New-York tribune., 1879-04-07
p0LLrLrlL NOThc.

II is the fitness of time for Iilden 10 yank
another wlre.
David Davis will have show when the reaction
from feeblencss comes.
Why doesn't Thurman spread broadcast liberal
issue Of str itmgly robust photographer
Erudite Tammany declares that the Democrats
IN Congress are on "uHimprcgnablo' grounds. -
they are.
The Grccnback Congressman can be trusted 10
place a foot on each side OF every political question
tlll his terms are granted.
Ex-Confcdorate General Joseph Johnston thinks
that more than onc-haf tho speeches on the Army
bill have done harm. OfcOuTse he means the Demo
cratic hall.
Absolutely nobody in tho Reform party yells
"fraudp nowadays This ought 10 show Charles
Francis Adams what tremendous service he can do
Tildcn by rcjuyenatng the Old scream.
Amid the crash of barrels and the wreck Of the
Constitution there is nothing more impressive than
the cloquont silence Of IIendrIchs. Now thai Wat.
terSon has renOuiuated HIM, he might say WoId
or two.
Tho Seymour movement has had another spasm
and is now sinking back once more in Thoroughly
exhausted condition The fervld Endorsement of
Tammany seems to have had most depressing
effect upon it.. Marycllously lucky man, that Mr.
llden!
As the certainty Of a Democratic baakdown be-
comes moro hopeless, the yalor Of the Democratic
editor rises. He calls upon Congressman never to
surrender and says the threats OF a veto must be
treated with contempt On the whole this Is the only
course open. There - no posi- nhty on - reform
,,lctorv without stuffed D.lot-boA, 30 that tloro
is nothing to be lost by hyng IN the lace ol pdDnt
sentiment.
Congressman Hurd of Ohio, has obiigingly sct-
tied the next campaign IN advance for us. lie i
sure the Democrats VIII nominate Thurman. III
den viii make fight for the nomination, but Thur
Man will get It. Ine platform Will be so lngen-
iously constructed as to please the harl-nouey
faction of the East and tine ,ott-m0uey lactioI ot
the Vest. Grant will be nominated by the RcPul-
Leans, hut ne Is q weak man aud VIII b. EASILY
beaten Dy Thurman. Nj lIurl talks as if lie be-
heyed himself. but of course he doconL t.
Another curiou, Democrat has visited the inno-
cent of Cphcr-Alicy, aud has been unable 20 dis
cover any signs Of feebcnes'. This time tine caller
was an X-C0ngre,,Inan from the SOUTH lie
found Mr. TIlden looking remarkably well-so wei
that his looks gave the lie to the newspaper stores
of his poor health. He discovered him sitting at
tablccovcred with legal papers, and apparently
halfbushel of correspondence Whether the letter
WAS i'm cIpher or not we ara no' told. The visitor
learned that Iudon's candidate Tor OoYeinol Oh
New-YOrk is Governor Robinson. AID also ilat he
thinks the Republicans VIII rcuoninaje NT@ht' ana
viii revive ola sectional ISSUES u order 10 turn tac
attention oi the country from the true and only
issue, % wit: Of fraud thtt ouOulb not De con-
d0ncd.
There was an unusnal amount Of what Moses
would cal RUBBISH In Proctor KuotJ's speech. Per.
maps the best specm,n was this " The Democratic
party SIMPLY intended when it captured the Capt.
tal 10 throw of the chains that had been thrown
around the people to plant it5 banner Oh the dome
of tie Capitol, cmblazoucd with the legend Equal
and exact Justice to 3Ii mon; exclusive privileges TO
none 1t intended to protect the purity OF he bal
lot-box7 This IN the face OF tl,sue-ballotS and
bulldozers clubs in the south, is as pretty piece
of ip,nudorrr as one could visa TO hear. What Mr.
Kuorf ought TO have put on his imaginary banner
was TINS: " Equal and exact justice to all whto
men eXeep- those who stuf balot-bOXCs IN the IN
terest of Reform for these alone exclusive prYl-
lcges." Then if he had said " impurlty' instead of
Durity.v in the final sentence Of the quotation,
everybody would have exclaimed " How frank
ana how true!7 instead Of How feeble ald how
talse ~