New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-20
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The Grant boom has brought Brother Orvil to the
surface again and restored him to his old dignity in
the eyes of the hungry newspaper man in search Of
victim 10 " intervew." Brother Orvll takes
kindly 70 the operation, and asserts with familiar
emphasis that his brother Is modest man, and
doesn't want to be President any more.
Vigorous efforts are maze to start that Hancock
boom again, but that 5S,O 900 Republican majority
IN Pennsylvania sits on 1t like a mountain on
mouse.
Tho country Is full Of eminent gentlemen, well
known In public life, whose names. if given. wonld
give their words great weight" etc.. who are over
flowing with wisdom the political situation.
None of them seem have confidence enough in
their own views TO give them the support Of their
names. lhis IS unfOrtunate-tor the views !
for the public takes little stock la mysterious COM
muncatiOns of this sort.
Springer has not been heard from for several
weeks. After so long o rest no viii be In con-
dltiOn for first-class racket when Congress meets
Whatever the Maine Democrats decide to do with
their scheme for stealing the State Government, It
should be recorded that not q Democratic news
paper in the land has had the courage TO say word
against it. Many Of them have chuckled over IL
aud favored 1t In indirect way, and one solemn
genius has remarked that the expression of any
opinion would be meddlesome interference in the
business Of the Maine Democrats The party press
which has not a word 10 say against bulldozing and
murder IN the interest of the Democratic party In
the SOUTH is equally silent when stealing In the in
terest OF the same party is proposed In tho North
That Randolph boom In New-Jersey doesn't bulge
an inch-probably because Joel Parker is anchored
on ono end of 1t and Governor Mcclellan on tho
other.
Senator Blaine is likely to show himself enough
q CT m - baa nv
cratic conspiracy in Maine
The effort to make the Solid South rise up In sup
port OF General Grant is not meeting with much
encouragement The South Is IN favor of only one
kind Of non-sectional candidate Its leaders and
journals have refused 10 accept General Hancock
Democrat as he is, and why should they be ex-
pected to accept Grant, They want man like
Bayard who thinks the way 10 wipe ont all sec
tOnal bitterness and strife "to make the Souths
position IN the Union enc OF honor, IN the first
place" They want to have harmony by being por-
mtted 20 have their own way. They know General
Grant would not allow this, and they are afraid
General Hancock wouldn't.
The boom Of prosperity is the most deadly one the
Democratic party has to face.
Ex-Governor Curtin retains his admiration for
Mr.. Tilden IN spite of disaster. lie tells "GathD of
The Cincinnati Enquirer. that T,lden has MANY
friends left vet. As for Mr. Bayard he has Thought
well of him, and regards his presentation of his views
since his return from Europe as striking and fresh.
Bayard is probably convinced by this time that
they wero considerably too fresh for his own
welfare Mr. Curtin adds that he L. not ACQUAINTED
with Bayard personally ; his "acquaintance with
Delaware was sending guard twice during the re-
bellion 10 hold and protect Dupon's powder-worksv
There Is nothing friendly to Baylrd IN reminis-
cences like that.
Mr. Tilden is quoted as having made "kindly y
reference to John Kelly two years ago. He hasn't
whispered anythingof that kind recently.