New-York tribune., 1879-06-02
climbs upon the fence to wait for the Brown party

climbs upon the fence to wait for the Brown party
| to come by.
| There is one anti-TilGen editor who swcaEs he
| won't eat crow. matter what happens. He says
in his papor, Tie Charleston Ners aad fourier, that
under no possible circumstance viii h. recall
single word SAID concerning Mr. Tiden aDl in OPP
position 10 his nomination." He has sad some very
ugly words. and il ho thinks he cG1 support lden
without taking them back he has great c01tGsnce
in his own ability as dOdger
That incompatible political blower, Joha @.
Thompson has gone to Ohio 10 attend the Demo-
cratic Convention, and has boasted merTiiy all
along the road from Washington that the Demo
Gratis are sure to carry the Stale b. from 1000 to
30. OOO majority. He says there is no longer any
need for nominating Thurman. and that Amer lcus
Vespucius Rice is the man for the Democrats 70
win with. Uncle Dick will have something to say
about that.
All prospect for general coalition of Democrats
and Greenbackers for this years elections seoms to
have vanished. The Democrats are eager Tor union.
but are willing to give few Of the spos IN return.
Both parties are dreadfuly hungry, and are I'M
willing to give mp any plumber to the other. PrIn-
ciple has nothing to do with the disagreement, Tor
there is practically no difference in the professions
or actions OF both. OF course so long as they are
divided they make Republican success certain, ana
there Is, therefore, nothing to weep about
The only considerations which justified the Demo
Gratis IN forcing the extra session must nave p''"
political ones. The only political considerations
must have been either the expectation that they
would achieve some signal success or that their
opponents wOuld be betrayed into some fatal blum
der Well, tho Republicans have gained all tho
advantages and the Democrats have done au tho
laundering, and tho result seems so natural mat
people can't get wondering why TINS possibility
never occurred to the prudent Mr. Randall and the
rest OF them.
California threatens to "bOOm" " this Summer.
Besides the regular four Congressman TO be elected
in September, the new Constitution provides for
the choice of Governor, Lleutenant-GOvernor Sec
retaTy Of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney
General Surveyor General, Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction. Clerk of Supreme Court, three rali-
road commissioners, seven Justices OF the supreme
Court, twenty members of the Senate, eighty mem
bers OF the Assembly, and all the municipal oncefs
in fifty-twO counties This is a clean sweep ANA
now what If the NihilSts who adopted the consul
tuition shouldn't elect tine officers to interpret II
Congressman Speer, of Georgia, has the novel
notion that the Democratic party can abandon lt1
position without backing down, because the caucus
has never declared officially that it would starye
the Government rather than surrender. lie says
declaration of such purpose has been made only
by individual members, who were not authorized TO
speak for the party. This is dreadiully thin. The
whole party has committed itself 10 that policy by
attaching the riders to the Appropriation bills. IL
no threat was intended why were not the repeating
clauses introduced as separate bills The threat
has been made distinctly and. officially: III you
don't sign these bills, riders ana all wen let tno
Government sfarve.p Nobody has been frightened;
the Democratic party has declared ts purpose 10 90
what it dares not do. and it must back down Qulb-
bling and haIF-splitting about the meaning OF me
WORT may relieve the Democrats a little, bat tAo
country won't be fooled thereby.