New-York tribune., 1878-10-14

against this reign of repression OF thought, and the
turning of mombers Of Parliament into puppets"
These have never been in the habit OF acting 50
Independently as to require additional precautions
to make them true to party ties. The whIppers-in
have usually had no hard work in keeping Wings,
Tories, or Liberals well together upOn the occasion
Of any important vote, and ministers have been
pretty sure of these men III seasons OF emergency.
Our American experience of the caucus has hardly
been such, should suppose, as to induce foreign
nations to adopt the plan, and it is little
that England should be taking it up, just as we
begin to see the necessity of being rid of it alto
gcther.
Poor Mr.. Belmont ought TO compose himself.
There is no evidence that he is in any personal
danger. He must give up his friend Nr. Marble
there is no telling where the mortality among his
political associates is TO end) and the party with
which bis hopes of personal advancement
are wrapped up is hOpelessly stunned; but he
himself may escape the ruin. He ought, therefore,
to quit making a spectacle of himself. and take
warning for the future by his recent sore expert
cree. The country knows him TO be a
man of ability, while it is only those
whose business brings them into neces-
sary contact with him who know him to be a bOOr
When he is paid the compliment of having his
opinions on any subject thought worth public aten-
tion il of no consequence whether he gives them
not but he should at least learn to put restraint
upon his natural propensites and initiate, as well
as he can, the manners Of q gentleman.
Last CALL Mr.. Smith NJ. Weed, Won have on at
least three conspicuous occasions figured as the per-
sonal representative Of Mr. Tilden. You went
to South Carolina for him in 1876; you
went to the Syracuse Convention for him last
MI 1,.nu attended no Stota GnYnTnittaa N
try 10 get control of il for him last week.
Now, there are some extraordinary dispatches
OF yours on public business which, unex-
planned, will be thought to reflect great dis
credit upon your principal. We have several
times asked you to explain them, but have been
able To get no response. We call upon you once
more If you do not answer soon we may feel 1t
our duty to publish them, and let the public make
its own explanations. Positively the last call p
When Mr.. Moses Manton Marble privately acknow-
ledged that il would not strain London much to
throw out Manatee County with Mosele Glasgow
thirty Potomac Ithaca Rochester, only scoundrels
would refuse wholly to throw out Mosele Glasgow
nineteen Havana Rochester Alachua County" it
did not occur to him that he showing the
secret vocabulary of the vote-buyeTs to forty
millions of people.
Mr.. Marbles fondness for poIysyllabc words has
been rewarded by the acquisition of fOur-stOry
name. In the vote-buyers' lexicon, Match meant
the matchless MantOn. and Moses " meant the
impctuous ringer of Z" fire bell in night" and Mr..
TiIdcns confidential agent may now be called Moses
Match MantOn Marble. For short, he might
-four NJ dash" for signature
The Democratic party continues to protest that.
however bad Mr. Tilden may be, the party is not
tarred with the same brush. OF course, then. all
the members of that party will make haste 10 inves
tigate what Mr. Tilden understands by " Bolivia
Brazil" and Bolivia Lima" and Bolivia Laura"
the very day Congress assemblies.
When Charles Francis Adams does not get place
in the Cabinet he rushes out to put the brand of
fraud on somebody n. B. When proposals to buy
votes are traced to the door of his favorte candi
date Mr.. Charles Francis Adams never has his
blacking-pOt ready.
whip" which is Smith Weed, and Commen-
tary," which IL Colonel PeltOn, appear 20 be more
trusted than ever by Mr. Tden, since their Surprs.
ing skill in cphers was shown in 1876
proposition accepted if done only once" is the
yardstlck which measures Mr.. Tildens Reform"
The Democratic party insists upon an addition If
done only once, and not found out"
1t is proposed to change the name of Gramercy
Park. 1t is suggested unless the resident at No. 10
objects to call it Cipher Alley"