New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-01
reached point which requires investigation for tie
sake Of both the keepers and the kept
POLITICAL NOTES.
ISN'T an inchoatc bluDder, anyway.

| ing the President.
Approximate sentiment for the afflicted Democ-
racy: We live in "A vale"
The whole Republican party smiles and smiles,
and then Smiles again.
! Once more Democratic pigheadcdness looms as a
/ mighty bulwark Of the Republic.
! The Democrats are in rage because the President
! did not send them a cOnciliatOfy veto.
Judge Davis wonders why the mischief every
| party uDsets the minute he jumps into 1t.
The Democrats have reached tie summit of their
blnndor, but they don't enjoy the view tbercirom u
bit.
The Southern strut and swagger have ceased TO 10
a power in politics. Even the Democrats must
admit this now.
The Washington organ Of the Democracy calls
upon the party 70 close its mouth and give itself mp
to reflection. Verify, these be solemn times!
1t Is surprising to find how many Democratic Con-
gressmen there are who "neyer did approve Of
placing political rider upon an Appropriation
BILL"
There is some talk OF making Blackburn scape-
goat for the extra session mistake. That mouth of
his would make a literal "howling wilderness" II
he were sent forth with il enclosed
Yes.' said ironical Democrat yesterday " the
President has knocked eloquonce Of the last two
months galley west but Congress that can in
IroDD DiilS III ono uiy CiHuot quito 10
called failure"
Whilethe Democrats in the House are waiting
for something to turn up they might improve their
time by unseatng the Iowa Delegation, and pu'-
ing IN their places eight nine COpperheads tor
whom nobody ever voted.
The Democratic statesmen in Washington arc not
so forward and boastful in announcing what they
| are going to do as they were a mouth ago. But
on one point every man of them IS positive and COM
/ f., fftar f.llt.
! spOnsbe Tor Section SIX
Proctor Knott most Discreet and self-containod Of
statesmen, suspects that If the President should
call Congress together III R second extra session,
| Congress wouldn't come. refusal would mako
! the country mad enough to secure the election Of
! one that would come.
You're hard on u.s." says q Southern man;
=" Iou blame rs because we didn't arrest
/ The fellows that murdered the Hamburg niggers
! And put bulletin Chl,olms breast.
/ Well. yes; admit we have been TOO lax;
! Henceforth we mcte out punishment stern;
/ Let villains beware! Why. only last week
We hung Niger for burning barn"
! A D .mOcratic paper of not very good authority.
/ iutimates that Colonel" Low viii make per
! sonal attack General Logan In that case Io-
/ gan will have distinguished presidents to guide
! HIM When an angry Englishman aimed one Of
those little reyOlyers Of his native isle az Caifor
! MAN, the latter merely said: "oee here II yon
! hit me with that, aud lind 1t ont, I'll mash your
/ A million IS a pretty round number, hut that is
just the number OF votes which Senator Baruum set
down nearly month ago rs the probable loss
which the Democratic party would suffer for the
| folly Of forcing an extra session. Mr.. Blrnum is
not wild political QHesser and since be dropped
| into prophecy nothing bas happened to maAe the
/ Democratic prospect more cheerful.
Mr.. TIlden should shake of his innocence for
few moments and bu ge upon the public with card.
citing the quoted extract from his letter of accept
ance against inHichug moral dureSs' upon the
Executive, and declaring that he has been opposed
to the extra session all the time The Tact That BECK
has always thought small beer 81 ilidens backbone
! ought to stimulate a publication OF this sort.
Mr. Watterson's feryid call for an investigation of
the negro exodus ought not to pass unheeded. lie
! is right when he says "base-born blackheartcd
cruelty" is at the bottom of it, and it is rare that
one finds more adequate description OF the built
dozers method A thorough investigation would
| be certain to turn out disastrous ~ the Demo-
Gratis the cipher hunt ala out that - al Jhc moro
/ reason why one should De hau.
Hendricks has been in Washington advising the
| Democrats to stand firm. lie assures them they
! have the law on their side. and are supported by
the sympathy OF the people. OF course he has been
giving this counsel the sly, but rs 1t IS revealed
by 50 Jealous Democratic organ rs The Cincinnati
ERguir0 there is reason To doubt the ACCURACY OF
! the report. He thinks the Democrats Will never
| get a better issue 10 fight the Republicans on.
What Respondent view he must take OF tie future!
! If the veto acts upon the Democrats in Congress
! as quickly as it has upon the Democratic editors
/ the backdown viii resemble scramble. The latter
| are dreadluy scared They make haste 20 say with
| great tuency that the issue has now been made.
that the party has defined ts position. and that the
only thing to do IS to pass the appropriation bills
without the riders and get home a. quickly as pos
sible Not all of them put il so openly as this, but
! the most of them say much indirectly: Iney an
that the SITUATION Sli's them eAa9 III MY
| tbat they couldn't wish for anything better, llo
smile ia q little forced resembling that with which
| fine same gentlemen are wont 10 take lueN crow,
but the effort Is praIseWOrJly one
Secretary Eyarts IS enthusiastic about the bril-
! liant political prospect which the union OF The
| President and his party opens up. He thinks the
| good result of the prevailing harmony viii first 10
seen in the Fall elections. Great care ought TO be
exercised in the selection OF candidates IN New-iork
and Ohio for those States will be the battle-ground
( in 1880. With the party or Its present high nd-
| tional ground, he even hopes for nroads m tho
| South. lis moneyed interests and conservative
elements must see the folly OF adherng to the Bour-
bon domination any longer and, 40 matter Of per-
! sonal interest, if nothing else they must gTaduaiy
! como TO the support Of tho Republican party. lie
assures . correspondent Of The P4'iddelphtG FreS'
/ that fine present revolutionary experiment X al
] ready producing rcactOnarY feeling II the Nontn
! which bat few persons IN the North arc aware or.
At no period since the close of the ho adds has
the South presented better field for the Republic
can Marty than it does nOw provided its leaders sro
! wise and discreet, and do not repeat the mistakes
of the first reconstruction United cOunsels N both
/ National aud State politics must now rule, and
sectional and individual interests be abandoned:
Success now certain, in 1880 will be assured. and
the great mass OF intelligence ID the country VIII
! again predominant III controlling It's ahalro.
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