New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-24
cations are that the Democrats will make as short
work as possible of this Civil Service rule.

HOW THE GREENBACKERS STAND.
THE DEMOCRATS UNABLE TO DEPEND UPON THEM
FOR EXTREME POLITICAL LEGIsLAToN-TwO
SOUTHERN MEN WHO BELIEVE IN THE ELEC-
TON LAW.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The Greenbackers In
Congress have not decided upon any united line OF
action IN reference to the political amendments to
the Appropriation bills They are not at all likely
however, to divide, as it was generally supposed
they would, and vote on these particular questions
according to their own individual political ante
cedents. Nearly all of the delegation declare them
selves in favor of repeating the test oath and for
bidding troops to be at the polls, and all OF them
with the exception perhaps of Mr.. Ladd, OF Maine,
are opposed to the unconditional repeal of the Fed
eral election laws. Mr.. Ladd, although he voted
with the Democrats to seat Mr.. Hull, from Florida
and has since entered Democratic caucus is stu
claimed by the Nationals as one of their party, WILL
undoubtedly. vote on the question of the repeal of
the supervisor law as the majority Of the Nationals
may decide.
The Greenbackers assert, and there seems to be
GOOD reason to believe that the vote in the House
a few DAYS ago i'll the Hull showed to the
Democrats the risk that would attend an attempt
to force a repea Of the Election laws in the House
and the fact, now well known to Democratic
leaders, that none of the Nationals of Democratic
antecedents can be depended upon to support Dem
ocratic partisan measures, has influenced the DEM
ocrats III rcccding from the defiant position they
assumed prior to the adjournment of the last Con-
gress. and to offer the compromise now being pre-
pared by the Joint Committee of twenty-five.
1t may seem singular, the first statement OF
it, that among the most earnest opponents OF the
entire repeal of the supervisor law in the Green
back delegation are the two Southern members,
Messrs. Lowe, of Alabama, and Jones. OF Texas bnt
such nevertheless is the fact. One of these gentle
men (Mr Lowe) saw the wholesome effect OF TINS
law in the canvass which resulted in his own cleo
ton to Congress, and the other gentleman Gov
ernor Jones) although he did not take advantage
Of the law and select supervisors TO watch the polls
and secure fair return of thc vote, SECS plainly
enough how his majority might have been Ggonsd-
erably increased had he done so. Colonel Lowes
opinions on the supervisor law Ddscu on MS tAP'li
cuce in the campaign in Northern Alabama last
Autumn and his assertions regarding the BOURBON
Democracy in that section of the South, are very
interesting He says that the law as It now stands
on the statute book is just and fair one; that the
general tendency Of the law everywhere must be 10
prevent fraudulent voting by balI0t-boX stuncrS
and rcpeatcTs, and also to prevent unPrlnclplcu
workers at the polls from dejeivlnG ignorant voters;
and that without II II would be Impossible Tor any
opponent of tn" Bourbon Ring DEMO- rIcy 10 Obtain
a fair and honest expression of the viii OF the peO
PIE both black and white, at the polls III Alabama
Colonel Lowe Is also of the opinion that the
United States Marshal clause should be retained III
the law, and he thinks that marshais are needcd
more in the large Northern cities than III the NOulD.
In large cities like New-Yofk, Philadelphia and
Baltimore false registration, fraudulent V0lu. ana
repeating are syStcmatlZed. lbs IS klhd OF iIduU
comparatively unknown in the south, and JuStihes
polls 10 make immediate arrests Tor such Violations
OF law and good government