New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-19
Well. WE'LL Here IS Democratic Grant boom
What next

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Whisper from Cipher Alleys " BE calm. breth-
rem No Presidential candidate will be nominated
| for six months yet"
The genuine " Rebel vel" found voice In the VA
zoo Democratic organ the morning after the coun-
ty went "solid" again. There n double col
umn of stirring headlines In the boldest kind of
| type, containing sentiments like the following
"The Yazoo Democracy cannot be put down by
traitors at home Northern Radical scoundfels p
"The set of white men who attempt to lead the
ignorance OF the country against the intelligence.
viii always fa p d" HE people sustained ar ina
polls the action of the Democracy throughout the
entire canvassW That last crow of jublatIon means
| simply that the people approved the murder OF
Dixon by eleciing his murderer Sheriff of the
county The worst OF 1t Is that the boast seems to
be true.
Bayard isn't talking 50 much az he was. His
silence came just IN time to be too late to save him.
Ii Charles Francis Adams would rise ND and
swing that fraud brand around promiscuously a
few times 1t might help him Tiden's residuary
legatee. If he could manage to leave it in a highly
heated condition in chair where Montgomery
Blair was about To Sit down he would afford the
public a large amount of Qualification.
The Democratic leaders are said to be aeitafed
by fears that their majority in Congress NAV be
lost through the secession Of Congressman Felton
and others who are said to sympathize with him
Congressman Speer, of Georgia, Is one of these svm
pathIzers, and Alexander Stephens is another If
the Greenback members shoud join these three tbe
Democratic majority would be completely wped
out. This seems to be remote possibility. Neitber
FELTON,, Speer nor Stephens is more independent
than he was at the last session. Mr. Stepbeps
kicked hard against the Darty's policy then but
he voted pretty regularly 18th it most of the Ime
All three men are Democrats, first, last and all the
flfk uiV fhafr
slight annoyance now and then they will ba care
fu not TO do 1t when such action will REQUIRE them
to vote in the interest of the Republican party
Next to Mr.. TIlden, General Butler is the ouietest
statesman IN the country. Has he had politics
enough, or Is he nursing little game
Randalls friends are claiming for him the credit
Of having opposed with all his power the calling of
that disastrous extra He Is fully entitled
To H. and II the party had followed his advice il
would be III lar healthier condition to-day.
Where is Fernando Wooii He ran away TO
Europe from the extra session, leaving his unhappy
party IN Congress without tall-holder and unless
he bastens back the new session " III open with the
party IN the same unrostrained condition. II ia
doubtful II he can bo induced 20 accept the post
again. after the wrenching lie suffered ON the former
OCCASION IL fact tue only mprtent iholder FOR
the party Is Republican majority and until thai
comes next year, there Delp for II but TO allow
the old business of buttng ITS head against tho wall
to 20 on.
Ex-Doorkeeper Ftshuah. tho "biacr man than
old Grant," mas oondescended to swihg himself out
for Grant. That ought 70 give the boom tremcn-
dous bounce ahead.
President Hayes IN one of tho most sanguine Re-
publicans In tine country concerning tho prospect
for 1880. He said to the Washington oorrespon-
dent OF The Cincinnati Commercial recently that he