New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

! Reform through a stuffed ballot-box is doomed.
! mighty caucus that can keep its seat on
| BecRs mouth.
| Thurman's feeble hand yanked tho wire Tor that
GrcenbaCk strike.
The Democratic Senators decided to be silent just
| about month too late.
! The existence aud rigidity of the Presidential
| backbone Is trunphantiy established
Thurman winks at Iilden as who should say :
" How does my little twist strike yOu brother"
After wears of disaster the Democracy has discoy-
cred that 1t cannot open its mouth without insert
| ing ITS foot in H.
WHY'S Mr.. IIalstead so raspy toward General Gar
! field Isn't there sufficient room III ONO for two
! great men
Anxiety 10 increase the Republican majority in
| Ncw-Iiampshire Is probably the motive which I'M
pels the Democratic Senators to cheat Mr.. Bell out
OF his seat.
The solemn conviction is working its way into
the Democratic mind that the party decreed an
extra session tor he audable purpose Of putting
handsome gilt edge upon its Champion biuudef'
The Democratic Senatorial caucus s pretty pow
crful institution but it never tackled such tough
contract a. it did when it undertook the demoDlLa-
tion of Becks chin.
II is reported that Randall has completed his new
list of committees and that Blackburn is extremely
likely to be put at the he al of the Ways and Means
thus becoming leader Of the House. Chalmers Is
the only man who would suit the Republicans
better
Your Uncle Dicks star is rising again, and the
chances are good now that he will be renominated
on double-ointed hunp-backed Democratic
Greenback platform. and be retired permanently on
ciectIou LaV IN the shadow of the worst defeat tho
Ohio Democrats have suffered in many a year.
Rhode Island is so surely Republican State that
little significance is usually attached to its elec-
ton. The notable gam in tho size of the Republic
can majority this year, however, is OF value in
showing the growing solidlty OF the Northern
states. The Republican ranks are fuller than they
have been Tor years, and they VIII DC even 1ulltr
vet by the time this adjourned session OF the late
Confederate Congress comes to an end.
The most remarkable disappearance of recent
years is tnat of Senator lhurnan's sagacity. Not
trace OF il las been he deserted the prln
cipe, ola lifetime and went over 10 the side of IL
redcemable aud iiimitabe paper money. He Is
known 10 have an idea that he can be nominated
and elected President by forming a combination
between the West and the south, leaving the
Made States, except Delaware, 10 the RepuDn-
cans. Certainty no man with the teebicst remnant
of sagacity III his possession could cling TO 50 ut
terry hopeless au idea rs tn3t Tor ave minutes.
Now that Chalmers is in the focus of the pub
lie eye, it may be well TO recall tho peculiar meth
DDS b. which he elected himself to Congress. His
Is tie shoostring" district Of Mississippi, which
WAS constructed 50 rs to include all The heaviest
negro counties with the idea OF making only
district that should DO hopclesslY Republican. The
negro majority there IS something over 10000.
Chalmers has carried it twice-the first time by
over 4 900 majority, and the second time by over
5000 His plan If campaign i very simple Tie
travels over the district accompanied by cannon
which be fires off repeatedly. This alarms the
groes 80 that they take part in tina canvass, and
they dare not vote election day. Tho brilliant
succeS, of this plan IL what makes Chalmers
noisy ia Congcsss. lie VIII ind cut presently that
he doesn't alarm the North by shooting OFT las
mouth bali 50 much a. ms does negroes with has
cannon.
At last it las come. Mr.. Watterson has renom-
mated Tldsu with Hendricks attached, and has
done it IN one of the good odtasAIoncd column
apd-a-half articles of stirring rhetoric lie knows SO
well how to construct. lie has never doubted Tor
moment that lilden would run again, He was
nominated before as the most conspicuous repre-
sentative OF Administrative Reform possessed by
the Democratic party Mr. Watterson doesn't Say
ne Is still ths partys best specimen, but Of course
, be meaus that, and nobody deny il. lie is the
best specimen, even if little damaged. Mr. Wat
terson adds that greater campaign, better organ
led and better led. never made ia this any
other county, which is another truth but
strangely enough no mention lollOWS OF the sudden
Iapse into innocence and ignorance which fell upon
the leader when the campaign reached IT'S crisis.
In fact there Is no mention of cipher dispatches or
wicked coparceners anywhere IA this able article.
There Is a foroibe protest against making Tildcn
seape goat for the Electoral Tribunal. but that Is
ALL startling Bit VI news IL incorporated, Low
ever. "A strange story comes to US that the mental
aud ply seal condition oil General GTduI Is really
precarJu5 and that there is every likelihood that
he vI be IN nobOdy's way next year, Where does
| - .Fnr Mr.
son