New-York tribune., 1879-11-25
lie Dues sorghum boom Is the only one whlcf
worries Illden.

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lie Dues sorghum boom Is the only one which
worries Illden.
soliloony by Joel Parker as he read Ewlngs re-
marks about him "Ah, knew 1t must Conner
| knew should be called upon to stradcle boom be-
fore long; but, somehow, wish the voice cali
| ing me 10 the front could have come from more
ansplcious locality than fresh grave in the
| political cemetery"
| Hendricks has denied that he called Tiden
fraud" or said anything else disrespcctfni OF hIm
What sort of a comment on iilden does he call IL
to decline to run again on the same tic5e' Win
| himf Is that expression OF admiraionf
| Senator Blaine is dreadfully troublesome man
| to stca! a State from.
| Ioombs ~ having uncommonly good time Just
| now He is interviewed" once or twice daily
and has 10 end of opportunities to swear at the
Union and the work of the Republican party.
| In the midst OF Il volley of oaths, winch would
loosen the bark on a hickory tree. he says " Grant
will be the next President and the last President.
A'eF h paT hf G%Re cf tSe nevla6e lie s !. emitting
columns of this sort of talk, and there are newspa-
| pers which think it worth printing: lhe most I'M
portaut fact to COutcmp ate about hlm Is tlat tle
Independent party of Georgia, which is hailed IN
some quarters as the sign OF break IN the Solld
south, names as its first choice for Governor thIs
same foombs. II the Republican party can extract
any comfort of that tact IL squeeze nOuT5h-
mcnt from stone.
Whether Mr. Potter ever becomes Lieutenant
Governor or not he has come near enough to 1t to
convert second dweller in Gramercy Park into
Presidential possibility HIS quiet neighbor is not
| likely to look upon him with increased affection
hereafter. 1t wouldn't be bit surprising ii the
inhabitants of that peaceful quarter were startled
some tine morning by shriil, querulous voice from
No. 10: " Ill there! No crowdng!"
Ewing hopes the Dunderheads will behave them
selves. Being Dunderheads, how can they
The first thing the Democratic tail-holders ought
70 do when Congress reassembles is to ascertain
the temperature Of Chamerss head. IL he comes
back with that tremendous hive of intellect as hot
as he took 1t away there Will be no hope for the
party.
Interesting details continue TO come to hand con-
cornng the way Mississippi was kept solid " for
the Democratic party. As the information comes
entirelys from the Democratic journals of Mlssls
spp it will not be possible to dispose Of it by the
familiar process of branding IL as pack of Rad-
cal lies' In the counties of Rankin, Jasper and
Yazoo. the " best citizens" filled themselves with
whskey and marched up ana down the streets by the
polling places yelling like madmen and firing their
reyovers in the air. The Brandon Record says; " In
Brandon We acknowledge II with shame. the streets
were filed with the most outrageous drunkenness
In Jasper. IN some precincts, drunkenness reigned
supreme. In ClaiDorne. the ballot-box was kicked
out of the house by desperadoes at Cooks Mills
Independent tickets were arrested In the hands OF
white man. the mans jaws slapped, aud the life of
his threatened IN Pauiding. negro was beaten
down IN, the streets aud reported dead on
the roadside distance from the town
the next day; and at an early hOur Of the day fol-
lowing the election, crowd of countrymen num-
ber.ng some trn a dozen, came town in full
gailOp on horseback, armed with d0uble-barrelled
shotgu and clubs, yel ing like hyenas, and, DIS
mounting, stacked their Dludgeons aud guns in the
fit.4ff fhan faA ftTla
was elected What "a delight II must be TO the
Northern Democrat to know that all this fun was
allowed to 20 without the interference of the
"shadow Of Federal bayonetn on q free and un-
trammelled balOt-bOxl
About this time the Democratic Congressman is
getting himself interviewed with uncommon perse-
verance and unanmity. On several questions of
party policy his trumpet gives an uncertain souni
but on point he positive and that is that the
other Democratic members ought TO keep their
mouths shut rs eloque1tly rs possible during the
next session.
Senator Eaton Is pleased to talk publicly in
Washington about the bogus" President. Thus
from threatening to "jump upon Blaine" he has
let himself down by easy stages to Jumping upon
himself
Unless some new candidate makes himself sud-
denly popular by shooting few Republicans in the
back or killing woman OF two before the Leglsa-
ture of Mississippi assemblies. General Chalmers of
Fort Pillow. Will probably be elected TO the United
States Senate to succeed Dir. Bruce.
The TIlden boom is now holding back a little to
catch its second wind.
The chief reason why the Joel Parker boom starts
of at such ogy gait seems to be that Joel Parker
is on top of 1t. There isn't room enough in New
jersey to generate boom that carry such de
pressing weight as Joel without showing signs of
punishment on the first lap.
If the Hon. Hendrick b. Wrioltend his commit
tee are still engaged in that frttless hunt after
Depression 1t might be profitable for them to
start IN on an investigation of the prospects OF the
Democratic party.