New-York tribune., 1879-05-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

1t seems to be Baine's turn to have a BOOM"
By the way. does anybody know the whereabouts
Of that fraud yell
The Democracy is waiting and hoping for good
chance to back-down on the sly
lie Due should tone down his adjectives before
asking again to be transmogrilied into a Cabinet
officer.
The Democracy has lost the country, but it has
won 10 its side Dr. Mary Walker, pantaloons and
all. Tally one.
Perhaps Ben Hill has gone to Georgia to see how
much Of his record is still above ground before he
tOTgcts any more OF 1t.
One of these days the country viii wake up and
discover Judge Davis on the top rail of the fence
saying cheerfully 4" Here we are againW
Senator Bayard should be careful how he shows
too much eagerness in defending bis State from the
charge of secession The Solid South has never for
gwen Judge hey for admitting that secession was
NrOng.
The Washington correspondent of The U0rld has
discovered that Blaine Is losing his powers"
Eaton. Hill and company are mi yhty glad he didn't
gel after them when nc had all his powers" IN
full play.
Mue-Buycr Barnum is said TO be still going about
Washington bowailing the blunder which his party
has made. The exact number Of lost votes which
ho now credits to the party s not stated, bur he
will rum hIs reputation tor sagacty if he declines
10 double his former estimate OF a round million.
TIE trouble with Eaton is surmsed to be n dim
notion that a ticket reading Thurman aud Eaton
would be the sort OF thing to make the party jump
in 1850. That's a noble idea. II would make the
party lump for the country would fall III behind 10
VITA some Oi the most energetic kicking ever seen
on this planet.
Congressman Carlisle has returned to Washington
much encouraged because he found the D5moc-
-
taken by the party in Congress. Wen. wei The
idea OF any man having to come TO NewYori TO
find ont that Tammaiiy Hall Is solid for q stuffed
baotbox Is funny enough, but il is funnor to hear
him announce the lact as a reason lor encourage
mcnt
A broad smile of satisfaction Is passing over the
face OF the antl-Thunan Democracy in Ohio. Its
members 90 about saying softly to one another, "I
tell you It's Iidcn and Bishop" That is all, but it
means a good deal more. 1t means that If Uncle
Dick is nominated, Tilden will tap the barrel and
give them lift. Reform never has been able to
make much hoadway in Hamilton County without
plenty Of "sineYS," but when lilden has supplied
them heretofore it has made things hum.
The Republican County Conventions arc being
held III ONO, and are giving out q sample Of the
music which is going to give the step for the march
TO victory IN October. An along the line there is
one demand for a united and uncompromising fight
upon tie new Confederate Democratic rebellion.
The resolutions are all stawart, and the speeches
are the same Everywhere the Republicans are
confident Of success and determined TO put that
ticket in the teid which Is surest TO win IT,
A decided wanc in the Grant movement in Wis
consin is reported from Milwaukee, Tie Sentinel
has been obtaining the views of representatives of
various classes OF citizens in that city and finds
large majority of them in favor Of Secretary Sher
man and only one eager for Grant. The general eX-
preston was that Sherman wOulddraw the full vote
of the party, all the old liberals being much in
favor of him as the Staiwarts, while prejudice
against third term might turn aside q cOasidera-
bic vote from Grant. One man thought the German
vote would DE solid for Sherman, but could NOT be
secured for Grant
Alexander Stephens has a way for the party TO
back down gracefully, but it is one which it will
not be likely TO accept. He says the thing TO do
now is to pass bill expressly repealing all laws,
and none Others authorizing the use of the military
at the polls under the pretcxt of keeping the peace
In other words he would pass precisely such bill
a. the President declares his Willingness TO sign.
That Il Just what Mr.. Stephenss party does not
wish to do for suppose they send such ball TO the
President and he Signs II, what becomes of their
beautiful howl about 'briStling bayOnets' at the
polls They don't wish to shut OFT their own wind
i'll that way.
The Hon. Ben Hill is never so eloquent and so
trammeled by facts az when he il talking TO
Southern audience He has recently filed South
crn correspondent with most Son0rOus harangue,
which has been duly published for the edifcation
of the Southern people. He declares that the out
look for the Democratic partyis irresistby lovely.
That nothing eau defeat it in 1850; that the peo-
pie are brought face to face with essential Ques-
tion in free goyernment-w which is between force
and freedom, fraud and justice, ccntraizatlon and
constitutional government" Precisely so, Mr. Hill.
but the trouble with your calculation is that the
Solid North is convinced that you and your party
are ON the wrong side of that question-that the
bulliozeg'represents force and the tlssue-ballot
suffer fraud;' aud that when you uphold him
YOU defend the same kind of " constitutional gov
eminent" which you seeded 70 defend eighteen
years ago. Hence you Will be woiloped now as
then