New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-18

II Hendricks will come t. Now-YOrk and dance
around rs nmbly rs he did III Ohio. shouting his
battle-cry of Treason, say 'lis treason. to con
front a Solid South with Solid NORTH the re-
publicuns viii cheeriulIy pay his expenses.
The snrest way of keeping the rag-baby in its
grave is to tumble the Democratic party in on top
of a.
After all IL Is in the nature Of a Republican mis-
fortune 20 have Tildeu crowded ont this year.
That job should be held in reserve for 1850. The
people ycarn for q chance to vote directly on the
question: "Sha.l iTaud be condOnedV and they
will be gricvOUsiy disappointed If VI. Iden tucks
his barrel under his arm and shuns the conflict.
The Bayard and Hancock booms are about to en-
JOY feeble squirt.
II is announced by authority Of their chief organ.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, that the "Onio Democrats
Will hcuccforth look % $. Jones liden.' That Is
what was 20 BE- expected All the eOit-monoy CEN
ddates have been tumblcd into common grave.
and the party's only hope is to scramble upon "A
hard-mOney platform rs soon rs possible ana PICK
ont "a hard-money candidate for 1880. 1t would be
folly for them to take Bayard, In the face OF ones
vote against Southern influences and methods, for
nothing is clearer than that no Southern man can
be elected President next wear. They must have
man who is strong M Ncw-IOrk aud who has plenty
OF money 10 spend. lilden is the only man who
fla, fh" bill, aud unless ne declines 10 accept the
position he " ill almost inevitably be the candl-
date. II hc loses NewYork in November, he has an
ample excuse for the defeat in the revolt OF am
many. Ihe only cause for Apprehension which the
Repnbicans have, therefore, Is that Ildcn may de-
eide that nc doesn't care to pay the cost OF running
again.
The Rcpubcan who scratches Cornell votes di
rectly to MAKE New-York the agent Tor solid south
orn restoration.
Thurman has been heard from. He admits the re-
sult surprised him somewhat, but declares that 1t
Will relieve him Of the duties of an aIduous posi-
ton and give him chance for needed rest. Ii does
look that way. As for the Democratic party. OF
course that isn't dead. He regards that as indie
structible. With the Republican party, he says
there is necessity for making now and then
tremendous struggle 10 retain existence and tins Is
one of the OCCASIONS" AZ seems 90 nave been. Inc
conflict which began IN 1851 was another 81 those
tremendous struggles" 4 peculiarity Of them,
which the Senator didn't mention, IL that they nj
WAYS succeed. There will lie another III November,
and still another IN 1850.
It is remarked by feryid Southern admirer of
Lamar, that MS "knightly lance has never been
hurled against any adversary it did not unhorse.'
Wha. pity he can't be induced to - hurl" 1t at
the lazoo murderer aud " unhorsc " him!
Il looks more and more ike National Republi-
can Jubilee and a wholesale Democratic funeral all
AT once.
The Solid South begins to see that in shooting
itself into solidity 1t has also shot itself into
minority.
General Buffers PROSPECTS grow more hopeless
every day. Tho Republicans are making the can
vass almost entirely upon National issues, as those
are the ones in which the people most inter
ested This will he fatal to Butler, for he has no
standing "a a National candidate. No Repu blican
can vote for him. and the Democrats will he afraid
to lest lie capture their delegation in 1850.
General Garfield says the Greenback party has
passed away like the faint recollection of a dream.
Rather like the lingering perfume of an ovcrripe
egg.
Mr.. Stlson Hutchns, the enterprsing editor of
the Democracy's central organ at Washington,
The Post. looks upon 1ilden the coming man.
He was in Columbus the day after the Ohio cleo
ton, and said, TO u correspondent of The Cincinnati
Inquirer of the Presidential bearing of the Demo
cra;!c dcfeas: :" II eliminates Ohio from the prob
lem aud drives us all into rildens chicken-coon
Just like 50 many young and beautiful Spring
chickens They say old Tllden can draw his check
any day for -, 600, 600 have profound respect
for any man who can draw his check for two mil
lions His arm may be palsied little, aud his eye
cocked but if that hand can sign his name To
check of uch magnitude. with reasonable security
that IL will he paid presentation, that man ~
entitled 20 the respect Of the American people In
deed, | think if they would remove NV under
clothing at this time, they'd find :. j. I. marked
ON nv person somewhere" Ii is the barrel which
rivrts the gaze of the Democracy on Cipher Alley.
and until Tllden shuts that bulwark OF Reform from
view by n positive refusal to run again, II VIII be
waste of time 10 talk about Bayard, Hancock or
any other boom.