New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

On Innocence. what wires are yanked in thy
name!
BY the way, somebody ought to rouse that fraud
| cry from us lethargy
Mr.. Tldcn's sore need of a trusty organ in this
CITY was never 50 apparent as now.
The penitentiary has had another tussle with Re.
FORM aud got decidedly the worst OF 1t.
1t is a mercifnl dispensaton that Tilden is lust a
trie feeble, else he would bang the life ont Of his
poor party.
The anxiety of Democratic Congressman for hon.
est elections was manifested IN their treatment Of
MIR. Bsbee.
1t would not be altogether inopportune for Presi-
dent W0Olsey TO repeat that remark of his about
Dir. 1llden's uncommon anxiety"
Iiufs indictment for trying TO elect himself dis
honestly was the certificate on which the Democrats
gave him seat III the House.
Does the seating Of Hull make it impossible to
bring him to trial in Florida /, he a Reform brand
sna;ched safely from the penientary !
The ferment among the local Democracy vents
itself IN cries of revolution" and TYRANNY" yet
amid all the tumult TIlden maintains a noble cain.
1t isa favorte remark Of the Democrats that the
election laws must be repealed because they are a
"monace to onr institutions" A stuffed ballot-box
is a Democratic institution, that's fact.
The Democratic editors persist in reforming Fer
nando Woods exploded charge that John l. Dayen-
port buldozcd 10000 bold Reforners from the
polls in this city. Woods Committee could not find
victims enough to make any report whatever
One side of the contest for 1850 Is pretty well
fixed already. When Tilden walks INTO the next
National Democratic Convention with the Solid
South tn kcd under one arm and the Ncw-YOrk
delegation under the other, the party VIII sulcn-
der with CELEBRITY and grace.
man who can in single week elect a Speaker
at Washington and revolutlonze a city government
in New-York can scarcely be said to be falling into
the sere and yellow leaf Mr.. TiIden rather recalls
the definition of flea in one of the old lexcons--
"a creature of diminutlvo size. but Internal
activity"
The bold front of the Greenbackers has under
gone ludicrous transformation. They no longer
swarser and blow, and when Greenbacker does
neither of these things he loses his identity conf
pletely. They say they have no plan of action,
but are only indugng IN general conversation
about the outlook. There is no outlook for them
save as Il feeble attachment TO the Democratic
party.
Ex-Conorcssmau Sayler seems TO be a Democrat
who has scruples about carrying the sacred cause
of Reform iosfar. He declares that he will have
nothing to do with the movement to contest the
seats of the two Republican Congressman from
Cincinnati. He is not q contestant, and never will
be. Mr.. Sayler is most uncommon Democrat lie
declines TO ask for seat. knowing well enough
that If he were 10 ask, the House would grant hlS
request with delight. Hull Is nog that sort Of a
man at all
OF the thirty-four committees Of the Senate
twenty-four have chairmen from the South;
that two-thlrds Of this power of shaping lcgisa-
ton" in the Senate Is conferred upon the rep
resentatiyes of One-third Of the people, III
GLIDING the negro population, who have been
fOrclbly fraudulently shut out from eX-
ercising the privilege of choosing their law
makers. All this goes to prove how the down.
tr0dlen and subjuglted South has been deprived of
her legitimate share the conduct of the Govern
ment by iuiqultous election laws and troops, and
Republican Marshas aud Supervisors.
The much heralded new Tilden organ in Chicago
has made its appearance, but it does not look as fit
had come to stay. Its ferocousy Democratic, and
is loaded to the nuzzle with able disquistions on
the past goes of the party and the nfamics Of the
Republicans. A careful perusal compes the sad
conclusion that the rare talents and lofty style of
Moses have not yet been brought 10 bear in the
preparation of the pap. The rub-aduD Is g09d
enough but il is not the noble ruD-a-duD 10 wOud
have been had Moses evolved II. An awful suspi,
cion is awakened that he has never had auy ld"Sot
becoming its editor and that his stately name has
been used for the base purpose of advertisement.
1t is SAID in Cincinnati that Judge Hoadley 10
the author of the memorial, backed up by
lot of bogus afidayIts sent to Washing
ton for the purpose of turning two Repulilcan
members out of their seats. This is the hIs appear
ance Of Hoadley as bulwark of Reform since no
issued his immortal opinion in support OF tho
locality of Growers Electoral College of One IN
Oregon If this is not any worse than the Ore
con one il is certainly as bad Many oil the am
dayIts are fictitious and the charges OF fraud they
contain are SO braZeny false, that one OF the Demo-
cratic exCOngreSsInen III whose favor the{ gre iAai
nfarturrd declares that ne will ha nothing TO do
with them. These facts make HOadleyS deFOi'0h
IN Reform all the more noteworthy. lie has larry
earped the second place Oh tue ticket with llueD'
Now that Iiden has virtually forecloscd bus
mortgage and taken possession of the first place on
,be ticket the other Democratic Presidential aspr
ants should organize grand scramble for the Sec
ond place There is a growing impression thatH
NAV be TIlden and Hendricks again after all
though this would be quickly dispelled if Thurman
were to decide that he would take the second place.
He could easily show that Indiana is pretty sure 70
be Democratic anyway. whereas Ohio Is uncertain
and ought TO be hum0rcda lttlc by having ia'or-
ite son on the ticket. The pivotal state dodge -
the winning ore and there are two states ln inat
agreeable position, NewIOrk aud ONO. Ibdeh
and Thurman would be pivotal ticket TOO iOf guy
body who didn't like side Of Il would ohiy INV
90 swlng il arCnnd to find what pleased him.