New-York tribune., 1879-12-10
That long recess will probably be the ablest act Of
tins Congress-

That long recess will probably be the ablest act Of
| tins Congress-
There are prognostications of speedy eruption
by Ben Hill. His friends say he T. not at all pleased
by the remarks Of his brother Democratic states
men to the effect that his mouth is the party chief
danger. He isn't at all disposed TO be calm under
| the spectacle of the rest OF the statesmen
standing around him and whispering In chorus:
| Now do keep your month shutp In fact no re-
CARDS it as a very mean dodge on their part to nc
| quiro cheap reputation ior discretlon
Senator Thurman thinks the financial plank Of
the last Ohio Democratic platform is the safest one
the Democrats in their National platform
next year. The plank in question Is AT present
dong duty as headstonc for Thurmans political
grave, bat il h. - willing 10 have 1t taken away
| Iobody else can object.
The Presidents backbone seoms 10 bo in frst-ratc
| working order-fariy rampant, as II were
While Hondricks has been making himself openly
ridiculous III Washington. attempting to get ahead
of Tl!den by clinglng to Seymours coat-tal rilden
has been subsong so successfully IN Indiana that
| he has the Democratic press of the state practi-
| cally u unit IN favor OF himself and against Hen
dricks Tally another ten strike for the whisper as
an engine of Reform
1t IL difficult to discover any adequate excuse for
the alliance OF the Virginia Republicans with the
| Readjusters. The who is likely TO receive the
/ most benefit from il is General Malone, who may
be elected by the combination to the United States
| Senate. He il undoubtedly one Of the most oblec-
tiouase men IN the State, being blatant repudia-
ior and thorough demagogue. In the Senate, as
everywh here else. he will be nothing else than
| Democrat 30 that the Republicans gain no
credit or satisfaction by electIDg HIN. Tne RcpGb-
iicaus Justify their by saying the alliance
enables thoIn to nure tho BOrrbons who stead
fastly oppress them but they ought to see that hey
| are virtually aiding tne BourbOns by making them
the sole defenders Of tie States credit In Tue il-
turc the Bourbons will be able 70 excuse AL their
bitterness and hostility to the Repubhc"nS Dy point
ing tie tact that when the latter held the bal
ance of power in the Legislature they used II 10 dis
| honor the State.
II is the current belief of the astute Democratic
statesman that his party ought to let the financial
question severely alone. The trouble is that the
financial question will not lot the Democratic party
alone Ii has too many grudges to pay OIL.
The State Senate seems sure Of thoroughly etli-
cient Clerk whatever may he the result of the
ties. now IN progress Tor the Office MIR. Gldden who
is % candidate, held the Office several years ago. and
acquitted himself to the entire satisfaction of all
| concerned. Mr.. Vrooman. the present Clerk. is
candidate for reooclOn, and appeals 10 au excellent
record in the place during the past two years Mr.;
| VrOomans friends are full OF confidence that Le VIII
| succeed.
| The only Electoral Reform the ID ;mocrats desire
is one that will secure IA Democratic Presdenteyery
| time.
| Your Uncle Richard Bishop reappcars on the sur
face Of politics every and then, and alwayssuc-
cceds in calling the attention of the public to the
! tremendous mistake which it made when it showed
! hin ont of sight. He remarks in his most recent
revival of himself, that his party defeated in
Ohio because 1t failed TO observe the tme-honoreI
| rule of giving faithful and efficient Executive
second term Nobody else has ever been generous
enough to call Uncle Dick faithful and Efficient"
and 40 after waiting an unreasonable time, he does
II himself He Is 10 be CONGRATULATED that the Hat
| tering remark has been put Oh record
| Tiden's friend is right about it's not being the
| Claimants style to decline. Especially when be has
! a sure thing which he has bought and paid for.
1t il mistake to find fault with the present Con-
| cress for doing nothing. If it had Repu ubcan
majority there would be ample reason for such a
complaint but il should be remembered that a
Democratic Congress has an irrepressible prOpen-
sity for doing harm whenever il attempts legisla
tion. There ~ no hope OF good from il let us be
| thank fu when il does no evil simply by drawing
it's pay for doing nothing
Tilden whispers and whispers, aud every few days
il Is announced that another State has suddenly
become convinced that he must be rehominated
Ialk about silent sewIng-machnesl There never
was a piece of machinery capable of 10 much work
with little the famous stil-hunt engine
with its automatic barrel attachment
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