New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
the Fourth of July, the Democratic Congress would
adjourn over them with howl of ecstacy.

the Fourth of July, the Democratic Congress would
adjourn over them with howl OF ecstacy'
The Southern Senator forgets that while ne Is
talking sentiment to the North his home editor is
talking red-shirted cussedness to the bulldozer.
The editor Is the more honest
The Potter Committee Is unable to brace up
enough to ask for fresh appropriation. 1t breads
demand for bill of items for the $26 900 already
expended. dollar each is an awful price tor red-
headed lies.
Senator Ransom ought to have known that bis
friend Gordon had tried the experiment of covering
the tssue-balots and red-shirt orgies with mantle
of gush and had failed utterly Sentiment and bull
doing do not go well together.
The Democrats will hold joint caucus TO con-
slider the condition of the party, and the proprety
of picking out corpse and getting that cipher
funeral oft their hands 1t will be solemn gather
ing, which even the cOruscatlng bum0r OF Nr' o.
>. Cox will scarcely be able to enliyen.
One report about the Potter Committee says the
members are considering proposition to put up
the shutters without more ado and seek more
reputable occupation. There no necessity for
report, since everybody knows that the expedition
has been total failure and ID is too late to make
apologies now. Glover has already sneaked out IN
this way.
Senator Thurman has started lively shindy by
declining 80 far in advance to be candidate for
Governor of Ohio. The Democrats say he has in
ured the party In his state almost hopelessy since
his refusal is universally construed that he
il afraid of defeat and of consequent damage to his
Presidential chances. This conclusion seems 10 DC
eminenty sound.
There have been several attempts recently to
demonstrate that Mr.. 1iljen is of great tinan-
cia sagacity. letter has been printed to show
that he once displayed remarkable foresight in pre-
dieting financial developments Strangely enough,
nobody quotes his letter of acceptance in 1876 with
its elaborate demonstration OF the inadequacy OF the
Resumption Act TO bring about resumption. AS
gold aud greenbacks now at par, such quotation
would be very timely.
General Ewng's friends are quick to take advan-
tage of Tnurman's refusal, and are pushing him en-
ergencally as the party's best candidate for Gov
ernor. They are right. He is the best embodiment
of the "Ohio idea" now living The defenders OF
that idea swear that resumption will have nothing
to do with their agitation Of it: that 1t Is bound to
go on forever. II this is their determination. Ewing
is their man. He will 20 on forever IN the same dl-
rectlOU, 10 matter what happens, while thurman Is
likely to turn up headed in the opposite direction II
the logic of events shows him that Is the popular
path.
A Washington dispatch to The Graphic asserts
very positively that Senator Conkling has been in
frequent consultation, of late. with his friends,
TO make to the effect that he cannot under any cir
cumstances consent To be again considered as
Presidential candidate. Whether Ihe Graphic is cor
rect or not in its declaration that the Senator
has announced TO his trends his determine
tiOn to pursue this course, there IS no
doubt that it has been seriously seriously contemt nr1dnt
desire to dissOciate himself In the public mnd from
all ideas OF Presidential candidacy IN the future,
and his friends have as earnestly opposed IL.
With all due respect to the Northern Democrat, it
must be said that he is not habltually the most
sagacous of politicians. Just he is desirous of
running Senator BayaTd for the Presidency in 1880,
and his policy, therefore, Is not to rrtate the
Western brother. Yet what does he do but break
out in ferocious attack upon voorhees, as a dis
grace to the party, and demand his defeat for re-
election, That Voorhees, is disgrace nobody will
deny but his party is pledged to his reelection, and
all the Remuneration in Ihe UOrM and out of 1t can't
deprive him of 1t. The only effect OF the attack is
TO exasperate the Western brother. who breaks out
in a wild declaration that the assault comes from
the Money Power OF the East, and Is venom
Ousr "impertnenp and "un-DemocratIc." OF
course when the same " tools OF the Money Power
advocate Senator Bayard's nomination hereafter,
the Western brother will inevitably expose and de-
nOunce them.
General Garfield has made very happy explana-
ton of the change Of feeling in the Republican
party toward the Administration. When asked by
n correspondent of The Cincinnati Inquirer if the
Presidents policy was any more popular in Ohio
than it was. he replied II should answer that by
saying that it is perhaps less unpopular than for
merly." lie went TO say that some of his people
thought the Presidents policy had been of service
in dispossessing the South of tho argument that
their illegal proceedings the result of carpet-bag
rule and Federal interference. The President has
let them have their way and they have acted
"A
party is united in the North, aud the South Is on
the defensive. This is correct reasoning, and If the
Administration is battered by et-hauded praise OF
this sort there is abundant grounds for ITS cOmpla
cency. 1t started out TO build up a Republican
party IN the South, and has secured united RepuD
can party the North by the failure of its plans.
Hence 1t Is less unpopular than it was, and hence
this everlasting serenity.