miShS
quiet about it,
In voting to put Mr. Voorhees, onthc Finance Com
mitteeth Tine Senate Democrats were evidently unmnd'
fu OF the frequently reiterated assertion tha9 thei'
party is first and last the party of honest money
Mr. voorhees, is one Of the widest hnanciers the
Western imitation mania has developed, and in yot
ing him a place on So important committee his as
s0cintes once moro trucllf 20 The dominant element
la their pary Tho Wag is nov cleared Tor Mr.. Noor
hces % -rapplen with the money power, according
90 request aud the public cannot begin too soon 4
plug up It's ears.
Congressman Morrison. OF Illinois. expects to SEQ
Mir. Iiiion capture denomination ia 1850. lie tells
/ correspondent Of The Cincinnati Enquirer that Ran
! dali is working for riden, t!at thoy are body an'
! brecchesr together. aud whilo personally ho has M
| coed feeling for old Tilden he recognizes him 4