New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

Nevertheless. the Democracy Is a little shy Of
Tildcn
Reform by coparccny seems to strike the country
uniayorably
THE Tribune isn't the only paper which is play
Ing rdba-dub " on Moses now.
At present his name stands Moses Manton Israel
Joseph Surface Marble, hiGA-shOu!dcrcd moGalIst.
Tilden must not be discouraged If the public is a
little slow IN comprehendmg his innocence There's
much or 1t.
Mr. Woollcg should reflect carefully upon the
references Moses made to him, before ne takes tho
stand. His memory will be greatly stimulated.
Tie joy of the fraud yclper5 over the cipher con-
fesslons is not eXuberant. They seem 10 labor IN
der depressing notion that THEN occupations
gone
That tremendous question about the nyolahility
of cipher dispatches is coming 10 the front again.
series of solemn interviews with the coparcclcEs
on the subject would be valuable.
Moses accused TnR TRIBUNE OF pcrsocujing him
for months with broadsides of rh-a-dub," rub
blsh and diatribe' These are all able words but
hardly up to the standard Oi the Shcciiuah letter.
The most forlorn person in this crisis is the assist
ant Democratic Editor who cant stand any more Of
Tildan and " no isn't wanted in he Republican camp
Tho only thing which he Is able TO do is 10 black
guard The tribune. Here's hoping he enjoys 1t.
It must occur to several persons by this time that
the cipher hunt has been full lively advertise
ment for tho Democratic party as II has been for
TIE TRIBUNE. The true inwardnas of Democratic
reform stands revealed n the broad glare of the
keen bright sunlight of publicity.
The gifted Saltonstall. of Boston, found IT easier
to believe that THF TRIBUNE forged the cphcrs than
to imagine that the hgh-,houdored Marble ever
sent such wicked messages. He must be able to
pctceive, with more or less grief. that even a next
door ucghbor If he be a cop1rrcucr, may be wicked
on the sly. AZ for his apology to IHE IRIBL NJ,
that Is not expected.
Senator Davis. OF West Virginia, is positive that
Tdeu Is working hard for q denomination. He bias
seen two lIlden agents in Washington within a few
days. Whether hr will succeed or no. he doesn't
feel certain bat he IS me Ia think Thurman
vii beat him. Mr.. Davis evidently shares tho
chronic Democratic YencIatiOn for the Hidcn barn.
tor bee speaks OF II ~ tremendous power which
may accompl,, E almost anything.
The ciphcrs should not bo permitted to obscure
the fact that the Democrats of the United States
Senate hay. declared unanimously that the NllIth,
NlVth and XVIII amendments to tho Constitution
ar. invalid Tho only excuse OF red for their action
il the ridiculous one that the Republicans fooled
thcu mo vo.inc for d question whose fuil meaning
tL.y did uOt cJu1DYeieDd Why did tAcy IT, for
eleven consecutive hours to avoid vote Oh II,
then!
Conflicting reports come from Washington con-
corning Democratic sentiment on tnc result Of the
cipher testimony taAon last week. Tho CORE
spontrnt Of Ibe Hyd,d OF tins city, SAWS tho gen
cral opinion among Democrats - that Icltou and
Marble forgot toomuch." and Ihat accept NJ their
evidence that rlldcn knew nOdling OK what Wa
being arranged aud planned under his uot', .ho",
copclu.i,cly that he would not be- safe man 10
have in tho White House. because Il" would eNIo~e
The country t. repetition OF the s"Hpdd sol Grant
admin. sfrntion. The corrce poudrut oi IN" tpci-
1gtt I,yi, eycinl on the other hand, >IE- Ilicus
friend, there are luutu cltted, aul dI,royrro q
sfrnrl- uulrrcuIrcut OF feeling an hrs favor among
Democrats ~ their standard bearer u l~~U.'
The Southern Democrats are stll smartug under
General B.agg5 attack, and are us,ns h.m as an
excuse for lcctlring Tho whole Northern Democracy
for ITS unmietakabc tendency - follow ir ,ctdiug
The old threat OF breaking oil the alliance with the
Northern brethren, and seeking a new union where
better terms can be secured Is repeated This IS not
likely 10 alarm anybody, for no other alliance Is
possible The Republicans will have nothing 10 do
with claims or subsidies for 6uilding up the waste
places OF tho South, and they certainly viii not
favor the payment OF S3i 200, 900 from the Treas