New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-16
POLITICAL NOTES.


Another European trip is what you need, Mr. Hen
bricks.
While Congress delays and threatens, Sherman
keeps gathering gold.
It isn't the first time the Democracy has been
sOlidified for bunder.
At last Mr. Hayes seems to be in fair way to dis
cover who his friends are.
There seems TO be a decided flavor of ashes about
the fruit of that reconciliation policy
What do Judge DAVIS and Senator Thurman think
about il Neither is much OF a Presidential can
didatc as he was.
Amid the crash of confessions aud the shreks of
fraud ID Is tremendous comfort to be assured that
the Administration is still serene.
The Democrats have not only succeeded in forcing
a new issue upon the country, but they have skill
fuly planted themselves on the wrong side OF 1t.
The Republicans in Congress can be counted on to
investigate anything from Oregon to Florida, pro-
vidcd Glover is guaranteed as chairman of the
committees.
From all the South there is not one Congressman
to protest against this attack on the President to
refuse TO give his vote in its support. And the
President has just pardOned the ku-Klux convicts,
too.
The Ohio Democrats have obeyed the party whip
which Mr. Randall cracked over them, and have re-
dstrcted at least two Republicans out Of their seats
Congress. 1 MS Is dUOlllcI Sul NuCu luc Ilduu
mantle is expected to cover.
Mr. Mills, of Texas, let out a good deal of the
true nwardness of this Democratic assault on the
President, when he said Hayes has gone back
on ms of latep That is the very cause which ami
mates them in attacking their own work, the Elec-
toral ITlbunal-that also " went back on them"
Condensed debate in the House of Representatives,
to be repeated every day until further notice. Elk
emplary Democrat expostulates: "See here. now,
if YOU fellows don't turn in and stoke up patent
regnrgitating smut machine you're factous
minority; that's what You are, SO there" Derslye
laughter from abandoned Republicans.
Engines are said to be of So many horsepower.
Obstinate persons are sometimes said to be of GER
tain rnule-power. But the question in Congress at
present is whether the Democratic party as a whole.
upon actual test, register 1i7 blunder-power.
As il has never failed yet, III that direction, the
chances are thatl can.
Colorado Patterson. Wigginton Dean, Goode,
Banning, and the other Democratic Misrepresenta-
tives who have ut one time or another squatted on
the seats stolen from Republicans who were elected
to I'LL them, make altogether very respectable lot
of fraud-lcbukers This kind ought to be encOur-
aged.
Only few days ago the Southern press was de-
clarIng that unless the Northern Democrats showed
more zeal for the payment of Southern claims, the
South would switch off from the party. This talk
has all subsidized; the southern Democrats are all
suddenly converted to the fraud crusade, and there
il general understanding that all claims 10 be
postponed TO the next Congress. Does this mean
anything, and II so, what
The gifted Springer, who claims to be the father
of the Potter resolution at least of its spirit,
said, when the Electoral Tribunal was under con-
sidcraton, that the decision of that tribunal, when
concurred in by both houses would be final, "be-
cause no poitcal party can afford to 90 before the
,trtsu tor
Springer will discover ut the close OF the Fall cleo
tOns that in addition to his other great qualities,
he is " no slOuch" of a prophet
There is a tendency to OverdO the business of pro-
testing that Mr.. 1ilden has nothing to do with the
latest fraud movement. He isn't so tremendously
popular in his party that it is willing to turn about
Of its own accord and take the precise steps which
he wishes most of all to have taken. After declar-
ing. time and again. that they would not attempt to
unseat the President, because TO do so would only
compel Tildcns denomination, the party leaders
suddenly whir about and make that attempt If
the persuasive hand which has wrought this change
is not Mr. Tilden's, lac is uncommonly lucky i'll his
friends.
Two features of the Pennsylvania Republican
platform are likely TO be copied by the party
yentions in all the other States One is the declara-
ton against Southern claims, and the other is pro-
test against Mr. Woods attack the prosperity of
the country. The lack of any mention of the Adj
ministratlon is likely to be conspicuous IN all the
platforms also unless the conduct of the Democrats
makes something in the nature of an approval nee
essary At present the principal aim of the Dem
Ocratic leaders seems to be TO give the Republicans
plenty OF issues and at the same time force them 10
be united in supporting them.
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