New-York tribune., 1879-11-13
Bayard's tongue Is outrunnlng his boom.

What the Democratic party needs most is not
candidate but a receiver.
Judge Church hopes that now Seymour has been
taken ont of the way, that belated boom OF his
will have a show. The odds are against IT, for out
side of this STATE there is curious impression that
the Judge Is A myth.
Coffee-Pot WallacGs summer tour in search OF
election frauds has been almost complete ialure'
One of his associate dggers says they iouhu apso-
luiely nothing worth reporting IN any stare save
Rhode Island. In that little state they claim to
have found some Irregularities in the dsfranchise-
ment of foreign voters. and on this evidence thcl
are going to build their whole report They eXprct
to produce a campaign document when wiz spake I
that State It has not been shaken shCo lhe Doii
war. And yet the country Is calm.
Bavard should avoid the danger of too great
Auencv II has been the death OF many stronger
candidates than he Is.
John Kelly insists that his fight against Robinson
was really a fight against TiIden, and pronounces
the latter dead beyond hope of resusciEation. Mr.
Kelly tells correspondent of Tie Boston Herald
that the Democratic nominee next year will be
Bayard. Hancock. or some other strong and conser-
vative candidate. Bayard, he says, can carry New
York. and Tilden can't prevent 10. He thinks the
Democratic Convention will probably be helu III
Cincinnati and expects, ii two delegations are set
from New-YoTk, half OF each VIII be admitted nc
talks as If he expected to head one delegation Ia
nerson. bu+ when the time comes he may find him
self able TO be present only rs his own representa-
tive.
The Solid South is tho millstono which will
drown the next Democratic Presidential candidate
whoever he may be.
Its argued by Democratic oraces in Washington
that the way for their party 90 succeed next year Is
70 concentrate all theirmoney and influence upon
New-York and Indiana. since these States, with the
1apf hnV lnl
the South is sure anyway, which seems 70 be n safe
conclusion. But If. they bury 1iden. where Will
they get any money to concentrate ~ Bayard
SAYS he has never spent any money to secure an
Office and never will. Hancock hasn't enough 10
constitute q drop in the bucket, for Indiana long
ago gained the reputation Of being " perfect SINK
lor money" Hendricks has no money, ana Judge
Field is not ricn. Thus again the party Is thrown
back on the barrel rs its only OulwaIk.
THIS is tho time when the wise Presidential candi-
date kecpeth his mouth shut.
Yazoo is not going TO be a nice place for Republi
cans 10 live in this year. Barksdale, the man who
shot Dixon IN the back. has been elected Sheriff
Under his rule the shooting OF Republicans and ne
groes Will not be meddled with. lie Is himself NOM
inay under arrest. having been arrested and I'm,
mediatey admitted 10 bail in n r1diculously small
sum soon after the unpleasant affair " with Dixon.
He may force his own trial 20 a conviction and hang
himself but that is the only posi- biIty or justice
ever overtaking him.
Where is Beckf lie figured out RObinson's cleo
ton in advance by 10000 majority, and ought to
have an interesting explanation Of the discrepancy
In the actual returns.
Senator Window IS able to take the Presidential
epidemic easier than any other OF its victims. When
asked. recently how the Window boom was getting
along he laughed and said he guessed 1t had been
swallowed up by the other boOms" If the Senator
should become a candidate his imperturbable good
nature would prove 10 be no Insignificant element
of strength
Those amusing Democratic rcformers of YazoO
did several exceedingly funny things on election
day, just to keep the country solidD In the Sill
YER Greek precinct about 600 votes were cast for
tho Independent ticket, yet when the ballOt-box
was returned at YaZOo City for the count II con-
tained nothing but two pens and an inkstand.
Thus q dreadful race issue" was avoided BY per-
fectly delicious Joke and the sacred cause OF free
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