New-York tribune., 1879-11-22
Softly That Potter boom is trying to get upon
its les again.

Softly That Potter Doom Is trying 10 get upon
its legs again.
There are no signs of a Democratic eagerness for
Congress to assemble. On the contrary, there Is
sufficient anxiety shown by the party organs to
warrant the conclusion that they would be Wiling
to see a Republican majority in both branches for
Just this session There il general dread Of the
laundering capacity of the " Dunderheads,' as Mr..
Wattersoa calls them.
Complaint is made that Senator Bayard has been
damaged seriously by iniudic0us friends" HIS
own tongue has been the chief offender, and he
expect to have his friends control that for him.
Moses has returned from Europe. That ought to
start boom in the Nincompoop Bureau.
report comes from Pittsburg that prominent
merchants and manufacturers in that city are
about to organize IA Blame club, which is designed
to combine the best elements of the Republican
party IN Western Pennsylvania in systematic
movement in favor of Blaines nomination In 1850.
The news from Maine indicates a purpose on tho
part of the Dunderhead Democrats OF that
ton To Organize systematic movement" IN the
same direction.
The South refuses to be solid for any man except
Bayard. That settles both Bayard and the South.
The bold conduct of the Maine Democrats excites
more open admiration in the South than in the
North. The Richmond Dispatch remarks with truth
and fervOr "Malne, il is evident, is not without
true-blue Democratsl" That is the way the Repub-
licans understand it, The STYLE of procedure IN
Maneis " true. blue Democratic" So were the lazOo
shooting and the ChIsoim massacre he country
is rapidly acquiring an accurate conception OF the
true-blue Democratic" creed.
VIII the Democrats run their Congressional Blum .
der Engine by JOINT caucus again Let US nope so
The Democratic newspapers of Georgia are nos
disposed to regard Congressman Felton's letter as
the foreruuner Of political revolution In thas
State They say. what is very true. that the only
way FELTON, secured his election was by having his
friends say thar he a sound Democrat, and al
ways acted with the party IN Congress. His indie
pendence was nothing but talk. This is in entire
accordance with his record. One Jurnal concludes
from the letter that FELTON,, like all other Southern
independents. " will vote for the nominee of tho
Democratic party when there ls organized Re
publican party IN opposition" That Is the way tho
North understands II too.
That Southern Graut boom went along pretty
we'll till IL struck the South. lt has been going
backward with great rapidity since that moment
Speaker Randall Is in Washington trying to de-
wise way 10 muzzle the hot-heads Of hts party
IN the approaching session. He and the more sem
sible wing OF his party agree that II will be ineyi
table ruin TO continue the discussions left untn.
ished at the extra session concerning the Federal
an opposite view. and is bent on fighting the battle
ont on mis- old line as wiper" One OF the
schemes proposed for heading off Blackburn is to hsvo
Fernando Wood renew his old business as q tariff
tinker. AZ lie resumes on the same plan rs he sus-