New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-18
POLITICAL NOTES.


Cox is still rampant rebel. but the country Is
calm.
Attention should be called to the quietness OF
Randall az this time.
Springer has merely ornamented his record Win
"a fresh blunder
The President prepares to shoot another veto WITH
the precision of "a veteran.
The caucus is still holding brake on the back
down. but IL will slip presently.
Congress will look absurd enough running away
from the President, but much more absurd coming
back
The trouble with Tlden was not enough back
bone; the trouble with Bayard seems to DO alto
gether too much.
If Bayard had found out three months ago that
he had backbone he might have saved his party
from lasting disgrace.
The caucus shows how poorly it understands East
ern Democratic sentiment when il spurns Senator
Kernan's advice and accepts CoXs.
Tilden is Enthusiastically starting a new wave for
himself by inducing some of the hostile Democratic
voices in the air TO change their tune.
To man IN a tree it looks as if the Democrats in
Congress had handicapped the party heavily enough
already without getting mp row between the East
ern and Western wings by fighting Herman ana
Bayard.
General Butler amused himself during recent
visit IN Washington by speaking contemptu0usy Oh
Secretary sherman's financial sagacity. untor,
tunatey for Butler, resumption speaks gOou oedi
louder than he does
Republican confidence n victory in Ohio rises
steadily each day. and sanguine prophets now place
Fosters majority ne 30 900. These figures based
largely on estimates of the German and hare money
Democratic detection from Ewing
The President remarks with exasperating non
chalance that if Congress wishes TO sit all Summer
he won't mind il, as he has intention OF leaving
Washington before September. Congress ISN'T able
to admire this sort Of serenity, especially when the
whole country is shouting: 81 Back down and clear
out"
The reports more in circulation that Jefferson
Davis is exceedingly likely TO be sent to the United
States Senate mt the expiration of Senator Bruces
term in 1881, provided his disabilities have been
removed by that time. If he is sent he Will be
as great a harm to the South as any man they could
pick ou:. HIS recent speeches show precisely what
unmitigated old Bourbon he is and always VIII
be.
II is passing strange that the soft-money Demo-
Gratis cannot learn that it is folly pure and simple
for them to try to secure Ohio by Legislation which
will be sure to cut off all the Eastern and Middle
States. The plea for every wildcat bill. silver or
paper is that It will save Ohio. If it would save
Ohio the plea would he foolish enough but It grows
more evident every day that il won't do that.
Next TO the Confederate Bugaders the Democratic
party has enemies so fatal as It's own sott-money
members.
1t is uucommonly funny to see the Tilden organs
trotting him out again for denomination on the
same battered old platform. While the memory OF
the wicked o0parceners and the ciphers is still
green We are assured in the most solemn manner
tnat the people ale demanding Tilden because OF the
Reform which he represents; that his own party Is
opposed to him, but is powerless to override the de-
mands of people desperately determined to have
Reform. It is curious fact that this popular de-
mand is iuaudibie to anyone save the faithful
Tilden dIscIple-probably because of his unusual
expanse of ear. which enables him TO catch stray
sounds sooner than other people. The discovery OF
the clamOr at this moment seems TO nave ilad
startling effect upon The World newspaper Tor IL mas
returned without warning TO rs abandoned obellsk,
which it snatches from the silence OF year ana n
half and sings once more INTO the face OF the pnD-
lie. Evidently II sees no other way TO mead OH tie
lllden boom.
Congressman Hurds letter, advising his hard
money Democratic constituents to vote for Ewing,
has been published. lt Is a remarkable document.
He declares that be differs widely with Ewing on
the financial question, and then gives these reasons
for supporting him; 1. Because he is the regular
Democratic nominee, and party discipline must be
preserved. Q. Because the currency question is
practically settled, and Ewing's views cannot dis
turb accomplished results. 3. Because the ques-
ton of freedom of elections Will be more prominent
in the canvass than the money question. 1t seems
hardly worth while to comment on these reasons.
The first one is thoroughly Democratic, and merely
shows once more how useless IL is to hope for any
reform from party which places loyalty to Itself
above loyalty 10 country. The second Is not true,
because If Ewing succeeds in Ohio the next Presi
dental campaign will be fought on the money ques-
tiou with the Democrats committed to soft money.
If they should succeed on that issue, Mr.. Iiurd
would soon see how they would disturb accom-
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Ewing himself, who declares that the money queS-
ton will be the principal issue OF the campaign.