New-York tribune., 1878-10-23

cipher question. Tho cOparceners don't thew bav.
enough already. '
ltsbould be whispered to Mr. Hendricks that Il /.
entirely unn cessary fer him TO stradde the cpber
question aay lOuger. F-'i
it is well to remember that vote fora Democratic
Congressman tins Fall Is vote IN favor Of ciphor
politics. The party declines to repudiate The ei.
pherers.
Kearney said at Fall River on Saturday: 81 viii
follow any man who opposes me into the northeast
corner Of he'll" IL is moved and seconded by tbo
whole Democratic party that Nephew Peltou ON.
pose him.
Mr. Cox made one Of his funniest remarks when
he told his nominating convention that tae Demo-
cratic psrtyis res0utey set against speculative pO-
itlcs and mealness of all kinds" As Moses put il;
" Traces OF money ray yment are darkly vislble.7
report comes from Missouri that the irrepress
bic Glover has failed TO obtain denomination This
is melancholy Intelligence, for a Democratic Con-
gTess without Glover will be a circus without a
clown. Glover has gone with Tllden and Reform to
meet the fraud cry.
Voorhees, is not yet reelected TO the Senate though
the hope of defeating him is exceedingly small. TIE
Legislature stands "a Democrats. 81 Republicans
and Il Nationals. This leaves him two votes short
of an election unless the Nationals give HIM that
many. His friends claim that he win get these
Will not, that their members will hold together fOf
some other man who suits them better. THIS Is an
exceedingly slim chance
Colonel FOrney has returned from Europe with
the impression that the Democrats have the best
chance for winning in $780, yet he would not be
surprised to see the Republicans regain their old
strength in the two years between now and then
He also thinks that General Grant is the man to
lead the Republican forces which is another thing
which shows he ia inst hapk Eurona for
Grant wave has almost entirely disappeared from
the political sea. He IS right in thinking that two
years will make a difference. Mr. TIlden realizes
now that remarkable changes may happen in even
less time.
Hampton is giving us pretty good imitation of
the Mississippi plan." and by another year South
Carolina may be in as perfect subjectlon as Con-
gresham Singleton reports Mississippi TO be now.
He says there will be a solid Democratic delegation
to Congress from there, because there Is absolutely
no opposition except in one district and that does
not amount to anything. No meetings are held, and
there is no canvass whatever. The negroes don't
vote and the Democrats elect whom they please
AS the Republican majority IN the State was OnCa
over 80, 600 this is great testimonial to the thor
Oughness of the plan" Governor Hampton ia
doing his best TO have similar result secured IN his
state.
General Ewing puts the party lines in about the
right places. He says the Republican party is Ger.
tain to remain the party of resumption and bank.
money. and that three-fOurths of the Democratic
party is committed to oppose these. The money
power has never trusted the Democratic party and
never will, he says and, he means by money.
power the commercial and banking interests of the
country he is entirely right. He predicts that the
Democrats can win in 1880 by uniting with the
Nationals and IN no other way, and says there VIII
be no more twO-edged platforms or candidates As
he puts it Ine Democrats VIII hght against
forced resumption as honestly as the Republicans
fight for It," No Republican could ask for a better
issue. How does the Eastern Democrat like 1t =