New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-20

the rush and roar Of a cataract but it will boom IN
vain if the obstacles to stuffed balotbox are not
| removed. Wire .pnllipg and the barrel combined
cannot prevent Republican majority on fair vote
In tins State.
OReilIy, of Long Island. who constitutes a major,
ity of two snch august legislative assemblies a. the
National House of Representatives and the Brook
Ign Board of Aldermen. is probably the most
numerous statesman on record.
The Democratic side of the new Congress ia nm
precedentedly weak. There il not man on il who
has a cool head The Republican side, on the con-
trary, is in some respects stronger than it was at
the last session. This will make some lively music
when things begin TO warm up Bit There IL no.
body to hold Chalmers or Springer back and there
are several malicious members who are prepared
to stir them up.
II seems to be generally understood that Tden
has laid aside his innocence for tine present and
is taking interest in politics again The press of
the country shows rare perceptive faculties dis
covering this fact promptly. All the editors
agree that Tilden was backing Randall. and that
the atters reelection is a Tilden victory they also
agree that he pulled the wire which created the
revolution III the County Clerks Office. A re-
lapse OF innocence is likely to come at any moment
however.
Kearneyism seems to have taken complete posses
sion OF both political parties in California. The
Republican State Committee filled its address with
sand lot rhetoric on the Chinese question: aud the
party orators follow the same example n their
speeches. At a recent Republican rally In San
Francisco the principal speaker declared that the
ant-Chinese tight would be carried on to victory
"in spite of the Presidential vetO canting school
men and preachers and asserted that the East had
answered the Pacific Coast arguments OILY with
"snlyellng cant about the brotherhood of man."
All the disgruntled Democrats are slowly and re-
luctanty falling in with the current, and are con-
sentng TO support Tilden again If it be the will Of
the party Some of them make feeble conditions.
as for instance, that they are willing to forgive
Tildcn, but they must insist upon the Punishment
Of the wicked copaTceners. They want the NincOm-
pOop Bureau abolished and no successor put In its
place. This il "A cOwardly slap at Moses, who fully
expects to be the chief nincOmpoop and head pap
furnish for the rural press, II IS sale 10 say It
won't be needed The wicked cOpaTceners will not
be bounced, Dut will remain as the bulwalks oil The
Claimants innocence.
The Solid Southern Congressman are said to DO
very bitter about the defeat of their candidate for
Speaker. and to be talking with their usual swag-
ger about what they will do in tie future. They
are sick of the lack of sympathy which the North
ern brethren exhibit for them and their claims, ana
threaten to make a disturbance unless their de-
mands are better Needed. IL will be interesting 10
see how much attention Mr.. Randall gives to this
clamOr in the readjnstment of the committees
The Southern members have come to the front on
nearly all the important committees or the >enate,
where eX Confederate COckre l. of Missouri, nead5
the Committee on Claims, NItncrS that on rem,
SONS Lamar that on the MISSISSIPPI hlNcr, anu
Beck that on transportation Routes TO the sea-
board. If similar course As followed IN the D"use
the South Will nave no reason to grumhlc, iot 1t
viii control all the most desirable avenues ol ap-
prOach 10 the the public crID