New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-09

fu.es have never won; on the contrary they have
p,avs failed and destroyed the men who made them
,,nromises ruined Clay and Tyler. They have ruined
I'll. Will the present compromise be an exception
-, a. the question. What is the suationi Mr. Hayes
no srs President who has not brought in the begin
"a,bis Administration House of Representatives
p,h him Grant did It, The folly OF the southern lead
srs gave Lincoln majority in ls6l ana SO an Inc way
W"nse is against the President
TIC following gossip about the Hampton
,,ors,n interview is from The Washington Star: "Silas
M paterson OF the South Carolina Supreme Court noto-
o,v determined that his father should make the ac
ntance of the Governor, and at once repaired to
sator Gordon who introduced him to Hampton. lie
~ old the Governor that he would bring the old man
ppd 70 see him. which he after did, C. c. Bowen
,,g in the party Young Patterson tried to persuade
enc to uEehs influence to have his father elected
term OF the Senate when the Legislature meets;
Can Butler taking the short term The Governor de-
ea 70 give the desired assurance but promsedto write
vouus Patterson the subject at an early day" This
3Very suggests itself: Did Gov. Hampton write the
a4sed letter; and did It's contents cause the sudden
change in Senator r"''erSO" ''''' '"' i''''
daysi
The campaign orator has now a grievance.
ris dav of newspapers and telephones, and the cash
Inc If his services are annually diminishing, and no
.boud not complain when he goes TO Washington If he
dosn chance 10 be recognized" The orator getting
little tedious The populace no longer listens to bis
ia rhetoc as 10 the words OF who is inspired with
message and who cries, Voc is me- IL preach not the
Pepu5lican or Democratic gospel, rs the case may be-
The popuace the contrary magnes 1t can distinguish
On untitled undertone. Woe is II attain not 10 the
csstou-house or POstOhce. In this way the orators
motive is distrusted and that the Administration is
making an honest effort make qualifications to fulfill
M dutics of an Office the sole ground for appointment
facility for ringing the changes on somebody forever
counts for very little Upon the whole the typical cam
paign orator will excite good deel of apathy by his
complaining He fits in snuCly among the banners and
batteries aad brass bands ana transparenccs ana sly
rockets but he is of little account anywhere else lie
had better Law himself carefully away aud nurse MS
"clomS until after the next convention Inerc may
be some demand for him then
The Speakership continues to occupy the
attention of the Washington correspondents TIE Bdt'-
more gazette this telegram "lrivate advces from
& s Cox who is now Alabama instructing the natives
nv lectures and cauyassng for the Speakerp indicate
that he is picking mp strength. He is laborng under the
tppreson that Morrison is for him. Springer said re-
Gently that Morrison q candidate and had secured
considerable backing from the West among the new
members. He is very uncertain quantity In these
matters lie may be running for himself, or in order to
scutte other ship and secure the craftsmanship OF
some important committee. He is now at the head OF
tbe WAYS and Means Blackburn OF Kentucky will lead
an apRanda faction among the Southern extremists,
A. is believed good authority, in Saylers interest
Walker anc GOode of Virginia the most prominent
candidates mentioned from the South. Tom Ewing OF
Ohio is known to be the Democratic choice of the sner
man brothers for the position, III spite OF ms sOiIu
opinions He is related to the Sherman family ny par-
rage These are The present Indications ana oulS'SS
at this date. with Randall IN the lead"
The telegram sent to The Philadelphia Times
purporpg to give the contents of a letter written by
congressman Errett OF Pittsburgh Penn, TO Gen. Gar
field, lacked only one essential for creating hrSt-
class sensation AS soon as the attention OF DIT
Erett was drawn to the statement he sent the
following card TO The PtHSb,rGh Eceni"d Ieicgraph
"PeImit me TO give. through your columns an emphatic
contradiction the statement teegraphed to you from
Washington and published in yesterdays paper, tlat
intend to east my vote for Randall as Speaker OF the
House. No such statemtntvas made 10y me III the Only
letter that ever passed between Mr. Garfield and myself
and nothing in that letter. either directly or by impica-
ton can possibly be tortured into such meaning II
Mr. Garfield is the authority for the statement furnished
your correspondent. which l cannot believe. he has
authorized statement for which there i not the slight
est possible foundation. nave never I0f one IhIt'
entertained me puroSe OF vonS 10" Vt tS FOR whom
could vote under any probable circumstances theIe is
for him That break in the Republican ranks that be-
gan loom up beautifully before Democratic eyes
vanshes into thin ar
The result of sectional politics to the South
Is well illustrated in letter from Mr. Redheld to The
Cincinnati Commercial. He says " The best thing the
Solid South can is to be solid Let them split
ND and divide out, and they will stand chance In the
general scrimmagc hut so long IA they are Solo te
bulk OF the North will in the opposite direction acu
oted by abundant caution and the South will suffer the
fate ever in store for weaker party The North can
stand Solid South but the South can't After the next
Advertisements which will largely increase the political
power OF the West and Northwest through increase oil
population the Solid South will be relatively so weak as
TO be matter OF small concern to anybody but herself
To be oumached by the Northern States west OF the Al
lepbepy Mountains certainly her fate leaving out OF
the question the immense power welded by the great
I'm
her utter inability to accomplish anything by sectional
politics. and certainty of overthrow when pitted against
the other section and that section continually growing
SO that ere long half OF IL west OF the mountains WI"
be powerful tnan the whole SOuh-ln t3 lhce VI
these facts, say those who are seeKlng 10 TGeI tis
soutb solid are her worst enemies ScctOna politics
Is the bane OF the weaker section Inc stronger can
stand it very we'll"
Ex-COngressman WattersOn doesn't waste any
time in trying to extract warmth out OF an cice Dut
acknowledges the cold hard fact at Discussing the
"Recent Republican Gains" in The Louisville Courier
Journal he saws The result Of the municipal elections
held in various parts the North the last few days does
not substanate such Democratic hopes as buit Them
selves upon the notion of great popular reaclOn against
the Electoral Commission There has been 10 reactioh
At ALL On the contrary the Republicans have as gen
eral thing made encouraging gains, conspcuouSiy III
Cincinnati and Chicago, where they swept the field.
Why is t9 The true solution OF the mystery is TO be
found in the pecular condition OF the popular mind and
temper prevailing at this time. The people have had 10
years. aye, 20 years OF incessant agitation 1hey are
tired of agitation and they sick OF one subject They
want rest and they want change The new President
caught the cue played so that at the present
moment the country looking more TO the future than the
past and full OF expectancy. has taken Hayes al ms
word and given him the benefit OF both an arrest OF
Judgment and trial. OF success goes Tor some
thing Then the Democrats somewhat dsguted VIII u
their leaders But, in the main, the cause Oh me iee
vote given the Republican tickets is Inc desle
Of the people TO give The Administration living
chance in rs Motley of reconciliation and REFORM"