New-York tribune., 1879-01-18
POLLTLCdL AOIES.

Oh ho! The Democrats are trying 70 head off that
cipher hunt
Take courage Noses. You will never squirm un-
der oath If yOur party can prevent 1t.
II must have crcpt cut from the Ark that that
new key is a dead failure. Hence this panic.
Gentle coparcencrs. the party is shy of YOU, and
well it NAV be. THE TRIBUNE will continue stead
fast, though.
II would be an awful blow to THE TRIBUNE to
lose that promised advertising alter all. sui
Moses would send MS condolences.
P.,hap. when tn, question Of money for n cipher
hurt comes IN oa MouIay, decision Will be pnt
over for another week. No Republican should i'll
tert.r-.
THE TEin,NF il frank to say that while it antic-
mates an oyerhIuling of the cipher barrel WIN
great DELIGHT, il viii find eqnal pleasure III DEM
ocratlc confession of fear +" make It.
The Democratic horror # the publication OF pr
vate dispatches Is increasing, TIE party is rapidly
consolidating on the issue which IHt RIB NJ hld
rh" honor Of Suggesting - II inr loo2. Ihe IANl-
otbiliy Of cipher patches. 'htrcN H'i'l' III H.
The Uorld has at last wrenched IT'S mlnd away
from tie Patterson ronvndrun. and has thrown
this one nj the head OF he public concerning ci-
pher hunt: "Is there no one to say m Congress
that the pubiIc money >na! nor b. any longer 'X'
pended on such cc,SOOJlt' ttS-pOOI Is an ulcod-
mon good name for the cipher barrel.
Whether thc Democratic party VIII be more hurt
10y cipher inquiry by refusal to Inve-ugafe'
il aneston for 1t to decide but there is 40 doubt
that Mr. Potter cannot afford to refuse to make ms
demand on the Iiousc for an appropriations He
cannot afford TO have the responsibility tor drcn-
iug toluYc>t gate resi- upon ms Shou.def- 4! lie
asks fir an aprfopiiatInn' anu me iiV'sc - ,
H. give It, then the i1oPOiisiDlhtS VIII i0Hl ' '''
party, and not on hun.
=, that auvhnlv Wilt waste a column Of
a newspaper in giving wrong answer 10 Il ques-
tlon. wien an accurate reply can be gwen IN four
words Mr. pendletOn remarkcd in his recent III
tervcw with TRIBUNE reporter that correct
history Of the means by winch Mr. Iilden received
his nomination AZ st. Louis wOald be Interesting.
The IIllen organ in tlca answers tus IN co.uHh
of elaborate ilapdOOdlc about " reform lnudth
when he editor knows he might have more ruth
fully put his answer thus - IL " as tAe oar l.
Greatness of soul Is not unapprecated in Ohio.
The VIRTUES of Uncle Dick Bishop. which have been
recognized by the wole country are likely to be at
least partially rewarded. humans refusal 10
run for Governor has called the attention OF the
Ohio Democracy anew to Uncle Dicks Willingness
10 run for anything, and he is sad 10 be looming
rs n candidate for reel on. IhlS - aN II >h"ulu
hc, II hc runs. and l. elected, he may DrcoGc
In.trd states senator. aUd even President. II he
is defeated. his uuumching devotion 70 duty cannot
fail to cndear hlm 10 every man VINO Du}S groceries,
The Maine Democrats are SAID to have a curious
and general preference for Senator PeEdleton as
the party's candidate in 1850. They care little
about TIden, less for Hendricks OI Thurman, and
have nothing but snccrs for Bayard. The trouble
with the latter is that he IS " no better than Ee-
pnbIcanv OF course what they mean Is that he Is
no worse than Il Republican, for the great obstacle
10 ayar, success al WaYS has been nis great moral
superiority 10 his party. IL has hadn't of DONG
what Is right whether II hurts his party or not ana
il ~ notable tribute 10 the RepublIcIn party
which the Maine Democrats Make when they iccsS
nlzc this habit Is a Republican one.
There are abundant evidences that the Democrats
are in lively panic over tho proposed c!pher-hnh
Hardly newspaper in tn party has expressed ap-
proval of the determination of Mr. Potters Com
mnttee to open an inquiry. and several have cN-
pressed an emphatic disapproral 4 good deal of
yirtuons indignation Is wasted on the h2inCus
crime of obtaining private dispatches by Surrepti-
tious means, but there no longer any boastmS
about obtaining a true key" or any hlgh-roncd
mcTalizing about bogus tranelatiOnS.' The
whole party is badly scared and is racking its
brains for plausible excuse To refuse an appropri-
atIon for an investigation. The aHOnMed wall ol
lie DOJLl iUr somebody TO rise up III Congress anu
oppose the spending of more money on the subject
y,icc, the feeling Of all the faithful. The cause of
il nl Is plain enough. They know that the CIPHER
trauslaiions are al accurate, aud that they do hot
tci ANYTHING Ike all the "lcArducss Whlch IN IN
yeStCation wlll BRING out.