New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-02
President Hayes seems to be perfectly willing TO
be " coerced" some more.

President Hayes seems to be perfectly willing 10
be coerced" some more.
Another pilgrim to Cipher Alley has been heard
from. lie appears in ST. Louis, and is spoken OF as
Mr.. Wilson, secretary of the Missouri Bankers As
socation. He found Mr.. JIlden in excellent health
aud spirts. entirely unaffected by tho Ncw-fork
election. Leading men Of the party told MI
Wilson that ridcn had very little personal interest
in the campaign, except friendship for Governor
Robinson nnd 2 general desire for Democratic sue
Indeed. Tdeu "intimated" "a much to him
in casual conversation. In the same conversation
Tilden also "intiuiatcd" that the National issues
were not changed from those In 1876 and that the
candidates need no, be changed lie didn't actually
say this but that was tho "drift OF the conyerse-
ton" Another feature Of the " drift " the i'm
preston that kollys fight was purely personal one
on Robinson, and would not affect future cam
paigus. Whenever his own candidacy spoken Of
filden acted as If II not matter he was
taking much to heart. Mr.. Wilson came away con-
WINGED tina: with the old candidates and old ISSUES
the chances Tor Democratic success III 1861 we're
decidedly good. And yet Mr. 1ilden had merely in
timsed . as mrch! Wonderfully sly man this, con-
siderlng him as 2 corpse!
Says the President to Congress: want to try it
agaInp
There are a good many political prophets who are
shaking their heads owlishly and declaring that the
prize in the next Republican Presidential Conyen-
ton will be carried OF by dark horse" In orh-
nary years this a safe prediction but unless there
are most unexpected changes within inc next lew
months 1850 will prove 10 be the most uniucky
year for dark horses which the country has seen III
long time
Congress will devote itself largely to the fascnat-
ing business of President making. but the outcome
for tho Democratic party will be more accurately
placed Under the heal OF Prcsdcnt-killIng'
Perhaps ID isn't strange that the sufferers from
The TRIBuNE's enterprise in publishing the news
should have n mean opinion Of that news. Goyernor
Robinson ard The TRIBUSES beated rivals have
taxed their inventive faculties 10 lind einciehtly
opprobrious epthets for recent revelations by this
newspaper, yet none of them has succeeded In col
ecfing so choice and ella, steal an assortment as
Moses Manton Marble collected when be was called
upon under oath 10 give his opinion upon those
"surreptitiously published cipher dispatches. lie
alluded to ihem III his higb-sbouldered way as
" whole brOadsIdes Of rub-a-dub, rubbish ana dia-
tribe and then LET himself down s9ity 70 q cor
That is what the Governor aud his associates III u-
happiness are also doing with more OF less swh-
wardneSs.
The Democratic statesmen Mt Washington insist
that the extra session had nothing to do with de-
featlng thoir party in the recent elections. Thus
il appears that sometimes the burnt chlid Is 700
much of a underlined To dread the hre
II must STrlko Springer inat hao
"defied Congress again. The example OF tho
country probably pnt him UP 10 1t.
Mr. WatterSOn has some melancholy reflections
upon the possibilities for evil to the Democratic
party in the present session Of Congress, and says of
the prospect for next year: " Perhaps, when the
time comes, God will give us pilot" That is not
the sort OF faith which Is necessary for the removal
of mountains but no Democrat can be blamed Tor
beng m doubtful frame OF mind after his persist
cut declarations tha: Providence is in alliance with
the Republican party.
Somebody has discovered that Thurman Is still
Presidential possibility. He must be the historical
Democrat who votes regularly for Andrew Jackson
every election day.
4 glorious jubilatiun meeting has been held in
Ygzoo 10 celebrate the "ma gnificent" triumph of
the recent election. No illusions were made to the
negroes who were Knocked down, or to the ballot
boxes which were rined Of their Independent votes,
but there was Hood OF el0quence from eminent
"solidiiersD including q ringing and pointed
speech from the man who shot Dixon in the back.
l. is announced as remarkable news that the
Democratic wseacres ~ Washington have dscoy-
cred that Tilden is still q factor in politics.
Which means that the boOms having disappeared
the baIrci remains