New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

Pretty stupid of you, wasn't it. Messr'' Demo-
cratsf
The Democratic muddle is just lovely one as it
stands.
Tho Democratic party has not been so DadiY OH
since 1868 as it is to-day.
The BourbOns sing, with a sort Of frown, =,
We're willing to recede, but we 'front.' "backdown "
The President is covering himself all over with
glory, thanks to the Democratic.
II will be good while before the party will treat
itself again to an extra session.
There's only one rhyme for Resumption"
Which is with prOpretyl, "gumptlon."
The Republicans are IN no hurry for the backing
down to begin. Delay does not harm them BIT.
If Judge Davis is worthy of his new title he'll tap
keg OF two of soothing syrup without further
delay.
A gifted Deputy Democratic editor has discovered
that the last veto is blunder. Carry the news TO
the Democratic caucus!
Give Blackburn the leadership in the House. by all
means. One week of his generashIp would be
worth million new Republican votes.
Chalmers has actually cooled off sufficiently to
say that there will be no hasy action by the Demo-
Gratis. He wasn't speaking OF backing down, either.
The Democrats IN Congress have been perfectly
successful in raising ISSUE" and the President
has displayed absolute genius in selecting the
ground on which it is to be VIGOROUSLY met.
Now that specie payments have been attained.
and the whole country is faced toward prosperity,
the Democrats IN Congress have hustled around and
got some 100 financial bills ready to introduce.
A great many Democrats will be afraid to go to
the polls and cast honest VOTE If there are any
soldiers at large anywhere. This shows how ex-
tgemely sensitive some peoples conscienccs are.
Senator Williams, of Kentucky. wishes to have
vote of censure passed on the President for his
defiance of the will of Congress-" The country
will show similar defiance" when 1t gets
chance to be heard.
feeble squeak has been heard from Beck. He
says lie is in favor OF such n Will make the
Presidents "vetoes cheap" Manifestly the pres
ent course won't do that for the yetoes rise in value
with every fresh appearance.
There are symptoms that Thurman will appear
shortly as peacemalier. He says it Will be folly
to talk about adjourning without voting supplies.
This sentiment puts him forward as a cooler of the
hot heads in his party. and will give him q chance
for noble missionary work IN the caucus.
1t is worth noting, that ia the new contest be-
tween the Southern COnfederacy and the United
States the Confederacy comes within one of win
ming This is rather startling fact but il will not
be liable TO create anything like an uncomfortable
popular demand for a Democratic President IN
1850.
isThe Democratic caucus managers bungled better
than they knew when they fabricated bill No. q for
they gave the President another chance to marshal
an array of crushing constitutional objections to
what they are actually trying TO do, while at the
same time he consistently offers to cooperate with
The Democrats in what they pretend to desire.
The profound and erudte Springer has been
wagging his Jaw on the Presidents version of con-
stitutional law. and startles the public with the
declaration that it is the "meTest sOphiStry.o An
off-hand opinion like this from an ordinary states
man wouldn't be of serious account, but coming
from a statesman of Sprngers colossal calibre why,
it's perfect sockdOloger.
A zealous Southern newspaper correspondent has
telegraphed TO his section that Ben HIPS recent
remarks about secession and who suppressed it
created profound sensation in and out of Con-
gressp Whereupon a Southern editor is moved to
remark: intellectually Mr. Hill is the peer of
any living American and it is gratifying to know
that he is making his great powers felt in the cOuu
ellis of the Nation Those great powers" ut
prcsentdevOted to the laudaDle work OF cOnsOlida-
ting tine Republican party.
There is likely to be liberal rush of Democratic
flapdoode about troops at the polls" for the next
tow days. The veto has demoralized the whole
party that there is nothing left for it to do but to
get red in the face and scOld like iishwoman.
blast has already come TO hand from New-Jcrsey.
An untamed Bourbon editor III Trenton gaspS out
"There is no plea no pretext, no excuse that viii
convince the American people that laws should
exist rendering il possible for the Executive 10
compel the people to hold their elections IN the
presence of bristing bayonets' You are right,
neghbOr there isn't, and for that reason no laws do
exist which make the presence of the brlstlmg
bayonets" possible. You never saw bristling
bayonet Mt the polls election day, and the chances
are exceedingly good that you never VIII see one
there.