New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

Both parties are solid for Tilden in 1850. 'Rah
for Reform
Moses is the inevitable Chief Nincompoop Of the
next Reform campaign.
Mr. Tlden should advertise NJ once for fresh lot
of coparceners for next years work.
An extra session viii give the fcryid Solid South
an excellent chance to deposit It's foot in it.
Why not make the next Great Reform Combinl.
ton Iildcn and Adams-lnnoccncc on icef
II is imr cralvcly necessary that Mr.. Tildeu have
= competent housekccper next year There's Mrs
jerks. now.
If Senator Bayarl's Presidential strength is meas
urcd accurately by hls power in a caucus, he is not
a formidable rival to anybody
The Cipher Committee doesn't Seem eager 70 ac-
cumulate any more information This IS not TRANCE.
Ii has more than 1t can handle already.
There Is a fine opening for fresh letter from
Montgomery Blair renominating Mr. IIldcn. The
comments of the Democratic editors thereon would
be interesting reading.
Hullo Noses, THE TRIBUNE can't see mp 50 FAR,
but it knows you're there j1st a,tride the rudder
OF the Ark. Hadn't you better come down, quick
The pesky old thing has struck sna2.
Poor Mr.. Randall the future is glocmy for him
whether there is an extra session OF not. The south
swears it will have no more Of him unless the levee
appropriation and the Texas Pacific subsidy bills
pass al tins session.
Senator Thurman Is clearly the strongest Prcsi-
Dental candidate IN a Congressional Democratic
caucus, whether he is before the country OF not.
FIc does no; come in competition with the bdrrel'
there or with the moral forces OF cOpaicnnylcorm
The President is reported "a, saying that if the
Democrats make an extra session necessary he viii
not call il till late in the Fail. lie thinks it will
To ia the dptiClpnPlrs
than to have the country disturbed BY ala extra
session on the heels OF the present one.
A Southern Congressman is said 70 have received
forty letters from his constituents within week
all urging the necessity of TenOmlnatlng Mr. lllden
next year. This is not at all improbable. The
Southern opposition TO his rcnomination so lar as
il Is revealed by the Journals of that section, Is
confined to CLarlt StOu and Richmond. EYcly"htic
else in the South ne Is tine nTst choice
The fAvorite retort of the Southern repudiator
has ALWAYS been: Take what We give you and
don't arumble. II you give us any impuGence well
repudlate the whole debt" The Memphis 1ppedl
repeats this in warning to The TRIBUNE to " 60
slow in this matter of pressure for bondh0ders lest
there come m explosion that will sweep National,
as well a. State and municipal bondholdeTs, OUT OF
existence" Talk Of this KIND does not make tue
prospect Of "A Southern ascendeucy IN the Govern
meut a pleasant one.
Senator Bayard has cOnlided three columns Of his
views on political questions to correspondent OF
The Cincinnati Enquirer. He has no fear about the
integrity of the public debt but he does fear that
We shall have trouble with our silver If it remains
at ITS present value OF Oncffth less than gold. aud
becomes plentiful. He hopes the good sense OF the
ppOple will influence their Representatives to
amend the injurious legislation in time to prevent
mischief He Is not in favor of building eyees for
the Mississippi River at the Government expense
since 1t would involve DrOdlgiOus outlay, OF whI1a
$500 900 900 would be only beginning. lie Is ~
clined to think II better 10 let the river have ts
own way. The President strikes him as sm.h
man I'm great place" here mot much TO
begin on and the progress has been most unsats-
factory" The Cabinet pretty fair. but there -
ali listlrss wayering thanksgiving" Just wait I'll
the south read, thar remark about tho levces, M
Bayard. and then soc where your Presldent'i
chances have flown.